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              23. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried,
                  the Comptroller is authorized. to have the
                  necessary work done and he is granted full
                  power to acts




     Ye Report on Condition of Smith Halle

     President Donovan reported to the Board that he had requested
an architect's advice concerning the need for repairs and restoration
of Smith Hall.   He read a statement concerning conditions in rela-
tion to Smith Hall and stated that it would be necessary to decide
just what should be done in the matter.  After some discussion the
following action was taken:



              24. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried.,
                  the members of the Executive Committees the
                  President and the Comptroller are appointed
                  to inspect personally the hall and decide
                  what should be done during the emergency.
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     Z. Resolution on the Death of Professor Carter C. Jett.

     President Donovan submitted a Resolution on the death of Profes-
sor Carter C. Jett, which had been passed by the faculty of the Col-
lege of Engineering and the University Faculty.   He recommended that
the Resolution be passed by the Board and spread upon the minutes.
He stated that Professor Jett had been on the staff of the University
for forty years and that it was with deep regret that he reported his
death.

                              RESOLUTION

           It is with deep regret that we are called upon to re-
      port the sudden passing on Janurlry 21, 1946, ol our esteemed
      colleawue and friend, Carter C. Jatt.   For more than twenty
      years Professor Jett was a member.of the faculty in the Col-
      lece of Engineering where he taught machine design.

           He was born at Jett, Franklin County, Kentucky, in 1877;
      received his preliminary training at Excelsior Institute at
      Jett; and was graduated from the College of Engineering$ Uni-
      versity of Kentucky in 1899.   After a brief connection with
      the Cincinnati Tool Company, he tauaht successively at the