Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1934
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1933) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 183 University's needs and comprehensive plans for future campus development. His advice and counsel on campus planning and college buildings were sought by other institutions of higher education, and he was one of the country's authorities in this field. His passing is a great loss to the University, to his profession, and to the State of Illinois. In recording its sense of sorrow in his loss, the Board wishes to express its deepest sympathy to the members of his family and directs that this resolution be spread upon its minutes and a copy thereof be sent to them. A P P O I N T M E N T O F C H A R L E S S. H A V E N S A S A C T I N G D I R E C TOR OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OPERATIONS (2) A recommendation that Charles S. Havens, Chief Clerk in the Supervising Architect's Office, be appointed Acting Director of Buildings and Grounds Operations, effective February 16, 1933, with salary at the rate of ?3,ooo a year while acting in this capacity. On motion of Dr. Noble, this appointment was made, subject to any general salary adjustments which may be made. SPECIAL C O M M I T T E E ON BUSINESS O R G A N I Z A T I O N (3) A recommendation that the Board consider the business organization of the University. On motion of Mr. Trees, the committee appointed to consider the business organization and administration of the University was discharged. On motion of Mr. Williams, the President of the Board was requested to appoint a special committee of three members to consider the business organization of the University and to make recommendations to the Board. President Barrett later appointed Mr. Trees, Chairman, Mr. Armstrong, and Mr. Williams to serve on this committee. HEARING OF MR. HENDERSON (4) A request that a hearing be granted to Mr. H. L. Henderson, representing a firm of financial experts which is making a survey of state budget matters on behalf of Governor Horner. Mr. Henderson was introduced. He made a statement concerning the general financial situation and its application to the University, and retired. R E A D J U S T M E N T IN SALARIES (5) A recommendation that effective March 1, 1933, the salaries or wages of active members of the University staff on Board appointment or in regular employment be reduced by 10 per cent of that amount of the annual or ten-months cash compensation above f 1,000. On motion of Mr. Armstrong, this recommendation was adopted. S U M M E R S E S S I O N S T A F F 1933 (6) A recommendation for the approval of the following appointments to the Summer Session staff for 1933, the positions and salaries being indicated in each case; and a request for authority to make such adjustments in the Summer Session budget and such additional appointments as may be necessary. Provision has been made in the budget for 1932-33 for the work of the 1933 Summer Session. On motion of Mr. Trees, this budget was approved, and authority was granted as requested. DIRECTOR OF THE SUMMER SESSION E. H. Cameron, Professor ART $1 080 00 675 00 600 00 $1 080 00 E. J. Lake, Associate Professor; Head of Department C. E. Bradbury, Associate Professor 1 275 00
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