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           MINUTES OF THE EXE CJUTIVE BOARD
              NOVEMBE]R 15. 1916


     The Executive board of University of tentuckz met in
President Barker's office with Chairman Nichols, seesrs.
Johnston, Stoll and B-own present.

     President Barker read the report made by Cantain Fair-
fax and himself affecting the revined course of Silitary
Instruction called for at the nrevious meeting of the -6oard.

     Mr. Stoll moved that the treport be referred to the
Baord of Trustees in its forthcoming meeting, December 12
for action with certain sections of the Army bill attached,
the aDvended matter to be snread unon the minutes of the
Sxecutive hoard.   his motion carried. The report follows:

                                   November 1, 1916.

     Pursuant to a motion which was passed at the last
meeting of the Executive Committee of the Doard of Trustees
of the University of kentucky, held on the 25th of October,
1916, to the effect that the resident :fthe University,
Judge Henry 5. Barker, and the Commandant of the Dadets,
Caitain John C. Fairfax,  .S. Infantry, would be requested
to report upon the proposed system of the iiatlonal Defense
Act. known as the officers* lieserve Training Corps. these
officials resnectfully report and recommend as follows:

     Under the so-called National Defense Act, which be-
came a law on June 3. of this year, urovision is made there-
in for the establishment of the Reserve Officers' Train-
ing Corps, the object of the latter being "to qun~lify,
by systematin arn! stanrdrrd methods of training, students
at civil educational institutions for reserve officers";
nrimarily, the lower grad-9 of officers in the reserve,
until the scheme shall have become Derfecte6.

     This university has it in its power to decide whether
or not it desires to maiht&in one or more units (comnanies)
of the R.O.T.C.  If It does, being an institution of
learning maintained under the so-called Morrell Act of
1862, the training, will be comnulsory for all male students
over fourteen years of age, whose bodily condition indicates
tha  they are Dhysically fit to perform military duty
under U.S. Army regulations, or, who will be so upon arri-
val at military age. If the University should decide not
to maintain any units of the R.O.T.C., things in the 1fi1-
itary Denartment would remain in statu quo, as the korrell
Act is not r oealed, simply enlarged by the National Defense
Act.

     In connection with the above, ,ranting that the Univer-
sity should come in under the N.D. cet, would be the pro-
vision for the housin6 of one of mope Army non-commissioned
officers as assistants to the Army officer on duty at the
University.  ehe Fovernnent will give these soldiers full




 



pay and allowances, but the W-r Denartment desires to
know if the University could Provide quarte-s. In the
case facing this institution, it is possible that one of
these soldiers would be married men who would want a four
or five room house; the other soldier could be Quartered
in a room in one of the dormitories, if such could be
snared; if not, the Dayment of rental would be involved.

      What the Federal government does for the student and
 vice versa will now be touched upon:

      The two lower classes, as now, will be required to
 drill, at least, three hoiurs ner week, after a nhysical
 examination as indicated sunra shall have eliminated the
 unfit.  after two years training shall have been completed,
 during which time each student undergoing training, will
 receive from the government one complete service uniform,
 including one nair of shoes, the uniform to last two years.

      After the comnletion of this time, any cadet woo has
 been selected for further military training by the   resi-
 dent of the University and the Co-nandant and who agrees,
 in writing, to take military training for the remainder
 of his course in the University, will be entitled, when
 not subsisted in kind, to the commutation of rations at
 the rate of, at present, thirty cents ner day; however,
 in addition the upner classmen would have to attu-ad at
 least one summer training cam-o on the order of those here-
 tofore .maintained at ?lattsburg, N.Y, and more if necess-
 ary up to thq time of his arrival at the age of twenty-
 one. For each cadet attending such camps, additional uni-
 form for field use will be issued.

     A distinctive insignia will be issued to the cadets
and worn by them and later on insignia for excellence in
training and target practice will be issued by the govern-
ment to such corps as may be entitled to same.

