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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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S U E CRAIN, Dupo Community H i g h School, Dupo. P . L. EWING, Alton Public Schools, Alton. G. E. H A W K I N S , Lyons Township High School and Junior College, LaGrange. J. F . KARBER, Ridgway Community H i g h School, Ridgway. E. H . STULLKEN, Montefiore Special School, Chicago. M R S . EDNA K. WEERS, Roosevelt Junior High School, Peoria. EUGENE YOUNGERT, Oak P a r k & River Forest Township H i g h School, Oak Park. R. B. ZIMMERMAN, Hay-Edwards School, Springfield. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , this c o m m i t t e e w a s a p p r o v e d w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n of M r . F r a n k A . J e n s e n , L a S a l l e - P e r u T o w n s h i p H i g h School a n d J u n i o r College, as a m e m b e r at large. APPOINTMENT OF DR. BALDWIN M. WOODS AS CONSULTANT ON AERONAUTICS (3) Dr. Baldwin M. Woods, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, has served as Consultant on Aeronautics and Chairman of the Advisory Board on Aeronautics since January 1, 1944. His present appointment expires December 31, 1945. I recommend that it be renewed for one year from January 1, 1946, under the same terms as heretofore, namely, an honorarium of $2,000 for his services, plus a traveling allowance of $500, or a total of $2,500, to be paid in four quarterly installments. 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. ASSISTANT TO THE LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE BUSINESS OFFICE (4) Mr. Norval D. Hodges, Administrative Assistant in the Bursar's Division of the Business Office, who has been on leave of absence for service in the United States Navy since January I, 1944, will soon be released and would like to return to service in the University on or about January I, 1946. His position is available and provision for his salary is carried in the current operating budget. Mr. Hodges began his University service September 1, 1937, as Student Loan Assistant in the Business Office, his duties being largely the servicing of student loans. F r o m 1939 to 1943 he also carried the title of Assistant to the University Counsel, because he represented the University in legal proceedings required in the collection of delinquent student loans. H e also assisted the University Counsel in other legal matters. Mr. Hodges is a graduate of the College of Law and has been admitted to the Illinois Bar. Since September 1, 1943, his position has been Administrative Assistant in the Bursar's Division of the Business Office. T h e Comptroller and the Legal Counsel recommend that on the return of Mr. Hodges to active University service he be appointed "Assistant to the Legal Counsel for the Business Office," at an annual salary of $3,750, the position to be administratively under the Comptroller but under the functional direction of the Legal Counsel so far as any legal matters are concerned. I concur in this recommendation. T h e former salary of this position was $3,200, and the salary of $3,750 is proposed in recognition of the fact that salaries of other positions of comparable grade and in the same range have been increased during the two years Mr. Hodges has been in the Navy. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , 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. FLIGHT TRAINING A N D VOCATIONAL AVIATION PROGRAMS (5) T h e University Senate recommends approval of educational programs in (1) flight training for students, faculty members, and o t h e r s ; (2) aviation technician training on a level between that of the trade or vocational school and that of an engineering curriculum; (3) courses in airplane mechanics for prospective high school teachers of industrial education; and (4) airplane and airport facilities for students in Aeronautical Engineering. These are parts of a larger program of teaching and research based on the possession of an airport by the University.