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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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This matter was referred to the President of the University for additional information.

DIRECTORS OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (20) T h e Board of Directors of the Athletic Association of the University of Illinois, at a meeting held on September 25, 1939, adopted a resolution to amend Paragraph 3 of the Articles of Incorporation to read as follows: "3. T h e management of the aforesaid association shall be vested in a Board of seven members to be elected annually by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, four but no more from members of the faculty of the University of Illinois and the remainder from the members of the Alumni Association of the University of Illinois." T h e effect of this will be to amend Article V, Section I, of the By-Laws of the Association to read as follows, the changes being italicized: "Section 1. T h e Board of Directors shall consist of seven members to be elected annually by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at their annual March meeting upon recommendation of the President of the University, four from members of the faculty of the University of Illinois, one of whom shall be the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, and three from members of the Alumni Association of the University of Illinois." Under the By-Laws of the Association all amendments thereof are subject 10 approval by the Board of Trustees before taking effect. 1 recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . P o g u e , t h i s a m e n d m e n t of t h e B y - L a w s of t h e Athletic Association was approved. ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS OF DIRECTORS OF THE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (21) In view of the recent amendment of the By-Laws of the Athletic Association increasing the number of its Directors from five to seven, I recommend the following additional appointments to that Board to serve until the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees in March, 1940, or until their successors shall have been appointed. Faculty—Dean Charles M. Thompson, of the College of Commerce and Business Administration. Alumni—Milton M. Olander, Class of 1922, Personnel Director, OwensIllinois Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, these appointments were made as recommended.

AERONAUTICAL TRAINING (22) The Civilian Pilot Training Act of Congress of 1939 authorizes the Civil Aeronautics Authority to provide for the training of civilian pilots through educational institutions to prepare students for a private pilot certificate of competency. T h e course is divided iuto 72 hours of ground school instruction given at the participating institution and from 35 to 50 hours of flight instruction given at a nearby airport by an operator selected by the participating institution subject to approval by the Authority. Institutions interested in offering this training must apply lo the Authority. Complete outlines and texts to be used in the ground school instruction will be furnished by the Authority, but participating institutions must pay all other expenses, including medical examination fees and insurance premiums. T h e Dean of the College of Engineering was requested to consider, in consultation with appropriate members of his staff, the participation of the University of Illinois in this flight training program. They are of the opinion that