     "uhe president of the United States, alone, that is,
'(without the consent and advice of the Senate) IS hereby
authorised to ap-oint and commission as a temporary second
lieutenant of the deegular Army in time of neace for the
purpose of instruction, for a neriod not 6xceeding six
months, with the allowances no,. nrovided by law for that
grade, but with pay at the rate of $100.00 per month, any
reserve officer apnointed pursuant to sections 49 and 51
of this Act, and to attach him to a unit of the Regular
rmy for duty and training during the period covered by
his annointment as such temporary second Lieutenant, and
upon the expiration of such service with the Regular Army
auch officer shall revert to his stat 9 a- a reserve officer."

     'ieserve officers may be annointed by the President
of the U.S., alone, from asy graduate of the R.O.T.C. in
this University, who shall have taken the two camps and
the advanced training shown sunra, who is twenty-one years
of age, and who shall agree under oath, in writing, to
serve the U.S. in the canacity of a reserve officer during
the period of ton years, unless discharged by oroper




 




authority; but no one undergoing a post-graduate course
at any institution shall be eli-ible for anrointment as
a reserve officer while undergoing such course, but this
shall not affect his eligibility for apnointment as a
reserve officer upon completion of said course.

     From the above sections, it can be seen that there
is not, obligation upon the student to accent government
service after completion of the prescribed course in any
institution of learning.

     The service periodicals state that the Army General
Staff and the heads of some of the most orominent institu-
tions of learning in the land have met together for the
purpose of formulating a new system of military training
in these institutions, and a oromise is given of the pub-
lication in the near future of the result of their delib-
erations; indications, however, would point toward the
utilization of existing departments and courses with minor
modifications to suit military needs, such as the hygiene
and civil engineering courses.

     The two officials to whom this matter of the -L.O.T.
C. has been submitted, do recommend that the Board of
1rustees of the University of aentucky do a-ply to the
Secretary of War to maintain as many units of the j*0*.L,
C. in the coming academic year as the registration of the
University and the results of the physical examination
may warrant.

                                      (Not signed)
                            President University of Ky.


                            daptain, Infantry. Commandant

Note-  Extract of Federal law affecting University is
Appended to these regular minutes and omitted from this
cony because of extreme length.

     At this point, Mrs.Elizabeth King smith, Mr5 S.T.
Harbison and Mrs. A. M. Harrison, members of the recent-
ly elected Board of Gontrol of Patterson Hall. anreared be-
fore the Board and announced their accentance of their
appointment, asking for a clear definition of their powers
in connection with the conduct of the girls' dormitory.
In response to .a question from Mrs. Harrison, Lr. Stoll
defined the duties of the Board of   ontrol from the stat-
utes in which he held to the vieew that this Board had
absolute control of the dormitory.

     Mrs. Harclson said the law was so general, that in
some res-eects to them, it apneared vague and explained that
this board did not wish to assume any poeers not properly
its own, nor on the other hand lid it wish to avoid the
performance of any duty it should Drop-rly assume.   6he
lesired, therefore, for her comrades and herself a defini-
tion of their powers that would prevent confusion and
eabarras sment.




 




Mr. Stoll- (Reading from the sto.-tutes), Mrs. tiar ison,
to my mind, when the statutes use the words in refer-
ence to the rowers of this Board that it shall "manage and
superintendt, they delegated to this Board nowers that
were broad and absolute and as I take it, this means
that all details of managements are under the absolute
supervision of the Board of Control and that no other
body has such power. To my mind, therefore, the very
broadness of expression contained in this statute takes
all restraint off your board in the conduct of the affairs
of Patterson Hall.

      Mr. Brown said he did not believe the Board should
 go into all details of management ani in the nature of the
 Case could^ not do so. for example,  r. Brown contended
 that this  oard could- not look into every little matter
 of purchase, nrenaration of meals, narticular details of
 care of room, etc. He urged, however, that the aoard
 should employ with entire right to discharge any who
 should be delegated to take charge of these details.

