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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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to communicate more effectively with state, federal, and private organizations, as well as other campuses and educational institutions with an interest in the use of coal to solve some of our energy problems, the TJrbana-Champaign campus is establishing an Office of Coal Research and Utilization. T h e Director of the Office will be responsible to the Vice Chancellor for Research. An Advisory Council on Coal Research and Utilization, consisting of representatives from the three University campuses, representatives from the State Water and Geological Surveys, and representatives from selected educational institutions, both public and private, is being established to give advice to the Director and to the Vice Chancellor for Research on matters concerned with coal research and use.

President Corbally also presented a Report on Selected Topics of Current Interest, copies of which were distributed at the meeting, and a copy was filed with the Secretary of the Board. Consideration of a Report From the Harza Engineering Company with Regard to the Impact of the Springer Lake Project on Allerton Park T h e Trustees had been sent in advance copies of a report entitled "Potential Impact of the Springer Lake Project on the Robert Allerton Park." 1 In the course of discussion of the Report, Mr. Hughes recognized Mr. John Marlin of the Committee on Allerton Park who spoke at some length, reviewing that Committee's objections to the project, identifying what he alleged to be violations of the Memorandum of Agreement of May 1970, to which the University of Illinois is a party. Following a general discussion of the recommendations of the Harza Report, on motion of Mr. Howard, the Trustees voted to receive the report for record and to authorize the administrative officers to make every effort to implement the specific recommendations of the report (as presented on page 18 of the report) and, a t the same time, to engage in a re-study of the Memorandum of Agreement, to determine the degree to which the agreement has not been complied with and to determine the intentions of the other parties to it. REGULAR AGENDA T h e Board considered the following reports and recommendations from the President of the University. Annual Operating Budget for 1974-75

(1) The budget for operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1974, is submitted herewith, including recommendations for: (a) academic and administrative appointments beginning August 21, 1974, at Urbana-Champaign and September 1, 1974, at Chicago; and (b) appointments to the nonacademic personnel staff on a continuous basis. All salary increases shown in the budget are effective with the pay period beginning nearest to September 1, 1974. Authorization to pay salaries and wages for the period July 1 to the new contract dates was granted by the Board of Trustees on July 17, 1974. ' On February 20, 1974, the Board of Trustees had authorized this study.