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eil of Oregon State College
110
8 December 1955
ROLL C.t\LL
ELECTliON OF F.t\CULTY MEMBERS
President Strand called the Facult Council to
order in Memorial Union 208, at 4 :00 p.m. Members present were: Bett, Bogart, Carl n, Carlson,
Charley, Clinton, Colby, Dietz, Forem n, Frazier,
Friday, Gilfillan, Gill, Goode, Gray ( or McClelIan), Hansen, Heath, Heston, Hovla d, Ingalls,
Knapp, Langton, Li, Mack (for Sch el), Maser,
Milligan, M00r, Nicodemus, Orde an, Orner,
Pfanner, Poling, Price, Raabe, Richa dson, Samuels (for Schultz), Scholl, Sisson, St ne, Strand,
Wiggenhorn, Zeran. Also present we e Assistant
Dean W. T. Cooney and Professors . E. Childs,
J. L. LeMaster, D. C. Mumford, 1. ratt, J. W.
Sherburne, H. Ten Pas.
OF STUDENT
ApPROV.t\L OF MINUTES
The minutes of the November 10, 1 55 meeting
of the Faculty Council as distributed in advance
to all members of the Council were eclared approved.
ELECTION OF EXECUTIVE COMMJTTEE
President Strand called for nomi ations for
Vice Chairman of the Faculty Co ncil. Dean
Colby, chairman of the Committee n Nominations, said that the recommendations f his committee had been published in the Fac ty Bulletin,
namely, Professors V. M. Bett a d H. W.
Schultz. Further nominations were in ited, but as
none were proposed the Council vo ed to close
nominations for Vice Chairman. Fo Secretary
the committee had proposed the na e of Professor Delmer M. Goode. Further ominations
were invited. None were proposed, an the Council on motion voted to close nomina ons and to
ask the Secretary to cast a unanimo ballot for
Professor Goode for Secretary. Th committee
nominations for additional members of the Executive Committee were: elected gro p, Professors R. Bogart and J. c. R. Li ; appoi tive group,
Director C. V. Langton and Dean Miriam G.
Scholl. Further nominations were ca ed for, but
as none were proposed the Council on motion
voted to close nominations. It then oceeded to
ballot. Dr. Ivan Pratt and Dr. Hen
Ten Pas
collected and counted the ballots.
ter in the
meeting the results of the electio were announced as follows: Vice Chairman, Dr. H. W.
Schultz. Members of the Executive Committee:
Dr. J. c. R. Li and Dean Miriam Sc 011.
SEN.t\TE
De,m Colby said the recommendation of the
Cornmi tee on Nominations was for Dean Helen
S. MO::lrand Mr. James Barrel:t to be faculty
memb rs of the Student Senate. No other nominations ere offered. On motion the Faculty Council voted to elect Dean Moor and Mr. Barrett
facult members of the Student Senate.
MEMBERS
ON RE
OF COMMITTEE
IEW AND ApPE.t\LS
President Strand called for nominations for
two positions on the Committee on Review and
Appea s. Dr. Ordeman proposed the following:
Dr. S. M. Dietz, Professor E. D. Meyer, and
Dr. J. IA. Pfanner. On motion the Council voted
to close nominations and to ask the Secretary to
cast a unanimous ballot for the three professors
named. President Strand then said that, while
only two members of the Committee on Review
and AJDpealswere to be elected by the Faculty
Council, his practice always had been to appoint
as the third member the nominee who received
the hi~hest number of votes next to the two who
were elected. He said that in the present instance,
in lieu of naming a third member, he would approve the three members just elected as the Committee on Review and Appeals.
REFOR':
OF CURRICULUM
COUNCIL
Dr. [. W. Sherburne, chairman, presented the
report of the Curriculum Council on curricular
proposals for the 1956-57 Catalog. He first named
the C1 rriculum Council, asking those present
to stand and commending their service. The
mimeographed report of the Curriculum Council had been sent in advance to Faculty Council
members. Dr. Sherburne distributed a sheet
contaid ing some corrections. He presented a
summary of the proposals with comparisons for
precedmg years. He called attention to indications
of a trend, namely few expansions in undergraduate brk and notable increases at the graduate
level. He then invited questions on the report,
page i:3!y page. During the review various comments and explanations were made as questions
arose. Motion was then made that the report be
approved as corrected. The motion was seconded,
put to /lote, and carried.
COMMITTEE
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FORUM
Dr. Frazierreported that, under provisions
the Bylaws, a, meeting of the Faculty For
would be held Monday, December 12.
FACULTy'VVELFARE
for adequate salaries had in the past
usually been not Iuite soon enough. He offered
the services of his committee in any way in which
it could help in the promotion of faculty welfare.
visions
ON HONORARY DEGREES
President Strand said that he had recen
revised the membership of the Committee
Honorary Degrees. He explained that the co
mittee reviewed and made recommendations
proposals for honorary degrees but serve? who
anonymously, not knowing even who their fell'
members were.
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Dr. Childs, chairman, reported briefly for ne
Committee on Faculty Welfare, presenting a
sheet containing information on the new Oreg. n
Physicians' Service contract and the Oregon St e
Employees Association OPS contract. He g~ e
the Blue Cross rates also. He suggested posh g
the sheet on bulletin boards. President Stra d
said he wished all faculty members present~wo d
urge all staff members to get into one or theot r
of the plans: OPS er Blue -Cross, Dr. Chit
continuing, spoke briefly on activity regardi
faculty salaries. He said effort to get better p -
TIME
OF ELECTION
Dean' Gilfillan ask~d'
:ether the January
meeting, as in the past, would not be the best
time for election 'of officers and members of the
Executive ~oJlU:lJittee-fQt;-theFaculty Council. He
pointed out that -in 'the January meeting newly
elected members of the Council, with whom the
.new officers",~ot!:ldwork,' would be in the meeting,
while at the Dec6mber meeting many members
would be s1tting i the last meeting of their terms
as members. D.ean Maser then explained that the
change i\J!lthe By: aws had been made in order
to utilize the exv.erieFlce.of older members of the
Faculty, Q"uncil; - hereas newly elected members
would have had no opportunity in month-bymonth meeting of -kteCo'Uncil to observe qualities
that would be desirable in officers.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was declared adjourned at S :05
oclock..
'Delmer M.. Goode,
Secretary
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