Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1950 [PAGE 335]

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BOARD OF

TRUSTEES

[April 21

APPROPRIATION FOR THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT (33) On March 10, 1949 (Minutes, page 300), the Board of Trustees on recommendation of the Committee on Special Appropriations and Nonrecurring E x penditures appropriated $10,000 for equipment for the Chemistry Department. The Committee also recommended that the possibility of purchasing additional equipment from the appropriation for the new Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Building be considered. This does not appear feasible and the Committee recommends an additional appropriation of $6,260 from the general funds of the University with the understanding that if any balance remains in the appropriation for the building it will be applied toward equipment purchases. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , t h i s a p p r o p r i a t i o n w a s m a d e a s r e c o m m e n d e d , by the following vote: A y e , M r . Fornof, M r . H e r r i c k , M r . H i c k m a n , M r s . Holt, M r . Livingston, M r . M c L a u g h l i n , M r . Nickell, M r . Stevenson, M r s . Watkins, M r . Williamson; no, none; absent, Dr. Meyer. PURCHASES (34) The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid (see Appendix, page 351). O n m o t i o n of M r . H i c k m a n , t h e s e p u r c h a s e s w e r e a u t h o r i z e d as r e c o m m e n d e d , a n d t h e a c t i o n of t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y in authorizing emergency purchases w a s approved and confirmed. DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY SCIENCE (35) The Dean of the College of Agriculture recommends that the name of the Department of Dairy Production be changed to the Department of Dairy Science. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . M c L a u g h l i n , t h i s c h a n g e w a s a p p r o v e d a s r e c ommended. CHANGE IN NAME OF ENGINEERING HALL (36) When Engineering Hall was built in 1894 it housed all of the Engineering departments, including Physics and Architecture. Since then other quarters have been provided for several of the departments and when the new engineering buildings now under construction are completed only the Department of Civil Engineering will have its office in Engineering Hall. The Dean's offices and the Library will remain in this building and the classrooms in it will, of course, be available to all Engineering departments. The Dean of the College recommends that the name of the building be changed to "Civil Engineering Hall." The inscription "College of Engineering" which is cut in stone over the entrance will not be changed. Metal letters will be placed over the front entrance to designate the building. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h i s c h a n g e w a s a u t h o r i z e d a s r e c o m mended. INVESTMENTS (37) The Finance Committee reports the following transactions involving securities:

Purchases: ENDOWMENT F U N D S

U.S. Series G, 2}4% Savings Bonds U.S. Treasury Notes IVA%, due January 1, 1950 Sales: Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company— 100 rights Pacific Gas and Electric Company — 200 rights

$10 000 00 4 002 90 83 37 123 47