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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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On motion of Mr. Swain, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Stratton.

APPROPRIATIONS FOR GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR 1 9 5 8 - 5 9 (8) On request of the Dean of the Graduate College, and with the concurrence of the Vice-President and Provost, I recommend that an appropriation of $228,000 be made for stipends for graduate fellowships for the year 1058-59, $210,000 to be allocated for fellowship awards at Urbana-Champaign and $18,000 for fellowships at the Chicago Professional Colleges. The amounts are the same as those for the current academic year. Funds are available in the operating budget for the current biennium.

On motion of Mr. Bissell, this appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Stratton.

APPROPRIATION AND CONTRACT FOR INSTALLATION OF DATA-PROCESSING MACHINE (9) The University has recognized the need for additional high-speed electronic equipment for data processing for educational, research, and service programs, including use by the Business Office, Admissions and Records Office, and other administrative departments. The Illiac, already operating twenty-four hours a day, is not suitable for all forms of data processing. Statistical and business problems which deal with large masses of data and permanent records require the highspeed equipment now available commercially. The International Business Machines Corporation has offered the University a "701" machine with certain auxiliary equipment at a yearly rental of about $100,000, which is 40 per cent of the regular amount charged. The machine can be installed in space made available in the Engineering Research Laboratory when the research group now using this space moves into the new Digital Computer Building. The cost of the installation is estimated to be about $60,000. The Dean of the Graduate College, the Vice-President and Provost, and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the installation of IBM 701 equipment. The Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends an appropriation of $60,000 for this purpose. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller be authorized to execute the rental contracts with the International Business Machines Corporation and that a nonrecurring appropriation of $60,000 be made from the General Reserve. P r o vision for the rental and service charges will be made in the annual operating budgets. This is not a continuing commitment of $100,000 of new funds as the departments which will use the equipment have been using other rented equipment which will be returned and the funds expended heretofor on data processing will be available for the rental and operation of the new I B M equipment. However, there will be some overlap and it is estimated that a nonrecurring appropriation, not to exceed $70,000, will be required for the fiscal year 1958-59 during the change-over from the present equipment and operations to the new system.

Dean Frederick T. Wall of the Graduate College made a statement in support of this recommendation. On motion of Mr. Williamson, this contract was authorized, and an appropriation of $60,000 was made from the General Reserve Fund by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Stratton.

AGREEMENT WITH ILLINOIS Y O U T H COMMISSION FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF BOYS' CAMP AT DIXON SPRINGS AND APPROPRIATION FOR ADDITIONAL FACILITIES Uo) The Illinois Youth Commission has requested the University to enter into an agreement for the establishment and operation of a boys' camp at the Dixon