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Minutes of the University Senate - December 12, 1939

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.

 

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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:

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
 
 
 
   
   
  
  
 
  
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
   
   
 
  
  
 
 
  
 
  
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     

Minutes of the University Senate a January 8 1940

”The College of Law recommends the approval of the following
course:

Law 180 ~ Labor Law (2). This course will consist of a study
of the case and statute law which is applicable to labor controver~
sies. CousideratiOn will be given to strikes, the ends for which
men may strike, the trade agreement between the employer and the
union, the boycott, the use of the union label on goods, federal in—
tervention in labor disputes, and emplOyer interference with the
right to work and trade.

 

The Committee agrees that this addition to the Curriculum is desire
able and recommends its approval to the Senate.

The College of Arts and Sciences recommends the following new
courses and the dropping of old courses:

1. Physics 211 - Magnetism (3). A study of modern theories of mag~
netism. Lectures and assigned readings. The course includes a
brief review of classical electromagnetic theory and quantum theory,
describes experimental methods. and treats the Zeeman Effect, the
gyromagnetic effect, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferrowagnetism and
magnetism in alloys. Prerequisites: Physics 111 and Mathematics
105a.

 

2. Physical Education §l_s Track and Field Athletics and Baseball
(3). (Th replace P.E. 50, Track and Field Athletics (4). Five hours
per week. Instruction and practice in all track and field events

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Note: This course represents a change in title, description of, and
reduction of credit in Physical Education 50.

3. Physical Education £43.: Administration of Physical Education and
Athletics (3). (To replace P.E. 148, Organization and Administration
of Athletics (3).) Policies and procedures of administration on the
secondary school and collegiate levels. Special emphasis on construc-
tion and care of facilities, equipment. and supervision of personnel.

 

Note: This course represents a change in title and description of
Physical Education 148.

The Committee recommends the addition of Physics 211, Physical Educan
tion 51 and 149, and the dropping of Physical Education 50 and 148.
as requested by the College of Arts and Sciences."

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

The following resolutions were read to the University Senate by Professor
A. C. McFarlan:

"The Senate wishes to express its deep sorrow and great sense
of loss in the sudden and unexpected death of Professor L. C. Robin-
son on December twelfth. He came to the University in 1925 after
completing his undergraduate and a part of his graduate work at the

 

 

  

 

Minutes of the University Senate - January 8, 1940

University of Chicago. He returned to that institution to take his
Doctorate in 1935 with a thesis prepared as Assistant Geologist with
the Illinois Geological Survey on the Geology and Mineral Resources
of the Streator Quadrangle, Illinois. He was a member of Sigma Xi,
Kappa Epsilon Pi and Sigma Gamma Epsilon geological fraternities,
and the American Institute of Mining Engineers.

Throughout his period of service Professor Robinson was active
in the affairs of his department and the University. As a member
of the staff of the Kentucky Geological Survey, he contributed to
our knowledge of the geology of the State with a number of county
geological maps and short reports on two of them. His report on
the mineral veins of central Kentucky led to a request that he scep-
erate with a National Research Council committee in their prepara-
tion of,a report on the vein deposits of the United States.

Particularly did he enjoy his teaching, and his students he
thought of as friends. Much of his time was spent in individual
work with them. As a teacher, he brought to bear the weight of a
forceful challenging personality. He contributed greatly to the
cultural life of the University and community through his associa-
tion with the Guignol Theater. Leading roles were played by him in
several productions and he gave liberally of his time in an advisory
capacity. He was a patron of Phi Beta, honorary musical and dra‘
matic fraternity. As a member of the choir of the Church of the
Good Shepherd, he contributed to the musical life of the community.
His interest in the arts had a stimulating effect upon many students
and through his influence they were attracted to music and the
drama. To Mrs. Robinson, his colleagues of the Senate express their
heartfelt sympathy and their appreciation for his many contributions
to the work of the University.

It is fitting that the memory of this man, whoe most productive
years have been built into the University edifice, should be perpetr
uated by a place in the records of the Senate.

The Committee, therefore, moves that these resolutions be
spread upon the minutes and that a copy be sent to Mrs. Robinson.

R. D. McIntyre
W. R. Allen
Arthur C. McFarlan"

On motion by Professor McFarlan, the Senate voted to spread the above
resolutions on its minutes and to send a copy of the resolutions to Mrs.
Robinson.

Professor Capurso reported to the Senate on the meeting of the National
Association of Schools of Music, which he attended during the Christmas
holidays. He briefly reviewed the history of the Association, pointing
out that it now has a membership of 107 departments, schools and conser-
vatories. Fourteen of this group, including the University of Kentucky,
are associate members only. Professor Capurso also reviewed the purposes
of the Association and its part in the recent reorganization of the Music
Department of the University of Kentucky.

 

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Professor Alfred Brauer reported on the meeting of the American Society
of Zoologists. This organization is affiliated with the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, which held its meeting in
Columbus, Ohio, during the Christmas recess. Professor Brauer outlined
the general character of the meeting of the Society of ZOOIOgists and
reviewed in some detail a special symposium on problems of speciation.
He reminded the Senate that Dr. Funkhouser was elected President of the
Entomological Society, and that Professor W. A. Price was made Vice~
President of the Society of Economic Entomologists.

The f0110wing recommendation from the College of Agriculture was
annroved:

"The following change in the curriculum leading to the degree
of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture is recommended to the Senate
for anuroval:

Transfer students are required to take a minimum of 36 credits
of agriculture in residence. (62 credits are required for the
degree.) Those taking the general Curriculum and having cred~
it for the equivalent of a required course in agriculture must
take a minimum of three credits in the same field, these to be

designated by the head of the department, Transfer students

majoring in a field of study must have credit for all required

courses in agriculture or their equivalent, but beyond this
their requirements in agriculture shall be determined by the
major professor.”

President McVey announced to the Senate the plans for the midoyear com“
mencement. He stated that the Baccalaureate address would be given by
President Raymond F. McLain, of Transylvania College, and that the Com~
mencement sneaker would be President Alfred Horatio Upham, of Miami
University. President McVey urged a large attendance of the faculty at
theSe two exercises.

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