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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1942
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1942] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 751 I concur in the Dean's recommendations. T h i s m a t t e r w a s r e f e r r e d t o t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y f o r further study and report on the p r o g r a m necessary to m a k e this curriculum comprehensive and outstanding. EXTENSION OF UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS (8) At the last session of the General Assembly, the Act relating to General Assembly Scholarships was amended to provide, " T h a t when any person appointed to a scholarship pursuant to this section, fails to begin or discontinues his course of instruction because of his entry into service in the military or naval forces of the United States, leaving all or a portion of such scholarship unused, such person so appointed may upon completion of such services, use such scholarship for the unused portion thereof " N o action was taken by the General Assembly with reference to the holders of other types of scholarships who may enter the military or naval services of the United States during the war. T h e question is being raised by holders of such scholarships as to what becomes of the unused time of their scholarships during the period they are in active military or naval service. Although the law does not specifically authorize or direct the extension of County Scholarships, Scholarships in Agriculture and H o m e Economics, and the various other undergraduate scholarships available at the University of Illinois, I believe the University would be entirely justified in doing the same for the holders of such scholarships as it is directed by the law to do for the holders of General Assembly Scholarships. Therefore, I recommend that the Registrar of the University be authorized to grant holders of all scholarships extensions under the same circumstances as they are granted to holders of General Assembly Scholarships. On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was adopted. C H A N G E S IN ACADEMIC CALENDAR (9) T o accelerate the educational program of students and the training of men and women for civilian defense activities, as well as for military and naval service, the following changes in the calendar for the second semester of the academic year 1941-1942 have been authorized: Final examinations at the end of the first semester began Friday, January 23, and will end on Saturday, January 31. Undergraduate registration for the second semester will take place on Friday and Saturday, February 6 and 7; graduate registration will be February 5, 6, and 7 ; classes will begin at 8:00 a.m., February 9. T h e Easter recess (April 3, 8:00 a.m. to April 7, 8:00 a.m.) will be cancelled. T h e second semester, including final examinations, will end on Saturday, May 23, instead of June 8. This will open the way to further changes in the academic calendar and to operating the University on a twelve months' basis, either under the quarter system or some other plan which will provide for the maximum utilization of the University's plant and resources for the training of young men and women. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h e a c t i o n of t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y in a u t h o r i z i n g t h e s e c h a n g e s w a s a p p r o v e d a n d c o n f i r m e d . APPROPRIATION TO T H E PHYSICAL PLANT DEPARTMENT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST SABOTAGE (10) I recommend that an appropriation of $8,867.56 be made to the Physical Plant Department for the balance of the current year (until June 30, 1942) for the employment of guards and other expenses in the following areas where it is deemed such protection is necessary:
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