Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946 [PAGE 511]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 30

All of the above are Chicago firms except Perry, Shaw, and Hepburn, whose office is in Boston, Massachusetts. In the few cases where 7% is indicated as the base fee, the higher rate is justified either by the increased complication of a particular type of building, by the eminence of the firm, or by a combination of both situations. Holabird and Root have submitted alternate proposals for the two projects assigned to them of fixed fees, plus salaries, plus overhead, with a guaranteed total cost not to exceed the percentages listed in the schedule above. As the University obviously has an opportunity to gain under such an arrangement, we would recommend the acceptance of this alternate. I concur in the recommendations. T h e bill for an act making appropriations for a State-wide system of public works projects includes the following provision: "Sec. 14. N o contract shall be entered into or obligation incurred for any expenditure from any appropriation herein made until after the purpose and amount of such expenditure has been approved in writing by the Governor." It will be necessary to determine the procedure the Governor will follow in discharging his responsibilities under this provision and the information he will require before approving expenditures from these appropriations. The Director of the Physical Plant Department recommends that as soon as these appropriations are available: 1. T h e Governor be requested to release to the University in full the funds for the projects listed in the report from the Physical Plant Department submitted herewith. 2. T h e Governor be requested to approve contracts with the architectural and engineering firms for their services as recommended in this report.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, these recommendations were approved and adopted, subject to the approval of Governor Green.

DEPOSIT O F FEDERAL F U N D S IN THE STATE TREASURY (19) On January 20, 1945 (Minutes, page 330), the Board of Trustees authorized the introduction of legislation which would make it possible for the State Treasurer to receive certain federal funds, heretofore deposited in the general fund of the state and made subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, as trust funds and to disburse them on the order of the University without appropriation. Such a bill was drafted by the Legal Counsel, and the Comptroller secured its approval by the various state offices concerned. T h e bill has been passed by the General Assembly and was approved by the Governor on June 15, 1045, effective July 1, 1945. At the time the bill for operating appropriations to the University for the coming biennium was passed, this bill had not been approved. Consequently, the section providing for appropriation of these funds was included in the appropriation bill as in past years. Since such a section is no longer needed, the Governor in acting on the appropriation bill vetoed that section. This action does not affect the availability of these funds to the University since under the new act they will be made available from now on to the University without the necessity of appropriation.

This report was received for record.

ADMISSION OF NONRESIDENT W O M E N STUDENTS (20) T h e increase in the enrollment of women students next fall as indicated by the number of applications for permits to enter the University and requests for information about housing facilities has created a serious situation. Housing facilities for women students available for next year will be considerably less than were available during 1944-1945 because many of the fraternity houses which housed women last year will not be available for their use. T h e situation is aggravated by the policy of other state universities, particularly in this area, in restricting the enrollment of women students, thus diverting them to those institutions such as the University of Illinois which so far has no such policy. T h e officers of the University concerned with this matter have recommended that the Board approve the following policy: