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Minutes of the University Senate a Continued, February 10, 1936

Association of Teachers of Journalism and tie Southeastern Association of
Journalism Teachess, in Washington? D. CM Decembgf 27 to 30c

‘ pregident McVey announced that in the near future he Would make the
usual yequfist cf Deans and heads of independent departments for a tentative
statement of the budget for l936=37. He stated that the budget Could not
be finaily eiopted until after the income of the University had ween determined.
The Presidex’ made a brief suimary of the program of the Legislature, He
stated that at the close of the regular session a special segsion would
be called for the purpose of reorganizing the governmentg that a second
special session would follow to consider the budget of the state and a
third session would take up the problem of revenue and taxation.

The President called attention to a change in the manner of handling
requests for expenses to educational neetings. In the past full expenses have
been said for those authorized to attend such meetinrs, but the present
plan is to pay traveling oXpenses only and to limit that to persons who
take part in the programs of meetings. Requests for traveling expenses
must be submitted in advance and must be anproved by the Committee on Budget
and Financea after having been approved by the President.

Reference was made to a pamphlet issued by the Kansas State College,
outlining a program for the next 20 yearse President McVey commented that
it might be well for the University Departments to make a study of their
programs and to at least determine their objectives.

The President said that he had had his attention called several times
to the desirability of having a University Press c not necessarily to own
printing equipment§ but to collect and edit manuscripts and pass on their
value and to arrange for their distribution or sale. He stated that it
might be well to appoint a committee to lay down certain lines of development
for the UniVersityo

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Minutes of the University Senate a March 9. 1936

The University Senate met in the Lecture Room of McVey Hall, Monday,
March 9 with President McVey presiding.

The minutes of February 10 were read and after a minor correction
were approved»

President McVey announced that he had in mind to appoint9 with the
approval of the Senate, a committee of 10 or 12 members of the younger
group of the University staff, none above the rank of assistant professor,
to make a study of the state of the University and to bring in recommendations
to the Senate.

The President stated that he hoped to call a meeting of the University
Assembly some time during Marchi and that he would ask that the Assembly
elect a Chairman, with the thought that that body might function more freely
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Minutes of the University Senate ~ Continued n March 9, 1936

The Committee on Duplication of Work presented the following new courses

and changes in courses, which were approved:
College of Arts and Sciences

Changes in Courses

 

Geology 122, Oil Geology. Three credits. To succeed Geology 1169 Oil Geology,
two credits. A discussion of the origino accumulation and production of
petroleum. including a consideration of the main producing regions of the
United States, and a study of geologic methods used in exploratory work. A
series of eight lectures on geophysical methods by Dr. Otto Keppius is
included.

 

Psychology 115. Genetic Psychology Three credits. To succeed Psychology
102a, b. Genetic Psychology, two credits a semester.

Music 21a.b. Sight Reading. Two credits 3 semester.. This is a change

from 1.5 credits a semester.
New Courses

Mathematics and Astronomy 123. Curve Tracing. Three credits. This course is
dc igned to cover a survey of various methods and devices for sketching
algebraic curves. Use is made of both nonhomogeneous and homogenous coordinates.
The theory of algebraic curves is developed as it is needed. The work has

been given several times under the course entitled algebraic curves. but it is
now thought desirable to place it within the reach of undergraduate majors.

Music 24. Theory and Physics of Music. One credit. To be required of all
Freshman B. S. i Music students. First eight weeks will be devoted to

the theoretical side of music, such as; scalesn intervals, writing of notes.
etc. and will be taught by Professor Lampert. The second eight weeks will be
devoted to the physics of sound presented by Professor Webb and Professor
Ramsay of the Physics department. The course shall be offered the second
semester.

Physical Education 60a.b. Tutorial Work in Physical Education.
One credit a semester. This is work to be given in connection with the
comprehensive examination. required of major students.

 

PhysiCal EduCation 150. Organization and Supervision of Intramural Athletics.
Two credits. The course will make a critical analysis of the outstanding
intramural programs fostered throughout the United States. The relationship

of intramural athletics to the school curriculum, physical education and
interscholastic program will be studied. Problems of policy and administration
of programs on the elementary, secondary, and college levels will be considered.

