Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1920
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1919] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 399 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING, JUNE 21, 1919 A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at 3 o'clock p. m. on Saturday, June 21, 1919. All the members of the Executive Committee were present; namely, Mr. R. F. Carr, Chairman, Mr. W. L. Abbott, and Mr. O. W. Hoit; also Mrs. Mary E. Busey and Mrs. Laura B. Evans, members of the Board. President James was present. MATTERS S U B M I T T E D BY T H E P R E S I D E N T O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y The Executive Committee considered the following matters submitted by President James. G I F T OF BOOKS BY MR. SAMUEL INSULL (1) A report from Mr. Windsor announcing the gift of a nearly complete set of United States Government reports from Mr. Samuel Insull. On motion of Mr. Abbott, this gift was accepted with thanks. S C H O L A R S H I P F O R M R . R. G U I E T (2) An application from Mr. R. Guiet, a French lieutenant, for a scholarship for the coming year on the same terms as for the last quarter. This scholarship was granted. O P E R A T I O N O F T H E Y. M . C. A. B U I L D I N G (3) A statement from Professor James M. White and Dean T. A. Clark that they will undertake the administration of the Y. M. C. A. building during the coming year. June 18, 1919 President E. J. James, 355 Administration Building DEAR S I R : We believe that it is possible for the University to manage the Y. M. C. A. building during the coming year so as to make both the cafeteria and the rooming features of the building successful. There are two ways of handling the proposition: One, to have a manager who will handle the whole proposition; the other is way to divide the cafeteria entirely from the upper part of the building, and to have the two parts of the building under different administration. The operation with Mr. Stoner has been exceedingly economical because in addition to being manager he has also worked as chef in the cafeteria, which has not involved us in the expense usually entailed in the employment of a manager. Under either plan of operation we believe that the Dean of Men should make the assignment of rooms, and that the Business Office should be responsible for making collections. Which of the two plans it will be better to follow depends very largely upon the persons who may be found available as managers, though we prefer to keep the house under one management if possible. We believe that the cafeteria has been more successful than could have been anticipated under the circumstances, and that it can be more so next year. There have been a few difficulties in connection with the boys in the house. Some of these must always be anticipated, and as all the trouble can be traced to three or four men, the conditions have not been so bad as they may have seemed. If the Trustees desire to continue the experiment, we agree that we will be jointly responsible for the management of the building, subject to further rules and regulations which we will formulate for your approval. Yours truly, JAMES M. WHITE Supervising Architect THOMAS ARKLE CLARK Bean of Men
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