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     Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of
the University of Kentucky, Tuesday, April 2, 1935, continued and
held Tuesday, April 16, 1935.


     The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met in
regular quarterly session in the office of the President of the
University on Tuesday, April 16, 1935, at 10:30 a.m. The follow-
ing members were present: Judge Richard C. Stoll, Acting Chairman;
Louis E. Hillenmeyer, J. B. Andrews, Miller Holland, Dr. George
Wilson, James R. Rash, Judge Robert G. Gordon and W. C. Hanna.
Meeting with the Board were President Frank L. McVey and Secretary
D. H. Peak.


     1. Minutes Approved.

     The Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of Decem-
ber 11, 1934, were approved as published.   The Minutes Qf the
meetings of the Executive Committee of January 16, 1935, February
12, 1935, and March 13, 1935, were approved as published.


     2. President's Report.

     The President made his regular quarterly report which was or-
dered to be recorded in the Minutes.   The report is in words and
figures as follows:


               Quarterly Report of the President

                        April 16, 1935


     The year 1934-35 may be regarded, so far as the University is
concerned, as one that is fairly satisfactory.    Bills have-been
met, salaries have been paid and the student body has increased
over that of last year.   There is a good spirit in both the staff
and the student body.   Expenditures have been held below the Uni-
versity budget allowances and the expectation is that the year
will be completed showing a small balance.

      The enrollment is 15% higher than it was last year.    The at-
tendance record indicates that 3,227 students enrolled in 1934-35.
The enrollment in the summer session was 1,439, and the Extension
enrollment was 1,971, making a total of 3,41.0.   In addition to
that, if we follow the procedure of other institutions in the
State, we may count the enrollment of the Training School, whioh
reached 400.   In the University 4-H Clubs there are approximately
25,000 members.   The University has come in contact with many
groups, including the annual Junior Week, the firemen's school,
which has Just recently been held; the school for policemen, which
will be held this week; the meeting of the State Garden Association;




 







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the Parant Teachers AV3sociationo the meeting of Social Science
Teachers, county school organizations, librarians, the Farm and
Home Convention, Association of Kentucky Colleges, and other organ-
izations.

     The financial support of the University was markedly changed
by the action of the last legislature.   I call your attention to
the change because this important point is likely to have bearing
on future provisions for the University.   For some years the Uni-
versity had received one-half of the inheritance tax and 6.7% of
the general property tax.   The funds from these taxes are now di-
verted to the general fund of the State and the University receives
a direct appropriation.   Recently the statement was made by one of
the senators that education was getting too much of the sales tax.
In reality, it gets none of that tax except as it goes into the
general fund of the State.   In addition, it may be said that the
specified appropriation merely took the place of the revenue allot-
ted from the general property tax.

     In 1930-31 the University's general fund income from taxes was
$1,137,000.00, the income for 1934-35 was 40%f less than that of
1930-31.   The legislative appropriations provide $679,000.00.for
general support, $9,000.00 for the Summer Session, $9,000.00 for
repairs, $22,000 for the Public Service Laboratories, 850,000.00
for the support of the Experiment Station, $126,000.00 for Agri-
cultural Extension, $15,000 for the Robinson substation and a sim-
ilar sum for the Western Kentucky substation, and $2,500.00 for
nursery inspection.

     The University is also maintained by student fees, the Fed-
eral government appropriations and miscellaneous receipts.    You
will see when the budget is presented to you that the State provides
60% of the University's income, the Federal government 5%, halls
and dining rooms 10%, student fees 23% and miscellaneous receipts
1%.   The University income showed a very considerable reduction
ix the year 1931-32 and it was found necessary to cut salaries
10%, and expenditures for repairs, materials and the like were ma-
terially cut.   Some repairs and expenditures for maintenance have
been offset by labor furnished by the C. W. A. and some buildings
have been painted and considerable work has been done on walks,
roads and grading.   However, we have not seen our way to purchase
supplies, so that more of such labor could be used. What will hap-
pen next year under the public works program, I have not beer. able
to find out.   The impression is that the states will be allotted
certain sums of money to be spent under the direction of municipal-
ities, counties and institutions, whether by granting loans or
supervised labor, I do not know.   We hlave placed before the State
Planning Board, also the State Public Works Administration a list
of buildings and expenditures for roads, walks and the like amount-
ing to about $3,000,000.   If: we received all the money requested
we should be greatly embarrassed to maintain the buildings.




