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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1910
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1910] PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 509 Meeting of March 8, 1910. The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was called to meet at the Beardsley hotel in Champaign, 111., at 8:00 o'clock p. m., March 8, 1910. When the board met pursuant to the call the members present were Mrs. Busey and Mrs. Evans. There being no quorum present, the board adjourned to meet at the University at 10:00 o'clock a. m., Wednesday, March 9, 1910. SESSION OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1910. When the board met pursuant to adjournment, the following members were present: Messrs, Abbott, Davison, Grout, Hatch and Moore, and Mrs. Busey and Mrs. Evans; absent, Governor Deneen and Messrs. Blair, Crebs and Meeker, and Mrs. Bahrenburg. President James was present. The secretarv presented the minutes of the regular meeting of Dec. 14, 1909, and "the special meeting of Feb. 13, 1910. These minutes were approved as presented. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The election of officers of the board for the ensuing year being in order, Mrs. Evans nominated for president Dr. Davison. Dr. Davison declined the nomination and nominated Mr. Abbott^ who was elected. On motion of Mrs. Evans, Mr. W. L. Pillsbury was elected secretary of the Board of Trustees and registrar of the University for the ensuing year. For the two members, who with the president of the board should constitute the Executive Committee, Messrs. Grout, Hatch and Moore, and Mrs. Bahrenburg were put in nomination. A ballot, each member voting for two persons, resulted in the election of Messrs. Grout and Hatch. On motion of Mrs. Busey, Professor S. W. Shattuck was elected comptroller. On motion of Mrs. Evans, Mr. O. E. Staples was elected chief clerk, and by the following vote the Committee on Finance was instructed to secure for the chief clerk a satisfactory bond and money to pay for
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