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board of trustees

[January 17,

sites and I think we also may as well sell the site formerly purchased for the McKinley hospital. I think it would be advisable to trade that site in to fraternities for ground in the two blocks north of the Armory where M r . Huff wants the Gymnasium. I think thefirststep in disposing of the land west of First Street would be for the Athletic Association to see if they can trade it for some land south of our present property line between First Street and the Illinois Central. Yours very truly James M. White Supervising Architect Professor White made a statement concerning these plans, and the matter was discussed at length, but no action was taken. EXCLUSION OF AUTOMOBILES FROM THE CAMPUS (28) A recommendation that automobiles be excluded from the University Campus. Action on this matter was deferred.

ARMORY ROOF

(29) A letter concerning the Armory roof.

January 15, 1923 M r . W . L. Abbott, 72 W a t A d a m s St., Chicago, Illinois M y Dear Mr. Abbott: W e have secured some bids for the roofing of the Armory with zinc, and can now present definitefiguresto you for this work. A zinc roof of the batten type, with ribs twelve inches high and three feet wide, accenting the truss centers, will cost $32,400.00. This includes the estimated cost of tearing off the present composition roofing and repairing the sheathing boards. If a skylight is required, the additional cost would be $3,700.00. The cost of a copper roof of similar construction would be $26,600.00 more than the zinc. In our Physical Plant Extension budget w e have an item of $27,800.00 which could be used for this purpose. D o you wish this matter to be acted on further by the Building and Grounds C o m mittee, or m a y w e proceed on the basis of the zinc roof as outlined above? Very truly yours, James M. White Supervising Architect This letter was received for record. RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHY FOR MRS. BUSEY On motion of Mrs. Evans, the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas our fellow-member of the Board, Mrs. Mary E. Busey, has suffered a great bereavement in the loss of her daughter, Be i resolved that the Board of Trustees hereby expresses its t sympathy with our colleague in her sorrow and our good wishes for her comfort and health and that a copy of these resolutions be sent to Mrs. Busey. APPOINTMENTS T O FILL VACANCIES The Secretary presented for record the following list of appointment made by President Kinley: Asher, Leon, Lecturer in Physiology, in the College of Medicine, for his special course offiveor six lectures, beginning February or March, 1923, at a compensation of two hundredfiftydollars ($250). (January 13, 1923)1 "The date in parenthesis is the date on which the appointment was made by the President of the University.