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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946
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Il62 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 15 situation and urged that action be taken to enable the department and the architects to start the first two units and proceed with orderly planning. Director H a v e n s and M r . M o r e y also commented. T h e President of the University and the President of the Board were requested to take the matter up with the Governor. EXCHANGE OF PROPERTY IN CHICAGO At this point, Dr. Meyer stated that the widening of Congress Street in Chicago would take away property now used for the postgraduate work in Medicine at Cook County Hospital, and requested approval of an exchange of a University lot on W o o d Street, to be used for the postgraduate work, for a lot in the medical district now owned by Cook County. On motion of M r . Davis, this exchange was authorized, and the Legal Counsel was instructed to prepare the necessary documents. T h e Board adjourned, to meet on call of the President of the Board. H. E. C U N N I N G H A M PARK LIVINGSTON Secretary President A D J O U R N E D S E S S I O N , J U N E 27, 1946 W h e n the Board met at 9:30 a.m. on T h u r s d a y , J u n e 27, 1946, at the University Club in Chicago, the following members were present: President Livingston, M r . Fornof, M r . McKelvey, M r . McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer, M r . Williamson. General Davis and Superintendent Nickell took their places with the Board later in the day. President Willard was present; also M r . A. J. Janata, Assistant to the President, M r . H . E. Cunningham, Secretary, M r . Lloyd Morey, Comptroller, M r . C. R. Griffith, Provost, M r . W . E . Britton, Legal Counsel, M r . C. C. DeLong, Assistant Comptroller, and, during part of the day, Dean R. B . Allen, D r . Eric Oldberg, Dean A. J. Harno, Director C. S. H a v e n s , a n d Director J. F . W r i g h t . MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT W I L L A R D T h e Board considered, in Executive Session, the following matters presented by the President of the University. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL LABORATORIES B U I L D I N G (1) At its meeting on June IS the Board of Trustees received communications from Professor Roger Adams, Head of the Department of Chemistry, and Director C. S. Havens, of the Physical Plant Department, concerning the construction of the Chemical Engineering Building and equipment and the Chemical Laboratories and equipment. Professor Adams also discussed two plans for the construction of these buildings. Since a quorum of the Board was not present
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