Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1942
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828 BOARD O F T R U S T E E S [April 22 AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS O N COMMITTEES Mr. Livingston presented the following resolution: Be it resolved that Sec. 6 of the By-Laws of the Board of Trustees be amended to read as follows: "Sec. 6. T h e following shall constitute the regular or standing committees of the Board, and the members thereof shall hold office for one year or until their successors are appointed: "Five Board members—Buildings and Grounds. "Three Board members each—Agriculture; Alumni; Athletic Activities; Chicago Departments; Civil Service and Employees; Finance; General Policy; P a t e n t s ; Student Welfare and Activities." Inasmuch as the Special Committee on Landscaping, created in 1930, now designated as the Sub-committee on Landscaping of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, has fulfilled the purpose for which it was created, it is recommended that its members be discharged from further duties and that the sub-committee cease to exist and that its functions be assumed by the Committee on Buildings and Grounds. On motion of Mr. Livingston, this resolution was adopted. President Meyer reported that, in accordance with the action above, he had appointed the following committees: Civil Service and Employees: P A R K LIVINGSTON, Chairman, HOMER M A T ADAMS, ORVILLE M. KARRAKER. Student Welfare and Activities: M r s . H E L E N M. GRK.SBY, Chairman, F R A N K A. JENSEN, P A R K LIVINGSTON. MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT WILLARD The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University. AUTHORITY TO CONFER DEGREES (1) A recommendation that the President of the University be authorized to confer degrees at the Commencement Exercises in the Urbana Departments on June 1, 1942, and in the Chicago Departments on June 12, and also in August, on candidates who will be recommended for such degrees by the University Senate. On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, this authority was granted. C H A N G E IN REQUIREMENTS FOR M.D. DEGREE (2) Last year, on recommendation of the University Senate, the Board of Trustees authorized waiving the fifth, or interne, year requirement for the degree of Doctor of Medicine in the case of seniors in the College of Medicine who completed the academic requirements in June, 1941. T h e University Senate recommends that this requirement be waived for the duration of the war. I concur. On motion of Mr. Jensen, this recommendation was adopted. ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR STUDENTS IN T H E COLLEGES O F MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, A N D PHARMACY WITHDRAWING TO ENTER MILITARY SERVICE (3) T h e University Senate recommends the following regulations providing for adjusted academic credit for students in the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy who withdraw to enter military service. These regulations follow in principle those already approved by the Board of Trustees for the Urbana Colleges. A. CREDIT I N COURSES 1. An undergraduate or professional student at Chicago who, after completing the fifth week and before completing the ninth week of the quarter, withdraws from the University and enters the military or naval service, or other service pertaining to the national defense which is approved by a committee to be appointed by the President of the University, shall be entitled to
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