Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1914 [PAGE 143]

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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Wright, Albert B., Research Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School, at a salary of fifty dollars ($50) a month, beginning- October 1, 1912, and continuing until June 30, 1913. (November 6, 1912.) The committee adjourned. W. L. ABBOTT, Chairman. C. M. McCora, Clerk. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF NOVEMBER 30, 1912. On call of President Abbott, a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held in Chicago, on Saturday, November 30, 1912, beginning at 12 M. Messrs. Abbott and Hatch, members of the committee, were present. The third member of the committee, Mr. Grout, was absent. MATTERS SUBMITTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY. President James was not present, but sent the following matters for the consideration of the committee:

APPROPRIATION FOR F U R N I S H I N G OF A D D I T I O N BUILDING. TO W O M A N ' S

(1) A recommendation that the supervising architect be authorized to proceed with the furnishing of the addition to the Woman's Building, within the limits set by the fund previously assigned by the board for this purpose (Report, 1912, p. 534), after consultation with the parties representing the several interests to be provided for in this building; and a further recommendation that a corresponding appropriation be made. These r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were approved.

APPROPRIATION FOR F U R N I S H I N G OF COMMERCE BUILDING.

(2) A recommendation that the supervising- architect be authorized to proceed with the furnishing of the Commerce Building-, within the limits set by the fund already assigned by the board for this purpose (Report, 1912, p. 534), after consultation with the parties representing- all interests to be provided for in this building; and a further recommendation that a corresponding appropriation be made. These recommendations were approved.

IMPORT ORDER FOR D E P A R T M E N T OF C H E M I S T R Y .

(3) A request from Professor W. A. Noyes, Director of the Chemical Laboratory, for permission to place an order for the ithportation of chemicals and apparatus for the University for the academic year 1913-14, to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) ; this request being made at this time for the reason that the order should be placed several months in advance of the time when the material is to be used in order to have the material on hand. It was voted to approve this request. PROCEEDS OF SALE OF HOUSES APPROPRIATED. (4) A communication from Dr. W. F . M. Goss, Dean of the College of Engineering-, asking that the sum of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200) realized from the sale of houses on the property bought for the location of the 'Transportation Building, be transferred to the general building fund account of the College of Engineering, to be used in connection with the, development of the locomotive laboratory, and that the same amount be appropriated for such use. It was voted to approve this request.

BUREAU OF I N F O R M A T I O N A N D G E N E R A L U N I V E R S I T Y OFFICE.

(5) A recommendation that authority be given to the President of, the University to organize a Bureau of Information and General University Office, and that the room in the northeast c6rner of the basement of the Daw Building, a portion of the corridor next south, and the room next south of the corridor be assigned for thig purpose. This recommendation was approved.