UniCouncil_1936-38_116

MJLAIUTJS5 OF THE MEETING OF COUNCIL May 31, 1938 - 11:30 a.m* 1784, PRESENT: President Wat son, in the chair; Messrs, Cleland, Badeau, McClenahan, Conn, Amir, Yandersall. Dr, Watson led in prayer. 1785, MINUTES: The minutes of the meeting of April 9, were approved. 1786, MEDICAL SERVICE: Following $1781 Dr* Cleland submitted a memorandum regarding medical insurance, giving details of the service offered. Council approved the plan but defined "servants’* as meaning those paid by the University. Dr. Cleland was asked to try to arrange with Dr* Gilbert an extension of the plan to include private servants. Be was asked to report on the cost of such a plan, under which the employer or servant would make all payment, and the University none. 1737. HOUSING: The following recommendations from the Property Committee we re approved. a) Mr. Conn is assigned to the small apartment now occupied by Miss Whitney, as from July 1st. The presumption is that he will occupy it for at least two years. b) Miss Whitney is to be notified that we cannot extend her lease beyond June 30th. c) Mr. Badeau is to locate an apartment in Zamalek, subject to the rule3 and budgeted allowances. The presumption is that he will occupy it far at least two years. a) Mr. Strang is to be notified that we will accept an extension of his lease to June 3 0, 1939. e) Mr. Farrell* s lease is to be terminated as from June 15, 1038. f) Dr# and Mrs. Jeffery will be allowed to occupy their former apartment from about June 2 0 to August 20, providing arrangements can be made to carry out the necessary repairs and redecorating between August 20 and the arrival of another possible tenant in September. 1788. PROPERTY COMMITTEE: The minutes of the meetings of the Property Committee of April 23 and May 21 were approved. They include routine matters and housing as set forth., in $1787. 1789. FINANCE: The minutes of the meetings of the Finance Committee of April 16 and May 17 were approved. They include routine items, and action regarding overdraft in personal salary accounts. 1790. MR. JAMES LOCKHART: Council has learned with sincere regret of the death of Mr. James H. Lockhart on May 16, 1938, at Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Lockhart has been a Trustee of the American University at Cairo since its first legal incorporation in 1919. His was the first outstandingly large gift to the project when it was first proposed, evidencing his faith and vision as well as his .conscientious stewardship. With his continuing support of the work went his sincere interest in the project and his earnest prayers for it. He was peculiarly interested in the spiritual and life transforming influences of the University. With great faithfulness and at great physical cost he attended t he meetings of the Trustees in New York. Sharing deeply in his interest in the University was hi