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BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESIDENCE HAULS FUND

[June 3

(21) The Comptroller advises m e that at the end of the present semester our Residence Halls Fund will be about $215,000. H e writes that "unless some large expenditure is contemplated this summer it would be desirable to invest a substantial portion of this balance." H e advises the investment of approximately ?2oo,ooo. I recommend that this matter be referred to the Finance Committee for consideration and report at the next meeting. O n m o t i o n of M r . A r m s t r o n g , this matter w a s referred to the Finance C o m m i t t e e for investigation a n d report at the next meeting of the Board. UTILITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS (22) The President reported that according to his understanding of the Board's wishes he had advised one of the organizations near the campus that the Board thinks it advisable to ask them to withdraw from the present relationship whereby they use University heat, electricity, and water, at as early a date as they can conveniently adjust their physical plant to supply their own needs. O n m o t i o n of D r . Noble, this action w a s approved. PRESIDENT'S SCHOLARSHIP (23) I recommend that the Board authorize the President of the University to offer a scholarship similar in character to the County Scholarships and subject to the same regulations to any one of the students, candidates for the scholarship offered by Mr. Thomas Edison, who succeeded in passing the preliminary examination and the intelligence test and came up for the examination by the Committee in Springfield on M a y 24. O n motion of D r . N o b l e , this scholarship w a s authorized.

WIDTH OF PAVEMENTS IN URBANA

(24) A letter from the Mayor of Urbana concerning the width of the proposed pavements on University Avenue and Romine Street, in Urbana. O n motion of M r . Trees, this matter w a s referred to the President of the University, with power to act. RADIO STATION (25) A statement concerning the University Radio Station. N o action w a s taken on this matter.

FEES FOR CERTAIN WORK IN MEDICINE

(26) A recommendation that the following fees be established in the College of Medicine. 1. The College of Medicine is authorized to inaugurate an out-patient lying-in service in connection with the Research and Educational Hospital; 2. Each patient when registering shall be given a package of the necessarysupplies for which a charge of ?2 shall be made; 3. Each patient receiving the service, except the strictly charity cases, shall be charged a fee of $ 1 o; 4. Each student registering for the course which requires out-patient, lying-in training shall pay a fee of {15. O n motion of M r . S i m p s o n , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s adopted. The Board adjourned.

H. E. Cunningham George A. Barr

Secretary President