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Show 245 tho costs at a minimum and our figuro of $20,235.00 roprosonts the absolute minimum to startwtho four your school for the spring quarter or 1943.. Eur this reason so nape that your letter to President Gowlos in fact . means that you authorize us to make the commitMsnts up to $10,000.00 in addition to tho now revonua-from student W tuition foes. If this is not true, than we have no altornatiyo but to snapand the sstablishmont of the four year medical school until the war is over, and to notify all interested parties or that action. The Board of Ragonts yesterday took action concurring in that view; Tho auspicious time for securing the most favorable faculty for thoufour.yoar school is already past and that pressure of the Army and Navy upon members of the medical ‘ profession, both nationally and locally, is daily so great that every day that passes makes our chances of securing a suitable faculty poorer and poorer. It is for this reason that we must appeal to you now to clarify this matter for us by telegram. Athird intarprstation of your letter has been suggested: that you propose to make available 310,000 of the $20,235.00 needed for the spring quarter with the intention that the legislature shall be asked to appropriate the balance for the spring quarter. We hopo that this is not a correct'interprotation, bo- causa this will leave us now with legal authority limited to making a contract with the new faculty men for only ‘ half the tins, and wo know that it would be impossible ‘ to interest the right kind of full time faculty men from out of the state to accopt cantracts upon so insecure and speculative a basis, especially since they all now in ~;g . enjoy the security of contracts for one or two years and good prospscts far the futuroo ' Of the three alternatives only one psrmits us to proceed with the four year school, and that is that tho full budget of 320, 235.00 is assured at this time and that we are authorized to make commitments accordingly. Mpy«tm have by telegram today your clarification of the intorprotation you intend? Sincerely and respectfully yours,‘ Chairman Committae on Four‘Ycar Medical School |
