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1020 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [December 17
GIFT FROM STATION WGN OF MUSIC ARCHIVES
(19) The University has received from WGN, Inc., Chicago, one of the nation's
pioneer radio and television stations and one of the most active in music
programming, its complete collection of music arrangements acquired during
the past three decades. The collection consists of 30,000 pieces of music, many
of them complete scores, from popular music to symphony, sinfonietta, chamber
music, and operas. It includes many unpublished, out-of-print, and original works.
The collection cost WGN at least $200,000 but much of it could not be duplicated
at any price. The collection is housed in steel cabinets, worth $6,000,
which were also given to the University.
The collection will be used by the School of Music for teaching, research,
and for student and faculty concerts. It will also be used by the Division of
University Extension as a lending library to serve music groups in high schools,
colleges, community arts organizations, and other institutions, in much the same
way as the Division's Audio-Visual Aids Service, which now operates the
world's largest educational film lending library, serves in its field.
I am pleased to report this gift for official public record.
This report was received for record.
On motion of Mr. Bissell, the Secretary was requested to send the
officials of Station WGN, Inc., an expression of appreciation for this
fine gift.
REPORT OF GIFTS AND GRANTS RECEIVED BY THE UNIVERSITY
(20) The following gifts and grants of funds received by the University have
been accepted by the President and are now being reported for official record.
Unless otherwise specified, these grants include payments received during the
period from July 1, 1956, through June 30, 1957. (In many cases a period of
several months may elapse between the time an offer is accepted and the final
payments have been received. Hence, to avoid complications in audits of University
accounts, monetary gifts are usually reported after the funds have been
deposited with the University.)
Colleges and Schools at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Scholarships, Prizes, and Other Financial Aids
1. Advertising Executives Club of Chicago: scholarship in advertising,
College of Journalism and Communications $ 100 00
2. The Alcoa Foundation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 625 00
For undergraduate scholarships $125 00
(This was a grant to the University which accompanied
a scholarship award to a recipient of one of the Alcoa
Foundation's scholarships established for sons and
daughters of the Aluminum Company of America.)
For the Aluminum Company of America Scholarship
in ceramic engineering, academic year 1957-58 500 00
3. Robert Allerton, Hawaii: to continue the Allerton American
Traveling Scholarships in architecture, academic year 1957-58.... 800 00
4. The Allstate Foundation, Skokie: scholarships and expenses in
connection with a regular summer session (1957) course for the
training of teachers in high school driver education 3 000 00
5. American Cyanamid Company, Lederle Laboratories Division,
Pearl River, New York: for the Lederle Veterinary Medical
Student's Research Scholarship, academic year 1956-57 1 00000
6. American Foundrymen's Society, Chicago Chapter: for the
Robert E. Kennedy Memorial Scholarship (this is a gift to the
Chicago Undergraduate Division, received March, 1956) 125 00
7. American Society for Metals Foundation for Education and Research,
Cambridge, Massachusetts: scholarship in metallurgical
engineering, academic year 1956-57 400 00
8. Mrs. Margaret Anderson, Morris, Illinois: to the School of
Music for the William Anderson Scholarship in music 10 00
9. Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: scholarship,
academic year 1956-57 115 00