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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954
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1953] U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S 643 SIEMIENIEWSKI, ANDRE, Fellow in Economics — declination effective 9-16-53. SOMMERFIELD, CHARLES M., Fellow in Physics — declination effective 9-16-53. SPARKS, CLAUD G., Assistant Reference Librarian, with the rank of Instructor — resignation effective 7-1-53. STOERTZ, GEORGE E., Fellow in Geology — declination effective 9-16-53. STOLOW, ROBERT D., Fellow in Chemistry — declination effective 9-16-53. TAXMAN, NORMAN, Fellow in Physics — declination effective 9-16-53. VON WITZLEBEN, HENRY D., Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology, in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Surgery, in the College of Medicine — resignation effective 3-15-53. WALLACE, ORSON J., Fellow in Physics — declination effective 9-16-53. WEART, WENDELL D., Fellow in Geology — declination effective 9-16-53. WEHRENBERG, JOHN P., Fellow in Geology — declination effective 9-16-53. WEIDE, THOMAS, Fellow in Psychology — declination effective 9-16-53. LEAVES O F ABSENCE BIERSTEDT, ROBERT, Associate Professor of Sociology — leave of absence without pay for the academic year 1953-1954, so that he may accept an appointment at the City College of New York. COOK, FRANCES, Instructor in Foods (Home Economics), in the Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics — leave of absence on full pay for four months beginning March 1, 1953, on account of disability. DOOLITTLE, WARREN, Professor of A r t — leave of absence with full pay from March 5, 1953, through March 31, 1953, on account of illness. HENDERSON, DONALD M., Assistant Professor of Geology — leave of absence with full pay from October 27, 1952, through March 14, 1953, on account of illness. HOHN, FRANZ E., Assistant Professor of Mathematics — leave of absence without pay for the academic year 1953-1954, so that he may accept a fellowship at the Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York City. PIGAGE, LEO, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, in the College of Engineering — leave of absence with pay for approximately three weeks in June, 1953, so that he may participate in the Method-Time Measurement course sponsored by the Methods Engineering Council of Pittsburgh. MAY AND J U N E MEETINGS The B o a r d h a d previously voted to hold its M a y meeting on S a t u r d a y , May 23, 1953, at Robert Allerton P a r k . T h e S e c r e t a r y reported that Allerton H o u s e has two other meetings scheduled for M a y 23, and suggested that the Board meeting be held in the Mini U n i o n Building, beginning at 11:00 a.m. ( C . D . S . T . ) . U n a n i m o u s consent was given to this change. O n motion of M r s . W a t k i n s , the B o a r d voted to hold its J u n e meeting on Monday, J u n e 22, 1953, beginning at 11:00 a.m. ( C . D . S . T . ) , at Urbana or at Allerton P a r k and that the President and the S e c r e t a r y of the B o a r d be authorized to determine the place of the meeting. On motion of M r s . Holt, the B o a r d adjourned. L a t e r in the d a y all m e m b e r s of the Board present at this meeting visited the D e p a r t m e n t of Speech L a b o r a t o r y to witness a demonstration of the machine for time compression of accoustical signals invented by P r o f e s s o r G r a n t F a i r b a n k s , D e a n William L. Everitt, and Mr. R o b e r t P . Jaeger. A. J. J A N A T A P A R K LIVINGSTON Secretary President
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