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BOARD OF

TRUSTEES

[July 22

ADJOURNED SESSION, JULY 22, 1941 When the Board convened, pursuant to adjournment, at the Medical Building, in Chicago, at io a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, 1941, the following members were present: President Cleary, Mr. Adams, Mr. Davis, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Wieland. President Willard was present; also Mr. A. J. Janata, Assistant to the President, Mr. H. E. Cunningham, Secretary, Mr. C. S. Havens, Director of the Physical Plant Department, and Professor J. F. Wright, Director of Public Relations.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD

The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (1) T h e members of the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association of the University of Illinois submitted their resignations to the President of the University and the Board of Trustees on July 15 and the resignations have been accepted. The present By-Laws of the Association provide: " T h e Board of Directors shall consist of seven members to be elected annually by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at their annual March meeting upon recommendation of the President of the University, four from members of the faculty of the University of Illinois, one of whom shall be the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and three from members of the Alumni Association of the University of Illinois. "Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors shall be temporarily filled by the President of the University until the Board of Trustees at their next meeting shall elect the successor who shall serve the remainder of the term during which the vacancy occurs." T h e Board of Trustees has recommended, in which recommendation the former Board of Directors of the Athletic Association unanimously concur, "That future alumni members of the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association shall not all be representatives of one sport, and that the Athletic Director shall not be a voting member of the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association." T h e r e are seven vacancies to fill and I nominate the following for the unexpired terms of the former members of the Board of Directors, the term of service being until the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees in March, 1942, or until their successors have been appointed: Faculty R. B. BROWNE, Director of University Extension, Director of the Summer Session ; Associate Professor of Education FRED B. SEELY, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and Head of Department LESLIE E. CARD, Professor of Poultry Husbandry M. T . MCCLURE, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and P r o fessor of Philosophy Alumni WALDO B. AMES, Insurance Broker, firm of Case, Moore, Lyman and Hubbard, 175 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois C. W . VAIL, JR., Attorney, 1 North LaSalle Street, Chicago FRANK H . MCKELVEY, Banker and T r u s t Officer, First National Bank of Springfield, Illinois

President Cleary stated that he had requested the President of the University to communicate his nominations to the Chairman of the Committee on Athletic Activities.