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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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portation in the College of Commerce at a salary of £6,500 a year beginning September I, 1925. O n motion of M r s . Grigsby, this appointment was m a d e . RADIO STATION (23) A statement concerning the Roger Sullivan Memorial Radio Broadcasting Station. M r . George Hull Porter, of the Western Electric C o m p a n y , w h o was present, m a d e a statement concerning this matter. O n motion of M r . Trees, it was voted to instruct the Secretary to notify M r . Porter that it was the opinion of the Board that a onekilowatt radio broadcasting station, with endowment sufficient to operate the same, would be satisfactory. T h e details of the station are to be worked out by the Supervising Architect and M r . Porter. APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR THOMAS WHITFIELD BALDWIN (24) Professor Frank W . Scott, Acting Head of the Department of English, and Dean Babcock recommended the appointment of Dr. Thomas Whitfield Baldwin to the position of Assistant Professor of English for one year from September 1, 1925, at a salary of $2800. I concur in this recommendation. O n motion of M r . W h a m , this appointment was made.

RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN LAND TRANSACTIONS

(25) To confirm formally the action of the President and Secretary of the Board in executing, under authority given by the Board (Minutes, June 12, 1925), deeds for properties to be conveyed by the University to C. S. Dale, A. W . Stoolman, V. A. Roland and others, I recommend that the Comptroller's request for the adoption of the following resolutions be approved. RESOLUTION W H E R E A S The Board of Trustees on June 12, 1925, in regular meeting authorized an exchange with C. S. Dale of certain property in the Athletic Association Tract described as follows: "A tract of land located in Lot 1 of a subdivision of the S. xi of Sec. 13 / Twp. 19 N. R. 8 E. of the 3rd P. M. described as follows: "Beginning at a point on the South Side of Armory Avenue 150 feet West of line of First Street and extending West 240 feet more or less to the East side of Locust Street extended, thence South 160 feet South of the point of beginning thence North 160 feet to the place of beginning;" in part payment for the purchase of Lot 53 in College Place, Champaign; A N D W H E R E A S in accordance with the above action W . L. Noble, President, and H. E. Cunningham, Secretary, of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois have executed, acknowledged, and delivered in its name a warranty deed for the premises above described to C. S. Dale and Sarah E. Dale, as joint tenants; N O W , T H E R E F O R E , be i resolved that the action of these officers in t executing this deed be and is hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed. Approved

O. A. Harker

Legal Counsel O n motion of M r . Armstrong, these resolutions were adopted. RESOLUTION W H E R E A S The Board of Trustees on June 12, 1925, in regular meeting authorized the sale of certain land to A. W . Stoolman,