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1915]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OP TRUSTEES. Afternoon Session, April 27, 1915.

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When the Executive Committee resumed its session, after luncheon, all the members of the committee were present, namely, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Carr, and Mr.-Hoit; also Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, and Miss Watson, members of the board, and President James. During a part of the afternoon, Prof. J. M. White, Supervising Architect, was present.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY.

The committee continued its consideration of matters presented by President James.

R E Q U I R E M E N T S FOR A D M I S S I O N .

(12) A recommendation of the University Senate that the following changes in the requirements for admission, Lists B and C as outlined on pages 71 and 72 of the Annual Register for 1914-15, be made: DOMESTIC SCIENCE. That the item in List C which now reads "Domestic Science, 36 weeks, 1 unit" be amended to read "Domestic Science, 36 to 72 weeks, 1 to 2 units." PHYSICS. That the item in List B~ which now reads "Physics, 36 weeks, 1 unit" be amended to read "Physics, 36 to 72 weeks, 1 to 2 units." SPANISH. That the item in List B which now reads "Spanish, 36 to 72 weeks, 1 to 2 units" be- amended to read "Spanish, 36 to 144 weeks, 1 to 4 units." The effect of these changes is to permit a high school student to elect a larger amount of work in these subjects and to receive correspondingly greater credit for admission to the University. On motion of Mr. Hoit, this recommendation was approved.

R E S I G N A T I O N OF PROF. I. O. B A K E R .

(13) A letter from Dr. I r a O. Baker, Professor of Civil Engineering, resigning his position as head of the Department of Civil Engineering, with a request that he be allowed to continue as Professor of Civil Engineering a t his present salary. On motion of Mr. Carr, Prof. Baker's resignation as head of the department was accepted, with the understanding that he is to continue as Professor of Civil Engineering at his present salary.

RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING DR. BAKER.

On motion of Mr. Hoit, the following resolutions were adopted: "WHEREAS., Dr. I r a Osborn Baker has served the University continuously for forty-one years as Instructor, Assistant Professor, and Professor of Civil Engineering, and thirty-seven years as head of the Department of Civil Engineering; and WHEREAS, Dr. Baker's resignation'as head of the Department of Civil Engineering has just been received and accepted; therefore, be it Resolved, That the President and the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois express to Dr. Baker their appreciation of the notable service that he has rendered the Department of Civil Engineering, the College of Engineering, the University, and the engineering profession through his development of a great department, his interest in education, and his contributions to the literature of Civil Engineering.

A P P O I N T M E N T OF MR. F. H. N E W E L L .

(14) A recommendation from Prof. C. R. Richards, Acting Dean of the College of Engineering, endorsed by Dean W. P . M. Goss, that Mr. Frederick Haynes Newell be appointed Professor of Civil Engineering and head of the Department of Civil Engineering at a salary of $5,000 a year, beginning as soon as he may report for duty. On motion of Mr. Carr, Mr. Newell was appointed.

C O M B I N E D COURSE I N L I B E R A L ARTS A N D L A W .

(15) A recommendation from the University Senate concerning the combined course in Liberal Arts and Law. The Senate recommends: First—A student who has senior standing in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may take and count the first full year of law work for 30 hours of credit toward the A.B. degree, or, if he takes and successfully carries less than the full amount, it shall be counted only hour for hour toward the A.B. degree. If the bulk of the student's work in any semester is in law, he shall register in the College of Law. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences shall not recommend for the A.B. degree any student who has not been one year in residence at the University. Second—That law work, when taken as above, may be offered as a minor a t the election of the student, under the proposed new requirements of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.