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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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T h e programs were developed by a special Committee on Flight Training and Vocational Aviation appointed by the President of the University on April 10, 1945.1 These programs were referred to the Senate Committee on Educational Policy for study, and in its report to the Senate the Committee presented the following conclusions in which the Senate has concurred: 1. Instruction in ground school courses, in flying, and in aviation mechanics, is essential to a well-rounded program of education which will make full and economical use of the airport facilities which the University possesses or will possess in the near future. 2. Although a part of this program is subprofessional in character, it is justified because with the possession of a fully equipped airport the University will be uniquely fitted for this type of training, and the work is supplementary to research and teaching on the level of higher education. 3. Adoption of subprofessional instructional programs is appropriate in fields for which the University is especially equipped, but their adoption for these fields does not imply the general approval of subprofessional training in other fields. Only two of the recommended programs involve new policies on the part of the University. These are the instruction in (1) flying, and (2) aviation mechanics for aviation technicians. Provision of facilities for prospective teachers of industrial education and for students enrolled in Aeronautical Engineering call only for extensions of programs already approved by the Senate. Details of these programs will be developed by the appropriate staffs and presented to the Senate in the same way that other curricula are presented. T h e Senate believes, however, that sound educational policy requires that flight training be restricted to bona fide students and staff members of the University. T o open this service to others will be to start an activity not appropriate to the University, and such an activity once started would be very difficult to contain within reasonable bounds. T h e Senate also recommends that aviation technician training be limited to students who are high school graduates or who can be admitted under existing requirements for unclassified students. T h e form of organization for these programs will be determined later by the Senate Committees on Educational Policy and General University Administrative Organization and will be presented to the Senate for its consideration and recommendation to the Board. There is submitted with this recommendation an excerpt from the report of the Special Committee on Flight Training in Vocational Aviation outlining suggested programs. These are tentative and have been presented by the Committee as a basis for further consideration. Action on these should not be taken by the Board at this time, but the programs in finished form will be submitted to the Board for final approval later. O n m o t i o n of D r . M e y e r , t h i s p r o g r a m w a s a p p r o v e d a s r e c o m mended. SCHOLASTIC REQUIREMENT FOR REGISTRATION IN CHEMISTRY COURSES (6) On December 17, 1938, the Board of Trustees approved the following restrictions on registration- of undergraduate chemistry students in chemistry courses as recommended by the University Senate, effective at the beginning of the first semester of 1939-1940: W i t h the exception of students in the College of Engineering and the College of Agriculture, registration of students in chemistry courses (other than Chemistry i-8b inclusive) is restricted to those having a grade point average of at least 3.5 in all subjects, exclusive of the basic courses in military training and the required work in physical education and hygiene, and an average of at least 3.5 in chemistry courses. Transfer students to be admitted must have a corresponding record in the institution from which they transfer and must maintain a similar average at the University of Illinois.

1 T h e personnel of this Committee is: H. H. Jordan, Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Chairman; R. B. Browne, Director of University Extension; V. A. Hines, Teacher of Mathematics, University High School; H. J. Miles. Associate Professor of Mathematics; C. A. Moyer, Assistant Professor of Accountancy; J. L. Page, Associate Professor of Geography.