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board of trustees

[September 26,

count since lapsing until the need for them could be specifically determined. I mend approval and ask that these re-appropriations be made. O n motion of M r s . Evans, these appropriations were m a d e , by the following vote: A y e , M r . Armstrong, M r s . Blake, M r s . Busey, M r s . Evans, M r s . Grigsby, M r s . Ickes, M r . Noble, M r . Trees; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r . Small, M r . Trimble. APPOINTMENT OF DEAN D. LEWIS (3) Dean Eycleshymer recommends to me, and I recommend to you, the appointment of Dr. Dean D. Lewis, former Professor of Surgery in the University of Chicago, to the position of Professor of Surgery and Director of Research in the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine, on three-fourths time, at a salary of $7,500 a year. O n motion of M r s . Blake, this appointment w a s m a d e . APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR MARSHALL (4) On recommendation of Dean Ketchum I have approved the appointment of Mr. Irvine Meredith Marshall as Assistant Professor of Mining Engineering for one year from September 1, 1924, at a salary of $3,000, this appointment tofillthe vacancy caused by the declination of Professor T. M . Bains to accept reappointment. This report was received for record. DESTRUCTION OF FARM BUILDING BY FIRE (5) Early in the morning of August 20, 1924, a barn on the South Campus operated by the Horticultural Department was struck by lightning and the building and contents were totally destroyed by fire. The Supervising Architect estimates the total loss to be in the neighborhood of $1,000. The building itself had almost reached the limit of its period of usefulness. This report w a s received for record.

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTORS IN ECONOMICS

(6) The increased enrollment makes i necessary to provide additional instructors in t Economics, and on request of the Dean of the College of Commerce I recommend that $2,200 be assigned from the Reserve and Contingent fund to the department of Economics for additional instructors. This appropriation was m a d e , by the following vote: A y e , M r . Armstrong, M r s . Blake, M r s . Busey, M r s . Evans, M r s . Grigsby, M r s . Ickes, M r . Noble, M r . Trees; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, M r . Small, M r . Trimble.

ACCIDENT COMPENSATION 1923-24

(7) The Board on July 11, 1923, appropriated two thousand dollars ($2,000) to meet the claims for accident. The conduct of matters connected with accident compensation is in the hands of a committee appointed by me, consisting of Judge Harker, Mr. C. A. Petry (now replaced with Professor Gordon Watkins), and the Comptroller, Mr. Lloyd Morey. They have made the following report for the year 1923-24.