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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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DR. WILLIAM E. GAMBLE M A D E PROFESSOR EMERITUS

(3) A recommendation from Dean D. J. Davis, in which I concur, that Dr. William Elliott Gamble of Chicago, and formerly a member of the faculty of the College of Medicine, be appointed Professor of Ophthalmology, Emeritus. O n motion of D r . Noble, this recommendation w a s adopted.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PROFESSOR HARDY CROSS

(4) A request from Professor Hardy Cross of the Department of Civil Engineering, concurred in by the head of the Department and the Dean, that he be given sabbatical leave of absence on half pay under the rules for the academic year 1930-31, for the purpose of study and travel abroad. I recommend approval. O n motion of M r . Trees, this leave w a s granted.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PROFESSOR FRANK L. STEVENS

(5) A request from Professor F. L. Stevens of the Department of Botany, concurred in by the head of the Department and the Dean, that he be given leave of absence without pay from September 1, 1930, to September 1, 1931, in order that he may serve as Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of the Philippines and for the purpose of study and travel in Australia and the South Sea Islands. I recommend approval. O n motion of M r s . Evans, this leave w a s granted.

PHYSICIANS' EXTENSION COURSE IN ROENTGENOLOGY

(6) A request from the Dean of the College of Medicine for authority to offer a Physicians' Extension Course in Roentgenology, a clinical post-graduate course designed for those desiring to take up Roentgenology as a specialty; and that the fee for this course be $100 a semester. The course will extend over two semesters of four months each. I recommend approval. O n motion of M r . Trees, this recommendation w a s adopted.

APPROPRIATION FOR RESEARCH WORK IN CHEMISTRY

(7) Professor W . C. Rose requests an appropriation of $2500 for two years to carry on an important piece of research in thefieldof amino acids. This request is approved by Professor Roger Adams and Dean Daniels of the Graduate School and also has the approval of Dean Babcock, whom I have consulted on the matter. It seems to me important and I recommend that an appropriation of {2500 be made from the Reserve and Contingent Fund for the use of Professor Rose in this research, the amount to be spread over two years. It will be supplemented by a grant of $ 1500 from the National Research Council. O n motion of Dr. Noble, this appropriation w a s m a d e , b y the following vote: A y e , M r . Armstrong, President Barr, M r s . Evans, M r . Fisher, M r s . Grigsby, D r . Noble, M r . Trees; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r s . Busey, M r . E m m e r s o n , M r . Simpson. APPROPRIATION FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS (8) A recommendation that an appropriation of $3,000 be made from the Reserve and Contingent Fund for archaeological explorations during 1930. O n motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, M r . Armstrong, President Barr, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Fisher, Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. Noble, Mr. Trees; no, none; absent, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Emmerson, M r . Simpson. APPROPRIATION FOR ALUMNI DIRECTORY (9) A recommendation that $1200, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be appropriated from the Reserve and Contingent Fund for the Alumni Directory to clear