Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936 [PAGE 51]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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REAPPROPRIATION OF COOK COUNTY EXPERIMENT STATION F U N D S (5) A recommendation from the Dean of the College of Agriculture that the sum of $2,064.02, representing an unexpended balance of $810.71 of the State appropriation of 1933-34, to the Cook County Experiment Station, and an unexpended balance of $1,253.31 of income from sales of the Station for the same period be reappropriated to the Cook County Experiment Station for the following purposes: A. T h e publication of manuscripts arising out of and dealing with the work of the Station as follows: 1. "Substitution of Commercial Fertilizers for Manure in Vegetable Production." 2. A publication dealing with the diseases of tomatoes. 3. A circular on diseases of onions. 4. A publication on fertilizing truck crops in a four-year rotation. 5. A circular on premature seeding of onions. 6. A monograph on horse-radish. B. Equipment as follows: 7. A Farmall-12 tractor, manufactured by the International Harvester Company, $525. 8. One plow, $80. 9. Office equipment, $150.

On motion of Mr. Barrett, this appropriation was made 1 by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Trees, Mr. Williams; no, none; absent, Mr. Barr, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. Horner, Dr. Meyer.

APPROPRIATION FOR PILOT WELLS (6) A recommendation that $1000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated from the General Reserve Fund to the Physical Plant Department for pilot wells.

On motion of Mr. Armstrong, this appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Trees, Mr. Williams; no, none; absent, Mr. Barr, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. Horner, Dr. Meyer.

ASSIGNMENT FROM C O N T I N G E N T F U N D

At this point, Mr. Barrett reported that Governor Horner had made an additional assignment of $30,000 from the University Contingent Fund, to cover the item of $25,000 approved September 22, 1934 (page 33), also $5,000 for the same purpose (steam line and tunnel to the Residence Hall). On motion of Mr. Trees, this money was appropriated for the construction of a steam line and tunnel, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Trees, Mr. Williams; no, none; absent, Mr. Barr, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Hopkins, Mr. Horner, Dr. Meyer.

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COMMITTEES (7) A recommendation from the Dean of the College of Agriculture for the appointment of the following Advisory Committees of the College of Agriculture for 1934-35: 'Reconsidered; see page 60.