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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1910
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1908] PROCEEDINGS OE THE' BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 55 (b) It is assumed that all persons worthy of continuous employment will be interested above all else in developing the work of their departments, will have no interest incompatible therewith, and will give the utmost of their powers at all times to the promotion of that end. (c) The importance of rest and recreation to teachers is recognized, and it is desired that all shall have reasonable vacations, and shall use their vacations rationally to promote the ends for which they are afforded; but it must not be supposed that the vacation of the general faculty extends from commencement day to the day when instruction begins in September. All members of the faculty will be expected to be in actual attendance up to the first day of July and on and after the first day of September, except on leave extended, for special reasons, by the president of the University; and that in July and August all, except instructors, will keep the president notified of their whereabouts and will respond quickly to any call for service. (d) It is the desire and intention of the board that all competent and effective teachers shall feel secure in their positions and remain permanently in the service of .the University; but experience shows that it is necessary to reserve the legal right to terminate service at any time for any reason which in the judgment of the board may be sufficient, and all employment must be accepted upon this condition. No summary dismissal will be made, except for conduct prejudicial to the University, or without opportunity for a hearing, if the facts are disputed. "When service is terminated by the board for other cause than misconduct, notice will be given at the earliest time practicable; and in case a member of the general faculty intends to leave the service of the University it is but fair that the president of the University shall be advised, at least as soon as such purpose has been determined upon. In case a resignation is presented to take effect at some future time the board will exercise its right to terminate the service at that time, or at some earlier date, as may seem just to all the interests involved. In case a member of the general faculty enters upon regular employment elsewhere before the termination of service here, that fact will work a termination of service and cessation of salary here. Absence from ordinary srvice in the University, for any other cause than sickness, must be with the approval of the president, if for less than ten days; and if for a longer time,- with the approval of the Board of Trustees. For any failure to comply with all the conditions of loyal and interested service, which are an honorable obligation upon all members of the general faculty, the Board of Trustees will feel free to withhold salary so far as the interests of the University and justice to others may seem to demand. ALL U N I V E R S I T Y P O S I T I O N S ON M E R I T B A S I S . 16. (a) In the opinion of the board all University positions should be kept on the merit basis. No officer or employe should be removed except for good cause, and whenever an appointment is made it should be made solely with regard to special fitness. (b) The board stamps with its strongest disapproval any disposition to make patronage out of University appointments. The appointment of a relative of a member of the board, or of any other person occupying an influential position in the University, is wholly disapproved. Political, social, fraternal, or church influences are to be altogether ignored, and every appointment must be made upon the merit basis. The president and other officers of the University are to feel fully assured that the trustees will heartily support them in acting upon this principle. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PROFESSORS. 17. A professor, associate professor, or assistant professor, who has served seven consecutive years, and requests it, may be given a leave of absence for the purpose of foreign study-for one year on half pay; provided,, that these permits shall only be given on the advice of the president, and
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