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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 12,

BILL OF DR. C. G. APPELLE (i) A request from Dr. C. G. Appelle for a hearing on his bill for services in the case of Mr. G. M . Crosby, deceased. O n motion of M r . Trimble, this request w a s granted, a n d D r . Appelle appeared a n d m a d e a statement concerning his bill. O n motion of M r . Trees, this matter w a s referred to the President of the University, with p o w e r to act.

X-RAY APPARATUS FOR THE MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY

(2) In accordance with our practice under your regulations, some two or three months ago I requested the Dean of the College of Medicine to secure all the information he could concerning the X-ray apparatus which would be needed by our research laboratory for hospital purposes. I requested him to appoint a committee of his faculty to consider and report on the equipment which would best suit our needs, on the basis of the expert opinion of that committee. I asked him further to secure estimates of the probable cost of the equipment and submit all the information to m e at as early a date as he could. This was, I think, as long ago as December. Following m y instructions, Dean Eycleshymer appointed a committee of the faculty, consisting of the following members: Dr. C. S. Williamson, Dr. C. Davison, Dr. C. W . Barrett, Dr. A. Hartung, Dr. D. J. Davis, Dr. W . F. Petersen, Dr. A. J. Ochsner, Dr. J. Litschgi, Dr. E. S. Blaine, Dr. R. A. Arens, Dr. B. F. Lounsbury, Dr. W . H. Welker. The committee obtained a good many suggestions and ideas from the leading radiologists of the United Stares, and also from the manufacturingfirmswhose plants are located in Chicago as well as of several otherfirmswhich maintain offices in Chicago. As the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee, held two weeks ago, show, the importance of this apparatus was also in the mind of the President of the Board, and he took action to facilitate the matter. However, in view of the large amount of work done in the pursuit of the inquiry by the faculty, in view of the fact that our faculty has on it men who are experienced in the matter, while the President of the Board himself is well informed in such matters, I am sure he will welcome the assistance which can be given as a result of the inquiry and the expert knowledge of our faculty people. O n this presentation, a n d o n motion of M r . Trimble, this matter w a s referred to the special committee of the faculty of the College of Medicine n a m e d a b o v e , for investigation a n d report to the E x e cutive C o m m i t t e e , with the understanding that the Executive C o m mittee will consider the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of the special committee a n d transmit t h e m to the B o a r d with its o w n recommendations.

INVESTMENT OF TRUST FUNDS

(3) M a y I call the attention of the Board to the necessity for the adoption of some policy concerning the investment of our growing trust funds? There is no pressure at the moment, but there will be in time. I would suggest as an excellent form of investment for these funds, loans to members of the stafT who are building houses. This form of investment would be more under our control than any other. It would yield a larger rate of interest than ordinary bonds, and it would do away with the necessity of too frequent changes of investment. I recommend that the Finance Committee be requested to report on the whole matter in May. On motion of Mrs. Evans, this matter was referred to the Finance C o m m i t t e e for investigation a n d report.