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886 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September 19
INCREASE IN TUITION FEES FOR THE SPORT-FITNESS
SUMMER DAY SCHOOL
(10) The Dean of the College of Physical Education his requested and the
Dean of Admissions and Records, the Vice-President and Provost, and the
Vice-President and Comptroller recommend an increase in the tuition fee for
the Sport-Fitness Summer Day School from $50 to $60 beginning with the
summer of 1958. The present locker, padlock, and towel fee of $4 will be discontinued.
The University will collect a separate fee of $1.25 for hospital
insurance.
This program is operated on a self-sustaining basis and the increase in
tuition is recommended to take care of the increase in the salary scale for
instructors.
I concur.
On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this recommendation was approved.
CHANGE IN FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS
(11) The Dean of the Graduate College and the Vice-President and Provost
recommend that maximum stipends of University Fellows be increased from
$1,200 to $1,500 a year beginning September 1, 1958. This increase is recommended
because of the recent increase in minimum salaries of assistants and to
make University of Illinois Fellowships more competitive with those offered by
other universities.
The $1,500 fellowships will be awarded only to the very best prospective
graduate students who, because of their superior qualifications, would certainly
receive many competitive offers. Probably not more than one-fourth of the total
number of fellowships awarded during the first year will be in this top category.
Other highly qualified applicants will be offered $1,200 fellowships.
To finance this increase in stipends for 1958-59, the Graduate College will
request an assignment of funds presently budgeted for allocation by the University
Research Board or an assignment from the General Reserve through the
Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations. If necessary, the total number 01
fellowships will be reduced to offset the increase.
I concur.
On motion of Mr. Johnston, this recommendation was approved.
MATCHING FUNDS FOR HEALTH RESEARCH FACILITIES
(12) The Health Research Facilities Branch, Division of Research Grants,
National Institute of Health, has approved grants to the University of $750,000
for a Medical Research Laboratory in Chicago and $89,767 for remodeling and
equipment in the East Chemistry Building in Urbana to provide additional research
facilities for the Divison of Biochemstry in the Department of Chemistry
and Chemical Engineering. Applications for grants were approved by the Board
on February 14 and March 12.
Matching funds for the Medical Research Laboratory are included in the
state capital appropriations for 1957-59. An assignment of $89,767 from the
General Reserve is needed for matching funds for the grant for the Division
of Biochemistry. These funds will be used to remodel existing space on the third
and fourth floors of the East Chemistry Building and to equip the Process and
Isolation Laboratory.
The Vice-President and Provost and the Vice-President and Comptroller
recommend an assignment of $89,767 from the General Reserve to provide
matching funds for the biochemistry project.
I concur.
On motion of Mr. Bissell, this appropriation was made by the following
vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Hughes,
Mr. Johnston, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mrs. Watkins,
Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Stratton.
REAPPROPRIATION OF UNEXPENDED BALANCES
AS OF JUNE 30, 1957
(13) The Vice-President and Comptroller recommends that the following
balances and overdrafts in budget appropriations and balances in appropriations