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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 17

$500. The continuation of such a scholarship would be subject to the maintenance of a satisfactory scholastic record. If the holder of one of these scholarships should discontinue his work in the University, the Committee would select a successor for the remaining period. I concur in this recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Hughes, this expansion of the undergraduate scholarship program was approved.

CHICAGO UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION ACTIVITIES FEE (9) The Executive Dean of the Chicago Undergraduate Division recommends an increase in the student activities fee at the Division from $6.00 to $8.00 each semester beginning September I, 1958. This fee supports several extracurricular activities, including intercollegiate and intramural sports, the band and orchestra, the student newspaper, and in return for the fee students are admitted to athletic events and receive the newspaper free of charge. This recommendation has been endorsed by the Student Congress, the administrative staff at the Chicago Undergraduate Division, the Vice-President and Provost, and the Vice-President and Comptroller. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this fee increase was authorized.

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS (10) The budgetary provisions for 1057-58 for wages, expense, and equipment in several departments are inadequate. T h e Vice-President and Provost and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that the following supplementary assignments be made: Research and Educational Hospitals $165 000 Chicago Professional Colleges Physical Plant Building Maintenance (for interior painting) 50 000 Division of University Extension, Extramural Classes 37 300 Art 4 000 College of Commerce and Business Administration, A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . . . . 5 000 Graduate College, Administration 3 000 Total $264 300 I concur, and recommend that the assignments to the Research and Educational Hospitals and the Chicago Physical Plant be permanent additions to their budgets, made possible through the realization of income at the Research and Educational Hospitals in excess of the budget estimates. The remaining assignments will be made from the University General Reserve. I also request supplementary appropriations for the funds administered by the President's Office for the fiscal year, 1957-58, as follows: President's Office, Expense and Equipment $ I 500 Incidental and Emergency Fund 1 500 Public Functions 6 500 Citizens Committee 1 500 Memberships in Organizations 1 000 Total $12 000

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

FEDERAL GRANT AND MATCHING F U N D S FOR BIOACOUSTICS LABORATORY (11) The University has been notified of the approval of a federal government grant of $139,173 under the Health Research Facilities Act for the construction of a bioacoustics laboratory. On February 18, the Board approved an appropriation of $20,000 for steel and other materials for this project requiring placement of orders well in advance.