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     C. Purchase at          Property,

     The President advised the Board that Mr. C. W. Sulier, presi-
dent of the Board of Commerce, desired to come before the Board
to make a statement concerning the work of the Citizens Committee
in assisting the University in acquiring the Vevereux property on
Euclid Avenue and Adams Street.   The Board gave unanimous consent
and kr, Sulier briefly outlined to the Board the work of the Cit-
izens Committee and explained that in his Judgment it would be
necessary for the Board to increase the offer in order to arrive
at an agreement with the Devereux heirs.   The Chairman expressed
the Boardss appreciation to Mr. Sulier for the work of his Commit-
tee and expressed the desire that they might be able to bring
negotiations to a close in the next few days, whereupon Mr. Sulier
retired from the meeting.

     Mr. Hobson suggested that the matter be disposed of at this
time and made the following motion, which was seconded and unanimous-
ly carried; That unless the Devereux property can be bought for
$55,0OO.OO by 12:00 o'clock noon, April 12, 1943, the attorneys for
the University be instructed to file condemnation suit immediately.



     D. Presidents Report.



            QUARTERLY REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRIUSTEES

                    H. L. Donovan, President

                          April 6, 1943

Report of Committee 2f Fifteen on All University's
     Adminigt-rat1.V& Organization

     Last September (1942) the Board of Trustees authorized the
President to appoint a committee to study the administrative
organization of the University.   A Committee of Fifteen able men
and women representing every college of the University was selected
to undertake this study,   Under the chairmanship of Dean Thomas
P. Cooper, the committee has diligently examined the practices
in the best universities of the United States, and it has prepared
a report in the light of its investigations that it believes will
work effectively and efficiently to promote the educational inter-
eat of our University,   This report I have examined with great
care and I am pleased with the recommendations contained therein.