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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1940
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772 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 14 MR. HAROLD POGUE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD M r . Moschel nominated M r . H a r o l d Pogue, of Decatur, for the office of President of the Board for the ensuing year. O n motion of M r . Cleary, the nominations were closed, and the Secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the meeting for M r . Pogue as President. T h e ballot was cast, and M r . Pogue was declared elected President of the Board. M r . Pogue expressed his appreciation of the honor, and took the chair. APPRECIATION OF SERVICES OF PRESIDENT MAYER On motion of M r . A d a m s , the Board made record of its appreciation of the dignity, ability, and splendid leadership of M r . Oscar G. Mayer as President during the past year. MR. HARRISON E. C U N N I N G H A M ELECTED SECRETARY O n motion of M r . Mayer, M r . H a r r i s o n E. Cunningham, of Urbana, was elected Secretary of the Board for one year. PROFESSOR LLOYD MOREY ELECTED COMPTROLLER O n motion of M r . Cleary, Professor Lloyd Morey, of Urbana, was elected Comptroller for one year. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED M r . Moschel nominated M r s . Glenn E. Plumb, and M r . Mayer nominated M r . J. M. Cleary, to serve, with the President of the Board as Chairman, as members of the Executive Committee for the ensuing year. O n motion of M r . Mayer, the nominations were closed, and the Secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the meeting for Mr. Cleary and M r s . Plumb as members of the Executive Committee. T h e ballot was cast, and Mr. Cleary and M r s . P l u m b were declared elected. AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE MONEY O n motion of M r . Jensen, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, that the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois be, and he hereby is, authorized to receive and receipt for all moneys, and to endorse all orders, drafts, and checks due and payable to the Board of Trustees or to the University of Illinois, and especially all drafts drawn by the Treasurer of the United States payable to the Board of Trustees or the University of Illinois. DELEGATION OF SIGNATURES On motion of M r . Mayer, the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, that the President and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois are authorized to delegate the signing of their names as President and Secretary, respectively, to vouchers to be presented to the State Auditor, and to warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the University, under the following conditions. The President of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to C. H. Pratt, to L. M. Dahlenburg, and to C. C. DeLong in Urbana, and to J. E. Millizen, to J. F. Knight, and to David Henze in Chicago, authority to sign his name as President of the Board of Trustees to vouchers against the State Auditor; and to C. A. Webber, and to H. F. Thornes, authority to sign his name to warrants on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations approved by the Board. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to H. C.
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