BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
March 27, 1952
The meeting was called to order at 8:05 P.M., Dr. H.D. Cogswell, President, presiding. Members present were:
Howard D. Cogswell, President Harold W. Kohl
W.R. Manning, Vice President Donald B. Lewis
Royal W. Rudolph Lindsay E. Beaton
Edward M. Hayden David E. Engle
Harry E. Thompson Leo J. Kent
O.J. Farness Frederick J. Lesemann
Dr. Beaton moved that the regular meeting scheduled for April 8th, 1952, be dispensed with, on account of the Sectional Meeting of the American College of Surgeons which is to be held then. Motion seconded by Dr. Kohl and carried.
A letter from Dr. Arnold Lieberman, received by special messenger on March 26th, addressed to the Board of Directors, was read by the President. Dr. Lieberman stated in his letter that he felt that no effort at conciliation had been made in his case, and that he had never received a copy of the charges. He stated that he believes he can prove to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors that any charges of Mr. Eugene N_____ are false. Dr. Harry Thompson moved that this letter be acknowledged stating that the case is closed. Motion seconded by Dr. Kohl. Dr. Lesemann inquired as to what the attorney had said. Dr. Kohl replied that he has spent considerable time with Mr. Thompson on this matter and he has promised several times to send Dr. Kohl a written opinion which, so far, has not been received; that Dr. Hastings had made an interim report on this matter at the last Board of Directors meeting, and that since that time nothing new has transpired and no new recommendations made. Dr. Kohl stated that the last time he talked with Mr. Thompson he felt the Society should stand its ground and make no concession except possibly the reduction of the period of expulsion from two to one year, to conform with the By-Laws; that Mr. Thompson had called him several days ago and said he had talked with Richard Evans and that Mr. Evans had requested that he be allowed to talk with the nurses who had written Dr. Hayden in connection with the action of the Society. Mr. Evans felt that probably the nurses would do that, and he called Mr. Thompson one evening, and he said that as soon as he got back to town he would give Dr. Kohl the names of the two nurses so he could contact them, but it was Mr. Thompson's expressed opinion that Mr. Evans, after becoming acquainted with some of the details, was becoming somewhat disgusted that he had the case at all. Dr. Kohl said that Mr. Thompson does not feel that the Society should have a rehearing on the case, and Mr. Thompson told Dr. Hastings that he did not feel that the fact that Dr. Lieberman did not receive a written notice ten days in advance would alter the thing at all. Dr. Kohl said, in reference to the letter just received from Dr. Lieberman, that it was his opinion from another complaint just received since his expulsion from the Society that there would not be a bit of difficulty in expelling him on that one. This referred to a complaint originally sent to the Arizona State Grievance Committee from Westport, Connecticut, concerning his mismanagement and mistreated of a patient.
Dr. Cogswell inquired whether it would not be well to meet with the attorney on this before sending a letter.
Dr. Beaton remarked that he did not like to see the Society refuse a man the right of appeal; that he is as convinced as anyone that his actions are un-
