Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1934
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468 BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION O F OFFICERS [ M a r c h 13 O n motion of M r . A r m s t r o n g , M r . Blair w a s appointed Chairman of the meeting for the election of t h e President of the Board. MR. WALTER W . WILLIAMS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF T H E BOARD Dr. Meyer nominated M r . W a l t e r W . Williams for t h e office of President of the Board for the ensuing year. O n motion of M r . Barrett, the nominations were closed, a n d the Secretary of the Board w a s instructed to cast t h e unanimous vote of the meeting for M r . Williams as President. T h e ballot w a s cast, and M r . Williams w a s declared elected President of t h e Board. MR. HARRISON E. C U N N I N G H A M ELECTED SECRETARY O n motion of M r . Barrett, M r . H a r r i s o n E . Cunningham w a s elected Secretary of the Board for one year. PROFESSOR LLOYD MOREY ELECTED COMPTROLLER O n motion of M r . Barr, Professor Lloyd M o r e y w a s elected Comptroller for one year. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED M r . A r m s t r o n g nominated M r . Barrett, a n d M r . T r e e s nominated M r s . Hopkins to serve, with the President of the Board as Chairman, as members of the Executive Committee for the ensuing year. O n motion of M r . Barr, the nominations were closed and the Secretary w a s instructed to cast t h e unanimous vote of the meeting for Mr. Barrett a n d M r s . H o p k i n s as members of the Executive Committee. T h e ballot w a s cast, and M r . B a r r e t t and M r s . H o p k i n s were declared elected members of t h e Executive Committee. AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE MONEY O n motion of M r . Trees, the following resolution w a s adopted: Resolved, that the T r e a s u r e r of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois be, a n d he hereby is, authorized to receive and receipt for all moneys, and to endorse all orders, drafts, and checks due and payable to the Board of Trustees or to the University of Illinois, and especially all drafts d r a w n by the T r e a s u r e r of the United States payable to the Board of Trustees o r to the University of Illinois. STANDING COMMITTEES In accordance with the By-Laws, the standing committees for 1934-35, appointed by President Williams on M a r c h 27, 1934, a r e printed h e r e : Buildings and Grounds—ORVILLE M. KARBAKER, Chairman, JAMES W. ARMSTRONG, EDWARD E. BARRETT, Mrs. NELLIE V. FREEMAN, Mrs. MARJORIE R. HOPKINS. Sub-Committee on Landscaping—Mrs. MARJORIE R. HOPKINS, Chairman, EDWARD E. BARRETT, Mrs. NELLIE V. FREEMAN. General Policy—JAMES W. ARMSTRONG, Chairman, GEORGE A. BARR, KARL A. MEYER. Finance—MERLE J. TREES, Chairman, ORVILLE M. KARRAKER, KARL A. MEYER. Patents—EDWARD E. BARRETT, Chairman, ORVILLE M. KARRAKER, MERLE J. TREES.
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