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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS C. P. A. LAW

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(2) T h e Board is requested to give consideration to its responsibilities in administering the law in relation to Certified Public Accountants and the advisability of requesting the General Assembly to transfer this administration to the Department of Registration and Education.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this matter was referred to the Committee on General Policy for study and report.

RESIGNATION OF PROFESSOR ALFRED NICHOLSON (3) Assistant Professor Alfred Nicholson, of the Department of Art, has submitted his resignation effective September 1, 1938. Professor Nicholson has been on sabbatical leave of absence during 19371938. T h e Statutes provide that a member of the faculty to whom a leave of absence has been granted shall agree to return to the University on the expiration of his leave and to remain in its service for at least one year thereafter. I recommend that this requirement be waived in Professor Nicholson's case and that his resignation, effective September 1, 1938, be accepted.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this requirement was waived and the resignation was accepted as recommended.

CANCELLATION OF CONTRACT WITH HICKS LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING COMPANY (4) At its meeting on June 22, 1938 (Minutes, page 856), the Board ordered the cancellation of the contract with t h e Hicks Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company, of Danville. The Company has requested an opportunity to be heard, and a representative will appear at the meeting today. A detailed report from the Purchasing Agent with supporting evidence concerning the University's experience with the Hicks Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company contract during the past year is presented herewith and a copy of it is being given to the Secretary of the Board for record.

Mr. R. R. Patterson, President of the Hicks Laundry Company, and Mr. E. E. Wagner, of the American Federation of Labor, were introduced and made statements requesting a reconsideration of the action of June 22.

NEW APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSORIAL RANK (5) A report of the appointment of Reinhold Baer as Associate Professor of Mathematics, at an annual salary of $4,000, effective September I, 1938. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s c o n f i r m e d . ADJUSTMENT IN FEDERAL BANKHEAD-JONES BUDGET OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION (6) The Agricultural Experiment Station's Bankhead-Jones have been increased by approximately $10,842 for the fiscal year June 30, 1939. Accordingly, the Director submits a revision of 1938-1939 as shown in the following table, and I recommend that research funds July 1, 1938, to this budget for it be approved.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this budget was revised, as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Karraker, Dr. Meyer.