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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1938
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250 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [May 3 Mr. Cleary offered a motion that the Board, in compliance with the request of the Governor, invite the State Department of Finance to send to the University such representatives as it may select to scrutinize the budget and to report to the Governor and to the Board such reductions as they believe it possible to make with the least injury to the University, such report not to commit either the Governor or the Board in any way. Mr. Adams moved as an amendment that the President of the Board of Trustees be authorized to appoint a committee of three members to meet with the representatives of the Department of Finance and to report their findings to the Board of Trustees, without commitment in any way. On roll call, the amendment was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Air. Karraker, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Wieland; no, Mr. Cleary; absent, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Horner, Mr. Mayer, Dr. Meyer. On roll call, the original motion, as amended, was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Wieland; no, Mr. Cleary; absent, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Horner, Mr. Mayer, Dr. Meyer. It was agreed that the selection of a committee of the Board to review the budget involved only the obligation of the members of the committee to be present at the conference, to report to the Board without commitment on the part of any member of the committee or of the Board, and that no joint report was to be made by which any member would become bound or committed so as to limit freedom of action in the future. The Board adjourned to meet on the call of the President of the Board. H. E. CUNNINGHAM O. M. KARRAKER Secretary President ADJOURNED SESSION O F MAY 3, 1937 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois met in adjourned session, at the call of President Karraker, at the University, in Urbana, at 11:45 a - m - o n Monday, May 3, 1937. The following members were present: President Karraker, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue. President Willard was present; also Mr. A. J. Janata, Assistant to the President, Professor Lloyd Morey, Comptroller, Judge Sveinbjorn Johnson, University Counsel, and, during part of the day, Director C. S. Havens, of the Physical Plant Department. REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO REDUCE BUDGET President Karraker reported that he had appointed Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, and Mr. Pogue to serve as the special committee authorized
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