Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1936
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566 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 10 MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD The Board resumed consideration of matters presented by the President of the University. RESOLUTION OF ILLINOIS FARMERS' INSTITUTE (16) The following resolution adopted at a recent meeting of the Illinois Farmers' Institute was transmitted by its Secretary under date of February 26, 1936: "We favor all efforts to continue with intelligence the development of our agricultural resources and urge continued thought and experiment to render country life more agreeable and satisfactory. "We urge the continuation of experiments to determine industrial uses for farm products, especially to stimulate the use of alcohol, manufactured from grain, for commercial purposes, and the increased industrial uses of soybeans and their products. "We commend the University of Illinois for its work in these investigations and request that they be continued so that other outlets may be opened for our farm products." This report was received for record. PURCHASES AUTHORIZED (17) A report of the following purchases authorized by the President (under the authorization of the Board, July 26, 1935, Minutes, page 367): 1. Approximately 39,000 board feet of two-inch and one-inch Long Leaf Yellow Pine Lumber for stock from the Thompson Lumber Company, the lowest bidder, at a price of $1,424,15, f.o.b. Urbana, for the lot. (Shipment will be from the Great Southern Lumber Company, Bogalusa, Louisiana.) 2. Ten hundred thirty-two reams of bond paper of varying sizes and colors from the Dwight Brothers Paper Company, the lowest bidder, quality considered, at a total cost of $1,026.10. On motion of Mr. Barrett, the action of the President in authorizing these purchases was confirmed. COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS (18) The following report from the Comptroller of contracts executed since the last report: CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER FEBRUARY 17, 1936, TO MARCH 6, 1936 Cooperative investigation approved by Board of Trustees in meeting of January 24, 1936 (Minutes, page 512): With whom State of 4 California For Investigation of reversed stresses on riveted connections Amount to be received by the Tenure University Date 1 year from October Not to exceed January 21, 1936 1, 193s $1,600 This report was received for record. REPORT OF GIFTS (19) The following report of gifts received by the University: 1. Kappa Delta Pi, national honorary education society, a plaque to commemorate the founding of the society at the University of Illinois in 1911. This plaque was presented at a ceremony on February 20 celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the society. 2. Student Activities Fund of the University High School, $65.00, to be applied to the purchase of twenty-five dozen towels for use in physical education classes and in connection with the athletic program of the University High School. (The activities fund from which this gift is made includes receipts and disbursements for such activities as dramatic productions, athletic contests, etc. The Principal of the High School reports that for a number of years the
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