Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946 [PAGE 1041]

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BOARD OF

TRUSTEES

[March 9

lowest responsible bidder, whose bid conformed with specifications, for the sum of $2,230 to be paid to the contractor. It is further requested that a special appropriation of $2,230 be made for this purpose. I concur and recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . W i l l i a m s o n , this c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d as r e c o m m e n d e d , and the appropriation was made, by the following v o t e : Aye, M r . Davis, Mr. Fornof, M r . Livingston, M r . McKelvey, M r . M c Laughlin, Dr. Meyer, M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Green, M r s . Grigsby, Dr. Luken, M r . Nickell. COMPENSATION FOR UNIVERSITY SERVICE TO VETERANS (5) On October 24, 1944 (page 272), the Board voted that in any instance of a student who is a veteran receiving benefits under the G. I. Benefit Law, where the total costs for fees, books, and other materials exceeds $500, the excess will be borne by the University. This condition exists in certain years in certain of the Chicago Colleges. T h e action was taken because under the Law as it then stood only $500 could be collected from the Government for each ordinary school year, and all amounts charged to the student were to constitute a reduction of any adjusted compensation (bonus) that might be awarded to veterans by the Federal government in the future. Recent amendments of the G. I. Law provide (a) that an individual student may authorize a charge in excess of $500 an academic year, such excess to be charged to his allowances of future years and (b) that no part of the benefits paid will be charged against any adjusted compensation which may later be granted. In view of these facts there no longer seems to be any reason for the University assuming the expense of any individual student in excess of $500 a year. Accordingly the Business Manager of the Chicago Colleges recommends, and the Executive Dean and Comptroller concur, that the Board action of October 24, 1044, as above described be rescinded, and that beginning with the current second quarter of 1945-1946, each student whose total charge for tuition, books, and supplies is in excess of $500 for the academic year (three quarters, or two semesters) be asked to authorize the charging of such excess to his allowances for future years; and that if he declines to do this he be called upon to pay the excess above $500 himself. I concur and recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d . REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GENERAL POLICY

Mr. Davis presented the following report.

N A M I N G OF BUILDING FOR D R . DAVID K I N L E Y

At a meeting of the Board of Trustees on February 24, 1945, the Board approved a recommendation from the Committee on General Policy that the University of Illinois Library be named "The David Kinley Memorial Library." T h e Committee's recommendation was based on requests from alumni who were interested in having an appropriate memorial to the late President David Kinley on the University campus. At the meeting of the Board on April 6, the Board received the following resolution from the Executive Committee of the College of Commerce and Business Administration: Whereas Dr. David Kinley, recently deceased, initiated the courses in Training for Business at the University of Illinois; and Whereas during the period 1902-1915 he was the Director of Courses and was largely responsible for their expansion and development, and for the founding of the College of Commerce and Business Administration in 1915, and Whereas he was Professor of Economics throughout his long career at the University of Illinois; and Whereas the present Commerce Building was constructed during the incumbency of Dr. Kinley as President of the University;