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MEETING OF MARCH 14, 1916.

The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held in the Trustees' Room, at the University, in Urbana, on Tuesday, March 14, 1916, beginning at 2.00 p. m. The following members were present: President Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Small, Miss Watson. President James was present; also, during a part of the afternoon, Capt. Thomas J. Smith, a former member and president of the board, and Prof. J. M. White, Supervising Architect.

MINUTES APPROVED.

The Secretary presented the minutes of the meeting of February 8, 1916. On motion of Mrs. Henrotin, the minutes were approved as printed on pages 883 to 912, inclusive.

ELECTION OF T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E BOARD.

The Secretary, being called to the chair, called for nominations for the office of President of the Board of Trustees for the ensuing year. Mrs. Evans nominated Mr. Abbott. Mr. Abbott nominated Mr. Carr. Mrs. Busey nominated Mr. Hoit. Mr. Hoit declined the nomination. On motion of Mr. Blair, the nominations were closed, and the board proceeded to the ballot. The Secretary appointed Mr. Blair and Miss. Watson to act as tellers. The tellers announced the vote as follows: Mr. Abbott, 7; Mr. Carr, 1. Mr. Abbott, having been declared elected, resumed the chair.

ELECTION OF SECRETARY.

On motion of Mrs. Busey, Mr. Harrison E. Cunningham was reelected Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the ensuing year.

TELEGRAM OF SYMPATHY TO MR. CARR.

On motion of Mrs. Evans, the Secretary sent to Mr. Robert F. Carr a telegram expressing the sympathy of the board with Mr. Carr in his illness, and their hope for his speedy recovery.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF T H E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

Mrs. Busey nominated Mr. Robert F. Carr and Mr. Otis W. Hoit to constitute with the President of the board (as chairman) the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees for the ensuing year. On motion of Mrs. Evans, the nominations were closed and the board voted to elect Mr. Carr and Mr. Hoit members of the Executive Committee for the ensuing year, and they were declared elected.

AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE MONEYS.

On motion of Mr. Small, the following resolution was adopted:

Resolved^ That the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the Uurversity of Illinois is hereby authorized to receive and receipt for all moneys and to endorse all orders, drafts, and checks, due and payable to the Board of Trustees, or to the University of Illinois, and especially 'all drafts drawn by the Treasurer of the United States payable to the Board of Trustees, or to the University of Illinois, on account of the Agricultural Experiment Station or of the cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics undertaken by the University of Illinois and the United States Department of Agriculttire under the Smith-Lever Act.

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