Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1956
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1954] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 181 On motion of Mr. Nickell, the change in organization of the Department of German and the appointment of Dr. Banta as Chairman of the Department were approved. HEADSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF D E R M A T O L O G Y (5) Dr. Francis E. Senear, Professor and Head of the Department of Dermatology, has requested that he be retired from active service as of January 1, 1955. H e has been on the faculty since 1016 and has reached the age of optional retirement. I have approved his request and change in his status to Professor, Emeritus. To fill the vacancy the Dean of the College of Medicine recommends the appointment of Dr. Marcus R. Caro, presently Clinical Professor of Dermatology without salary, as Professor and Head of the Department of Dermatology on one-half time on indefinite tenure beginning January i, 1955, at an annual salary of $7,50O (AY50). I concur in this recommendation. On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the change in status of Dr. Senear and the appointment of Dr. Caro were approved. GEORGE A. MILLER UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS (6) The special faculty committee appointed to study what use should be made of the income from the George A. Miller Endowment recommends that $6,000 a year be assigned for undergraduate scholarships to be known as "The George A. Miller Scholarships." The Committee recommends that these awards be administered by the Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships and that the scholarships be available in all undergraduate areas of the University. In general, awards shall be made for one year in an amount not to exceed $600. An original award may be renewed from year to year until the holder has received the bachelor's degree. The faculty committee recommends that $3,000 be made available for scholarships for the second semester of the current academic year should worthy candidates present themselves. A statement of the conditions governing awards of these scholarships is submitted herewith and will be used as the official announcement of the scholarships. I concur. On motion of Mrs. Holt, this recommendation was approved and the statement of conditions referred to has been filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM IN URBAN LAND ECONOMICS (7) The College of Commerce and Business Administration and the University Senate recommend the establishment of a new curriculum in urban land economics. This program will deal with the development and administration of urban land resources with a view to improving the effectiveness of land utilization in capital formation and allocation. It will provide a needed counterpart in economic and business analysis to the present curricula in architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, sociology, and geography. There is hereby filed with the Secretary of the Board the report and recommendations of the Senate Committee on Educational Policy to the University Senate giving the complete details of this program, including the requirements for admission and graduation. I recommend approval provided that implementation of this program will be undertaken only when this can be done within funds allocated to the departments concerned. On motion of Mr. Bissell, this recommendation was approved. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING (8) The Graduate College and the University Senate recommend the establishment of a graduate program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree with a major in aeronautical engineering. It is feasible to offer well balanced programs °t graduate study with emphasis on one of the three prinicipal divisions of
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