Minutes of the Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of
Kentucky, Tuesday, January 29, 1974


       The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met in special
session at 2:00 p.m. (Central Daylight Time) on Tuesday, January 29, 1974
in the Board Room on the 18th floor of the Patterson Office Tower on the
University campus with the following members answering the call of the roll:
Mr. Thomas P. Bell, Mr. William R. Black, Mrs. Rexford S. Blazer, Mrs.
Robert 0. Clarlk, Mr. Richard E. Cooper, Mr. Eugene Goss, Mr. John R.
Crockett, Mr. George W. Griffin, Mr. Garvice D. Kincaid, Professor Paul
Oberst, Mr. Zirl Palmer, Professor Paul G. Sears, Mr. William B. Sturgill,
Judge James A. Sutherland, Mr. James Flegle, and Dr. John R. Woodyard.
Absent from the meeting were Mr. Jesse M. Alverson, Jr., Mr. Stanley
Burlew, and Mr. Albert G. Clay. The University administration was repre-
sented by President Otis A. Singletary; Vice Presidents Alvin L. Morris,
Lewis W. Cochran, Robert Zurnwinkle, Stanley Wall, Peter Bosomworth,
Larry Forgy, and Raymond Hornback; Mr. John Darsie, Legal Counsel; and
Dr. Donald Clapp, Executive Assistant to the President. Representatives of
the various news media were in attendance.


      A. Meeting Opcned

      Mr. Bell, Vice Chairman of the Board, called the meeting to order at
2:00 p.m. After the invocation, pronounced by Mr. Crockett, the Board
members observed a moment of silence in memory of Rexford S. Blazer, who
died on January 2, 1974. Mr. Bell extended to Mrs. Blazer the sympathy of
her fellow members and noted how much the University owed to Mr. Blazer for
his loyalty and devotion and how much he would be missed.

      The secretary reported a quorum present and the meeting was declared
officially open for the conduct of business at 2:05 o'clock.


      B. Minutes Approved

      On motion by Professor Sears, seconded by Judge Sutherland and passed,
the reading of the Minutes of the December 11, 1973 meeting of the Board of
Trustees and the January 8, 1974 meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Board of Trustees was dispensed with and the Minutes for the meetings were
approved as published.


      C. President's Report to the Trustees



Following a brief review of the items in PR 1, President's Report to the



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