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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

RESOLUTION

[May 26

Whereas, the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois did on May 19, 1939, approve and authorize the filing of an application with the Public W o r k s Administration for an increase in the grant allotment for Project Illinois 1745-F, from $450,000 to $524,820, based on a total budget of $1,166,268, and on the supplying of the necessary additional funds by the sponsor; Be it resolved, that the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois in regular meeting assembled this twenty-sixth day of May, 1939, does hereby approve and confirm the above action of the Executive Committee and all acts of the President of the University of Illinois pursuant thereto. APPLICATION FOR INCREASED LOAN FOR ILLINI U N I O N BUILDING (2) The Secretary of the Board has also sent to the members a resolution confirming the request for an increased loan for the Illini Union Building.

On motion of Mr. Jensen, this resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb; no, none; absent, Mr. Horner, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Wieland.

RESOLUTION

T h e Board of Trustees hereby confirms the action of its Executive Committee at a meeting held on May 19, 1939, authorizing an application to the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company for an increase in the loan on the Illini Union Building from $550,000 to a maximum of $656,000 (a maximum increase of $106,000) subject to the same terms and conditions as the previous loan and provided further that the University of Illinois Foundation will take only as much of the increase as may be needed, in the event an increase in the grant is received from the Federal Emergency Administratio_n of Public W o r k s . AUTHORITY TO CONFER DEGREES IN J U N E (3) A request for authority to confer degrees in J u n e and in August on candidates who will complete the requirements for such degrees and who are recommended therefor by the University Senate at its meeting on June 5, 1939. O n m o t i o n of M r . K a r r a k e r , t h e s e d e g r e e s w e r e a u t h o r i z e d a s requested. APPOINTMENT O F FRED A. S H A N N O N AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (4) A recommendation that Dr. Fred A. Shannon, Professor of History at Kansas State College, and at present Visiting Professor of Economic History at Williams College, be appointed Associate Professor of History for two years beginning September 1, 1939, at an annual salary of $4,000.

On motion of Mr. Cleary, this appointment was made as recommended. At this point, Dr. Meyer took his place with the Board.

OFFER TO DR. RAYMOND B. ALLEN (5) Following the conference which Dr. Raymond B. Allen, Dean of the College of Medicine of Wayne University, had with several members of the Board of Trustees on May 9, I sent him a formal offer of the position of dean of the Chicago colleges of the University of Illinois, at a salary of $10,000, beginning September I, 1939. I present the letter he has written me indicating his interest in this position and raising certain questions which I request the Board to consider, viz., 1. Salary.—Since there is at least one professional salary of $10,000 in the College of Medicine, Dr. Allen suggests that the salary of this administrative position be at least $500 or $1,000 more.