Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1920 [PAGE 112]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 3,

said permanent contract on an equitable financial basis, in accordance with the principle of reimbursement for actual costs as above stated.

Name of Institution Witness:

By

Witness: Accepted Secretary of War Department Committee on Education and Special Training NOTE.—Insert at this point a number of cents equal to the yearly tuition fee of the institution (or department thereof) in the college year of 1917-1918 divided by 270; e. g., on an average yearly tuition fee of $100.00 the amount is 100 divided by 270 equals .3703 cents.

On motion of Mr. Hoit the action of the President of the University in requesting the establishment of a S. A. T. C. Unit at the University was approved; and he was authorized to organize such a unit in accordance with the suggestions of the War Department. It was voted further that he be authorized to inform the War Department that the University will accept five thousand student soldiers as members of this S. A. T. C. It was voted further that he be given authority to take such action as may be necessary to take adequate care of this student soldier body.

CONTRACT FOR UNIFORMS The following statement: The Comptroller of the University acting in accordance with authority given by the Board and in accordance with the custom of the University for many years past, entered into a contract with Jacob Reed's Sons and J. M. Kaufman & Co. to furnish uniforms for twelve hundred members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, at a total cost of $43,632. Before this contract was entered into finally, I had a statement from the Adjutant General of the United States Army, in July, that if the University wished to be certain of uniforms for its R. O. T. C. men it should follow the plan pursued in previous years of contracting for these uniforms, counting on a Government commutation for the return of the cost. The establishment of the S. A. T. C. at the University, of course, makes this entire contract of no benefit to the University. I asked Mr. Morey to take up the matter immediately with the firm of Jacob Reed's Sons, Philadelphia, and J. M. Kaufman & Co., Champaign, to see what arrangements could be made towards canceling these contracts. I have received from him the following letter which explains itself. (16)