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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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(d) Any student winning this Scholarship who is inducted into the armed forces of our country may elect to have the award deferred until his honorable discharge from such forces. Award—Award will be made to that candidate who, in the opinion of the Committee, appears to possess the greatest promise and stands in position to benefit most significantly from the advantages offered by this Scholarship. The Committee shall name two honorable mentions. The recipients of such mentions shall serve respectively as first and second alternates to the winner. Period of Travel and/or Study—The period of work must extend over the equivalent of a full academic year of nine months. T h e complete program must be approved by the Committee. Fulfillment—(a) T h e winner must keep the Committee informed of progress throughout the period of the Scholarship, (b) In case of lack of seriousness of purpose or conduct unbecoming a holder of this Scholarship, the incumbent may be ordered home and funds discontinued, (c) At completion, the winner must present evidence of accomplishment by means of an exhibition, a public lecture, a written report, or other means acceptable to the Committee. Payment—Payment to the winner will be made in four installments that will take into account such factors as term tuition, transportation costs, and expense entailed in setting up a special project. O n m o t i o n of M r s . G r i g s b y , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a d o p t e d . S U S P E N S I O N O F F R A N C I S J . PLYM F E L L O W S H I P IN A R C H I T E C T U R E (9) T h e Francis J. Plym Fellowship in Architecture is an annual award of $1,200 to provide for a year's study and travel abroad for the winning contestant in a design competition. The fellowship was endowed by the late Francis T. Plym of the Class of 1897. ( H e also endowed a Traveling Scholarship in Architectural Engineering which provides a stipend of $1,200 for a year's study and travel in the United States, which is also awarded on a competitive basis.) During the First World W a r the University discontinued offering the fellowship, and the committee which administers the competition has recommended that the fellowship be discontinued after 1942-1943 for the duration of the war, due to the increased cost of living, the necessity of travel by train, the necessity of confining the travel to this country, and the fact that most of the competitors may be liable for military service. I concur in this recommendation. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s adopted. B E Q U E S T O F MARY T R O W B R I D G E HONEY (10) T h e late Mrs. Mary Trowbridge Honey, of Wayne, Nebraska, an alumna of the University of Illinois, A.B. 1915, A.M. 1916, and Ph.D. (Classics) 1922, has bequeathed to the University the sum of $1,000 for a loan fund to students in the Department of the Classics. Counsel in the administration of her estate was informed of the regulations of the Board of Trustees governing the administration of student loan funds and has advised that he sees nothing in them contrary to the provisions of the will and the wishes of the testatrix. T h e University has received a check in payment of the bequest, and I have authorized the Comptroller to accept payment and administer the fund accordingly. O n m o t i o n of M r s . G r i g s b y , t h i s a c t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d a n d c o n f i r m e d . ILL1NI UNION S E R V I C E C H A R G E S (11) T h e changes in the academic calendar providing for a twelve-week summer quarter in the U r b a n a Colleges and Schools and the adoption of a quarter system for the Chicago Colleges necessitate a revision in the Illini Union service charges. The Illini Union Board ( U r b a n a ) recommends a service charge of $3.50 for the full summer term, or $1.75 for each six-week term, effective June 8 (the service charge for the former eight-week summer session was $2.50).