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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1928
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I928] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 583 GIFT OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. JAMES C. BURNS (31) Professor and Mrs. James C. Burns of Macomb, I l n i , have prelios sented to the University an engraving of a famous picture e t t e "The nild First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation," by D. F. Carpenter. Mr. Burns i Professor of Latin at the Western I l n i State Teachers Cols lios lege. This gift is in appreciation of what the University has done for their three children. This report w a s received for record. GIFT OF CAHOKIA MOUND PAINTING (32) Dr. Warren K. Moorehead, of Andover, Massachusetts, has presented the University a painting of the large Cahokia Mound known as Monks Mound, painted by Miss Adele R. Brooks, formerly of Monticello Seminary, at Godfrey, Illinois, now of St. Louis, Missouri. The painting shows Monks Mound as it appeared about the year 1876, before i suffered damage due to t encroachments of various kinds. This report w a s received for record. GIFTS TO THE MUSEUM OF EUROPEAN CULTURE (33) Professor N. C. Brooks, Curator of the Museum of European Culture, reports the following gifts to the Museum, the acceptance of which I have authorized: From Mrs. A. H. Lybyer, of Urbana,fiveembroidered Persian doilies. From Mrs. Ola Hunt, of Sparland, Illinois, an old lace veil made by her grandmother about a hundred years ago. This report w a s received for record. GIFTS TO THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (34) Dean Ketchum reports the following gifts to the College of Engineering, the acceptance of which I have authorized: From the American Steel Foundries (through Mr. Craig P. Hazelet, Chief Engineer and General Manager of Scherzer Rolling Life Bridge Company), steel specimens for use in connection with the investigation of steel rollers—valued at $250. From the David White Company, of Chicago, a Kern Level—valued at $95. From the Sunbeam Electric Manufacturing Company, of Evansville, a locomotive headlight turbo-generator—valued at $150. This report w a s received for record. REPORT OF CONTRACTS AND PURCHASE ORDERS (35) The following report from the Comptroller on contracts and purchase orders executed since the last report: CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER MARCH 9, 1928, TO APRIL 5, 1928 Miscellaneous contract executed under general regulations: Name Amount Dale Item Otia Elevator $9.50 a February 23, 1928 Inspection and maintenance of Montgomery EleCompany month vator in New Library, beginning April 1, 1928. Lease contract executed under general regulations: Leased To Property Rental Date Tenure Louia Nahin and Store room at 1758 $45 a month Match 3, 1928 May 1, 1928, to Sam Edelman W. Polk St., Chicago April 30, 1929 Lloyd Morey Comptroller
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