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Minutes of the Faculty of the University - September 12, 1942

2000 of the best high school graduates in Kentucky fail each year to
enter any institution of higher learning. and pointed out the need for
more aggressiveness in encouraging superior students to enter the Uni- 6gb
versity. President DonOVan indicated that a bulletin would be prepared,
to go regularly to each member of a group known as "Friends of the Uni:
versity." He stated. too, that there are approximately 18,000 public
school teachers in the state, many of whom might well continue their
studies during the spring quarter after their schools have closed. He
indicated that an effort is being made to interest such teachers by the
use of an ad each month on the back cover of the K. E. A. Journal. The
first issue to appear soon will deal with the Annual Educational Cone
ference. Subsequently. each college in the University will be featured
in an issue.

President Donovan also reported on the recent meeting in Washington,
attended by educators from throughout the country. The meeting was called
for the purpose of discussing war problems and their relationin education. 'N
Great emphasis was placed at the meeting on the importance of education as '
a background for the military program. It was pointed out that 63 per
cent of the army personnel needs some form of specializad training. One
speaker suggested that the emergency is so great that there is really no
time for anything except preainduction education. The importance of
mathematics. science, American history, and the ability to write was
emphasized. It was suggested that intercollegiate football would probably
have to be abandoned before next fall. primarily because of the transporn
tation problem.

 

President Donovan outlined briefly the plans of the University to
furnish instruction for some 800 or more soldiers in certain technical
fields. He outlined the preparations that are being made and indicated
that the Animal Pathology Building is being rushed to completion and
would be used for this purpose.

Reference was again made to the problem faced by the coaching staff
of the University in its efforts to compete with other schools in the ,
Southeastern Conference. The problem had been outlined by Coach Kirwan $
at the meeting of the Faculty on July 17. .There appeared to be a desire
on the part of the Faculty to lend some assistance in this connection,
if proper means could be found.

 

MINUTES OF THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY
September 21, 1942

The Faculty of the Uhiversity met in the President's Office f
Monday, September 21, 1942. President Donovan presided. Members present
were Paul P. Boyd, Alvin E. Evans. W. D, Funkhouser, J. H. Graham,