Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1964 [PAGE 733]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 2

Medical Center Continuation of studies on the campus development plan. Further development of detailed programs and studies for various colleges and departments. Continuation of studies on projects financed from other than state funds. Estimated Cost of Services $10 000 Estimated Total Cost $40100 T h e terms of employment will be on the basis of itemized payrolls, plus 110 per cent for the firm's overhead costs and fees. Funds are available in the state capital appropriations for 1961-63 and will be reappropriated for the biennium 1963-65 from the Universities Building Fund and have been released. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a u t h o r i z e d . LICENSE AGREEMENT W I T H ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY (19) With construction of the Student Rehabilitation Center Building and relocation of the existing coal storage pile, the Illinois Central Railroad Company has requested permission to construct and use a driveway off Stadium Drive for access to the railroad right-of-way across University-owned land. The Company plans to construct a twenty-foot wide concrete driveway and entrance and will regrade and replace the eight-foot sidewalk on each side of the proposed driveway. It will be available for use by the University for access to and egress from the Student Rehabilitation Center Building and other areas when construction is completed. The Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that the Board authorize the Secretary of the Board and the VicePresident and Comptroller to execute a license agreement with the Illinois Central Railroad Company for the purpose indicated and in a form approved by the Legal Counsel. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . P o g u e , e x e c u t i o n of s a i d license a g r e e m e n t w a s a u t h o r i z e d ; M r . J o h n s t o n a s k e d t o be r e c o r d e d a s n o t v o t i n g . PAPERBACK BOOKSTORE IN ILLINI UNION (20) The availability of paperback books of quality, presenting a wide range of subjects, and the demand for them has increased to the point that an adequate stock of these books is now an essential part of the intellectual and cultural resources of a modern campus. In November, 1962, a committee was appointed, with Robert B. Downs, Dean of Library Administration, Chairman, to determine whether student needs were being adequately serviced and to consider the establishment of a Universityoperated paperback bookstore or book center. T h e conclusions of the committee were as follows: 1. The University of Illinois is far behind other comparable universities in providing bookstore facilities for its students, faculty, and staff. 2. Although one of the local commercial bookstores in the University business district is expanding its operations to include a large stock of paperback books, and another store has a fair selection of paperbacks, neither the present nor the proposed commercial operations will be adequate to serve the University's needs. 3. In addition to the opportunity to purchase books, there should also be the opportunity for leisurely browsing and reading, and the selection of stock should include many titles which are not normally found in a commercial bookstore. 4. There is at present no satisfactory local outlet for University of Illinois Press books, and these should be stocked in a paperback bookstore. 5. There should be established in the Illini Union a book center limited to highquality paperback editions of American and foreign works with an initial stock of 7,000 to 8,000 titles. Following the report of the Committee, an analysis of the use of space in the Illini Union was made and it is concluded that the area now occupied by the Pine Lounge, the Browsing Room, and the Wedgwood Lounge in the west wing