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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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ing have become available and all but $lo6 remains unexpended in the University appropriation. The University has received the report of Survey of Student Housing by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, authorized by the Board on July 28, 194Q. This report constitutes the basis for preliminary planning for student and staff housing. T h e Building P r o g r a m Committee has recommended that the unused balance in the Biology Building appropriation ($9,894) be reassigned for this purpose. I concur. O n motion of M r . Livingston, this appropriation w a s made as recommended, by t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r . Fornof, M r . H i c k m a n , M r s . Holt, M r . Livingston, M r . McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer, M r . Nickell, M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . W i l l i a m s o n ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H e r r i c k , M r . Stevenson. APPROPRIATIONS BY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (34) T h e Board of Directors of the Athletic Association submits for approval the following appropriations from the contingency fund of the Athletic Association: 1. An appropriation for the expenses of the golf team to the N.C.A.A. meet at Albuquerque, New Mexico, $1,100. 2. An appropriation for the Athletic Association's share of expenses of the Spring Coaches Clinic, $1,063. I recommend approval. O n motion of Dr. Meyer, these appropriations were approved. MEETING OF T H E CHICAGO DEPARTMENTS COMMITTEE JUNE 15, 1 9 5 0 P r e s e n t : Dr. Karl Meyer, Mr. P a r k Livingston, and Mrs. Frances Watkins, members of the Committee; also Mr. Hilding Anderson, Mr. David H . Brill, and Dr. Walter Theobald, representing the Medical Center Commission; and Dr. A. C. Ivy, Vice-President in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges. The Committee met at Hotel LaSalle on June 15, 1950, to consider the proposed offer, conveyance, and lease between the University of Illinois and Medical Center Commission in connection with the proposed housing project on the Chicago campus. The proposed documents were discussed in view of Dr. Ivy's recent letter to the Medical Center Commission. Dr. Theobald stated that the members of the Commission present had the power to act for the Commission. After discussion, two changes were agreed on and incorporated in the proposed documents. T h e Chicago Committee of the Board o f ' T r u s t e e s recommends that the documents prepared by Chapman and Cutler, and executed by the Medical Center Commission, be approved by the Board of Trustees (see Appendix,

page 1261).

KARL A. MEYER, Chairman

PARK LIVINGSTON FRANCES WATKINS

D r . Ivy commented on this matter. O n motion of D r . Meyer, the execution of these documents was authorized, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Fornof, M r . Hickman, M r s . Holt, M r . Livingston, M r . McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer, M r . Nickell. M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H e r r i c k , Mr. Stevenson. RECESS FOR L U N C H E O N At this point, at 12:30 p.m., a recess was taken for luncheon. A F T E R N O O N S E S S I O N , J U N E 22, 1950 W h e n the B o a r d convened at 1:30 p.m. for the afternoon session, the same m e m b e r s and officers w e r e present as d u r i n g the m o r n i n g session.