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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

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making an appropriation therefor, and repealing an Act herein named." T h e bill was approved by the Governor on August 22, 1961. Following are abstracts from this law relating to the composition of this Board: Section 2. There is created a Board of Higher Education to consist of fifteen members as follows: Eight members appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; the respective chairmen of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, and the Teachers' College Board; one member of each of the three foregoing Boards selected by the members thereof; and the Superintendent of Public Instruction . . . Section 3.— (b) The members of the Board appointed respectively by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, the Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University, and the Teachers' College Board shall each hold office for two-year terms expiring on January 31 of odd numbered years. — (c) The members of the Board shall continue to serve after the expiration of their terms until their successors have been appointed . . . Section 5. The members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary traveling and other expenses while engaged in the performance of their duties. President Williamson stated that undoubtedly the Trustees have been giving careful consideration to this matter during the past several weeks and asked if the Board was ready to select one of its members to serve on the Board of Higher Education. M r . H a r e w o o d nominated Mr. Johnston. M r s . W a t k i n s moved that the nominations be closed and that the Secretary be directed to cast the unanimous ballot of the Board for the selection of Mr. Johnston. T h e ballot was so cast, M r . Johnston being recorded as not voting. Accordingly, M r . Johnston was declared the member of T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to serve with President Williamson on the State Board of Higher Education.

COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

At this point, the President of the Board requested all present except the Trustees, the officers of the Board, and the Legal Counsel to leave the room for consideration of the following item of business. M r . Johnston called attention to consideration by the Trustees at its August 10, 1961, meeting of the compensation received by the President of the University. T h e Comptroller submitted information on salaries and other compensation paid to a number of university presidents, and also data on the retirement and other benefits which will be available to President H e n r y under the provisions of the Act creating the University Retirement System of Illinois. Following discussion of this matter and of President Henry's contributions to the work of the University, on motion of M r . Johnston, the Board voted unanimously to authorize the Comptroller to arrange for the purchase, through annual premium payments of $6,000 from indirect cost funds, of a supplemental annuity for President Henry as additional compensation, the effective date of such annuity contract to be determined by the President of the Board in consultation with the Comptroller and the Legal Counsel, but in no event to be later than November 1, 1961.

DEGREES CONFERRED

T h e Secretary presented for record the following list of degrees conferred at U r b a n a on August 14, 1961, and at the Chicago Professional