MINUTES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

              IN ADJOURNED SESSION JUNE 7, 1917.



     The Board of Trustees met at 3 P. M. in the Trustees'
room on the University grounds with Governor A. 0. Stanley in
the chair and the following members present:   Governor Stanley,
President Barker, Miiessrs. 1NTichols, Terrell, McKee, Gilbert:,
C'ohen, Harris, Hlornsby, Letterle, Froman, Elliston, Blackburn,
Carpenter, Smith, Stoll, Amon, Wath.en, Turner, Battaile, Lyle,
Brown, Johnston, Gordon, Doctor Patterson, DoctT'Marks, and
Governor Cox.

     The report of President Barker was read.

     The business agent Presented a report which was sent to
the Executive Committee for action.

     The renort of the Board of Control of Patterson Hall .wes
submitted and on motion of Mr. Gilbert, duly seconded, was or-
dered, by unanimous vote, sent to the Executive Committee "or
action.

     Mr. Stoll made a verbal report to the effect that the Mul-
ligan property had been purchased according to instruction of
this Board, given in its meeting in Frankfort the preceding
January, but that final details of the sale would have to wait
the conclusion of a necessary action in court which was innpro-
gress, xind would soon be concluded.

     With reference to the selection of a dean of the College
of Agriculture to succeed the late Doctor Jose-h H. Ks stle, Mr.
McKee of tile committee appointed to recommend a selection, made
a report orally to the effect that the committee, for months
had been convassing a wide field of prosnectives but that up
to this time, had beer. unable to agree upon any man they were
willing to recommend. "We have st ill others in vieW," Asaid
Mr. McKee, "but vie intend to proceed as carefully as possible,
and we therefore, have no recommendation to make at this time."

     The minutes of the Executive Committee were approved, and
the action of the Executive Committee was adopted as the action
of this Board by unanimous vote.

     The report of the Board of Inquiry appointed by Governor
Stanley to make an inveetigation into certain conditions a]-
leged to obtain at the Tniversity was then called for.

     Mr Stoll moved that on account of Mr. Gordon being Chair-
man of the Board of Inquiry, he, and only he, be instructed to
give out for publication, when the time came for publication,
the contents of this report; that all discussions on the re-
port of the committee of this Board be considered confidential