College 3£_Agriculture

H. E. 125 - Consumer Problems. Three credits. The purpose of this course
is to acquaint students with the problems of efficient buying. It includes
the relation of producetion to family and individual consumption, expenditures
for the principal items of living. the consumer and standards° marketing

policies and systems, cooperatives, credit unions, and sources of information.

 

 

 

  
  
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
   
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
    
 
 
   
  
   
  
  
 
  
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
   

 

 

 

 

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H. E. 126 a Family Living. Three credits. The purpose of this course
is to renew the interlocking relationships of community and family living.
It aims to bring out the influence of home conditions on the members of
the family, and the result of such influence on attitudes and behaviors
that affect community living. The course includes influence of home
conditions, influence of activities, and influence of family income, and
the relationship of child to child and child to adult.

(These courses to be offered in the 1936 summer session)

 

College 2£ Education

Education 224a,b,c a Organization and Supervision of Student Teaching. This
course has been planned for students preparing to do critic teaching in

the fields of elementary and secondary education. Education 224 a is

a general course that will include the basic principles underlying the
entire program, Education 224 b will have to do with specific problems

for critic teachers on the secondary level” while Education 224 c will

deal with problems in the elementary level. Each division of the course
will carry three credits. It will be taught by Mr. Williams, Mrs, Duncan
and the staffs of the University High School and the University Elementary
School.

Education 228a,b,c,d. a Seminar in Education. This course has been planned
for graduate students majoring in education” to be given under the direction
of the faCulty of the College of Educatione It will carry one credit each
semestero

Education 249 a Character Education. This course will make an extensive
survey of plans and methods of teaching character ed cation in the best
public school systems. It will take up such points as the relation
between character and conduct, how character is correlated with intrinsic
and extrinsic learninga the direct and indirect methods of presentation,
the the contribution which other institutions than the school should make
to character educationo 3 Cir;.

Changes in Courses.

 

1. That Education 123, formerly called Educational Statisticsa
be droppedo

2. That the number of Education 74, Vocational Guidance, be raised
to Education 123.

3. That the title of Education 35 be changed from Classroom Management
to Introduction to Education, to conform to state requirements for a
certificatea

 

 

The College of Arts and Sciences presented the following recommendationS,
which were approved:

19 B63. in Music Curriculumn On account of changes in the certificate
requirements and the prerequisites for practice teaching, certain adjustments
are necessary. These and the introducation of the new course mentioned later,
raise the requirements in music for men from 70 to 72 credits and for women
from 69 to 71 credits. The changes in the Education courses reduced the
requirement there from 24 credits, including 3 credits in Psychology, to 20
credits. including the three credits in Psychology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2: Compulsory Comprehensive Examinations; The departments of Physical
Education, RomanCe Languages and Sociology ask for authority to require the }
comprehensive examinations as part of the work of their najor students» The I
examinations are to be given first in the spring of 1937 to those who ere %
to graduate in Mav or June of that year. "./

 

 

The following recommendation from the College of Agriculture was
approved:

 

 

Thvt Drawing 173 be substituted for Art 62b in he Ornamental
Horticulture curriculum.

 

0n recommendation of the Graduate Faculty, the Senate authorized the
following changes and additions in the requirements for the degrees of
Master of Arts and Master of Science;

 

 

 

 

 

1. The candidate shall complete twentynfour semester hours
of graduate work in course with a standing of 2 and no
grade below C shall be counted.

 

 

 

 

2. The major field shall comprise, as to Coursesp '1
approximately two-thirds of the work and a minor 1
(within the department of allied departmentsl of 3
approximately oneathird of the work, The two shall i
have graduate relationship.

3. A thesis shall be required of every candidate. ’
In those departments which require thirty hours a credit 1
of six senester hours may be granted for the thesiso ’

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4. A reading knowledge of at least one foreign language
shall be required. This language should be pertinent to
the program of the student. i

 

These requirements to go into effect in Septemher 1936 and not to be '
retroactive.

 

he following special reports were presented:

Doctor Chambevfain and Doctor Ross presented reportsu giving .
the most important phases of the meeting of the N. E. A. in St. Louis.

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