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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1930 This is a reduced-resolution page image for fast online browsing.
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1929] UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS 199 R E G U L A TIONS FOR T H E R O B E R T L A U G H L I N R E A SCHOLARSHIP F U N D 1. The scholarships are to be known as "The Robert Laughlin Rea Scholarships in the College of Medicine." 2. The purpose of the scholarships is "to help pay the tuition fees of needy students." 3. Four Scholarships are available each year, their value depending upon the income of the fund (for 1929 the value of each scholarship i $75). s 4. Applicants for the scholarships shall have completed one full year's work in the College of Medicine of the University of Illinois. J. Applications in writing shall be made to the dean 0/ the College 0/ Medicine and the awards shall be made in September of each year by a committee of three appointed by the President of the University to be known as the "Committee on Robert Laughlin Rea Scholarships in Medicine." 6. Scholastic standing, character, andfinancialneed, shall be considered in making the awards. O n motion of M r s . Busey, these regulations were adopted. WINDSTORM AND LIGHTNING DAMAGE TO COOK COUNTY EXPERIMENT STATION BUILDINGS (54) The Comptroller reports that on March 31, the buildings at the Cook County Experiment Station were damaged by windstorm and lightning. The buildings are fully covered by insurance and the estimate of the loss, which will be paid by the insurance company, has been made on such a basis that i will cover fully the costs of t $457-25 all necessary repairs. The amounts are: On request of the Comptroller, I recommend that this amount be appropriated Chimney and Service Building $325.00 on receipt of payment from the insurance company to meet the expense of repairs on Greenhouse 132.2 5 these buildings. O n motion of M r s . Evans, this appropriation w a s m a d e , b y the following vote: A y e , President Armstrong, M r . Barr, M r s . Busey, M r s . Evans, M r . Fisher, M r s . Grigsby, D r . Noble, M r . Trees; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r . E m m e r s o n , M r . Simpson. THEFT OF PLATINUM WARE (yy) The Comptroller reports the theft of platinum ware valued at $850 from Room 115 of the Chemistry Building sometime between April 11 and 12. The stolen ware consisted of fifteen crucibles, two dishes, and a platinum cone filter—a combined weight of 329.59 grams. The platinum was kept in a case having a glass door, which was locked, entrance to the case being made by smashing the door. The theft was reported to the sheriff, local police, and pawn shop dealers. This report w a s received for record. GIFTS (56) I report the gift from Mr. Allan B. Brown of Kansas City, a member of the Class of '17, of a set of war maps, a number of war time newspapers, and letters collected by him during his service in the World War. Dr. J. Sterling Kingsley, Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, offers us his library, consisting of books and pamphlets on zoology, which he will send to the University in the summer. Professor Kingsley will leave on a trip around the world in August, and has offered to collect rare zoological specimens for shipment to the University. The only expense involved will be bottles, preserving chemicals, and shipping charges from New York to Urbana. I ask authority to accept his kind offers, the University to pay the expenses mentioned. On motion of Mrs. Evans, this authority was granted.
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