Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946
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962 BOARD OF TRUSTEES STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT LIVINGSTON [January 5 President Livingston read the following statement. We are here to settle the misunderstanding which has arisen in the appointment of a director for the Veterans division. The Board's first interest was and is to secure the best man to administer the Veterans' problems at the University, and second, to be assured that the nomination was in conformity with the wishes of Dr. Willard and the incoming president, Dr. Stoddard. At the meeting on December 11 both Dr. "Willard and Dr. Stoddard were present. Dr. Stoddard expressed at the December n t h meeting his preference for Colonel Frederick and reiterated his position in his letter of December 27th to the President of the Board. Since Dr. Willard offered no objection to the procedure it was assumed by the members of the Board that the nomination of Colonel Frederick met with his approval. Since the members of the Board misinterpreted Dr. Willard's desires in the matter and since its members have a full desire to fulfill the letter of the statutes, I personally urge that at this time the members of the Board rescind the action taken at the December n t h meeting appointing a Director for the Division of Special Services for War Veterans and, since Dr. Willard has nominated Colonel Hannah for the position, request the Board to approve it. ACTION O F DECEMBER 1 1 , 19 4 5 , RECONSIDERED A N D RESCINDED On motion of Dr. Meyer, the action of December n , 1945 (Minutes, page 937, item 3 ) , on the appointment of a Director of the Division of Special Services for War Veterans was reconsidered and rescinded. PROFESSOR H. W . H A N N A H APPOINTED DIRECTOR On motion of Mr. Nickell, Professor H. W. Hannah was appointed to this position as recommended by the President of the University on November 23, 1945 (Minutes, page 907, item 4 ) . STATEMENT BY PROFESSOR H A N N A H Professor H a n n a h requested permission to make a statement, and, this being granted, read his statement. CORRESPONDENCE O N DIRECTORSHIP Dr. Meyer stated that he had no apologies to make; that in more than twelve years as a member of the Board, he had never had a disagreement with the President of the University; that the veterans need have no fear that their welfare would be neglected; that Mr. Davis had been most insistent at all times that the interests of the veterans be given priority, and that if President Willard had spoken his opposition to any other appointment, the appointment of Professor Hannah would have been confirmed on December 11. On request of Dr. Meyer, the Secretary read the following letter from Mr. Davis; also letters and parts of letters as indicated below. 1. LETTER FROM MR. CHESTER R. DAVIS TO PRESIDENT PARK LIVINGSTON January 2, 1946 Mr. Park Livingston 20 North Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois DEAR PARK: I have advised Harry Cunningham, as I had heretofore told you, that because of previous commitments in Chicago on Friday afternoon and evening it will be impossible for me to go to Champaign for a meeting with the Board of
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