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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 24

OPEN LETTER FROM " W E , THE MOTHERS, MOBILIZE FOR AMERICA*" (23) An open letter, dated June 6, 1941, from Mrs. Barbara Winthrop (Mrs. C. P . D o d g e ) , President of " W e , T h e Mothers, Mobilize for America, Inc.," 37 West V a n Buren Street, Chicago. T h e letter is addressed to "The Hon. Dwight Green, Governor of the State of Illinois; Members of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Illinois; Trustees of the University of Illinois; Dr. A. C. Willard, President of the University of Illinois."

No action was taken on this matter.

EXECUTIVE S E S S I O N

At this point, on request of Mr. Davis, the Board went into executive session as committee of the whole. The committee rose at the end of a two-hour session without having taken any action. The Board continued, in open session, its consideration of matters presented by the President of the University.

RESOLUTION OF THE ILLINI CLUB OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI (24) T h e following resolution was adopted at a meeting of the Illini Club of Kansas City, Missouri, on June 4, 1941: "Whereas, it is well known that athletics at the University of Illinois has been strikingly and consistently free from commercialism at all times, and "Whereas, Robert C. Zuppke, Coach of Football since 1913 has contributed to and exemplified the traditional spirit of amateur athletics at the University, "Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Illini Club of Kansas City hereby commends and congratulates the University for its steadfast refusal to commercialize athletics and for the high standard of sportsmanship now and heretofore maintained, and "Be it further resolved, that the secretary of this organization be authorized and directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the President and Board of Trustees of the University."

This resolution was received for record.

BACHELOR'S DEGREE FOR E D M U N D LOUIS DUBOIS (25) A recommendation that the President of the University be authorized to confer the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering as of October 15, 1941, on Edmund Louis DuBois, as recommended by the Dean of the College of Engineering and the University Registrar. Mr. DuBois is a candidate for a commission in the United States Army through the Sixth Corps Area and was considered by that Area among a few outstanding candidates who were to be recommended to Washington as honor graduates. However, due to the fact that he failed to meet the requirements for his degree in J u n e because of having failed one course the Sixth Corps Area Commander under date of June 10 substituted in his recommendation to W a s h ington the name of the first alternate on the honor graduate list in place of Mr. DuBois, because at that time it could not be certified that Mr. DuBois had completed the requirements for his degree. Mr. DuBois has since taken and passed a special examination in Civil Engineering 65—the course in which he received a failing grade in the second semester and which, therefore, prevented his complying in full with all the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. In spite of the fact that he did fail one course last semester Mr. DuBois has an outstanding record of 4.213 in the College of Engineering and was Student Colonel of the University R.O.T.C. units during his senior year. H e still wishes to be considered for a commission in the army and if the Board is willing to pass on his candidacy for the degree at this time it may further his status for the commission.

On motion of Mr. Fornof, this degree was authorized as of June

24, 1941.