Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1914
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1913] PEOOEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TEUSTEES. ELECTION OF SECRETARY AND REGISTRAR. 195 Mr. C. M. McConn was re-elected Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Registrar for the period of one year. ELECTION OF TREASURER. Nominations for the position of Treasurer of the University for the ensuing biennium having been called for, Mr. Hoit nominated Mr. Henry A. Haugan, of Chicago. Mr. Trevett nominated Mr. Matthew W. Busey, of Urbana. Mr. Dunne nominated Mr. William A. Tilden, of Chicago. There being no further nominations, it was voted, on motion of Mr. Dunne, that nominations be closed. At this point Mr. Blair offered a resolution that hereafter the Treasurer of the University of Illinois shall be ineligible for re-election. Mr. Dunne presented the following substitute for Mr. Blair's motion: Resolved, That the Treasurer of the University of Illinois, on and after this date, be ineligible for re-election. The president of the^ board having ruled that these motions were out of order, on the ground that under the by-laws of the board the business before the board was the election of officers, Mrs. Henrotin moved that the order of business provided for in the by-laws be set aside, in order that Mr. Blair's and Mr. Dunne's motions. might be considered. This motion to set aside the order of business was lost. The board then proceeded to the ballot for the office of treasurer. The president requested Mrs. Busey and Mr. Blair to serve as tellers. On the first ballot the vote stood as follows: Mr. Busey, 5; Mr. Haugan, 5; Mr. Tilden, 2. On the second ballot the vote stood: Mr. Busey, 6; Mr. Haugan, 5; Mr. Tilden, 1. On the third ballot the vote stood: Mr. Busey, 7; Mr. Haugan, 5. Mr. Busey was accordingly declared elected. ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF T H E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The president next called for nominations for two members of the Executive Committee, to constitute with the president of the board the Executive Committee for the ensuing'year. On motion of Mrs. Busey, it was voted that the two nominees receiving the highest number of votes on the first ballot be declared elected. Mr. Dunne nominated Mr. Trevett. Mrs. Busey nominated Mr. Moore. Mr. Moore nominated Mr. Hoit. On motion of Mrs. Busey, nominations were closed. The president asked Mrs. Busey and Mr. Blair to serve again as tellers. The ballot being taken, the vote stood as follows: Mr. Trevett, 9; Mr. Moore, 8; Mr. Hoit, 5. Mr. Trevett and Mr. Moore were accordingly declared elected. ELECTION OF T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY. On motion of Mr. Dunne, it was voted to instruct the secretary to cast the unanimous ballot of the board for Dr. Edmund J. James for the position of President of the University for the ensuing biennium at his present salary. ELECTION OF CHIEF CLERK IN T H E COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. On motion of Mrs. Evans, it was voted that Mr. Oren E. Staples be re-elected chief clerk in the office of the comptroller for the period of one year. BOND AND RATE OF INTEREST. On motion of Mrs. Busey, the bond of the treasurer was fixed at two million dollars ($2,000,000).
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