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Minutes of the University Senate * November 20, 1939

recitation periods, and one threerhour problem and laboratory period
a week.

PREREQUISITE: Physics 114, Mathematics 105a, and Electrical Engineer—
ing 116;

Electrical Engineering l3lb ” Electrical Communication Engineer»
ing. 3.0 credits. A continuation of Electrical Engineering 131a
with special emphasis on the application of electron tubes to tflephony,
telegraphy and radio. Two lecture and recitation periods, and one
three-hour problem and laboratory period a week.
PBEEEQUISITE: ElectriCal Engineering 131a.

The Committee believes that the need for the nature and amount of ex”
pansion indicated by these descriptions has been justified.

The above report was approved by the Senate.

The following members of the Senate were elected to the committees provided
for in the constitution of the Student Government Association:

Student Welfare: Professors Potter, Chambers, Blending, Dupre, Grouse, and
Jones.

Student Standards: Professors Kuiper and Deephouse.

Liaison Board: Professors Farquhar, Newbury, and Haun.

 

Secretary

MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE
December 12, 1939

The University Senate met in the Assembly Room of Lafferty Hall Tuesday.
December 12, 1939. President McVey presided.
The minutes of November 20 were read and approved.

The following report from the Curriculum Committee was read to the Senate
by Professor Kuiper:

I. The Curriculum Committee recommends the approval of the fol-

lowing course and change in course in the College of Arts and Sci—
ences:

1. Library Science llOa‘d, Independent Work (1 each)

These courses were erroneously omitted last year from the "live" list
of courses. A few students who pursued llOb and 1100 last summer

 

 

 

  

 

 

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have failed thus far to receive credit. We recommend that they be
allowed the regular credit of one hour for these courses.

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2. Political Science 190, Seminar (3). To replace P.
190a,b, Seminar (1.1).

 

II. The Curriculum Committee also recommends the approval of
the following change in the College of Education:

That Education 201, History 2; Education in the United
States be replaced by Education 201a, Early History 3: Education in
the United States (3).

 

 

A course in the history of the development of the public school sys-
tem in the United States, covering the develOpment of education
among the American colonies, and of the states up to 1870. It is
designed to give a background for the appreciation of the aims and
purposes of modern education.

and Education 201b, Recent Educational History in the United
States (3).

 

A course in recent educational history of the United States, since
about 1870, covering more intensely the recent development of state—
supported public education in the United States, with emphasis on
state supported education and the relationship of the states and fed-
eral government in promoting public education, with some attention to
the development of private education. It is designed to give a back"
ground for the appreciation of the aims and purposes of modern educa-
tion.

The Committee believes that this expansion of subject matter and credit
is substantial and that it meets the needs of graduate students in the

field of eduCation.

III. The Committee also recommends apprOVal for the 1940 Summer
Session of the following course in the College of Agriculture:

Agronomy 120, Tobacco (3). For the 1940 Summer Session only.

 

Problems of production with the various types of tobacco grown in this
country. Chief consideration will be given to Burley and fire cured
types, since they are the more important types in Kentucky.

This course has been requested for the Summer Session by the Depart"
ment of Agricultural Education. We recommend its approval for the
1940 summer session.

Each of the three major recommendations in this report was approved by the
Senate.

On recommendation of the Rules Committee, the Senate voted to amend its
rule on special examinations toread as follows:

"A student may be given a special examination for college credit,
provided the request for the examination be approved by the Registrar,

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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the Dean of the College in which the student is registered, and the
Head of the Department concerned. AppliCation should be made in
writing, addressed to the Registrar."

This change provided for in this restatement of the rule is the addition
of the dean of the college concerned to the list of those who must approve
petitions for special examinations.

On recommendation of the Graduate Faculty, the College of Agriculture Was
authorized to offer work leading to the doctorate in the combined fields
of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.

Professor Horlacher, in his capacity as a member of the Advisory Committee
to the Student Government AssociatiOn, informed the Senate that the Asso~
ciation was proposing a set of regulations governing social activities,
differing in some details from the present Seante rules. He suggested
that the responsible officials be permitted to test out SOme of these pro-
posed changes before the new proposals were brought to the Senate for its
official approval. There was no objection to Professor Horlacher's recom=
mendation.

Professor Ryland read to the Senate the following resolution and moved
that it be approved, and that copies be sent to the members of the Board
of Trustees:

"The Senate of the University of Kentucky respectfully submits
to the Board of Trustees of the University the following comments on
the method of choice and the qualifications of the new president.

Prior to the election of President McVey, the Board of Trustees
at its meeting on June 17, 1917, directed the formation of a Joint
Committee, consisting of four members of the Board and three members
of the Faculty. The duty of this Committee was to nominate a candir
date for the Presidency of the University. The Board further directed
that the Faculty representatives on this Committee be elected by the
Faculty. The success of this plan for the nomination of a President
is evidenced by the fact that President McVey was nominated by this
Committee.

The Board is again faced with the problem of choosing a presis
dent. The plan adopted at its meeting on June 3, 1939 provides for
two committees. One of these, consisting wholly of members of the
Board, has the duty of nominating a candidate for the Presidency to
the Board. The second committee, referred to as an Advisory Committee,
consists of two deans and two professors, who were appointed by the
Chairman of the Board. Its duties are not explicitly stated in the

minutes of the meeting of the Board and can only be inferred from
its title.

The principle of faculty participation in the nomination of a
president through elected representatives, with the right to vote.
was followed with success in 1917. This principle is not being fol“
lowed at present. While the faculty wishes to express its confidence
in the Board, it prefers the procedure of 1917. It wishes to take
this means of stating what it believes to be important considerations
in the choice of a new president.

 

 

 

  

 

 

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The opportunities and compenSation of the new president will be
such that a nationally outstanding man should be obtainable. He
should be a man of such ability, attainments and bearing that he will
gain and retain the respect, confidence and cooperation of the stu~
dents, faculty and the peOple of the state. It is evident that he
should possess executive ability and in this connection, it is desir-
able that he shall have had previous successful experience in College
or University administration. It is important that he shall have had
considerable college teaching experience and substantial attainments
as a scholar; preferably he should have earned the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy or its professional equivalent.

The present size of the University and the several Colleges, the
increasing scope of the academic work undertaken by the University
and the professional competence of the faculty make it both necessary
and desirable that the faculty participate in formulating and devel-
oping the policies of the University. Therefore the president should
be one who will appreciate the advantages of working with elected
committees of the Senate on matters of importance to the University.

The president should be a man who realizes the paramount impor~
tance of a high standard of scholarly attainment on the part of both
students and faculty. He should be a man of breadth with a thorough
understanding of what constitutes a real University and its proper
role in the life of the state and the nation."

Considerable discussion of this recommendation followed. A motion to post—
pone action upon it until the next meeting of the Senate was lost. The
Senate also failed to approve a motion that the first portion of the re~
port, dealing with the procedure to be followed in the selection of a Pres-
ident be eliminated, and that the second part, dealing with the qualifica-
tions, be approved. On a rising vote, the original motion, to the effect
that the resolution be approved and copies sent to the members of the

Board of Trustees, was lost.

 

Secretary

MINUTES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE
January 8, 1940

The University Senate met in the Assembly Room of Lafferty Hall Monday,
January 8, 1940. President McVey presided.
The minutes of December 12 were read and approved.

The following report was read to the Senate by Professor Kuiper, Chairman
of the Curriculum Committee: