Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1948
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1947] U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S 88 5 other economic resources in areas of the State in which such resources have not been fully developed or have suffered deterioration, and report its findings to the 65th General Assembly in 1949. The Act provides that the Commission should consist of five members of the Senate appointed by its President, five members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker, three persons appointed by the Governor, and the following ex-omcio members: The Director of the Department of Public Works and Buildings, the Director of the Department of Agriculture, the Director of the Department of Conservation, the Public Aid Executive of the Illinois Public Aid Commission, and one Trustee or Officer of the University of Illinois to be selected by the Board of Trustees thereof. On motion of Dr. Meyer, the President of the Board was selected to represent the University on this commission. GRADUATE COLLEGE (2) I recommend that the name of the Graduate School be changed to Graduate College and that any provisions in the University of Illinois Statutes in which the name Graduate School appears be amended accordingly. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h e c h a n g e w a s a p p r o v e d a s r e c o m m e n d e d . DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY PRODUCTION (3) The Dean of the College of Agriculture and Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station has recommended that the name of the Department of Dairy Husbandry be changed to the Department of Dairy Production. I concur. On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, this change was approved as recommended. REVISION OF POLICY REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF APPOINTMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY STAFF (4) The University of Illinois Statutes provide that appointments to the staff of the University must be accepted within thirty days after the date of the appointment unless the President of the University extends the period of acceptance. This length of time is not necessary in most appointments and causes unnecessary delay in processing payrolls and making salary payments to staff members. The Provost, Comptroller, and Secretary of the Board of Trustees recommend that the period of acceptance be reduced to 10 days and that section 27F of the University of Illinois Statutes be amended by striking out "thirty days" and substituting in lieu thereof "ten days." I concur and recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h i s c h a n g e w a s a p p r o v e d a s r e c o m mended. REQUEST FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR A LEAVE OF ABSENCE (5) Last year the Board of Trustees granted me a leave of absence without pay to serve as one of the United States delegates to the First Session of the General Conference of United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization which met in Paris in November and December, 1946. I was away from the University from November IS to December 17, inclusive. The Second Session of the General Conference of U N E S C O will meet in Mexico City from November 6 to December 3, 1947. I have been appointed one of the United States delegates. I do not expect to attend throughout the entire session but request a leave of absence from the University, with adjusted salary, from November 10 to 21, inclusive. On motion of Mr. Fornof, this leave was granted as requested. REQUEST OF REPRESENTATIVE J O H N K. MORRIS (6) Honorable John K. Morris of Chadwick, Illinois, Representative of the General Assembly from the Twelfth Senatorial District, has requested an opportunity to appear before the Board of Trustees when the Board is considering the
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