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1921]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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SCOPE O F CAMPUS P L A N C O M M I S S I O N

On motion of Mrs. Blake, the following ruling was adopted:

The Campus Plan Commission shall, in conjunction with the Supervising Architect of the University, study and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning permanent campus development and the location of buildings and, in conjunction with the. Supervising Architect of the University and the architects employed to design any building authorized by the Board of Trustees shall make recommendations to the Board of Trustees with reference to designs for said buildings. In the preparation of studies and the development of the designs, the Supervising Architect of the University and such members of the Faculty concerned as may be appointed by the President shall represent the President of the University. M A T T E R S S U B M I T T E D B Y P R E S I D E N T KINL.EY

The Board considered the following matters submitted by the President of the University.

R E S I G N A T I O N O F PROFESSOR S. A. F O R B E S The resignation of Professor Forbes. March 4, 1921 President David Kin/ey, Administration Building (1)

DEAR PRESIDENT KINLEY:

I have the honor to tender my resignation as Professor of Entomology in the University of Illinois, to take effect July 1, 1921. I am moved to this action by a conviction that the Department of Entomology needs, for its best interests, a professor at its head who can share actively in its teaching, and who will make its welfare the main object of his academic life, a thing which I have been for some time unable to do because of my responsibilities to the state as Chief of its Natural History Survey. These responsibilities are increasing rapidly as new subjects are added to our program and as the work progresses from the simpler to the more complex and difficult problems in our field. I have also a considerable quantity of personal research work in hand on which I have done a good deal that is likely to be lost unless I put myself in position to finish it while there is yet time. I shall not attempt to express to you the deep regret with which I shall sever my official relations to the University of Illinois, after thirty-six years of active service on its faculty; but I hope that I may still find many fragments of time at my disposal which I can use to some advantage in its interest. Sincerely yours,

STEPHEN A. FORBES

On motion of Mr. Noble, this resignation was accepted, and Dr. Forbes was appointed Professor of Entomology, Emeritus^ beginning July 1, 1921. The President of the University was requested to express to Dr. Forbes the appreciation of the Board of Dr. Forbe's long and distinguished service, and its regret at his resignation.

P A G E A N T O F PROGRESS E X H I B I T (2)^ A recommendation that $500 be transferred from the fund for Reserve and Incidentals and appropriated to defray the expenses of an exhibit to represent the University in the "Pageant of Progress" to be held in Chicago next August.

On motion of Mrs. Evans, this recommendation was adopted, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Noble; no, none, absent; Mr. Blair, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Small, Mr. Trimble.