Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1930 [PAGE 12]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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High School to take advantage of their work in vocational agricultural teaching for observation and practice by our students in vocational agriculture in the College of Education under the instruction of Mr. Melvin Henderson of our own staff. Mr. Henderson, therefore, is the joint employee of the St. Joseph High School and the University, being, under the latter appointment, Assistant in Agricultural Education, on three-fourths time, at a salary of $1,800. The St. Joseph Board of Education undertakes to transport our students between the University and St. Joseph free of charge to the University and the students. I ask approval of m y action. O n motion of M r . Barr, this action w a s approved. APPEARANCE IN VOODRY CASE (24) At the meeting of April 12, 1928 (Minutes, page 581), I made a report on m y correspondence with Mr. John M. Sullivan, attorney, Bloomington, Illinois, concerning the bequest of Anna J. Voodry (see Minutes, June 8, 1008, page 523; July 8, 1911, page 208). O n June 25, Mr. Sullivan wrote m e as follows: Bloomington, Illinois, June 25, 1928 Hon. David Kinley, President, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Dear Sir: Early in the year I wrote you relative to the Anna J. Voodry estate and notified you at that time that Paul F. Beich desired to be released of his trusteeship. You replied under date of March 30 and stated that Judge Harker was of the opinion that there was some $5,000.00 worth of personal property in the estate. Upon receipt of your letter I began an investigation in this estate and found the records rather meager and for a time was of the opinion that you were correct in the assumption that there was more than $2,800 in the body of the estate. A study of the report, however, I think, is conclusive that the assumption i wrong and that, in fact, there i slightly less than s s $2,800.00 in the corpus of the estate. I am inclosing a copy of the Will, the Inventory and the report of J. Dickey Templeton, Administrator, with the Will annexed, in order that you may have all the facts before you. The report of the Administrator with the Will annexed discloses the fact that of the $6,247.66, being the total amount received by the Administrator, etc., $946.78 was interest to which Earl C. Voodry would be entitled as beneficiary under the Will. In the report i also shows that the total amount paid to Paul t F. Beich was $3,739-33 and from this should be deducted the $947.78 [$946.78?] income, leaving a balance of $2,792.55, which appears to be the net balance held in trust, of which the University of Illinois is the other beneficiary. If there is, any further information you desire in this matter I will be glad to furnish i if i is within m y power and after you have gone over the t t matter would like to know if the University will enter its appearance for the purpose of having a successor of Mr. Beich appointed by the court. Thanking you for your courtesy in this matter, I am Very truly yours, John M . Sullivan. The Legal Counsel advised that the University might safely execute an entry of appearance in the case. The matter came up too late to have the proper action taken by the Board at the meeting on June 29, and therefore I had the Legal Counsel prepare a form of entry, which was submitted to the members of the Executive Committee for their signatures. O n their approval, I instructed the Secretary to execute the waiver and directed the Legal Counsel to file it with the Court. O n motion of M r . Trees, this action w a s confirmed. DIPLOMAS OF HELEN GERTRUDE ROSS AND HELEN HOCKADAY (25) By action of the Council of Administration, the diplomas of Miss Helen Gertrude Ross (Bachelor of Arts) and Miss Helen Pearl Hockaday (Bachelor