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SPECIAL tffiETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUSTEES OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY	
Executive Building September 27, 1949
la. NOTICE OF MEETING.
The Board of Trustees of The Trustees of Purdue University met in toe Trus¬ tees' Room of toe Executive Building of toe University at 10:00 a.m. on 'Tuesday, September 27, 1949, pursuant to toe following notice sent to each Trustee ty toe Secreiiary on Ai;^ust 29, 1949:
President Stuart has asked me to notity you toat toere will be a special meeting of toe Board of Trustees of ^e Trustees of Purdue Uni¬ versity on Tuesday, September 27, 1949, convening at 10:00 a.m, (CST) in toe Trustees' Room of toe Executive Building of Puardue University in order to:
1. Receive, open and a*t upon bids for toe fonowing construction paxijects:
a) Residences for Women D and E,
b) Addition to Agricultural Chemistry Building,
c) Extaision to the Third.Street Tunnel,
d) Brooder House #1,
e) Dangerous Chemicals Storage Buildingj
2. Receive report on defalcations and irregularities in toe Cashier's Office;
3. Receive report and act upon recommendations concerning toe Robert Alonzo Merritt estate (Winnipeg, Canada);
4. Consider and act upon any otoer matter or business -which may come before said meeting.
II. ROLL CALL.
President Stuart caned toe meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. (CST). All members of toe Board except Mr, O'Brien, Mr. Sherwood, and Mr. Thompson were present as fonows: Mrs. Van Ness, Messrs. Calland, Hanley, Kettler, Lynn, and Stuart, The absences of Messrs. O'Brien, Sherwood end Tnompson were ex¬ cused ty consent of the Board. Also present were President Hovde, Controner Stewart, Assistant Controner Kettler, Legal Counsel Devol, Secretory Hockema, and Assistant Secretary Skinner.
III._ LETTER OF ACKNOV/LEDGMBJT.
Secretery Hockema presented a letter of acknowledgment from Mrs, Frederick L. Hovde for flowers sent ty toe Trustees for toe fimeral of her fatoer, Mr. James J, Boyd,
ty consent toe Board received toe letter of acknowledgment to be recorded and filed.