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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1914
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154 President Edmund UNIVEESITY OF ILLINOIS. [December 19, URBANAj I I I . . , November 7, 1912. J. James, University of Illinois. in some impressions which I have received through a rather wide contact with people from outside the Twin Cities and throughout the State generally. There seems to be a great deal of complaint because of the abnormal cost to students of living here. This abnormally large cost is knoWn to be caused, to a considerable extent, by the inflated values in real estate in the territory constituting the University settlement. This inflated valuation is caused, in turn, by two factors, chiefly, which are well known to those who have observed the situation with any care. First of all, the cities are not developing fast enough to support so large an outside population as the student body and instructional force without rather seriously disturbing the equilibrium of supply and demand, as this relation affects the services which this large aggregation calls for. In the second place, the territory available ±'or residence purposes on both sides of the campus is already greatly circumscribed. In the face of this latter condition now conies the University with propositions which, if they materialize, will greatly reduce even the already far too limited room for expansion of these residence districts. Now I am wondering if the University authorities, in view of the comparative youthfulness of the University and the prospective large increase in size of'this student and faculty aggregation, have fully weighed the consequence of their contemplated moves in the purchase or condemnation of adjacent properties, both to the east and south and to the west and south of the campus. Please consider this as merely coming as a suggestion from one who believes in a great future for the University of llinois. Very sincerely, * H. A. HOLLISTER. MY DEAR PRESIDENT JAMES : It occurs to me t h a t you might be interested The foregoing communication from Professor Hollister was received for record. COMMITTEE ON FURNISHING ADDITION TO WOMAN'S BUILDING. It was voted to appoint Mrs. Bahrenburg, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, and Professor J. M. White, Supervising Architect, a special committee to have charge of the furnishing of the addition to the Woman's Building. DR. BURRILL A N D DR. SHATTUCK APPOINTED EMERITI. PROFESSORS President James presented a recommendation that Dr. Thomas Jonathan Burrill be appointed Professor of Botany emeritus, and that Dr.. Samuel Walker Shattuck be appointed Professor of Mathematics emeritus, beginning September 1, 1912. On motion of Mr. Blair, this recommendation was approved. The board adjourned. W. L. ABBOTT, President. C. M. MCCONN, Secretary.
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