Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the University of
Kentucky, January 15, 1954.


       The Executive Committee of the University of Kentucky met in the Pres-
ident' s Office at 1:15 p.m., Friday, January 15, 1954, with the following mem-
bers present: Guy A. Huguelet, Chairman; J. C. Everett and R. P. Hobson.
Absent: Harper Gatton and Smith D. Broadbent.  President H. L. Donovan and
Secretary Frank D. Peterson met with the Committee.


       A. Approval of Minutes.

       On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the minutes of the Executive
Committee of November 20, 1953, were approved as published.



       B. Report of the Comptroller.

       The Comptroller submitted financial report of the operations of the first
six months of the current fiscal year. The report consisted of balance sheet
as of December 31, 1953, and an operating statement of funds and accounts for
the same period.

       The report was examined by members of the Committee, and upon motion
duly made, seconded and carried, same was received and ordered filed.



      C. State Requisitions Approved.

      President Donovan submitted the following letter from the Comptroller.


                                         January 7, 1954


      Dr. H. L. Donovan, President
      University of Kentucky

      My dear President Donovan:

            I submit a list of state requisitions, advices of emergency
      purchases, special purchase orders and departmental purchases
      which have been made by the purchasing division from October 1,
      1953 through December 31, 1953, yet to be approved by the Board
      of Trustees. The listing below gives the numbers of the documents
      requesting the purchase or actually issued as purchase orders,
      which documents are made a part of this record and are held in the
      Office of the Comptroller subject to inspection. The purchases
      have been made on properly drawn documents at the request of the
      various departments and have been charged against available funds.

                State requisitions numbered   302 through 558
                Emergencies                      82 through 153
                University D Orders           16511 through 16544
                Special Orders                  903 through 1970