MONDAY.

The board met at 1 P. M. with all members pres

ent.

The minutes of the previous session of the board were read and approved.

It was moved that the request of E. L. Lewis, a resident of the Home from Indianapolis Union No. 1, for a new set of teeth, be granted, and the motion was adopted; and the request of Noah Horn, of San Francisco Union No. 21, that he be furnished with a new set of teeth, or have those he has at present suitably repaired, was granted.

The question having been raised as to the fur nishing of guides for visitors at the Home, it was moved that the word "free" be placed after the words, "Guides will be furnished," now appearing at the entrance to the Home grounds. Carried.

The secretary-treasurer was instructed to post the following notice in the library and hospital

annex:

The time for receiving suggestions or complaints from residents will be extended until 9:30 Tuesday morning, September 14. J. W. HAYS, September 13, 1909. Secretary-Treasurer.

The board adjourned to 9:30 Tuesday morning.

TUESDAY.

The board met at 9:30 A. M. with all members present.

Two or three residents of the Home appeared before the board and made suggestions as to changes they believed should be made in the rules of the Home.

Doctor Christopher, the Home physician, also appeared before the board and discussed a number of questions regarding the residents of the Home and the condition in which a number of members were sent to the Home by local organizations.

Trustees McCaffery and Fennessy were appointed as a committee to visit the residents at the Home who were sick and confined to their beds in the hospital annex, and made the following report: COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., September 14, 1999. To the Officers and Members of the Board of Trustees of the Union Printers Home: GENTLEMEN-Your committee appointed to visit the residents who are unable to present themselves before the board, on account of physical inabili ties, respectfully report as follows:

We visited Earle D. Leddey, of La Salle Union No. 442, who has recently had his leg amputated. He is well satisfied with his treatment and asked for an artificial limb at a later date.

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Martin D. Parks, of Waco Union No. 188, is suffering from asthma. He has impro coming to the Home. Everything satisfactory. Mr. Parks has made application for the old age pension.

Flint Beardsley, of Cincinnati Union No. 3, has no complaints to make and his treatment is all right.

Charles Hobson, of St. Paul Union No. 30, who has but recently entered the Home, stated that he has been sick for ten years, but feels that he will materially improve with the treatment given him.

C. F. Garliff, of Rockford Union No. 213, has been a resident for the past eleven years, and has no complaints or requests to make.

James L. Pitts, of Dennison Union No. 333, feels first rate; health good; would like to have an extra table in his room.

G. A. Blythe, of Chicago Union No. 16, a paralytic, complained of much pain. He has been a

The report of the committee was adopted and after some discussion the board decided to take no action on the request of Mr. Leddey for an arti ficial limb until such time as he was sufficiently recovered to require its use.

The superintendent of the Home having reported to the board that a number of people vacated the Home when they were not in condition to travel, and when it was certain that a removal to their home towns would be injurious to their health, and, after some discussion of this question, the following resolution was adopted by the board:

Resolved, That in instances where residents give the usual notice of intention to vacate, and in the opinion of the Home physician and superintendent, there is grave danger to the health of the resident so vacating, or any other reason why vacating may be inadvisable, the reasons for such opinion shall be set forth fully in the application for transpor tation. The president of the board of trustees shall thereupon write the resident in question, advising him of the circumstances surrounding his case and the consequences that may follow vacating the Home. Then if the resident is still desirous of leaving, transportation shall be furnished him forthwith.

On July 25, 1909, Edward Travis, of Des Moines Typographical Union No. 118, made application for admission to the Home. The physician's certificate accompanying his application stated that he had tuberculosis in an advanced stage, and the resident physician advised against his admission for the reason that he could not expect to gain any in the Colorado climate.

The admission committee of the Home board rejected Mr. Travis' application, upon the statement made by the physician, and Des Moines Typographical Union No. 118 appealed from the decision of the admission committee to the board. After giving consideration to the appeal of No. 118, the board, on motion, sustained the action of the admission committee and denied the appeal of the Des Moines Union. This action of the board was for the well-known reason that removal to Colorado climate in the third stages of tuberculosis shortened the life of the afflicted member. At o'clock the board adjourned.

WEDNESDAY,

The board met at 9:30 A. M. with all members present.

Regarding the eighty acres of land back of the 160 acres in controversy between the board of trustees and Mr. Brooks Irione, it was decided that any action regarding it be left with Resident Trustee McCaffery and Superintendent Deacon, with power.

In considering inspection of the union printers' plot in Evergreen Cemetery, the board decided that

the one-quarter of the new plot in which interments were now being made should be immediately improved under the direction of the Home superintendent, and that it should be maintained at a cost of $61 per year. As to improving the balance of the new plot, the matter was left for consideration of the superintendent, he to report to the board of trustees when he believed action was necessary.

