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1924-12 ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - December 1924 - Page 1 ----------xxxxx---------- 121 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 1, 1924 A meeting of the Board of Trustees was held at the Frye Hotel, Seattle, December 1, 1924. Those present were: Dr. W. D. Kirkpatrick, Chairman, Mr. Walter B. Whitcomb, Mr. Noah Shakespeare, and President C. H. Fisher. REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN BY JOINT BOARD OF HIGHER CURRICULA REGARDING REVISION OF MILLAGE: President Fisher reported on the action taken regarding the revision of millage by the Joint Board of Higher Curricula at a meeting held October 13 - 14 at the University of Washington. The Joint Board of Higher Curricula agreed to a revision of millage as follows: State University 1.10 to 1.52 State College .67 to .77 Bellingham Normal. .20 to .285 Cheney Normal .159 to .235 Ellensburg Normal .12 to .16 The Board decided that early in December they would make a personal visit for the inspection of the physical equipment of the different institutions with a view to making recommendations on capital outlays. FINAL ADOPTION OF COMPREHENSISVE PLANS OF DEVELOPMENT: Mr. Carl F. Gould of the firm of Bebb and Gould, submitted the comprehensive plan of development including such changes as been suggested at a previous meeting. Mr. Gould submitted the comprehensive plan of development for final adoption. Up to this time the plan had been thoroly discussed by members of the faculty in meetings with Mr. Gould on several occasions. The Board of Trustees have had several conferences with Mr. Gould and the president had been in conference with Mr. Gould a number of times regarding the proposed plan of development. It was felt that the plan had been carefully considered from every point of view and that the time had come when there could be an adoption of the plan. This plan looks ahead to the development of the school for the next twenty-five or thirty-five years and is supposed to make provisions for a student body numbering from 2,000 to 2,500 students who would be regularly enrolled in the school. The Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to the final adoption of the plan as submitted Mr. Carl F. Gould representing the firm of Bebb and Gould, architects, of Seattle. REQUEST TO BE MADE AN APPROPRIATION FOR A LIBRARY: The president submitted the problem of the capital outlays to be asked for at the coming session of the Legislature. It was thought best by the Board of Trustees that a request should be made for one building at a time. With the present sentiment in the state for economy of expenditure, it was thought best to be conservative in a request for capital outlays. It was agreed that a request should be made for an appropriation for the erection of a library. EMPLOYMENT OF BEBB AND GOULD AS ARCHITECTS FOR LIBRARY: The president suggested that the request for a library should be made as definite as possible. In order to make a definite request, preliminary plans should be drawn for the construction of a library adequate to the needs of the institution. The drawing of preliminary plans involves the employment of architects for the erection of a library building. It was unanimously agreed by the Board of Trustees that the firm of Bebb and Gould of Seattle are to be the architects for the new library building and that Mr. F. Stanley Piper, Architect, of Bellingham, is to be employed by Bebb and Gould as local supervisor of construction. The firm of Bebb and Gould is to share with Mr. Piper a fee of 1% of the usual fee of 5 cents. The complete working plans for the library are not to be undertaken until such time as ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - December 1924 - Page 2 ----------xxxxx---------- 122 the Legislature has given assurance of a definite appropriation for a library building. It is understood that the employment of Bebb and Gould as architects for a library is conditioned upon the Bellingham State Normal School receiving an appropriation from the coming session of the legislature for the erection of a library building. PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR A NEW LIBRARY BUILDING: It was agreed that the firm of Bebb and Gould should draw up preliminary plans for a new library building with a view to estimating definite costs. The cost figures are to be estimated according to differert units of construction. It was agreed that the preliminary plans should be drawn up at a cost not to exceed six or seven hundred dollars. Adjournment followed: Secretary Chairman ----------xxxxx---------- Board of Trustees Minutes - December 1924 ----------xxxxx----------