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of absence for one year from the beginning of the second semester of this year, at an annual salary rate of $11,800. T h e Dean also recommends the appointment of Professor Johannsen as Chairman of the Department of History for two years from September 1, 1963, Professor Graebner having requested that he not be considered for reappointment as Chairman of the Department. This recommendation is submitted after consultation with the Executive Committee of the Department and is concurred in by the Dean of the Graduate College and the Executive Vice-President and Provost. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, this appointment was approved.

HEADSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CERAMIC ENGINEERING (5) T h e Dean of the College of Engineering recommends the appointment of Professor Arthur L. Friedberg as Professor of Ceramic Engineering on indefinite tenure and Head of the Department of Ceramic Engineering beginning September 1, 1963, to fill the vacancy which will occur with the retirement of Professor A. I. Andrews at the end of the current academic year. The salary of the position will be determined when the budget for 1963-64 is submitted to the Board of Trustees for approval. The recommendation for this appointment was initiated by a special search committee 1 appointed by the Dean which canvassed possible candidates both within and outside of the Department and of the University; and subsequently all members of the Department were consulted by the Dean. The Dean of the Graduate College and the Executive Vice-President and Provost have also been consulted and concur. I recommend approval.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this appointment was approved.

APPOINTMENT OF ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR UNDERGRADUATE AFFAIRS (6) T h e Executive Vice-President and Provost recommends the appointment of Professor Paul R. Shaffer of the Department of Geology as Associate Provost, effective February 1, 1963. Initially, this would be a half-time position for the academic year, and Professor Shaffer would continue his work in the Department of Geology on a proportionately reduced schedule. As Associate Provost, Professor Shaffer would be primarily concerned with undergraduate affairs on the Urbana-Champaign campus, and with relationships between the undergraduate colleges on that campus and those on the other two campuses. His responsibilities would include problems related to undergraduate instruction, student services, regulations, housing, and other extracurricular affairs. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this appointment was approved.

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (7) The Dean of the College of Pharmacy recommends the appointment of Michael J. Mankowski, 32 West Randolph Street, Chicago, as a member of the College of Pharmacy Advisory Committee for a term of five years from July 1, 1962, succeeding Mr. Reed G. Henninger, Riverside, whose term has expired. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this appointment was approved.

ADMISSION TO COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES (8) The Board on June 20, 1962, approved a recommendation from the UrbanaChampaign and Chicago Undergraduate Division Senates for revision of the minimum requirements for admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to include certain subjects.

1 J. W. Briscoe, Professor of Civil Engineering and Associate Head of the Department, Chairman; Alfred W. Allen, Professor of Ceramic Engineering^ Ralph L. Cook, Professor of Ceramic Engineering; Harry G. Drickamer, Professor of Chemical Engineering and of Physical Chemistry; Robert J . Maurer, Professor of Physics; Victor J. Tennery, Research Assistant Professor of Ceramic Engineering.