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1957] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 399
WORTHINGTON, W. CURTIS, JR., Assistant Professor of Anatomy (Medicine) —
resignation effective August I, 1957.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
BRENNAN, BETSY B., Assistant in Dermatology (Medicine)—Leave of absence,
without pay, March 15 through June 30, 1957.
GOLDSBOROUGH, JOHN B., Assistant Professor of Hygiene and Medical Adviser
in the Health Services —• leave of absence, with full pay from January 22
through February 28, 1957, and without pay from March 1 through August
31, 1957, on account of illness.
HOPKINS, MRS. ALINE L., Instructor in the Bureau of Business Management —
leave of absence, with pay from December 19, 1956, through January 31,
1957, and without pay from February 1 through May 31, 1957, or until such
prior time as she may be able to resume her duties.
LEWERS, WILLIAM M., Assistant Professor of Law — leave of absence, without
pay, pne year from September 1, 1957.
MOORE, GERALD E., Associate Professor of Mathematics — leave of absence on
account of illness, with full pay from January 9 through March 18, 1957,
and without pay from March 19 until he is able to return to service.
OLSON, CHARLES E., JR., Research Associate in Forestry — leave of absence, with
pay, from March 3 to March 17, 1957, for temporary active duty in the
U. S. Naval Reserve.
PAUL, SHERMAN, Associate Professor of English — leave of absence, without
pay, academic year 1957-58, in order that he may lecture at the University
of Vienna, Austria, under a Fulbright grant.
PHIPPS, WILMA J., Instructor in the School of Nursing-—leave of absence, without
pay, March 1 through June 30, 1957.
SANER, REGINALD A., Assistant in English — leave of absence, with pay from
March 15 through April 18, 1957, and without pay from April 19 through
June 15, 1957, or until such prior time as he may be able to return to service,
on account of illness.
SCHUCKMELL, NATALIE, Instructor in Pediatrics (Medicine)—leave of absence,
without pay, February 4 through August 31, 1957, on account of illness.
SCRANTON, MARGARET J., Assistant Editor, with rank of Assistant in the College
of Law — leave of absence, without pay, July 15 through August 31, 1957.
SHRIFTER, HAROLD B., Clinical Assistant in Medicine (Medicine)—leave of absence
for military service, without pay, June 26 through August 31, 1957.
YOUNG, HAROLD C, Assistant Professor of Architecture — leave of absence,
without pay, second semester of the current academic year (March 1
through August 31, 1957), so that he may accept the Francis J. Plym Fellowship
in Architecture.
RETIREMENT
BAER, REINHOLD, Professor of Mathematics — retirement effective September 1,
1957-
MEMORIAL TO EARL ROY SERLES
Mrs. Watkins offered the following resolution and moved its adoption:
The Board of Trustees records with profound sorrow the death on March
l 3> 1957, of Dr. Earl Roy Series, Professor of Pharmacy and Dean of the College
of Pharmacy since July I, 1940.
Dean Series was born in Salem, South Dakota, on November 18, 1890. He
received his academic and professional training at the South Dakota State College,
where he graduated with the degrees of graduate in Pharmacy in 1911,
Bachelor of Science in 1915, and Master of Science in 1917; and at the University
of Minnesota where he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in
1934. In 1953 South Dakota State College conferred upon him the honorary
degree of Doctor of Science.
Following his graduation he was in commercial work as a pharmacist for a
short time, but most of his professional career since 1913 was devoted to teaching
at his Alma Mater and at the University of Illinois. From 1923 until 1940 he
was Dean of the Division of Pharmacy at South Dakota State College. On July
1, 1940, he came to the University of Illinois as Professor of Pharmacy and
Dean of the College of Pharmacy. During the academic year 1953-54 ne a ' so