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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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1. That the Board of Trustees approve the recommendation of the Directors of the Athletic Association that a shortage of $300 in ticket office funds occurring during the basketball season of 1940-1941 as indicated in the audit report of A r t h u r Andersen & Co. for that year, be written off against surplus funds of the Association. 2. That the Board of Trustees approve a recommendation of the Directors of the Athletic Association that the employment of an auditor-cashier in charge of ticket sales be postponed until the athletic program has been clarified.

CHESTER R. DAVIS, J O H N R. FORNOF F R A N K A. JENSEN Chairman

O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a d o p t e d . R E P O R T O F COMMITTEE O N G E N E R A L POLICY

Mr. Davis read also the following report of the Committee on General Policy:

A meeting of the Committee on General Policy was held at the University Club, in Chicago, on Friday, January 8, 1943. Present: Mr. Chester R. Davis, Chairman, Mr. Frank A. Jensen, Mr. P a r k Livingston, and President A. C. Willard. 1. T h e Committee recommends that the following policies be established for the future in recognizing distinguished persons connected with the University by giving their names to buildings, campus areas, streets and drives, etc. (a) Such recognition shall be restricted to the names of persons who are deceased. (b) Recognition of former presidents shall be in the form of the naming of campus areas. (c) Buildings of all kinds may be named only for distinguished persons who have been officially connected with the University and who were prominent in the field for which the building so named is used. (d) Drives, streets, walks, etc., may be named for other distinguished persons who have been officially connected with the University. The Committee recommends that all previous conflicting actions and statements of policy be amended to conform with these policies. In making these recommendations, the Committee has no intention of restricting the naming of any building, area, etc., for donors who may give such things to the University. 2. The Committee requested that President Meyer, President Willard, and Dean Allen act as a committee to discuss the proposed resignation of Dr. W. F. Petersen (in conference with Dr. Petersen if they so desire) with a view to presenting if possible a recommendation on the matter at the next meeting of the Board. 3. T h e Committee reports progress on the consideration of the general policy of insuring University property and liability in mutual companies, and requests the Comptroller to send to the members of the Committee data on the practice in other state universities. 4. T h e Committee discussed material presented by the President of the University on the proposed Army and Navy training program for specialists, and other phases of the University's contribution to the war effort, including: (a) Letter from President Willard to deans, directors, and heads of academic departments (January 8, 1943). (b) Letter from President Willard to parents of students (December 24, 1942). (c) Memorandum No. 262 from the Bureau of Institutional Research on a survey of teaching manpower at the University. ( d ) T h e Army Program Chart prepared by the Registrar and the Dean of Men, showing probable dates of induction of students. (e) Table of Students in the Enlisted Reserves, arranged by classes.