Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1920
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1919] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E ELECTED 225 Mr. Trimble nominated Mr. Abbott, and Mrs. Evans nominated Mr. Hoit, to serve with the President of the Board (as Chairman) as members of the Executive Committee for one year. On motion of Mr. Trimble, the nominations were closed and the Secretary cast the ballot of the meeting for Mr. Abbott and Mr. Hoit, and they were declared elected. PRESIDENT JAMES REELECTED Mr. Abbott nominated Dr. Edmund J. James for the office of President of the University for two years at his present salary. Mr. Hoit seconded the nomination. On motion of Mrs. Evans, the nominations were closed and the Secretary cast the unanimous vote of the meeting for Dr. James, and he was declared elected. The Secretary was delegated to notify President James of his election and to escort him to the room. TREASURER'S B O N D On motion of Mr. Abbott, seconded by Mr. Hoit, the amount of the Treasurer's bond was fixed at one million dollars. On motion of Mr. Hoit, the Finance Committee was instructed to see that the Treasurer secure a satisfactory bond, and to report this bond to the Board for approval. At this point, Mrs. Busey joined the meeting. AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE M O N E Y S On motion of Mr. Hoit, the following resolution was adopted: RESOLVED, That the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the University 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 the University of Illinois. DELEGATION OF S I G N A T U R E OF P R E S I D E N T A N D SECRETARY On motion of Mr. Abbott, it was voted that Mr. R. F. Carr, President of the Board of Trustees, and Mr. H. E. Cunningham, Secretary of the Board of Trustees, be authorized to delegate the signing of their names as President and Secretary, respectively, to warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the University and to vouchers drawn on the Auditor of Public Accounts, in accordance with the following plan: No disbursement shall be made from any University fund in the hands of either the University Treasurer or the State Auditor, except on a voucher certified by the
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