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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Mr. Swain, the Board recessed. At the close of the luncheon, the President of the Board called on each of the retiring Trustees for remarks and each spoke briefly, expressing his personal satisfaction in having served as a Trustee. (The text of a statement presented by Mr. Dilliard, which he requested be included in the record of today's meeting, appears at the end of these minutes.) Mr. Clement then referred to the existing "Trustee Emeritus Award" and declared that Mrs. Frances B. Watkins, Mr. Irving Dilliard, and Mr. Kenney E. Williamson be designated Trustee Emeritus and directed the Secretary of the Board to prepare an appropriate certificate for each retiring Trustee and a suitable identification card stating that they are entitled to all privileges and courtesies customarily extended to active Trustees of the University. The luncheon program concluded with a brief statement by Director of Public Information C. E. Flynn who spoke in behalf of Dean Fred H. Turner, Director of the University Centennial, summarizing the major events being planned throughout the Centennial Year 1967-68. When the Board reconvened in executive session, all members of the Board, officers of the Board, and officers of the University were present as recorded at the beginning of these minutes, except Mr. Dilliard and Mr. Jones who asked to be excused. The Board considered the following business presented by the President of the University.

PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT 9 0 3 WEST ILLINOIS STREET, URBANA (23) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that the University of Illinois Foundation be requested to purchase the property at 903 West Illinois Street, Urbana, at a price of $45,000 and lease the property to the University at a rental sufficient to pay the interest costs on a loan to the Foundation to purchase the property. The property is located east of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and is required for future academic expansion. The lot size is 65 feet by 150 feet (9,750 square feet) and is improved with a two and a half story and basement frame residence and garage. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Hughes, the purchase of this property at the price indicated was authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Dilliard, Mr. Jones, Governor Kerner, Mr. Page.

ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT 51 1 EAST JOHN STREET, CHAMPAIGN (24) In accordance with previous action by the Board of Trustees, condemnation proceedings were instituted for acquisition of the property at 511 East John Street, Champaign, which is required for expansion of parking facilities at the UrbanaChampaign campus. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit on January 19 and 20, 1967, with a verdict returned on January 23, 1967, which provides for the vesting of title to the property in The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois upon payment of the $128,158.33 award. In order to provide sufficient funds for this purchase and the remaining condemnation cases pending, it is recommended that the University of Illinois Foundation be requested to participate in this settlement, which payment must be made prior to the time additional state appropriations are available for land acquisition in the next biennium, and that the Comptroller and Secretary of the Board of