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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ness Administration, effective immediately and continuing through August 31, 1959. Thereafter, reappointments to this position will be on a biennial basis consistent with the statutory provisions relating to the tenure of directors. The appointment as Director is in addition to his appointment as Dean of the College and Professor of Business Administration.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this appointment was approved.

DEPARTMENTS IN COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM A N D COMMUNICATIONS (9) The faculty of the College of Journalism and Communications recommends that, effective September I, 1959, the three instructional divisions of the College be designated as the Department of Advertising, the Department of Journalism, . and the Department of Radio and Television; that the administrative officer in charge of each be designated as head of the department; and that the courses offered by the College be designated accordingly. These changes do not alter existing instructional programs or curricular or degree requirements and are intended primarily to bring the organization of the College into harmony with University Statutes and general practice. The Urbana Senate Committee on Educational Policy has advised that these changes are of an administrative nature and do not require action by the Committee or by the Senate. Nevertheless, they will be reported to the Senate as a matter of record. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . APPROPRIATION FOR ACQUISITION OF LAND IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS (10) T h e Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends an assignment of $4,000 from the General Reserve Fund as the University's share of the cost of acquisition of the Volo and Wauconda Bogs in Northern Illinois for teaching and research in the biological sciences. T h e University of Illinois Foundation has approved an allocation of $4,000 for this purpose and $25,000 has been raised privately by Illinois Nature Conservancy. Title to the property will be in the University, with the provision that it will revert to the former owners or their heirs or assigns in the event the University ceases to use the property for the purpose for which it was acquired or fails to maintain it in its present natural state. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r s . H o l t , t h e a c q u i s i t i o n of t h i s l a n d w a s a u t h o r ized, a n d t h e r e c o m m e n d e d a p p r o p r i a t i o n w a s 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 . Swain, M r s . Watkins, M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; a b s e n t , M r . S t r a t t o n , M r . W i l k i n s . APPROPRIATION FOR GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR 1 9 5 9 - 6 0 (11) It is necessary that funds for graduate fellowships for 1959-60 be committed at this time so that fellowship awards can be made and announced by April 1, 1959. Accordingly, on request of the Dean of the Graduate College and with the concurrence of the Vice-President and Provost and the Vice-President and Comptroller, I recommend that an appropriation of $282,500 be made at this time for such fellowships, $262,500 to be assigned for graduate study at UrbanaChampaign and $20,000 for fellowships at the Chicago Professional Colleges, subject to availability of funds appropriated for 1959-61. These assignments will constitute a lien on the University's operating budget for 1959-60. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s a s s i g n m e n t of f u n d s w a s a u t h o r i z e d 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 . Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, M r . Stratton, M r . Wilkins.