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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

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Bills to the extent of $173.75 have been presented to Mr, Lewis, as follows: Dr. O. O. Stanley $ 31 00 Burnham Hospital 6 75 O. H. Glimstedt 136 00 If the University will pay Mr. Lewis this amount, he will agree to reimburse the institution for all payments and expense made on account of this injury in case he should appeal to the Legislature and a larger sum be allowed him; or he is willing to accept the sum of $500 in lieu of all further claims.

On motion of Mr. Small, the President of the University was authorized to make a staisfactory adjustment with Mr. Lewis on either basis, as he may think best.

USE OF ROOWIIS.

(9) The following statement: The Council of Administration receives many requests for the use of University buildings. Some of these are rather embarrassing. After repeated consideration of this question, the Council adopted, at its meeting of July 2, the following recommendations to govern the use of rooms in University buildings: 1. The use of the University rooms shall not be permitted for any entertainment or gathering of any kind for which an admission fee is required, which is given or held or advertised under the auspices of individuals or organizations not officially connected with the University. 2. A University room shall not be granted to individuals or organizations not officially connected with the University for any purpose which, although in accord with the general purpose of the University, is of such a character, or occurs at such a time, that it is likely to interfere with the work, either specific or general, of the University or of any department of the University. (An illustration of this would be an effort to secure a concert without fee or charge to the University, but occurring at a time when it might interfere with the concerts proposed by the School of Music, or might endanger their financial success.) 3. The use of University buildings shall not be permitted for the advocacy of partisan politics or for political meetings other than those of student political clubs. 4. Applications for the use of University rooms shall be made to the Supervising Architect, and his recommendation on each application shall go to the Council of Administration for action." The last Legislature passed a law relative to the authority of school boards to grant the use of rooms in public school buildings. This law, described as Senate Bill 221, reads in paragraph t e n : "To have the control and supervision of all public school houses in their district, and to grant the temporary use of them when not occupied by schools or religious meetings and Sunday schools, for evening schools and literary societies, and for such other meetings as the directors may deem proper. (This would include political meetings, voting booths, etc.) "They have the further authority to grant the use of the assembly halls and classrooms when not otherwise needed, including light, heat, and attendants, for such lectures, concerts, and. other educational and social interests, free of cost, but but under such provisions and control as they may see fit to impose; to conduct or provide for the conducting of recreational, social, and civic activities in the school buildings under their control, and to pay for services in connection with such conducting out of the school funds of their respective cities, towns, or districts." We may not infer that authority given to scluool boards is by that simple fact given to the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois; but the principle in these cases is the same and the passage of this law marks an increasingly liberal spirit in the administration of public buildings.

On motion of Mr. Small, the Council of Administration was given authority to permit the use of University rooms by outside parties, or for other than strictly University purposes, in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the Council; but the Council was advised to exercise this authority in the liberal spirit of Senate Bill 221 referred to above.

APPOINTMENT OF MR. S. J. TEMPLE. (10) A request for authority to appoint Mr. Seth J. Temple, of Davenport, Iowa, Professor of Architecture and head of the Department of Architecture, at a salary of $5,000 a year, work and salary to begin September 1, 1915, or as soon thereafter as he reports for duty.

On motion of Mr. Carr, authority to make this appoinment was given.

UNIVERSITY GIVEN HIGH RANK IN MILITARY WORK. (11) The following statement: The War Department telegraphed the University of Illinois under date of June 17, as follows: "Institution under your charge designated distinguished college this year." This means that the University, on account of its excellence in military drill, was put in the group of distinguished colleges as classified by the War Department.

This statement was received for record.