 







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     There is another matter in connection with the Federal Gov-
ernment.  This relates to the attitude of the government in the
continuance of aid to students who are not able to remain in
school without this assistance.  I have a telegram from the secre-
tary of the National Association of State Universities, it reads:
"Chancellor Lindley Lawrence Kansas has been asked to secure
opinions on following m estions please wire him first, 'Do you fa-
vor continuation FERA student employment next year under same con-
ditions,second, could your institution handle quota fifty per cent
larger or more, third, would you favor increasing average and max-
imum monthly allowance, fourth, would you favor addition of schol-
arships on Federal funds for especially deserving students under-
graduates or graduates, fifth, would you favor government loans to
students, sixth, would you suggest other modifications.'m My own
view of the matter is that a continuation of Federal aid for stu-
dent employment is quite necessary if many are to remain in school.
We have 286 students on the FERA list.   There are probably 150
more who have made application, so the University could use 50%
more of such funds.   When it comes to an increase in the average
monthly allowance, I find that many students are unable to give
enough time.  The present allowance requires two hours per day
and many students can not give that much time.   There might be
an increase to $20.00, because there must be some element of stimu-
lation.   I am not in favor of scholarships for undergraduates,
but there might be some for the use of graduate students doing work
of a specialized nature.   I wcould not be in favor of loans to stu-
dents.   I should be glad to have later comments on the questions
raised here.

     I might say in connection with the public works movement that
we probably need a heating plant more than any one other thing.
The plant would materially help to beautify the campus and reduce
the amount of smoke and the expense for labor necessary to continue
the heating on the campus.   We are working on plans, but whether
we are working fast enough for the Federal Government, I do not
know.

     The library has grown considerably in the last year, especial-
ly in the number of old books.   The number of new books acquired
has been comparatively small for the very great needs. The libra-
ry also needs additional equipment and lighting fixtures.

    *The University needs new equipment for the science divisions
-- for bio-chemistry and physical chemistry in laboratory equip-
ment.

     The Departments of Art and I,1sic and also the radio studios
are housed in a small wooden building.   The confusion from broad-
casting, practice and the band is very great indeed.   I hope
something can be done to relieve this situation and we ought to do
something, if possible, this summer.




 





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     I wish also to refer to the work of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Division and the Experiment Station.   The work done in this
State has been of a very high order.   These two divisions have
assisted in the work of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration,
Rural Rehabilitation, Soil Erosion and Land Usage, with the result
that the staff has been hard worked.    I think it may be said, how-
ever, they have done a very good Job under the circumstances.

     The University has been called upon frequently to help with
the work of the State Planning Board and Land Usage, and it re-
quires time and money.   I want to give evidence of the work done
by these divisions.

     We ought to have at the University a University of Kentucky
Press, so that important University reports and findings may be
printed.   By that I do not mean to establish a printing plant, but
to provide the facilities for getting things published.    I think
it might be possible to start a University Press with the sum of
$5,000 used as a revolving fund, and after the press was started,
the University would make sales to maintain the revolving fund,
For instance, the University published a quarterly for some time,
but it was necessary to give it up on account of reduced funds.
The University published THE KENTUCKY LAW JOURNAL in cooperation
with the State Bar Association.    There are also the publications
of the Bureau of School Service, the Bureau of Business Research
and the publications of the College of Agriculture.    This program
adds to the reputation of the University.    I am suggesting the
press as an ideal toward which we may look in the future.

     The University has very little in the way of fine pictures and
other objects of art.   We ought to have some pictures of value
and art objects at the University for the students in fine arts,
for the students in general, and for the public.    We should also
have more outstanding lecturers, not for a single.lecture but for
a series of lectures.   We should not only bring in the man for
lectures, but we should also publish the lectures.    Yale and oth-
er institutions have funds for such lecturew and publications --
they add to the prestige of an institution.

     We ought to have in the near future an organization, one that
at the present time is but loosely held, for alumni work, publici-
ty, placement, the care of mailings and mailing lists, and the dis-
tribution of printed matter, and I hope to suggest to the board at
some time soon a more orderly arrangement than exists at the pres-
ent time.

     The fees that the University charges and has been compelled
to charge are much higher than those le-vied by other public insti-
tutions in the State.   They are not as high as the fees charged
by institutions in the North, but average higher than those in the
South.   The University charges 094 a year, 80 of which goes to
the University.   The teachers' colleges in this State charge $20
a year, which has increased their enrollment.    For instance, M.
Cherry told me he had a freshman enrollment of 935 in college
swork.  This is about 50 more freshmen than the University has in
its different colleges.    The desire for  a college education has




 





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caused many in the.neighborhood of institutions to take their work
near home.   I do not see any immediate prospect df reducing fees
in the near future.   The costs of maintaining the University are
much higher than those of the teachers' colleges.

     Many of these cost items have been increased.   The water bill
has been increased 40, over that of last year and the cost of coal
has been increased considerably, and probably will cost the Uni-
versity $5,000 or $6,000 more than last year.   This is equivalent
to the cost of two good instructors.

    I have been carrying the University in my own mind from month
to month and hoped each time we could meet the expenses of the
next thirty days.   Things have worked out much more satisfactorily
than I supposed at the beginning of the year.


     3. Financial Report.

     The financial report for March was filed and ordered to be
recorded in the Minutes.   It reads as follows:


                                            EXHIBIT "B"


             Statement of Income and Expenditures
                    Month of March, 1935



                            Previously
                            Repbrted

General Fund Income
  Federal Appropriation    35,625.00
  Int. on Endowment Bonds   8,644.50
  Int. on Lib, Loan Bonds     850.00
  Vocational Ed. Board     12,120.23
  State Appro. - Back Sal-
    aries                  71,100.00
  State Appro. - Repair to
    Buildings               3,613.24
  State Appro. - Summer
    School                  9,000.00
  Special Agr. Appro.      18,300.40
  State Appro.-General    450,920.29
  Student Fees            193,494. 76
  Student Fees - Sum.Sch. .40,448,24
  Student Fees - U.H.S.     8,645.00
  Student Fees - El.Tr.Sch. 6,984.00
  Student Fees - Un. Ext.  16,148.15
  M'iscellaneous Receipts   6,508,25
  Rentals                   2,147.60
  Men's Dormitories        13,876.60
           Total          898.426.26



Current
Month



Fiscal
Year
To Date



7,125.00    42,750,00
             8,644,50
               850.00
4,060.03    16,180,26

            71,100,00

            3,613.24



    699.15
51,538.96
6,962.85
   188.75
   690.00
   36.00
 3,576.50
 2,408.39
   200,80
 1,028.05
 78,383. 48



  9,000,00
  18,999,55
502,459.25
200,457.61
40,636,99
  9,335.00
  7,344,00
  19,724,65
  8,916.64
  2,348,40
  14 904.65




 








6.



Expenditures
  Instruction
  Administration - Exp. &
    Maintenance
  Additions and Better-
    ments
         Total
  Excess of Income over
    Expenditures

Patterson Hall Income
  Board
  Miscellaneous Receipts
  Room Rent - Summer School
         Total

Expenditures
  Expense
  Additions and Betterments
         Total
  Excess of Income over Ex-Z
    penditures

General Fund Income
General Fund Expenditures
  Excess of General Fund
    Income over Expendi-
    tures
  Accounts Payable - liqui-
    dated



505,354,88

182,593.34

  9,143.59
697,091.81

201,334.45



32,648.13
   145.10
 1,326.00
34,119.23


23,276.51
    25.50
23,302.01



67,650,61

21,183,32



573,005,49

203,776,66



1,929.19    11,072.78
90,763,12   787,854,93

(11,924.64)  189,409.81


2,270.60     34,918,73
    34.00       179.10
               1,326.00
 2,304.60     36,423.83


