UniCouncil_1950-55_010

MINUTES OP COUNCIL January 31, 1951 ip:l5 p.m. LtC ‘lo CL_________ UNIVERSITY archives A. U- C. LIBH A-'hV 3200 - PRESENT: Dr, Badeau, presiding; Messrs. Boktor, Conn, Howard, Schoonover and Vandersall. Dr. Badeau opened the meeting with prayer. 3201 - AL AHRAM ARTICLE; Dr. Badeau gave a resume of an article appear- ing in the January 31, 1951 issue of the ”A1 AhramH newspaper, concerning a policy of the Ministry of Education, and statements alleged to have been made by the Minister of Education, Dr. Taha Hussein Pasha. There was a full discussion of this matter, with the result that Dr. Badeau was authorized to send a statement to the Editor of nAl Ahram” saying that the portion of the article concerning the American University was false; to write a letter to the Minister of Education requesting a denial of the false statement; and to write to the American Ambassador advising him of the actions taken. 3202 - TUITION PEES FOR STAFF MEMBERS: Council reaffirmed previous ac- tion regarding remission of fees to members of the staff who enroll for courses in any department of the University. (These regulations do not apply to American staff members taking Arabic language courses.) The following regulations have been and are now in effect: 1) The applicant must first secure from his Dean or Director official permission to undertake courses in another department, such permission including the payment of the fees involved from the Dean or Directors departmental budget. 2) The applicant will then pay the full tuition fees in cash, and register for the course. 3) If, at the close of the semester, the work is graded ,fC,f or better, the student will receive a refund of whatever tuition fees he had paid for the semester, according to the previous agreement. ip) If, at the close of the semester, the work is not graded f,C11 or better or if, for any reason, the student has not completed the work, he is not entitled to any refund. 3203 - ADJOURNMENT: Council adjourned at 5:00 p.m. W. M. Rauschart Recording Secretary 3/29/5