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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FUTURE BOARD MEETINGS

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T h e dates of the next three meetings of the Board of Trustees were announced as follows: October 13, at Chicago Circle; November 10, at U r b a n a ; and December 8, at Chicago Circle.

A N N U A L OPERATING BUDGET FOR 1 9 6 7 - 6 9

It was announced that the Finance Committee would meet on October 27, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois, to consider the University's operating budget request for 1967-69. REPORT OF T H E EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The Executive Committee submitted the following report and minutes of its meeting on August 24, 1966.

On call of the Chairman, a meeting of the Executive Committee of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held in the Mini Center, LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, August 24, 1966, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The meeting was called for consideration of reports and recommendations from the President of the University on matters of business, including acquisition of property, requiring approval by the Board of Trustees and on which action should not be deferred until the regular meeting of the Board in September. The Board at its meeting on July 27, 1966, authorized the Executive Committee to take action at any time prior to the next regular meeting of the Board on matters relating to the lease, sale, purchase, or any other acquisition by or for the University of real estate, including authority to exercise the right of eminent domain and to institute condemnation proceedings, and including authority to request action by the Illinois Building Authority. The Chairman asked the Secretary to call the roll, and the following, constituting all members of the Committee, were present: Mr. Howard W . Clement, Chairman, Mr. Wayne A. Johnston, and Mrs. Frances B. Watkins. Also present were : Mr. Harold Pogue and Mr. Kenney E. Williamson, members of the Board of Trustees; President David D. Henry; Director C. S. Havens of the Physical Plant; Mr. James J. Costello, Legal Counsel; Vice-President Norman A. Parker, Chicago Circle; Vice-President Joseph S. Begando, Medical Center; Mr. Earl W . Porter, Assistant to the President and Associate Secretary to the Board; Mr. Donald C. Neville, Assistant to the Director of the Physical Plant; and Mr. A. J. Janata, Secretary of the Board of Trustees and Clerk of the Committee. The Committee considered the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University. HEADSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY A N D ANTHROPOLOGY, CHICAGO CIRCLE (1) The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Dean of Faculties, and the Vice-President at Chicago Circle recommend the appointment of Dr. Robert L. Hall as Professor of Sociology on indefinite tenure and as Head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Chicago Circle beginning September 1, 1966, at an annual salary of $17,500 on an academic year service basis. This appointment is to replace Professor Peter P . Klassen who has been serving as Head of the Department and who has asked to be relieved of this administrative service so that he can devote full time to teaching and research. The Dean of the Graduate College, the Executive Vice-President and Provost, and I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . REQUEST TO T H E ILLINOIS BUILDING AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION O F THE EAST DENTISTRY-MEDICINEPHARMACY BUILDING ADDITION (2) On July 7, 1966, the Illinois Building Authority received bids on all work for the construction of the East Dentistry-Medicine-Pharmacy Building Addition at the Medical Center. T h e lowest bidder is Mayfair Construction Company, 5660 North Jersey Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, with a bid of $3,088,600. One other bid of