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1952]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LEASE O F NAVY PIER A N D DRILL HALL

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The leases between the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and the city of Chicago for the occupancy by the University of certain areas at Navy Pier and the Drill Hall adjacent to the Pier as quarters for the University of Illinois Undergraduate Division in Chicago expired on June 30, 1947. The leases include options giving the University the privilege of renewing for successive biennial periods up to June 30, 1951, and annually thereafter until June 30, 1954, provided that notice is given the city of Chicago sixty days prior to each expiration date or any renewal expiration date that the University wishes to renew the leases. Under the renewal options specified in each case, the University has been renewing the leases. Under date of April 18, 1952, the Business Manager of the Chicago Undergraduate Division sent formal notices to the city of Chicago that the University of Illinois is exercising the option to renew each lease for the annual period of July 1, 1952, to June 30, 1953. On motion of Mr. Johnston, renewal of these leases was authorized.

AWARD O F CONTRACT FOR INSTALLATION OF MOVING STAIRWAYS, ELEVATORS, A N D LIFTS IN EAST DENTISTRYMEDICINE-PHARMACY BUILDING

In awarding contracts for the construction of the East DentistryMedicine-Pharmacy Building on March 12, the Board deferred action on the contract for moving stairways, elevators, and lifts. The Physical Plant Department requested more time for study of the bids, and the Executive Committee was authorized to act for the Board. After reviewing all proposals submitted, the Physical Plant Department reaffirmed its previous recommendation, the President of the University concurring therein, that the contract for the installation of moving stairways, elevators, and lifts be awarded to the Westinghouse Electric Corporation at a total cost of $300,368, subject to the release by the Governor of funds from the state appropriation made for this Building. The Executive Committee reports that it has authorized the award of this contract in accordance with these recommendations.

FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the Secretary of the Board was instructed to send an appropriate message of appreciation on behalf of the Board of Trustees to Dean Rexford Newcomb and commending the Faculty of the College of Fine and Applied Arts on the excellence in the planning and direction of the 1952 Festival of Contemporary Arts. E X E C U T I V E SESSION At this point, the Board went into Executive Session to consider the following items of business presented by the President of the University.