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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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she has completed a semester of work with an average of 4.0. There is no provision in the rules at the present time for the restoration of a scholarship because the holder has failed to maintain the required average for one year.

On motion of Mr. Davis this matter was referred to the President of the University for further study.

CHANGE IN ORGANIZATION OF T H E GENERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (5) T h e University of Illinois General Advisory Committee was established by authority of the Board of Trustees of the University to advise the President of the University on matters relating to the welfare of the institution, its development and services to the State, and on questions of general public policy. T h e plan of organization and appointments to the Committee are as follows: Name T h e Committee shall be known as " T h e University of Illinois General Advisory Committee." Appointments and Tenure ( a ) Appointments to this Committee shall be made by the Board of Trustees on the nomination of the President of the University. (b) Tenure of appointment shall be four years. Note: T h e officers and directors of the University of Illinois Alumni Association and of the University of Illinois Dads' Association have been included as members of the General Advisory Committee in an ex-officio capacity. T h e term of membership of these two groups on the General Advisory Committee is determined by their terms of office in their respective associations. (c) T h e r e shall be no fixed number of members, but in general it shall be no fewer than fifty nor more than seventy-five. ( d ) Members shall serve without compensation. Organization and Meetings ( a ) W h e n at least fifty appointees have accepted membership and as soon thereafter as it is expedient, and on the call of the President of the University, the Committee shall meet at the University for the purpose of electing subcommittees and to organize a program of activities. (b) T h e Chairman of the Committee will be appointed from its membership by the Board of Trustees on recommendation of the President of the University. (c) T h e Committee shall hold meetings on call of the President of the University. ( d ) T h e Committee shall elect an Executive Committee consisting of from five to seven members to act for the Committee when necessary between general meetings. T h e Executive Committee shall elect a chairman. T h e Secretary of the Board of Trustees shall be ex-officio Secretary of the Committee, of its Executive Committee, and of subcommittees. • ( e ) T h e Committee shall have authority to appoint such standing subcommittees and special subcommittees as it may deem necessary for consideration and transaction of the business of the Committee. I recommend that the organization of and conditions governing appointments to this committee be changed as follows: Appointments and Tenure ( c ) T h e r e shall be no fixed number of members but they shall not exceed 200. (e) Alumni of the University shall be eligible for membership.

This matter was referred to the Committee on General Policy to discuss with the President of the University and Major Lenox R. Lohr and to make a recommendation to the Board.

WORKING F U N D FOR PURCHASE OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT (6) A considerable amount of surplus w a r equipment is gradually becoming available, and the amount is likely to increase steadily. T h e government is setting up procedures for the disposition of such equipment, but the organization and methods for handling this matter are still incomplete. A joint committee