New Britain herald., 1917-04-17
MOBILE HOSPITAL
 UNIT FOR YALE
College Approves Recommends
 tiOn for National Defense

New Haven, April 17.-At the April meeting of the Yale corporation yes- terday the recommendations of the Medical School committee of the Council of National Defense were rat- flied and the university took steps to provide the first university mobile mill itary hospital unit ever established in this country. This is the plan adopt ed in Italy by which the military hos- pitals carry with them the clinical faculty and students as medical per- sonnel. This type of organization meets two ends-practical help can ba rendered to the army or to the navy in time of war and instruction may be continued at the base. This permits the graduation of men directly into the junior grades of the army after the most practical form of military in- struction.
 Professor Flint, the head of the de- partment of surgery, who has had long military hospital experience in the Philippines, in the Balkan wars, and more recently in France, is l member of the medical school com- mittee of the Council of National De- fense and the plan which is to be adopted at Yale is in conformity with his recommendations. The corporation has authorized the ex- | penditure of the necessary sums in- volved in inaugurating this project l whose ultimate expense is estimated to be about $150,000. It is expected that few patriotic graduates and friends of the university .Yill make 1t possible for the university to finance l this project which will enable the medical school to render large public service and at the same time retain 1 it's organization and student body l throughout the war.
 The hospital apparatus is carried on trucks. and when ready to stop 1 but short time is required to trans- form dozen motor trucks into a complete hospital. Even hot water and radiators are installed in the operating room, ice machines furnish ice and electric lights dispel darkness. The outfit can take care of a large number of patients and can quickly be packed up and moved after the 1 troops.
 The corporation formally passed resolutions committing itself to the full time plan in the medical school as soon as the necessary endowment is available.
 Appreciate Services of Army. The a{9ltwing votes indicating the
 university's appreciation of the ser- vices of the war departments officers
 on detail here were passed.
 Voted, to direct the secretary to inform the adjutant generals office of the United States army of the very
 high regard in which Captains Rob-
 ert M. Danford and w. c. Potter de- tailed by the war department, are
 held by the authorities of Yale uni-
 versity because of their character,
 their remarkable ability as teachers,
 and their proven capacity for intelli-
 gent leadership.
 Voted. that in submitting the
 above vote to the adjutant generals office the university authorities call
 attention to the special facilities pro- vided by Yale university for the
 training of artillery officers in the fundamentals of their profession
 through the completion of the artil.
 lery armory, the erection of artillery
 hall, and the existence Ecre during the past year and a llak of the artil- lery batteries, and express the hope that 1t may seem consistent with the other requirements of the government to allow Captains Danford and Potter to retain their work of instruction
 here, and, owing to the pressure of their duties, to detail other officers, such as members of the class recently graduated at West Point, to assist them if this seems possible Il Voted, that the university will wel-
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 New Haven for reunions at Conn., mencement in June. believing that such meetings, conducted with fitting simplicity and dignity, will be of real benefit to the university and to the country at the present time.
 Il Voted, to recommend to class com- nnittees that the serving of intoxica- :. ting liquors at reunion headquarters this June be disnensed with