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board of trustees

[March 13

CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER, FEBRUARY jo. 1928, TO M A R C H 8, 1928

Miscellaneous contract executed under general regulations: Name Amount Date Item Illinois Board for Regular Fees February i, 1928 Regular instruction in College of Vocational Education Law to Edward J. Tumbaugh for two years Lease contract executed under general regulations: Leased to Properly Rental Date Tenure Illinois Bell Tele- 83 pairs of Uni- $224.10 per January 13, 1928 One year from January phone Company versity under- annum I, 1928* ground cables

ORDERS ISSUED DURING FEBRUARY, 1928, AMOUNTING TO $1000 OR M O R E

Date 2- 3-28 2-17-28 2-20-28 Amount $2850 00 1232 00 5300 00 Department Firm Description Procedure Physical Plant Electric Coal Company Coal Quoted' Journalism American Type Type, Cabinets, Competitive Founders etc quotations General Chem- E. H. Sargent Company Pyrei Bought at ical Stores maximum standard discount Physical Plant Electric Coal Company Coal Quoted1

2-27-28

1900 00

H. M. Edwards

Purchasing Agent This report w a s received for record. AUDIT OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ACCOUNTS (19) In accordance with the by-laws of the Athletic Association, I submit a report from the Comptroller of the audit of its accounts for the six months ending December 30, 1927. The Comptroller reports that they "found things in a very satisfactory shape in this audit." This report w a s received for record. COLLECTION OF LABOR LITERATURE (20) I desire to inform the Board that at the request of Honorable Victor A. Olander, Secretary-Treasurer of the Illinois State Federation of Labor, President William Green, of the American Federation of Labor, has requested the National and International Unions and State Federations of Labor to send our University Library as complete a set as is obtainable of the proceedings of their annual conventions, the bound volumes of their official Journal, and other official publications, and also to place the Library on their mailing list to receive such documents in the future. Mr. Green also has sent the Library a duplicate set of the pamphlets of the American Federation of Labor. Every student of economics will appreciate the value of this contribution. Replaces myself thanked covering 71 the University. I have previous contract them for pairs of cables. O n motion Mr. M rA..Morrow. the President of the University w a s 2Arranged by of J. s Ickes, requested to express to M r . Olander the thanks of the Board. APPROPRIATION FOR PRESIDENT'S RECEPTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS (21) I request an appropriation of $500 from the Reserve and Contingent Fund to the President's Receptions and Entertainments Fund, to supplement the appropriation for the current year.