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agreed upon and sent to Dr. Ross under date of April 8th with a memorandum (Exhibit "C") by the President stating the conditions under which the appointment was made.

This understanding contemplated the effort of Dr. Ross to find a place elsewhere. It provided that he might be granted leave of absence the year following. It specifically provided that Dr. Ross should retire from the University before the period of the appointment should begin, if it were "deemed desirable for the interests of the University."

d. Dr. Ross served under this temporary appointment during the year 1897-98, and the following year was granted leave of absence as agreed upon. On his return from Europe it was again renewed for the year 1899-1900.

a. In May, 1900, Dr. Ross was notified verbally by the President that his temporary appointment as Professor of Sociology could not become a permanent one and that steps would be taken to definitely terminate it.

After discussion of the various interests involved, the President on May 26th submitted (Exhibit "D") to Mrs. Stanford as Trustee a statement of certain conditions under which the withdrawal of Dr. Ross might be effected. These conditions provided for his reappointment for 1900-01; for his resignation to take effect at the discretion of the President; for his endeavor with the assistance of the President to secure another place. To these conditions Mrs. Stanford agreed under date of May 28th (Exhibit "E").

f. In accordance with these arrangements, on June 5th, Dr. Ross submitted his resignation (Exhibit "F"), to be acted on at the President's

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