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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Men's Residence Halls of 1956 (September 18, 1956) $ 14 000 2 000 U. S. Treasury bonds U. S. Treasury notes 2% per cent 3]/8 2/15/65 5/15/65 ? 13 855 65 2 002 50

Women's Residence Halls of 1956 (September 18, 1956, and February 15, 1961) Purchase $ 35 000 U. S. Treasury notes 3% per cent 2/15/66 $ 34 770 14 000 U. S. Treasury notes 4 8/15/66 14 035 Men's Residence Halls of 1957 (March 12, 1957, and November 18, 1959) Purchase J 81000 U. S. Treasury notes 3% per cent 5/15/65 $81025 123 000 U. S. Treasury bonds 2% 2/15/65 121 750 O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s r e p o r t w a s r e c e i v e d f o r r e c o r d .

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EMPLOYMENT OF ARCHITECTS FOR LONG-RANGE STUDIES, URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (30) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the employment of Harrison and Abramovitz, New York, New York, for architectural studies on long-range campus planning at Urbana-Champaign on special assignments as required. Compensation will be on a time cost basis for technical personnel at usual and customary hourly rates plus 150 per cent to cover overhead and profit. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations to the University. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , 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 b y t h e following v o t e : A y e , M r . Clement, M r . Dilliard, M r . H u g h e s , M r . Johnston, Mr. Jones, Mr. Page, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mrs. W a t k i n s ; no, n o n e ; a b s e n t , M r . K e r n e r , M r . W i l l i a m s o n . PUBLISHED STATEMENTS OF PROFESSOR REVILO P. OLIVER

President Henry presented the following communications which were previously sent to the members of the Board of Trustees.

To THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD or TRUSTEES:

On February 19 I reported to you that Mr. Revilo Oliver's widely publicized comments on President John F . Kennedy and the Federal Government had stimulated a massive public reaction which, in my view, required official notice. You will recall that I stated that ordinarily the University takes no notice of a professor's comment or conduct as a citizen. His right to dissent, to express unorthodox views, and to criticize is protected by the tradition of academic freedom at the University of Illinois, in the academic world, and by the Statutes governing the University. I also indicated, however, that observance of professional standards is expected, even within the protection of academic freedom, and that, in my view, Mr. Oliver's expressions on public affairs raised questions as to whether he has complied with these expectations. I indicated further that since, by custom, the consideration of such questions is a matter for professionals, I would ask the Urbana-Champaign Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure to review the situation and give me their advice. The Board of Trustees, by formal action, endorsed my statement as making the following points: "1. Mr. Oliver did not speak for the University, its faculty, the administration, or this Board; 2. The University strongly supports the principles of academic freedom and established procedures which require that no action be taken without an opportunity for prior faculty consultation; 3. That the administration and the Board are now seeking faculty advice."