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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1950
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78 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September 23 Bryan, its Chairman, will be glad to meet with the Board Committee at any time. The committee has made a number of explicit proposals for clarifying both policy and practice. I recommend that they be accepted by the Board as a basis for study and appropriate action. T h i s m a t t e r w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e for s t u d y a n d report. EMPLOYMENT OF ARCHITECTS FOR STAFF APARTMENT PROJECT IN CHICAGO (4) The Board of Trustees on July 21-22, 1948 (Minutes, page 7), authorized the construction of a student residence hall and a staff apartment building for the Chicago Professional Colleges at a cost of $3,786,733 (exclusive of land cost for which an appropriation of $50,000 has already been made), these projects to be financed by the University of Illinois Foundation through a loan for which application has been made by the Foundation to the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York. The application is for a loan not to exceed $4,000,000. Revised estimates indicate a construction cost of $4,006,869, the increase over the previous estimate being due to an increase in the number of apartment units from 116 to 145. It is believed that the excess of $6,869 over the loan applied for can be eliminated. The Director of the Physical Plant Department recommends the employment of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill of Chicago as architects for the staff apartment project at a fee of sV^ per cent of the cost of construction. On this basis it is estimated that the architectural services will cost $70,300. I recommend that the Board of Trustees authorize the employment of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, the contract to be entered into as soon as construction funds have been assured. Plans and specifications for the student residence hall are being financed by a grant from the Federal Works Agency. This grant is reimbursable if the project is carried to completion but not otherwise. On motion of Mr. Livingston, this matter was referred to the Committee on Chicago Departments for further study and report to the Board. OPEN SESSION When the Board convened in open session at 2 p.m. on September 23, the same members and officers were present as during the morning session. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT STODDARD The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. REQUEST OF REPRESENTATIVE JOHN K. MORRIS (1) Mr. John K. Morris, Representative in the General Assembly of Illinois, has requested an opportunity to appear before the Board of Trustees when the Board considers the building program for the biennium of 1949-1951. H e is particularly interested in the building for the College of Veterinary Medicine. I recommend that the Board give Mr. Morris a hearing at the October meeting. On motion of Dr. Meyer, this request was granted. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (2) The Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine recommends the reappointment of the following present members of the Advisory Committee for the academic year 1948-1949:
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