Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948
This is a reduced-resolution page image for fast online browsing.
EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:
1947] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 273 On motion of Mr. Davis, the President of the University was requested to study this matter and report at the next meeting of the Board. EXPANSION OF FOOD SERVICE REQUESTED The Secretary reported that he had received since the January meeting the following communication from Mrs. Frances Snell, a graduate student, together with a petition signed by approximately 1500 students. Board of Trustees University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois DEAR S I R S : January 20, 1947 601 West Oregon Urbana, Illinois I am submitting to you a number of petitions signed by the students of the University of Illinois. These petitions arose because of the lack of sufficient eating facilities. The announcement of the purchase of a new mess hall has been received with enthusiasm. An expansion of eating facilities to include service on Sunday with University facilities is a need felt by the students. T h e solution to this part of the problem is the one which we are now looking forward to. Respectfully, Mrs. FRANCES SNELL American Youth for Democracy PETITION To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois We, the undersigned faculty and students of the University of Illinois, ask for an immediate investigation of the eating facilities offered by the Student Union Building and the University. We further ask that the Board of Trustees publish a statement setting forth the means by which facilities will be expanded and a definite schedule of when such expansions may be expected by the student body. On motion of Dr. Meyer, this matter was referred to the President of the University for consideration and report. DATE OF ANNUAL MEETING CHANGED On motion of Mr. McKelvey, the following resolution was adopted. Whereas, the by-laws of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois provide in Section 1 thereof that "The Board of Trustees shall hold an annual meeting on the second Tuesday of March unless the date of such meeting be changed by the Board"; and Whereas, the Board has found that the annual meeting can not be held this year on the date specified without inconvenience to several members of the Board, Therefore, be it resolved, that the date of the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees for the year 1947 be and the same is hereby fixed for the 27th day of March, 1947. PARTIAL SETTLEMENT OF BEQUEST OF EDWARD C. EARL Mr. Davis, for the Finance Committee, reported as follows. Pursuant to authorization of the Board on May 26, 1945 (Minutes, page 485), Comptroller Morey has been serving as executor of the estate of Edward C. Earl. The entire estate was bequeathed to the University of Illinois for an endowment fund for prizes for architectural students. Final settlement of the estate is not yet possible. T h e executor desires to make a partial distribution and requests the Board of Trustees to accept the transfer of the following assets of the estate, subject to final approval of hi^ account as executor by the court having jurisdiction: 100 shares Northern Pacific Railroad Company common stock. Market value approximately $2,100. Present dividend $1.00 a share.
| 
