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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 13

MR. PARK LIVINGSTON ELECTED PRESIDENT O F THE BOARD

On motion of Mr. Fornof, Mr. McKelvey was made chairman of the meeting for the election of a president. Dr. Meyer nominated Mr. Park Livingston, of Chicago, for the office of President of the Board for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Davis, the nominations were closed, and the Secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the meeting for Mr. Livingston as President. The ballot was cast, and Mr. Livingston was declared elected President of the Board. Mr. Livingston took the chair and expressed his appreciation of the honor.

MR. HARRISON E. CUNNINGHAM ELECTED SECRETARY

O n motion of Mr. Davis, 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

On motion of Dr. Meyer, Professor Lloyd Morey, of Urbana, was elected Comptroller for one year.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTED

Mr. Nickell nominated Mr. Chester R. Davis, and Mr. Fornof nominated Dr. Karl A. Meyer, to serve, with the President of the Board as Chairman, as members of the Executive Committee for the ensuing year. On motion of Mr. Fornof, the nominations were closed, and the Secretary was instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the meeting for Mr. Davis and Dr. Meyer as members of the Executive Committee. The ballot was cast, and Mr. Davis and Dr. Meyer were declared elected.

MR. IRVIN L. PORTER ELECTED TREASURER

On motion of Mr. Davis, Mr. Irvin L. Porter of Chicago, was elected Treasurer for two years, under the same conditions of bond as at present.

TREASURER'S BOND

On motion of Mr. Davis, the amount of the Treasurer's bond was fixed

at $2,000,000.

On motion of Mr. Nickell, the Finance Committee was instructed to see that the Treasurer secure a satisfactory bond, and to report it to the Board for record.

AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE MONEY

On motion of Mr. Williamson, 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 Dr. Meyer, the following resolution was adopted:

Resolved, that the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois are authorized to delegate the signing of their names as