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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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mesters) for which the nonrefundable deposit of $30 on tuition and fees would be required. T h e College of Law in Urbana-Champaign has requested that authorization be granted to increase the nonrefundable advance deposit required of applicants for admission to that College from $30 to $100. The Colleges of Dentistry and Medicine also request authorization to increase the advance deposits from their applicants to $100—from the $60 presently required by these colleges, $30 of which is refundable. A comparable fee is required at other such professional colleges throughout the country. T h e Colleges of Dentistry and Medicine — by agreement with the American Dental Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges — must give full refund prior to March 1 to the applicant who decides not to enroll after payment of the advance deposit. These colleges also propose that 50 per cent of the advance deposit be refunded after March 1. T h e purpose of the increase in the advance deposit is to ensure a more definite commitment from the student who is accepted — thus giving greater assurance that those who pay the deposit will ultimately enroll. This consideration is particularly important in fields where there are acute shortages of educational opportunity and where it is essential to try to avoid both under- and overenrollment. T h e University Committee on Fees 1 recommends approval of the increase to $100 in the advance deposit for the Colleges of Dentistry, Law, and Medicine — with the understanding that arrangements would be made whereby individual students unable to pay the required deposit could otherwise give assurances of intention to enroll. T h e effective date of the increase will be for admission in the fall term of 1972, subject to applicable federal regulations. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . H a h n , 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 . CONTRACTS FOR MINOR REPAIRS, RELAMPING, AND CLEANING SERVICES FOR LIGHTING FIXTURES FOR SELECTED BUILDINGS, CHICAGO CIRCLE (16) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends award of a contract in the amount of $34,418 to Sun Ray Lighting Services Corp., Chicago, the low base bidder for minor repairs, relamping, and cleaning services for lighting fixtures for selected buildings at the Chicago Circle campus. Funds for this work are available in the operating budget of the Physical Plant Department at the Chicago Circle campus. A schedule of the bids received has been filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r s y t h , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d b y t h e following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, M r . Neal, M r . P o g u e , M r . Steger, M r . S w a i n ; no, n o n e ; absent, D r . Bakalis, M r . Grimes, Governor Ogilvie. ASSIGNMENT OF CONTRACT FOR CONTRACTORS' FEES FOR MINOR REMODELING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION FOR FY 1 9 7 2 . CHICAGO CIRCLE AND MEDICAL CENTER (17) On J u n e 16, 1971, the Board of Trustees awarded a contract for ventilation and distribution systems for conditioned air in connection with contracts for contractors' fees for minor remodeling and new construction for F Y 1972, Chicago Circle and Medical Center campuses, to the low bidder, Davron Engineering Co., Inc., Melrose Park, with its fee based on the actual cost of material plus 10 per cent, the actual cost of labor plus 33.5 per cent, and the actual cost of subcontracts plus 5 per cent. Subsequently, Davron Engineering Co., Inc., made an assignment for the benefit of creditors and ceased operations before commencing the work and

1 Lyle H. Lanier, Executive Vice President and Provost, Chairman; Herbert O. Farber, Vice President and Comptroller; Joseph S. Begando, Chancellor at the Medical Center campus; E. Eugene Oliver, Director of the University Office of School and College Relations; Norman A. Parker, Chancellor at the Chicago Circle campus; Jack W. Peltason, Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus. (Warren B. Cheston has subsequently succeeded Norman A. Parker on the Committee.)