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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 20

A M E N D M E N T TO BY-LAWS O n motion of Mr. Barr, Article I, Section 3 of the By-Laws was amended to read as follows: Section 3. All meetings of the Board s a l be held at the University at hl Urhana unless otherwise ordered by vote of the Board or by the President thereof. The members of the Board s a l be n t f e by mail not l t r than hl oiid ae f v days previous to any meeting. ie O n motion of Mr. Blair, the proposal to amend Article IV, Section 2, was laid on the table (see page 554). MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT CHASE The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. FINANCIAL SITUATION (1) A statement concerning thefinancialsituation and the needs of the Univ r i y for the next three months. est O n motion of Mr. Barr, the sale of $250,000 of three per cent 1955 U. S. Treasury bonds was left to the discretion of the special committee (the Treasurer, the Comptroller, and the Chairman of the Finance Committee). ACTING DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES (2) A recommendation that Dr. Arthur H. Daniels, Dean of the Graduate School and Acting Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, be continued as Acting Dean of t i division from September I, 1932, to August 31, hs I933O n motion of Mr. Trees, this recommendation was adopted. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR DR. J. HOWARD BEARD (3) A recommendation that Dr. J Howard Beard, University Health Officer, . be given sick leave of absence with pay for one month from April 8, 1932. O n motion of Dr. Noble, this leave was granted. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PROFESSOR T. C. PEASE (4) A recommendation from the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Head of the Department of History that Professor T. C. Pease of the Department of History be given sabbatical leave of absence on one-half pay under the rules, for the second semester of the year 1932-1933. O n motion of Mr. Barr, this leave was granted. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PROFESSOR EDNA E. WALLS (5) A recommendation from the Dean of the College of Agriculture that Miss Edna E. Walls, S e i l s and Assistant Professor in Child Development and pcait Parent Education, be given sabbatical leave of absence on one-half pay under the rules, for one year beginning September 1, 1932. O n motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this leave was granted. CANCELLATION OF LEAVE GRANTED PROFESSOR MORROW (6) A request from Professor Glenn R. Morrow of the Department of Philosophy, in which the Dean of the College and the Head of the Department concur, that the sabbatical leave of absence for the academic year 1932-1933 granted him on November 16, 1931 (Minutes, page 484) be canceled. I recommend approval. O n motion of Dr. Noble, this leave was canceled.