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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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in Chicago, authority to sign his name as President of the Board of Trustees to vouchers presented to the State Comptroller; and to S, M. Stafford, R. W. Zrnimer, W, M, Griffith, R. C. Dillier, and David VV. Snyder, in Urbana; and to James E. Osborn, David W. Bonham, Walter E. Cowart, A. W. Catrambone, H. O. Albers, and L. Rea Jones; in Chicago, authority to sign his name to warrants on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations approved by the Board. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate to R. C. Wkklund,;. George H. Bargh, and Virginia J. Hendrix, in Urbana; and to Anthony J. Diekema, Velma M. Davis, Margaret Clancy, Robert P. Bentz, Noreen A. Loan, and Lee J. Votava, in Chicago, authority to sign his name as Secretary of the Board of Trustees to vouchers presented to the State Comptroller and to warrants on the University Treasurer covering vouchers approved in accordance with regulations of the Board. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees is also authorized to delegate to Lean C. Ryan, Leona M. Hughes, and B. A. Gobel, in Springfield, authority to sign his name as Secretary of the Board of Trustees on vouchers presented to the State Comptroller approved in accordance with the regulations of the Board. These authorizations are to continue in effect until the State Comptroller has been supplied with specimen signatures of succeeding officers of this Board. And be it further Resolved, that the First National Bank of Chicago as a designated depositary of R. R, Manchester, Treasurer of this corporation, be and it (including its correspondent banks) is hereby requested, authorized, and directed to honor checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money drawn in this corporation's name, including those drawn to the individual order of any person or persons whose name or names appear thereon as signer or signers thereof, when bearing or purporting to bear the facsimile signatures of the two following: President and Secretary; and the First National Bank of Chicago (including its correspondent banks) shall be entitled to honor and to charge this corporation for all such checks, drafts, or other orders, regardless of by whom or by what means the facsimile signature or signatures thereon may have been affixed thereto, if such facsimile signature or signatures resemble the facsimile specimens duly certified to or filed with the First National Bank of Chicago by the Secretary or other officer of this corporation. And be it further Resolved, that the State Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to honor vouchers bearing facsimile signatures of the Presidentand Secretary of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois if such facsimile signatures resemble the facsimile specimens duly certified to or filed with the State Comptroller by the Secretary, These authorizations are to continue in effect until the State Comptroller has been supplied with specimen signatures of succeeding officers of this Board,

This resolution was unanimously adopted.

RESOLUTION TO JOHN BARDEEN

Professor John Bardeen, who had been unable to attend the December meeting at which time the Board approved a resolution in his honor, 1 was present, and President Hughes presented to him a framed copy of the resolution recognizing his achievement in receiving a second Nobel Prize in Physics.

RESOLUTION TOTHETYMCA AT T H E UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS

Mr, Howard presented the following resolution which was unanimously approved:

The Young Men's Christian Association at the University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign, organized in February 1873, is the oldest continuing student organization on the campus. Just as the University of Illinois participated in its early organization and made significant contributions to its housing facilities and leadership, in turn, the pioneer1

The text of the resolution appears in the minutes of the December 20, 1973, meeting.