Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1954
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1388 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 21 8. For an outstanding meritorious presentation in any category not specifically covered by the other awards — a scroll and $500 to Lincoln Barnett, the editors and staff of Life magazine, for "The World W e Live In" series. Honorable Mentions: Roger Angell, Palisades, New York, for "Youth and the World," Holiday; and to Charles J. V. Murphy and Eric Hodgins, New York, whose articles appeared under the general title "Nuclear Power and Its Impact and Meaning for America," Fortune. This report is for the information of the Board and calls for no action. This report was received for record. AWARD O F CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATES (33) The Committee on Accountancy recommends that the certificate of Certified Public Accountant be awarded, under Section 5 of the Accountancy Act of 1943, to the following candidates who have presented evidence that they are holders of valid and unrevoked Certified Public Accountant certificates obtained by passing a standard written examination in another state or territory of the United States and who qualify in all other respects under this provision of the law: Name LAWRENCE ARGOSH JOHN ROY BARTLETT, JR. DANIEL JOSEPH BARTZ L O U I S EDWARD BOELDT CLYDE L E W I S EMERY, J R . WALDORF CLAUSON EYMAN EVERETT MERRILL HAWLEY, J R . NELSON ORLANDO H O P K I N S CHARLES WILLIAM M E T Z G E R HYMAN SAPAKIE DONALD J O S E P H SCHREIBER ALBERT ABRAHAM SOMMERS HOWARD EDGAR W E B E R Address Chicago Clayton, Missouri Pewaukee, Wisconsin Wayne, Michigan Rockford Chicago Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Tulsa, Oklahoma Terre Haute, Indiana Detroit, Michigan Glenview Chicago St. Louis, Missouri Slate from Which They Obtained Certificates District of Columbia Texas Wisconsin Michigan New York District of Columbia Michigan Oklahoma Indiana Michigan Wisconsin District of Columbia Missouri I concur. O n motion of M r . Bissell, these certificates were awarded. CHANGE IN ORGANIZATION O F T H E DEPARTMENT OF ART (34) The headship of the Department of A r t will become vacant on September I when Professor Allen S. Weller, the present Head of the Department, becomes Dean of the College of Fine and Applied Arts. The faculty of the Department has voted to recommend a change in departmental organization from a headship to a chairmanship for the academic year 1954-1955. This is permissive under the University Statutes if concurred in by the Dean of the College and the President of the University. The Dean and I concur. After consulting with the Executive Committee of the Department, the Dean recommends the appointment of Professor C. V. Donovan as Acting Chairman of the Department for one year from September 1, 1954, or until such a prior time as a permanent Head is appointed. I concur in this recommendation. O n motion of M r . Nickell, this recommendation w a s approved. CONTRACT FOR RESIDENCE HALLS F U R N I T U R E (35) During World W a r II, the Gymnasium Annex was converted into a barracks for Navy trainees and the Ice Skating Rink as a barracks for Army trainees. For a few years following the war the Gymnasium Annex was operated as a low-cost dormitory for men. In view of the successful experience with this operation and the need for low-cost housing for men, a unit (Noble House) of the Men's Residence Halls was constructed to provide a dormitory-barracks type of accommodations with a capacity of 288 men. This unit was opened in the first semester of 1952-1953 with an average occupancy of 269. In the second semester, the occupancy dropped to 70. In the first semester of 1953-1954, the average
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