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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March n

CHAIRMAN

ELECTION OF TEMPORARY

On motion of Mr. Nickell, seconded by Mr. Herrick, Mr. Swain was elected President Pro Tempore of the meeting and took the Chair.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF T H E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Mr. Swain called for nominations of officers of the Board. On motion of Mr. Johnston, seconded by Mr. Williamson, the following officers of the Board and the members of the Executive Committee were re-elected as follows: President: MR. PARK LIVINGSTON Secretary: MR. A. J. JANATA Comptroller: MR. H. O. FARBER Executive Committee: MR. W A Y N E A. JOHNSTON, MRS. FRANCES

B. W A T K I N S , AND MR. PARK LIVINGSTON, Chairman

all to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois in March, 1959, or until their respective successors have been duly elected. Mr. Livingston took the Chair.

DELEGATION OF SIGNATURES

Mr. Nickell offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:

Resolved, that the President and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois are authorized to delegate the signing of their names as President and Secretary, respectively, to vouchers to be presented to the Auditor of Public Accounts, and to warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the University, under the following conditions. The President of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to L. M. Dahlenburg and to W . D. Green in Urbana, to H. A. Hazleton, to W. E. Cowart, and to H . O. Albers in Chicago, and to H . R. Kobes and to Helen Culbertson in Springfield, authority to sign his name as President of the Board of Trustees to vouchers against the Auditor of Public Accounts; and to C. C. DeLong, to R. W . Zimmer, and to R. F . Wood in Urbana, and to H . A. Hazleton, to W . E. Cowart, and to H . O. Albers in Chicago, authority to sign his name to warrants on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations approved by the Board. T h e Secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to Maude Archdeacon, to George H . Bargh, and to Everett G. Smith in Urbana, and to G. R. Moon, to Helen Wyle, to Lucile Nedwick, and to Velma M. Davis in Chicago, authority to sign his name as Secretary of the Board of Trustees to vouchers against the Auditor of Public Accounts and to warrants on the University Treasurer, covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations of the Board. T h e Secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to Mrs. Freda M. Hicks and to Lean C. Ryan in Springfield, authority to sign his name as Secretary of the Board of Trustees on vouchers against the Auditor of Public Accounts approved in accordance with the regulations of the Board. These authorizations are to continue in effect until the Auditor of Public Accounts has been supplied with specimen signatures of succeeding officers of this Board. And be it further Resolved, that the First National Bank of Chicago as a designated depositary of C. W. Weldon, Treasurer of this corporation, be and it (including its correspondent banks) is hereby requested, authorized, and directed to honor checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money drawn in this corporation's name, including those drawn to the individual order of any person or persons whose name or names appear thereon as signer or signers thereof, when bearing or purporting to bear the facsimile signatures of the two following: P a r k Livingston, President, and A. J. Janata, Secretary; and the First National Bank of Chicago (including its correspondent banks) shall be entitled to honor and to charge this corporation for all such checks, drafts, or other orders, regardless ot