Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1940
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294 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 27 your letter was wise, but in this particular instance the Committee feels there is a critical need for such a special program a t this time. It was recommended to Acting Governor Stelle t h a t an appropriation in the amount of $300,000 be requested to execute the program for the study of Illinois coal as outlined by the State Geological Survey. Yours very truly, J O H N J. HALLIHAN Director On motion of Mrs. Plumb, the President of the University was requested to secure an amendment to this bill to eliminate the provision that the laboratory should be constructed adjacent to the new Natural Resources Building and to provide for the location of such a structure on the campus of the University at a point to be designated by the Board of Trustees. NAMING O F CHEMICAL LABORATORY (29) A recommendation from the Head of the Department of Chemistry and from the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences t h a t the chemistry laboratory be named the "William Albert Noyes Laboratory of Chemistry" in honor of Dr. W. A. Noyes, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, who has been for many years a distinguished member of the faculty of the University and is one of the country's eminent scientists. I also submit letters concerning this proposal from Professor Roger Adams and Director C. S. Havens which are hereby given to the Secretary of the Board for record. On motion of Mr. Cleary, this recommendation was adopted. EXTENSION O F TIME F O R C O M P L E T I O N O F 1LLIN1 U N I O N BUILDING (30) It is necessary for the University to request an extension of time for the completion of the Illini Union Building. Formal action requesting such extension should be taken by the Board. On motion of Mr. Karraker, the following resolution was adopted: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois hereby respectfully requests the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works to grant an extension of time for the completion of the Illini Union Building (P.W.A. Project 111. 1745-F) to June 1, 1940. In support of this request the Board offers the following statements: 1. Work remaining to be done and estimated cost thereof. The provision of all footings and foundation walls is nearing completion. The diversion of utilities around the site and the installation of new utility connections required have been previously completed. All other work to complete the building remains. T h e estimated cost of uncompleted work is $825,000. 2. Difficulties encountered since established starting date. Although the project has been kept continually in operation since the award of rather extensive diversion contracts last October, and later a foundation and excavating contract, so that there has been no lag in the progress of the work, the nature of the building is such t h a t it has been impossible to complete the architectural and engineering design for the building proper until the present time. Bids for all construction trades will be received on May 16, 1939. Equipment and furnishings are being handled from funds independent of the P.W.A. program. An indication of the involved nature of the building and the complications met in its design is evidenced by the fact that, although the general contract drawings and specifications were held to a minimum, the working drawing set consists of 60 large sheets, and some 366 typewritten sheets were required for the specifications. 3. Why additional time is needed to complete project. Although we did not realize the situation a t the time of the offer, the one year allotted for completion of
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