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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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present constituent divisions of the Department of Business Organization and Operation, the head of the department in each case to be responsible directly to the Dean of the College of Commerce and Business Administration: Department of Accountancy, Department of Business Education, Department of Business Law, Department of Management, and Department of Marketing. It is further recommended that this reorganization become effective as of September 1, 1953. The Dean reports that the new departments will be set up within the budget allotments of the College of Commerce and Business Administration for the biennium 1953-1955. I concur.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, this reorganization was approved.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTY (3) The following new appointments to the faculty of the rank of Assistant P r o fessor and above, and involving tenure, have been approved since the previous meeting of the Board of Trustees. 1. SAM S. BARKULIS, Assistant Professor of Biological Chemistry, College of Medicine, beginning July 1, 1953, at an annual salary of $6,400 ( D Y ) . 2. JOSEPH LAKNER, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, beginning September I, !953, at an annual salary of $5,500 ( B ) . 3. NORMAN F. OEBKER, Assistant Professor of Horticulture (Extension), beginning July 1, 1953, at an annual salary of $5,400 ( D Y ) .

On motion of Mr. Grange, these appointments were confirmed.

CHANGES IN SABBATICAL LEAVES OF ABSENCE FOR 19 5 3 - 1 9 5 4 (4) The Board of Trustees on March 25, 1953, approved a number of sabbatical leaves of absence for 1953-1954. The following changes subsequently have been requested. Atwell R. Turquette, Associate Professor of Philosophy, and B. Connor Johnson, Professor of Animal Nutrition, who were granted leaves of absence for the full academic year on one-half pay, have requested postponement of these leaves until 1954-195 5. I recommend that these leaves be cancelled without prejudice. Helmut Rehder, Professor of German and Head of the Department, was granted leave for the full year on one-half pay, with the option of changing to leave for the first semester on full pay. H e now requests that he be granted leave of absence without pay during the first semester of 1953-1954 and sabbatical leave of absence with full pay during the second semester. 1 recommend approval. Milton Derber, Professor of Labor and Industrial Relations, was granted leave for the full year on one-half pay, with the option of changing to leave for six months on full pay. He has exercised this option and is requesting a leave of absence for six months from March 1, 1954, on full pay. This is reported for record.

On motion of Mr. Nickell, these recommendations were approved.

PATENTABLE DISCOVERIES (5) The University Patent Committee submits the following recommendations relating to potentially patentable discoveries: a. Dwight L. Deardorff, Professor of Manufacturing Pharmacy, and Dale W. Doerr, Assistant in Pharmacy, have reported the development of synthetic high polymers as coatings for pharmaceutical tablets. b. Norman A. Parker, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Head of the Department, and William L. Hull, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, report the invention of a hydraulic friction device. The Committee recommends that these discoveries be referred to the University of Illinois Foundation for further, study and authority to apply for patents if this appears desirable. c. Raymond H. DuHamel, Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Robert C. Hansen, Research Assistant in Electrical Engineering, have invented an omnidirectional high gain antenna. Most of the work on this was done by Professor DuHamel before he joined the staff of the University and all of