Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946
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1945] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 429 velopment of technical institutes, with Other universities in the Chicago area, and with the system of higher education in the State as a whole. T h e Provost presented this matter. O n motion of M r . Davis, these recommendations w e r e adopted, a n d the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, M r . McKelvey, M r . M c Laughlin, M r . Nickell, Mr. Williamson; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Green, M r s . Grigsby, D r . Meyer. J U N I O R COLLEGE LEGISLATION (5) There has been introduced in the 64th General Assembly of Illinois Senate Bill No. 153 amending "The School Code" to carry out the recommendations of the State Commission to Survey Higher Educational Facilities in Illinois for the development of a system of junior colleges in Illinois. This legislation was drafted after considering the recommendations of the Commission and also those of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois resulting from the study made by the University of the junior college problem in Illinois. Senate Bill 153 includes the following provisions: 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is made the final authority for the location of and the standards for junior colleges. 2. School districts with less than 500 pupils in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, are made ineligible for establishing a junior college. 3. 'A tax levy of not to exceed 35 cents on $100 valuation is provided in order to meet tuition costs. 4. The State shall appropriate $50 for each junior college pupil on the basis of average daily attendance. 5. Districts not maintaining a junior college may levy any amount not to exceed 35 cents on $100 valuation for the purpose of paying tuition for students residing, within the district who attend a junior college outside the district. 6. An appropriation of $400,000 to carry out provisions of the Act. The Provost presented this matter. This report was received for record. LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE FEES PAYABLE BY RESIDENTS OF ILLINOIS (6) There has been introduced in the 64th General Assembly House Bill No. 118, which includes the following provisions: Every graduate of a recognized four-year public or parochial high school who is a resident of this State and possesses all necessary entrance requirements shall be entitled to attend the University of Illinois or any state normal university or teachers college without the payment of tuition and matriculation and graduation charges. This section does not exempt such graduates from the payment for laboratory supplies or other fees for supplies and materials. This section does not prevent the University of Illinois or any State normal university or teachers college from requiring the payment of tuition and matriculation and graduation charges by students who are non-residents of this State. The passage of such legislation would make it necessary for the University to request an appropriation of $1,800,000 for the biennium of 1945-1947 from general revenues to offset the loss of income from fees. This is on the basis of enrollment estimates used in preparing the biennial budget. The sponsor of the bill has agreed to amend it to provide for such an appropriation. The Comptroller presented this matter. This report was received for record. AWARD OF DEGREES TO CANDIDATES IN CHICAGO COLLEGES (7) The University Senate recommends, and I concur, that the following degrees be conferred in the Chicago Colleges as of the close of the Winter Quarter (March 24, 1945) :
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