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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1938
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8o6 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [May 14 servation, about the construction of a State Natural Resources Building on the Campus of the University. It had not been possible to arrange this conference for an earlier date. T h e following were present: Governor H e n r y H o r n e r J u d g e M. E. Cox, Assistant Attorney General Representing the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation: John J. Hallihan, Director, Department of Registration and Education and Chairman of the Board Professor E. S. Bastin Dr. T. H . Frison, Chief, State Natural History Survey Dr. M. M. Leighton, Chief, State Geological Survey Representing the Board of Trustees and the University: Karl A. Meyer 1 O. M. K a r r a k e r > Committee on General Policy James M. ClearyJ President A. C. Willard Judge Sveinbjorn Johnson, University Counsel A. J. Janata, Assistant to the President T h e Committee advised the Governor and the Representatives of the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation that the alternative agreement submitted by the Department of Registration and Education did not meet with the approval of the Board of Trustees. T h e agreement was gone over in detail, and the Committee pointed out in what respects it differs from that proposed by the Board of Trustees. After discussion of the various points at issue, the agreement was modified in several particulars to protect the interests of both parties thereto. Following the conference with the Governor, additional changes were made by the Committee on General Policy and submitted to the Director of the Department of Registration and Education and the other representatives of the Board of Natural Resources and Conservation who approved them. T h e Committee recommends approval of the agreement as revised in this conference, a copy of which is appended to this report. Respectfully submitted, COMMITTEE ON GENERAL POLICY O. M. KARRAKER KARL A. MEYER J A M E S M. CLEAKY, Chairman AGREEMENT BETWEEN T H E DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION AND T H E BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF T H E UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS I N RELATION TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NATURAL RESOURCES BUILDING FOR THE STATE SCIENTIFIC SURVEYS ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Whereas, Section 62, Chapter 127, Illinois Revised Statutes of 1937, requires the trustees of the University of Illinois to provide buildings and places where may be performed the functions and duties formerly exercised by the State entomologist, the State Laboratory of Natural History, the State W a t e r Survey, and the State Geological Survey, but which functions and duties since 1917 have been and are now vested in the Department of Registration and Education, and Whereas, the University has been housing the Scientific Surveys since 1917 and prior thereto since their organization, in various buildings and places, and also supplying maintenance including light, heat, water, power, and janitor service, and Whereas, the present buildings and places provided by the University for such purposes are inadequate therefor, Section 2 of Senate Bill 444, hereinafter described was introduced and enacted authorizing the construction of a Natural
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