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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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RELEASE O F FUNDS FROM STATE-WIDE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS APPROPRIATION

(9) A report that Governor Dwight H. Green has authorized the release of funds from the appropriation made to the University of Illinois by the 64th General Assembly in the "Act making appropriations for a State-wide system of public works projects, including all ordinary and contingent expenses relating thereto," as follows: Release No. 116 "For contingencies to cover expenditures for purposes for which the amount appropriated in any item above enumerated is or becomes insufficient.. .$500 000" Amount released $127 000 This is to be used to augment a prior release of $143,000 from the appropriation item "remodeling and modernization of existing buildings," under release No. 4. An appropriation by the Board of Trustees of this amount for the purpose indicated is requested. On request of President Livingston, M r . Havens explained that these funds are to be applied to the work of remodeling the Old Power Plant for use by the Naval R.O.T.C. O n motion of Mr. Davis, this appropriation was made as requested, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, M r s . Grigsby, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, M r . McLaughlin, M r . Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Nickell.

APPROPRIATION FOR HOUSING FACILITIES FOR W O M E N

(10) On September 20, 1045, the Executive Committee approved the principle of the University's guaranteeing rooming houses against loss for rooms not rented, if such rooms were held for unsuccessful sorority rushees who had been prevented from signing room contracts by University regulations. Thirteen such rooms, reserved under this arrangement, were not finally rented, and under the agreement with the operators a payment of $100 per room, the estimated profit per semester, must be made to the operators. The Dean of Students requests, and I recommend, an appropriation of $1,300 from the General Reserve Fund for this purpose. O n motion of Mr. Williamson, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, M r s . Grigsby, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. McLaughlin, M r . Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, D r . Meyer, Mr. Nickell.

APPROPRIATION FOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS A N D FELLOWSHIPS

(11) The Dean of the Graduate School requests an appropriation of $55,000 for graduate scholarships and fellowships for the academic year 1046-1047. The current appropriation for these scholarships and fellowships is $35,000. I am heartily in sympathy with the proposal to bring the base appropriation up to $55,000 but believe it is not advisable to make such a commitment at this time in view of other budgetary considerations and therefore recommend an appropriation of $35,000 now without reservation and that a supplementary appropriation of $20,000 be recommended later. On motion of Mr. McKelvey, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Davis, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Fornof, M r . Green, Dr. Luken, Dr. Meyer, M r . Nickell.