Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948 [PAGE 1094]

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one of the options on the houses now being recommended for purchase in the event the Athletic Association officials decide to purchase it.1

On motion of Mr. Davis, these purchases were authorized as recommended, and the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Holt, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, Mr. McLaughlin, Dr. Meyer. On motion of Mr. Davis, authority to transfer any one of these houses to the Athletic Association was given as recommended.

EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN STUDENTS (2) On June 28, 1040 (Minutes, page 978), the Board of Trustees adopted a policy that no individual shall be appointed to the faculty or employed in any other capacity who is not a citizen of the United States unless he has declared his intention of becoming naturalized, except for temporary appointments of visiting professors and lecturers. The Board subsequently amended the policy to permit appointments of foreign students to scholarships and fellowships and also authorized, for the duration of World W a r I I , the employment of students who are citizens of countries with which the United States was allied. Various department heads consider the work of their departments handicapped by these restrictions on employment of foreign graduate students. In many cases it is not possible to secure the services of citizens of the United States for a particular job, especially on short notice as, for example, when the enrollment in certain courses increases beyond what had been anticipated and it is necessary to secure additional staff immediately. A competent foreign student may be as useful as a competent American student. At a time when departments face serious shortages in staffs they are handicapped in not having an opportunity to use an available supply of foreign graduate students. Furthermore, a competent foreign student may render valuable services by virtue of the fact that he is a foreigner. The restrictions in regard to the employment of foreign graduate students have been responsible in some cases for the deflection to other universities of foreign graduate students whom the departments concerned would like to have held. This matter has recently been studied by Dean Louis N. Ridenour of the Graduate College, Dean M. L. Enger of the College of Engineering, and Arthur Hamilton, Assistant Dean of Men for Foreign Students, who recommend that the existing policy be amended to provide that: "Foreign students may be given part-time employment (subject to the regulations of the United States Immigration Service) when equally well-qualified American students are not available." I concur in this recommendation except that I would amend it to read as follows: "Foreign graduate students may be given part-time teaching and research appointments, or may be given other part-time University employment, subject to the regulations of the United States Immigration Service, when equally wellqualified American students are not available."

Mr. Williamson offered a motion that this recommendation, as amended, be approved. On vote, the motion did not receive a majority vote, and the chair declared that it was lost.

WAGES OF JANITORS (3) A suggested basis of agreement between the University and Local No. 119, Building Service Employees Union International, for the establishment of the principles of paying prevailing rate for janitor service on the Urbana campus is presented. P r e s i d e n t S t o d d a r d and M r . Dickason c o m m e n t e d on this matter. A f t e r full d i s c u s s i o n , o n m o t i o n of M r . N i c k e l l , t h e s t a t e m e n t w a s

1 Subsequently the President's Office reported that the Athletic Association will purchase the Robert Thompson house at 301 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana.