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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1918
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1917] . UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 395 Mr. Hoit, Mr. Taggart, Mr. Ward, Miss Watson; no, none; absent, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Lowden, Mr. Trevett. • OFFER OF PROPERTY NEAR KERR WOODS T h e following statement: Immediately north of the Kerr woods which the University purchased recently and adjoining them is a tract of about twenty acres of land more or less, described as the N >4 of the N W ^ of the S W Y\ of Section 1, Twp. 19 N, R 9 E of the 3rd P. M., Champaign County, Illinois. This is also wooded in essentially the same way as the Kerr lot. This tract is owned by Mrs. Etta D. Ellrod of Urbana. She has expressed in an informal way her willingness to sell the property to the University at the same rate as the University paid for the immediately adjoining property. I think it would be desirable, if she can give a good title, about which there is some question, for the University to purchase this additional area of woodland so as to get possession of the entire bit of woodland in that neighborhood and thus protect the property it holds from the danger of fire arising from the other property. (27) No action was taken. PURCHASE OF T R I N I T Y CHURCH The following statement: There is a very strong pressure on the part of many interests in the University to obtain as soon as possible another lecture hall of medium size. If we could finish up the Smith Music Hall immediately we might lessen this pressure by the amount that the music interests would use that hall instead of the other halls at present in use. If not, it would seem to be desirable to secure another hall if possible. The .authorities of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church at the northwest corner of the intersection of Mathews Avenue and Springfield Avenue are willing to sell this church. The audience room would be a very satisfactory one for such a purpose. I am not prepared, however, to make any recommendation in this matter at the present time. (28) No action was taken in this matter. APPOINTMENT MADE BY PRESIDENT JAMES The Secretary presented for record the following appointment made by the President of the University on June 19, 1917. MacArthur, J* W., Instructor in Anatomy, for one year beginning October 1, 1917, at a salary of thirteen hundred dollars ($1300) for the year. The Board adjourned. URBANA, ILLINOIS, July 18, 1917 I certify that in the foregoing pages, numbered 375 to 395, inclusive, is contained the record of the transactions of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at its meeting mi June 25, 1917, ,as approved by the Board on July 17, 1917. ^f/fl / 7 Jy.li(MmM^^.!^.,..... # SecretarWof the Board of Trustees
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