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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 16

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD

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

APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSOR T H E O D O R E C. PEASE AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY (1) Since the retirement from active service on September 1, 1941, of P r o fessor W . S. Robertson as Head of the Department of History, the Department has been administered by an Executive Committee with Professor Theodore C. Pease as Chairman. The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences recommends that Professor Pease be appointed Professor and Head of the Department of History on indefinite tenure beginning September 1, 1942, at an annual salary of $6,500. In accordance with the provision in the University of Illinois Statutes relating to such appointments I have consulted the Dean of the College and all members of the Department of professorial rank concerning both the appointment of Professor Pease and the proposed change in the departmental organization. The majority definitely favor the change to the headship organization and the appointment of Professor Pease. I concur in this recommendation. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s m a d e a s r e c o m mended. APPOINTMENT OF MEDICAL DIRECTOR AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM (2) T h e Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System of Illinois has appointed Dr. J. H o w a r d Beard, University Health Officer, as Medical Director of the Retirement System and as Medical Examiner for the Urbana Departments, and Dr. W . W . Dalitsch as Medical Examiner for the Chicago Colleges. These appointments carry no salaries for the present, as it is impossible to tell at this time how much time will be required for this service. In the case of the Examiner the work can doubtless be done as a part of the institutional duties without much, if any, additional burden. In the case of the Medical Director it may be necessary for the Retirement Board to provide additional help to relieve him and his staff of any undue burden which might result from such an arrangement or, with the approval of the University, additional compensation may be paid to cover the added responsibilities. I recommend that the Board of Trustees authorize Doctor Beard to serve as Medical Director of the Retirement System and Medical Examiner for the U r b a n a Departments (with the understanding that he may call on members ot his staff for such assistance in examinations as may be necessary), and that Doctor Dalitsch be authorized to serve as Medical Examiner for the Chicago Departments, both cases being until further notice.

On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this authority was granted as recommended.

SABBATICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR JUDGE SVEINBJORN J O H N S O N (3) On February 27, 1937 (Minutes, page 173), the Board granted Judge Sveinbjorn Johnson, University Counsel and Professor of Law, a sabbatical leave of absence with full pay for the second semester of 1937-1938 for the purpose of study and travel abroad. H e did not take advantage of this grant because of illness in his family and other circumstances, but requested that he be permitted to forego his leave of absence until a future time. This request for deferment of leave was approved by the Board on September 27, 1937 (Minutes, page 483). J u d g e Johnson now requests that he be granted sabbatical leave of absence for the second semester of 1941-1942 or for six months from February I, 1942, with full pay, so that he may devote the time to finishing a work begun several years ago on the translation of the Old Icelandic Lawbook, Gragas, into English. It will be a work in two volumes, including the original text and the translation facing each other on opposite pages, with full notes