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1921]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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In general, I agree with the opinions expressed in the letters of Dean Davenport and Professor White. The most important thing is the integrity of our educational work. To locate the building too far away from other buildings which students must go to between class periods would impair that integrity. On the other hand, I am fully in sympathy with the proposal of the Campus Plan Commission to move southward. The solution of the problem of location must have both these factors in mind. The building should, therefore, be south of the present one but not so far south as to make its use inconvenient. The location indicated in Professor White's letter seems to me to meet the conditions. As to the general character of the building, there are three possibilities. It may be planned to serve laboratory purposes, classroom and office purposes, or general administrative purposes for the College of Agriculture, including such things as reading rooms, assembly room, offices, and so forth. My own judgment is that the University and the College of Agriculture will be best served in the immediate future by making this new building serve the second class of purposes; that is, it should be a class and office building. It seems to me that in accordance with the provisions of the appropriation bill it should be the first unit of an agricultural group. From these points of view my own recommendations on the matter would be that the building be located south of the plats just in the rear of the Observatory, that it be a class and office building, and that it be an independent unit, either complete or partly so.

On motion of Mr. Noble, action on this matter was deferred until the next meeting.

H O R T I C U L T U R E LABORATORY (20) A further recommendation from Professor White that the sum of 340,000 be appropriated toward the general work of grading, extension of water mains, electric wires, telephones, furniture, equipment, etc., for the Horticulture Laboratory, the work to be done under the direction of the Supervising Architect.

On motion of Mrs. Blake, 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.

REGISTRATION, SEPTEMBER 2 1 , 1 9 2 1 (21) A report from the Registrar that the total registration at the close of business on September 21, was 7578, which was 841 more than the number at the end of the third day last year, and more than at the end of four weeks last fall.

This report was received for record.

REGULAR M O N T H L Y MEETINGS

On motion of Mrs. Blake, it was voted to hold regular monthly meetings of the Board on the second Wednesday of each month except August and those months in which quarterly meetings are held according to the By-laws of the Board.

STADIUM SITE

The matter of the site for the Stadium was discussed, but no action was taken.