Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1920
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1919] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 279 ships to the upper third or half of the class would have no beneficial effect as long as present conditions continue. We see no objection to making the continuance of a scholarship after the Freshman year conditional upon satisfactory work by the student. Sincerely yours, C. M. MCCONN No action was taken on this subject. G R A D U A T E S C H O L A R S H I P S T I P E N D INCREASED (26) A recommendation from the Executive Faculty of the Graduate School that the scholarship stipend for first-year graduate students be fixed at three hundred dollars instead of, as hitherto, at two hundred and fifty dollars. January 18,1919 President E. J. James DEAR M R . PRESIDENT: At a recent meeting, the executive faculty of the Graduate School voted to recommend to you that the scholarship stipend for first-year graduate students be fixed at $300 instead of, as hitherto, $250. I t has been my experience that practically all first-year students have no resources other than their scholarships. Indeed, they could hardly be expected to have, since they are encouraged to come to us directly from college. The stipend of $250 has always been reported as too small to get through the year with the utmost economy. The increase in living expenses has made the situation much more difficult than before. These reasons have influenced the faculty to make this recommendation. You will remember that the amount $250 was fixed by yourself when our present system was established. Very truly yours, DAVID KINLEY This recommendation was approved. DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE FOR CHICAGO DEPARTMENTS (27) A recommendation that the Council of Administration be authorized to provide for a disciplinary committee in the Chicago departments of the University to pass on all cases of discipline arising in the city departments, their action to be subject to the approval of the Council of Administration. This recommendation was approved. TEMPORARY (28) LOAN A letter from the Comptroller relating to the University loan. January 22, 1919 President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois M Y DEAR PRESIDENT JAMES: I beg to advise you that the loan of $50,000, made by the Merchants Loan and Trust Company of Chicago on December 31, 1918, to cover overdraft in the funds of
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