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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Pursuant to this authorization the following adjustments were made in the operating budget during the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 1040: Histology salaries (to provide for appointment of Fred Herzberg) $ 500 Journalism equipment 700 Industrial Education salaries (to provide for appointment of J. H . Lambert) 1 750 Industrial Education travel 625 Total $3 575

On motion of Mr. Williamson, this appropriation was made from the General Reserve Fund, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Dr. Meyer, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Stelle, Mr. Wieland.

1 9 4 1 SUMMER SESSION BUDGET (4) T h a t part of the 1941 summer session from July 1 on is in the next fiscal biennium. It will of course be necessary to appoint the summer session staff before the State appropriation for 1041-1043 has been passed and approved. T h e Director of the Summer Session requests authorization to set up a total budget for 1941 of $150,000, which is an increase of $20,000 a year over the appropriations for the summer sessions of the current biennium. T h e biennial budget, as recommended to the Board, includes provision for such an increase. T h e Board has made certain changes in the schedule of fees and, it is estimated by the Director of the Summer Session, the increase of $5 in the summer session fee will yield almost enough additional income to meet the increase proposed by the Director. 1 recommend that the Board authorize at this time a total budget of $150,000 for the summer session of 1941. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h i s b u d g e t w a s a u t h o r i z e d a s r e c o m mended. A t this point, M r . M a y e r took his place with the B o a r d . EMPLOYMENT O F NON-CITIZENS (5) T h e Board of Trustees at its meeting on June 28 adopted a policy that the University will not employ in any capacity individuals who are not citizens of the United States or who have not declared their intention of becoming naturalized. T h e r e is no indication in that action whether it shall be retroactive or apply only to future employment. There are on the staff a few individuals who cannot become citizens under present naturalization laws. Some of these have been in service many years, and it is therefore recommended that the policy do not apply in such cases. T h e r e are also some foreign graduate students who have been employed part-time while working for masters' and doctors' degrees. T h e question is also raised whether persons who are not citizens of the United States are eligible for scholarships and fellowships in the Graduate School. A few such appointments have been given in recent years to outstanding graduates of Canadian universities. I recommend: r. That the policy apply to appointments and employment after July 1, 1940, and not be retroactive. 2. T h a t permission be granted departments to continue the employment, on a strictly part-time and temporary basis, of foreign students who cannot become naturalized under existing laws, on condition that such employment shall be terminated at the expiration of the period when they would normally receive the advanced degrees for which they are studying. 3. That fellowships and scholarships be open to students from foreign countries who are otherwise eligible and qualified. O n m o t i o n of M r . W i l l i a m s o n , t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s w e r e a d o p t e d as recommended.