The committee on rules, to which was referred the resolutions adopted at the St. Joseph convention, reported as follows:

To the Members of the Board of Trustees:

Complying with instructions received from the St. Joseph convention, your committee on rules recommends that Proposition No. 151 be made a paragraph in the application blank, and that the attention of officers of subordinate unions be directed to its provisions. Further, we would recom mend that copies of this proposition be sent to all unions by the secretary-treasurer of the International Typographical Union, together with a communication setting forth the sentiment of the Home trustees, that strict compliance with the rule must be observed and that careful observance of the rule will expedite admissions. In instances where the rule is not observed, consideration will not be given the application until full observance of the requirement has been made.

The proposition follows:

Proposition No. 151-By Delegate White, (San Francisco):

Resolved, That the board of trustees of the Union Printers Home be instructed by this convention to incorporate in its rules a provision that all applications for admission to the Union Printers Home be accompanied by a medical report, made by a physician selected by the union in which such applicant holds membership.

Substitute for Resolution 4 of the Union Printers Home the following resolution adopted at the St. Joseph convention of 1909:

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4. Applicants to the Union Printers Home shall be members of the International Typographical Union for not less than ten years; provided, that persons suffering from tuberculosis may be admitted after a membership of five years."

We recommend that the following rule be inserted among those governing the tuberculosis sanatorium.

"Absence from the Home for a period of more than forty-eight hours without the permission of the superintendent shall be deemed conclusive evidence that the resident has voluntarily vacated the Home." Respectfully submitted,

W. J. WHITE,
L. C. SHEPARD,
JAMES M. LYNCH,
Committee on Rules.

The report was adopted as read.

The committee on Home inspection made the following report, which was adopted:

To the Trustees of the Union Printers Home: Your special committee on inspection of the institution begs to report as follows:

The board of trustees made the annual inspec tion of the institution in a thorough and painstak ing manner. On this inspection the board was accompanied by the members of the executive board of the International Association of Machinists, who made the trip from Denver to Springs, for the express purpose of inspecting the Union Printers Home.

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Perhaps it might be well, in this minute of the impression formed by the board of trustees, to al low the machinists' representatives to tell story, as gleaned by the board members from their frequent expressions of admiration, enthusiasm and delight as the utility and beauty of the institution unfolded itself to their eager and searching gaze.

For the buildings and accommodations furnished the residents, the machinists' representatives had only words of praise; for the cleanliness, orderliness and system prevailing in the institution, they frequently expressed their admiration; for the grounds, barus, machinery, appliances, etc., they expressed astonishment at the development and completeness; expressing at times their desire for a similar institution for the International Association of Machinists, they were filled with impatience because of the time it would take to develop such an institution to any near approach to the Union Printers Home, frequently asserting that it would require twenty-five or thirty years to bring such a venture to a degree of growth and utility approaching that of our Home.

When our brothers, representatives of one of the great trade unions, men experienced in business of social affairs, highly trained and keen of observation, find nothing to criticize, we can at least feel a degree of pleasure, though we may not yet be content with the progress we have made. With the present condition of the institution and the improvements now at hand and in contemplation we have the highest satisfaction; and the board hopes, with the support and assistance of the members of the International Typographical Union, to still further develop the Union Printers Home so that it may keep abreast of institutions of like character and may meet to the fullest possible degree the constantly growing demands made upon it. W. J. WHITE, L. C. SHEPARD.

The board instructed Superintendent Deacon to have a suitable tablet prepared to be placed in the new library, the same to be inscribed as follows:

Superintendent Deacon reported to the board that the gateway at the entrance to the grounds and some portions of the main building needed repainting, and the board instructed that such work be done.

A communication was received from E. W. Rayle and the same was accompanied by several communications which he had received from other people, and the same was read and ordered filed. The finance committee reported as follows:

To the Officers and Members of the Board of Trustees of the Union Printers Home: GENTLEMEN-Your finance committee makes the following report on the resolution adopted by the St. Joseph convention:

"Resolved That this convention, taking into consideration the moderate compensation now paid, recommends to the board of trustees of the Union Printers Home a readjustment of the salary of the superintendent in such manner as to the board

The report of the committee was adopted. The board adjourned to meet at 1 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The board met at 1 P. M. as per adjournment. All members were present.

It was reported that Richard O'Connor, a resi dent of the Home from New York Typographical Union No. 6, had been fined two months' pension for a violation of rule 8, and desired to appear before the board for the purpose of asking a revocation of the fine.

