JSPECIAL MRETIImO Qg THK ^ARD OF TRUSTEES,JIEL^URDUE UNIVERSITY,  ¥>>h.
A special meeting of the Trustees of Purdue University was held at the Claypoo^l Hotel, Indianapolis at 9 A.iA. Friday, Feb- f^o-iJ-^kjUi-  ruary 14th.  Those present were Messrs. Oliver, Chandler, Hobbs, Hillenbrand, Isenbarger, Noel, Reynolds and Breaks,  There were
Ii£aish and Fischel of the Advisory Board, Dean
{j,^jL.AiuI^Q^»^aklQQ  present Messrs. Skinner and Director
Woodbury.  Mr. W.V. Stuart was absent.
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-President Stone   submitted a statement  of the  needs  of the University.
Memorandum on  the Deferred and Present Needs  of Purdue University.
A report submitted of the Legislature Visitation Com¬ mittee in November, 1912, contained the following items relative to   the   needs  of Purdue University?
1. A larger  income   to provide   the "necessary number of in¬ structors;   to properly  compensate   the members of  the Faculty;   to meet   the  increased  costs of  recent years;   to meet additional  fix¬ ed  charges   to   the   increased  plant;   to provide   for  new departments of  instruction.
2. For money  for   the   purc/iase  of land $125,000
5.     For buildings and equipment,   namely:
A greenhouse  50.000
Storage  and work   building for
Horticulture --- 50,000
Horse  barn  50,000
Beef  cattle barn-  50,000
Veterinary Building   50,000
Equipment  for   the   new DairyBuilding 28,000
Biology Building   75,000
Armory  75.000
Woman's building  100,000
In order  to meet  these  needs,   certain  specific appropriations were made by   the Legislature  of 1913  for land and equipment,  and the Mill Tax was  increased.
Subsequently,   the action of  the  State Board of Finance in withholding $121,000 annually from  the proceeds of  the Mill Tax,   practically  neutralized   the benefits provided by the  increase therein,   so   tnat  it has  not been possible  even after a lapse of six years to carry out more   than a portion of  the  improvements contemplated.     The  storage  and work building for Horticulture,   the >ior3e barn,   the beef  cattle   oarn,  and the Home Economics  buildings 8till  remain unprovided for; even thougii   ine  need for  these was acute  six years ago.