Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1956
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1955] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PURCHASES 203 (2) The Director of Purchases has proposed and the Comptroller recommends the following purchases. Unless otherwise specified, the purchase in each case is recommended on the basis of lowest bid. I concur. Item Power supplies for electronic equipment Electronic equipment Department Engineering Research Engineering Research Vendor Magnetic Research Corp., EI Segundo, Calif. Ridgeway Engineering Associates, Chicago Cost f.o.b. El Segundo, Calif. 5 S88 20 f.o.b. Denver, Colo. $9 070 0 0 On motion of Mr. Nickell, these purchases were authorized. AGREEMENT W I T H S O U T H E R N ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY President Morey discussed with the Board a proposed agreement he had under consideration to enter into with President Deleyte W. Morris of Southern Illinois University for a mutual recognition of the responsibilities of the University of Illinois and of Southern Illinois University in providing educational, research, and extension programs. No action was taken but it was the consensus of the Board that it would not be advisable to enter into any formal agreement of this kind. LEGAL C O U N S E L ' S REPORT At the request of President Morey, Mr. Lesemann reported informally on the status of the litigation in which the University is involved in the cases of Patricia Bluett v. University of Illinois et al. and of Stephen Turkovich v. University of Illinois et al., the latter proceeding representing the efforts of certain interests to stop the University from operating a television station for the telecasting of educational and other programs of public interest. He also reported on the progress made in attempts to settle the claims of the Patrick H. Warren Company and of other contractors engaged in the construction of the addition to the Research and Educational Hospitals. RESIGNATION OF DEAN ALLAN G. BROD1E President Morey reported that Dr. Allan G. Brodie, Professor and Head of the Department of Orthodontics and Dean of the College of Dentistry, has requested to be relieved of the duties of Dean at the end of the current academic year so that he may devote all of his University time to teaching and research. A committee has been appointed to search for candidates for the deanship. OPEN SESSION At 11:00 a.m. the Board convened in open session. The same members of the Board, officers of the University, and officers of the Board as recorded at the beginning of these minutes were present. MR. TIMOTHY W . SWAIN The Secretary reported that Governor William G. Stratton has accepted the resignation of Mr. Harold E. Grange as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and has appointed Mr. Timothy W. Swain to fill the vacancy, effective January 17, 1955. President Megran introduced Mr. Swain who took his place with the Board.
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