February 14, 1956, Minutes | UI Board of Trustees
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF TEE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS February 14,1957 The February meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the Chicago Professional Colleges, in the conference room of the East Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building, 833 South Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois, on Thursday, February 14, 1957, be- ginning at I I :00 a.m. The following members were present: Mr. Cushman B. Bissell, Mr. Wirt Herrick, Mrs. Doris S. Holt, Mr. Wayne A. Johnston, Mr. Park Livingston, Mr. H. B. Megran, Mr. Timothy W. Swain, Mrs. Frances B. Watkins, and Mr. Kenney E. Williamson. Mr. Vernon L. Nickell and Governor William G. Stratton were absent. Also present were President David D. Henry, Vice-president and Provost Henning Larsen, Dr. Herbert E. Longenecker, Vice-president in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges, Dean C. C. Caveny of the Chicago Undergraduate Division, Director C. S. Havens of the Physical Plant Department, Mr. C.E. Flynn, Director of Public Infor- mation; and the officers of the Board, Mr. H. 0. Farber, Comptroller, Mr. C. W. Weldon, Treasurer, and Mr. A. J. Janata, Secretary. 249 250 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [February 14 REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON ADDITION TO CONTRACT FOR BIOLOGY BUILDING The Executive Committee reported that it has authorized an increase of $57,127 in the contract with the Mayfair Construction Company, Chi- cago, for the construction of the Biology Building to cover the increased cost of foundation work necessary due to very unusual subsoil condi- tions encountered which were not revealed by test brings and which could not be anticipated when the building was designed.
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