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physical education, including the amount transferred. Credit in these six quarters of required physical education is not included in the total hours or in the scholastic average required for graduation. It is proposed to abolish the physical education requirement for all students and place it entirely on an elective basis. Credit earned in physical education courses, starting with the summer session of 1973, may be included in the scholastic average at the discretion of the individual colleges and may, at the discretion of the colleges, be included in the total hours required for graduation. This proposal parallels the action taken by the Board at its May 17, 1972, meeting with respect to the Urbana-Champaign campus. The Chancellor at Chicago Circle and the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination concur in this recommendation. The University Senates Conference has indicated that no further Senate jurisdiction is involved. I recommend approval. O n motion of M r . H o w a r d , this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . H u g h e s , Mr. Neal, Mr. P o g u e ; no, M r . Steger; absent, D r . Bakalis, M r . Swain, Governor W a l k e r .

LAURENCE J . NORTON CHAIR, COLLEGE OF A G R I C U L T U R E . URBANA

(9) A trust indenture, executed by the late Aurene T. Norton, with the Champaign National Bank as trustee, provided for the establishment of "The Laurence J. Norton Chair" in memory of her husband who for some thirty years served on the faculty in the area of agricultural marketing, policy 1and finance, and was formerly head of the Department of Agricultural Economics. The trust income was paid to Mrs. Norton until her death. Under the indenture, monthly stipends will be paid to two beneficiaries from the trust income and the balance of the income is to be distributed to the University "to be used for visiting lecturers or for the endowment of a professional chair in the field of Agricultural Marketing so long as that subject is a feasible subject, and thereafter for visiting lecturers or a professional chair in Agricultural Economics. I direct that the lecturer and/or the chair provided for herein shall be administered by the Dean of the College of Agriculture and the head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Illinois, and shall be named 'The Laurence J. Norton Chair' in memory of my late husband. I further direct that the preference shall be given to American lecturers in this subject." The funds available under the bequest are estimated to be sufficient for these purposes. In order to implement the wishes of Mrs. Norton, the Chancellor and the Dean of the College of Agriculture at the Urbana-Champaign campus have recommended that the gift_ be accepted and designated "The Laurence J. Norton Chair." The objective will b e t o improve the quality of the program in agricultural marketing and it is anticipated that individuals selected as recipients for this purpose will be from the ranks of universities (normally outside the University of Illinois), governmental agencies, or industrial firms. The responsibilities of those selected would include: Enhancing the ability of faculty and students to identify social and economic issues affecting the markets for and marketing of agricultural products; Promoting the intellectual development and enriching the research and teaching skills of faculty and students; Encouraging the development and use of innovative methods of education and research; and Fostering improved communications and interaction among members of the staff. It is presently intended that the Chair be filled on a rotational basis (normally a period of two years or less) and that it be considered an additional manpower source, not a replacement of current funds used for existing purposes. Subject to appropriate rules and regulations of the University, the Chair will be

1 Professor Norton was first appointed to the University of Illinois faculty in September 1923. He died February 3, 1956. Mrs. Norton died April 25, 1972.