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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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die facilities it has for use in public service activities. The units are not meant for use on any vehicle and are solely for display or instructional purposes. John Deere Company has disclaimed any warranty and has conditioned its offer upon the University giving a waiver of any legal responsibility on the part of John Deere Company and/or all of its affiliated businesses with respect to the equipment. The department head, the dean of the College of Agriculture, and the acting chancellor of the Urbana-Champaign campus have recommended acceptance of the gift upon the conditions stated. The vice president for administration supports the recommendation. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Hahn, this recommendation was approved. Bequest of Grace V. Campbell

(40) Grace V. Campbell, a former member of the University staff who died March 9, 1962, in her will placed the following in trust for the use of her niece during her lifetime: (1) eighty acres of farmland in Barnett Township, DeWitt County, Illinois; (2) the residue of the personal estate; and (3) the proceeds from the sale of decedent's residence. Specifically, the section of the will pertaining to the University reads: (d) At the time of the death of my said niece, PAULINE ZORGER SWANK, I give, devise, and bequeath my farmland in Barnett Township, DeWitt County, Illinois, and the remaining corpus of said trust estate, to the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, in Urbana, Illinois. Said farmland may either be retained as farmland, or sold and the proceeds thereof, together with the remaining corpus of said trust, invested and the income therefrom used to provide scholarships for Illinois farm boys and Illinois farm girls; provided, however, said scholarships shall be for such boys and girls as attend the University of Illinois at Urbana, Illinois. The University received $500 in 1965 and $200 in 1970 from an easement that was granted Commonwealth Edison for construction of a high-voltage transmission line across the farmland. The Board of Trustees approved the easement in the meeting of April 23, 1965. On March 23, 1976, the life tenant of the trust, Pauline Zorger Swank, died. The trustee has now terminated the trust and transferred the farmland and $33,181.25 cash to the University. The vice president for administration has recommended acceptance of this bequest for the purpose stated and further recommends that the farmland be retained and managed by the College of Agriculture at this time. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . Lenz, these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s were approved.

Selection of Secondary Depositary for Rockton Community Health Center, Rockford School of Medicine

(41) The vice president for administration, with the concurrence of the treasurer, has recommended the selection of the Macktown State Bank, Rockton, Illinois, as a secondary depositary for receipts from the community health center recently established at Rockton, Illinois. Funds deposited in the Macktown bank will be transferred to the American National Bank and Trust Co. of Rockford. The funds in the American National Bank will be transferred periodically to the regular university treasurer's Medical Center account at the First National Bank of Chicago.

1 Mis. Campbell was employed as a clerk in the University residence halls from October 1, 1945, to March 11, 1947.