      Mr. Stoll agreed with Mr. Brown in this pTosition.

      i.-r. Johnston pointed out that the charter held that
the -oard of Control should not conflict with delegated
Powers inherent with the faculty, having in mind, for
example, such matters as nre under the control of the
De an of lomen.

      4ee 2Sxecutive  oard, through exnresslon of its various
members, took the view th:-t the Board of  ontrol had a
right to make a full cony of rules and regulations for the
conduct of the dormitory, Miss Hamilton's authority hav-
ing to do with student relations with the college and the
general conduct of the girls as students, their privileges
and duties in the University.

     President Barker- said he honed the Bfeard would nut
the ax to the root to any evil it should find and do it
vigorously.

     Chairman Nichols advised that the Board stand at the
back of And in line with the Dean of Women and assist her
in her work or correct her in any error which they deemed
she might be making.

     In closing, firs. Harrison exoressed apporeciation of
the honor the Executive Ooard had conferred pon her and
her comrades and the hone that the Board of   ontrol would
be the source of helpfulness to the Executive Board in its
management of University affairs as far as atterson aall
was concerned.

     The burial account of R.A. Milligan was reported by
the 4usinese Agent to be unnaid. Mr. Stoll moved that
the Business Agent be directed to ray this account and
the motion carried unanimously. ressrs. Ntchols, Stoll,
Brown and Johnston voting aye.




 





      Inasmuch as Dr. Fred Mutchler of the Extension
 Department of the 'College of Agriculture was out of the
 city, the Committee appointed at a recent meeting of this
 Board consisting of the President and Mr. Johnston, was
 unable to make report on its audit of the account of the
 Extension Department.

      Mr. Stoll moved that this Committee be continued.
The motion was carried.

      the Committee composed of eresident Barker, Business
Agent, "r. Peak and Dean George Ioberts apnointed toQ
devise a plan by which to lend the Southern Railwayr und,
asked for a continuance of the amtter on account of the
absence of Dean Xoberts.  Continuance was granted by the
Board,

      ITERMS OF THEi SOUTHERN RAILTAY SCHOLARSHIP ORDERED
      GOTTEN FR )IA THE ?RESIDENT AND PINNED TO THE MINA
      UTES OF OCTOBER 25, WHICH WAS DONE)

      President Barker renorted that deeds and imnortant
papers of the University had been nlaced in a box of the
Trust Gompany as previously directed by the Board.

     A communication from Deapn ao erts of the College of
Agriculture askinp for executive action on the questions
affecting the salary of Professor Olney and the $200.00
allowed to Dean Kastle as part of his salary was submitted
but no action taken as the Committee desired to hear Dean
Roberts on the question of Mr. Olneylg salary,

     President Barker submitted the following report which
was ordered accented and spread upon the minutes;

                                November 14, 1916

To the Executive Committee,
Univerzity of Ky.

Gent lemen:

     I called the three ladies, whom you anvointed on the
Board of Control for Patterson Hall together, and went
over: the law regulating their authority, and they asked
me to say to you that they would not give a definite an-
swer as to their acceptance for a little time, and also
asked me to say that they hooed you would not consider
them wanting in courtesy in nostooning their answer, bnjr
that they would give mne an answer as soon as they nosgibly
could.  I expect to hear from them within the next few days.

     I have not been able to secure a tenant from the out-
side for the cafeteria, but two of the students, John P.
Rieketts and Floyd Potts, desire to rent it at a nominal
sum and carry it on as a club house for the at dents in
the dormitories, at no exnense to the University; In other




 




words, to; be run enti re 'r a  Te r ,in risk   hey are
good men and I xetfi sure tiatthey would 1do their best
to make it a success; at any rate, the Universtty is to
be at no financial risk in rgard to this. I believe
they oixght to b; allowed to have a trial, as it is im-
portant thmt the -tudents In the dormitories have a con-
venient place to board.

