219 _SPECIiU^Jvlj^TING_OF_THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TRUSTEES OF PURDUE'UNIVERSITY Executive BuilcUng May 14, 1953 1. NOTICE OF MEETING. The Board of Trustees of The Trustees of Purdue University convened in special meeting in theTrustees' Room of the Executive BuilcUng of Purdue Uni­ versity at 9:30 a.m. (DST) on Thursday, May 14, 1953, pursuant to the action of Minute , Board meeling held April 16, 1952, and further pursuant to the following notice sent to each member of the Board by the Secretary on May 5, 1963: In accordance with the action of the Board of Trustees at the meeting held April 16, 1953. there will be a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of The Trustees of Purdue University on Thursday, May 14, 1953, convening at 8:30 a.m. CST (9:30 a.m. DST) in the Trustees' Room of the Executive Building of the University, in order to: 1, Consider and act upon the budgets of the University, the Agricul­ tural Experiment Station, the Agricultural Extension Service, and the SeU-Supporting Enterprises for the year 1953-1954; . 2, Consider and act upon any other fiscal problems related to the budget; 3, Receive, open, consider and act upon bids fori a. Remodeling of Home Demonstration Area of Purdue-Marott Agricultural Center at Indianapolis, IncUana, b. Addition to Jet Propulsion Laboratory #2; 4, Receive a report upon the Industrial Research Institute Building at the Purdue-Calumet Center, Hammond, IncUana; 5, Consider and act upon any other matter or business which may come before said meeting. n. ROLL CALL. President Hanley called the meeting to order at 9:30 a. m. All members of the Board except one were present as follows: Mrs. Crooks, Messrs. Anderson, Branigin, Hanley, Kettler, Lynn, Thompson and Wilson. President Hovde read a letter from Mr. O'Brien concerning his prolonged Ulness. By consent, the Board excused Mr. O'Brien's absence. Also present were President Hovde, Treasurer Stewart, Comptroller Kettler, Secretary Hockema, and Assistant Secretary Skinner. in. CHANGE OF NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY. President Hovde requested authorization of a change in the name of the De­ partment of Agricultural Chemistry. The new name has not yet been determined, but will likely be Department of Biochemistry or Department of Agricultural Biochemistry. Professor F. W. Quackenbush, Head of the Department, will retain the title of Professor of Agricultural Chemistry, and any change in name will conform with the IncUana statutes. 220 May 14, 1953 After discussion and upon motion (Lynn-Thompson) unanimously carried, the Board authorized change of name for the Department of Agricultural Chemistry at the discretion of the President and upon the conditions named. IV. ADDITIONAL PROMOTIONS. President Hovde recommended that approval be given to the following ad­ ditional promotions for staff members, to be effective at the beginning of their regular term of service for.1953-1954: TO INSTRUCTOR R. R. McLeod Instructor in Physics School of Science R. E.. Horton, Jr. Assistant to the Director, Division of Educa- with the rank of cational Reference Instructor TO ASSISTANT PROFESSOR A. C. Todd Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Electrical Engineering R. B. Kirk Executive Assistant to Division of Educational Ij the Director, with the tional Reference rank of Assistant Professor P After discussion and upon motion (Anderson-Wilson) unanimously carried, I the foregoing promotions of staff members were approved to be effective as indi- ;! cated. V. SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT FOR DIRECTOR H. J. REED AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR N. J. VOLK. President Hovde reported that Director H, J. Reed (Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension Service, and Dean of the School of Agriculture) and Associate Director N. J. Volk, Agricultural Experiment Station, are presently in Pakistan, Director Reed is Chairman and Director Volk is a member of a mission appointed by Mr. Harold E. Stassen, Director of the Mutual Security Agency, to visit Pakistan and make recommendations for alleviation of the crisis in that country caused by the critical wheat shortage. The President asked approval.of a leave of absence for these two staff members for the period from May 4, 1953, to approximately May 20, 1953, with pay. After discussion and upon motion (Thompson-Kettler) unanimously carried, the Board approved the leave of absence recommended for Director H. J. Reed and Associate Director Volk, and expressed satisfaction at the honor of their appointment to the Mission to Pakistan. VL LEAVES OF ABSENCE. President Hovde recommended that approval be given to .the following leaves of absence granted to staff members: 221 May 14, 1963 Azrak, D. H. , Junior Assistant (Glassblower), Agricultural Chemistry, for the period from May 1, 1953, to July 30, 1953, without pay, to permit him to return to Lebanon to attend to certain personal