Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1930 [PAGE 459]

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[December 12

To be conferred December jr, 1929 Minna Elizabeth Emch Robert Han aw alt McCrackin Jack D. Kirshbaum Isadore M. Shapiro Michael Breinar Greenfield Arthur Sterling Webb Calvin Albert Lauer O n motion of Dr. Noble, this l s was received for record. it The Board adjourned to meet December 12 as voted. H. E. Cunningham J. W. Armstrong Secretary President

ADJOURNED SESSION, DECEMBER 12, 1929 When the Board convened at Urbana on the afternoon of Thursday, December 12, 1929, pursuant to adjournment, the following members were present: President Armstrong, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Fisher, Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. Noble, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Trees. President Kinley was present. MINUTES APPROVED On motion of Dr. Noble, the minutes of the meeting of November 15, 1929, were approved as printed on pages 429 to 444 above. RESIGNATION OF MR. A. M. BURKE AS TREASURER Mr. Trees presented the following report: Your special committee to which the matter of the resignation of the Treasurer was referred, reports as follows: W H E R E A S , M r . Arthur M . Burke has tendered his resignation as Treasurer of the University of Illinois, your committee recommends that the resignation be accepted to take effect today, but without releasing him as such Treasurer under his bond, from liability for any and all his acts while Treasurer, or from fully accounting for a l l moneys, credits, bonds, securities, and things of value of every nature and description received and held by him as such Treasurer. O n motion of Mr. Trees, this report was adopted. O n motion of Mrs. Busey, the resignation of Mr. Arthur M . Burke as Treasurer was accepted to take effect today, December 12, 1929, but without releasing him as such Treasurer, under his bond, from liability for any and a l his acts while Treasurer, or from fully acl counting for all moneys, credits, bonds, securities, and things of value of every nature and description received and held by him as such Treasurer. M R . H A Z E N S. C A P R O N E L E C T E D T R E A S U R E R Mr. Barr nominated M r . Hazen S. Capron, of Champaign, Illinois, for the office of Treasurer of the University, tofillthe unexpired term of M r . Arthur M . Burke, resigned, the term to begin when M r . Capron qualifies byfilinga satisfactory bond with the Board of Trustees. O n motion of M r . Barr, the Secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous ballot of the Board for M r . Capron as Treasurer. The ballot was cast, and Mr. Capron was declared elected.