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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS G I F T O F B O O K S BY D R . Q U I N E

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(54) A letter from the Librarian of the College of Medicine concerning a gift of books by Doctor Quine. March 7, 1919 Br, E, y. James y President, University of Illinois

DEAR PRESIDENT JAMES:

You will be pleased to learn that Dr. Quine has donated to the University Library between three hundred and fifty and four hundred volumes from his private library, about half of which will be desirable additions to our collection, representing a cash value of over five hundred dollars. With this gift of books, Dr. Quine also sent us many photographs of the men who were connected with the early history of the college. Yours very truly,

METTA M. LOOMIS

Librarian

This gift was accepted and the President of the University was authorized to express the thanks of the Board to Doctor Quine.

LANGUAGE R E Q U I R E M E N T F O R A D M I S S I O N T O M E D I C I N E (55) A recommendation from the faculty of the College of Medicine that foreign language as a requirement for admission to the College of Medicine be dropped from the list of prescribed requirements and be added to the list of electives which may be offered in case the medicial examining boards of the various states or a sufficient number of them approve this provision.

This recomendation was approved.

S U M M E R C O U R S E S IN A G R I C U L T U R E AND H O M E E C O N O M I C S (56) A letter from Dean Charters as to a short course in Home Economics and in Agriculture in cooperation with the Board of Vocational Education. March 8, 1919 President. E J. James

M Y DEAR PRESIDENT JAMES: .

I write concerning the short course in home economics for college teachers and state supervisors. 1 have received assurance from the Federal Department that they will detail some of their people to us for part of the time and that they will advise teachers in normal schools, colleges, and high schools who are looking forward to doing college teaching or supervising, that Illinois is offering such courses this summer. The course will be six weeks long and the work will be divided into a number of units, about twelve or fourteen in all. These units are selected upon the basis of problems which supervisors and practise teachers have to meet. For teachers of these courses we shall need to use some of our own people who will be on the ground this summer, Miss Richardson or Miss Stanley from the Federal Board, possibly Miss Davis, from t}ie State Department; and some additional help for a week or two each by supervisors in surrounding states who are especially well equipped for handling individual units.