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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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1. T h e sum of $25,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the purchase and installation of a new 5,000 watt transmitter. 2. T h e sum of $2,500 as the salary of a musical director of the Station for one year, with the understanding that he will teach not over one-fourth time in the School of Music. 3. An increase of $400 in the operating budget of the Station, effective for the current year 1938-1939. 4. T h e sum of $800 for air-conditioning units for the present Station. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h i s a p p r o p r i a t i o n w a s m a d e a s r e c o m mended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . K a r r a k e r , D r . Meyer. PURCHASE OF MICROSCOPES (4) A recommendation from the Comptroller for the purchase of 25 microscopes from E. Leitz, Inc., for resale to students in the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry, at a cost of $2,934. F u n d s are available in the budget of the colleges.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this purchase was authorized as recommended.

APPROPRIATION FOR PRINTING EQUIPMENT (5) A recommendation from the Committee on Non-recurring Appropriations that the following equipment be purchased for the Print Shop, and that an appropriation of $9,100 be made from "the General Reserve Fund to supplement $1,000 available in Print Shop surplus to provide for the purchase. As this is a non-competitive item, bids were not taken. I Monotype Composition Caster ($3,375 less $1,260 tradein allowance) $2 115 00 I Thompson Type Caster and Equipment 3 500 00 I Montotype Material Making Machine ($2,511.25 less $250 trade-in allowance) 2 261 25 1 Monotype Keyboard complete I 200 00 I Saw Trimmer Machine 500 00 Miscellaneous cabinets, galleys, etc 500 00

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this purchase was authorized as recommended, and the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Karraker, Dr. Meyer.

FACULTY SPACE IN ILLINI U N I O N BUILDING (6) At the Executive Committee meeting of July 15 a preliminary statement was presented concerning a plan for housing the University Club in the new Illini Union Building and thereby making special provision for the faculty in this building. Since that time the tentative plan then submitted has been discussed by a group of members of the University Club and has been approved in principle by that group. A special committee of the Club has been appointed to canvass the details of the proposal with representatives of the University and when a mutually acceptable plan is worked out in detail to submit the plan to the entire membership of the Club for confirmation. T h e proposal provides in brief that the Club, in consideration of permanent provision to be made for it in the new Illini Union Building, will contract to convey to the University the property it now owns subject to unpaid mortgage indebtedness. This property consists of: 1. A three-story frame and stucco building at 1204 West Illinois Street, Urbana, having a frontage of 80 feet and a depth of 133 feet, one-half block east of the Natural History Building, representing an investment at cost of $35,8742. A property at 1201-1203 West California Street, one block east of the Chemistry Building, having a frontage of 157 feet on California Street and 157 feet on Goodwin Street, containing two rather old cottages and representing an investment at cost of $17,558.