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been officially designated in the University's building program, in relation to other building projects, both at Urbana-Champaign and at the Chicago Professional Colleges. The Board of Trustees has not been able to justify asking for a state appropriation for a field house in view of the need of funds for classroom, laboratory, and other buildings which have a higher priority. President Morey also stated that studies had previously been made of the financing of a field house as a self-liquidating project.

At the conclusion of this discussion, President Megran referred Mr. Bissell's suggestion to the Committees on Buildings and Grounds and Athletic Activities to consider jointly and report back to the Board.

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES (12) The Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends assignments of funds from the General Reserve as follows: 1. College of Agriculture, construction of barracks-type housing facilities at the Dixon Springs Experiment Station $ 3 000 2. College of Education, purchase of equipment and acoustical treatment of a room in University High School 1 414 3. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, publishing and distributing a brochure on the standards of achievement required in rhetoric and English composition at the University of Illinois 2 500 4. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, remodeling in Lincoln Hall 3 600 5. Department of Art, purchase of equipment 5 000 6. School of Physical Education, installation of acoustical ceiling in Huff Gymnasium swimming pool 9 500 7. Administration Building, remodeling: Student Counseling Bureau $3 800 Legal Counsel's Office 600 4 400 Total $29 414 I concur.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Stratton.

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SALE OF PROPERTY TO ALPHA TAU OMEGA FRATERNITY (13) Pursuant to authorization of the Board, negotiations have been concluded for the sale to the Gamma Zeta Chapter of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity of a tract of University land immediately south of and adjoining the fraternity's property on Pennsylvania Avenue. The fraternity has accepted the University's offer, and I recommend adoption of the following resolution: Resolution WHEREAS, T h e Thomas Arkle Clark Chapter House Memorial, Inc., a not for profit corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of Illinois, hereinafter termed "Purchaser," has offered to purchase the hereinafter described property upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a public corporation of the state of Illinois, that the Comptroller and Secretary of this Corporation be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed, in the name and in behalf of this Corporation, to enter into an agreement with said Purchaser providing for the sale and conveyance to it of the hereinafter described property upon the following terms and conditions: (A) At a sale price of $5,000.00 with customary adjustments to be made therein for abstracting costs; (B) This Corporation to furnish Purchaser a merchantable abstract of title and pay for the required Federal Revenue stamps; (C) Possession to be delivered to Purchaser at the time final payment is made but not prior to August 15, 1955.