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1912]

PEOCEEDINGS OF THE BOAED OF TRUSTEES.

OF T H E COLLEGES OF L I T E R A T U R E SCIENCE. AND ARTS

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CONSOLIDATION i

(18) A recommendation from the University Senate, under date of June 8, 1912, that the College of Literature and Arts and the College of Science be consolidated into one college of liberal arts and sciences; accompanied by the following historical statement: The present organization of the College of Literature and Arts and Science in the University of Illinois is unusual. There are some advantages in the present form of organization. There are also some distinct disadvantages. The most serious disadvantages perhaps are those affecting the welfare of students. The two colleges have gradually expanded by increasing their so-called privileges of election, the College of Literature and Arts in the direction of science, and the College of Science in the direction of literature and arts, until they duplicate to a considerable extent each other's fields, without really giving the flexibility in the choice of subjects which would be the result of the union of the two colleges. The College of Literature and Arts voted unanimously some years ago for such a consolidation. At that time the College of Science was evenly divided in its opinion. The question has come up again and again, now from the student side, now from the side of departmental efficiency, and during the last year, after a full discussion extending over several months, from before Christmas until near commencement, the various academic bodies took action as follows: The Council of Administration, on April 2. 1912, recommended the consolidation of the two» faculties by a unanimous votej except that one member requested permission no-fe to vote; the College of Literature and Arts voted unanimously in favor of, the* union; the College of Science was again almost evenly divided in its opinionv sixteen votes being cast for and seventeen against the project; the Senate voted unanimously for the union.

It was voted to approve this recommendation of the Senate, and to authorize the President of the University to effect a consolidation of the Colleges of Literature and Arts and Science as soon as may be practicable. ,

APPROPRIATION FOR ILLINOIS STUDENTS' HANDBOOK.

(19) A request from Mr. W. A. McKnight, General Secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association of the University of Illinois, for an appropriation of two hundred fifty dollars toward the publication of the Illinois Students' Handbook; this book is prepared and mailed each year to the prospective students, and is sent out, for the most part during the month of August, to persons who have applied for registration blanks; the book contains information concerning the University and student life of great value to new students; thirty-five hundred books will be distributed this year at a cost of approximately five hundred dollars.

It was voted to grant this request, and to make the appropriation ot two hundred fifty dollars ($250) involved.

POST-DOCTORATE FELLOWSHIP FOR STUDY ABROAD,

(20) A recommendation from Dr. David Kinley, Dean of the Graduate Softool*,, that Miss Margaret L. Bailey be awarded a post-doctorate fellowship for the' purpose of study abroad during the coming academic year; the stipendium to be1 six hundred dollars ($600) ; two hundred dollars ($200) additional, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be allowed for expenses; these amounts to be charged to the Graduate School fund.

This recommendation was approved.

ALUMNI RECORD.

(21) A recommendation that an appropriation of five thousand dollars ($5,000> be made to cover the expense of printing and publishing the new edition of the Alumni Record, authorized by the Board of Trustees on July 8, 1911 (Report, 1912.'. p. 436), and that the purchasing agent be authorized to make a contract for the1 said printing and publishing. ' The work of preparing this volume has been done under the direction of Mr. J. H. Kelley, Executive Clerk in the President's Office, with the aid of thestaff of that office, and the copy will now shortly be ready to transmit to the' printer. The volume will be sold to the alumni and others at the price of one dollar and a half. More than fifteen hundred subscriptions at this price have' already been received. The volume will run to one thousand pages more or less.

It was voted to approve this recommendation and to make the appropriation of five thousand dollars ($5,000) requested.

REAPPOINTMENT OF D E A N FAWCETT. \

(22) A recommendation that Mrs. Mary Fawcett be elected Acting Dean of Women for a period of one year from July 1, 1912, at a salary of two thousand -dollars for the year.

This recommendation was approved.