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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Mr. Livingston, an appropriation of $1,052.88 was made from the General Reserve Fund to the Board of Trustees Office by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hickman, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Grange, Mr. Stratton. OPEN SESSION At 12:00 noon, the Board convened in open session. The same members of the Board, officers of the University, and officers of the Board were present as recorded at the beginning of these minutes.

MINUTES APPROVED

The Secretary presented the minutes of the meetings of the Board of Trustees of April 21 and May 15, 1954, press proof copies of which have previously been sent to the members of the Board. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, these minutes were approved as printed on pages 1303 to 1364, inclusive.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE SELECTION OF A PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

President Megran, as Chairman of the special Committee on the Selection of a President of the University, reported on the work done by that Committee since its appointment in September, 1953, and stated that a joint meeting of this Committee with the other members of the Board and with representatives of auxiliary committees of the University Senate, the Alumni Association, and the Citizens Committee will be held at 2:00 p.m. today. At this meeting the committees will have an opportunity of presenting their latest report and recommendations to the full Board so that the latter may then determine future course of action.

DR. LLOYD MOREY RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY

On motion of Mr. Herrick, Dr. Lloyd Morey was unanimously reelected President of the University for one year from September 1, 1954, at a salary of $25,000, with the usual perquisites of office, including, as heretofore, use of the President's House and automobile. President Morey responded to this action of the Board with a brief statement including an expression of appreciation on behalf of Mrs. Morey and himself.

REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO STUDY PROPOSAL FOR A FOUR-YEAR UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS IN CHICAGO Mr. Johnston presented the following report. On May 23, 1953, the Board of Trustees appointed a special committee of the Board to study a petition and proposal from the former Council of the Faculty of the Chicago Undergraduate Division for the establishment of a four-year university in Chicago. The Committee submitted a report to the Board of Trustees on July 25, 1953, with a number of recommendations. Action on this report was deferred. However, consistent with one of the recommendations of the Board Committee, President Lloyd Morey appointed a Committee on the Future Development of the Chicago Undergraduate Division of the faculty to study this matter intensively with a view to ( a ) reaching more definite conclusions and (b) complying with the request of the State Commission for information concerning the possible four-year development and