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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD

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The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University.

APPROPRIATION OF CAPITAL ITEMS (1) A recommendation that the Board of Trustees assign the following funds, appropriated by the General Assembly of Illinois for 1941-1943, for the purpose indicated in each case. This action is necessary in order that the funds in the State Treasury can be drawn upon by the University. For partial fireproofing, ventilating, and reconditioning of Noyes Chemistry Laboratory ?I5<5 000 For reconditioning and rearranging Morrow Hall and certain portions of the west unit of Old Agriculture Building to provide for Bacteriology, finishing certain portions of the fourth floor of New Agriculture Building for Dairy Husbandry, and remodeling of quarters in Noyes Chemistry Laboratory vacated by Bacteriology 90 000 For reconditioning and remodeling of Student Center, Arcade Building, Improvements in Dairy Plant, Mining Laboratory, Sewage Research Laboratory, College of Education small buildings 125 000 For paving replacement, new paving and walks including Green Street, Peabody Drive, East Broadwalk, and other walks and drives 90 000 For rewiring old buildings 60 000 For Band Building to replace present frame structure 125 000 For remodeling the Research and Educational Hospitals in Chicago and equipment 254 000 For purchase of land for future use for the development of the Research and Educational Hospitals and related activities in Chicago 125 000

On motion of Mr. Jensen, these appropriations were made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Air. Wieland; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. Meyer.

APPROPRIATION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITAL FUNDS (2) As a result of the approval of the appropriation to the University for operation and maintenance of the Research and Educational Hospitals, LJniversity officers took over this responsibility on July 1. T h e detailed budget for this enterprise will be included in the Internal Budget for 1941-1942 to be submitted at the next regular Board meeting. In the meantime it is necessary to meet payrolls and bills for the purchase of supplies and minor equipment. Payrolls for the two months of July and August are estimated at $70,000 and supplies and equipment at $30,000. I recommend that an appropriation of $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made from the biennial state appropriation for the Research and Educational Hospitals, for the purpose of meeting payrolls of the staff of these hospitals transferred from the Department of Public Welfare on July 1, 1941, at their rates of pay as of June 30, 1941, and for the purchase of supplies and minor equipment for these hospitals.

On motion of Mr. Adams, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Wieland; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. Meyer.

UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM (3) T h e University retirement system established by an act of the General Assembly provides that it be administered by a board of five trustees, three selected from the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, one from the Teachers' College Board, and the Director of the Department of Registration and Education who is ex officio a member. T h e act does not specify the manner in which representatives from the Board of Trustees are to be named