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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 10

DR. W. L. NOBLE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD O n motion of Mr. Trees, Dr. W . L. Noble was elected President of the Board for the ensuing year. MR. H. E. C U N N I N G H A M ELECTED SECRETARY O n motion of Mr. Blair, Mr. Harrison E. Cunningham was elected Secretary of the Board for the ensuing year. MR. A. M. B U R K E ELECTED TREASURER O n motion of Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. A. M . Burke was elected Treasurer for the ensuing term of two years. MR. LLOYD M O R E Y ELECTED COMPTROLLER O n motion of Mrs. Busey, Mr. Lloyd Morey was elected Comptroller for the ensuing year. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED O n motion of Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Busey and Mr. Trees were elected to serve as members of the Executive Committee (with the President of the Board as Chairman) for the ensuing year. DR. DAVID KINLEY RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT O n motion of Mr. Blair, Dr. David Kinley was unanimously elected President of the University for the ensuing term of two years, at his present compensation. TREASURER'S B O N D O n motion of Mrs. Evans, the bond of the Treasurer wasfixedat one million dollars. O n motion of Mrs. Ickes, the Finance Committee was directed to see that the Treasurer secures a satisfactory bond as specified above, and to report the same to the Board for approval. AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE F U N D S O n motion of Mr. Armstrong, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, that the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois i hereby authorized to receive and receipt for a l s l moneys, and to endorse all orders, drafts, and checks due and payable to the Board of Trustees or to the University of Illinois, and especially a l drafts drawn by the Treasurer of the United States payable to l the Board of Trustees or to the University of Illinois on account of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University. DELEGATION OF SIGNATURE O n motion of Mrs. Evans, the President and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees were authorized to delegate the signing of their names as President and Secretary, respectively, to vouchers to be presented to the State Auditor, and to warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the University, under the following conditions: N o disbursement shall be made from any University funds in the hands of either the University Treasurer or the State Treasurer except on a voucher certified by the proper officer or head of department, against an appropriation made by the Board of Trustees, and approved by tne Comptroller, according to the Statutes of the University.