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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 18

to the manufacturer's standard method of construction and finish, is the lowest bid. T h e major adaptations are an air-dried finish rather than oven-dried finish, with the elimination of the final rubbing process, and the use of white and red oak instead of all white oak. The Director of Purchases and representatives of the Physical Plant Department have carefully studied the proposed changes and University representatives have visited the factory in which the furniture will be made. It is their opinion that the proposed modifications will not reduce the standards of material, construction, and finish expected by the University. The Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend the award of a contract for $169,728 to Weger Institutional Designs for this furniture. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GENERAL POLICY ON CHICAGO UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION SITES

Mr. Johnston, for the Committee on General Policy, reported that the Committee has under consideration all of the sites suggested in the suburban areas and within the city limits of Chicago, including the area bounded by Congress Street on the north, Sixteenth Street on the south, the Chicago River on the west, and State Street on the east, which is to be cleared when a new railroad terminal in Chicago is constructed. The Committee is working toward a date for a final decision, bearing in mind that construction of buildings for the Chicago Undergraduate Division should be started no later than i960 and that they be available for use in 1963.

REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

Mr. Swain, for the Finance Committee, reported that at the March meeting of the Board the Committee will make a recommendation for the employment of a firm of certified public accountants to audit the accounts of the University beginning with the fiscal year 1957-58. He invited the members of the Board to submit to the Finance Committee the names of any firms they wish to have considered for this assignment.

A N N U A L MEETING OF THE B O A R D OF TRUSTEES

The By-Laws of the Board state that it shall hold its annual meeting on the second Tuesday of March, unless the date of such meeting be changed by the Board; and that all meetings shall be held at the University at Urbana unless otherwise ordered by vote of the Board or by the President thereof. Mr. Livingston called attention to the fact that this year's scheduled annual meeting will be on March 11, and that it was the consensus of the Board expressed at its meeting on December 17, 1957? that no action be taken to change the date or place of this meeting. He stated that it now appears desirable to hold this meeting in Chicago because of certain matters of business which will come before the Board. On motion of Mr. Swain, the Board voted to hold the annual meeting on March 11, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois, at an hour and place to be fixed by the President and Secretary of the Board. The Chairman of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, the Committee on General Policy, and the Finance Committee authorized