Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1939-1942)

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DECEMBER MEETING, 1941

In accordance with the recommendation of the Conference of
Deans the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That a student who enters the armed forces of the United States
during any session (semester or summer session) and as a consequence withdraws
from the University should as a general principle be granted prorated or equitable
credit for work completed after such examinations as may be determined upon
by the faculty of the school or college in which the student is enrolled, due regard
being taken for special circumstances in each case.
The Board desired that the action be interpreted as including
civilian clerks in the military service, should any cases involving such
positions arise.
Regent Hemans entered.
The section of the Bylaws relating to committees of the Board
were revised and made to read as follows (pp. 769, 689-691):
Sec. 1.12. Committees of the Board. The standing committees of the Board
shall be constituted biennially and may be reconstituted at any time by the
Board. The standing committees shall be as follows: (1) Committee on Finance
and Property, to consist of three elected members of the Board, (2) Committee
on Educational Policies, to consist of three elected members of the Board, (3)
Committee on University Relations, to consist of two elected members of the
Board, and (4) Emergency Committee, to be constituted as hereinafter provided.
Whenever the standing committees are to be reconstituted as to membership, a
special Committee on Committees shall be appointed.
Special committees of the Board may be constituted and appointed from time
to time as the Board may deem desirable.
All matters presented to the Board of Regents except matters of routine shall
first be submitted to the appropriate committees for investigation and report to
the Board.
(Chap. I, Sec. 5 (a), B.L., 1923, and R.P., October, 1920, p. 23, revised.)
Sec. 1.13. Ex Officio Committee Members. The President shall, ex officio, be
chairman of the Comnmittee on Educational Policies and a member of each of the
other standing committees of the Board. The Superintendent of Public Instruction
shall, ex officio, be a member of the Committee on Educational Policies. Ex officio
members of standing committees shall not vote.
(Chap. I, Sec. 5 (b), B.L., 1923, revised.)
Sec. 1.14. Absence from Committee Meetings. In the event of the absence of
a committee member from any committee meeting, the place shall, wherever practicable, be filled by appointment of another Regent by the President. All such
appointments shall be duly reported to the Board.
(Chap. I, Sec. 5 (c), B.L., 1923, revised.)
Sec. 1.15. Finance and Property Committee. The Finance and Property Committee shall be charged with the duty of investigating and reporting to the Board
its findings on the financial affairs and the property of the University. It shall
also be charged with the duties provided elsewhere in these Bylaws concerning
purchase and sale of University property. Information concerning anticipated
income and the needs of the several units of the University shall each year be
gathered by the President and shall be presented by him to the Finance and
Property Committee. From such information the Finance and Property Committee shall report to the Board the total amount of expected income of the
University for the next fiscal year, together with the amount of the total budget
recommended by it for that period.
The Board shall thereupon make allocations tentatively among the several
units in accordance with their respective needs, and shall authorize the President
to proceed, with the heads of the units, the advice of the Faculty Personnel Committee, and the concurrence of the Committee on Educational Policies, to the
preparation of a detailed budget. After consideration by the Finance and Property
Committee, the detailed budget shall be presented to the Board.
The Finance and Property Committee shall provide an annual audit and
report on the accounts of the University.
(Chap. I, Sec. 7 (a) and (b), B.L., 1923, revised.)