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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 4

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT KINLEY The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. AMENDMENT OF DATE OF LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR PROFESSOR F. E. W O L F E (l) To correct an error, I request that the leave of absence given Associate Professor F. E. Wolfe of the Department of Economics at the l s Board at meeting begin with the second semester of the year 1927-28 instead of February I 1928, as recommended at the December 13 meeting. , O n motion of Mrs. Evans, this change was made. APPROPRIATION FOR GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 1928-29 (2) On recommendation of the Dean of the Graduate School, I recommend that $25,000 be provided in the budget for 1928-29 for graduate fellowships and scholarships. O n motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this recommendation was adopted. At this point, Mr.,Barr took his place with the Board. SUPREME COURT DECISION ON TAXATION OF CARTER-PENNELL PROPERTY (3) The Supreme Court has handed down a decision that the Carter-Pennell land i subject to taxation. I recommend that the Legal Counsel of the Unis versity be instructed to petition for a rehearing on this case, and that the President of the University be requested to ask the cooperation of other institutions in the State affected by the decision. O n motion of M r . Armstrong, these recommendations were adopted. R E Q U E S T O F D R . R. L. M O O D I E (4) Dr. R. L. Moodie, Associate Professor of Anatomy, who is on leave of absence on half salary, has asked permission to accept an appointment as professor of historical odontology in the College of Dentistry of the University of Southern California, beginning January I, 1928. I recommend approval of his request. O n motion of Mrs. Ickes, this request w a s granted. APPROPRIATION FOR ARMORY ADDITION (5) The Supervising Architect requests an appropriation of $1,071.23 to complete the payments on the contract for the Armory addition. I recommend that $1,071.23 be appropriated from the Reserve and Contingent Fund for this purpose. O n motion of M r . Barr, this appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Armstrong, M r . Barr, M r s . Busey, M r s . Evans, M r s . Grigsby, Mrs. Ickes, M r . Trees; no, none; absent, M r . Blair, Dr. Noble, M r . Small, M r . W a r d . APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY (6) O n request of Acting Dean McGuigan, I recommend that an appropriation of $525 be made from the Reserve and Contingent Fund to the Department of Anatomy for expense and equipment. O n motion of M r s . Grigsby, this appropriation w a s made, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Armstrong, M r . Barr, M r s . Busey,