The Executive Committee met at the University in

the office of the President on Saturday, October 26, 1912.

There were present Messrs. C. B. Nichols, Hywel Davies-, C.

B. Terrell, and R. C. Stoll. The minutes of the previous

meeting of the Committee were read and approved. The Chair-

man of the Executive Committee asked if there was any unf in-

ished business.

        Thereupon President Barker made the following report

relative to the protest filed by Mrs . Stout at the last meet-

ing of the Executive Committee, which matter was referred

to President Barker and. the Director of Athletics and Physical

Culture for action or for recommendation to this Committee:

               "After the adjournment of the Committee I
        had an interview with Mrs. Stout and she accepts
        the original proposition of the Board of Trustees
        -to carry all the athletics of the young ladies
        to Patterson Hall amnd, this acceptance having
        been made, I recommend to the Exedutive Committee
        that the salaries of the Director of 1hysical
        Education for Women, Mrs. Florence 0. Stout,
        and the Director of Physical Education for Men,
        Mr. W. H. HI. Mustaine, be fifteen hundred
        dollars (1500.00) per year each and that this
        Wtlary be -paid to them beginning as of July 1, 1912"

        Thereupon came the Business Agent and the Auditor

of the University and reported to the Committee that there

was an unexpended and unappropriated estimated surplus amount-

ing to ten thousand, f our hundred and ten dollars and f if ty

four cents($10, 410 .54) and that the increased salaries of

three hundred dollars($300.00) to Mrs. Stout and three hun-

tred dollars ($300.00) to Mr. Mustaine could be paid out of

such unappropriated surplus and accredited to the athletic

account.

       Upon motion, made, seconded, and unanimously carried,

upon the aye and nay vote, the report of kresident Barker was