that year and hence no vacation time will accrue.
 The practice of teaching elsewhere during vacation preceding or following
 service at the University in a six weeks' session is open to serious question in
 terms of the best interests of the University. However, if a faculty member takes a
 teaching post in another institution during his vacation, he will be expected to apply
 for a two weeks' leave of absence without pay to enable him to be away from the
 University of Florida beyond the limits of his vacation period. It is assumed that
 the faculty member who teaches a six weeks' summer term at the University of
 Florila will use the period of two weeks between terms, according to his own best
 judgment in study and preparation for his teaching the following semester.
 Separation. A staff member terminating his services with the University will
receive pay for accrued vacation only upon completion of his annual contract. The
accrued vacation shall begin on the closing date of the last semester or Summer
Session he was on duty.
 Military Leaves. To staff members who are reserve officers and wish to partic-
ipate in training periods for reservists in the armed services, the University will
grant requests for leaves of absence with pay. Time spent away from the University
on such leaves shall not exceed seventeen days in any one annual period in addition
to any vacation leave.
 Other Leaves. In case an instructor'is compelled to be away from his duties
on account of illness, the head of his department shall, as provided in the University
Constitution, arrange with the advice and consent of the dean or director, to have the
absent instructor's work carried on by the available departmental staff members. If
such an arrangement is impossible, the situation created by the illness shall be
reported to the President by the dean. The President will then, on recommendation
of the department head and dean, appoint a temporary instructor to fill the vacancy
and will make recommendations with regard to salary adjustments to the Board of
Control.
 Absence from the campus for purposes of professional improvement and "travel
in the interest of administration, scholarship, and good teaching" are encouraged
by the University. Such absences and such travel should, however, be confined as
far as possible to periods when the University is not in session and classes are
not being held. If travel becomes necessary at times when classes are in session,
adequate provision for continuing the classes and for performing satisfactorily the
other official obligations of the staff member must be made.
 Requests for permission to be absent from duties for lengthy periods of time in
order to attend to personal business must be submitted to the Board of Control
through regular administrative channels.
 Sabbatical Leaves. The University has at present no provision for sabbatical
leaves.
 Tenure. The provisions on tenure, as at present defined in article XVI of the
University Constitution, represent a change from previous policy. The revision
was made in July, 1948. Faculty members employed prior to this revision are allowed
the option of qualifying for the status of permanent member either according to the
terms of the present, revised article in the constitution; or according to article
XVI as published in Volume XLI, Series 1, Number 7 of the University Record. A
full statement of the present policy on tenure will be contained in the next edition
of the University Constitution. There are, however, certain basic principles under-
lying this reorientation of policy that should be called to the attention of incoming
faculty members.