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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1912
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1911] PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 9 523 KESOLUTION PRESENTED BY M R S . BAHRENBURG. Mrs. Bahrenburg presented a resolution to the effect t h a t this board should rescind the action taken hj the previous board at a meeting held •on-April 29, 1909' (vol. 8, p. 152), condemning the action of Mrs. Bahrenburg (then Mrs. Alexander) in t h a t she had "appeared before the House Appropriation Committee in Springfield^ and stated in effect t h a t the University of Illinois has no legitimate need for the increased appropriations that it is now asking for." The president called attention to the fact that, Mr. H a t c h having withdrawn, there was not a quorum present. Mrs. Bahrenburg, however, asked to have' a roll call on her resolution, and the vote was taken, with the following result: A}^es, Mrs. Bahrenburg, Mrs. Busey; noes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Grout, Mr. H o i t ; absent, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Blair, Mr. Deneen, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Meeker, Mr. Moore; asked to be excused from voting, Mrs. Evans. The motion was declared lost. PROPOSITION OF A R T H U R Y O U N G AND COMPANY. President J a m e s made an informal report in regard to the proposition of Messrs. Arthur Young & Company of Chicago, which was referred to him for consideration at the meeting of the Executive Committee held on Oct. 5, 1911, in Springfield (p. 510). H e asked to be given more time for the consideration of this matter. The board adjourned. W. L. ABBOTT, C. M. M C C O N N , President. Secretary.
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