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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MRS. JOHNSTON (5) A recommendation that Mrs. Nell C. B. Johnston, Assistant Professor of Education, be given sick leave, with pay, for the second semester of the current academic year. On motion of Mr. Williams, this leave was granted.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MISS JOSIE B. HOUCHENS

(6) A recommendation from Director Windsor that Miss Josie B. Houchens be granted leave of absence, without pay, for one month during the summer of 1934, to enable her to teach in the summer session at Columbia University.

On motion of Mrs. Freeman, this leave was granted.

STATUS OF PROFESSOR W . C. HUNTINGTON

(7) Since November 20, 1933, Professor W. C. Huntington, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, has been serving with the Illinois Civil Works Administration as a member of its engineering staff. During the first semester he continued carrying on his responsibilities as head of the department here and divided his time each week between Urbana and Chicago. It has been necessary to relieve him of his teaching duties, and, since the beginning of the second semester, of some of his responsibilities as head of the department. Therefore, I have authorized the following arrangements: Professor W. H. Wilson has been authorized to act as head of the department during Professor Huntington's absence. Mr. Ralph Kluge, formerly employed in one of the cooperative research investigations which has been terminated, has been appointed instructor in civil engineering at a salary of $200 a month, effective February 1 and continuing until further notice, but not longer than June 30, 1934. This appointment will involve an addition to the budget. Professor Huntington has never been given formal leave of absence and is serving the Civil Works Administration without any compensation. I request confirmation of my action authorizing Professor Huntington to render this service and approval of the arrangements made to take care of his University work. On motion of M r . Williams, this action was confirmed.

ADMISSION FROM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

(8) The University Senate recommends that the requirements for admission to the University from senior high schools be amended to read as follows: "In the case of graduates of a school organized as a three-year senior high school, including grades ten, eleven, and twelve, at least twelve units must have been taken in the senior high school. At least eight of these units, including two majors and one minor, or four minors, must be taken from the fields of English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies. Either a major or a minor must be from the field of English. One unit of foreign language and one unit of mathematics may be accepted from work completed in the ninth grade as a part of the majors and minors, provided at least eight units of senior high-school work have been completed in subjects included in the .ibove enumerated fields. The remaining four units may be selected from any of the senior high-school subjects which are accepted by an accredited high school toward its diploma and which meet the standards for accrediting as defined by the University of Illinois. "The transcript of credits certified by the senior high school must show any credit in mathematics or foreign language accepted from the ninth grade if these subjects have been continued in the senior high school. Fractional credits of the value of less than one-half unit will not be accepted. Not less than one unit of work will be accepted in a foreign language, elementary algebra, plane geometry, physics, chemistry, and biology."

On motion of Dr. Meyer, this recommendation was adopted.