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the students for breakage of laboratory apparatus in excess of by laboratory fees and any other costs, and collecting this at semester or term. this recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Fornof, this requirement was rescinded as recommended.

HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL SERVICE FEE IN THE URBANA DEPARTMENTS (5) As the Board was advised on February 20, 1943 (Minutes, page 272), the University officials have been giving consideration to establishing a uniform hospital and medical service fee to be assessed all students in the Urbana Departments and to be payable with other fees at the time of registration. The Faculty Committee on Fees and Scholarships, which has been studying this matter, now recommends the adoption of a compulsory hospital and medical service plan for students in the Urbana Departments, to become effective with the fall term of 1943, with a fee of $5 a semester, or a prorated amount for terms of different lengths. I concur in this recommendation. I recommend further that at least for the first two or three years the Board of Trustees authorize the carrying of insurance to cover its obligations under this plan. Later if it is clear that the proposed fee is adequate, the insurance protection can be eliminated.

On motion of Mr. Fornof, these recommendations were adopted.

BANK ACCOUNT FOR CHICAGO DEPARTMENTS (6) Increase in the volume of operations of the Chicago Departments of the University and increased complexity of payroll operations resulting from Victory Tax procedure make it highly desirable to provide for the preparation and issuance of warrants against the University Treasurer directly by the Chicago Business Office. In the past, while all vouchers have been prepared and all accounts kept for the Chicago Division in that office, the actual warrants have been written in Urbana. A separate bank account in the name of the University Treasurer is proposed in order to avoid confusion between warrants issued from the two places. Mr. I. L. Porter, University Treasurer, has approved the arrangement. In order to carry out the procedure it is necessary to provide for delegation of signatures of the President and Secretary of the Board to certain persons in the Chicago Office. A resolution for that purpose is presented. The persons to whom authority is delegated are the same as those now authorized to sign vouchers against the State Auditor for disbursements from State appropriations. The Comptroller requests the adoption of the following resolution, and I recommend approval. Resolved, that the President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois are authorized to delegate the signing of their names as President and Secretary, respectively, to warrants drawn on the Treasurer of the University, on the special account for Chicago Departments, under the following conditions: The President of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to J. E. Millizen, to J. F. Knight, and to W. R. Williams, in Chicago, authority to sign his name as President of the Board of Trustees to warrants on the University Treasurer drawn against this account. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to G. R. Moon and Velma M. Davis, in Chicago, authority to sign his name as Secretary of the Board of Trustees to warrants on the University Treasurer drawn against this account.

On motion of Mr. Karraker, this resolution was adopted.

WATERPROOFING AT FEED STORAGE PLANT AND ABBOTT POWER PLANT (7) The Physical Plant Department has recommended that waterproofing be applied to the exterior of the grain elevator and silos at the Cattle Feeding