 4,585,38     27,861.89
                   25.50
 4,585.38     27,887,39



10,817.22     (2,280.78)    8,536.44

932,545.49    81,143.08 1,013,688.57
720,393.82    95,348.50    815,742.32



212,151.67

(71,100.00)



(14,20o.42)



197,946,25

(71,100.00)



Excess of Expenditures over
  Receipts for General Ledger
  accounts                  1,640.56
Excess of Receipts over Ex-
  penditures for the fiscal
  year to date - General
  Fund                    142,692.23
Excess of Receipts over Ex-
  penditures for the fiscal
  year to date - General
  Fund
Cash in Bank July 1, 1934 -
  General Fund
Cash in Bank 1March 31, 1935
  - General Fund



(83,209.02.)  (81,568.46)



(97,414.44)    45,277.79



(4.289.95)



40.987.84




 





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Experiment Station Income
  Hatch - Federal Appropriation 11
  Milk and Butter - Cash Re-
    ceipts                       7
  Beef Cattle Sales
  Dairy Cattle Sales
  Sheep Sales
  Swine Sales
  Poultry Sales                  1
  Farm Produce Sales
  Horticultural Sales
  Seed Test                      2
  Seed Inspection
  Rentals
  Miscellaneous
  Fertilizer - Fees
  Public Service - State Appro. 1'
  Public Service - Misc. Rec.
  Feeding Stuffs - Fees         1'
  Adams - Federal Appro.        1]
  Serum - Sales
  Serum - Virus Sales
  Serum - Supply Sales
  Serum - Miscl. Receipts
  State Appropriation           3
  Creamery - License Fees        E
  Creamery - Testers Licenses
  Creamery - Glassware Tested
  Robinson - State Appro,
  Robinson - Miscl, Receipts
  West Ky. - State Appro..
  West Ky. - Miscl. Receipts
  Purnell - Federal Appro.      4
  Nursery Inspection - State
    Appropriation
  Nursery Inspection - Fees
  Blood Test
        Total                  21i

Expenditures
  Expense                      18
  Additions and Betterments
        Total                  19:

  Excess of Income over Expendi-
  tures                        2
  Excess of Expenditures over Re-
  ceipts for General Ledger Ac-
  counts
  Excess of Receipts over Ex-
  penditures
  Excess of Receipts over Ex-
  penditures for the fiscal
  year to date - Experiment
  Station



,250,00

,316.95
655, 60
438.22
310,.51
442.95
l,082,27
2,154.35
383,20
.,319.42
3,287,78
5,131.36
948.96
5,679.71
5,667.56
  25.00
9,698,61
1,250,00
575,36
  62.20
  103, 55
  31,40
,079, 33
3, 329, 55
2,113,02
444.20
350, 98
5,522,27
),046.68
A,983.31
3,000.00

L,127.42
1,360, ?0
   20.75



          11,250.00

 933.34   8,250.29
             655.60
  25.00     463.22
             310,51
  25.00     467,95
  117.10   1,199,37
  100.34   2,254,69
             383, 20
  95,95   1,415,37
6,841.98  15,129.76
169,67   5,301.03
  32.60     981,56
8,129.00  21,808.71
1,792,88  15,460,44
  15.00       40,00
3,539,39  23,238,00
          11,250,00
  157,13     732,49
  14.25      76.45
    9,50     113,05
               31,40
3,420.48  37,499,81
   42,00   6,371,55
   64.00   2,177,02
   88,12      532,32
1,302,77   8,653,75
  271,66    5,793,93
1,992.20  11,038,88
  194.18    5,177.49
           45,000,00

  150.00    1,277,42
  250,00    1,610,00
  __  __  _ __20.;7



3,192.47   299773.54  245,966.01


5,252t68   26,878,30  212,130,98
36395.67      473.34    6,869.01
1,648.35_  27,351,64  218,999.99


!,544.12    2,421.90   26,966.02


9,93905)     (935347,47) (13.286752)

.4,605.07-    (925. 57 ) 13, 67 9.50



13,679.50



3 , 1 9r,,', . 47-99,773.54 245.966.-O-l




 










Cash in Bank July 1, 1934
-- ExDeriment Station
Cash in Bank P1arch 31,
1935 - Experiment Sta-
  tion



