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1917]

U N I V E R S I T Y OF

ILLINOIS

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absent, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Carr, Mr. Lowden, Mr. Trevett. At this point, at 6:30 p. m., on motion of Mrs. Henrotin, a recess until 8:00 p. m. v/as taken. During the recess, the Board inspected the Goss property. EVENING SESSION, MARCH ,13, 1917 When the Board convened after the recess, the same members were present as during the afternoon session. President James was present.

PURCHASE OF T H E GOSS RESIDENCE

On further discussion of the purchase of the Goss property, the members of the Board seemed to favor the purchase, and President Abbott announced, that if there, were no objection-the Executive Committee would order the purchase of this property.- No objection was-expressed. .:, -• ;

MATTERS SUBMITTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY

The Board continued its consideration pf .matters submitted by President James:

APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR W. W. CHARTERS (8) A recommendation that the President of the University be given authority to appoint Dr. Werrett Wallace Charters, now Professor of the Theory of Teaching and Dean of the faculty of Education in the University of Missouri, to be Professor of Education, beginning September 1, 1917, at a salary of four thousand dollars a year.

On motion of Mr. Hoit, this appointment was authorized. r

RESIGNATION OF MR. C. M, DeLANY DEMANDED (9) A recommendation, from the University Committee on Accountancy that the immediate resignation of Mr. C. M. DeLany of the Board-.of Examiners in Accountancy be demanded on account of his repeated and prolonged neglect of the necessary business of the Board, full details of which are submitted in the following letter: March 7 , -1917 Dr. Edmund J. James, President

DEAR M R . PRESIDENT:

T h e University Committee on Accountancy beg leave to recommend that the Board of Trustees be requested to ask for the immediate resignation o f : M r . C. M. DeLany, of the Board of Examiners in Accountancy, on account of repeated and prolonged neglect of the necessary business of the Board, and to make formal demand upon him for the immediate delivery to the Secretary of the University Committee on Accountancy of the examination papers from the C. P. A. examination of December 5-7, and the papers relating to the application of Mr. John Franklin Forbes for a certificate under the waiver clause.