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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Orthopaedic Surgery, as Acting H e a d of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery on one-fourth time from January 1 through August 31, 1955, at an annual salary rate of $3,080 on a Y basis. Confirmation of this action is requested.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this appointment was approved.

HEADSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY (6) T h e Dean of the College of Medicine and Chairman of the Administrative Committee for the Chicago Professional Colleges recommends the appointment of Dr. Cecil A. Krakower, Professor of Pathology and a member of the faculty since September, 1944, as Professor and Head of the Department of Pathology and Pathologist-in-Chief of the Research and Educational Hospitals on indefinite tenure beginning February 1, 1955, at a salary of $15,000 a year on a Y basis. A special search committee under the chairmanship of Dr. Roger A. Harvey, Head of the Department of Radiology, appointed last summer, has unanimously recommended Dr. Krakower's appointment as Head and Pathologist-in-Chief after careful scrutiny of the qualifications of many candidates. The recommendation is enthusiastically supported by members of the Department of Pathology and has been approved by the Executive Committee of the College of Medicine. Dr. Krakower will succeed Dr. Granville A. Bennett who has asked to be relieved of the headship of the Department, in view of his appointment as Dean of the College of Medicine. I concur in this recommendation. O n m o t i o n of M r . B i s s e l l , t h i s a p p o i n t m e n t w a s a p p r o v e d . TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMS IN INDIA (7) T h e University has two contracts with the Foreign Operations Administration for technical cooperation, i.e., educational services, in India: one for $220,000 for agricultural assistance to the Allahabad University and another for $450,000 for engineering assistance to the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur. F O A has requested the University to enter into a contract under which the University will purchase equipment and ship it to India for use by these institutions in their educational and research programs. The contract will call for the purchase of approximately $600,000 of equipment and will provide additional funds to cover all costs, direct and indirect, in this acquisition program. The Deans of the Colleges of Agriculture and Engineering and the Comptroller recommend, and I concur, that such a contract be authorized. O n m o t i o n of M r . J o h n s t o n , t h i s c o n t r a c t w a s a u t h o r i z e d a n d t h e C o m p t r o l l e r a n d t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e B o a r d w e r e a u t h o r i z e d t o e x e c u t e the s a m e . PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR CHICAGO UNDERGRADUATE DIVISION SITE STUDY (8) The Board of Trustees has authorized continuation of a contract with Real Estate Research Corporation of Chicago for further study of a site for a permanent University-owned location of the present Chicago Undergraduate Division. This contract does not include engineering services and campus planning, because it was not previously possible to estimate how much architectural and engineering work would be required. Studies now made by Real Estate Research Corporation indicate that the additional services required for this phase of the work will cost approximately $5,000. T h e work now needed will cover location of utility and drainage facilities and necessary additions, as well as other site development problems, but no studies of actual building needs will be made under this contract. Funds are available in an appropriation previously made by the Board for this contract. I recommend that the Board authorize an increase in the contract with Real Estate Research Corporation to provide for these additional services.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this increase in the contract was authorized.