Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1940 [PAGE 802]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS T h e construction of the Power Plant and Distribution System tunnel has made several tennis courts useless this spring, and the courts in front of the Old Gymnasium are the logical ones to improve. Expenses of National Collegiate Wrestling Meet Expenses of gymnastic team to the National Intercollegiate Gymnastic Meet in Chicago Salary of Assistant Freshman Baseball Coach The Freshman Baseball Coach is also Assistant Football Coach, and the holding of spring football practice later in the year has made it necessary to relieve him of his baseball duties for a part of the season. Power ground roller This equipment will be used in the maintenance of clay tennis courts, in rolling the greens on the golf course, and in keeping the football field in condition. Total $3

799

2. 3. 4.

800 no 150

5.

450

010

I recommend that action on Item 1 be deferred pending a study and complete estimate of the cost of this improvement. T h e Physical Plant Department will restore to their former condition all tennis courts which have been damaged by the construction of the Power Plant tunnel, and this restoration will be completed before the tennis courts in front of the Old Gymnasium can be reconstructed. Sufficient funds are available in the treasury of the Athletic Association to meet these appropriations. As of April 10 its unassigned surplus amounted to $30,062.54.

On motion of Mr. Mayer, action on Item 1 was deferred, and the assignments for Items 2, 3, 4, and 5 were approved.

SUMMER SESSION FEE IN THE UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL (16) A recommendation that a laboratory fee of $5 be established for the course in typewriting in the University High School for the summer session, to be charged all students. At the present time a fee of $8 is charged high school students, and a fee of $5 is charged University students in the College of Commerce who take the same course.

On motion of Mr. Moschel, this fee was established as recommended.

CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION ( t / ) The University Senate recommends the following changes in the requirements for admission to the undergraduate colleges of the University. The changes are submitted in the form of a complete statement of the requirements for admission as it will appear in the Annual Register and other official publications relating to admissions. Wherever a change in the admission requirements is proposed, the present wording of the requirement and the proposed wording are given. The changes may be summarized under five major headings: /. High School Graduation.—This is a change merely in phraseology. 2. Applicants with Superior Scholarship Records.—The proposal is to extend to students ranking in the upper fifty per cent of their high school classes the privilege of admission to the University without adhering to the usual requirements as they pertain to majors and minors. At the present time students ranking in the upper twenty-five per cent of their graduating classes are admitted without reference to majors and minors and without reference to the requirement of ten units from the fields of English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies. Under the proposed plan students in the upper fifty per cent must present nine units from English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies, but need not adhere to the majors and minors. It will be recalled that the Board has already approved the paragraph re-