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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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Major Lohr an expression of the Board's appreciation of his attitude and of its willingness to support his endeavors to render a real service as Chairman.

APPOINTMENT OF DR. FREMONT A. CHANDLER AS PROFESSOR A N D HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

(20) The Executive Dean of the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy recommends the appointment of Dr. Fremont A. Chandler as Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Head of the Department, and as Director of the Illinois Surgical Institute for Children on one-half time at a salary of $5,000 a year on indefinite tenure, beginning September 1, 1943. This appointment is to_ fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Dr. Henry B. Thomas. T h e appointment is also recommended by a special advisory committee on the headship of the Department and the directorship of the Institute, which made a canvass of surgeons who might be considered for this position and studied their qualifications. T h e committee has unanimously approved Doctor Chandler's appointment. T h e Executive Dean also recommends that the name of the Department be changed from the "Department of Orthopaedics" to the "Department of Orthopaedic Surgery." I concur in these recommendations.

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

LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE (21) At its meeting on April 29, 1043 (Minutes, page 333), the Board considered a request from the Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System of Illinois that members of the staff going into military or other war service be asked to resign, with promise of reemployment, instead of granting them leaves of absence without salary. 1 The Board of Trustees voted that a leave of absence for military service in the future or extension of a present leave to a participant in the University Retirement System of Illinois shall be granted only on condition that he agree to permit the Retirement System to effect on his life a National Service Life Insurance policy with the Veterans Administration of the United States in the approximate amount of the additional death benefit to which his beneficiary may be entitled from the University Retirement System of Illinois, such insurance, to the extent that it covers the additional death benefit, to be accepted by the participant in lieu thereof, the premiums on such insurance to be paid by the Retirement System; provided, that all other employers under the Retirement System take similar action. The Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System of Illinois at a meeting on July 28 voted to withdraw its suggestion to the Employers comprising the System that they consider the policy of accepting resignations, with promise to reemploy, from staff members who are participants in the System in lieu of granting leaves of absence, without salary, for military service. T h e Trustees of the System now suggest that member institutions bring to the attention of their staff members asking such leave the fact that the System will pay the premiums of W a r Risk Insurance to the extent that it covers the liability of the System, if taken by the staff members on a voluntary basis and assigned to the System. I recommend that the Board of Trustees rescind its action of April 29 and adopt the revised suggestion of the Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System of July 28.

On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, these recommendations were adopted.

^The reason for this request is the increase in the risk for death and disability benefits resulting from the large number of leaves of absence granted for war service. It is the judgment of the Retirement System Trustees that since all individuals entering war service are entitled to protection against such risks from the Government, it is not essential that they also have the protection of the Retirement System during the period of such service. The only way the Retirement System benefits can be suspended is to terminate employment. Tbe Trustees of the System suggest that this can be done through an understanding between the institutions and the individual concerned that he will be reemployed subject to his physical and mental ability to resume work.