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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 20

H E A D S H I P O F T H E DIVISION O F G E N E R A L S T U D I E S (5) The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recommends the appointment of Dr. Halbert E. Gulley as Professor of Speech on indefinite tenure and Head of the Division of General Studies, effective at the beginning of the second semester, at an annual salary of $11,500. Professor Gulley has been serving as Acting Head of the Division since September, 1962, succeeding Professor James M. McCrimmon who asked to be relieved of his administrative duties so that he could devote full time to teaching and to research in the teaching of English. In submitting his recommendation, the Dean states: "Professor Gulley has been an energetic and vigorous member of the Division, and under his leadership it will continue to make progress." The recommendation has the unanimous support of the Executive Committee of the College, the Head of the Department of Speech and Theatre, 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. Swain, this appointment was approved.

CHANGE IN ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY (6) The Department of Botany is presently administered under a chairmanship organization. On the basis of a majority vote of the members of the department of professorial rank, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recommends that the form of departmental organization be changed from a chairmanship to a headship, effective September 1, 1963. The Dean also recommends that Dr. John Laughnan of the Department of Botany be appointed Professor of Botany and Professor of Plant Genetics in Agronomy, on indefinite tenure, and Head of the Department of Botany, effective September 1, 1963, at an annual salary of $17,450, on a nine-month service basis. The recommendation for this appointment is submitted after consultation with the members of the staff of the Department of Botany and is supported by the Director and Executive Committee of the School of Life Sciences, the Dean of the Graduate College, and the Executive Vice-President and Provost. I concur in these recommendations.

On motion of Mr. Hughes, these recommendations were approved.

REVISIONS IN MAJORS A N D MINORS IN THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS A N D SCIENCES (7) The Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved recommendations from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for a major in biology sponsored by the School of Life Sciences; for changes in majors and minors in the sciences and letters curriculum; and for changes in majors and minors in music, classics, rhetoric, speech, and English. A supporting memorandum giving the details of these revisions is submitted herewith and a copy is being filed with the Secretary of the Board for recordThe Senate Coordinating Council has indicated that no other Senate jurisdiction is involved. These changes are effective for students enrolling in September, 1963, and thereafter. Although Board approval is not required, the changes are nevertheless reported for official record. O n m o t i o n of M r s . W a t k i n s , t h e s e r e v i s i o n s w e r e a c c e p t e d f o r official r e c o r d s . APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES (8) The Committee on Nonrecurring Appropriations recommends the following appropriations and assignments of funds from the University General Reserve: Urbana-Champaign 1. College of Agriculture Department of Food Technology, moving into and equipping Burnsides Research Laboratory $ 17 700 00 Animal Sciences Laboratory, prefabricated refrigerated controlled environmental walk-in room 12 000 00 Department of Forestry, plywood shear testing machine 2 700 00