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BOARD OF TRUSTEES MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD

[May 16

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

APPOINTMENT OF JERRY FARNSWORTH AS CARNEGIE VISITING PROFESSOR OF ART (1) T h e Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts recommends the appointment of Mr. J e r r y Farnsworth, professional painter, Sarasota, Florida, as Carnegie Visiting Professor of Art for one year from September I, 1042, at a salary of $4,000. Funds for this position are provided from a grant of $20,000 made by the Carnegie Corporation for a five-year period to enable the College of Fine and Applied Arts to secure professional artists as visiting professors. I concur in this recommendation. O n m o t i o n of M r s . Grigsby, this a p p o i n t m e n t w a s m a d e as r e c o m mended. APPOINTMENT OF ERRETT W . McDIARMID AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE LIBRARY SCHOOL (2) T h e Director of the Library School recommends the appointment of Dr. Errett W. McDiarmid, now Assistant Professor of Library Science, as Assistant Director of the Library School for one year effective September 1, 1942, and Associate Professor of Library Science on indefinite tenure, at an annual salary of $4,200 for the two positions. I concur in this recommendation. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , 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. AWARD OF C. P. A. CERTIFICATES (3) A recommendation that H a r o l d Spong and Russell T. Johnson be awarded the Certificate of Certified Public Accountant as a result of their standing in the November, 1041, C. P . A. examination. These candidates were reported in the original report as failing in the Commercial Law section of the examination and passing in other parts of the examination. They requested a review of their papers, and the Board has now certified that the grades in the Law section have been raised to the passing mark. They have satisfied in full all the requirements specified in the law and regulations for the C. P . A. certificate. These certificates should be issued as of March 10, 1942, the date when the other successful candidates in the November, 1941, C. P. A. examination were awarded certificates by the Board. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h e s e c e r t i f i c a t e s w e r e a w a r d e d a s r e c o m mended. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CERAMIC ENGINEERING (4) T h e Head of the Department of Ceramic Engineering and the Dean of the College of Engineering recommend the following appointments to the Advisory Committee for the Department of Ceramic Engineering to serve for one year from January I, 1042: FRANK HODEK, J R . , General Porcelain Enameling and Manufacturing Company, 2700 N o r t h Karlov Avenue, Chicago. WILLIAM F . SCHLAKE, Illinois Brick Company, 228 N o r t h LaSalle Street, Chicago. FRED L. STEINHOFF, Brick and Clay Record, 59 East Van Buren Street, Chicago. E. H . V A N SCHOICK, Chicago Retort and Fire Brick Company, Ottawa. FRITZ WAGNER, J R . , American T e r r a Cotta Corporation, Builders Building, Chicago. J. W . WRIGHT, Owens-Illinois Glass Company, Alton. I concur in these appointments. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h e s e a p p o i n t m e n t s w e r e m a d e .