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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

tember I, 1944, on one-half pay. This is, a departure from the rules of the Board of Trustees under which Professor Rodkey is eligible to receive a disability leave with full pay for a period not to exceed one-half of his appointment year—but the total amount of salary to be paid by the University would be the same in either case—after which, if his disability continues, he would be entitled to receive benefits amounting to one-half pay from the University Retirement System of Illinois. Professor Rodkey has been a member of the faculty since September I, 1929. His present salary is $4400 a year. It seems to me that the solution of the problem recommended by the Head of the Department of History and the Dean is equitable and in the best interests of the University. I therefore concur in the recommendation that Professor Rodkey be given a leave of absence on one-half pay for one year from September 1, 1944. O n consideration of the recommendation of the H e a d of the Department and the Dean, as presented through the President, since it appears that Professor Rodkey is not now in position to resume his teaching duties because of the effects of his military service, the case is to b e referred to D r . Beard and such specialists as he m a y deem necessary, and the President of the University w a s authorized to continue Professor Rodkey on full pay for not to exceed one-half the appointive year. I t w a s the opinion of the Executive Committee that a policy should be formulated and adopted to provide for the restoration of all such members of the staff on full pay for one-half the appointive year, during which time they should take such refresher courses or other treatment as may be considered necessary before assignment to teaching duties.

APPROPRIATION FOR ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES

(4) The University faces a serious problem in providing acceptable housing facilities for students after the war. The University's post-war building program as recommended to the Illinois State Post-War Planning Commission includes $3,000,000 for additional residence halls for men and women students, of which $1,500,000 is included in the program for the first biennium. With the need already apparent for additional residence halls and the high priority in the building program for this project, the possibility of obtaining funds for the construction of additional residence halls would seem to be good. In view of this, the Director of the Physical Plant Department has suggested that an appropriation of $46,000 be made for completing plans and specifications on the residence halls which will be constructed during the first biennium following the war, if the University's post-war building program materializes. Such a procedure would save approximately six months in making the facilities available. The Board of Trustees has previously (Minutes, August 31, 1943, page 711; July 18, 1944, page 197) made appropriations of $40,000 for architectural studies of various buildings at Urbana. There is an unexpended balance, free of encumbrances, of approximately $8,000 in these appropriations which could be used for completing plans and specifications for the residence halls. I therefore recommend that an appropriation of $40,000 be made from the General Reserve Fund for these and other architectural studies. On motion of M r . Davis, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Livingston, M r . Davis, Mr. Jensen. I t was the judgment of the Executive Committee that no outside architects should be retained except on recommendation of the President of t h e University and specific authorization of t h e Board. T h e Executive Committee adjourned.

H . E . C U N N I N G H A M , Clerk PARK LIVINGSTON,

CHESTER R. DAVIS F R A N K A. J E N S E N

Chairman