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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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other equipment. Competitive bids have not been secured, but the award of this contract to the Associated Military Stores of Chicago is recommended for the following reasons: 1. T h e uniform they have furnished has been very satisfactory as to materials, workmanship, and fit, and they have rendered excellent service in taking measurements and making deliveries. 2. In view of present market conditions it does not seem probable that competitive bidding would result in obtaining a better uniform at the price. 3. This company was awarded the contract in 1935 as a result of competitive bidding.

On motion of Mr. Mayer, the Comptroller was instructed to take bids on this equipment.

MEMBERSHIP IN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION A N D S T U D E N T FEE FOR MEDICAL AND HOSPITAL SERVICES (38) On March 9 the Board of Trustees referred to its Committee on General Policy, and to a special faculty committee to be appointed for that purpose, a proposal from the Student Senate of the University that all undergraduate students be required to pay a hospital or health fee which would entitle them to free hospital service and medical attention. T h e faculty committee has submitted a preliminary report which was transmitted to the Committee on General Policy, and a copy of which is being given to the Secretary of the Board for record. In this report the Committee submits the following preliminary suggestions: 1. N o substantial improvement in the Hospital service to students can be expected until present hospital facilities are increased. T h e University should look forward to a compulsory fee plan in the near future, and an increased capacity in McKinley Hospital amounting to fifty beds concurrently with the adoption of a compulsory fee plan, to be increased later to one hundred beds. 2. Though some members of the Committee believe plans ( a ) and (b) to be fundamentally sound and more likely to meet the needs of the students at a reasonable cost, plan (c) seems more practicable and offers better prospect of immediate adoption. All factors considered, therefore, the Committee is inclined to approve plan ( c ) , with adequate safeguards, provided it is approved by the local medical society and provided upon expert advice the plan seems to be actuarily sound. 3. A compulsory annual fee in the sum of $10.00 should become an essential part of the Hospital service plan; and a summer session fee of $2.50 should be collected from each student. 4. T h e services available for this fee should embrace complete hospitalization and usual medical care for a period not to exceed 28 days per semester (excluding, however, e x t r a and unusual services). 5. Eventually a competent psychiatrist should be added to the staff.

This report was received for record and for the information of the Committee on General Policy.

DORMITORIES FOR MEN (39) On March 9 the Board referred to its Committee on Student Welfare and to a special committee of the faculty to be appointed for that purpose a report on housing conditions for men students and a request that the University build dormitories, submitted by the Men's Independent District Association, an undergraduate body representative of the non-fraternity men. T h e special faculty committee has submitted a report, copies of which were sent to the members of the Committee on Student Welfare and a copy of which is being submitted to the Secretary of the Board for record. Briefly summarized the committee's report and recommendations a r e : 1. T h e report of the Men's Independent District Association on student housing is a fair and true presentation of the situation. 2. T h e committee does not recommend that the University proceed with the proposed low-cost housing project in the West Side of the Stadium at this time because—