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FACTS FOR FRESHMEN
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To all Freshmen entering the University of Illinois:
The Freshman Council welcomes you as a new member of the
University of Illinois family.
Here is some inside information for you, given in the spirit of one
group of freshmen to another. And here are answers to some of the
questions you will probably ask about the University. These are ques-
tions we, too, have asked at one time or another.
When we thought about printing an informative booklet for fel-
low freshmen, we compiled the questions we had asked and the things
that had puzzled us during our first semester on the Illinois campus,
and we put together this booklet so that you would have answers to
these questions, or would know where to begin finding the answers.
We hope you will keep this booklet for reference. And we are
glad to have a part in helping you to launch your college program.
Sincerely,
The Freshman Council of 1949:
Thomas E. Pollard, President
Nuel D. Belnap
Gwendolyn Lewis
Lyle Schertz
Gerald MageeArdis Miller
Jack MetzgerPatrick MaloneWalter Cryer
Marilyn Schueler
Oscar Ehrenberg
F. J. Koenig, Ass't Dean, L.A.S.,
Adviser
Soufh of the Auditorium is the statue of Alma Mater
in a gesture of greeting to students of the University.
Behind her are two figures representing learning
and labor. The group was executed by Lorado
Taft, famous sculptor and lllini.
PLANNING YOUR PROGRAMCoupon 4 in your Freshman Week program is for your first meet-
ing with your adviser. The time and place of that meeting is printed on
the coupon. At the meeting you will find out about the requirements
of the College and curriculum you have chosen, and you will receive
materials for registration with complete instructions on how to go
about this important job which will make you a full time student in
the University. If you follow those carefully you'll find that registration
is a simple affair which you should be able to complete with a mini-
mum of difficulty.
When you get the cards you will have to fill out, you will be told
several times, and you will read: Do not bend, fold, clip, or mutilate
this card. This is an important warning, because these IBM ( Inter-
national Business Machine ) cards must be run through machines over
and over again for filing and recording purposes. Unless they are in
perfect condition, these runs are impossible.
In making out your class schedule, plan it first on a blank sheet
of paper which you can rule off for hours of the day and days of the
week. Determine from the Time Table those courses you are planning
to take which have only one section, either class, lecture, or labo-
ratory. Schedule those sections immediately. In this way you will
avoid possibilities of conflicts in your program. Schedule last those
courses like Rhetoric which have a larger number of sections.
Plan your program with care to distribute your class load evenly
throughout the week. It is not wise to avoid Saturday morning classes
if by so doing you will crowd other days in the week. Remember, your
work— and your grades— will suffer if you don't allow yourself
enough time to prepare for each class session.
Be sure to keep a copy of your program as it is finally approved
by your adviser, and be sure that your copy has on it the correct course
numbers, times, section numbers, and room numbers. If any sections
or times have to be changed as you go through registration because
of conflict or closed sections, be sure you make the changes on your
copy. Several days will elapse before the Dean of your College has
a copy of your card, and, if you forget, it will be impossible to find
out in what section you belong.
Be sure that you make careful selection of courses. It is, of course,
possible to change a course after you have registered in it, but any
change must have the approval of the Dean of your College, and
approval will not be given unless you have a good reason for making
the change. If you discover a conflict in your program, or if a course
in which you have registered is changed, you should go to your Col-
lege office immediately and have the proper change made in your
schedule. Such changes in programs will be made without charge,
but if you wish to make changes for your own convenience you will
usually have to pay a one dollar fee.
MAKING CHANGES IN
YOUR PROGRAMIf, during the semester, you feel that you need to drop a course
you arc taking, you should go to your College office and discuss the
matter with one of the Deans. If your reasons for wanting to drop are
good, and if you are making a passing grade in the course, the Dean
may permit you to drop the course without penalty. If, however, you
are not passing the course, you may get an "E" for your grade in the
course you drop.
Also, if you should wish to withdraw from the University during
the semester, you should talk that matter over with the Dean of your
College. He will require you, in addition to having you obtain grades
in the courses for which you are registered, to have a letter from your
parents or guardian stating that they know about and approve of your
action. If the Dean is satisfied with your reasons, he will issue you a
"Clearance Paper" which you must have signed by representatives of
the various departments designated on the slip. Whether or not you
will be permitted to return to the University without first petitioning
for readmission will depend upon your reasons for leaving.
In either of'the above cases, be sure you clear properly with the
Dean of your College. Don't just stop going to classes. Don't leave
without notice. If you do, your record here will be marked "not in
good standing," and you max not be permitted to re-enter here or to
enter anx other unix ersitx .
PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDYYou may be planning your first year program with the idea in
mind of further study in the Colleges of Dentistry, Education, Law,
Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, or the School of Journalism. Pre-
Dentistry, Pre-Medicine, and Pre-Veterinary Medicine are all special
curricula in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and during your
first year, you will be assigned to one of the Deans of that College, or
to some other faculty member as your adviser. It is important for you
to become acquainted with your adviser so that you will be able to
profit from the assistance he will be able to give you.
You may take work leading toward the Colleges of Education and
Law and the School of Journalism in other Colleges in the University
as well as in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Officially known as Burn'// Avenue in honor of Prof. T. J. Burrill who col-
lected and planted the trees on the campus, this elm lined street is better
known by the students as the Broadwalk. Between classes it is as busy as
any metropolitan thoroughfare.
