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1969]

U N I V E R S I T Y OF

ILLINOIS

683

SECRETARY'S REPORT

The Secretary presented for record appointments to the faculty made by the President; cancellation and resignations; leaves of absence and concellation of leaves of absence. A copy of the report is filed with the Secretary.

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM T H E P R E S I D E N T OF T H E BOARD FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS

The President of the Board reminded the Trustees that the next three meetings of the Board will be held on November 13 at the Chicago Circle campus, on December 17 at the Urbana-Champaign campus, and on January 21 at the Medical Center campus.

RECESS

On motion of Mr. Grimes, the regular meeting was recessed and the President of the Board stated that an executive session had been requested and was being ordered to consider recommendations relating to property acquisitions.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

When the Board reconvened, the same members of the Board, officers of the Board, and officers of the University as recorded at the beginning of these minutes were present. The Board considered the following recommendations from the President of the University.

PROPOSAL FOR EXCHANGE OF LAND, URBANA

(31) On September 17, 1969, a spokesman for the Cooperative Ministry of the United Church of Christ requested that the Board of Trustees "endorse the proposal of the Cooperative Ministry of the United Church of Christ for the exchange of the property located at the northwest corner of Daniel and Sixth Streets for the property located at the southwest corner of Florida and Orchard Streets, and direct the Physical Plant Planning and Construction Department of the University of Illinois to enter into negotiations on the matter of a fair price to be paid to the ministry in addition to the exchange of land." T h e proposal was discussed and it was the unanimous consensus of the Trustees present that the proposal not be approved. There not being a quorum, formal action on the question was postponed. The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the exchange proposed by the Cooperative Ministry of the United Church of Christ not be approved.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Mr. Steger, Mr. Stone.

ESTATE OF ROBERT E. SP1LLMAN (32) Robert E. Spillman, who died December 12, 1967, left a will under which his widow is to receive approximately one-half of the estate, plus the life income from a trust consisting of the remainder of the property. At the widow's death, the University will become the beneficiary of the remainder trust. The estate includes approximately 1,050 acres of farm land near Peoria having an appraised value of $528,500 which is presently allocated to the residuary trust. Ownership of the estate assets is being litigated in the Circuit Court of Peoria County based on the business activities of the decedent, Robert Spillman, and his deceased brother, who farmed together during their lifetimes and died within a few months of each other. The brothers accumulated considerable