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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

953

Article V I . Duties of Officers and Appointees of the Board Section 8. Assistant Recording Secretary and Assistant Comptroller. The President of the Board, in consultation with the President of the University, may appoint members of the staff as Assistant Recording Secretary and Assistant Comptroller, who shall perform the duties of the Recording Secretary and Comptroller, respectively, during absences of those officers, and who shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to them.

On motion of Mr. Jones, the foregoing amendments to the By-Laws were adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Governor Kerner, Mr. Ray Page, Dr. James A. Weatherly. Mr. Jones suggested that it would be desirable for the complete text of the By-Laws to be reviewed to determine the need for any further revisions or amendments. He asked that the administration undertake this task and President Henry indicated that this would be done within the coming months.

APPOINTMENTS OF ASSISTANT COMPTROLLER AND ASSISTANT RECORDING SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The President of the Board, after consultation with the President of the University and in accordance with the foregoing amendment to Section 8 of Article VI of the By-Laws, reports for the record the appointment of Morris S. Kessler as Assistant Comptroller of the Board of Trustees and Romayne C. Wicklund as Assistant Recording Secretary of the Board of Trustees. These appointments are to be effective until further notice.1 On motion of Mr. Williamson, this report was received for record.

RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION

Mr. Hahn presented the following resolution:

On March 11, 1968, the one hundredth anniversary of the Inauguration of the University, a Centennial Convocation at the Urbana campus brought to a close year-long celebrations on each campus which gave perspective to the achievements of the University in its first century and provided a forum for consideration of its role in the future. From the signing by the Governor, on February 28, 1967, of a Centennial Proclamation through the entire year thereafter, this institutional milestone has been marked by a wide range of University-wide activities including lectures and colloquia, special cultural events and exhibits, and involving many eminent visitors and speakers. The imagination, planning, and energy of those responsible for the achievement of such a noteworthy observation deserve congratulation. It has been a year to remember ! Be It Therefore Resolved, that the President of the University is requested by the Board of Trustees to convey the grateful appreciation of the Board to members of the faculties, student bodies, and administrative officers and staffs and to the various committees throughout the University who were involved in planning and carrying out a distinguished and highly appropriate program for the celebration of the Centennial Year of the University of Illinois. O n m o t i o n of M r . P o g u e , t h i s r e s o l u t i o n w a s u n a n i m o u s l y a d o p t e d by a rising vote. B U S I N E S S P R E S E N T E D BY T H E P R E S I D E N T O F T H E U N I V E R S I T Y T h e B o a r d t o o k u p c o n s i d e r a t i o n of t h e f o l l o w i n g r e p o r t s a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s f r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y .

1 By action of the Board of Trustees on May 17, 1961, George H. Bargh was appointed Assistant Treasurer, the appointment to be until further notice.