Minutes of a special meeting of the Executive Committee of
the Boardt of Trustees, UTniversity of Kentucky, for Monday, April
7, 1924.




     The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees, University
of Kentucky, met in special session, at 11:00 o'clock, a. m.,
Monday, April 7, 1924, pursuant to a call for the purpose of con-
sidering the location of the Stadium, the matter having been re-
ferred to the Executive Committee by the Board of Trustees at a
meeting of the latter on April 4, 1924.

    ,.The following members were present: Richard C. Stoll, Robert
G. Gordon, ,I. M. Froman, and l1IcHenry Rhoads. Frank L. McVey,
President of the Un-versity, and Wellington Patrick, Secretary of
the Board, were also present.

     There appeared befoi-e the Committee, representatives of
several committees as follows: (1) The Athletic Council repre-.
sented by -Dr. W. D. Funkhouser, Enoch Grehan, Henry E. Curtis,
S. A. Boles, Hogan Yancey, E. B. Webb, Louis Hillenmeyer, and
Louis Lee Haggin.   (2) The Stadium Building Committee, repre.-  
sented by J. I. Lyle and D. V. Terrell.    i) The Executive Com-
mittee of the Alumni Association, represented by J. Frank
Battail?, J. White Guyn, Wayland Rhoads, W. H. Townsend, and
Duncan Hamilton.

     The location of the Stadium was considered at length, and
the reasons for the proposed site at the east end of Stoll Yield
were presented by Mr. J. I. Lyle, who represented that the chief
reasons for urging that site were as follows: (1) That the
Stadium would present a better appearance and be more in harmony
with the plan of the campus if located there; (2) that there
would be considerable saving in cost if located there; and (3)
that facilities for parking cars would be better in that loca-
tion.- Dr. W. D. Funkhouser, representing the Athletic Council,
stated that the Athletic Council favored the site at the west
end of Stoll Field, the chief reason being that its location at
that point would iriLerfere least with the athletic program of
the Institution, and that the present field would be disturbed
least if the building were placed on the west end.     Mr. W. H.
Townsend,                        representing the Alumni Executive
'Committee, stated that the Alumni Executive Committee favored
the site at the west end of Stoll Field for reasons stated by
Doctor Funkhouser.

     It was brought to the attention of the Executive Committee
that the placing of the Stadium on the west end of Stoll Field
would involve the construction of a sewer across the campus of