      The Discitrline Committes met nromntly after your ad-
 journment and took up the matter of the disorders of
 Hallowe'en night.  Le f und that the evidence showed that
 the students that were arrested down town were inno'ent
 of all offense. -he too students, eas -rs. Tinner and
 ilder, who were first arrested, were being taken to the
 police station wtien "es r. Farmer and Bauer followed along
 Is the crowd and there was some jeering at the police and
 cries of eLetes go get, them" by somn of, the party. 35oth
 of the young men denied havingp uttered any of these dries,
 but said they were quietly gaoin  down to bail ouzt t eir
 confaflionfs  or to get them released in r;me lawful way.
 There was no substantial difference between the evideuge
 of the tolice arn that of the st-udents.  "he Disotoline
 Committee was 1eeply imnressed by the fact that every
 body who testified in the case, told what they thourht
 to be the truth.  After we had taken all the evidence, I
 wat instructed, by the Committee, thaXrt In their opinton,
 it was best to sbnit the aforesaid ecase to his Honor,
 Judge -Miley, of the Thlteie Court.  his, I undertook to
 do. esnecially declining the offer of R juryo bu-t on the
 other hand as-uring, his Honor thna we were willing to sub-
 mit the case to him on the tesitrmony of the arresting
 officers, whereupon the Court, after some little consulta-
 tios with the  ro'secuting Attorney, announced that substan-
 tial justice would be done all n!arties b-y filin- away the
 cases, which was done and the students dismissed.

     The Diecitline Giommttteo dilirentlys sought for evf-
dence against the younr men who held Up the street car
and broke the tindowes also nag,~ilnt thofse wvho turned in
the fire alnrm a:d broke tha7 fire box.  4ut after having
before us all the nolice, firenen and men in charge of the
street car and students whom we thoag-ht mi'bht know some-
thing about the case, we were unable to obtain any evidlnce
whatever against any student or against any other known
person.   or thin, reason we were forced to abandon the
investiration.

     in rege d to taking the Carey_-hed rol"er and injur-
ing it, I obtained from M4r. &arey the premise to fuTrnish
me the evidence but he forgot it Lu the rush of b;lsinels
and said that he would furnish it to me now ?tI, h   a few
daye.  when he does eo, I shall take the matter before
the Discipline 4onmsitte. and have a trial of the men sup-
posed to be gullty.

     In reeard to the  illion iflnley v   oundation loan fund,
nothin, has been done, because   he Dean of the Agricultural
College went to Washington and I an awaiting his return,
As soon ae he returned, this matter v1ii berattendedt to.




 





     Since my last renort, I have received a letter from
Doctor Crossfield, ac enting your offer of the Athletic
field for the comigg Thanksgiving game. He requested that
I tender to the Executive Committee his sincere thanks for
this courtesy. I told Doctor Crossfield thRt our Athletic
Committee would hold themselves in readiness to do any-
t.h:ing in their power to make their game a success.

                                     Respectfully,

                                     Henry S. Barker.

                                            President.

     Acting upon suggestion of President arker,   r. Brown
moved that the cafteria be leased to John P. -Ricketts and
Floyd Potts until the first of the year at a nominal ren-
tal.  Seconded by Mr. Johnston, the motion was carried by
the following vote. 11essrs. Brown, Nichols, and Johnston
voting aye, Mr. Stoll voting no. Judge Barker was then
instructed to draw up a contract with Messrs. Ricketts
and Potts in which it was to be specifically set out that
the University assumed no liability for any debts @ a-
tracted by the tenants and that the President give such
notice as he deemed fit to such merchants and dealers as
these tenants may have occasion to ao business with.

     W~ith reference to the President's report on the action
of the Discinline Gommittee which investigated charges
aghinst students for outrages on the night of October 31,
Mr. Brown and Mr. Stoll questioned the advisability of
the Discipline Committeelo finding in cases of hair-cutting.

