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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 10

Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Grigsby, Mrs. Ickes, Mr. Trees; no, none; absent, Mr. Blair, Mr. Noble, Mr. Small, Mr. Wham. CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES FOR PHARMACY ADDITION

(22) Pursuant to the action of the Board of Trustees on April 20 (page 242) the Supervising Architect secured an additional bid on the special design lighting fixtures from the Walter G. Warren Company, in addition to the bid previously received from the Victor S. Pearlman Company. The bids of the two companies are as follows: Victor S. Pearlman Company (as reported at the April meeting).$ 98200 Walter G. Warren and Company I 230 00 The Supervising Architect reports: "Comparing the designs for the different rooms and attempting to properly evaluate both design and price we have come to the conclusion that the Walter G. Warren Company's combination offixturesaggregating a total of $1,230 for thirteen (13)fixturesis the best proposition, and I concur in Schmidt, Garden, & Erikson's recommendation that the award be made them on this basis." I concur in this recommendation. O n motion of M r . Armstrong, this recommendation w a s adopted. McKINLEY HOSPITAL (23) A recommendation that the sum of $1,500 now accumulated from the interest of the Booth-St. Louis Cold Storage Company bonds, be appropriated so far as necessary to meet the deficit in the expense of operation and equipment of the McKinley Hospital for the year from July 1, 1926, to June 30, 1927. A further recommendation that the Board accept from the Trustee of the Students' Hospital Association the sum of $3,000, and that this sum be appropriated towards meeting any deficit in expense of operation and equipment of the hospital. A further recommendation that light, heat, power, and water be supplied free to the McKinley hospital for the years 1926-27 and 1927-28. O n motion of M r s . E v a n s , these recommendations were adopted. T h e appropriation w a s m a d e b y the following vote: A y e , M r . A r m strong, M r . Barr, M r s . Busey, M r s . E v a n s , M r s . Grigsby, M r s . Ickes, M r . Trees; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Blair, M r . Noble, M r . Small, M r .

Wham. CONTRACTS, ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING AND ADDITION TO ARMORY

(24) A recommendation that authority be given the Executive Committee to award contracts for lightning-rods, linoleum, shades, and screens for the Architectural Building and the Addition to the Armory, and for furniture for the Architectural Building. O n motion of M r . Barr, in case of the absence of President Trees a n d D r . Noble, M r . A r m s t r o n g w a s authorized to act for M r . Trees, a n d M r s . E v a n s w a s authorized to act for D r . N o b l e as m e m b e r s of the Executive C o m m i t t e e , a n d the C o m m i t t e e w a s authorized to a w a r d contracts as r e c o m m e n d e d above.

AMENDMENT TO LEAVE OF ABSENCE RULE

(25) I recommend the addition of the following paragraph to the present rule on leaves of absence: "A member of the staff of the rank of full professor who has served as full professor for at least four years, and has been in the service of the University continuously for at least eight years without having had a leave of absence, m a y be given a leave of absence on three-fourths pay for one year, or full pay for one-half