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THE J O H N WALLACE DALLENBACH FELLOWSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY (23) Dr. Karl M. Dallenbach of the Class of igio and Mrs. Dallenbach have established a fellowship fund in psychology at the University in memory of their son, John Wallace Dallenbach, who died in the service of his country on June 11, 1944, while returning to England from a flight mission over France during World War I I . This will be known as "The John Wallace Dallenbach Fellowship in Psychology." They have made an initial gift of $10,000 and plan to make additional contributions to the extent possible each year until the contributions, plus accrued interest, amount to $50,000. T h e fund is to be invested and the interest added to the principal until the endowment can produce an income sufficient to provide an annual fellowship stipend at a level definitely above the average of those fellowships regularly offered by other departments of the University so that special distinction will attend the award. The complete conditions of the award will be determined later, but in general the fellowship shall.be awarded only to graduate students doing basic research in psychology and the particular fellow shall be selected by the Graduate College upon nomination by the Department of Psychology in accordance with the University's regular procedures for selecting candidates for endowed fellowships. No appointment shall be made for a period in excess of one academic year and no fellow shall be appointed more than once. T h e fellow shall not be required to teach or perform any other duty than to pursue a full program of graduate study and research but may have the opportunity of teaching part time if he wishes to do so. I have accepted this offer with appropriate acknowledgments on behalf of the University. This report w a s received for record. AMENDMENT OF GENERAL RULES RELATING TO PURCHASES (24) The General Rules Concerning University Organization and Procedure provide purchases amounting to $2,500 or more shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees or its Executive Committee for prior approval unless in the opinion of the President of the University necessity requires immediate action in which case he shall act and report to the Board. This provision does not apply to the purchase of food products, grain, livestock, or to any other commodities as the Board may from time to time exempt. Prior to the adoption of the present Rules which became effective January I, 1958, the Board regulations required that purchases amounting to $2,500 or more "made from general funds or non-itemized appropriations shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees or to the Executive Committee . . ." for approval. It had been determined that this former rule did not apply to equipment, materials, or commodities purchased for resale to students and others, even though the purchase amounted to more than $2,500 in each case, since they were not charged against general funds or non-itemized appropriations and this practice has been continued under the present Rules. In order to continue the practice which has been in effect, the Vice-President and Comptroller recommends that the Board authorize exemption from the requirement of advance approval by the Board of Trustees or its Executive Committee of purchases of items for resale to any parties other than a University department. This would not in any way modify the procedures applicable to purchases under the State Purchasing Act since all purchases of $1,500 would continue to be subject to the sealed bidding requirement of the Act. The only change would be exempting such recommendations from specific Board approval and this would expedite the purchase of stocks of commodities such as textbooks and school supplies for the lllini Union Bookstore, newspapers, magazines, candy, tobacco products, and sundries for the lllini Union Building and the canteen operations in the residence halls, all of which are for resale to students and parties other than a University department. s

I concur. On motion of M r . Herrick, this recommendation was approved.