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upon the said Executive Committee full power and authority to act for and in the name of said Board, execpt as directed and acted upon by said Board in all regular or called meetings thereof.

Fourth: That at each meeting of this Board, whether regular or called, the Executive Committee shall, in writing, report to this Board in detail, an account of its official acts with such recommendations as they may deem necessary to carrying out in full the intent and purposes of the said Act as afore mentioned and to effect the consolidation provided for in said act.

Fifth: That this Board shall proceed at this meeting to elect the comptroller as in said report provided for and ahall fix his term of office and compensation therefor, and specify the duties of such officer, so far as may be done at this time."

Senator Whedbee moved that the report of the Commission be taken up section by section. Carried.

Mr. Daniels said that by taking up section by section we might not be able to act as comprehensively as if we studied it as a whole. We have been very much impressed with the fact that we cannot at once carry into effect or even disapprove many of these suggestions. It seems to me that we will need three presidents and a chancellor but I am opposed this morning to committing ourselves to the election of a chancellor. The three presidents and the executive committee should have time to consider whether we want a chancellor or whether we want only three, making one of the three the head. It is a condition and not a theory that confronts us.

It is a mistake to limit the executive committee to the small number of eight. The executive board is to be given very large powers and upon that board should be representatives of all the political parties in this State. I suggest that this committee of eight be changed to twelve.

Mr. Fountain moved that each section be read.

Dr. Morrison read findings and recommendations.

Mr. Whedbee moved to amend No. 1 to read "twelve members" instead of "eight members" and "terms of three" instead of "terms of two". Carried.

Mr. Whedbee moved to amend No. 2. to read "twelve members" instead of "eight members". Carried.

Mr. Murphy recommended that both political parties in North Carolina be represented on the Executive Committee.

Mr. Jonas stated that he did not think politics should be mentioned.

Section No. 3 was adopted.

Mr. Daniels moved to amend Section 4 by striking out the words "except at the regular meetings of the Board." Carried.

Mr. Hill said that we might as well look into the face of it today. That he favored the election of a head as promptly as possible. He said that he was profoundly impressed with Dr. Kelly and Dr. Works and was opposed to putting off the election and that there were many reasons why it should be done at once. All sorts of questions would arise especially with the Legislature coming on.

That at first he was opposed to it but