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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 16

2. RICHARD N. CURRENT, Associate Professor of History, beginning September I, 1950, at an annual salary of $5,800. 3. CARL E. DRUMHELLER, Special Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, beginning January I, 1950, at an annual salary of $5,200. 4. CHARLES H . FLETCHER, Research Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, beginning July I, 1950, at an annual salary of $5,500. 5. JAMES S. KOEHLER, Associate Professor of Physics, beginning September 1, 1950, at an annual salary of $7,000. 6. CHARLES R. LOHMEYER, Associate Director for Civil Service of Nonacademic Personnel, beginning February 1, 1950, at an annual salary of $6,600. 7. SOULIMA STRAVINSKY, Associate Professor of Music, beginning September I, 1950, at an annual salary of $5,500. 8. H. S. ZIM, Associate Professor of Education, beginning September 1, 1950, at an annual salary of $6,000.

President Stoddard commented on some of these appointments. On motion of Mr. Nickell, these appointments were confirmed.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT STODDARD

The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University.

AWARD OF CERTIFICATES OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (1) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of Certified Public Accountant be awarded to the following groups of candidates who have fulfilled the legal requirements (see Appendix, page 1034).

On motion of Mr. Livingston, these certificates were awarded as recommended.

C H A N G E IN N A M E OF S C H O O L OF JOURNALISM

(2) The Director of the School of Journalism recommends that its name be changed to School of Journalism and Communications with Divisions of Journalism, Radio, and Advertising. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this change in name was approved as recommended.

NAME OF ANIMAL SCIENCES LABORATORY (3) The Committee on Buildings of the College of Agriculture recommends that the new building to be constructed for that College be officially named Animal Sciences Laboratory. I concur.

On motion of Mr. McLaughlin, this name was approved as recommended.

COMMITTEE ON DETERMINATION OF WAGE RATES TO BE SPECIFIED FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK AT ROBERT ALLERTON PARK (4) The Board of Trustees has authorized the appointment of a fact-finding committee 1 to conduct investigations of wage rates in Piatt County in connection with construction work on the Allerton Trust properties and report on the same to the President of the University and to the Board of Trustees. This procedure applies to future issues which may arise. The objections filed by the Twin City Federation of Labor of Champaign and others on June 3, 1049, to the determination of wages in the locality of Manticello and Piatt County published by the University in connection with construction contracts awarded by the Board of Trustees Committee on Buildings and Grounds on May 2, 1949, have been withdrawn.

1 This committee is to be composed of one member appointed by the Illinois State Federation of Labor, one member appointed by the President of the University, and one member selected by the other two, provided that if they do not agree upon a candidate within ten days, the Director of the State Department of Public Works and Buildings will be asked to select the third member.