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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

[ J a n u a r y 31

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES (12) T h e Committee on Special Appropriations and Nonrecurring Expenditures recommends assignments from the General Reserve Fund for the following purposes, these appropriations to be available until January I, 1947: 1. Development of a Photographic Laboratory in the School of Journalism: (a) Remodeling to be done by the Physical Plant Department $13 000 (b) School of Journalism for equipment 6 000

Total $19 000

2. Equipment for College of Liberal A r t s and Sciences: ( a ) Purchase of station wagon for use by the Department of Zoology (b) Animal cages for Department of Zoology (c) Maps, equipment, and office furniture for Department of Geography 1 3. Purchase of collections of books for the Library: ( a ) Foreign collections to be purchased through the Library of Congress 10 (b) Purchase of five collections of rare books, including 87 volumes of incunabula (books printed within the first century after the invention of printing) 28 Grand Total $59

3801 738 000 000 000 118

On motion of Mr. McKelvey, these appropriations were made as recommended, by the following vpte: Aye, Mr.. Davis, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Green, Dr. Luken, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Nickell.

TRUST F U N D FOR FACULTY-GRADUATE STUDENT CENTER (13) On October 29, 1943, a special committee of the Board of Trustees submitted a report on the University Club of Urbana with certain recommendations. These included the purchase of the University Club's property by the University, the lease of the Club House to the University Club, and the establishment of a trust fund to aid in financing a future building project to be used as a Faculty-Graduate Student Center. T h e Board approved the recommendations of the Committee and authorized an agreement with the Club to carry out these recommendations and for the lease of the Club House. Under the provisions of this agreement the Club undertook to induce its members to contribute toward the trust fund, and the Board of Trustees agreed to match all money contributed to this fund by members of the Club during the biennium ending J u n e 30, 1945. As a result of University Club contributions and matching contributions by the Board of Trustees, there is now in this trust fund over $14,000. Officials of the University Club have raised the question whether the Board of Trustees desires to extend the agreement to match contributions of members of the Club during the current biennium. T h i s m a t t e r w a s r e f e r r e d to the L e g a l Counsel for a n opinion o n the p o w e r of t h e B o a r d t o m a k e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s f o r t h i s p u r p o s e . PURCHASES AUTHORIZED (14) T h e following purchases were recommended by the Purchasing Agent and authorized by the Comptroller. Unless otherwise specified the purchases were made on the basis of lowest bids, ceiling prices, or because the items are noncompetitive. Emergency action was necessary to secure delivery in time to meet specific need or because prices quoted were subject to immediate acceptance. I. Hauling furniture from F.H.A. project at Kingsbury, Ind., to Champaign (West S t a d i u m ) , for the Physical Plant Department, by Return Loads Bureau, Inc., Chicago, at a cost of $1.82 cwt. (180,000 lbs.), or a total of $3,276.

1 The appropriation for this item should be made to the Physical Plant Department. The car will be made available to the Zoology Department on the same basis as other vehicles purchased for specific uses are so assigned.