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Chicago Departments—KARL TREES. Student Welfare—Mrs.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

469

A. MEYER, Chairman, GEORGE A. BARR, MERLE J.

NELLIE V. FREEMAN, Chairman, JAMES W . ARMSTRONG,

KARL A. MEYER.

Affiliated Student

Alumni—GEORGE

Activities—Mrs.

MARJORIE R. H O P K I N S , Chairman, GEORGE A.

BASR, M r s . NELLIE V. FREEMAN. A. BARR, Chairman, EDWARD E. BARRETT, MERLE J . TREES. JAMES W. ARMSTRONG, Mrs. Agriculture—ORVILLE M. KARRAKER, Chairman, NELLIE V. FREEMAN.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT DANIELS

The Board considered the following matters presented by the Acting President of the University.

DELEGATION O F SIGNATURES (1) T h e following resolution: The President and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees a r e authorized to delegate the signing of their names as President and Secretary, respectively, to vouchers to be presented to the State Auditor, and to warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the University, under the following conditions: T h e President of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to C. H . Pratt, to L. M. Dahlenburg, to Lloyd Morey, and to A r t h u r Lincicome authority to sign his name, as President of the Board of Trustees, to vouchers against the State Auditor and to warrants on the University Treasurer, covering vouchers approved in accordance with the regulations of the Board. T h e Secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to H . C. Oesterling and to Miss Anna L. Neuber authority to sign his name as Secretary of the Board of Trustees to vouchers against the State Auditor and to w a r r a n t s on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with the regulations of the Board. O n motion of M r . B a r r , this resolution w a s adopted. STUDY OF POWER PLANT A N D RELATED ACTIVITIES (2) A request for authority to employ Mr. J. A. Poison, Professor of Steam Engineering, as director and consultant, and Mr. P . E Mohn, Assistant P r o fessor of Mechanical Engineering, as assistant in the comprehensive study of the power plant and related activities, which was requested by the Board at its meeting on January 26, 1934, (Minutes, page 438). This arrangement will require a change in the status and compensation of each of these men as the study will be in addition to their present teaching and research duties and will be performed outside of the time required of them under their present appointments, much of the work to be done during the summer vacation. O n m o t i o n of M r . B a r r , t h i s a u t h o r i t y w a s g r a n t e d . O n m o t i o n of M r . T r e e s , P r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m s a n d M r . B a r r w e r e appointed a special c o m m i t t e e t o s t u d y w i t h J u d g e J o h n s o n t h e f o r m of c o n t r a c t of m e m b e r s of t h e staff of t h e U n i v e r s i t y . SETTLEMENT W I T H TENANTS ON T H E CARTER-PENNELL FARMS (3) Recommendations from the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Experiment Station that 1. the Board of Trustees authorize their representative in the management of these farms to accept as full settlement of the 1933 cash rent owed by Mr. H a r r y Irvin, tenant on the South Carter-Pennell farm, $58.30 in cash and work required in grubbing out about 20 rods of old hedge in the middle of the farm, this in lieu of $265 he owes. T h e cash settlement recommended is the same proportion of the total cash rent that the value of the grain crop produced in 1933 was of a normal crop averaging 35 bushels per acre of corn and of o a t s ; 2. the chattel mortgage of November 8, 1933, signed by Mr. John F . Hanson,