Extension Division income
  Federal Smith-Lever
  Federal Add. Co-op.
  Federal Supplementary
  Federal Capper-Ketcham
  State Smith-Lever
  County and Other
            Total

Expenditures
  Expense

  Excess of Income over Ex-
    penditures



148,308,77
31,000.00
53,091.04
36,800,97
87,587,83
  3.817.42



6,912,17
1.369.33



148,308,77
31,000,00
53,091,04
36,800,97
94,500,00
  5.186.75



360,606.03     8,281.50   368,887.53


259,205.19    32,878.01   292,083.20



101,400.84



(24,596.61)



76,804.33



  Excess of Income over Ex-
    penditures for the fiscal
    year to date - Extension
    Division
  Cash in Bank July 1, 1934 -
    Extension Division
  Cash in Bank 1March 31, 1935
    Extension Division

Trust Fund Incone
  Student Loan Fund
  Student Notes Paid
        Total Receiits

Expenditures
  Expense
  Student Notes
        Total Expenditures

  Excess of Expenditures over
    Receipts



76,804,33

  (585.04)

76,219.29



1,305.97
2,804.50



40P. 19
503.4.3



1,715.16
3.307.93



4,110.47       912.62     6,023.09


7,245.47         6.00     7,251.47
     15.00                     15.00
__7,260.47         6.00     7 266.47



(3,150.00)



906.62 -- (2,243.38)



Excess of Expenditures over R-w-
  ceipts for the fiscal yeas to
  date - Trust Fund
Cash in Bank July 1, 1934 -
  Trust Fund
Cas-h in Bandk March 31, 19035 -
  Trust Fund



(2,243,38)

3.823.72



1,580.34



8.



13,586.85



27,266.35



_ _-



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Summary
General Fund Income     932,545,49
  Experiment Station In-
  come                   216,190,47
  Extension Division In-
  come                   360,606,03
  Trust Fund Income         1,305.97
               Total    1,510,649.96



General Fund Expendi-'-
tures                  720,393.82
Experiment Station Ex-
penditures             191,648.35
Extension Div. Expend.. 259,205,19
Trust Fund Expend.        7,245.47
           Total      1.178,492.83



81,143,08

29,773.54

8,281,50
    409.19
119,607.31



95,348,50

27,351,64
32,873,01
      6.00
155,584.15



1,013,688.57

  245,966,01

  368,887,53
    1,715.16
1,630,257.27



815,742.32

  218,999,99
  292,083,20
    7,251.47
1.334,076.98



Excess of Income over
Expenditures



332,157.13



(35,976.84)



296,180.29



Accounts Payable - liqui-
   dated                (71,100.00)



Excess of Expenditures over
   Receipts for General
   Ledger accounts       (8,298,49)

Student Loan Fund - Notes 2,789.50



(86,556,49)



503.43



(71,100.00)



(94,854,98)

3.292.93



Excess of Receipts over Ex-
  penditures for the fiscal
  year to date - Combined
  Fund                  255,548.14    122,029.90

Excess of Receipts over Expendi-
  tures for the fiscal year to
  date - Combined Fund
Cash in Bank and on hand July 1,
  1934 - Combined Fund
Cash in Bankr and on hand MIarch 31,
  1935 - Combined Fund



133,518.24



133,518,24

14.535.58



148.053,82




 








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Abstract of item shovwn on Statement of
Income and Exoenditures as "Excess of Ex-
penditures over Receipts for General Ledger
accounts $94,854.98"


                         Debit            Credit



Accounts Receivable

Insurance Paid in Advance

Sundry Accounts



101,939.21

1,135.32



103,074.53
9 85214.55
94,854.98



    4. Statement of Income and Expenditures.

    Report of the Business Agent:


                    UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

     General Fund Income and Expenditures from July 1,
     March 31, 1935, and estimated General Fund Income
     penditures from April 1, 1935, to June *30, 1935.

