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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

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in conditions, or in failures and conditions combined, shall be refused further registration in the College of Medicine. Sincerely yours,

KENDRIC C. BABCOCK

Acting Secretary O n motion of M r . Hoit, this recommendation was approved.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS

(4) A recommendation from the Council of Administration on the subject of physical examinations. February 20, 1918 Dr. Edmund / . James, President

DEAR MR. PRESIDENT :

The Council of Administration at its meeting of February 19, 1918, on the recommendation of a special committee consisting of Dean Babcock, Dr. Beard, and Miss Freer, voted to make the following recommendations to the Board of Trustees on the subject of physical examinations: 1. That the University Health Officer be authorized and directed to proceed with the physical examination of all male students now registered in the University who have not already been examined by him in connection with other needs of the University. 2. That all male students now registered in the University who have not already been examined be required to have this physical examination according to a schedule which may be arranged by the University Health Officer either in conference with the student or after inspection of his studylist. 3. That the matter of provision for similar examinations of all students, male and female, at the beginning of the first semester be approved on the same basis and that provision be made by the President for carrying out the usual scheme of physical examinations. The Council voted further that if, pending action on these recommendations by the Board of Trustees, the University Health Officer can make the necessary arrangements, opportunity should be given at once for the examination of those male students who may voluntarily present themselves for such examination. Sincerely yours,

KENDRIC C. BABCOCK

Acting Secretary Following the suggestions in the last paragraph, I directed the Health Officer, Dr. J. Howard Beard, to examine if feasible those male students now in the University who might voluntarily present themselves for such examination. He held such examinations on February 28 and March 1 and 2 of 404 students. He had previously examined by similar authorization 261. From March 2 to i i he examined 4, making a total of 669. Each student was examined by a dentist, oculist, ear, nose and throat specialist, and a clinician. A number of local physicians were associated with Doctor Beard in this work, and each one received a fee based on the number of hours he