Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936
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140 BOASO OF TRUSTEES [February 23 Edwin L. Draper and Mrs. Arthur A. Brown, children of former President Draper, and to Dr. David Kinley and Dr. A. H. Daniels. Dr. Draper and Mrs. Brown have asked me to express to the Board of Trustees their appreciation for having made such a permanent memorial to their father's life. This report was received for record. NEWSPAPER ATTACK ON THE GOVERNOR (19) A complete report on this matter has been sent to each member of the Board including the Trustees elect. Attached are copies of the newspaper articles concerned and of the letters sent to the Governor and members of the Board. On motion of Mr. Barr, the action taken by the President of the Board and the President of the University to refute this unwarranted and unjust attack on the Governor was approved and endorsed. C O N D U C T AT ATHLETIC CONTESTS (30) A statement and certain correspondence concerning the conduct of spectators at athletic contests. This matter was referred to the Committee on General Policy, to confer with the President of the University and the officers of the Athletic Association for the purpose of formulating regulations, and to report at the next meeting. COMMITTEE TO STUDY T H E UNIVERSITY STATUTES On motion of Mr. Barrett, the President of the Board was requested to appoint a special committee to make a study of the Statutes of the University, with a view to a proper codification and printing of the Statutes. President Williams, later in the day, appointed the following special committee: Mr. Barrett, Chairman, Mr. Barr, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Karraker. CAPS A N D GOWNS FOR GRADUATING CLASSES (21) A letter from the Comptroller concerning the contract for caps and gowns for the senior class of 1935. On motion of Mr. Barr, the Comptroller was authorized to pay for the rental of caps and gowns for members of the graduating class, to be charged to the Graduation Fee, and an appropriation of $3,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, was appropriated from the General Reserve fund for this purpose, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Karraker, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Williams; no, none; absent, Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. Horner, Mr. Trees, Mr. Wieland. At this point, Dr. Meyer withdrew. INDEPENDENT SURVEY OF THE BUDGET The President of the University made a statement concerning the independent survey of the University budget for the coming biennium. On motion of Mr. Karraker, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, that in order to avoid further delay, the President of the Board and the President of the University be, and they hereby are,
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