     President Barker said they ha-) 1ifficult7 In ascertain-
ing who did the hair-cutting; in fact could not ascertain
it and stated that in some instances boys whose hatr had
been cut, declared they did not know who cut it and in
other Instances *aid they had :cat their otin hair. Mr.
Stoll contended that the idea of a boy cutting his own
hair was absolutely ridiculous and in his own judgment
should be punished as such statement was, in its very, nature
a falsehood. In this connection, Mr. StolL counseled
stricter discipline in the Univererty and incidentally
remarked that a certain Commonwealthms attorney of his
acquaintance had told him he would not send his boy to the
University of Kentucky because of its lack of discipline.

     Mr. Brown referred t'.! a slmilar case from Scott  ounty.

     1he report of Cenn W. E. wowe of the  ollege of Givil
Engineering was read, acceroted and ordered spread upon the
minutes as follows:

                                November 15, 1916

President Henry S. Barker,
University of Ky.



Dear Sir:




 




     There is nothing of soecial interest or imnortance
to report from the College of Qivil angineering at this
time.

                               Yours very truly,

                                    E . wRowe,

                               Dean 4'ollege of Clivil  ngineer-
                                                           ing.

     The report of bDen A. M. Miller of the College of Arts
and Science was read, accented and ordered spread upon the
minutes as follows:

                                  November 14, 1916

Gentlemen of the Executive Committee,
University of Ky.

LJear Sirsa

      Nothing has happenId in the affairs of the College
of Arts and Science calling for commient since my last
report to you. The work is all departments in going
along smoothly.

                               Yours very truly,

                                    A. M. Uiller, Dean

     Thae report of Dean Lafferty of the College of Law
was read and ordered spread upon the minutes as follows:

                               November 15, 1916

President Henry S. Barker,
University of Xy.

Jear Sir:

     In making this, my monthly report to the Executive
Committee, I have but little to add to what I said In
my last report.

     Our work is proceeding in a most satisfactory way,
making this by far our best year since the organization
of the College of ya;w.  Our class attrald;nce is unusually
Cdod, and the class 6f work done by the stud-nts in better
than in any former year.

     I again ask the Executive Committee to aid our College
with an anoropriation of $200.00 (two hundred dollars), itf
it can possibl be done, for the oD-r-ose of '.urchasing the
Indiana Renorts, which hsave been on our shelves for more
than a year, through the kindness of Baldwin and Company,
of Louisville, and which are almost indis-oensable'in
carrying on our work. Thie is a tecond hand set, In good
condition, and such A set is hard to find at the price at
which this is offered. If we are not able to purChase




 




them we should return tiem to the Comnany, and i  that
becare necessar.r, it wouli . im-air ou. work very much.

      I wish ,he members of the Executive Committee would
visit our Department, that they might be more familiar
with the work we are doing.  I believe that a personal in-
spection would be of great value to them, and be much
appreciated by usc

                                  Res nectfully submitted,

                                  W. T. Lafferty, Dean.

     The report of Dean C. J. j'orwood of the Gollege of
Mines and Metallurgy was read and ordered spread upon the
minutes ad follows:

                                  November 14, 1916

 he Executive Gommittee,
 University of entucky.

 bent lemen:

     I have the honor to make the follwwing report for
the month of October:

     There is little of unusual consequence -o renort con-
cerning class-work and conduct of students. In subjects
taught in this building, our students are doing well, and
in the absence of reports to the wntrary from the Regis-
trar, I assume that bhis is also true of their class
work generally.   o far as 1 have been able to ascertain,
their conduct is good both on and off the Campus.   One
of them (E. V. Elder) was arrested on Hallowe' en, but,
as the president will doubtless inform you, the arrest
was without good reason.

     Elmer B. Jones, one of our Seniors, has done acre-
ditable thing in discovering an important error In   ent's
well kn.-,wn "Nechanical -ngineers" rocket -book.  he'error
occurs in a formula given gor so'ving certain problems
relating tp ventilation.   he correction has been acknow-
ledged by rofessor Kent in an appreciative letter to r.
Jones. '*

     William C. &yl, one of our Seniors, has been granted
a short leave of absence, in order that he might accept
an offer for his services as consulting engineer for some
Danville people interested in mineral properties near
Robbins, Tennessee.

