MINUTES OF THE BEXECUTIVE BOARD
                   UIVERSITY 0F 1KETUCK1Y
                        Aopril 9, 1917.


     The -xiecative Board of the University of Kentucky met
in President 3atker's office with the following members pre-
sent:  R. C. Stoll. 1. B. Terrell, Frank McKee, G. G. Brock,
P. P. Johnston, Jr., and J. E. Drown.

     Chairman Fichols being absent, Mr. Johnston was elected
to tpke the chair.

     Dhile the meeting was called primarily to discuss cer-
tain phases of Bxperiment Station work with Professor IV. 1.
Carlyle, Dean of the College of Agriculture of the University
of Oklahoma at Stillwater, Oklahoma, the Board, before eall-
ing Mr. Carlyle into the room? took up several matters relat-
ing to the University's attitude toward national defense.

     It was the opinion of members of the Board that the
University,being a State institution, should take steps to
put itself in coordination with governmental functions look-
ing toward the defense of the country.

     Professor A. M. Miller, Dean of the College of Arts and
Science and Profetsor Anderson. Dean of the College of Mech-
anical and Blectrical Engineering, were called into conferenc
by the Board and asked for suggestions looking toward solving
the problem of prospective student enlistment in the United
States Army.  Dean Anderson held that as the case was extraor-
dinary, extraordinary measure should be adopted to meet its
exigencies. He believed therefore, that senior students should
be permitted to leave the University now and be graduated with
their class In June without further work or examination, pro-
vided they enlist In the army.  He also contended that under-
elas-men should be permitted, in case of enlistment, to
leave the University now and go on next year with their
succeeding studies as if they had successfully passed the
examinations of the present year.

     On this point, Dean Miller said that he believed that
in cases where students were failing at this time and would
very likely fail on examination, the step might not be a
wise one in, that It provided credit for work not satisfacto-
rily accomplished. However, Dean Miller realized that the
case was an extreme one and rather agreed with Dean Anderson
that the University was within its rights to take such steps
as would emphasise its patriotism and its purpose to assist
in the contry's defense even though this step did entail
the Irregularity here pointed out. Dean Miller, however,
stated that he could see some difficulties arising out of
permitting students who would not attain passing grades thus