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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954
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1098 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [September 23 Chairman, the Honorable Roland V. Libonati its Vice-Chairman, and the Honorable Rollo Robbirfs its Secretary, and WHEREAS, the Commission has unanimously adopted a motion to conduct hearings expeditiously and to adopt the proceedings of the committee created pursuant to House Joint Resolution #10 of the 68th General Assembly and to endeavor to complete its investigation and prepare its report by December 24, 1953, and WHEREAS, Dr. Andrew C. Ivy, Distinguished Professor of Physiology and Director of the Department of Clinical Research of the University of Illinois, figures prominently in this investigation, and WHEREAS, it has been reported in the daily press that the Trustees of the University contemplate holding a meeting in the near future and that it is likewise reported that at such meeting some action is contemplated by one of the Trustees in reference to the status of said Dr. Ivy at the University of Illinois, and WHEREAS, this Commission considers that its findings may be useful to the Trustees of the University in its deliberation, Now Therefore Be It Resolved that this Commission deems it advisable that no action be taken by the Trustees of the University in reference to Dr. Andrew C. Ivy or to the Office of Vice-President of the University of Illinois predicated upon his activities in reference to Krebiozen prior to the completion of the work of this Commission not later than December 24, 1953. Be It Further Resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to each member (both elected and ex-officio) of t h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Adopted at Chicago, Illinois, September 10, 1953. KREBIOZEN INVESTIGATING COMMISSION VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES President Livingston read from the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees held on July 25, 1953, the action taken at that meeting regarding the status of Dr. A. C. Ivy whereby he was appointed Distinguished Professor of Physiology and Head of the Department of Clinical Science in the College of Medicine, on indefinite tenure, beginning September 1, 1953, at a salary of $18,500 a year. Dr. Ivy has accepted this appointment. President Morey reported on his plan for setting up a committee of the faculty, on which there will also be representatives of the medical profession and of the Citizens Committee of the University of Illinois, to assist in the selection of a candidate for the position of a Vice-President in Charge of the Chicago Professional Colleges. COMMUNICATION FROM FORMER TRUSTEES RELATING TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNIVERSITY The Secretary presented the following communication received from fifteen former members of the Board of Trustees. Copies of this had previously been sent to all members of the Board. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AUGUST 27, 1953 Board of Trustees University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois We, the undersigned citizens of this State, all of whom were formerly members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, wish to record our protest against the unprecedented action of the present Board of Trustees in forcing Dr. George D. Stoddard to resign as President of the University. Dr. Stoddard has long been considered one of the outstanding educators in the United States. Common decency required an orderly procedure and a fair hearing for him. Instead, those who initiated the midnight action against Dr. Stoddard, did not even inform him or their fellow-trustees that any such subject was to be brought up for consideration.
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