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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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PUBLICATION OF BROCHURE ON WAR ACTIVITIES (10) T h e University W a r Committee has recommended the publication of a new brochure describing and illustrating war activities of the University. This brochure would be sent to the high schools, to the parents of University students, to newspaper editors, and to other agencies. An edition of 15,000 copies is contemplated. I recommend that an appropriation of $1,200 be made from the General Reserve Fund to cover the cost of printing and mailing.

On motion of Mr. Davis, this appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, Mr. McKelvey; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Nickell.

APPROPRIATION FOR MINOR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS (11) Appropriations to cover minor adjustments, which have been approved by the President, in the University's budget for 1942-1943, are requested as follows: Business Office, $120; Library, $100; Public Information, $2,500; total, $2,720.

On motion of Mr. Jensen, the action of the President in authorizing these adjustments was approved and confirmed, and the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, Mr. McKelvey; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Nickell.

APPROPRIATION FOR X-RAY APPARATUS (12) A recommendation that an assignment of $500 be made from the General Reserve Fund toward the purchase of X-ray diffraction equipment for the College of Engineering. T h e total cost of this equipment is $3,500, but the Department of Ceramic Engineering and the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering are sharing equally the $3,000 from their current year's budgets.

On motion of Mr. Davis, this appropriation was made, by the fol lowing vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, Mr. McKelvey; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Nickell.

APPROPRIATION TO REGISTRAR'S OFFICE (13) A recommendation that an appropriation of $1,600 be made from the General Reserve Fund to supplement the budget of the Registrar's Office for the current fiscal year ending July I, 1943. This office has had unforeseen demands for its services because of the war. Most of these extra services have been in connection with Army and Navy research programs which require records of enlistment and frequent reports, various recruiting programs conducted by the armed forces which require special certifications of student status, and the employment of students in defense industries and civilian government agencies which require the filling of innumerable forms. All these demands have increased the clerical work in the Registrar's Office.

On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, Mr. McKelvey; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Nickell.

PAYMENT FOR SERVICES OF FARR a COMPANY (14) By authority of the Board, the Physical Plant Department engaged the services of F a r r & Company, Chicago, Realtors, in the acquisition of properties at 1824, 1832, 1840, and 1846 West Taylor Street, Chicago. In order to acquire clear title to these properties, it was necessary to pay the back t a x e s ; and under the procedure in Cook County, tax foreclosure suits were instituted by the State's Attorney's Office on assurance that an adequate bid would be made