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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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APPOINTMENT OF ACTING DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE A N D BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ( n ) A recommendation that Professor H . T. Scovill, H e a d of the Department of Business Organization and Operation, be reappointed Acting Dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration from September 1, 1045, and continuing until further notice, and that he be paid additional compensation at the rate of $1,000 a year for such service.

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this recommendation was adopted.

APPOINTMENT O F ACTING DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (12) T h e deanship of the College of Education will become vacant on September I, 194S. Since there will be a new President of the University beginning July 1, 1946, it seems desirable to leave the way open for him to recommend the appointment of the Dean of that College, but in the meantime the appointment of an Acting Dean for the academic year 1945-1946 will be necessary. I, therefore, recommend the appointment of Dr. Walter S. Monroe, P r o fessor of Education and Director of the Bureau of Educational Research, as Acting Dean of the College of Education for one year from September 1, 1945, in addition to his present position, and that he be paid an additional salary of $1,000 for this service. In the selection of Professor Monroe for this position, I have been guided by the advice of a special committee consisting of Dean R. D. Carmichael of the Graduate School, Chairman, Associate Dean R. R. H u d elson of the College of Agriculture, Professor E. H. Reeder of the College of Education, Professor A. B. Coble, Head of the Department of Mathematics, and Professor Herbert Woodrow, H e a d of the Department of Psychology. These men are representative of those colleges of the University with whose educational programs the College of Education is most directly concerned. I have also consulted the Executive Committee of the College of Education pursuant to the University of Illinois Statutes.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, this appointment was made as recommended.

APPOINTMENT OF HAROLD S. DAWSON AS DIRECTOR OF CHICAGO PLACEMENT BUREAU (13) At the meeting of the Executive Committee on July 30, I recommended the appointment of Lieutenant Harold S. Dawson, U S N R , on leave of absence as Assistant Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for service in the Navy, as Director of the Chicago Placement Bureau at a salary of $7,000 a year. The Committee approved this recommendation subject to the approval of an advisory group (consisting of University alumni and placement officers from other institutions and industries) whom the Dean of Students consulted in regard to filling this position. T h e Dean of Students has written to all these individuals, 24 in number, and 20 have replied. All replies are favorable and most of them enthusiastically so. T h e effective date of Lieutenant Dawson's appointment depends upon when he can be released from the Navy.

On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this appointment was made as recommended.

DIVISION O F SPECIAL SERVICES FOR WAR VETERANS (14) Dr. Sidney E. Glenn, Director of the Division of Special Services for W a r Veterans and Associate Professor of English, has been ill since July 28, and it is uncertain when he can return to active service. I recommend he be given a leave of absence on full pay from that date and continuing for six months, or so much of that period as may be necessary. T o provide for the administration of the Division of Special Services for War Veterans during Director Glenn's absence, I recommend that Professor Arthur W. Clevenger, H i g h School Visitor, be appointed Acting Director. P r o fessor Clevenger has been on leave of absence for military service since May I,