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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUSTEE_S_
OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Executive Building
I.    NOTICE OF MEETING.
November 20,   1956
The Board of Trustees of The Trustees of Purdue University convened in special meeting in the Trustees' Room of the Executive BuilcUng of the Uniyersity at 10:00 a.m.  on Tuesday,  November 20,   1956,  pursuant to Minute XLI,  October 17- 18,   1966,   and further pursuant to the following notice sent to each Trustee by the Secretary on November 4,   1966:
In accordance with the action of the Board of Trustees on October 17-18, 1956,  there will be a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of The Trustees of Purdue University on Tuesday,  November 20,   1956,  con¬ vening at 10:00 a.m. CST in the Trustees' Room of the Executive Building of the University,  in order to:
1. Receive,  open,  consider and act upon bids for Completion of Herrick Laboratory,  Base Bid "A",  and to
2. Consider and act upon any other matter or business which
may come before said meeting.
n.    ROLL CALL.
President Hanley called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.    All members of the Board except two were present as follows:   Messrs. Bannon,  DeLaurier, Hanley,  Kettler,  L^ynn,  McAlUster and Morton.    The absences of Mrs.  Brayton and Mr.  Thompson were excused by consent of the Board.
Also present were President Hovde,  Vice President and Treasurer Stewart, Assistant Treasurer and Business Manager Freehafer,  Assistcmt Business Manager Gabbard,  Counsel SchilUng,  Executive Dean Mallett,  Acting Assistant Secretary Lowe,  Mr.  T. R.  Johnston,  Director of the Bureau of Information, and Secretary Skinner.
in.    OPENING OF BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.
At 10:02 a.m. the following entered the meeting:   Messrs. Walter Scholer,  Sr., and Walter Scholer,  Jr.,  architects,  Messrs.  Abbett,  Hamilton,  Morgen,  Solberg and Wade of the University staff,  and representatives of contractors submitting bids on the following project:
Completion of Herrick Laboratory,  Base Bid "A."