     It may interest you to know that Kessack D. White
('11), a graduate of this %11ege, has recently closed
a yearly contract for his services with the olumbian
Syndicate, a strong Philadelphga organisation, at a salary
of $10,000 (U.S.) nerannum.  blr. 6hite, when here recent-ly
stated that he is glad that he obtainad his ttainihg'1in
this school.




 




     On October 6, by request, I made an addre ss before
the Harroisburg Woman's Club on "The Relation of Coal
and Coal Mining to Civilization.0

     On October 28, a'so be request, I made an address be-
fore the Tenth Cong. D'istrict Educational Association. at
itI annual meeting at Whitesburg, on "The Mining Industry
of Kentucky."

     Excepting occasional lectures to classes that are
more especially taken care of by Lr.  orley, my class-
work does not begin until 0anuary, from which time I am
closely confined to such work until the end of the college
year.   onditions have arisen in the work of the State De-
partment of Mines that render it imperative that I shall
be away a large part of the time after this week until
the close of 1916. I trust that my frequent absences will
not be misunderstood.

                                Respectfully,

                                         C. J. Norwood, Dean.


     Upon recommendation of President Barker, Mr. Stoll
moved that the Colleges of thivil E'ngineering and Mechanical
and Electrical Engineering be consolidated under the name
of "College of Engineering" and that Professor F. P. 'nder-
son be made L'ean and Director of this college with salaries
to remain as they now are, the consolidation to become effect
tive January 1. 1917.  Seconded by Mr. Johnston, the motion
carried by the following vote: Johnston, Brown, Stoll and
Nichols voting aye.

     At this noint, Messrs. R. E. Cooper Vf Ronkinsville
and J. E. Crider of "aldwell County' anwoeared before the
Board as a Committee representing I'Western Kentucky Farmers.
Mr. Cooper asked permission to make a few statements in
which he said that Western Kentucky was deeply interested
in the activities of the Agri ultural .ollege and its
allied forces and that there had been a great awakening
in his section of the state in the interest of better farm-
Ing: that this activity had been due, in a larger measure
to the teaching and leadership of the College of Agricul-
ture and the Experiment Station and that his people hoped
in years to come to derive substantial benefit from this
leadership. He came, he said, bearing no ..rief particular-
ly for any man as onoosed to any other man who might be
seeking or recommended fro the position of successor to
Dean K&stle as the Director of the Experiment Station, but
that his section of the state was so well adguainted and
so well satisfied with the work done by Dr. Fred Mutchler
of the Extension Department of the Alricultuial College
he beleived no selection could be made that would be so
acceptable to Western Kentucky farmers as that of Doctor
Mutchler ...- this position.  He insisted, therefore, that
he be favorably considered in this connection ard exoressed
the hope that the authorities of this Univefsity would see
their wa- clear to elect him.




 



      Mr. Crider ex,)ressed the same views as Mr. Coozer and
 insisted that in his judgment ani in judgment of his friends
 and neighbors, Doctor Uutchler's selection was the real so-
 lution of the problem of a successor to Doctor Kastle.

      The report of Dean F.P. Anderson. College of Mechanical
 and Electric,_1 3ngineering. containing a blue print of the
 enrbllment of all students in the various desartments of his
 work was read and the re-oort ordered scread upon the minutes
 as follows:

                                      November 14, 1916

 To the Executive Gommittee,
 University of Kentucky

 Gentlemen:

      In accordance wtth your order I here-ith submit to you
 a monthly report relative to the College of Mechanical and
 ilectrical "ngineeringg

      The four technical societies, the Watt %ociety comaposed
 of seniors, the Edison-Joule Society commosed of juniors, the
 Westinghouse Society composed of sophomores, and "he newly
 organized Marconi Society composed of freshmen, have each
 planned some very interestin activities for the year. Each
 society meets twice every month and a calendar of npn-resi-
 dent lecturers has been arranged by each society.    his will
 give for the five reaaining months of the college year ten
 lectures, or forty that can be attnded by the students in
 the department. -Although each society conductG Its own pro-
 gram the othez classmen are cermitted to attend sach lectures
 as may be of special interest to iudividuals. Through the
 Bureau of Commercial Economics in Washington suite a "UZI er
 of these lecturers have been furntshed.  The iaihilcngton  ureau
 furnish the lecturers, and the moving picture films in a
 number of cases. without expense to the University.