Income from July 1, 1934, to March 31, 1935

Estimated Income from April 1, 1935 to June 30, 1935



State Appropriation - General     $:
Vocational Education Board
State Appro. - Repairs to Build-
   ings
Special Agricultural Appropriation
Student Fees - Regular
Student Fees - Training School
Student Fees - University Extension
Rentals
M'en's Dormitories
Miscellaneous



1934, to
and Ex-



t977,264.74



L76,540.75
6,000,00



5,386,76
6,500,00
5,000.00
1,500.00
2,500.00
  500.00
1,000.00
  500.00



Total



205,427*%

1,182,692.25



8,219.55
8,219.55




 








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Expenditures from July 1, 1934 to M1arch 31, 1935



858,954.93



Estimated Expenditures from April 1, 1935 to June
     30), 1935



210,000.00
109,886.00



319,886.00



Total



Excess of Income over Expenditures



1, 178, 840, 93

    3,851.32



I have information by phone that allotments have been made.

     5, Allotments of Appropriations.

     The Business Agent filed the following letter from the Execu-
tive Secretary of the State 3oard of Finance:


                                    April 15, 1935

     Dear Ar. Peak:

     At a meeting of the Board of Finance and Budgetary Control,
     held April 11th, 1935, the following allotments were made
     to the University and its various departments:



University of Kentucky, College Division
College of Agriculture
Experiment Station, Lexington
Experiment Station, Princeton
Experiment Station, Quicksand
Experiment Station, Analysis
Nursery Inspection
Agricultural Extension



$175 ,000.00
   6,500.00
 12,500.00
   4,000.00
   4,500e00
   6,000.00
   13000.00
   31,500.00



     Very sincerely yours,

     (Signed) Sam S. English
               Executive Secretary


    6. Out-Of-State Travel.

    The Business Agent reported that all requests for out-of-
state travel heretofore held up by the State Board of Finance have
been allowed and that all requests for travel reported to the
Board of Finance for allowance prior to April 1, 1935, have been
allowed.



Salaries
Expense




 










     7. Damage by Blasting.

     At the February meeting of the Executive Cormittee, the Bus-
iness Agent was directed to sign release of the Northern States
Construction Company for damage done to Gymnasium building by
blasting on or about the date of November 29, 1934, with this change
in the written form submitted by the bonding company: "and compen-
sation for losses or damages that have been ascertained or deter-
mined at this time from accident, etc.", striking from the form
the words, "on account of or in any way growing out of or result-
ing or to result".  The Business Agent reported that he has sub-
mitted the release with the changes as authorized but that he did
not hear from the letter written and enclosed wivth the release and
that on Mdarch 28 he again wrote to the insurance or bonding compa-
ny, to wit, the American Mutual Liability Insurance Company, ask-
ing for report as to vhether or not the release so changed had
been accepted; that to the date of this meeting he had received no
answer to the letter of Mlarch 28.  He was authorized to write
again to the insurance company at its office in Louisville, Ken-
tucky, and if, in due course, no answer was received, he should
proceed to cash the check for 8l2.60 that he is now holding sub-
ject to information from that company.


     8. Fire Insurance.

     On motion and second which carried, it was ordered that in-
surance premium on College schedule of date of Mtarch 14, 1935, be
paid out of funds of the current year if such funds are available.


     9. Increased Water Rates.

     The Business Agent stated that the bills of the Lexington
Water Company exceeded those of the month of February to the extent
of about forty-one per cent.   This increase in rate and amount of
bills is due to the increased rates recently published by the VKter
Company.   The Business Agent asked vwhat he should do in regard to
the March bills and other bills submitted at the increased rate.
He was authorized to pay the M;arch bills and future bills in
amounlM    ftEqgby the company but, with each bill, to make state-
ment/was mat Vw1thout prejudice of any right of the University in
payment of bill at the increased rate.


     10. Fire Escape - Barker Hall.

     President 14cVey presented the following letter from Chief
C. J. Henry of the Fire Department and stated that, in compliance
with request in a letter to Mr. Crutcher dated February 23, the
third floor has been vacated:




 








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                            February 23, 1935

Mr. M. J. Crutcher, Supt.,
Buildings and Grounds
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Dear Mr. Crutcher:
                  An inspection was made of the building
known as Buell Armory on February 22, and this inspection
revealed the fact that the third floor of this building
was being used as assembly halls and that at some classes
there are about one hundred and fifty students using this
floor at one time.

