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service, but has not reached the retiring age. Since January I, 1936, she has been on leave of absence with full pay on account of illness, which leave was extended at the last meeting of the Board to J u n e I, 1936. The Dean of the College of Agriculture recommends that her resignation as Head of the Department be accepted as of August 31, 1936, and that in the meantime she be continued on leave until that date with pay except for such deductions as may be necessary to provide for her work without expense to the University. The Dean also makes the following statement: "I wish to suggest that consideration be given to the possibility of lowering the age of retirement for women by five years, as I understand is done by some corporations. This would bring the possible retirement for women down to sixty years and the automatic retirement to sixty-three years. If such change were to be made and Miss Wardall continued at half salary for one more year, she would fall within the rules and could be regularly retired at that time. Miss Wardall was born July 28, 1877, and will, therefore, be sixty years of age on July 28, 1937. She will have served the Department fifteen years at the end of this year. If Miss Wardall should be placed on retiring allowance, it is recommended that she be made Professor of H o m e Economics, Emeritus. "Whether or not a change in the age for retirement of women is made, I suggest that consideration be given to the possibility of continuing Miss Wardall as Professor of H o m e Economics on half pay and on leave for one year from September I, 1936. I am not making a definite recommendation in connection with this latter matter, because I do not know to what extent the Board might feel justified in making exceptions to the published rules." I recommend that in accepting the resignation of Professor Wardall the Board record its deep appreciation of her fine and loyal service to the University through a period of fifteen years and its sincere regret that ill health has made it impossible for her to continue this service.

On motion of Mr. Mayer, the resignation of Professor Wardall as Head of the Department of Home Economics was accepted with regret. On motion of Mr. Mayer, Miss Wardall was continued as Professor of Home Economics, on sick leave of absence on half pay for the year 1936-1937.

CHANGE IN STATUS OF DR. SYBIL W O O D R U F F (20) Dr. Sybil Woodruff, Professor of Foods, has been acting for Professor Ruth A. Wardall as Head of the Department of H o m e Economics during the latter's absence. I recommend that Professor Woodruff be appointed Acting H e a d of the Department of H o m e Economics at a salary of $4,950 a year (which is an increase of $100 a month) beginning June I, 1036, and continuing as long as she serves as Acting Head of the Department, or until further notice.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this appointment was made as recommended.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE (21) A report that the following members of the staff have been given leaves of absence for the purpose and the period indicated in each case: 1. Lulu S. Black, Home Adviser at Large in the Agricultural Extension Service, one month, August, 1936, without pay, in addition to her regular vacation allowance of one month, for the purpose of study at Teachers College, Columbia University, during the Summer Session. 2. Esther Price, Assistant in the Loan Department of the Library, May 1 to August 31, without pay, on account of illness. This is in addition to the sick leave and vacation allowances with pay to which she is entitled under the statutes. 3. Edna R. Gray, Extension Specialist in H o m e Economics, 1 5 ^ days sick leave with pay at various times during the current year of 1935-1936.