Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1920
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1919] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIVESTOCK LEGISLATION 217 A bill will be introduced to turn the state biological laboratory—formerly the serum plant—over to the University of Illinois for use in research and experimental work in the control of animal diseases. Such experimental work is one of the greatest needs of the livestock industry, and the legislature will do this industry a great service by turning this laboratory over to the university and making liberal appropriation for its operation. It is also proposed that a veterinary college be established at the university. This idea has merit, but is not nearly so important as the experimental work. Prairie Farmer, December 14, 1918, Vol. 90, page 5. It was the opinion of the Executive Committee that the University would consider taking over this Laboratory, provided proper provision was made for its financial support outside the present University budget. VETERINARY COLLEGE PROPOSED (17) A letter from Doctor D. M. Campbell, veterinarian, concerning a veterinary college at the University of Illinois. December 27, 1918 Hon. Edmund J. James, President, University of Illinois DEAR M R . PRESIDENT: Replying to your letter of the 23rd inst. I want to again assure you that the veterinarians of the State are in favor of an adequate veterinary college as a part of the University. It appears that all veterinary instruction will be given in state schools very soon. Many of us would not be surprised to see this the final year for all private schools that are still in existence. There are more veterinarians in Illinois than in any other state and a larger number are required each year to replace those that retire from practice than are required in any other state. Illinois should not be put in the position of having to depend on universities and agricultural colleges of other states to supply veterinarians for the protection of her animal industry. As I said in the beginning the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association favors the establishment of a veterinary college in the University but some organized effort must be made and I believe it should be made soon to make their wishes known to the trustees of the University and to the Legislature. As a preliminary to this work it seems that our Committee should have a meeting with you and those of your faculty most nearly concerned in this matter that we may receive information necessary in going about the matter. We are willing, anxious to take up the project and push it but we want to do it in a way that is most effective and, of course, in a way that is approved by the trustees and by yourself. Will you not set a date sometime early in January (make it after the 8t!i. please, since I am going to be out of the State until that date) when we can come to Urbana to meet you and Professor Mumford and others interested with a view to
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