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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1918
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402 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [July 17, year over the wages paid the same class of labor for the past year, estimated on the basis of the probable number of men to be employed for the coming year. I submitted the wage scale and explanatory statement above to Mr. W. L. Abbott, Chairman of the Executive Committee, and to Mr. Carr, but was unable to communicate with Mr. Hoit by wire. With the consent of Messrs. Abbott and Carr, I authorized this wage-scale, subject to ratification by the Board. The scale has been approved by the Civil Service Commission. I may add that after the receipt of the above letter (dated June 30) I received a demand from Mr. A. L. Johnson over the telephone that the foreman of the janitorial force should be dismissed by the University. On motion of Mr. Carr, the wage scale given above was approved, as in effect from July 1, 1917. At this point, the Secretary presented a request from the committee of janitors for a hearing before the Board. On motion of Mrs. Busey, the hearing was granted; and Messrs. Smock, Toy, and Whittington presented their case. On motion of Mr. Ward, the whole matter was referred to the President of the University with power to act. At this point, at 12:30 p. m., the Board took a recess of one hour. A F T E R N O O N SESSION, J U L Y 17, 1917 When the Board convened in the afternoon of July 17, 1917, after the recess, the sa,me persons were present as during the morning session. The Board continued the consideration of matters submitted by President James. QUARTERS FOR AVIATION SCHOOL (2) The following statement: At the last] meeting of the Board, the President of the University was given authority to take such steps as might be necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Federal Government in regard to the housing and rationing of the members of the School of Military Aeronautics, including, if in his judgment it should be necessary, the assignment of the Women's Residence Hall as barracks. The arrangement of this matter with the Federal Government was complicated and somewhat difficult. The various officers in charge of the work at Washington do not seem to have worked out a specific plan and consequently there is an amount of indefiniteness, so to speak, in the whole arrangement which is rather embarrassing. The Federal Government inspector had rejected the plan of housing the students in the Y. M. C. A. building and had made such demands as could only be met by the assignment of the Women's Residence Hall. I
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