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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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to receive full value from his study, he should proceed farther even than these two years. If two years' work is, as we believe, to be looked upon as a minimum of the work of the proposed new department, then the introduction of these courses would mean the employment of one full-time member of the faculty, probably of professorial rank, with the expectation that there would be enough students registered for the first year's work to warrant him in expecting a reasonable registration in his second year's course. The annual salary of such an instructor, at least $3,000 plus the annual expenditure of $500 for books, periodicals, journals, etc., in the Slavonic languages, together constitute the very minimum annual expense which the University would have to bear if the proposed Chair, or Department, is established. In view of the straitened financial condition of the University, and the probability that our appropriations from the Legislature for a number of years will continue to be inadequate for the proper development of all of the educational and research activities now in our program, we can not recommend the establishment at the present time of a Chair or Department of Slavonic Languages. Any such new department, if established in these times, simply means that the financial support which ordinarily goes to the support of work already established, is lessened somewhat in order to care for the new undertaking. In conclusion, then, our recommendation to you is that under present conditions, the University do not establish a Department of Slavonic Languages unless, indeed, the funds are provided from other than the Legislative appropriation. We further recommend that as soon as times are better the University again take under consideration the establishment of this new department, the importance of which is generally conceded. Yours very truly,

JACOB ZEITLIN CHARLES ZELENY P. L. WINDSOR, Chairman

The substance of this report has been communicated to Honorable Otto Kerner, Attorney General of Illinois and a member of the Czechoslovak National Council of America, who wrote to me and to members of the Board on behalf of the Council. O n m o t i o n of M r . B a r r e t t , t h i s r e p o r t w a s c o n c u r r e d i n . REPORT ON CARTER-PENNELL FARMS (30) The annual report on the Carter-Pennell farms covering the period from March I, 1933 to February 28, 1934. O n m o t i o n of M r . B a r r , t h i s r e p o r t w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e C o m m i t t e e on A g r i c u l t u r e for e x a m i n a t i o n a n d r e p o r t . QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER (31) The report of the Comptroller for the quarter ended March 31, 1934. O n m o t i o n of M r . B a r r , t h i s r e p o r t w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e for e x a m i n a t i o n a n d r e p o r t . LEASE OF OLD MEDICAL BUILDING (32) On June I I , 1932 (Minutes, page 604), the Board granted the Goodwill Industries, of Chicago, permission to use the old Medical Building without expense to the University. The lease extends to July I, 1934, and "for such longer period of time as may thereafter be agreed upon, with the provision that the lessor may regain possession of the premises on July 1, 1934, or at any time thereafter upon giving three months' notice in writing." The Goodwill Industries requests extension of this lease for a period of three years. I recommend approval but on condition that there be included in the lease a provision that it may be terminated by either party upon giving the other six months' notice.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this extension was authorized as recommended.