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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 27

T h e Dean also recommends, with the concurrence of the appropriate University officers concerned, that Dr. Mark H. Lepper, presently Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and in charge of the program in preventive medicine, be appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Preventive Medicine on indefinite tenure beginning September I, 1955, at a salary of $10,500 on "AY" basis. I concur in these recommendations. O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i n , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a p p r o v e d . CHANGES IN CURRICULA RECOMMENDED BY UNIVERSITY SENATE (9) T h e following changes in curricula are recommended: Master of Arts in Public Administration T h e University Senate recommends that there be established a curriculum leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Public Administration to provide advanced training for students interested in government service at local, state, and national levels. Existing courses will be used in this program and no new courses are needed to supplement those now available, but the admissions requirements and the program of study for this curriculum will differ from those required for the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science. The Senate recommends that a grade-point average of 3.75 be required for admission and that students on "limited status" not be admitted. Since the core of the work of most students will be in political science, it is recommended that administration of the program be vested in the Department of Political Science and in the Graduate College. The details of the admission requirements, the program of study, and its administration are contained in the accompanying report of the Senate Committee on Educational Policy, a copy of which is hereby filed with the Secretary of the Board for record. N e w Options in Industrial Education The undergraduate curriculum in industrial education now offered by the University is for the preparation of teachers of industrial arts — shop work, drafting, and similar subjects taught in public schools for their general educational values rather than for vocational training. The University Senate recommends that the present curriculum (Option I ) be continued and that two additional undergraduate curricula with the same admission requirements be established: Option II, for preparation of vocational-industrial instructors, and Option I I I , for preparation of personnel for training departments in industry. The details of these two programs are given in the accompanying report of the Senate Committee on Educational Policy, a copy of which is hereby filed with the Secretary of the Board. No additional costs beyond existing budgets are involved in either case. I concur in these recommendations.

On motion of Mr. Bissell, these recommendations were approved.

APPROPRIATION BY T H E ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (10) The Board of Directors of the Athletic Association, at its February 15, T 955, meeting, made an assignment of $2,800 from the Athletic Association Surplus Funds for the annual spring baseball trip. Confirmation of this is recommended.

On motion of Mrs. Watkins, the action by the Board of Directors was confirmed.

FIELD HOUSE ( H E A L T H AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING) (11) At this point Mr. Bissell brought up for discussion ways and means ot securing funds for the construction of a field house, and suggested that consideration be given to financing it through a revenue bond issue. President Morey reviewed the history of this project which has been under consideration by the University's Building Program Committee and by previous Boards of Trustees during the past twelve years. Messrs. Livingston and Nickell also discussed the status of the field house, or "Health and Physical Education Building" as it has