Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1938
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1937] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 195 an executive secretary. Such was the organization of the Department for many years when the late Professor Stuart P. Sherman was Chairman. I recommend further t h a t Professor Harold N. Hillebrand be appointed Chairman of the Department for two years beginning September 1, 1937, at a salary of 85,500, subject to further adjustment when the budget for 1937-1938 is made up, andithat Professor B. L. Jefferson be continued as Executive Secretary of the Department. On motion of Dr. Meyer, these recommendations were adopted. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR DR. P. W . K E T C H U M (5) A recommendation t h a t Dr. P. W. Ketchum, Associate in Mathematics, who is now on leave of absence without pay, be granted additional leave of absence without pay for the year beginning September 1, 1937, so that he may continue his work at the Institute for Advanced Study a t Princeton University. On motion of Mr. Adams, this leave was granted as recommended. At this point, Mrs. Freeman took her place with the Board. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GRADUATES OF STATE TEACHERS COLLEGES IN ILLINOIS (6) A recommendation t h a t beginning with the academic year 1937-1938 there be established annual scholarships in the Graduate School available to graduates of the five State Teachers Colleges in Illinois (one scholarship annually for each institution) who are nominated by their institutions, on the same basis as the scholarships for graduates of the recognized four-year colleges of liberal arts in the State of Illinois. These scholarships are of two types—those carrying a stipend of $300 and exemption from the payment of tuition, incidental, and laboratory fees, and honorary scholarships which provide only exemption from the payment of fees b u t no stipends. Candidates nominated by the colleges in Illinois who fail to qualify for scholarships with stipends are eligible for honorary scholarships, provided they meet the requirements of the Graduate School for such scholarships. On motion of Dr. Meyer, these scholarships were established as recommended. FEDERAL LEGISLATION O N MILITARY TRAINING (7) A request from the War Department for the assistance of the University of Illinois a t hearings before the Senate and House Military Affairs Committees on the Nye-Kvale Bill (S. 367, and H. R. 3800, 75th Congress). On motion of Mr. Cleary, the President of the University was authorized to appear before the Senate and House Committees and to oppose this bill. Mrs. Plumb asked to be recorded as voting no on this motion. REPORT ON STATE LEGISLATION At this point, President Karraker reported that the special committee appointed to confer with Governor Horner on the emergency appropriation for the equipment of the new unit of the Medical and Dental College Laboratories Building, and other legislation, had conferred with the Governor, and that the Governor had approved the introduction of the appropriation bill with an emergency clause. Mrs. Plumb reported also on this conference, These reports were received for record. RELEASE OF PATENT FOR DETECTING FLAWS IN RAILROAD RAILS (8) On March 12, 1931, the Board of Trustees authorized an agreement with the Association of American Railroads and the Rail Manufacturers' Technical Committee for a cooperative investigation of fissures and other causes of failures in railroad rails by the Engineering Experiment Station, the cooperating agencies agreeing to contribute $250,000 to cover the expenses of this investigation. The original agreement was for five years from January 1,1931, and was extended to December 31,1936.
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