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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946
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1946] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 999 ADJOURNED SESSION, FEBRUARY 14, 1946 An adjourned session of the January meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held on Thursday, February 14, 1946, at the University Club, 76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, according to the following schedule: 11 a.m., in executive session as if in committee of the whole; 1 p.m., in open session. The following members were present: President Livingston, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. McKelvey, Dr. Meyer. President Willard was present; also Mr. A. J. Janata, Assistant to the President, Mr. H. E. Cunningham, Secretary, Mr. I. L. Porter, Treasurer, Mr. Lloyd Morey, Comptroller, Professor C. R. Griffith, Provost, Professor W. E. Britton, Legal Counsel, and Mr. Charles S. Havens, Director of the Physical Plant. MORNING SESSION, FEBRUARY 14, 1946 During the morning session, the Board discussed and took action on recommendations of the President of the University and of committees and officers of the Board. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. RELEASE OF PATENTABLE DISCOVERY TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT (1) Dr. H . F . Johnstone, Professor of Chemical Engineering, reports an invention resulting from confidential research work on a military problem performed at the University of Illinois under a contract with the Office of Scientific R e search and Development ( O S R D Contract OEMsr-102). Under the terms of the contract the University has the right to decide whether or not it will file a patent application. Since the device is a weapon which is only of military importance and can not be exploited commercially for any other purpose, he recommends that the University elect not to file an application. I concur in his recommendation. On motion of Mr. Davis, this recommendation was adopted. HEADSHIP OF THE DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN (2) T h e recent death of Professor Albert W. Aron has created a vacancy in the headship of the Department of German. T h e following committee of the faculty was appointed to study the qualifications of available candidates: Professor S. F . W I L L of the Department of French, Chairman Professor C. A. WILLIAMS of the Department of German Professor W. H . RODEBUSH of the Department of Chemistry Professor HENNING LARSEN, Acting Head of the Department of English T h e Committee has recommended the appointment of Dr. Helmut Rehder, now on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin, for appointment as Head of the Department of German at the University of Illinois beginning September 1, 1946, at an annual salary of $7,000. Doctor Rehder spent a day here last week and met several members of the faculty. I had a conference with him and was favorably impressed. A statement of some of the most important details of Professor Rehder's career and a partial list of his publications are submitted herewith.
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