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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 24

REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF FEBRUARY 1 5 , 1 9 4 5

The Secretary presented for record the minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee.

T h e Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of t h e University of Illinois met at the University Club, 76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 15, 1045. P r e s e n t : M r . P a r k Livingston, Chairman, Mr. Chester R. Davis and Mr. F r a n k A. Jensen, members of the Committee, and President Arthur C. Willard, Dean Raymond B. Allen, and M r . H . E . Cunningham, Secretary. Grant F r o m Kellogg Foundation On request of President Willard, Dean Allen presented a recommendation of the faculty of the College of Medicine that a grant of $90,000, over a period of three years, be accepted from t h e Kellogg Foundation to provide for short-term opportunities for graduate medical education for returning service men. On motion of Mr. Davis, the acceptance of this grant was authorized. T h e Executive Committee adjourned.

H . E. CUNNINGHAM Clerk P A R K LIVINGSTON, CHESTER R. DAVIS F R A N K A. JENSEN Chairman

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD

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

BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGET FOR 1 9 4 5 - 1 9 4 7 ( i ) O n January 20 the Board of Trustees approved revisions in the University's biennial budget estimates for 1045-1947 recommended by the University Council and the President of the University as a result of a conference with the Illinois Budgetary Commission held on December 27. T h e revised budget was submitted to t h e Department of Finance, and on January 31 representatives of the University appeared before the Budgetary Commission to present the revisions. While it gave no indication what recommendation it would make, the Commission gave the University delegation a full hearing and sympathetic consideration of its needs for the next biennium. T h e following were present at this hearing: From the University State Officials Members of the Board of Trustees: Senator F r a n k Ryan, Chairman President P a r k Livingston Senator Everett R. Peters Mr. F r a n k H . McKelvey Senator T . Mac Downing Mr. Orville M. K a r r a k e r Representative W . O. Edwards Other Officials of t h e University: Representative C. A. Bruer President A. C. Willard Representative G. A. Wilhston Provost Coleman R. Griffith Director George B. McKibbin Mr. Lloyd Morey, Comptroller Richard Yates Rowe, Secretary of the Mr. H . A. Hazleton, Assistant Commission Comptroller Mr. H . B. Ingalls, Budget Examiner Mr. A. J. Janata, Assistant to the Mr. T . R. Leth, Budget Director President T h i s m a t t e r w a s discussed a t length, a n d f r o m all angles. O n motion of M r . D a v i s , t h e B o a r d ' s r e q u e s t o f a t o t a l o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t of $26,232,318 for t h e biennium w a s unanimously reaffirmed; a n d the President of t h e University w a s authorized to sponsor t h e introduction of l e g i s l a t i o n t o s e p a r a t e t h e i t e m s f o r s e r v i c e s f o r c r i p p l e d c h i l d r e n a n d t h e r e a p p r o p r i a t i o n of f e d e r a l f u n d s f r o m t h e U n i v e r s i t y b u d g e t