Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1922
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18 BOARD OF TRUSTEES RETIRING ALLOWANCE FOR P R E S I D E N T J A M E S [July 26, On motion of Mr. Trimble, a retiring allowance of $6000 a year, beginning September 1, 1920, was granted to Dr. Edmund Janes James, President Emeritus. The Board then continued its consideration of matters presented by. the Acting President of the University. APPOINTMENT OF MR. J. F. WRIGHT (22) A recommendation that Mr. J. F. Wright be appointed to the rank of instructor in the College of Commerce and Buisness Administration or the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Manager of Publicity, for one year beginning September 1, 1920, at a salary of $2500 (see page 854, June 15, 1920) This appointment was authorized. ACTING DEAN OF T H E GRADUATE SCHOOL (23) A recommendation that Professor A. H. Daniels be appointed Acting Dean of the Graduate School for one year beginning September 1, 1920, at a compensation of five hundred dollars ($500) for the year. This appointment was authorized. MOSAIC PORTRAITS OF P R E S I D E N T S AND D E C O R A T I O N O F MUSIC BUILDING (24) A letter from Professor Newton A. Wells offering to do certain decorative work. President's Office, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois M Y DEAR DOCTOR KINLEY: As an emeritus professor, I feel that I owe to the University some return. . While I shall never again have good normal eyesight, my vision is still sufficiently effective to carry on my mosaic and decorative work. It has occurred to me that mosaic portraits of the Presidents of the University might become acceptable embellishments to the President's office. If so, I shall be glad to donate such portraits as early as I shall be able to execute them. Some time before his demise. Captain Smith spoke to me regarding the color decoration of the Music Hall. His death, however,c ame so unexpectedly that nothing definite was done about it. Last Saturday morning I went over the building with Mr. Wright and am convinced that it offers the finest opportunity for monumental decoration of any collegiate building in the Middle West. Nothing would please me more than to be able to take advantage of that opportunity in the near future. I am well aware of the University's financial difficulty but that need not stand in the way so far as I am concerned because I would gladly undertake the entire job of interior decoration without remuneration to myself. This would reduce the cost of the work to wages for help and materials, these latter to be supplied through the office of the Supervising Architect. This I am making as a definite offer which, should you think-it worth considering, I shall be pleased to take up in detail with Professor White. Sincerely yours, NEWTON A. WELLS On motion of Mr. Abbott, this matter was referred to the President of the Board for consideration and recommendation.
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