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1928]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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structed to submit to the Committee suggestions looking thereto before the July meeting of the Board. The motion was adopted. 3. Fire Protection. It was moved by Mr. Trees that the President of the University be requested to report to the Buildings and Grounds Committee such recommendations as he may have to offer in time to enable the Committee to report to the Board at the June meeting. The motion was adopted. 4. Kappa Kappa Gamma Property. It was moved by Mr. Barr that the Kappa Kappa Gamma house at the corner of Wright and Daniel Streets recently injured by fire be repaired and that the original plan of connecting this house with the Davenport House be carried out. The motion was adopted. On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, the Committee then adjourned. George A. Barr O n motion of M r . Trees, the recommendation concerning the naming of campus thoroughfares was adopted. O n motion of Mrs. Ickes, the recommendation concerning the use of the Kappa Kappa G a m m a house was adopted. LEAVE OF A B S E N C E FOR D E A N M U M F O R D (5) Dean Mumford has been asked to serve on a commission of American authorities to study the meat and dairy industries in Germany, beginning July 15 in Berlin and ending September 15. H e would like to have the privilege of accepting this appointment because i would give him a good t opportunity to study the meat and dairy industries abroad. I recommend that he be given leave of absence from July 1 to October 1 in order to serve on this commission. O n motion of Dr. Noble, this leave was granted. LANDSCAPING T H E C A M P U S Mrs. Ickes, for the Committee on Landscaping the Campus, stated that a full report would be m a d e at the next meeting. CARTER-PENNELL REPORT Mrs. Busey, for the Committee on Agriculture, reported that the Committee had approved the report on the operation of the CarterPennell farms. O P E R A T I O N O F MCKINLEY HOSPITAL O n motion of Dr. Noble, the Finance Committee was added to the Committee on Student Welfare for the consideration of the matter of the operation of the McKinley Hospital. R. O. T. C. D E L E G A T I O N S F R O M PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES H E A R D T h e President of the University stated that delegations from patriotic societies were present to express their views on the matter of military training and the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. These delegations were introduced and they stated without exception that they placed themselves on record in favor of compulsory military training as an obligation due to the national government from students in institutions receiving aid from Federal funds.