Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954
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648 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [ M a y 23 the work was done by the two inventors off campus and on their own time. It is the judgment of the Committee that the University has no rights in this invention and the Committee recommends that it be released to the discoverers. I concur in these recommendations. On motion of Mr. Bissell, these recommendations were approved. APPROPRIATION FOR PURCHASE OF PAINTINGS (6) It has been the practice of the University to purchase for its art collection each year a selection of paintings and sculptures exhibited at the annual Festival of Contemporary Arts. Accordingly, I recommend that the following items selected from the 1953 exhibit be purchased and that an appropriation be made for these purchases from the General Reserve Fund: "The Arrival of Nike at Panmunjom" by Robert Grilley $ 383 "Second Allegory" by Ben Shahn 2 975 "Steps to the Lighthouse" by Ynez Johnston 375 "Lake" by Gyorgy Kepes 510 "Tempest" by Lawrence Kupferman 850 "Seraph" by Margarita Worth 383 "The Migrant" by Theodore J. Roszak 2 000 Total $7 476 In the past funds have been set up in the budget for the Festival of Contemporary Arts for these purchases which, however, were submitted to the Board for approval. This year it was planned to make the assignment from the General Reserve Fund so that no special provision was made in the budget for the Festival of Contemporary Arts for the purchases. On motion of Mr. Johnston, these purchases were authorized and the appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hickman, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins; no, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Grange; absent, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Stratton. APPROPRIATIONS BY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (7) The Board of Directors of the Athletic Association has made assignments of funds, which represent changes in its budget and are therefore subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, for the following purchases: Purchase of two trucks for replacement of present equipment $ I 719 36 Purchase of a mower for the golf course I 000 00 Repairs on exterior of Ice Skating Rink 12 000 00 Tennis courts and sprinkler system 7 000 00 On motion of Mr. Nickell, the actions of the Board of Directors were confirmed. CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING AREAS AT CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES (8) The Director of the Physical Plant and the Comptroller recommend award of contracts for construction of parking areas at the Chicago Professional Colleges to the following lowest bidders: Swanson Asphalt Company, Chicago $3 735 00 For grading and paving with bituminous surface a vacant area at 824-26 South Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, to provide a parking lot for the tenants of the student residence hall and the staff apartment building. Seneca Petroleum Company, Inc., Chicago 3 028 75 For grading and paving with bituminous surface a vacant area between 806 and 830 South Ashland Avenue, Chicago, to provide a parking lot for tenants of the staff apartment building and the building at 829-33 South Marshfield Avenue which is owned by the University.
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