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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 16

Children, College of Education, into one unit in the College of Education. The name of the combined unit will be "Institute for Child Behavior and Development," and the effective date of the merger is July 1, 1975. The units, originally distinct, have increasingly come to deal with similar areas of research. Consequently, there is no justification for the continued existence of two separate units. Efficiency in the use of resources and collaboration and cooperation among faculty should be enhanced under a single administrative structure. Increase in Number of Hours f o r M a j o r in G e r m a n , Chicago Circle The Chicago Circle Senate has approved a proposal from the Department of German to increase the number of hours required for a major from a minimum of 43 to a minimum of 48 hours. T h e purpose of the revision is to provide a better grounding in German literature; hitherto students have been able to do all their advanced work in German language and linguistics, to the exclusion of literature courses. Discontinuation of the Minor in Agriculture Available to College of Communications Undergraduates, Urbana-Champaign T h e Urbana-Champaign Senate has approved a proposal from the College of Communications for the elimination of the Minor in Agriculture presently available to Communications undergraduates. The number of students electing the minor has been low, and the agricultural communications program currently offered by the College of Agriculture (in cooperation with the College of Communications) offers a superior opportunity to Communications students interested in this field. T h i s r e p o r t w a s r e c e i v e d for r e c o r d . Setting for Statue of Hippocrates, M e d i c a l Center (14) A ten-foot marble statue of Hippocrates, " T h e Father of Medicine," by the Athenian sculptor Costas Georgakas, has been presented to the Medical Center campus by Mr. Andrew Fasseas of Chicago. T h e Medical Center Commission and the Chicago Department of Development and Planning offered assistance in evaluating the most appropriate setting for the statue. As a result of studies over the last year, a proposal has been made by the City, with the concurrence of the Commission and University officers, to create a mini-park in vacated West Polk Street between Ashland Avenue and the service alley east of the student/staff apartments. T h e construction costs of the project will be met by the Medical Center Commission and the maintenance costs of the mini-park will be met by the University. The preliminary plan proposes expanding the park-like setting around the present University play lot (adjacent to the student/staff apartments), with the statue as a focal point and including a reflecting pool, benches, decorative walkways, and appropriate plantings. By statute, the Medical Center Commission must own any property upon which it finances the cost of capital improvements. Therefore, if the proposal is approved, it may be necessary for the University to transfer a parcel of land, on the south side of West Polk Street between South Ashland Avenue and the alley, to the Commission. T h e Chancellor at the Medical Center has recommended the Board of Trustees approve in principle the project as described above. Recommendations concerning the site and land transfer will be presented to the Board in due course. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this recommendation was approved.