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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 16

RESIGNATION O F DR. VICTOR T. NYLANDER ( i l ) A report of the resignation of Dr. Victor T. Nylander, Professor and Acting Head of the Department of Operative Dentistry and Director of the Infirmary, effective September I, 1937.

This report was received for record.

AUTHORIZATION OF PROFESSOR M. K. FAHNESTOCK TO RENDER CONSULTING SERVICES (12) A recommendation that Professor M. K. Fahnestock, of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, be authorized to render certain consulting services for Purdue University for a period of one year beginning July 1, 1937. The amount of time will not exceed four days in any one month, and his absence from the University will not be more frequent than once every two weeks. In general the work will be performed at scheduled intervals the latter part of the week. This arrangement will be advantageous, not only to Professor Fahnestock professionally, but to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and to the University.

On motion of Mr. Moschel, this arrangement was authorized.

HEADSHIP OF DEPARTMENT O F ZOOLOGY (13) During the absence of Professor Charles Zeleny a committee consisting of Professors H. J. Van Cleave, Chairman, Waldo Shumway, and V. E. Shelford has been administering the Department of Zoology. It is anticipated t h a t Professor Zeleny will return to his duties, but that it will be advisable to relieve him of administrative duties. I therefore recommend that this committee be authorized to administer the affairs of the department during 1937-1938. While Professor Zeleny expects to return to active duty, his health may not permit him to devote full time to his work. I recommend that in view of his long period of service he be permitted to continue in his professorship without deduction in salary except for any expense to the University resulting from his disability.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, these recommendations were approved.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE (14) A recommendation that the following members of the staff be granted leaves of absence for the reasons and periods and under the conditions indicated in each case: 1. Dr. R. W. Bartlett, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, leave of absence during August and September, 1937, without pay, to give him an opportunity to assemble material and prepare a book on Agricultural Cooperation. 2. Dr. Olive C. Hazlett, Associate Professor of Mathematics, leave of absence on account of ill health for one year from September 1, 1937, without pay. 3. Miss Bessie Packard, Secretary in the Department of Home Economics, additional leave of absence, with full pay, from May 17 through June 15, 1937, because of illness. 4. Dr. George H. Dungan, Professor of Crop Production, leave of absence, with full pay, from May 29 to June 18, 1937, because of illness. 5. Miss Patricia Wood, Stenographer in the Department of Horticulture, leave of absence for six months from May 1, 1937, without pay, on account of illness. 6. Miss Dorothy Iwig, Associate in Home Furnishings Extension, leave of absence for two weeks with pay, and two weeks without pay, in addition to her month's vacation allowance in order that she may attend the summer school a t Teachers College, Columbia University. This supersedes the action of the Board on April 14, 1937 (Minutes, page 236), of a month's leave of absence, without pay. Since t h a t time the Federal Director of Extension Service has approved Miss Iwig's application for two weeks' leave with pay. She receives her entire salary from Federal Extension funds. 7. Mr. R. C. Hay, Extension Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, leave of absence for two weeks, with pay, in addition to his regular vacation allowance, in order that he may attend the summer school at Iowa State College. 8. Miss Frances Schwab, Instructor in the Department of Histology in the College of Dentistry, one month's leave of absence, with pay, in addition t o her month's vacation allowance, on account of health.