Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1920 [PAGE 111]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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2. The institution will after the assignment of such soldiers: (a) Furnish such academic instruction to the said soldiers as may be approved or prescribed by the War Department, it being understood that until the War Department otherwise indicates, the regular curriculum shall be deemed approved; (b) Will provide for the proper and sanitary housing of said soldiers in as large groups as reasonably possible; (c) Will provide meals for the said soldiers of a quantity and quality equivalent to the standard Army ration, and under proper sanitary conditions; (d) Will provide suitable and adequate grounds for military instruction and drill of the soldiers, and suitable officers for the military administration of the unit; (e) Will co-operate closely with the War Department and its authorized representatives in all matters above referred to; (f) Will receive from its students who are eligible for the Students' Army Training Corps and indicate their intention of applying for induction therein, only such proportion of the usual tuition and other fees as will cover the period from the opening of the college year to October 1, 1918, or, if more has already been received, will make individual adjustment with the students accordingly. 3. The War Department will: (a) Provide for the military instruction of the soldiers;

(b) Provide uniforms and the necessary personal equipment of the soldiers to the extent practicable; (c) Furnish necessary cots, blankets, and bed-sacks or mattresses to the extent practicable. (d) Pay to the institution as soon as practicable, after submission of duly executed vouchers, the sum of one dollar ($1.00) per day for each soldier assigned to the institution on active duty plus the sum of cents (See Note) per day for each soldier so assigned, for tuition, making a total of one dollar and cents per day per soldier. The first voucher submitted will cover the period of two weeks following the induction of the soldiers and their assignment to active duty, and will be submitted monthly thereafter. 4. It is understood that the arrangement evidenced hereby shall be temporary and that as soon as practicable a permanent contract shall be made between the institution and the War Department, covering the period to July 1, 1919. The basis of the contract with respect to payment shall be reimbursement for the actual and necessary costs of providing instruction, subsistence and housing required during the entire period of the contractual relation with the War Department, the necessary adjustments to be made accordingly, provided that the per diem allowance to be made for cost of academic instruction shall not exceed the regular per diem tuition charge of the institution. 5. The institution and the War Department will co-operate to the fullest extent to obtain the best results, and will endeavor as soon as practicable to arrive at the