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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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6. One hundred thousand copies of Illinois Circular 522, "An Illinois Garden Guide," for Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics, from the Recording and Statistical Corporation, the lowest bidder, at $2,461.45.

On motion of Mr. Nickell, this report was received for record, and the Comptroller's action in authorizing these purchases was approved and confirmed.

A P P O I N T M E N T S TO BOARD O F D I R E C T O R S O F THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION ( n ) I nominate the following for the Board of Directors of the University of Illinois Athletic Association, to serve until the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees in March, 1944, or until such subsequent time as their successors shall have been appointed. Faculty ROBERT B. BROWNE, Director of University Extension and Director of the Summer Session. LESLIE E. CARD, Professor of Poultry Husbandry.

GEORGE B. WEISIGER, P r o f e s s o r of Law.

DONALD L. KEMMERER, Assistant Professor of Economics. Alumni WALDO B. AMES, Class of 1917, Insurance Broker, 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago. CHAKLES W H A M , Class of 1912, Attorney, Centralia. LOWELL A. SPURGEON, Class of 1938, Personnel Director, Mechanics Universal Joint Division, Borg-Warner Corporation, Rockford. Four years ago, in a reorganization of the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association, when the number of directors was increased from five to seven, the Board of Trustees decided on a policy of making periodical changes in the personnel of the Board of Directors to diversify faculty and alumni representation. This is done by appointing one new faculty and one new Alumni Association member each year, these replacing the two members who have served the longest. Messrs. Weisiger and Wham are the newest members, having been appointed in 1942. Messrs. Browne, Card, and Ames were appointed in 1941 when there was a complete change in the personnel of the Board of Directors due to the resignation of all of their predecessors. As new members, I am nominating Assistant Professor Donald L. Kemmerer of the Department of Economics to replace Dean M. T. McClure of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Mr. Lowell A. Spurgeon, Class of 1938, to replace Mr. Charles W . Vail, Jr., Class of 1922, Attorney, Chicago. Messrs. McClure and Vail also were appointed in 1941 and have therefore served approximately two years. Professor Kemmerer is a graduate of Princeton University, A.B., 1927, A.M., 1931, and Ph.D., 1934. H e has also studied abroad at Lausanne University, Berlin University, and at H a r v a r d and Stanford Universities. In the summer of 1925 and also from February, 1928, to July, 1929, he served as Assistant Secretary of a United States Financial Commission to Chile and China, respectively. He served in a similar capacity to Poland in the summer of 1926. From 1934 to 1937 he was on the faculty of Lehigh University as Instructor in Economics. He has been a member of the faculty of the University of Illinois since 1937. Professor Kemmerer has the interest in and an understanding of athletics which is essential for effective service on the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association. Mr. Lowell A. Spurgeon was graduated from the University of Illinois in June, 1938, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. H e was on the freshman varsity football squad and on the varsity football squad in his sophomore, junior, and senior years, being captain the last year. H e was also on the freshman varsity track squad, and on the varsity track squad in his sophomore and junior years. During his senior year he also served on the Board of Directors of the