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1955]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Department Physical Plant

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Item Fifteen automobiles with heater and defroster as follows: thirteen sedans, four-door, six-cylinder; two station wagons, four-door, eightpassenger, V-8; less trade-in allowance for fifteen vehicles

Lounge furniture for new Law Building

College of Law

Vendor Cost Chevrolet Motor Div., Chicago (five sedans) $z 435 50 Lloyd Eichhorst. Inc. (Plymouth). Champaign (three sedans) 1 740 00 Tom Purvis, Inc. (Ford), Mattoon (five sedans and two station wagons) 3 852 00 Total (8 027 SO) Gilbert A. Force Co., 4 484 38 Chicago f.o.b. Urbana

On motion of M r . Herrick, these purchases were authorized.

AGREEMENT WITH EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO CENTER

(31) The Educational Television and Radio Center at Ann Arbor, Michigan, a nonprofit corporation for the advancement of educational television and radio, is making available to institutions television programs for public service broadcast through affiliated educational television stations. The Director of University Broadcasting and the Comptroller recommend authorization of an agreement with the Educational Television and Radio Center for this program service for a period of twelve months from July 1, 1955. The affiliation fee for this service will be determined by the Board of Directors of the Center but will not exceed $4,800. The University will not be under any obligation to use or broadcast any material furnished by the Center which the University may deem not suitable for its use. Funds will be available in the budget of Television-Motion Pictures of University Broadcasting. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute this agreement On motion of Mr. Williamson, this recommendation was approved and the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board were authorized to execute the agreement.

HIRAM T. SCOV1LL SCHOLARSHIP F U N D

The Secretary of the Board reports he has received a Deed of Gift establishing the H i r a m T. Scovill Scholarship F u n d in honor of P r o fessor Emeritus H i r a m T . Scovill, an alumnus of the University, Class of 1908, and a member of the faculty from 1913 until his retirement on September 1, 1953. Professor Scovill served as Professor of Accountancy, as H e a d of the Department of Business Organization and Operation, and as Acting Dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration. Alumni and friends of the College of Commerce and Business A d ministration made contributions to this fund through the University of Illinois Foundation. T h e total capital amount contributed to date is $24,500 and additional sums will be added to the fund from time to time as contributions are received. The fund is to be invested and the income will be used to provide undergraduate scholarships for students majoring in accountancy, for graduate fellowships and prizes. At the discretion of the Dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration, the income may be used, in whole or in part, to meet the cost of publication of writings by members of the faculty, or retired members of the faculty, of the College, and of theses prepared by graduate students taking advanced work in commerce and business administration. The original Deed of Gift signed by the Chairman of the H i r a m T. Scovill F u n d Committee is filed in the Board of Trustees Office and copies have been supplied to other University officials concerned. This report was received for record.