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 j DR1 N1cVEY ELECTED PRESIDENT ‘ ;
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 S At :1 called meeting o1 the Board 01 Trustees 011 \\'ednesday, August 15th, 1
 L it was agreed iinanimoiisly to 011er the 1’resideney o1 the L`niversity 01 Kentucky _
_ to Dr. Frank L. B1e\vey, noyv President o1 t11e L`niversity o1 North Dakota.   1
  The 11111 report of the committee a111vointed to recommend to t11e Board 01   `
2  Trustees a suitable man 1or tl1e presidency is given lieloxv. In t11is report is  
_`  embodied a sketch of Dr. )1e\'ey`s li1e and aeeomplisliments.  
1 In discussing t11e recommendation 01 t11e eoinmittee, Governor Stanley spoke  
 _ 01 Dr. )1e\'ey`s {l1ltllOl`Sll117 01 the Minnesota Tax 1..:11v, 011 which the recent  
  revised tax 1:11v 01 Kentucky was modeled, 1ll1(1 said that it is at once “tl1e  
 . C11\`}' a11d adniiration o1 every 12l\\`}`Cl‘.U  
  President Emeritus james K. 11)Zl11Cl'$Ol`l spoke l1ig111y 01 Dr. )1e\`ey`s ability   _
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 _: Dr. )1e\`ey has heen reqiiested 11y the Carnegie Foiindation to write a mono- 1
 ` graph o11 El1§`l2ll1(lvS hiianeing o1 the great vvar. 11 11e accepts the `1’resideney 01 1
 » t11e University 01 1{entueky, a11d it is l'C1\$OI12ll>l}' sure that he vvill, he can take 1
  1111 11is d11ties ahout Oetolier 15111 hut will not he altle to give 11is entire time to  
j the University until t11is inonograpli is completed, xvhieh vvill likely he altout  
 f November 15th. 1
 1 Dr. )1e\`ey xvill lie o11ered :1 salary 01 $8,500 and the recently purchased -‘
 _ Mulligan home 1vi1l he remodeled 1or 11is 11se :1s :1 residence.  
  A full report of the Presidency L`OlTll11111CC is as 101101vs:  
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