MINUTES OF MEETING NUMBER ELEVEn
OF THE
sENATE OF mICHIGAN cOLLEGE OF mINING AND tECHNOLOGY
31 October 1961
(Senate Minute pages: 109-116)
The meeting opened at 7:05 p.m., Tuesday October 31, 1961, in the Faculty Clubroom, President Van Pelt presiding.
The roll was not taken. Not present were: Group I - Kerekes, Crawford, Sermon, Garland, Bourdo, Volin, Krenitsky, Myers. Group II - Dahlman, Hellman, Hooker, Kemp, Tidwell. Group III - Been, Smith, R.L., Smith, T.N., Nielson, Work, Young. Group IV - Bayer, LaJeunesse.
Guests present were: Spain, Horton, Meeks, Spiroff and Shinn.
A quorum was declared present by Dr. Van Pelt.
The minutes of meeting No.10 were corrected by Dr. Fryxell. Page 101, Section V, item 2 should read:
2. If sufficient funds not forthcoming from this that new curricula not be adopted.
With this correction, the minutes were accepted.
Old Business:
Proposal 6-60. Copy on page 103. Minutes of meeting #10. Adoption motion by Professor Oswald, seconded by Professor Niemi. Written ballot vote 31 Yes, 2 No. Proposal adopted. Awaits Dr. Van Pelt's approval.
Academic Standards Committee report on Proposal 2-61 postponed to the next Senate meeting. Committee instructed to report at that time.
New Business:
The four Senate groups convened separately during a recess to elect representatives to the committee on committees. Elected were Group I. Sermon, T.C., Group II. Hooker, L.; Group III. Longacre, W.; Group IV Baker, O.
A discussion of the proposed expansion of the curricula of MCM&T for service to non-engineering students followed. Details are included in the Secretary's notes attached. Motions made during the discussion appear below:
Dr. Bredekamp proposed, Dean Meese seconded the following motion which was approved by voice vote:
Moved: that the consideration of the four-year program of Arts and Sciences as discussed in the Senate tonight be referred to the proper committee for consideration of a proper recommendation to the Senate.
Dr. Schnelle moved, Dr. Makens seconded and voice vote approved:
Moved: the program be approved in principal and the H.S. department be requested to complete it for offering.
Other New Business
None.
Adjournment at 9:03 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
G.W. Boyd, Secretary