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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1926
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458 board of trustees [November 19 M U R A L D E C O R A T I O N S F O R LIBRARY M r s . Ickes presented the following report of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds. A meeting of the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees was held in Urbana on Friday, November 6, 1925, at 2:30 p. m. Present: Mrs. Ickes, Chairman, Mr. Armstrong, Mrs. Grigsby, and President Kinley. The committee inspected a portfolio of photographs of Mr. Barry Faulkner's murals and also the drawing submitted by Mr. Piatt showing the location of the murals in the stair hall of the New Library. The Committee recommends that Mr. Faulkner be given the commission to paint these murals but that the studies for the panels are to be approved by the Board of Trustees, the whole work to be done within the appropriation already made therefor. (This may be increased by possibly $250 to cover traveling expenses.) Anna W . Ickes, Chairman Helen M . Grigsby J. W . Armstrong W. L. Noble Fred L. Wham On motion of Mrs. Ickes, this report was adopted. COMMITTEE ON HOTEL RATES Mr. Trees suggested that i might be well to continue the special t committee on hotel rates in Champaign and Urbana. O n motion of Mr. Blair, this committee was continued. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT KINLEY The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. WAGES OF JANITORS (i) A statement showing the amount of wages paid to janitors in University buildings. During the presentation of this item, M r . Blair withdrew. O n motion of M r s . Evans, this report was accepted and placed on file. O n motion of M r . Barr, the President of the University w a s requested to inquire into the whole matter of the wages of the janitors, and to m a k e recommendations at the next meeting of the Board if he finds any basis for readjustment in individual cases, or for the adoption of a n e w scale. PHARMACY BUILDING (2) A report of progress on the plans for the new Pharmacy building and a request that Dean W . B. Day and Mr. Richard E. Schmidt be heard concerning the plans. M r . Schmidt presented sketches and preliminary plans, and D e a n D a y m a d e a statement concerning them. O n motion of M r . Trees, the report of progress was received for record. APPROPRIATION FOR SCHOOL OF PHARMACY (3) Dean Day feels the need of an additional appropriation of $1200 (#600 for operation and $600 for equipment) to the 1925-26 budget of the School of Pharmacy, due to the increased enrollment.
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