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BOARD OF TRUSTEES M A T T E R S S U B M I T T E D BY P R E S I D E N T KINLEY

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The Board considered the following reports and recommendations of the President of the University.

DEATH O F BULL (1) Professor H. A. Ruehe reports through Dean Davenport, the death of our Holstein herd bull, Sir Bess Pietertje Piebe No. 204, 840. This bull was purchased about a year ago for $5,000 and was insured for the purchase price, altho the insurance really does not cover the loss. The explanation of his death given by Professor Ruehe is that his foot became infected because of the lack of a proper pen. Dean Davenport comments as follows: "While we cannot say that we lost this bull because of improper housing, yet the fact is that if we had had the kind of dairy barn an institution like ours should have, this bull would not have had to stand in cinders in order to keep out of the mud. It is fortunate that we had him insured, though the $5,000 does not begin to cover our loss."

This report was received for record.

GIFTS TO LIBRARY AND TO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (2) Under the authority granted by the Trustees I have accepted gifts including photographs, shells, corals, arrow heads, geological specimens, etc., from the collections of the late Judge Joseph O. Cunningham, a former member of the Board of Trustees, and Dr. Annetta Ayers Saunders of the class of 1884. All of these gifts were presented to the University by Mrs. Saunders, who is a niece of the late Judge Cunningham.

This report was received for record.

UNIVERSITY'S E X H I B I T AT T H E CHICAGO EXPOSITION (3) A statement from the Comptroller, showing the expenditures on account of the Pageant of Progress at Chicago. After giving credit for the sale of equipment left on hand, there is a net total cost of $2,742.28. An appropriation of $500 was made which has been applied against this expenditure; there remains approximately $2,250 to be provided by additional appropriation. I recommend that an appropriation of $2,250 be made for this purpose from the Reserve and Contingent fund.

On motion of Mrs. Evans, this appropriation was made, by the following vote: ^ Aye, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Noble; no, none; absent, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Small, Mr. Trimble.

ILLINl HALL A N D CAFETERIA (4) A statement concerning Illini Hall and Cafeteria, from the Comptroller, showing the income and expenditures for last year and the financial condition at June 30, 1921, which is the date of the termination of the lease. There is a total net deficit of $9,110.03. As an offset to this, the University owns equipment in the cafeteria which cost $10,416.15. As it has been decided to retain this equipment and lease it to the Illinois Union, it is necessary to appropriate from our reserve an amount sufficient to offset the net deficit. I recommend an appropriation of $9,110.03 from the Reserve and Contingent fund for this purpose.

On motion of Mr. Hoit, this appropriation was made. The vote was as follows: Aye, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Noble; no, none; absent, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Grigsbv, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Small, Mr. Trimble.