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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[November 13

C O N T I N U A T I O N O F EMPLOYMENT OF ARCHITECT FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICE FOR LAW BUILDING A D D I T I O N , URBAN A

(12) On May 18, 1966, the Board of Trustees authorized the employment of Richardson, Severns, Scheeler and Associates, Inc., Champaign, for complete architectural and engineering services for an addition to the Law Building at the Urbana campus at a fee of six per cent of the total construction cost with the initial authorization for the preparation of schematic drawings not to exceed a cost of $18,000. Funds for the balance of the architectural and engineering work through working drawings are now available in state capital appropriations to the University and have been released by the Governor. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that Richardson, Severns, Scheeler and Associates, Inc., be authorized to continue their architectural services previously authorized.

On motion of Mr. Clement, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain, Dr. Walker; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Mr. Stone. Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.

LYDIA E. PARKER BATES F U N D FOR T H E ADVANCEMENT O F FINE ARTS

(13) On May 24, 1943, the Board of Trustees established rules for awarding scholarships from the Lydia E. Parker Bates Fund for the Advancement of Fine Arts. Under the terms of the will creating the Fund, its use was restricted to deserving students engaged in the study of one or more of the "fine arts," which words were to be "construed according to their current meaning from time to time except that they shall not include music, nor domestic art, nor domestic science." The Regulations relating to this Fund adopted by the Board of Trustees on May 24, 1943, restricted the definition of "fine arts" to the curricula in Art, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, and Landscape Architecture. The Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts at the Urbana-Champaign campus has requested that the definition of "fine arts" be extended to include the curricula in Urban Planning, Dance, and Theatre. Accordingly, with the approval of appropriate administrative officers, I recommend that Section 1 of the regulations relating to the "Lydia E. Parker Bates Fund for the Advancement of Fine Arts" be amended to read as follows (new matter italicized) : "1. An applicant for a Lydia E. Parker Bates Scholarship must either (a) be able to satisfy in full the entrance requirements of the University for one of the following curricula: Art, Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Dance, and Theatre, or (b) be a student, undergraduate or graduate, in good standing and seeking a degree in one of the above-named curricula."

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

PURCHASES

(14) The President submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the Directors of Purchases and the Vice President and Comptroller; also a purchase authorized by the President. The list of purchases was presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from state appropriations to the University) and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, contracts with private corporations and other organizations, funds from foundation grants, and grants from corporations and other donors, and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: