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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 22

tees of the Board and of the Senate and an administrative committee are now working, and has already been brought to their attention. T h e appointment of Dr. Sanford is recommended by a special ad hoc committee consisting of Dean Joseph R. Smiley of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Associate Director T. S. Hamilton of the Agricultural Experiment Station, Associate Director Ross J. Martin of the Engineering Experiment Station, and Professor J. A. Russell, Head of the Department of Geography, and is concurred in by the Provost and the Dean of the Graduate College.

On motion of Mr. Bissell, this appointment was approved.

FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS AT T H E CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES (4) Fellowships awarded to graduate students at the Chicago Professional Colleges carry stipends of $1,200 for a student with a bachelor's degree, $1,500 for a student with a master's degree, and $1,800 for a student with the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Dental Surgery. At its meeting on September 23, 1955, the Board of Trustees authorized an increase in University fellowship stipends at Urbana-Champaign to $1,200 irrespective of the year of study. This increase will become effective September 1, 1956. Since it is necessary to provide higher stipends at the Chicago Professional Colleges than at Urbana, and in view of fellowship stipends paid by other universities, the Executive Committee of the Graduate College Division in Chicago, the Dean of the Graduate College, and the Provost recommend that stipends of University fellowships at the Chicago Professional Colleges be increased beginning with the academic year 1956-57 to $1,500 for a student with a bachelor's degree, $1,800 for a student with a master's degree, and $2,000 for a student with the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Dental Surgery. This increase will not require additional funds at this time. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, this recommendation was approved.

BEVIER HALL AND ENGLISH BUILDING (5) T h e Department of H o m e Economics and the Dean of the. College of Agriculture have recommended that the new home economics buildings be named "Bevier Hall — Home Economics" (Goodwin Avenue Building) and "Home Economics Child Development" (Nevada Street Building). These names will identify the new buildings with the major areas of work which they will house. I have approved these recommendations and request confirmation by the Board. It will be necessary to rename the present Bevier Hall, formerly known as the "Woman's Building." The Department of English, presently housed in Lincoln Hall, will be moved into that building when it is vacated by the Department of Home Economics, and I recommend that for the present the building be renamed "English Building."

On motion of Mrs. Holt, these names were approved.

LEASE OF HOUSING FOR UNDERGRADUATE W O M E N (6) The Board of Trustees has authorized the leasing to Northwood, Inc., Champaign, of a small strip of land owned by the University as part of the site for the construction by Northwood, Inc., of seven apartment buildings which will be leased by the University of Illinois Foundation for the University for the housing of undergraduate women students. T o comply with zoning restrictions, a change in site planning was required, and this change was approved by the Board. The Legal Counsel desires the record to show that this change in site requires that a portion of two of the buildings will be located on University-owned land which is being leased by the University to Northwood, Inc. T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend that the University-owned land be leased to the developers in accordance with the terms previously reported and approved, but with the further understanding that buildings may be constructed on this land as approved by the University. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved.