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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1942
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820 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [March 10 ACCELERATED WAR PROGRAM A N D CALENDAR FOR 1 9 4 2 - 1 9 4 3 (27) T h e University Senate Committee on Educational Policy makes a report of progress on the consideration of the accelerated program, including the quarter system, and states that a final report will not be ready before the first of May. T h e Committee recommends that the calendar for next year as approved by the Senate be approved by the Board at this time so that the Registrar may make his announcements for the departments at Urbana. j042 F I R S T SEMESTER, 1942-1943 Sept. 10, Thurs.—Sept. 12, Sat Sept. 11, Fri.—Sept. 12, Sat Sept. 14, Mon.—Sept. 15, Tues Sept. 16, Wed Nov. 25, Wed., 12 m Nov. 30, Mon., 1 p.m Dec. 19, Sat., 12 m 1943 Jan. 4, Mon., 8 a.m Jan. 15, Fri.—Jan. 23, Sat Jan. Jan. Feb. May May 28, Thurs.—Jan. 30, Sat 29, Fri.—Jan. 30, Sat 1, Mon 17, Mon.—May 25, Tues 31, Mon Freshman week and freshman registration. Registration of graduate students. Registration of upperckssmen. Instruction begins. Thanksgiving recess begins. Thanksgiving recess ends. Holiday recess begins. Holiday recess ends. Semester examinations. Registration of graduate students. Registration of undergraduate students. Instruction begins. Semester examinations. Commencement. 1943 SECOND SEMESTER, 1942-1943 SUMMER QUARTER, June 7, Mon Aug. 29, Sat Registration. Summer quarter ends. On motion of Mr. Davis, this calendar was approved as recommended by the University Senate. PURCHASE OF FIRE EQUIPMENT Mr. Adams, for the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, to whom was referred the matter of the purchase of additional equipment for fire protection, reported that the purchase of such equipment was impossible at present, and requested to be discharged from further consideration of this matter at present. On motion of Mr. Adams, the committee was relieved as requested, and the President of the University was requested to study the matter and report at some future meeting. WAGE SCALES OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES Mr. Adams, also for the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, recommended that the wages of certain groups of employees, including janitors, groundsmen, police, watchmen, employees in the water station, fire station, operation, maintenance, and repair of trucks and cars, in the Physical Plant Department, and in the unskilled and non-clerical staff in the College of Agriculture, be increased by 7.7% (or to the nearest half-cent) effective April i, 1942, that the matter be studied on a long-range basis with reference to living costs in the community and the price index, and that $10,000 be appropriated to provide for this increase for the present fiscal year. On motion of Mr. Adams, these recommendations were adopted and the appropriation made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr.
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