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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[August i

DR. KARL A. MEYER ELECTED PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE

Mr. Pogue presented the following resolution and moved its adoption. The resolution was unanimously adopted.

Whereas, the President of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Oscar G. Mayer, is absent from his office and from the State for a period of time, and is therefore not able to perform his functions as President of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee; and Whereas, the emergency requires that certain documents pertaining to the building and financial program be executed without delay; Be it resolved, that Dr. Karl A. Meyer, a duly elected and qualified member of the Board of Trustees, be, and he is hereby, appointed to act as President of the Board and Chairman of the Executive Committee beginning August ' . I93§> and continuing during the absence of Oscar G. Mayer from the State, with full power to do all things pertaining to the business of the University which Oscar G. Mayer as President of the Board may now lawfully do. And be it further resolved, that James M. Cleary, a duly qualified and elected member of the Board, be and he is hereby, elected and empowered to act as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois beginning August I, 1938, and continuing during the absence of Oscar G. Mayer, with full power to act during that time as a member of the Executive Committee.

Dr. Meyer took the chair and presided during the meeting.

PROPOSAL FROM UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION TO CONSTRUCT ILLINI U N I O N BUILDING

The Secretary presented the following letters from the University of Illinois Foundation offering to purchase a site and to build thereon an Illini Union Building; also a telegram and a letter from the President of the University approving these proposals.

July 28, 1938 Mr. H. E. Cunningham, Secretary Board of Trustees of the University Urbana, Illinois

DEAR S I R :

of

Illinois

In behalf of the University of Illinois Foundation, a non-profit corporation of the State of Illinois, and by authority of the Board of Directors thereof, I submit the following proposition to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: T h e University of Illinois Foundation offers to purchase the lot hereinafter described for a cash consideration of $1.00, such lot to be conveyed by fee simple, title absolute and unconditional, without right of reversion in any circumstances except as herein stated. T h e property so conveyed shall be described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of the northeast one-quarter of Section 18, Township 19 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, which corner is taken to be the intersection of the middle line between curbs of Springfield Avenue in the City of Urbana with the line of the back of the East curb of W r i g h t Street; thence south 897.38 feet along the center line of Section 18, which line is also the line of the back of said East curb of Wright Street, to a point which is 425.63 feet North of a brass rod imbedded in concrete at the intersection of the center line of John Street with the back of the East curb of Wright S t r e e t ; thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes East 281.95 feet along the South line of Green Street, as determined by the South edge of a concrete walk, to the Northwest corner of the tract to be described as follows: Beginning at said northwest corner, thence N. 89 degrees 47 minutes E. 340 feet along the south line of Green Street; thence S. zero degrees 13 minutes