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III8 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [February 18
to the manufacturer's standard method of construction and finish, is the lowest bid.
The major adaptations are an air-dried finish rather than oven-dried finish, with
the elimination of the final rubbing process, and the use of white and red oak
instead of all white oak.
The Director of Purchases and representatives of the Physical Plant Department
have carefully studied the proposed changes and University representatives
have visited the factory in which the furniture will be made. It is their opinion
that the proposed modifications will not reduce the standards of material, construction,
and finish expected by the University.
The Director of Purchases and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend
the award of a contract for $169,728 to Weger Institutional Designs for this
furniture.
I concur.
On motion of Mr. Swain, this recommendation was approved.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GENERAL POLICY ON
CHICAGO UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION SITES
Mr. Johnston, for the Committee on General Policy, reported that the
Committee has under consideration all of the sites suggested in the
suburban areas and within the city limits of Chicago, including the area
bounded by Congress Street on the north, Sixteenth Street on the
south, the Chicago River on the west, and State Street on the east,
which is to be cleared when a new railroad terminal in Chicago is
constructed. The Committee is working toward a date for a final decision,
bearing in mind that construction of buildings for the Chicago
Undergraduate Division should be started no later than i960 and that
they be available for use in 1963.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
Mr. Swain, for the Finance Committee, reported that at the March
meeting of the Board the Committee will make a recommendation for
the employment of a firm of certified public accountants to audit the
accounts of the University beginning with the fiscal year 1957-58. He
invited the members of the Board to submit to the Finance Committee
the names of any firms they wish to have considered for this assignment.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The By-Laws of the Board state that it shall hold its annual meeting
on the second Tuesday of March, unless the date of such meeting be
changed by the Board; and that all meetings shall be held at the University
at Urbana unless otherwise ordered by vote of the Board or
by the President thereof.
Mr. Livingston called attention to the fact that this year's scheduled
annual meeting will be on March 11, and that it was the consensus
of the Board expressed at its meeting on December 17, 1957?
that no action be taken to change the date or place of this meeting. He
stated that it now appears desirable to hold this meeting in Chicago
because of certain matters of business which will come before the
Board.
On motion of Mr. Swain, the Board voted to hold the annual meeting
on March 11, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois, at an hour and place to be
fixed by the President and Secretary of the Board.
The Chairman of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, the
Committee on General Policy, and the Finance Committee authorized