The request of Mr. O'Connor was granted and he came before the board and made the request referred to above.

After giving consideration to the matter, the board denied the appeal of Mr. O'Connor.

The question having been brought before the board by one of the residents of the Home of the habit of the guides showing visitors through the pri vate rooms, the matter was taken up with Superintendent Deacon, and he informed the board that the guides were instructed not to show visitors through the rooms of the residents, and that if the practice was being followed, it would be stopped.

The committee on library addition made the fol lowing report:

To the Officers and Members of the Board of Trustees of the Union Printers Home:

GENTLEMEN-The board of trustees inspected that portion of the library addition thus far erected, and finds that the work has been done in a careful manner, looking to the best results in the completed building. The plans for the kitchen when in a finished state will give us a convenient and effective department. The kitchen, serving room, bakery, refrigeration room, vegetable room, etc., are all planned with a view to the greatest efficiency and will be furnished with the most modern appliances.

The new library will, in a modest way, be abreast of the best institutions of this nature, and will be so arranged with chairs, tables, lights, bookcases, etc., as to give to the readers the highest degree of convenience and comfort. It can also be converted into a commodious hall, suitable for entertainments, meetings, lectures, etc.

The board would like to continue the work so as to include the two upper stories, but this is impossible with the funds now in hand and in sight.

Referring to the action taken by the St. Joseph convention wherein it was recommended that the delegates, upon returning to their respective unions, endeavor to enlist the members in the cause of the library addition, in its requirement for funds to complete it, the board most heartily endorses this suggestion and urges upon the individual member that the response be as large as it is possible to make it. The addition is under way and the work should not be halted because of lack of money. The board earnestly requests the necessary funds to complete the addition to the temporary roof, and, if possible, to the permanent roof, thus giving the institution needed facilities in kitchen, library and sleeping accommodations. The improvement is a most laudable and necessary one, and the board believes it should have the enthusiastic support of our membership.

The report of the committee was adopted.

The committee appointed to consider the report of the committee on Union Printers Home of the St. Joseph convention reported as follows: To the Officers and Members of the Board of Trustees of the Union Printers Home: GENTLEMEN-In the report of the committee on Union Printers Home submitted at the St. Jo

seph convention, and adopted by that body, the attention of the board of trustees was called to the evil of unions sending tuberculosis patients to the institution in too advanced stages to be benefited in the high altitude of Colorado. The board has, on previous occasions, declared itself upon this very serious subject, and at this session reaffirms its attitude, again warning all unions against sending members afflicted with tuberculosis in the last stages to the Union Printers Home. Many cures are made among those who enter the Home at a time when the disease has not progressed beyond the earlier stages, but the end is hastened in nearly all instances when a patient is in the third stage of consumption. The board earnestly requests that its policy be respected and upheld by all unions sending patients to the Home. A truthful certificate of the applicant's physical condition given by a physician appointed by the union in which applicant holds membership, is regarded by the board as a step in a direction that will remedy this evil, and earnestly requests the support of the membership to this end. W. J. WHITE,

L. C. SHEPARD.

The report of the committee was adopted. It was moved and seconded that the sum of $100 be appropriated as compensation for Resident Trustee McCaffery for services rendered the Home during the past year, and the motion was adopted.

The board then proceeded to the election of officers, with the following result: President, James M. Lynch; vice-president, Thomas McCaffery; secretary-treasurer, J. W. Hays.

It was moved that in the future the superintend ent be permitted to purchase transportation on the Santa Fe Railroad if he sees fit. The motion was carried.

It was moved and seconded that the board now adjourn. The motion was adopted.

J. W. HAYS, Secretary.

EVILS OF EXPECTORATION.

Why should men expectorate broadcast over the country, if by so doing they are often casting out the seed that is to bring misery, and may be pov. erty, to many an industrious and deserving neighbor? This is no exaggerated question, but based upon the truth as it stands. Why should people spit in an unsuitable place? Why cough directly into the air which another is soon to breathe?

In the whole matter of the control of tuberculosis there is much to be considered, and room for honest discussion; but as to this promiscuous spitting, there is not even the faintest shadow of a question-it is indescribably filthy and offensive; it is a source of danger to others; it is not necessary, and should be stopped. The efforts made in the past few years to control this serious nuisance have been followed by considerable improvement. One should, however, understand that the offense in this matter does not begin and end on the sidewalk. A great source of danger lies in the schools, churches and shops, in fact, wherever people congregate. In this connection, smoking cars and ferry boats are especially to be mentioned.

Each individual should do his own part toward bettering conditions.

