Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1928 [PAGE 564]

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the State Auditor, and to warrants on the University Treasurer for vouchers approved as above. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to the Bursar and to the chief accountant in the Business Office authority to sign his name, as Secretary of the Board of Trustees, to vouchers against the State Auditor, and to warrants on the University Treasurer for vouchers approved as above. The President and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees are authorized to delegate to the Comptroller and to the Assistant to the Comptroller authority to sign the name of the President or of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees to vouchers against the State Auditor, and to warrants on the University Treasurer in case of emergency; provided that under no circumstances shall the Comptroller or the Assistant to the Comptroller sign the names of both the President and the Secretary to the same warrant or voucher. V O T E O F T H A N K S T O MR. TREES O n motion of Dr. Noble, the Board voted to extend thanks to M r . Trees for the fair and impartial w a y in which he has conducted the office of President of the Board during the past two years. O n motion of Mrs. Busey, seconded by M r . Barr, the Secretary was instructed to send M r . Trees a note of greeting and expression of the good wishes of the Board for his speedy recovery from his present illness. STANDING COMMITTEES, 1928-29 T h e list of standing committees of the Board, appointed by President Armstrong on March 15, 1928, in accordance with the ByLaws, is as follows: Buildings and Grounds—George A. Barr, Chairman, William L. Noble, Merle J. Trees, Helen M. Grigsby, A n n a Wilmarth Ickes. Finance—Merle J. Trees, Chairman, Mary E. Busey, Robert R. Ward. Engineering—Robert R. Ward, Chairman, William L. Noble, Mary E. Busey. Agriculture—Mary E. Busey, Chairman, George A. Barr, Laura B. Evans. Chicago Departments—William L. Noble, Chairman, A n n a Wilmarth Ickes, Merle J. Trees. Student Welfare—Helen M. Grigsby, Chairman, Robert R. Ward, Laura B. Evans. Instruction—Laura B. Evans, Chairman, Anna Wilmarth Ickes, Francis G. Blair. Library—Anna Wilmarth Ickes, Chairman, William L. Noble, Helen M. Grigsby. Alumni—George A. Barr, Chairman, Robert R. Ward, Mary E. Busey. Physical Education—Merle J. Trees, Chairman, Helen M. Grigsby, George A. Barr. FIRE PREVENTION M r . Barr, for the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, m a d e a report of progress on the investigation offireprevention. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT KINLEY T h e Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University.