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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 8

SERVICES OF PROFESSOR C. R. GRIFFITH TO WAR MANPOWER COMMISSION (4) T h e W a r Manpower Commission has requested the services of Professor C. R. Griffith, Director of the Bureau of Institutional Research, for a period of about three weeks on a special project. I have authorized him to accept this assignment. It will involve his absence from the University for about three or four weeks beginning March 21, but he will return to Urbana at any time at no expense to the University if his services are required here. In fact he has already been back on one trip since this arrangement was authorized. I request confirmation of my action. O n m o t i o n of M r . M c K e l v e y , t h e a c t i o n of t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y in a u t h o r i z i n g P r o f e s s o r Griffith t o a c c e p t t h i s a s s i g n m e n t w a s approved and confirmed. LEAVES OF ABSENCE (5) A recommendation that the following leaves of absence be granted members of the staff for the reasons and periods and under the conditions indicated in each case, which are in accordance with the regulations of the Board governing such leaves: JOHN ALEXANDER, Assistant in French, sick leave with full pay from March 2 through June 30, 1944, with the understanding that the Department will make provisions for his work without additional expense to the University, or if there is expense it will be deducted from Mr. Alexander's salary in accordance with the rules of the Board governing sick leaves. MRS. GERTRUDE SMYTHE, Locker Room Attendant, Department of Physical Education for Women, sick leave with pay from March 3 through May 14, 1944, and without pay from May 15 through August 31, 1944. BERT YOUNG, Sub-Foreman in the Physical Plant Department, sick leave with pay from March 1 through 31, 1944. MRS. EVA WALDRON, Cook in McKinley Hospital, sick leave with pay from January 29 through April 7, 1944. M R S . MILDRED G. WARD, Assistant in H o m e Economics, leave without pay for three months beginning March 1, 1944. In the following cases the individuals are eligible for disability benefits payable by the University Retirement System, so that the sick leave in each case is without pay: W. J. WEBER, Painter in the Physical Plant Department, January 27 through August 31, 1944. EMMA PALMER, Kitchen Helper, Research and Educational Hospitals Dietary Department, September 7, 1943, through June 30, 1944. MOLLIE GOOTAR, Kitchen Helper, Research and Educational Hospitals Dietary Department, September 20, 1943, through June 30, 1944. FRED TARMAN, Painter in the Physical Plant Department, January 27 through August 31, 1944LAURA MCLILLY, Janitress in the Chicago Physical Plant Department, February 10 through June 30, 1944. Leaves of Absence for Military and Other War Service ( T h e leave in each case is without pay.) P. W . KETCHUM, Associate Professor of Mathematics, April 20 through August 31, 1944. (Research work at Columbia University on a project of the Office of Scientific Research and Development for the Army Air Forces) A. H. SUTTON, Associate Professor of Geology, extension of his leave for the academic year 1944-1945. (Industrial service related to the w a r ) CARLO S. SCUDERI, Assistant Professor of Surgery, April I through August 31, 1944. ( A r m y ) H U G H W. SARGENT, Instructor in English, March 21 through August 31, 1944. (Navy) CARL F . REDMON, Senior Laboratory Assistant in the Department of Bacteriology, April 16 through August 31, 1944. ( N a v y )