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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1970
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118 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [October 16 MINUTES APPROVED The Secretary presented the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Trustees on January 17, 1968, February 21, 1968, March 20, 1968, April 17, 1968, and May 15, 1968, press proof copies of which had previously been sent to the Board. On motion of Mr. Williamson these minutes were approved as printed on pages 853 to 1039 inclusive. FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING The President of the Board asked the Chairman of the Finance Committee to convene the Committee to consider Part II of the Biennial Budget Request for Operations for 1969-71. All members of the Committee were present with Mr. Grimes in the Chair. The President of the University and the Executive Vice President and Provost discussed the document in detail, providing background information as to the internal review that led to its development as well as the particulars of the various sections. The Provost emphasized that a large proportion of the request was based upon differential formulae developed in consultation with the staff of the Board of Higher Education. The Provost requested that the sum of $1,174,880 for salary improvement for interns and residents at the Research and Educational Hospitals be included in the action of the Trustees and that appropriate changes in the summary totals be made. Mr. Williamson moved approval of the document as submitted including the special addition requested, such approval to carry with it authorization of the administration to make such corrections as would be necessary in the light of final calculations. This motion carried unanimously. MORROW PLOTS On September 12, 1968, the Morrow Plots, an agricultural experiment field located in the middle of the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, were officially designated a National Historic Landmark. Congressman William L. Springer stated in introducing the remarks made on that occasion in the Congressional Record of October 1, 1968: "The Morrow Plots, begun in 1876, were the first field experiment plots established by a college or university in the United States. The lesson they have taught us has a great meaning for the world today. The lesson is that through scientifically proved practices, the productive capacity of an acre of land can be multiplied fourfold. Truly, as stated by Dr. M. B. Russell, the Morrow Plots stand as a symbol of hope that hunger and privation are not the inevitable fate of man." A bronze plaque from the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, will be displayed at the site; and a certificate of registration is on file with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. BUSINESS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY The Board considered the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University.
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