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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948
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334 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 24, MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT STODDARD The Board discussed in executive session several matters included in the agenda, and took action on the following matters presented by the President of the University. PURCHASE OF TEXACO PROPERTY (1) Pursuant to action of the Board on February 27 (Minutes, page 257), an offer of $40,000 was made to the Texaco Company for the property at the northeast corner of Green and Mathews, Urbana, on which there is a filling station. This land is needed as part of the site of the new Mechanical Engineering Building, contracts for which were approved at the March meeting. The Company, after careful consideration and after securing two independent appraisals of the property which exceeded the above offer, declined it. The Company states that it will sell the property to the University for $45,000, possession to be given within sixty days. The contractor states that unless this property is secured promptly, additional cost will be incurred because of extra storing and moving of equipment. After thorough consideration, the Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend that the offer of the Texaco Company be accepted, and the purchase of the property at $45,000 be authorized. I concur. The amount required for this and other necessary purchases for which a State appropriation of $127,000 was made in 1945, exceeds this appropriation by $25,000. An appropriation of $25,000 from the General Reserve is therefore needed, and I so recommend. On motion of Mr. Williamson, this purchase was authorized and the appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey. Mr. McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, Mr. Nickell. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PROFESSOR E. W. DOLCH (2) I recommend that Associate Professor E. W . Dolch of the College of Education be given a sabbatical leave of absence on one-half salary for the second semester of 1947-1948 (March I through August 31, 1948). On motion of Mr. Williamson, this leave was granted as recommended. APPOINTMENT OF H. R. BOWEN AS DEAN OF COLLEGE OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (3) I request authority to appoint Howard Rothmann Bowen as Dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration, for two years beginning September 1, 1047, and Professor of Economics, on indefinite tenure, at an annual salary of $13,000. On motion of Dr. Meyer, this appointment was authorized as requested. BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXPENSE AND EQUIPMENT The Secretary requested an additional appropriation of $5,000 for Board of Trustees Expense and Equipment for the remainder of the fiscal year. On motion of Mr. Davis, this appropriation was made as requested by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, Mr. Nickell. 4 - C L U B CAMPS M r . M c L a u g h l i n presented the following report and recommendations of t h e C o m m i t t e e o n A g r i c u l t u r e w i t h r e s p e c t t o 4 - H C l u b C a m p s . The Committe on Agriculture has considered the recommendations of President Stoddard on this matter (Minutes, March 27, 1947, page 315), has conferred with
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