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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Dr. Meyer, this action was confirmed and the following resolution was adopted:

R E S O L V E D that Lloyd Morey, Comptroller of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, be and hereby is authorized and directed to execute in the name of this Board surety bonds to the State of Illinois Liquor Control Commission required in connection with the applications for non-beverage alcohol users' licenses as follows: Urbana Departments, $1,000; College of Medicine, $1,000; College of Dentistry, $500; College of Pharmacy, $500. DELEGATION OF SIGNATURES FOR PAYMENTS FROM FEDERAL EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION F U N D S FOR STUDENT EMPLOYMENT (12) The Federal and State regulations regarding the F.E.R.A. funds for student employment require that they be handled through a separate bank account, and that every individual payroll be covered by a check drawn against that account. A second account is maintained by the University and is signed by the President and Secretary of the Board, just as they do with general University funds. T h e volume of checks on the F.E.R.A. account is so large that the Comptroller recommends provision be made for the delegation of the signature of the President of the Board to two persons in the Comptroller's office.

On motion of Mr. Barr, the following resolution was adopted:

R E S O L V E D that the President of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois is authorized to delegate to Merle Rhoads and to Augusta Moore authority to sign his name as President of the Board of Trustees to warrants on the University Treasurer payable out of the special F.E.R.A. fund covering vouchers duly approved for payment from that fund. This authorization is in addition to the authorizations provided for by resolution of the Board adopted at its meeting of March 13, 1934. LEASE OF LAND IN MCLEAN COUNTY FOR SOIL EROSION CONTROL EXPERIMENT FIELD (13) A recommendation from the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station that- the University lease approximately forty acres of land in McLean County for soil erosion control experimentation from the James P a r k e r estate in Bloomington. T h e proposed lease is for a period of five years from March 1, 1934, to and including April 30, 1939, and the University will pay as rent five dollars per acre per annum on April 30 of each year beginning April 30, 1936. Funds are available in the budget of the Experiment Station to meet the expenses.

On motion of Mr. Armstrong, this lease was authorized.

LEASE OF CARTER-PENNELL FARMS (14) A report from the Dean of the College of Agriculture that the leases of the tenants of both the north and south Carter-Pennell farms have been renewed for the year 1935. T h i s report w a s received for record a n d r e f e r r e d to the Committee o n A g r i c u l t u r e f o r its i n f o r m a t i o n w i t h t h e s u g g e s t i o n t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e v i s i t t h e f a r m s a t s o m e c o n v e n i e n t t i m e a n d m a k e a r e p o r t of its visit, t o t h e B o a r d . COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT W I T H THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR COOPERATIVE INVESTIGATION OF REVERSED STRESSES ON RIVETED CONNECTIONS (15) A recommendation from the Director of the Engineering Experiment Station for the approval of an agreement with the State of California for a cooperative investigation of reversed stresses on riveted connections by the Engineering Experiment Station. T h e agreement has been drawn for a period of