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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 21

EXECUTIVE C O M M I T T E E MEETING, M A Y 12, 1 9 2 7 The Secretary presented for record the minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, attended by Dr. W . L. Noble and Mr. Merle J. Trees, was held in Chicago to consider bids opened on April 15, 1927, on the hardware contract for the north wing of the new Library building. The following schedule of bids and recommendations were received from Professor White, Supervising Architect, through the President: Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Co. (Chicago) $1 436 Thos. Conron Hardware Co. (Danville) 1 748 Holder Hardware Co. (Bloomington) 1 840 The specification was based upon the Sargent Company's catalog, the Sargent Company being represented by the Thos. Conron Hardware Company of Danville. The Holder Hardware Company bid on Corbin hardware. There was a question, in our opinion, whether the hardware listed by the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company in their bid and of their manufacture, was fully the equal of the Sargent goods specified. After investigating their material we suggested certain changes to put their bid on a par with the other, which increases their proposal to $1483. O n that basis we consider the three bids on a par and I recommend award of the contract to Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company at their bid of $1,483. It was moved and unanimously approved that the contract be awarded to Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company, at their bid of #1,483. Merle J. Trees W. L. Noble Mart E. Busey Executive Committee POWERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE O n motion of Dr. Noble, action was postponed on the matter of the consideration of the powers of the Executive Committee. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT KINLEY The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR GEORGE L. CLARK (1) On recommendation o P o e s r Adams and Dean Babcock, I recommend the f rfso appointment of Dr. George L. Clark, at present at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as Associate Professor of Chemistry for two years from September I, 1927, at an annual salary of #4,800. O n motion of M r s . B u s e y , this appointment w a s m a d e . APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR R. L. SHRINER (2) On recommendation o P o e s r Adams and Dean Babcock, I recommend that f rfso Dr. Ralph Lloyd Shriner, at present assistant professor of bio-chemistry at Cornell University, be appointed Assistant Professor of Chemistry for two years from September 1, 1927, at an annual salary of $2800. O n motion of M r s . E v a n s , this appointment w a s m a d e . APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR THEODORE F. ABEL (3) On recommendation o P o e s r Hayes and Dean Babcock, I recommend that f rfso Mr. Theodore F. Abel, a former member of our staff, be appointed Assistant Professor of Sociology for two years from September 1, 1927, at an annual salary of #3>300> subject to conditions agreed on between him and the President. O n motion of M r s . Grigsby, this appointment w a s m a d e .