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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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REPORT O F THE COMMITTEE O N CHICAGO DEPARTMENTS

Dr. Meyer presented the following report.

A meeting of the Committee on Chicago Departments of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at 12 o'clock noon on October n , 1948, at the Chicago Athletic Club. D r . Karl A. Meyer, Chairman, Dr. Martin G. Luken, General Chester R. Davis, and Mr. P a r k Livingston were present; also Mr. H . A. Hazleton, Clerk. The Committee considered a recommendation from the Physical Plant Department that the firm of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill be employed as architects for the proposed staff apartment building at the Medical Center Campus at a fee of 5J4 per cent of the total cost of plans for the staff apartment building on the Urbana campus to the building at Medical Center. Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill are the architects employed for the faculty apartment building at Urbana. After discussion of the recommendation the Committee decided that further information was needed before action could be taken on the proposal to employ Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill at a fee of 5J4 per cent. The meeting adjourned until such time as further information could be secured. Since that adjournment, the Chairman of the Committee secured from the Physical Plant Department further detailed information on the work necessary by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill to adapt the Urbana building plans to the Chicago building. The Chairman of the Committee also consulted with other architects concerning the proposal and after telephone discussion by the Chairman with Mr. Davis and Dr. Luken, the Committee recommends that Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill be employed as architects for the faculty apartment building on the Medical Center Campus at a fee of SXA per cent of the cost of the building but that no contract be entered into with Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill until funds a r e assured for the completion of the building.

H . A. HAZLETON, Clerk October 20, 1948 K A S L A. MEYER, Chairman M A R T I N G. LTJKEN CHESTER R. DAVIS P A R K LIVING STON

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this report was adopted.

BIENNIAL BUDGET 1 9 4 9 - 1 9 5 1 . DIVISION O F SERVICES FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN (9) The Director of the Division of Services for Crippled Children and the VicePresident in charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges recommend the following budget for the biennium of 1949-1951 from State funds: Proposed, Budget Appropriation Increase 1949-1951 1947-1949 Requested Biennium Hospital and Medical Care ? i 025 000 #465 000 $1 490 000 Braces and Appliances 57 000 33 000 90 000 Salaries and Wages 253 342 175 772 429 114 Office Supplies and Expenses 7 580 1 420 9 000 Office Equipment 7 500 500 8 000 Contractual Services 12 000 12 000 24 000 Travel 14 000 14 000 Total $1 362 422 #701 692 $2 064 114 The increase requested for salaries and wages is requested to compensate employees of the Division adequately for the services rendered and to meet the competition for professionally trained staff members. I n order to obtain competent personnel in several professional groups, it is necessary to increase the present salary ranges. The nonprofessional staff members must also be more adequately compensated for their services within the Division. Hospitalization costs during the past biennium have gone up materially. T h e maximum that the Division has been paying for hospitalization during the present biennium is $11 a day for Chicago and St. Louis hospitals and $8 in hospitals