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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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period of five years (July 1, 1949, to June 30, 1954) to replace Mr. Jack I. Reader, Chicago, whose term has expired. The other members of the Committee and their terms are Messrs. Charles R. Walgreen, Jr., Chicago, 1948-1950; W. Edwin Brown, Quincy, 1948-1951; Harold A. Wild, Joliet, 1948-1952; and Otto J. Pelikan, Oak Park, 1948-1953. Mr. Henry A. Besser, President of the Illinois Pharmaceutical Association, is a member of the Committee, ex officio. The member who is in his last year of tenure serves as Chairman. Last year the Board of Trustees approved appointments to this Committee for the terms indicated so that thereafter one appointment for a five-year term could be made each year. I concur and recommend further that Mr. Stiles be also appointed a member of the Citizens Committee of the University of Illinois.

On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, these recommendations were adopted.

RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR BUILDINGS AND OTHER CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS (5) The Governor has approved the following release of funds from appropriations made to the University of Illinois for 1949-1951 for buildings and other capital improvements: Release No. 13 "For Permanent Improvements at Urbana-Champaign; Additions to Power and Heating Plant and Remodeling of Existing Buildings $263 500" This is a partial release from an appropriation of $1,215,000 of which $880,000 has been budgeted for additions to the power plant at Urbana. The Governor has previously released (Release No. 6) $85,000 for plans and specifications for this project. The funds now released are for 3000 K W Turbine Generator $141 300 Condenser 29 000

Cooling Tower 20 300

4160 Volt Metal Clad Switch Gear 72 90° Total $263 500 I recommend that the funds released be appropriated for the purposes specified. The Board has already awarded contracts for the purchase of this equipment.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, these funds were appropriated as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Hickman, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Stevenson.

SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES (6) The Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends assignments of funds from the "Reserve for Nonrecurring Purposes" in the budget for 19491950 as follows: 1. Remodeling of quarters for Student Counseling Bureau at Chicago Undergraduate Division (Navy Pier) $ 6 500 2. Remodeling and equipment for Department of Bacteriology at Urbana. . 50 000 3. Remodeling of quarters for Department of Physical Education for Men at Urbana 2 250 4- Remodeling of animal quarters for Department of Physiology at Urbana 2 400 5- Equipment for Psychological Clinic 1 9°4 6. Installation of additional book stacks in Agriculture Library 8 000 7- Remodeling of Veterinary Pathology Laboratory and barn used by College of Veterinary Medicine 5 160 8. Equipment for School of Music 12 000 Total $88 214 I concur.