Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1942 [PAGE 326]

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1941] 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 500 500 500 000 750

323

Modern fire alarm telegraph for Noyes Laboratory o n l y . . . 2 Gasoline pump, electrical equipment Wood Shop—enclose stairs 2 Wood Shop shaving collector 3 Collar for cupola stack Employ 4 additional firemen for ladder truck Sprinklers, Noyes Laboratory 30 Sprinklers, Old Agriculture 19 Sprinklers, Natural History 22 Total $ 121

7 200 600 200 800 790

$19 460

F o r the next biennium, the Director of the Physical Plant Department believes that Items 1 through 6, above, involving a capital cost of $23,660 and an annual operating expense of $12,260, should be considered as a minimum. In the biennial budget as originally approved by the Board, there were included for fire protection an increase of $20,000 in capital items and of $3,240 a year for operation. A t this point, M r s . Grigsby took h e r place with the Board. O n m o t i o n of M r . J e n s e n , this m a t t e r w a s r e f e r r e d to the C o m m i t tee on Buildings a n d G r o u n d s for s t u d y a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n . UNIVERSITY OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA (19) T h e Senate Committee on Athletics has been considering various phases of the programs of physical education and intercollegiate and intramural athletics to determine ways and means of improving the physical fitness of students, which is important to the national defense. T h e committee recently learned that a tract of land which might be adapted to outdoor recreation use is available for sale, and a sub-committee was appointed to consider the advisability of purchasing this land as a possible site for a "University Outdoor Recreation Area." This tract of land, consisting of 412 acres, is known as the Catlin Lagoon Property, and is 30 miles east of Urbana and about 5 miles west of Danville. It is owned by the United Electric Coal Company of Chicago and is offered for sale at $20 an acre, or a total of $8,240. To a certain extent, the property can be used without development. It is the firm conviction of the Committee that the property, if purchased and developed, would meet a long-felt need, and in the course of time would represent a major expansion of the University's program and services, appreciated by everyone associated with the institution—students, faculty, and alumni. A second recommendation of the Committee concerns an appropriation for the development of the area. T h e cost of developing the area depends on (1) the extent and variety of facilities provided, (2) the quality of the facilities provided, and (3) the amount of Federal aid which might be secured. I submit herewith the complete report of this committee and recommend that it be referred to an appropriate committee of the Board for consideration and advice. (This may be either the Committee on Buildings and Grounds or the Committee on Athletic Activities.) O n m o t i o n of M r . J e n s e n , t h i s m a t t e r w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e C o m mittee on Buildings a n d G r o u n d s for study and report. ILLINOIS EYE A N D EAR INFIRMARY (20) An Act of the Sixty-second General Assembly (Senate Bill 170), amending a previous Act in relation to the founding and operation of the Research and Educational Hospitals of the State of Illinois to make possible the inclusion of the Illinois Eye and E a r Infirmary as one of the constituent units of the Research and Educational Hospitals group in any plan of joint operation and management by the Department of Public Welfare and the University of Illinois which these two agencies may agree upon, has been passed by the General Assembly and has become a law. A certified copy of this bill has been given to the Secretary of the Board for official record. (See page 324.) T h i s report w a s received for record.