Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936
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1936] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 515 At this point, the Board adjourned, to meet on the call of the President whenever it m a y be necessary and possible to take further action in connection with the grant and loan of funds for the construction of the Medical and Dental College Building. H. E. CUNNINGHAM WALTER W. WILLIAMS Secretary President E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E M E E T I N G , J A N U A R Y 24, 1936 A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, on the afternoon of Friday, J a n u a r y 24, 1936, immediately following the adjournment of the meeting of the Board of Trustees held on the same day. Mr. W a l t e r W. Williams, Chairman, Mr. E d w a r d E. Barrett, a member of the Executive Committee, and Mr. O. M. K a r r a k e r , a member of the Board, were p r e s e n t ; also President Willard, Professor Morey, and Mr. Janata. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD The Executive Committee considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. APPOINTMENT OF T H E CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH (1) At the meeting of the Board on November 27, 1935, there was submitted a report of a special committee of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences concerning the chairmanship of the Department of English. The Board instructed the President of the University to confer with the candidate recommended to ascertain if he is available. This has been done, and a further report will be made as soon as he has reached a decision. This report was received for record. FEE IN DEPARTMENT OF ART COURSE IN MODELING (2) A recommendation from the Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts that the laboratory fee of $2.50, heretofore charged in the course of Modeling, designated as Art 50 in the offerings of the Department of Art, be discontinued for the reason that the students in this course will secure from outside sources the clay and other materials necessary and which have previously been supplied by the University. The Provost and Comptroller concur in this recommendation. On motion of M r . Barrett, this fee was discontinued. INVESTMENT OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS TURNER MORTGAGES CASTOR A N D Mr. K a r r a k e r , for the Finance Committee, presented the following: 1. T h e recommendation that a farm mortgage loan of $2,000 in the University Endowment F u n d investments given by J. W. Castor, maturing F e b r u a r y I, 1936, be renewed for five years at 5 per cent. 2. T h e recommendation that the Finance Committee be authorized to make a loan of $5,800 from University E n d o w m e n t F u n d s to
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