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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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funds, and her work during her absence will be taken care of by the Department at no additional expense. 2. Mr. John Alexander, Assistant in the Department of Romance Languages, leave of absence on full pay from December 1 until February 1, 1939, because of illness. It will be possible to handle his work within the department for the remainder of the semester without additional expense.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, these leaves were granted as recommended.

AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF GREGORY HALL (7) Bids will be received at 2:00 o'clock p.m., December 28, in the Physical Plant Department office for the construction of Gregory Hall. It will be necessary to award the contracts and begin construction immediately thereafter in order to comply with the requirements of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, so that either the Board of Trustees or its Executive Committee should meet on that day to make the awards, or authorize the President of the Board to do so. Accordingly, the following resolution is offered: Whereas, the United States of America, through the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, has made a grant of funds to the University of Illinois to aid in the construction of a classroom building (Gregory H a l l ) and additions to the Library and student hospital, P W A Project 111. 1962-F; and Whereas, bids for the construction of Gregory Hall will be received prior to the next meeting of the Board of Trustees, and construction thereon should begin before January I, 1939, in order to comply with the requirements of the Federal Emergency Administration of Public W o r k s ; now, therefore, be it Resolved, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the President of the Board to award the contracts to the lowest responsible bidder; and be it further Resolved, that the Board authorizes its President and Secretary to execute such contracts as are awarded. I also recommend that the Board designate one of its members to be present at the opening of the bids as required by the University Statutes.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, this resolution was adopted, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue; no, none; absent, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Horner, Mr. Karraker, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Wieland. President Mayer designated Mr. Adams to be present at the opening of the bids.

AWARD O F CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION O F A D D I T I O N TO MCKINLEY HOSPITAL (8) The following resolution: Whereas, the following bids were received at the University of Illinois at Urbana, County of Champaign, State of Illinois, pursuant to an advertisement for bids for the construction of an addition to McKinley Hospital as a part of P W A Project No. 111. 1962-F, published on three separate dates between November 19 and 26, 1938: