Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946 [PAGE 378]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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versity, which will include registration in three residence courses, examinations in two subjects, and completion of a dissertation. HORACE J. MACINTIRE, Professor of Refrigeration, Department of Mechanical Engineering, for a study of the new developments in mechanical refrigeration, by visiting refrigeration manufacturing companies and recent installations, and attending meetings of the American Society of Refrigerating Engineers in N e w York. CLYDE F . SNIDER, Associate Professor of Political Science, preparation of material for a book on American state and local government, for publication in the Century Political Science Series, of which Professor Frederic A. Ogg of the University of Wisconsin is general editor. JANE C. W A T T , Associate Professor of Music, for a study of composition with the French composer Darius Milhaud in California, and of the teaching methods of the German composer Arnold Schonberg; research at the Huntington Library in Pasadena, California. T h e second half of the year would be spent in the east, visiting universities and colleges which have outstanding music departments, with special reference to the teaching of music appreciation to the general college student; visiting music libraries and making a survey of collections and techniques in library service for music students; hearing as much music as possible, attending concerts and opera in New York, the symphony concerts in Boston, and the chamber music concerts in Washington. FRANCIS G. WILSON, Professor of Political Science, for a study of the conservative social theory in Mexico, by visiting that country and by checking the Latin-American materials of the library of the University of T e x a s ; also, an investigation of the concepts in public opinion from the standpoint of political theory. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h e s e l e a v e s w e r e g r a n t e d a s r e c o m mended, with the reservation that this action m a y not be interpreted to s i g n i f y t h e a m e n d m e n t o r r e l a x a t i o n of t h e p o l i c y of t h e B o a r d w i t h respect to sabbatical leaves d u r i n g t h e w a r ; a n d that each case has been s c r u t i n i z e d t o m a k e s u r e t h a t g r a n t i n g t h e l e a v e is f o r t h e g o o d of t h e University. STATE APPROPRIATION FOR RESIDENCE HALLS (15) On J a n u a r y 20, 1945 (Minutes, page 336), I presented to the Board information on the need for additional student housing facilities, with particular reference to provisions for housing returning veterans, including quarters for married students. T h e presentation included a "Resume of the Progress Report of the Committee on P o s t - W a r Student Housing," copies of which were given to each member of the Board at that meeting and to the Secretary of the Board for record. T h e Board authorized the President of the University to take steps to formulate a program of housing and to secure the introduction of the necessary legislation. I now submit a supplementary report from the Committee on P o s t - W a r Housing based on further study of the problem. A copy of the report is hereby given to each member of the Board at this meeting and one to the Secretary for record. This report includes: 1. Data on present and predicted housing shortages, based on anticipated enrollments. 2. A discussion of housing shortages in the order of critical need. 3. Discussion of quarters for married students. 4. Tentative costs estimates. At this point Director C. S. Havens of the Physical Plant discussed the above report in detail and exhibited building studies of apartment buildings for married students.

On motion of Mr. Davis, the President of the University was authorized to ask Chapman and Cutler whether in their opinion the act approved May 27, 1941, enabling the University to complete the construction of or equip buildings, is broad enough to permit borrowing and private financing of new projects.