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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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T h e President of the University submitted to the Board a letter dated November 2, 1937, received from the Trustees under the Last Will and Testament of La Verne Noyes, deceased, outlining the terms of a proposed gift in trust to T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, and the University Counsel explained the proposed form of contract received from the trustees under the will. T h e following resolution was offered: Resolved, that this Board of Trustees accept the gift in trust offered it by Lewis C. Walker, Joseph J. Fraser, and Frederick E. Smith, as Trustees under the Last Will and Testament of LaVerne Noyes, deceased, for the purposes set forth in said will and that this Board enter into proposed form of contract between said Trustees, the Annuitants therein named, and the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and such other Universities or Colleges as may become parties thereto, a copy of which contract has been submitted to this meeting; Resolved, further, that the President and Secretary of this Board be and they are hereby authorized and directed for and on behalf of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to execute said contract when the same shall be submitted to them in final form and that the Secretary be and is hereby directed to affix thereto the corporate seal when said contract has been so executed. On motion of Mr. Moschel, this resolution was adopted, subject to the approval by the University Counsel of the agreement to be executed by the President and Secretary of the Board and on condition that said agreement will not create any liability on the part of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to annuitants or beneficiaries under the will to make payments to them thereunder in addition to the income from the trust estate or estates set up and administered by

the trustees of the estate of LaVerne Noyes under the will.

REQUEST OF ILLINOIS STATE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

(22) A request from the Executive Board of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association that the University establish a Veterinary College in connection with the College of Medicine in Chicago. A copy of the letter from the Secretary and Treasurer of the Association is hereby given to the Secretary of the Board for record. Action on this matter was deferred.

FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION

(23) In March, 1938, the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station will have been organized fifty years, and it is the opinion of the Dean and the Executive Committee of the College of Agriculture that this anniversary should be observed by a modest celebration which would review briefly the history of the Experiment Station, its significant achievements, and finally might point out the possible direction which future researches should take. A special appropriation to cover the cost will be necessary, but the amount cannot be determined until further plans are developed. The total expense should not exceed $2,000. I am bringing the matter to the attention of the Board at this time for consideration of the proposal, which if approved implies that a special appropriation will be requested later. On motion of M r . Cleary, this project was approved in principle.

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES

(24) A report of a conference on November 8 with representatives of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, which is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. The officers of the Federation