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Caption: Booklet - Handbook of Student Housing (1943)
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8. Safety—Student homes must comply with all State and city safety laws and ordinances, as well as University requirements in order to minimize fire hazards. To receive and maintain University approval, the student home operator shall secure certificates of safety approval from appropriate city authorities. For the mutual protection of students and house operators all electrical appliances furnished by and for student tenants must comply with Underwriters' Laboratories Safety Standards. 9. Lighting—The glass area in every study and sleeping room shall be at least 15% of all floor space to provide adequate natural lighting. In addition to the general illumination, each student shall be proChief llliniwek vided with an Illuminating Engineering Society specification study lamp using a 100-watt incandescent bulb for artificial study lighting. Adequate, properly located electrical outlets shall be provided for dressing table or other necessary lighting. Bulbs shall be furnished and replaced by the housemother. For the purpose of securing proper lighting, room ceilings and sidewalls should be light in color. 10. Electrical Appliances—Each student shall have the privilege of 2 connected electrical appliance units in addition to the study lamp. Additional appliances may be mutually agreed on. There shall be no cooking, ironing, or heating appliances used without specific permission of the housemother. 11. Telephone Service—A house operator must provide telephone service for the reasonable use of student tenants. Special individual house regulations should be made concerning the hours of use, length of call, etc. There must be a phone available at all hours for emergencies. 12. Housekeeping Standards—Houses must be kept clean and sanitary, conforming to standards prescribed by the Division of Student Housing. A house operator shall be responsible for having beds made daily. All rooms used by students must be cared for daily and thoroughly cleaned at least once a week. Bathrooms and fixtures must be cleaned daily. The housemother is held responsible for maintenance of these standards and unsatisfactory housekeeping may warrant revocation of University approval. 13. The Housemother—The housemother of a student home must be approved by the Dean of Women and the Director of Student Housing. She shall be of good health and character, temperamentally suited to her duties as housemother. Her record and experience should indicate business integrity, emotional stability, and the ability to understand and cooperate with young men and women. She shall have no other employment or duties which will take her away from the house at any regular period. 14. House and Surroundings—An approved student home shall present a neat and generally attractive external appearance. Front and rear yards shall be free from offensive and unsightly debris or unsanitary conditions attracting vermin or insects. Entrances, halls, and stairways shall be clean and unobstructed, lighted, and maintained with due regard for public safety. UNIVERSITY CALENDAR FOR 1943-1944 URBANA DEPARTMENTS 1943 SUMMER TERM June 8, Tuesday—June 11, Friday... June 11, Friday—June 15, Tuesday.. June 14, Monday June 15, Tuesday, 8 A.M July 4, Sunday Aug. 6, Friday—Aug. 7, Saturday Sept. 24, Friday—Oct. 2, Saturday 1943 .Entrance examinations .Freshman week program Registration of graduates and undergraduates Instruction begins Independence Day (no classes July 5) Examinations in eight-week courses Examinations in sixteen-week courses FIRST SEMESTER Sept. 28, Tuesday—Oct. 1, Friday Entrance examinations Oct. 7, Thursday—Oct. 12, Tuesday.. .Freshman week program Oct. 8, Friday—Oct, 9, Saturday Registration of graduate students Oct. 9, Saturday Registration of freshmen Oct. 11, Monday—Oct, 12, Tuesday.. .Registration of upperclassmen Oct. 13, Wednesday, 8 A.M Instruction begins Nov. 25, Thursday Thanksgiving Day Dec. 3, Friday Illinois Day (State admitted to the Union, 1818) Dec. 22, Wednesday, 8 A.M Holiday recess begins Dec. 29, Wednesday, 8 A.M Holiday recess ends 1944 Jan. 28, Friday—Feb. 5, Saturday 1944 Semester examinations SECOND SEMESTER Feb. 2, Wednesday—Feb. ,5, Saturday.. Entrance examinations Feb. 11, Friday—Feb. 12, Saturday.. .Registration of graduate students Feb. 14, Monday—Feb. 15, Tuesday.. .Registration of undergraduates Feb. 16, Wednesday, 8 A.M. .Instruction begins March 2, Thursday. University Day (University opened, 1868) May 5, Friday Honors Day May 26, Friday—June 3, Saturday Semester examinations May 30, Tuesday, Memorial Day June 4, Sunday Baccalaureate and Commencement ] 1944 SUMMER TERM June 6, Tuesday—June 9, Friday June 12, Monday July 4, Tuesday Aug. 5, Saturday Sept. 30, Saturday , Entrance examinations Summer term begins .Independence Day Eight-week courses end Summer term ends Page twenty-four
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