     Notice has been received by the Deoprtment of two very
creditable scientific papers published by the General Slectric
Goapany written by Bryan hanklin, '11, apnroved by Charles P.
Steinmetz, who Is regarded by electric l engineers as the fore-
most electrical engineer living. Xr. Shanklin is one of Mr.
Stelnsaets's oer^onal assistants. We hpffe the best prepared
freshmen class in the history of the entire Department.
I am attaching herewith a blue print schedule which ahown the
classification of every man In the College of Mechanical. and
Electrical engineering. Kindly observe that there are only
three special or short course students. Ur. Edmonds. who was
in the short course list, has been given regular classification.
The balance of numbers is also gratifying, tacering uniformly
from the freshmen to the senior class.

     Evidently only those High 8chool graduates with an adequate
preapration for four years exacting training have matricul ted
In this department.

     The routine work of the department is being carried on with
great matisfa tion and it would be very gratifying to hav* the
memoers of the Executive Gommittee Inspect the




 





Denartment occasionally.  ,e can not helm but fG'il that
the Executiv-. Committe, is not well acquainted -ith the
character of the technical shhool that is being oQerated
under their sunervision.

                                       Resnectfully submitted,

                                       F. Paul Anderson, Dean.


      At this juncture, kr. Peak was called upon to explain
 his monthly recort.  In connection with this renort, Mr.
 Stoll advised the installing of an indivifiual telephone
 exchange on the campus for the purpose of cutting down the
 cost of telechone se-lvice in the University.  Mr. Peak was
 instructed by the Boerd to look into the cost of such
 installation and rerort to the Board.

      Mr. Stoll moved that the amount of incurance on various
University buildings be continud and that as policies ex-
pire, the Business Agest be authorized to obtain new ool-
icies in lieu, of those that had excired.  Seconded by Mr.
Johnston, the motion was adopted without objection.

     1r. Stoll moved that the -usiness Aggnt have a key
to the Trust Comcany uox containing valuable Dcaere belong-
ing to the University and that the treasurer of the Ulvaer-
sity be made custodian of the bond of the Business Agent.
Seconded by Mr. Johnston,, the motion nassed without objection.
The financial report of Mr. Peak, at this point, was resumed
in discussion, received in part and ordered attached to
these minutes.

     The following report of Professor Frank McFarland,
custodian of the campus, was read and adonted as to sections
denominaed h"first" and Idecondu without objection by the
Board.   he renort was as follows:

                                   November 14, 1916

To the Honorable  embers of
the Exe:cutive Committee and
President Barker,
University of Ky.

Gent lemen:

     I wish to lay before you a few plans which * wish
for you to act upon at your meeting this morning:

     First, in regard to the removal of certain trees on
the campus which are cortially decayed and are badly crowd-
ing out other trees, and for the sake of smaller trees
these broken trees should be removed so as to create good
form in the smaller, healthier trees.   Ihese trees ought
to be removed during this coming winter so that we may be
able to see which ones are really necessary to come out.




 





     Second, it seems to me that the chain fence should
be removed either this winter or early next soring.    I
do not see any advanta,-e of having this fence around the
main drive, since a good many of the posts are rotten and
have fallen over, and the exoense of re-airing, would be
equal to the expense of removing the whole fence.    I
think it good policy to sell the old chains at the best
price we are able to command.

     hird, there are several nlaces on the campus which
need grading esnecially along Limestone between iiolfaX St.
and hlontmullin. Grading also should. be do e south of the
drive east of the Agricultural B      ilding.  his, in my opinion
should be done soon or very early in the snring grass seed
s