Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1956 [PAGE 364]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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The following have asked to be relieved of service on the Citizens Committee and their names have been removed from the list:

M R . E. WALDO MAURITZ M R . STERLING MORTON

Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h e n e w a p p o i n t m e n t s t o t h e C i t i z e n s Committee were approved. CONTRACT FOR EXTENSION OF PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM IN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL HOSPITALS (20) T h e Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of a contract for $5,130 to the Lamson Corporation of Syracuse, New York, for extension of the pneumatic tube system in the Research and Educational H o s pitals. T h e work will consist of installation of supply and return ducts for the transmission of tubes, installation of a tube station in the Admissions Department, adjustments in the central station, and new equipment to produce the necessary air suction for operation of an additional station. Funds are available in an appropriation made for remodeling by the Board of Trustees on November 20, 1953. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this contract. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a w a r d e d a n d t h e C o m p t r o l l e r a n d t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e B o a r d w e r e a u t h o r i z e d t o e x e cute t h e s a m e . RUBBER RESEARCH CONTRACT (21) Since December I, 1942, the University has had a contract, originally with the United States Rubber Reserve Corporation, for research on synthetic rubber. This contract, which terminates June 30, 1955, provides for payment to the University for a total of $1,565,000 to cover all direct costs of the research plus an allowance for indirect costs. During the current contract the Reconstruction Finance Corporation took over the Rubber Reserve Corporation and has now been replaced by the Federal Facilities Corporation which will soon terminate its activities. T h e National Science Foundation, another federal agency, is willing to support the synthetic rubber research program at the University of Illinois following termination of the present contract and will provide $135,000 to cover all direct and indirect costs for a period of one year. The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Chairman of the University of Illinois Research Board, and the Comptroller recommend authorization of a contract for the continuation of this work for one year from July 1, IQ55I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the necessary documents. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d a n d e x e c u t i o n of t h e n e c e s s a r y d o c u m e n t s w a s a u t h o r i z e d . MANDAMUS SUIT OF PATRICIA BLUETT (22) The Circuit Court of Cook County dismissed the mandamus proceedings instituted against the University by Miss Patricia Bluett seeking reinstatement as a student in the College of Medicine from which she was dismissed on charges of cheating, or attempting to cheat, in certain examinations. H e r counsel has now filed notice of appeal to the Supreme Court of Illinois. Mr. Albert E. Jenner, Jr., of the firm of Johnston, Thompson, Raymond, and Mayer, Chicago, was engaged as special counsel in this case, and I recommend that the Board authorize retaining him as special counsel to assist the Legal Counsel in connection with the appeal. I also recommend that an appropriation of $2,600 be made from the General Reserve Fund to pay Mr. Jenner's law firm for services in this matter up to and including May 12, 1955. This charge is considerably less than would ordinarily be made by his firm upon a time basis for the same services, but he has reduced it because of his interest in the University.