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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 20

ADMISSION OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS ENTERING DIRECTLY FROM HIGH SCHOOL (23) The present requirements for admission of undergraduate students entering directly from high school include a provision that a graduate of an accredited high school who is a resident of Illinois and whose scholarship is in the lowest quarter of his class, but who otherwise meets the entrance requirements, will be admitted on probationary status subject to certain conditions, including: "Such an applicant will be required by the University to take tests as prescribed by the Student Counseling Service and to receive in an interview an interpretation of the test scores and their educational and vocational significance." The Director of Student Counseling Service and the Dean of Admissions and Records recommend that the language of the phrase in italics be amended to read: ". . . and to receive a letter advising him of his chances of succeeding in the University and inviting him to utilize the services of the Student Counseling Service for interpretation of the educational and vocational significance of his test scores if he so wishes." Since this is an administrative procedure and involves no change in policy, I have approved the change, effective at the beginning of the first semester of 1960-61, and report this action for record.

This report was received for record.

DISCLAIMER REQUIREMENT IN STUDENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM OF NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT (24) T h e University of Illinois Board of Trustees registers its objections to the disclaimer or affidavit of disbelief oath required of student recipients of federal loans under the National Defense Education Act and urges that the Congress remove the disclaimer oath provisions from the Act during its present session. The Board, at the same time, emphasizes its approval of the allegiance oath requirement for such loans. The Board states that despite its objection, the University will continue to participate in the federal loan program if the disclaimer oath is not removed. To withdraw would force many of the more than 400 students now holding federal loans to leave the University since loan funds from other sources are exhausted. Under these circumstances it seems best to leave to the individual student the decision as to whether or not the taking of the disclaimer oath can be reconciled with the dictates of his conscience. T h e foregoing statement was presented by the Vice-President and Provost, representing the President of the University, with the recommendation that it be adopted as the official position of the University on this question. D u r i n g t h e d i s c u s s i o n of t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , M r . H u g h e s sugg e s t e d t h a t i n lieu of r e g i s t e r i n g o b j e c t i o n t o t h e d i s c l a i m e r oath, the B o a r d r e c o m m e n d a c h a n g e in t h e l a n g u a g e t o r e m o v e t h e objectionable features. M r . H a r e w o o d s t a t e d t h a t in h i s o p i n i o n t h e B o a r d s h o u l d not u n d e r t a k e t o r e d r a f t a n y p r o v i s i o n s of t h e N a t i o n a l D e f e n s e E d u c a t i o n A c t b u t t h a t it s h o u l d e x p r e s s its p o s i t i o n in g e n e r a l t e r m s . M r . C l e m e n t s p o k e in o p p o s i t i o n t o t h e d i s c l a i m e r o a t h . A t t h e c o n c l u s i o n of t h i s d i s c u s s i o n , o n m o t i o n of M r . Clement, t h i s s t a t e m e n t w a s a d o p t e d b y t h e B o a r d . M r . H e r r i c k a n d Mr. H u g h e s voted "no." LIBRARY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (25) On November 18, 1959, the Committee on General Policy received a report from the Dean of Library Administration on the availability to the University of the Library of International Relations at 351 East Ohio Street, Chicago. The future of this Library has been a subject for urgent consideration because of its financial problem, and a firm offer was received from Michigan State University for its removal to East Lansing. Desiring to keep the Library in Chicago, its