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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 14

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT W1LLARD

T h e Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University.

CANCELLATION OF SABBATICAL LEAVE GRANTED PROFESSOR M. H. HUNTER (1) Professor M. H . Hunter, Head of the Department of Economics, was granted a sabbatical leave of absence for the second semester of the current academic year. In view of present conditions and the uncertainties of the future, he has requested that this leave be cancelled. I recommend that this leave be cancelled without prejudice as to a future request for a sabbatical leave.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this leave was cancelled.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE (2) A recommendation that the following leaves of absence be granted members of the staff for the reasons and periods and under the conditions indicated in each case: John F . Bell, Professor of Economics, leave without pay from March I through August 31, 1942, so that he may return to the position in the Office of Price Administration, Washington, D.C., which he held before coming to the University. A. H . Sutton, Associate Professor of Geology, leave without pay for the academic year 1942-1943 so that he may accept a position in a defense industry. Mrs. Katherine H. Peer, Stenographer in the Department of English, leave with pay from January 31 to March 13, 1942, inclusive, and leave without pay from March 14 through August 31, 1942, on account of illness. Leslie D. Nelson, Groundsman in the Physical Plant Department, sick leave with pay for a period of eleven weeks and three days from January 17, 1942, or as much thereof as may be necessary. A. E. Votaw, Laborer in the Animal Husbandry Department, leave without pay for a period of four months from December 11, 1941, on account of health. Leaves of Absence for Military Service ( T h e leave in each case is without salary.) John T. Dixon, Laborer in the Department of Horticulture, from January 22, 1942, through August 31, 1942. George Milles, Assistant Professor of Pathology, from February 1 through August 31, 1942. Thomas E. Ratcliffe, Assistant in the Agriculture Library, from February 6, 1042, through August 31, 1942. O. Frazelle Edwards, Instructor in Bacteriology, from February 1 through June 30, 1942. Thomas H . Malloy, an employee in the Illini Union Bookstore, from January 17 through August 31, 1042. Extension of Leave of Absence for Military Service K. C. Shrader, Research Assistant in the Bureau of Institutional Research, from February 21, 1042, through August 31, 1942.

On motion of Mr. Jensen, these leaves were granted.

STATUS OF PERQUISITES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE STAFF (3) T h e federal income t a x law requires that the total compensation of each employee be reported by every employer, this compensation to include items furnished in lieu of money and which are a part of an employee's compensation. Facilities and other items furnished for the convenience of the employer need not be reported as part of the compensation. T h e new retirement law also makes similar provisions. T h e Board of Trustees of the University Retirement System of Illinois has ruled that it will follow the federal income t a x law and regulations of the Bureau of Internal Revenue in determining the status of an employee's compensation with respect to contributions to the retirement fund.