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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 29

a month. His salary will be paid from funds provided by the cooperative investigation of Joints in Copper Plates. Mr. Ozelsel is also a native of Turkey. T h e above are temporary emergency appointments, the first two being required to provide instruction for Army trainees. None of these men is a citizen of the United States and they intend to return to their home countries. T h e appointments are being brought to the attention of the Board because of the regulation that no individual will be appointed to the faculty of the University of Illinois (with the exception of temporary appointments of distinguished scholars, scientists, and lecturers, or to visiting professors who are on the campus for definitely limited periods) who is not a citizen of the United States, unless he has declared his intention to become naturalized and has taken the necessary steps to acquire citizenship. Since these appointments are definitely temporary, they are within the regulations of the Board. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h e a c t i o n of t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y in m a k i n g t h e s e a p p o i n t m e n t s w a s a p p r o v e d a n d c o n f i r m e d , w i t h t h e s t i p u l a t i o n t h a t in t h e s e a n d s i m i l a r c a s e s w h e r e t h e r e q u i r e m e n t of t h e o a t h of a l l e g i a n c e is n o t s u i t a b l e , t h e a p p o i n t e e b e a s k e d t o s i g n a s t a t e m e n t t h a t h e is n o t a m e m b e r of a n y s u b v e r s i v e o r ganization. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR F. J . KEILHOL2 (17) Associate Professor F . J. Keilholz, Agricultural Extension Editor, has requested a leave of absence without pay for one year from December i, 1943, so that he may engage in activities which will give him an opportunity to meet and work with national and international leaders in agriculture and commerce and secure other experience which he believes will assist him in interpreting the work and teachings of the College of Agriculture to the public. H e has recently been to England to study the food supply problem in the United Kingdom and the part United States lend-lease shipments are playing in solving that problem, and since his return has been very much in demand for lectures. In fact, one of the objectives of this visit to England was to secure information for American agriculture. Professor Keilholz has also been invited to join the Curtis Publishing Company as associate editor of Country Gentleman. H e also wishes to have more time to continue studies of British agriculture so that he may keep abreast of far-reaching developments which will take place in domestic and foreign agriculture in the postwar period. T h e Dean of the College recommends approval, and I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . K a r r a k e r , t h i s l e a v e w a s g r a n t e d a s r e c o m mended. SERVICES OF PROFESSOR H. M. GRAY ON REGIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD (18) At its meeting of January 23, 1943 (Minutes, page 238), the Board authorized Dr. H . M. Gray, Professor of Economics and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School, to serve as one of four public representatives on the Regional W a r Labor Board with headquarters in Chicago. This was authorized with the understanding that he would devote about one day a week to this service during the regular academic year. The Chairman of the Regional W a r Labor Board has requested that the University authorize Professor Gray to devote more time to this service. In fact, the Chairman would prefer full time, but he will compromise on whatever lesser time can be arranged. Because of the decreased enrollment both in Professor Gray's own classes in Economics and in the Graduate School, he could, by curtailing his research work, devote more than one day a week to service on the Regional W a r Labor Board. T h e Government would continue to pay a per diem compensation for such service. I recommend that Professor Gray be authorized to devote not more than two days a week to this service, subject to review on July I, 1944. O n m o t i o n of M r . N i c k e l l , t h i s s e r v i c e w a s a u t h o r i z e d a s r e c o m mended.