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Hall made December5th, 1916:

     Met with two members of the Board of Control, Mrs. A. M.
Harrison and Mrs. Charles J. Smith and with Miss Anna J.
Hamilton, Dean of Women of the Hall, and Miss Pickett, Matron,
at 2:30 P.M. and went through each room of every department.

     Perfect order and discipline of occupants noticeable;
cleanliness of building, basement to attic, could not be im-
proved. No rubbish to be found, thereby eliminating great
fire danger.

     Management deserves praise for clean and orderly arrange-
ment of kitchen, provision rooms and dining room.  The same
may be said of the Engineer whose furnace room is in perfect
order, and in this department a point of economy is practiced
in the saving of cinders that are used for making walks in the
rear of the building.

     On account of increased attendance one large room was
partitioned off into several rooms with a hall-way between.
We would recommend that these rooms be fitted with transoms
above the doors, thereby giving better ventilation for the
rooms and light for the hall. Also a fire escape should be
installed at the end of this hall to accommodate the occupants
of these rooms.

     We would also recommend that the outside doors to halls
be changed to swing outward, and a red light indicating "Exit"
be placed above each of these doors. One or two chemical fire
extinguishers placed in the halls would add to their safety.
Two roof ventilators placed in each wing of the buildings would
be a great help towards having fresh air in the Summer months.
An item of safety would be a fire drill and signal inaugurated
among the young ladies.

     Thanking the ladies of the Board of Control of Patterson
Hall for their trouble and kindness in showing me through the
building, I beg to remain

                         Respectfully,

                           T. J. McKenna.

     Professor Terrell appeared and submitted a petition to the
Boar& as spokesman to a Committee representing the faculty df the
College of Arts and Science which was a general request for
increase in salaries, due to the increased cost of living. Chair-
man Stanley suggested that the matter should come .properly be-
fore the Executive Board.  President Barker thereupon *oved
that the petition be filed and the matter be referred to the
Executive Committee. The motion carried.

     At this point, the students presenting petitions protesting
against the combining of the Mechanical and Electrical and Civil
Engineering Colleges were invited before the Board. Mr. P. ML.
Crum appeared as spokesman to introduce various proponents.