Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946
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51-2 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 30 of the Chicago Divisions, and other University officers. He has also discussed the matter with numerous agencies with which the University has research contracts. He now recommends that the financial provisions included in the rules of January 24, 1942, be replaced by a new statement of principles governing financial arrangements for indirect costs on research contracts. I submit the statement for consideration and suggest that it be referred to the Board Committee on Patents for study and recommendation. This matter was referred to the Committee on Patents for consideration and recommendation. STATUS OF DEAN BENNER (29) A statement with respect to the request of Dean Thomas E. Benner for a hearing before the Board. President Livingston read several letters he had received on this matter. On motion of Mr. Nickell, it was voted unanimously to grant Dean Benner a hearing at a closed meeting of the Board, and the Executive Committee was authorized to secure special counsel for the Board for this hearing. LABORATORY SCHOOLS BUILDING President Livingston presented petitions from representatives of 121 communities in Illinois with respect to the Laboratory School project in the College of Education. On motion of Mr. Davis, the Secretary was directed to acknowledge the receipt of these petitions. INCREASE O F BID FOR HANGAR Mr. Livingston reported that, on advice from Professor Doland that the bid for a hangar for the University Airport, the purchase of which was authorized for $20,000 on May 12, 1945 (Minutes, page 461), would have to be increased to secure the structure, the Executive Committee had authorized an increase of $5,300, and that the increased bid of $25,300 had been accepted on the ground that the University is a public institution. On motion of Mr. Williamson, the action of the Executive Committee in authorizing this increase was approved and confirmed. DATE O F DEDICATION O F AIRPORT On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, the dedication of the Airport was scheduled for the day before the Annual Homecoming in October, that is, on Friday, October 26, 1945, and the Executive Committee was authorized to make all necessary arrangements. REQUEST FOR EXTENSION O F LEASE O F SKATING RINK (30) A request from Time, Incorporated, for an extension of the lease of the University Skating Rink. On motion of Mr. Davis, the extension of this lease was denied, and the Company was requested to vacate at the expiration of the present lease. TEACHER-TRAINING CURRICULA (31) The University Senate recommends approval by the Board of Trustees of the following teacher-training curricula in the various colleges and schools. Some of these are new and others are revisions of existing teacher-training curricula. They are the result of eighteen months of work by the University s Council on Teacher Education, which was appointed by the President of the University August 6, 1943, to coordinate all teacher-training programs, and by the Senate Committee on Educational Policy:
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