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board of trustees

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salary during the year 1928-29 to enable him to accept a visiting professorshi at the University of Pennsylvania during that year. O n motion of M r . Barr, this leave w a s granted. RESIGNATION OF PROFESSOR LAMPRECHT (26) Dr. Sterling P. Lamprecht, Associate Professor of Philosophy, submits his resignation, to take effect August 31, 1928. I recommend that the resignation be accepted. O n motion of M r . Trees, this resignation w a s accepted. STATUS OF DR. R. H. JAFFE OF THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (27) Dean Davis recommends that Dr. R. H. Jaffe, Associate Professor of Pathology and Bacteriology, who has been appointed Director of the new Cook County Hospital Pathological Laboratories, be permitted to continue his position on our staff until July 1. I concur in this recommendation. O n motion of Dr. Noble, this recommendation w a s adopted. REQUESTS OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE STAFF OF RETIRING A G E T O B E C O N T I N U E D IN THEIR POSITIONS (28) The following members of the staff, who have reached the retiring age, request that they be permitted to continue for another year, beginning September 1, 1928: D. C. Sprinkle, night man infloriculture;will be 68 years of age June 25, 1928. J. D. Smith, laborer in the Department of Agronomy; was 69 years old, April 14, 1928. W . A. Mclntire, records clerk in the Department of Agronomy; will be 76 years old in September, 1928. (He has been permitted to continue from year to year since 1926.) Dean Mumford and the Departments concerned recommend that their requests be granted. I concur in the recommendation. O n motion of M r . Trees, this recommendation w a s approved. RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS (29) Dean Daniels recommends, on request of Professor Townsend, that I ask the Board of Trustees for authority to readjust the appointments of Dr. Coble and Dr. Miller for next year, so that they may be employed on part time for the purpose of enabling them to take part in certain research projects in mathematics contemplated by the National Research Council at the request of the Council. The portion of the salary of these two members of the staff paid by the National Research Council would leave a corresponding amount to enable us to get additional help, if they undertake this work. The proposal seems to m e commendable, and I ask such authority. O n motion of Dr. Noble, this authority w a s granted. FORM OF DEED FOR CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY (30) Some question was raised at the last meeting concerning the kind of deed—whether a warranty deed, limited warranty deed, or quitclaim deed— should be given by the Board in transferring property. I submitted the matter to the Legal Counsel, who states: "I a m of the opinion that the ordinary warranty deed should be executed. I think the Board will have to reconcile itself to the fact that in cases where i sells real property, i will be expected to convey by the usual t t form of warranty deed, because purchasers are not inclined to accept anything less. The interests of the Board of Trustees of the University can and should be protected adequately by an examination of the abstract of title. If