In some of our shops today, instead of walls and floors unspeakably foul, one sees clean surfaces free from all objectionable matter. This is a great advance in the line of improving the health of employes by which, when it becomes universal, and especially when the people will no longer allow promiscuous expectorating, a great stride forward will have been made in the control of tuberculosis. What this will mean to us all in added earning capacity, steadiness of employment. and increased years of activity, can readily be for seen. Contributed by the Association the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.

[This department is conducted by the International Commission on Supplemental Education. Inquiries regarding the International Typographical Union Course in Printing and the work of the commission should be addressed to "The International Typographical Union Commission, 120-130 Sherman street, Chicago, Ill."]

BRAIN FAG AND THE COURSE.

A correspondent gives as his reason for not taking the I. T. U. Course that it would overwork his mind. Assuming a healthy, physical condition where the brain is fed with good blood, a wearied brain doesn't exist. Nowadays advanced experts scout the idea of brain fag, as it is usually spoken of. The modern theory is that the brain does not get tired-it becomes ossified and decays from lack of use. It is not the size but quality that counts in brains. And quality comes from and improves with use. If one does not utilize his brain it follows the natural trend and becomes hardened, because the process of ossification begins early in life and should be resisted, even in the case of young children. When John Stuart Mill knew Greek, was translating Plato and studying algebra at eight years of age, the world declared it to be amazing precocity or unwise cramming. Mill was educated under the direction and supervision of his father, and while both were somewhat disappointed at the result, the younger always maintained it was within the power of any child to travel the road he had, if the child had the opportunity, for it must be remembered that he was a humanitarian and in the forefront of social and political reformers, being one of the founders of the British radical group or party.

Though psychology was one of the studies of this man-said by some to have been the greatest mind of his time-he was unable to defend the system of education that had been used in his development. Psychological science has made giant strides since then, and there are favored children being educated as Mill was, and the educators justify it on the ground that only by this means can the mind be fully developed. They say that to permit a child to wait till it has reached its fifth or sixth year before serious attention is paid to its education is to allow ossification to set in. When a child begins to sit up and take notice-shows signs of thinking his interest should be encouraged and stimulated, for then the mind is in its most receptive state. In this way all its elements are brought into play, thereby preventing the usual waste for disuse in this case is waste-of functions and improving the brain quality by using it. The few favored children that are being educated under these conditions are not thought of as prodigies by their parents, but are regarded as the product of proper mental development methods. When, like Mill, they study Greek and Latin at the age of seven or eight years, psychologists do not warn against the danger of brain fag, for they

know these children have sounder and healthier brains than those of children whose mental powers have not been employed. Though this view is not at all in keeping with the popular conception, it is logical that the brain that is not actively employed should become tired when required to do extra work. It is not in condition, and therefore unfit; just as the man who follows a sedentary vocation and takes no exercise is incapable of walking any great distance at a fair rate of speed. His neglected muscles are not equal to the task. The lesson he should learn from such a discovery is not to cease walking but to take exercise. If he does not do so, he will seriously impair his pow ers of locomotion. So it is with the brain. If it is easily wearied by ordinary work it needs more exercise, just as other decaying parts of the human machine do.

We all know men who "grow"-who become more expert at what they are doing or have an increasingly intelligent grasp on subjects in which they are interested. They have been using their brains, and the more they are brought into play the better their quality and the more useful the result.

As we said, assuming normal physical conditions and environment, if our correspondent finds that his mind grows aweary easily, the reason is it needs exercise. His brain is torpid; it needs stimulating employment. As he is to make his living at the printing business, the best and most profitable stimulant he can secure is the I. T. U. Course, which is admirably adopted for that purpose. It arouses thought, starts men thinking, and they take more interest in their work, producing better results with less mental and physical strain. That was the light which opened a brighter way to the New York student who wrote this note to the 1. T. U. Commission:

"I seem to have struck luck since taking your course because just when I started taking it I got a job and have been in the same place sincethree months. Four or five weeks was the limit in offices before. I won't say I have improved so much so fast, but I want to point to you that the course brought luck with it and it makes me interested in my work and consequently better work is the result."

LISTEN TO THE STUDENTS TALK.

A New Jersey printer: "A word as to the worth of the I. T. U. Course in Printing. I believe the technical side of the printing craft as embodied in the course is invaluable to any printer who wishes to enlarge his fund of knowledge of his chosen trade. I believe that every wide-awake printer should be enrolled on the books of the I. T. U. Commission. The course is certainly worth more than you are asking for it."

A gentleman from Indiana: "I want to congrat ulate you on what you have done-through your correspondence course-for the printing trade. You