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1 i 113 5. THAT the expenses of the trip to Egypt of Mr. J. Fredrick Larson, our archi-tect, be taken from the Buildings Campaign Account. 6. THAT the salary of Mr. Shumaker of $4000 per year from November 28, 1945 be charged to the Philadelphia Account and/or the Buildings Campaign Fund ac-cording as to which is served. 7. THAT the President's allowance in Egypt be $2500 - $1500 for entertainment to be accounted for in itemized memoranda of expenditures, and $1,000 on which no specific report be made. The allowance will begin in 1945-46 for the exper-imental period of one year after which further action may be taken. THAT the Secretary be granted permission to raise a fund outside the budget for the University entertainment equipment such as silver, linen, china, and furniture, if necessary. 8. THAT the President's 1933 Auburn automobile be used as Council in Egypt may direct, but that its sale value be properly credited to the President's auto-mobile fund and charged against sudh other funds as the car may be serving; also 9. THAT Dr. Badeau take his car to Egypt with the understanding (1) That the President's 1933 Auburn be sofa as above. (2) That Dr. Badeau contribute his car for the President's use. (3) That the expense of getting Dr. Badeau's car to Cairo be carried by the University President's automobile account. 10. THAT the necessary steps be taken to transfer all titles to the suburban prop-erty to the name of the American University at Cairo. This action is taken at the request of- Dr. Cleland). 11. THAT after the campaign for buildings and expansion is over, the Trustees will turn their attention to the Five Year Plan which has been prepared by the Council in Egypt and this plan will be used as a guide for future development. 12. THAT the Trustees express to Mr. Hermann Lum and his family their most sincere sympathy in his recent and continued illness and hope and pray for his early and complete recovery. THAT his salary be continued as in the past and in view of the special expenses involved in his illness at Laneaster that his expenses there be carried by the Trustees somewhat in analogy to the regulations in Egypt as follows: two-thirds of the entire expense of his doctor, hospital and special nursing, less the amount covered by the Blue Cross Hospitalization Plan, plus whatever it has cost Mrs. Lum to remain with him in Lancaster beyond her normal expenses in Haddon-field; and that the Finance Committee be empowered to decide whether further financial assistance is necessary. 13. THAT Mr. Thomas J. Gillespie, Jr., Chairman of the Investment Committee, arrange for a Custodian Account with the Union National Bank of Pittsburgh, Pa., for the handling of all investment funds and securities of the University. It is under-stood that the bank, as Trustee, will be under the direction of an advisory to the Investment Committee.