Mr. Sanborn repeated the experiences he encountered in the attempt to visit his son, that he believed the authorities were gambling with the lives of the young people, both boys and girls, and that the arrangements, especially the transfer of sick boys from one place to another was detrimental in the treatment of their cases.
Mr. Sanborn took the viewpoint that he was not appearing as a witness at an investigation; that if negligence existed the board of regents was equally culpable with the military and school authorities and that he favored a thorough probe of the entire matter, if it was to be taken up at all.
With Mr. Sanborn's statement as a basis, the board of regents is asking statements of more than 50 physicians, clergymen, nurses, hospital heads and has invited any person who believes he or she is able to add any light in regard to the situation, to appear.
The board is meeting behind closed doors with the intention of making its findings public later. Physicians were present from nearby towns today. These were men who had been called in during the height of the epidemic, and they told of the emergency and what measures were taken. Their testimony taken separately tends to confirm that of the authorities who decided to place sick men in the churches. These buildings, they say, were of recent construction, were well heated, airy and made it possible for one nurse to attend to several sufferers. Placing the men in the large auditoriums has resulted in much complaint. 