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UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS

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decisiveness while preserving a sense of concern for individual rights. In particular, you have articulated, clearly and effectively, the values and needs of a major center of learning. We thank you for your service to the University of Illinois. Mr. Gerberding expressed his appreciation for the board's confidence and friendship, commented upon the learning experience of the last year and half in his service as chancellor at Urbana, and repeated his regret that the timing had been such as to shorten his stay with the University of Illinois. Mr. Forsyth introduced Acting Chancellor John E. Cribbet, attending his first regular meeting of the board. AUTHORIZATION, RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION TO CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE T h e secretary presented a resolution through which the trustees might express appreciation to the members of the Consultative Committee to Assist in the Selection of a President. O n motion of Mr. Howard, the resolution was approved and the secretary directed to prepare suitable copies for presentation to the committee members. Included in the action was a general expression of special appreciation for the work of the Committee Chairman Martin Wagner. AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES1 (Change in day of Annual and Monthly Meetings) At the direction of the president of the Board of Trustees, the secretary has prepared the following amendment to the Bylaws of the board. T h e effect of the amendment is to change the day of regular meetings from the third Wednesday to the third Thursday each month; and to change the day of the annual meeting from the third Wednesday in January to the third Thursday in January. ( T h e change is brought forward in order to reconcile a conflict in the calendar of one of the members of the Board of Trustees.) T h e amendment, as recommended, is as follows 2 : Article I. Meetings Sec. 1. The Board of Trustees shall hold an annual meeting on the third [Wednesday] Thursday of January, unless the date of such meeting be changed by the Board. The Board shall hold regular meetings on the third [Wednesday] Thursday of each month; the date of any meeting may be changed by vote of the Board or by order of the President thereof; any monthly meeting may be omitted by vote of the Board or by order of the President thereof, in case it appears that the amount and nature of the business to be presented is not sufficient to justify a meeting. (The amendment will become effective with the September 1979 meeting.) On motion of Mr. Lenz, this amendment was approved as recommended.

1 To amend the Bylaws it is necessary that such amendments be submitted in writing and furnished each member at the beginning of a regular meeting (Article 8, Section 2). 3 New language is italicized; language to be deleted is in brackets.