                  This building is in strict violation of
Section 1830, Chapter 51, of the Kentucky Statutes due to
the fact there is only one exit from the third floor to
the ground, and this exit is the stairway in the center of
the building, almost directly over the location of the fur-
nace.   In case of a fire starting from the furnace that
might involve the stairway, all means of escape from the
third floor of this building would be cut off.

                   This building must be vacated on third
floor as assembly rooms, or sufficient fire escapes must
be erected to assure free egress from this part of the
building in case of fire.

                    Please advise this office at once as to
the action that will be taken regarding this violation.

                          Respectfully,

                               (Signed) C. J. Henry
                                         Chief Fire Department




 








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                                    March 22, 1935

    Dr. Frank L. MoVey, President
    University of Kentucky
    Lexington, K a tubby
                             Re: Proposed fire escape on Buell
                                 Armory.
    Dear Dr. McVey:

                    In reply to your letter of Mlarch 19, in re-
    gard to the type of fire escape that should be erected on
    the Buell armory.

                    A type "A" fire escape should be erected on
    the front of the building.   I am enclosing a copy of speci-
    fications for the erection of fire escapes in the State of
    Kentucky.

                    Due to the fact that the third floor of this
    buildinag is som tiie s occupied by more than a hundred stu-
    dents, and there is only one reans of egress from the third
    floor, this building constitutes a serious life hazard in
    case of fire, and I sincerely trust that this matter will
    be taken up with the Board of Trustees at the earliest pos-
    sible date.

                              Respectfully,

                                     (Signed) C. J. Henry
                                               Chief Fire De-
                                               partment


     The members of the Board discussed at some length the ques-
tion of fire hazard and dangers existing in this particular in-
stance of Barker Hall.   r.Ir  Hillenmeyer moved that the fire es-
cape be provided and, on second, the motion was dully passed and
the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds ras authorized to pro-
cure bids for the construction of the required fire escape and
that these bids be reported to the next meeting of the Executive
Committee.


     11. Lease of Property - Kappa Sigma Fraternity.

     President McVey presented the following letter relative to
lease of property to Kappa Sigma Fraternity for the purpose of
constructing a chapter house thereon:




 








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                                 March 26, 1935


    Dr. Frank L. McVey, President,
    University of Kentucky,
    Lexington, Ky.

    Dear Dr. McVey:

                   Referring to our conversation of March 25,
    concerning the possibility of securing a 99-year lease on
    a certain tract of land owned by the University for the
    purpose of a building site for Beta Nu chapter of Kappa
    Sigma fraternity, I wish to formally present the matter to
    you and the Board of Trustees for consideration.

                    The property upcn which I desire a lease
    and, if possible, an option to purchase at any time with-
    in the 99-year period, is located on the southeast corner
    of Harrison avenue and Adams street, and is adjacent to
    property now leased to the Sigma Nu fraternity.

                    As I stated during our conversation, our
    national.fraternity has agreed to make the local cha.pter
    a substantial loan toward construction of a house provid-
    ed this property can be secured from the University.

                    It would be appreciated if prompt action
    could be securaon this matter, since our building plans
    are being delayed pending decision of University officials.


                                  Very truly yours,

                                  (Signed) J. Rankin Kimbrough
                                           331 South Broadway
                                           Lexington, Ky.



     Mr. Hillenmeyer, President McVey and Mr. Peak were appoint-
ed to make the necessary investigation and report their findings
to the next meeting of the Executive Committee.


     12. Student Loan Fund Investment.

     President MoVey presented the following letter from Dean
T. T. Jones:




 






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                                     April 15, 1935


    President Frank L. McVey
    University of Kentucky

    Dear President c1OVey:

              A few days ago you asked me the status of our
    loan fund and, as I recall, I did not give you a definite
    answer.

              We have at present $14,000: Five thousand of
    this was given by Professor Walter Patterson and is in-
    vested in State Warrants.   Miss Parry and I have collect-
    ed something more than $9,000 since vie took over the fund
    September 1, 1933.   Sheets from Miss Parry's records re-
    cently submitted to you show th