Letters re University Business, 1911 - 1919

1911 July 7 to B. L. Miller from Drinker re: arrangements for Department and Drinker’s vacation trip with American Institute of Mining Engineers to Japan

1911 July 17 to Pres. Drinker from Henry S. Pritchett (Carnegie Foundation) re: a survey of teaching force

1911 July 26 from N. M. Emery re: Drinker’s request to comply with Carnegie Foundation survey request (see July 17 letter)

1911 September 19 to Drinker from B. L. Miller? re: investigation of ore from Manatawny Bessemer Iron Ore Company, Dr. Wherry’s report as misleading but several reputable mining engineers including J. W. Dougherty (LU 1889) consider possible valuable deposit of ore

1911 October 7 to Heads of Departments from Drinker re: caution that no faculty member below Department Head shall use the University name in making expert reports

1911 October 17 to B. L. Miller from Dean J. F. Klein re: letter received by Klein from Drinker (not attached)

1911-1912 Average Number of Hours Passed (list)

1912 February 15 to Prof. Miller from Drinker re: address by W. Lathrop Meaker

1912 September 12 to Faculty from Drinker re: Eugene Lamb Richards

1912 September 13 to Faculty (2 page notice) re: criticism of athletic teams

1912 November 29 to Faculty re: attached letter from Henry R. Price remarking on a clean-cut game played

1913 August 28 re: outbreak of smallpox and recommendation that all who plan to attend Alumni Day should be vaccinated, report on progress of Taylor Field and Gymnasium (with drawings)

1914 February 27 re: department requirements for year

1914 April 24 to B. L. Miller from Drinker re: leave of absence

1914 May 14 to Prof. Miller from Drinker re: applications of W. G. Matteson and F. F. Hintze requesting to be absent from Commencement

1914 June 25 to Prof. (Benjamin) Miller from Drinker re: geologist report on the Costa Rica – Panama boundary matter left to Lehigh Library (see L M647c appen. Costa Rica-Panama arbitration)

1917 April 17 to Faculty from Drinker re: attached letter to Woodrow Wilson re: Military Affairs

1917 July 31 to P. P. Claxton (Commissioner of Education, Washington, D.C.) from Newton D. Baker (Secretary of War) re: Selective draft for students in technical schools

1917 August 2 from P. P. Claxton re: decision that students in Technical schools should be treated the same

1917 August 7 to Parents of Students from Drinker re: selective draft decision

1917 August 9 to Teaching Staff re: letter from National War Work Council of the Young Men’s Christian Associations concerning war Work participation

1918 April 5 to President of Lehigh University from War Department re: Fourth Engineer Officers’ Training Camp

1918 May 8 from War Department re: military instruction for College students

1918 May 14 to Students from Drinker re: notification from War Department and establishment of a training program on campus

1918 June 6 Action of the Concentration Committee on Matters Refereed to It: re: concentration of classes and provision for military Training

1918 June 7 to Students and Parents from Drinker re: desire of the War Department that universities institute military training

1918 June 26 to Faculty from Drinker re: request from War Dept. for the immediate volunteer services of trained college men

1918 July 3 to Faculty from Drinker re: applications of students that they be bone fide qualified as students as dictated by War Dept.

1918 September 6 to Heads of Engineering Depts. Re: War Dept. decision that students training in engineering, chemistry and medical fields encouraged to remain in college 1918 September 13 to Heads of Dept. re: acute scarcity of labor to keep College Commons going

1918 October 3 from Drinker re: establishment of Students’ Army Training Corps

1918 October 13 to Dean Klein and Dept. Heads from Drinker re: Los Angeles newspapers reporting on Lehigh-Princeton game

1919 October 22 to Teaching Force from Drinker re: motion picture showing the effects of gonorrhea and syphilis.