Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946 [PAGE 216]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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T h e requirements as adopted by the Board in November, 1942, include a regulation that the University Disciplinary Committee, in consultation with the Director of. the School of Physical Education, shall formulate and administer rules governing attendance in physical education. T h e Senate recommends that this regulation be discontinued and that in lieu thereof college officers be authorized to reassume supervision over the attendance of students at classes. T h e Senate recommends that this provision be made effective October 1 regardless of when the program of required physical education for juniors and seniors is discontinued. T h e Senate further recommends that in case the program of required physical education for juniors and seniors is continued beyond October I, the regulation passed in November, 1942, which states that this work may not be satisfied by proficiency examinations, be cancelled. T h e present basic freshman and sophomore physical education requirements remain unchanged. I concur in these recommendations.

This matter was referred to the Committee on General Policy for consideration and report.

ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE IN T H E COLLEGES O F MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY (13) T h e present procedure governing admissions to the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry, which includes committees on admissions, was established by the Board of Trustees in 1940 with the stipulation that this procedure remain in effect for a period of four years subject to renewal on review. This four-year period expired in September, 1044. The committees were instructed to report at the close of this period on the success of their work and to submit recommendations relative to future procedure. T h e Executive Dean of the Chicago Colleges has reported for these admissions committees and for the college faculties concerned that the experiment has proved highly satisfactory and recommends the continuance of both committees. With his recommendation he submitted a full and informative statement of the methods which have been worked out for examining the qualifications of candidates for admission. This statement has been studied by the Committee on Educational Policy, and the Senate recommends that the Admissions Committees of the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry be placed on a permanent basis. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Karraker, this recommendation was adopted.

REQUEST OF ILLINOIS FIREMEN'S ASSOCIATION FOR USE OF UNIVERSITY GROUNDS (14) Several years ago the General Assembly appropriated funds for the construction of a firemen's training tower at the University of Illinois which has been used for training purposes, particularly during the Annual Fire College held in June of each year. This is a short course in fire prevention control and extinguishment, and many fire departments in Illinois cities as well as in other cities throughout the country send men here for this training program. The Illinois Firemen's Association has requested the use of the old Shortline right-of-way between Wright and Sixth Streets which adjoins the firemen's training tower, to provide additional ground area needed by the Fire College. T h e expansion of the training tower facilities to the north will not interfere with the University's future development. Present University plans call for the construction at some future time of a new fire station in this area but it would front on Wright Street and the proximity of the training tower would be an asset. T h e Illinois Firemen's Association, Incorporated, is prepared to enter into a formal understanding with the University covering the following points: 1. The Illinois Firemen's Association will undertake to secure all necessary funds for improvement, maintenance, and operation of the Training Tower and related improvements. 2. T h e Illinois Firemen's Association will direct the work incidental to construction and maintenance of these improvements.