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CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Proceedings of the Board of Trustees
FINANCE COMMITTEE
May 15th, 19 16.
Upon the written or verbal consent of all members of the Com
mittee except President Schurman the Comptroller was authorized to
purchase $15,000 of the American La France Fire Engine Company
6%
convertible notes.
CHAS. D. BOSTWICK, Sec'y.
COMMITTEE ON GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
May 20th, 19 16.
Present Chairman Van Cleef, Trustees Schurman, T. B. Wilson,
Williams, Westinghouse, C. E. Treman, Hiscock and Cornell. Comp
troller Williams.
Letters regretting their inability to be present were presented from
Trustees Edwards and Pound and their absences excused.
Minutes of the meeting of April 29th, 1916 were read and approved.
Action was taken as follows :
1. Resolved, That when this meeting adjurnit be to June 20th, 1916,
at 9 a. m. in the President's office.
2. Resolved, That the regular commencement meeting of the Board
of Trustees to be held on June 20th, 1916, be called for 10 o'clock at
the President's office in Morrill Hall.
3. The President presented the nomination of H. J. Davenport as
Professor of Economics at a salary of $4,000 to take effect July ist,
19 1 6, and pursuant to the authority conferred upon the committee by
the Board of Trustees on April 29th, it was resolved to proceed to
ballot upon the nomination.
4. By ballot duly had Mr'. H. J. Davenport was elected Professor of
Economics at a of salary $4,000 per annum to take effect July ist,
1916, this election being subject to confirmation by the full Board at
its June meeting.
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