matters. Beeson, K. E. , Associate with the rank of Assistant. Pr.ofessor, Agronomy, DAE, for the period from April 27, 1953, to May 8, 1953, withpay, because of illness. Brock, Nancy, Assistant Professor, Physical Education for Women, for the first semester of the 1953-1954 academic year with one-half pay (sabbatical), and for the second semester of the 1963-1954 academic year without pay, to pernait her to study at the Mary Wigman School of Dance in West Berlin, Germany. Enfield, G. H. , Associate withthe rank of Assistant Professor, Agronomy, DAE and AES, for aperiod of one year beginning April 28, 1953, without pay, to permit him to serve as Extension Ad-viser in Agronomy to the Iranian Government, under the auspices of the Foreign Agricultural Service for the U, S. Department of Agriculture. Fyffe, D. E. , Expediter and Buyer, Purchasing Department, for the period from February 4, 1953, to June 30, 1953, without pay, because of extended illness, Gould, S. H. , Assistant Professor of Mathematics, for the 1953-1964 aca­ demic year, with half pay (sabbatical), to permit him to study and work on a book at the University of Kansas, Jones, J. B. , Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, for the period from June 20, 1963, to July 10, 1953, with pay, to permit him to attend the Rumford Summer School of Thermodynamics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, (The Purdue Research Foundation will make a grant-in-aid in the amount of$'260. 00 to cover tuition and subisstence,) Magnusson, L. R, , Research Assistant, JHRP, EES, for the period from June 1, 1963, to February 1, 1954, without pay, to permit htm to do work on design and construction of some military installations being done by the firm of Metcalf and Eddy and AUred HopV:ins & Associates. -Osmun, J. v.. Assistant Professor of Entomology, for .the period from -August 1, 1953, to September 12, 1953, with pay, to permit him to undertake -a special project for the National Pest Control Association. Rakow, E. A., Instructor in English, forthe 1953-1954 academic year, without pay, to permit him to pursue work toward the degree of Master of Fine Arts at the University of Iowa. Warner, C F. , Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, for the •period from July 1, 1953, to June 30, 1954, with part pay, to permit him fo work as a research engineer in the Ueld of the Liquid Engine Division of the Aerojet Engineering Corporation at Azusia, California. 222 May 14, 1953 White, J. L. , Associate Professor of Agronomy and Associate Soil Scientist, Agronomy, AES, for the period from October 1, 1953, to September 30, 1954, with haU pay (sabbatical), to permit him to work and study at the Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts, England, under the supervision of Dr. D. M. C. MacEwan, authority on clay minerals. And EXTENSION OF PREVIOUS LEAVE OF ABSENCE: Sexson, V. D. , Assistant County Agent Leader, DAE, for the adcUtional period from July 1, 1953, to June 30, 1964, without pay, because of ex­ tended illness. After discussion and upon motion (Lynn-Anderson) unanimously carried, the Board approved leaves of absence for staff members as requested, vn. CHANGES IN GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS. President Hovde recommended approval of a proposal from the Graduate School that the presently authorized twenty-five University Special Merit Scholar­ ships for Graduate Students (XX, April 20, 1949) be rescinded, and that there be instituted in their stead Up to fifty tuition scholarships for .graduate students each year. This will enable the Dean of the Graduate School to supplement fellowships and attract first-class students. These scholarships are not concerned with the various fees but with out-of-state tuition. After discussion and upon motion (Lynn-Kettler) unanimously carried, the Board authorized the rescincUng of University Special Merit Scholarships for Graduate Students and the establishment of up to fifty tuition scholarships for graduate students each year, effective with the 1953-1964 academic year, vm. FORESTRY SUMMER CAMP FEES. President Hovde recommended appro-val of the following fees for students who attend Forestry Summer Camp for only one or two of the three courses offered: . Students enrolled Length of Special Fee Subsistence Fee only for: Course Resident Non-Resident Resident Non- Resident Agr, Eng, 25 5 wks. $ 12.50 $ 25.00 $ 6Z75I5 For. 50 4 wks. 10.00 20.00 50.00 For. 24 & 50 (1 / 4).^ 5 wks. 12.60 25.00 62.60 The above is based on a special fee for the full 10 weeks of $26. 00 for residents and $60. 00 for non-residents and a subsistence fee of $126. 00 for all students. After discussion and upon motion (Anders on-Thompson) unanimously carried, the Board approved the foregoing special Forestry Summer Camp fees. IX. -INCREASED SUBSISTENCE RATE FOR SENIOR FORESTRY CAMP. President Hovde recommended approval of an increase in the subsistence rate for students attending the Senior Forestry Camp (held in Mississippi) from $47.