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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1918
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I9l8] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 74I tusks; sixteen seal skulls, and three dog skins. It gives me great pleasure to now turn this valuable material over to you. The suggestion has been made that in view of the efficient service of Professor Bayley in the interest of the Crockerland Expedition he should be presented with a polar bear skin. While I heartily approve of this suggestion, I feel that the University of Illinois might prefer to make this presentation itself and I have accordingly refrained from doing so. For your information I ami enclosing herewith a complete list of the mammal specimens showing the distribution that we have made of them. I am sure that these tangible results will do much to convince the members of your Board that the University has acted wisely in supporting this Expedition. Believe me, Always faithfully yours, HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN President Professor W. S. Bayley estimates that the value of this museum material, according to current quotations, is in excess of $35,000. In addition to this, a very valuable part of the material obtained consists of the collections that have been sent here for study. These collections contain ethnological material, mollusks, parasites, fossils, rocks, and plants. It is gratifying to the University to note that scientific men are already appreciating the valuable work done by our representatives on this Expedition, Mr. K. Elmer Ekblaw and Mr. Maurice C. Tanquary. I am sure that the Board of Trustees and his colleagues value highly the work which Professor Bayley has done as, practically, chairman of this committee. It has resulted in much benefit to the University. This report was received for record. UNIVERSITY ISOLATION HOSPITAL (7) A report of the Health Officer of the University, Doctor J. Howard Beard, for April, showing that during the month there were thirty different patients in the Isolation Hospital with a total of 247 hospital days. 18 had the mumps, 3 smallpox, 1 measles, 1 scarlet fever, and seven had been sent to the Hospital by physicians to be observed, having shown symptoms of disease. This report was received for record. BARRACKS FOR SCHOOL OF MILITARY AERONAUTICS (8) A letter fromi Dean Kinley, recommending that under certain conditions University Hall be put in shape for barracks for the School of Military Aeronautics, and that the Woman's Residence Hall be vacated. If the Federal Government wishes to enlarge the School beyond the present number during the coming winter, it will be necessary to provide additional barracks, and the use of University Hall for this purpose may be the best solution of the difficulty.
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