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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 10

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT KINUEY The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MARCH 25, 1929 (i) Minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee: A meeting of the Executive Committee was held at the Union League Club in Chicago on Monday, March 25, 1929. There were present: President J. W . Armstrong, Mr. Merle J. Trees, Mrs. Helen Grigsby, and President Kinley. Director Huff presented plans for the proposed replacement of the wooden seats at the south end of the Stadium (see Board Minutes, December 11, 1928, page 97). It was moved by Mr. Trees that the general plans of the Stadium addition be approved, with the understanding that the structural design meets with the approval of the engineering department of the University in charge of reinforced concrete. The motion was carried. At the request of Director Huff, President Armstrong of the Board appointed Mr. Trees to be present as the representative of the Board at the opening of the bids on this proposed addition to the Stadium. The meeting adjourned.

J. W. Armstrong Merle J. Trees Helen M. Grigsby These minutes were received for record. BUDGET FOR USE OF CAPPER-KETCH AM FUNDS FOR EXTENSION W O R K (2) The s - a l d Capper-Ketcham Act passed by Congress l s year and assented ocle at

to by the General Assembly of Illinois provides $20,000 a year in additional funds for the Extension Service of the University. The bill provides that 80 per cent be used in the counties and the remainder is available for local needs. I submit herewith the following budget for the year 1928-29 which was approved by members of the Executive Committee of the Board, April 3, 1929: Expense and Equipment 1. Wages of temporary employees $ 1 000 2. Office expense 250 3. Printing and publications 250 4. Travel 500 5. Reserve fund, unassigned 2 000 Total, expense and equipment ? 4 000 Salaries H o m e Advisory Work 7 N e w County H o m e Advisers, term ending June 30, 1929 $ 7 000 Junior Club Work 9 County Junior Club Leaders, term ending June 30, 1929 6 300 3 District Junior Club Specialists, term ending June 30, 1929 2 700 Total salaries $16 000 Total budget $20 000 O n motion of M r . Trees, this action was confirmed and the budget was approved by the following vote: Aye, President Armstrong, M r . Barr, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, M r . Fisher, Mrs. Grigsby, M r . Simpson, M r . Trees; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r . Emmerson, the This hearing ofa d Barr,the skating K should be. of the until tionDirector Huffwas. granted. TBoard.Irink bythe sensedeferredBoard thatAthe the construction ofitAwasNvotedNto bethe theAthletic skating rink. Dr. ODecember of Director a statement concerning the plans. Associa(3) Noble. that Mmrentering Ka heard concerning plans for the for matter nrequest meeting of S be I contracts motion e Huff into G R