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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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students and faculty to assist the Department in the allocation of space to various activities to be housed in the building and in determining operating policies. This Committee has submitted recommendations on (1) policies relating to individual service charges for use of the Illini Union; (2) budget policies governing operation and maintenance of the building; (3) a proposed annual operation and maintenance budget. These recommendations are discussed in detail in a report from the Director of the Physical Plant Department, submitted herewith. If the Board as a whole desires to deal with these questions I respectfully recommend that the members study the report with the view to taking definite action at the next meeting. An alternative method would be to refer the recommendations to a Committee for consideration and report at the next meeting. On motion of Mr. Moschel, this matter was referred to the Committee on General Policy for consideration and an early recommendation to the Board.

IMPROVEMENT OF DORMITORY FACILITIES IN STUDENT CENTER BUILDING

(14) The University is taking over gradually the property of the Illinois Union Corporation. The latter will continue to operate certain portions of the Student Center Building until such time as arrangements can be made for completion of the transfer. In the meantime, the University is assuming the supervision of the dormitory facilities. The Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Dean of Men recommend that certain improvements be made in the dormitory quarters of this building. The estimated cost of the needed improvements in the building is $6,865. The changes in the management will involve an increase of $536 in the cost of operation of the building. No funds are available for this at present, so that the improvements, if authorized, will have to be charged to the Physical Plant Department's budget. On motion of Dr. Meyer, these improvements were authorized and the policy was established of working towards the object of making this building a dormitory for men.

FACULTY QUARTERS IN THE ILLINI UNION BUILDING

(15) It is desirable to determine definitely the policy of whether or not quarters shall be set apart in the Illini Union Building for the use of the faculty, so that the plans for the building may proceed without delay, and that proper announcement of this may be made in connection with the fund-raising campaign. The Board of Directors of the University of Illinois Foundation has endorsed the plan of having definite space in the building assigned to general faculty use, but is opposed to giving any special group exclusive use of such space. I, therefore, recommend that the Board of Trustees approve the allocation of space in the building to be designed as faculty quarters. O n motion of D r . Meyer, this allocation of space was authorized as recommended.

RELATION OF UNIVERSITY CLUB TO ILLINI U N I O N BUILDING

At this point, Mr. Moschel brought up the matter of the relation of the University Club to the Illini Union Building, which was presented at the December meeting of the Board (Minutes, page 170). T h e President of the University presented information concerning the services of the Club to the University over a period of more than thirty years, and expressed his opinion that the assignment of general faculty quarters in the Union Building would result in the liquidation of the University Club. On motion of Dr. Meyer, and in recognition of the services of the