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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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APPROPRIATION FOR MEDICAL BETATRON (15) The Committee on Special Appropriations and Nonrecurring Expenditures has recommended an appropriation of $110,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the General Reserve Fund for the purchase of a medical betatron in the Chicago Professional Colleges. This betatron will be used for research in the medical sciences. Applications for grants of funds for this purpose have been made to the United States Department of Public Health and to the Atomic Energy Commission but with no favorable results. Attempts have been made to secure a part of the funds from the Damon Runyon Memorial Fund. If any grants of funds for this purpose are forthcoming, the amount to be expended on this project from University funds would be reduced accordingly. It is desirable to have assurance of funds for this project so that an order can be placed for a betatron immediately. T h e Allis-Chalmers Company has five betatrons in production scheduled for completion in the summer of 1948. One of these can be secured by the University of Illinois if the order is placed immediately. Otherwise there will be an indeterminate delay in securing this equipment.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this purchase was authorized, and the funds were made available, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, Mr. McKelvey, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, M r . Green, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Nickell.

CASE OF WALTER R. REEVE

At this point, President Livingston presented a letter from Mr. H . F . Simonson, attorney, in the case of Mr. W a l t e r R. Reeve, Aircraft Maintenance Employee, provisionally employed at the Airport, who had been notified on January 31, 1948, at the end of his probationary period, that his services would not be required after that date. T h e Legal Counsel commented on this matter and read from the file of correspondence pertaining to it. After discussion, the Legal Counsel was requested to draft a resolution reciting the circumstances and referring the matter to the Director of Nonacademic Personnel (see page 1003).

EXPENSE OF OPERATING PRESIDENT'S HOUSE

At this point, Dr. Meyer, for the special committee to consider an adjustment of the expense of operating the President's House, reported as follows:

The special committee on expenses of operating the President's House recommends an appropriation of $5,000 a year additional to the Physical Plant Department for services and expenses at the President's House. This appropriation is to cover all necessary services at the House in addition to those covered by present appropriations, and all other expenses of official entertainment at the House and necessary house supplies for this purpose.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this report was adopted and the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, D r . Luken, Mr. McKelvey, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Nickell. OPEN SESSION The Board, in open session, considered the following matters presented by the President of the University.