BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
January 29, 1952
The meeting was called to order at 8:05 P.M. by Dr. H.D. Cogswell, President. Members present were:
H.D. Cogswell, President F.J. Lesemann
W.R. Manning, Vice President Leo J. Kent
W.B. Steen, Sec.-Treas. Lindsay E. Beaton
H.W. Kohl Dennis Bernstein
R.E. Hastings Donald B. Lewis
R.W. Rudolph O.J. Farness
E.M. Hayden W.R. Hewitt
H.E. Thompson H.C. Thompson
It was moved by Dr. Harry E. Thompson that reading of the Minutes be dispensed with. Motion was seconded by Dr. Manning, and carried.
The President read a letter from the law firm of Krucker, Evans & Kemper, which is representing Dr. A.L. Lieberman. It was moved by Dr. Hastings that this matter be referred to the Board of Censors. Motion was seconded by Dr. Harry E. Thompson.
Discussion:
Dr. Kohl--I will be glad to accept this matter on behalf of the Committee, but feel that I would like to know what the Board of Directors wants me to do.
Dr. Beaton--I think I might discuss this a bit, because I had a call to please come over and see Dr. Lieberman. I did, and Dr. Holbrook was already in the room and a conversation had been going on for about fifteen minutes as to what Lieberman should do about this situation. Dr. Holbrook's advice was to let the thing drop, that he felt the best chance to regain his position in this community was for him to do nothing, but that if Dr. Lieberman felt an injustice had been done, he had a right to write a letter to the Board of Directors stating what his position was. He also asked Dr. Holbrook if he had a right to appeal to the State Grievance Committee. Dr. Holbrook said that he did not know. Dr. Lieberman's statements to me were to the effect that he felt, (1) that he had evidence to prove charges were false, and (2) that he had not had a hearing beyond the first time he met with the Board of Censors. I personally encouraged him to write this letter because he has been severely depressed and suicidal, and that it was necessary for him to have some feeling that he was fighting. He made some statements about suit, but as far as I know there was never any question of suit against the Society.
Dr. Harry Thompson--Have you changed you opinion about his mental status? Do you think he is psychologically competent?
Dr. Beaton--Yes, in legal standing he is competent. My frank opinion is that he is a psychopath, not psychotic, but a psychopathic personality. I thought I should say these things. He begged Paul and me to come with him to the meeting and stand by his side. I felt that if he felt he had evidence, he had a right to present it.
Dr. Hayden--He talked to me over the 'phone, too, and said he had not slept for three nights after the expulsion. He apparently go the impression from whatever you said that I was the only one of the Board
