Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1968 [PAGE 1059]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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of 1909. T h e bequest reads as follows: "(13) I give and bequeath to the Library School of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, the sum of Ten Thousand and OO/lOOths. ($10,000.00) Dollars, to be used by the Trustees of that Institution as they may determine as a memorial to Clara Belle Touzalin Stone, an alumnus of the Class of 1909, and Porter E. Stone, her husband." The Dean of Library Administration and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend acceptance of this bequest and that these funds, when received, be held and invested as a temporary endowment for the benefit of the Graduate School of Library Science as a memorial to Clara Belle Touzalin Stone and Porter E. Stone. It is further recommended that the income from this fund be devoted to such purposes as may be determined by the Dean of Library Administration in accordance with regular University procedures. The Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus concurs. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . C l e m e n t , 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 . PURCHASES (31) The President submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller; also a purchase authorized by the Executive Vice-President and Provost, acting for the President. The lists of purchases authorized and purchases recommended for Board approval were 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: From Appropriated Funds Purchases Recommended $246 129 36 From Institutional Funds Purchase Authorized $ 25 170 00 Purchases Recommended 342 933 39 $368 103 39 Total $614 232 75 A complete list of the purchases authorized and recommended, with supporting information, including the quotations received, was sent to each member of the Board in advance of the meeting, and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. O n m o t i o n of M r . C l e m e n t , 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 . COMPTROLLER'S REPORT OF PURCHASES APPROVED (32) The Vice-President and Comptroller also submitted a report of purchases approved by him on recommendation of the Director of Purchases in amounts of $2,500 to $5,000. A copy of this report is filed with the Secretary. T h i s r e p o r t w a s received for record. COMPTROLLER'S MONTHLY REPORT OF CONTRACTS (33) The Comptroller's monthly report of contracts executed. N e w Contracts

With Whom P. S. Services, Incorporated The Great Northern Railway Illinois Arts Council Illinois Department of Conservation Purpose Improvement of farm tractor maintenance Evaluation of the technological and economic effects of various rail sections To cover partial costs of nine visiting artists in centennial symposium Physiological and behavioral relationships among species of fishes Amount to be Paid to the University $25 000 00 22 000 00 10 000 00 6 900 00