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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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ments for the purchases. The last item is a purchase for the Illini Union Bookstore for resale. Confirmation of these purchases is requested. O n motion of M r . Nickell, these purchases were confirmed.

RELEASE OF PORTION OF MYERS COLLECTION

(14) On July 14, 1939, the Board of Trustees accepted certain objects of art as a gift from the late Lewis E. Myers. Mrs. Ruth K. Friedlich of New York City now presents evidence that there was included among these gifts the following items which were her property: one painted French clock; one set of sever pewter measures; one pair of scales, French Empire period. The evidence has been reviewed by the Legal Counsel and the Comptroller and these officers have concluded that it has been satisfactorily established that this probably was at the time of the gift the property of Mrs. Friedlich and that Mr. Myers was in error in giving it to the University as his property. The total value of the property is estimated by Dean Rexford Newcomb at about $75. The Comptroller recommends that authority be granted to return these articles to Mrs. Friedlich and I concur. On motion of M r . Davis, authority to return these articles was given as recommended.

ASSIGNMENT OF INSTITUTE OF LABOR RELATIONS FUNDS

(15) The Board of Trustees has authorized establishing an Institute of Labor Relations and funds have been provided in the biennial budget for 1945-1947 for this program. The current year's internal operating budget includes $75,000 of which approximately $6o,ooo is unassigned or unexpended. The program will require acquisition of books, periodicals, and other materials and the development of the University Library's resources for teaching and research in the field of labor relations. I recommend that an assignment of $30,000 be made to the Library, $25,000 for the purchase of books, pamphlets, reports, and other library materials on labor relations subjects, and $5,000 for employment of additional staff in the Acquisition and Catalog Departments in order that the materials may be purchased and made available for use. I further recommend that this assignment be made from the Institute of Labor Relations budget. The materials to be acquired will be carefully selected by trained librarians. It is important that this collection be started as soon as possible because some of the best materials, particularly government reports, will not long be available. O n motion of Dr. Meyer, these funds were assigned as recommended. O n motion of Mr. Davis, the matter of the name of the Institute of L a b o r Relations was referred to the Special Committee on Organization, to study and make a recommendation to the Board, with the recommendation that the name be T h e Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations.

SPECIAL APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENTS OF PHARMACOLOGY A N D OTOLARYNGOLOGY

(16) On recommendation of the Executive Dean of the Chicago Colleges, concurred in by the Business Manager of the Chicago Colleges and the Comptroller. I recommend that special appropriations be made from the General Reserve Fund of $2,000 each to the Departments of Pharmacology and Otolaryngology to supplement budgetary appropriations for the current year. O n motion of Dr. Meyer, these appropriations were made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Davis, M r . Fornof, M r s . Grigsby, Mr. Livingston, M r . McKelvey, Dr. Meyer, M r . Nickell; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, M r . McLaughlin, M r . Williamson.