http://e-archives.lib.purdue.edu/botpdf/BOTM19160328.pdfMarch 28, 1916Fowler HallMeeting of Board of Trustees.Present: Messrs. Stuart, Downing, Harris, Foster, Hobbs, and Hillenbrand.Mr. Downing presented his certificate of re-appointment to Board, for term ending July 1, 1921.Minutes of meetings June 8-9, 1915 and Dec. 18, 1915, read and approved.President Stone presented the following written communications:1st. Regarding Loss of Armory: The matter was fully discussed by the Board and the following Committee appointed to ascertain the cost and kind of structure needed for new Armory, and to confer with the State Board of Finance as to an appropriation for same.Committee: Messrs. Downing, Stuart, Foster and Dr. Stone. Said Committee to be ready to report in thirty days.March 27, 1916To the Board of Trustees:-The frame building occupied as an armory was destroyed by fire in the early morning of February 24th, with contents. The fire was discovered at 3:50 a.m. in a small room at the north end of the building and was under such headway that within a few moments the entire upper part of the building burst into flames. It was impossible under any circumstances to save the building or its contents.In the room where the fire was discovered was a small coal stove in which the fire had been banked by the janitor for the night. In the absence of any definite information as to the cause of the fire, it can only be assumed that it resulted from this stove. There is no evidence of neglect on the part of any one having the care of the building. The night watchman passed the building at 3:30 a.m. but could not have seen the fire under any conditions since it occurred in the opposite side of the building from his point of observation.A small frame barn used for the campus horse adjoining the armory was also destroyed and some damage was done to the bleachers