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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 23

Department of Public Welfare, and two from the Department of Public Instruction, each appointed for a three-year term. T h e Dean of the College of Education and the Vice-President and Provost endorse these nominations. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . Nickell, these a p p o i n t m e n t s w e r e a p p r o v e d . APPROPRIATIONS BY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (7) T h e Board of Directors of the Athletic Association has approved the following appropriations: $3,000 for services of the Alumni Association and $4,000 for replacement of two trucks. Confirmation of these appropriations is requested. O n m o t i o n of M r . H u g h e s , t h e a c t i o n o f t h e B o a r d of D i r e c t o r s w a s confirmed. SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR N O N R E C U R R I N G EXPENDITURES (8) The Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends assignments of funds from the General Reserve Fund as follows: 1. Department of Animal Science, purchase of truck $ 3 343 00 2. Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, remodeling in the Mining Laboratory 10 000 00 3. Department of Physiology, purchase of X-ray machine and auxiliary equipment 8 700 00 4. School of Music, purchase of equipment 4 000 00 5. Department of Entomology, remodeling and laboratory equipment for Room 311 H a r k e r Hall 4 160 00 6. Library of Medical Sciences, Chicago Professional Colleges, for budgetary deficiencies 4 000 00 7. Chicago Undergraduate Division Library, acquisition of books and periodicals 3 000 00 8. Urbana Library, acquisition of books 20 000 00 9. Physical Plant Department, removal of diseased trees 15 0 0 0 0 0 10. Physical Plant Department, improvement of Lincoln Avenue and Nevada Street 16 790 04 11. College of Physical Education, for construction of the Sports Psychology Laboratory and Health, Safety, and Driver Education Laboratory 5 380 00 This is supplementary to a previous assignment of $20,000 made last year of which $7,500 remains unexpended. It is recommended that the unexpended balance be made available for the project. 12. Research and Educational Hospitals, installation of security screens 3 700 00 Total $98 073 04 I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h e s e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s w e r e m a d e b y t h e f o l l o w i n g v o t e : A y e , M r . Bissell, M r . H e r r i c k , M r s . H o l t , M r . H u g h e s , M r . Johnston, M r . Livingston, M r . Nickell, M r s . W a t k i n s , M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Stratton, M r . Swain. HOUSING CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (9) On November 21, 1957, the Board of Trustees authorized the consolidation of six projects into a program to be covered by a single bond issue. T h e Housing and Home Finance Agency had given preliminary approval to a loan of $6,828,000 to cover approximately half the cost of the entire program. After analyzing the enrollment for 1957-58, it was determined that construction of additional units of the Men's Residence Halls, a Graduate Student Residence Hall, and two hundred and fifty apartment units should be deferred, and a revised application was submitted to the Housing and Home Finance Agency for the Central Food Stores Building, the Snack Bar and Service Building in the Men's Residence Halls area, and one hundred and twenty apartment