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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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RETIREMENT OF MISS EMMA ACHENBACH ( u ) A recommendation that Miss Emma Achenbach, an employee in the Physical Plant Department (in the Women's Residence Halls) be retired effective March i, 1938, with a retiring allowance of $559 to which she is entitled under the University Statutes and in accordance with the terms of her employment. Miss Achenbach has been in the service of the University since September 1, 1921, She was due to retire September 1, 1937, but has been carried in active service since t h a t time. Other provisions have now been made for her work so t h a t she can be retired effective March 1.

On motion of Mrs. Freeman, this retirement was authoiized as recommended.

REPORT OF DEATH BENEFIT PAID (12) The report of the death on January 31, 1938, of Mr. C. A. Dunseth, a retired employee of the Physical Plant Department who was in t h e active service of the University from August 15, 1910, until his retirement September 1, 1927. The Comptroller has paid his designated beneficiary the sum of $438.50, which was the death benefit payable under the University Statutes and the terms of Mr. Dunseth's employment.

This report was received for record.

ADJUSTMENTS I N T H E BUDGET OF T H E ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (13) A report t h a t the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association has made an assignment of $2,200 from its Reserve Fund for the purchase of knockdown bleachers as replacements for old bleachers of this type.

On motion of Mr. Moschel, this adjustment was approved.

APPROPRIATION T O COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (14) The Board of Trustees on November 10, 1937, authorized a change in the name of the Materials Testing Laboratory to the "Arthur Newell Talbot Laboratory." The formal announcement of this change is to be made at a convocation honoring Professor Talbot to be held in April. The Dean of the College of Engineering requests a special appropriation of $650 to defray certain expenses incidental to changing the name of the building. These will include recarving the stone panels on the building, installation of a bronze tablet in the building, and incidental expenses.

On motion of Mrs. Freeman, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue; no, none; absent, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Horner, Mr. Mayer, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Wieland.

APPROPRIATION TO COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE (15) The Board of Trustees on November 10, 1937, authorized the observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the Agricultural Experiment Station to be held in the spring of 1938 but no appropriation was made a t t h a t time. It is estimated t h a t the expense of this observance will be $2,500. This will include the publication of a report reviewing the most important work of the Station during its fifty years of service, the expense of an evening dinner for out-of-town guests, an honorarium for the principal speaker, and incidental expenses. The cost of publishing the report, which is the largest item of expense, can be deferred until the next fiscal year, and it is also possible that Federal funds may be available to defray a part of this cost. For t h e present year a special appropriation of $1,000 is requested by the Dean and Director and I recommend this assignment be made from the General Reserve Fund.

On motion of Mr. Moschel, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue; no, none; absent, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Horner, Mr. Mayer, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Wieland.