Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1940
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230 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [February 11 basis is $684.45. This insurance is required under the agreement with the Federal Government for the protection of the bondholders. On motion of Mr. Moschel, these purchases were authorized as recommended. COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF CONTRACTS A N D PURCHASE ORDERS (25) T h e following report from the Comptroller of contracts and purchase orders executed since the last report: CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER JANUARY I I , 1939, TO FEBRUARY 7, 1939 Minor contracts executed under general regulations of Board of Trustees: Amount to be paid by the With whom For University Date Chicago Towel Laundry service to Chicago Schedule rates December !. r9?8 Company Departments Leases executed under general regulations of Board of T r u s t e e s : A mount to be received by the With whom Property Tenure University Date University of Arcade Building. Bookstore, One year from #5,500 for February 6, Illinois Union, Billiard Hall and Bowling July 1, 1938 year 1939 Inc. Alley, and Dance Hall and Banquet Hall This report was received for record. QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER (26) T h e report of the Comptroller to the Board of Trustees for the quarter ending December 31, 1938. Copies of the report were sent to the members of the Board in advance of the meeting. This report was received for record. OFFER FROM HARRY G. W R I G H T (27) Dr. H a r r y G. Wright, of DeKalb, Illinois, a former member of the State Senate, has offered to make a gift to the University for the benefit of the College of Agriculture and of students desiring to study agriculture. A memorandum of his plan is hereby given to the Secretary of the Board for future reference, but not for record, as the gift is not to be announced until it becomes operative. O n m o t i o n of M r . C l e a r y , t h i s r e p o r t w a s r e c e i v e d w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n of t h e B o a r d f o r D r . W r i g h t ' s g e n e r o s i t y . APPRECIATION OF SERVICE OF SECRETARY On motion of Mr. Cleary, the President of the Board was requested to prepare for inclusion in the record a resolution commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of Mr. H. E. Cunningham's services as Secretary of the Board. Mr. Mayer later offered the following resolution which was unanimously adopted. RESOLUTION Whereas, on J a n u a r y 21, 1939, H a r r i s o n E d w a r d Cunningham completed twenty-five years of service as Secretary of the Board of T r u s t e e s ; and Whereas, it is appropriate for public bodies to record such significant milestones in the careers of its officials; now, therefore, be it Resolved, that the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois hereby records its deep appreciation of the long and faithful services of Mr. Cunningham to the University, not only as Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the
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