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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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mittee felt that they did not have sufficient commercial value to prompt the Foundation to take over the discoveries. 2. T o be used commercially, it is thought that an entirely new formula would be required. 3. It is understood that the University plans to ask the Army Air Corps for $50,000 more to continue research in this same field. 4. In the past it has been the practice for the University to apply for patents and then assign them to the Foundation. In view of these facts, I recommend that the Board reconsider its previous action and authorize release of the discoveries to the Government.

Mr. Janata presented this matter for the President. Mr. Davis, for the Committee on Patents, recommended concurrence. On motion of Mr. Davis, these discoveries were released as recommended.

I N C R E A S E S IN SALARIES O F N O N A C A D E M I C P E R S O N N E L (12) Senate Bill 321, a bill f o r . a n act making appropriations to the University of Illinois for the biennium 1945-1947, was amended in the State Senate to provide that "commencing July I, 1945, every employee in the service of the University during the month of April 1945, other than those whose compensation is based on local prevailing rates, if he was receiving a salary at a full-time rate of $225 or less per month in April, 1945, shall receive a salary at a rate of not less than fifteen per cent in excess of such salary, and if he was receiving a salary at a full-time rate in excess of $225 per month in April, 1945, shall receive a salary at a rate of not less than ten per cent in excess of such salary." The bill with the same amendment was approved by the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. In carrying out the provisions of this amendment it will be necessary in some cases to exceed the present maxima of civil service salary ranges. I therefore recommend adoption by the Board of Trustees of the following: In consideration of the enactment by the 64th General Assembly of legislation which makes mandatory stated increases in nonacademic salaries, the Board of Trustees hereby approves the payment in any classification of an amount sufficiently above the established civil service range to permit compliance with the law. Another way of dealing with this situation would be to increase the upper levels of all ranges, but it is advisable to defer this until there has been a general survey, analysis, and evaluation of present nonacademic position and salary structure. T h e Director of Nonacademic Personnel is proposing to make such a survey during the coming year. O n m o t i o n of M r . F o r n o f , a u t h o r i t y w a s g i v e n t o m a k e p a y m e n t s of s a l a r i e s i n a m o u n t s sufficiently a b o v e t h e p r e s e n t civil s e r v i c e r a n g e to p e r m i t c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e l a w . LEGISLATION T O C R E A T E B R A N C H E S O F THE UNIVERSITY O F ILLINOIS IN C H I C A G O (13) At the meeting of the Board of Trustees on May 12, 1945 (Minutes, page 463), a report was made on legislation to create branches of the University of Illinois in Chicago (Senate Bills 386, 387, 388, 414) with recommendations as to the position which the Board of Trustees might consider taking toward such legislation. T h e Provost was requested to appear at hearings on these bills and present the principles set forth in actions taken by the Board on the basis of this and previous reports. These bills (with the exception of Senate Bill 414, which is before the Senate Committee on Appropriations) were considered by the Senate Committee on Education on May 16. T h e bills were referred to a subcommittee for further study.

The Provost commented on this matter. This report was received for record.