Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Ken-
tucky, May 28, 1956.


      The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met in the President' s
Office at 2:00 p. m. , Monday, May 28, 1956, with the following members pres-
ent: Governor A. B. Chandler, Chairman; Robert R. Martin, J. Stephen
Watkins, Mrs. Paul G. Blazer, Dr. Daniel C. Elkin, R. P. Hobson,tWood Han-
nah, Sr. , Robert C. Stilz, Harper Gatton, Dr. Harry Denham, Ben Butler
and Dr. Ralph J. Angelucci.  Absent: Carl Dempewolfe, W. F. Foster and
Louis Cox.  President H. L. Donovan and Secretary Frank D. Peterson met
with the Board.


     A. Called Meeting

     Section 164. 170, Kentucky Revised Statutes, provides that "The Board
of Trustees of the University shall meet on Tuesday preceding the regular
annual commencement of the University.... "1 The 1956 regular commence-
ment was held on May 28. Normally the regular commencement is in June.
The Executive Committee held its regular monthly meeting May 18, 1956, in
accordance with the Statutes.  The Board might have met on May 22.  Since
the meeting was not held on the Tuesday preceding commencement, the Chair-
man of the Board of Trustees issued call for a special meeting, which call
was sent to all members of the Board of Trustees ten days prior to May 28.



     B. Minutes Approved as Published.

     On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the minutes of the Board of
Trustees of April 3, and the minutes of the Executive Committee of May 18,
1956, were approved as published.



     C. President' s Address Printed.

     Various members of the Board attended the Commencement exercises.
They were greatly impressed by the Commencement address of President
Donovan, and upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the address was
ordered printed and sent to alumni and a selected list of business men of the
State.  President Donovan was commended for the splendid address given to
the graduating class.



     D, Travel Allowance Approved.

     President Donovan read the following letter from Dean Welch-