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170 NEW

UNIVERSITY OF I L L I N O I S . LABORATORY FEES IN

[ J a n u a r y £5,

ENTOMOLOGY.

The secretary presented a recommendation from the Council of Administration, passed by that body on January 14, 1913, for the approval of the following new laboratory fees in entomology:

Entomology 8 Entomology 9 Entomology 13 Entomology 14 $150 150 150 150

On motion of Mr. Hatch, this recommendation of the council was approved.

REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, JANUARY 10, 1913.

The secretary presented for record a report of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on January 10, 1913:

Mr. G. M. McConn, DEAR S I R : The noon of January 10 Present: W. C. January 11, 1913. Secretary, University of Illinois, Urbana, III. Executive Committee and Mr. Zimmerman held a meeting a t in the office of the State Architect. Zimmerman, Fred L. Hatch and W. L. Abbott.

FOR STOCK JUDGING PAVILION.

CONTRACT

The bids for the Stock Judging Pavilion, which were opened by the board on January 7, were considered together with the instructions of the board to the Executive Committee for the awarding of the contract [p. 159], and it was unanimously decided to award the contract for the building to English Brothers, of Champaign, on their proposal to complete the building in eight months for $89*500, including in the contract an option to omit certain parts of the work as mentioned in paragraph "E" of the architect's specifications, in which event a deduction of $10,000 from the contract price would be mad,e. The State Architect was directed to prepare a contract on the above basis. The committee adjourned.. Respectfully submitted,

W. L. ABBOTT, Chairman.

NEW

PLANS

FOR STOCK

JUDGING

PAVILION.

In this connection Professor White, Mr. Zimmerman, and Professor Mumford were heard in regard to the desirability of a re-study of the problem involved in the Stock Judging Pavilion. On motion of Mr. Moore, it was voted to reconsider the action taken by the board at its meeting of October 8, 1912 (p. 129), approving the detailed plans for the Stock Judging Pavilion as presented at that time. On recommendation of Professor James M. White, Supervising Architect, and on motion of Mr. Moore, it was voted that the plans for the Stock Judging Pavilion be referred back to the State Architect with instructions to re-study the problem in consultation with the representatives of the College of Agriculture, and to submit further plans. Mr. Meeker moved that the action of the Executive Committee and the State Architect on January 10, 1913 (see above), in awarding the contract for the Stock Judging Pavilion to English Brothers, under the circumstances, be approved. This motion was passed, the vote being as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Grout, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Meeker, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moore; noes, Mrs. Bahrenburg; absent, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Deneen. At this point Mr. Meeker withdrew. It was voted to refer the question of the legal status of the contract with English Brothers for the Stock Judging Pavilion to the Counsel of the University for report.

METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR DAIRY MATERIALS.

President Abbott presented the following communication from Professor George E. Frazer, Comptroller, with reference to the method of making payment for milk and cream used in the work in dairy manufactures: