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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 15

AMENDMENT TO UNIVERSITY STATUTES RELATING TO TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT (14) I recommend that the University of Illinois Statutes be amended by the following addition to Section 27 (page 10 of the March, 1936, e d i t i o n ) : " ( j ) T h e professional or instructional year for which members of the teaching staff are employed shall extend through two regular semesters beginning in September and ending in June. As a matter of convenience, salaries for the teaching done in the professional year may be paid in twelve monthly installments. Persons holding research positions on experiment station staffs or otherwise shall be responsible for service and paid during twelve months (with one month vacation) unless otherwise specified in their contracts." T h e purpose of this amendment is to simplify the contract forms to permit the use of the same form for both administrative and teaching positions. If the bill creating a University Retirement System becomes a law all contracts will carry a provision that they are subject to its provisions as well as to the provisions of the present system of death benefits and retiring allowances up to September 1, 1941, insofar as these provisions are applicable to each case.

On motion of Mr. Wieland, this amendment was approved and adopted as recommended.

PURCHASES RECOMMENDED (SUPPLEMENTARY) (15) A recommendation that the following purchases be authorized: 1. F o u r hundred to five hundred yearling ewes for the Department of Animal Husbandry at a price of approximately $4,800. This purchase requires inspection of more than one lot of animals before a selection can be made. T h e price to be paid will depend on the market at the time of purchase.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this purchase was authorized.

AGREEMENTS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF N E W VARIETIES OF SWEET CORN (16) A report of the approval of agreements with the following companies to grow seeds of new varieties of sweet corn and introduce them to the public: Crookham Company, Caldwell, I d a h o ; Rogers Brothers Seed Company, Chicago, Illinois; Corneli Seed Company, Saint Louis, Missouri; Associated Seed Growers, New Haven, Connecticut. T h e Department of Horticulture has originated by means of approved methods of breeding certain new varieties of sweet corn. It is to the public interest that this seed be made available to the various sweet corn growing areas in the country as soon as possible. T h e most effective way of doing this is to furnish these varieties to reputable seed houses, which will agree to grow these seeds and to introduce them to the general public by means of advertisements as approved in the seed trade. In return the companies agree to observe certain conditions specified by the Department of Horticulture and the Agricultural Experiment Station to protect the name of the seeds and their purity from mixture with other varieties. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h i s a g r e e m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . CONTRACTS EXECUTED BY THE COMPTROLLER J U N E 1 6 , 1 9 4 1 , TO JULY 7 , 1 9 4 1 (17) A report of contracts executed by the Comptroller: Minor contracts executed under general regulations of the Hoard of Trustees: Amount to be paid by the With Whom For University Date Illinois Water Service Agreement with the University for No charge June 16, 1941 Company interchange of water Renewal of lease executed under general regulations of the Board of Trustees: Amount to be received by the With Whom Properly Tenure University Date Mary U. Bailie 1204 West Green Year ending June 30, £720 00 June 16, 1941 Street, Urbana 1942