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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 15,

The individual appointments which have not yet been authorized by you are indicated on the attached and are as follows: 1. W. B. Holmes—Chief Accountant, $1500. Mr. Holmes qualified through Civil Service examination for a position as University accountant, in which the minimum salary is $1500. When Mr. Edwards, Purchasing Agrnt, was called to service, I engaged Mr. Holmes temporarily to carry on the duties of that position, which he did very successfully. As mentioned above, I have found it necessary and desirable that Mr. Castle, formerly Assistant Auditor, be transferred to the Purchasing division, thus leaving a vacancy in the Auditing division. I recommend that Mr. Holmes be appointed to this vacancy with the title of Chief Accountant. Mr. Holmes is a graduate of James Milliken University with the degree of B. S. He has had two years experience as a teacher of bookkeeping, and about three years other miscellaneous business experience, in addition to his experience here during the past few months. He is well qualified for this position. 2. L. D. Romig—Clerk, $900. Mr. Romig is a high school graduate and has had one year of University work, with some four or five years business experience. During the past one and one-half years he has been employed by us as a clerk in the School of Military Aeronautics at a salary of $100 a month, his appointment in this capacity ceasing with the closing of the school. 3. Raymond Lippe—Clerk, $900. Mr. Lippe has had three years work in the University, and during the past few months has been engaged by me in connection with the S. A. T. C. work. 4. Miss Marie Doyle—Bookkeeper, $600. Miss Doyle is a high school graduate of the year 1918, and has been employed in various positions since that time, during recent weeks as a temporary clerk in this office. 5. Miss Beulah Warner—Clerk, $720. Miss Warner is a woman of considerable experience, with A. B. degrees from two western colleges, but for family reasons has been obliged to give up positions at much higher salaries, in order to locate in this community. Her proposed appointment at this salary represents an excellent value to us, as her experience and training are considerably better than we are usually able to get at this figure. 6. Donald A. Grossman—Assistant Cashier, $1200. This position is one of the most important and responsible positions in the department, as it involves the work at the window in the office on the first floor. Mr. Grossman is a graduate of the University of Illinois of the year 1916. Since that time he has been in a banking position, and during the past year in the service. He is exceptionally well fitted and trained for the work which I propose to assign to him, and promises to develop into a valuable assistant. I am particularly pleased to be able to recommend his appointment. 7. Miss Nan Quirk—Stenographer, $900. Miss Quirk was employed for about two years at a maximum salary of $780, having been recommended for this year at a salary of $900. Before her appointment was approved, however, she accepted a position at Washington in the Government service at a salary of $1200. As she has