A.M. STRAUSS. October 28, 1949 Mr, Herman B Wells, Pres. Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Dear Pres. Wells: I am writing to confirm my telephone call to you of yesterday, that we finally have been able toaward the contract on the faculty housing apartments and hope to start construction next week. We have had a good deal of trouble in getting this project down in cost without sacrificing the quality of the building and room sizes; however, we realize the University's need for this building and we have finally reached a figure that will enable us to proceed although it is uncomfortably tight from an investment standpoint, I am attaching herewith a little sketch of the proposed building. We are not too proud of it from an architectural standpoint, but cost limitations and fenestration require- ments create some rather difficult design problems. With kind regards, OI) LixccvceWillered Apartments Tne.