Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946
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436 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 6 appropriate recommendations, including the necessary revision of the University Statutes. The Committee's report and recommendations will be submitted to the University Senate. The Committee has been instructed that in making its study it should work in cooperation with an appropriate committee of the Board of Trustees yet to be appointed. I recommend that ( i ) this procedure be approved, and (2) a Board of Trustees Committee on General University Administrative Organization be appointed to work with the faculty committee. On motion of Mr. Williamson, these recommendations were adopted. President Livingston appointed the following special committee of the Board to work with the faculty committee: Mr. Davis, Chairman, Mr. Fornof, Dr. Meyer, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. McLaughlin. RESOLUTION FROM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE O F T H E COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (21) At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the College of Commerce and Business Administration held on Saturday, March 10, 1945, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: 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; Now therefore be it resolved: 1. That it appears a fitting and proper recognition of his active and friendly interest in the College that the name of the building it occupies be changed from Commerce Building to Kinley Hall; and 2. That a request for such change of name be forwarded to the President of the University for transmittal to its Board of Trustees. The Committee has asked the President of the University to present this request to the- Board of Trustees. At the request of the University of Illinois Library School Alumni Association, the Library School faculty, and the University Librarians' Association, letters relating to the action of the Board of Trustees in naming the University of Illinois Library for the late President Emeritus David Kinley are being brought to the attention of the Board. Mr. Davis presented this matter. After discussion, the matter was referred to the Committee on General Policy for consideration and report. LEGISLATION TO CREATE A STATE BOARD O F HIGHER EDUCATION (22) There has been introduced in the 64th General Assembly of Illinois by Senator Everett R. Peters Senate Bill 260 for an Act creating the State Board of Higher Education. This legislation would follow one of the recommendations of the Commission to Survey Higher Educational Facilities in Illinois. The bill would create a State Board consisting of twelve members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. It would be the duty of the Board to govern the University of Illinois, the State normal universities and teachers colleges, and other institutions of higher learning as may come under State control or may be established by the State. The new Board as originally constituted would consist of the present elected trustees of the University and three others appointed by the Governor. As their terms
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