The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-16
THE UNIVERSITY IS REFUSEDCONTROLO OF
 MOBILE HOSPITAL
Commissioners Renew Ten Year Contract With Sis ters of Charity to Op-
 crate Institution
Hx RICE GATHER

Mobile, September 15.-(Special)-T city commissioners at their noon meeting today refused to give control of the Clty hospital to the medical department or the University of Alabama, and renewed the 1o-year contract to expire in March, 1925. This was done after Mayor Lyons had amended former resolution framed by the faculty of the medical school and passed by the commissioners in August 1912. which appeared to promise control of the hospital to the university, and whcn both he and Commissioner Schwarz an- nounced they would never have supported if they had realized it's import.
 Erwin Presents Resolution
 In the beginning of the discussion of
 the contract, Maj. R. T. Erwin read reso-
 utions from the alumni of the University
 of Alabama, advocating contract which
 Commissioner 'Pillans had prepared. on
 motion of Commissioner Schwarz the com
 munication was received and filed. A large
 number of communications in connection
 with the resolution were submitted, the
 first being from Dr. E.. D. Bondurant,
 dean of the school of medicine, in which
 he set forth that the contract presented
 him by Mayor Lyons would not meet
 the approval of the president of the Uni
 versity of Alabama, and intimated that
 it was not in conformity with the spirit
 and letter of resolution approved py
 the city commission August 13. 1912. Another letter read from Dr. Denny,
 president of the University of Alabama, empha sized that the contract submitted
 by Dean Bondurant--the one from Mayor Lyons-was not at all satisfactory nor
 acceptable and stated that It's approval would possibly mean removal or the school of medicine.
 A letter from Dr. T. H. Frazer secre- tary of the faculty of the school of med- icine, accompanied copy of resolution of the faculty on the subject, which urged reaffirmation of the resolution or August 13, 1912
 A letter from Sister Regina, in charge to the City hospital, set forth that uiti- mate control must rest in the Sisters or they would not feel constrained to renew the contract. The letter said that with the University of Alabaam in full control many would shrink from entering the in- stitution, fearing they would not be re- cipients of the care of the Sisters. The letter said 1t would regret to sever rela- tions with the faculty.
 Commissioner Pillans said. for the in- 1 formation of the assembage, that the res olution of August 1s 1912. bc read. inas-
 much as both pr. Denny and Dr. Bon duarant had grossly misrepresented it's contents. although he did not. he said, think it was purposely It was so ordered and the resolution was read.
 Resolution Adopted
 Mayor Lyons then offered the follow ing resolution to amend the resolution of August 13. 1912, and it was adopted MT. Pillans voting no: That the president Of the University of Alabama is hereby au- thorized to nominate for appointment each !, year the medical staff, to control the | treatment of patients in the City hospital of Mobile for eight months during the scholastic term of the medical school of the University of Alabama as long as lthe school of medicine of the University | of Alabama remains in Mobile, and the University of Alabama continues to give medical and surgical treatment to all pa- tients in the hospital free of charge, dur
 ing all of which time the University Of