The following table will give you a concise statement of require-
ments for the various professional schools. If you want further infor-
mation, and you probably will, do not hesitate to consult with one of
the Deans of your College.
Collegt Hours required Minimum Preferred
or School for admittance average average
Dentistry 2 years of Pre-Med 3.5 3.75
program
Medicine 3 year Pre-Med 3.5 (first year) 4.0 or better
program 3 . 75 thereafter
Veterinary Medicine .... 2 year Pre-Vet 3.5 4.0
program
Education 56 hours exclusive of 3.5
P.E. and Military
Journalism 56 hours exclusive of 3.5
P.E. and Military
Law 88 hours for 3 years 3 .
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of Law56 hours for 4 years
of Law
YOUR GRADE-POINT AVERAGEThe table shows "grade-point" averages. You should learn to
understand and to figure them. Here's how to do it: There are five
letter grades used in the University, and each is assigned a value. The
grades and their values arc: A = 5; B = 4; C = 3; D = 2; E = 1.
Bach course in the University has an assigned number of credit hours.
To determine your grade-point average at the end of a semester,
multiply the number (or point) value of the grade you received in
each course by the number of credit hours that course carries. Total
the answers you get from your multiplications, and divide the sum
by the total number of hours. For example, a Pre-Med student at the
end of his first semester receives the following grades:
Rhetorii 101 3 hours B 3 times 4 = 12
Zoo'.og) 101 3 hours A 5times5 = 25
Chemistrj 102 .''hours A 3 times 5= 15
French orGerman lid [ hours C 4 times 3 = 12
Total: 15 Grade-point total: 64
i>l divided l>\ 15 equals a grade-point average of 4-.266
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences does not include grades
in Physical Education or Military Science in computing averages;
other Colleges do include them.
As you can see, grades are of primary importance for those of you
who are planning to enter any of the professional schools, because
without a strong academic average you will not be permitted to enter
further training of your choice, no matter how much you might wish
for that training. Don't think, though, that good grades are not im-
portant in other curricula. Many of you have not yet determined what
you want to do later in your University career, or later in life. You
should not lose sight of the fact that your first and most important job
here is to do the best scholastic work you can.
To encourage good scholarship among freshmen, and to give them
recognition, two national scholastic honorary fraternities were founded
at Illinois. They are Phi Eta Sigma, for freshman men, and Alpha
Lambda Delta, for freshman women. Both organizations require a
4.5 average in at least 15 hours of college work for membership.
The local chapter of Phi Eta Sigma has published a pamphlet,
Hints on How to Study, which is available at the office of the Dean of
Men. Alpha Lambda Delta sponsors a tutoring service by and for all
freshman students. Information on this service may be obtained at the
Office of the Dean of Women.Membership in either of these organizations is a distinct honor,
and one well worth working for.
The Illinois Marching Band forming the word "lllini" before
a packed stadium. The band is famous for its intricate
formations and for its fine music.
Dr. George D/nsmore Sioddard, interna-
fionally known educator, is the President of
the University.
THE ORGANIZATION OFTHE UNIVERSITY
Your registration in the University makes you an integral part of
it, and as such you are interested in its welfare and its organization.
The University of Illinois Is a vast and complicated institution, but
like every large business it has a definite and smooth working organi-
zation.
At the head of this organization is the Governor of Illinois. TheBoard of Trustees, chosen in the general State election, is responsible
to the Governor. Under the Board is tin- President of the University,
Dr. George Dinsmore Stoddard. Working with the President is the
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University Senate, composed of full professors on the faculty, and
the Council of Deans and Directors. When the President is away, the
Provost, who is similar to a general director, is in charge of the
University.
The member of the university organization who is responsible for
student life and welfare outside the classroom is the Dean of Students.
He directs, supervises, and coordinates the many agencies and offices
which help to round out your college experience. Here are some of the
many agencies and offices working with the Dean of Students: the
offices of the Deans of Men and Women; the Student Employment
Office; the University Placement Bureau; the Housing Division; the
Health Service Station; the McKinley Hospital; numerous "boards of
control"; the Student Senate; the Committee on Student Affairs; Mini
Union activities; and the Residence Halls.
The University is divided into a number of Colleges and Schools.
Although you were admitted to the University of Illinois, you have
been assigned to that College within the University charged with the
administration of the particular program which you have chosen. The
Colleges admitting freshmen and their office locations are:
College of Agriculture 101 Mumford Hall
College of Commerce and Business Adm 213 David Kinley Hall
College of Engineering 106 Engineering Hall
College of Fine and Applied Arts 110 Architecture Building
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 203 Lincoln Hall
School of Physical Education 107 Huff Gymnasium
You should learn the location of your College office, and make use
of the services available to you in that office. If you have a question
about your course of study, about requirements for graduation, about
your academic standing, see one of the Deans of your College. Don't,
as too many students do to their sorrow, seek the information from a
fellow student. He may have an answer, but you can't be sure it is
a good one.
CHANGING COLLEGESYou may find after you have been in school awhile that the par-
ticular College in which you have registered is not the one in which
you feel you can do your best work, and that some other College in
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the University can offer what you wish. It is possible to make a change
in College only at the end of a semester after all your grades are
recorded, or during the registration period of a new semester.
Such a change should be considered carefully. First, you should
consult with the Dean of your College for his suggestions. He may
suggest you avail yourself of the services of the Student Counseling
Bureau, discussed elsewhere in this booklet, to help you in making
a proper choice. These interviews should be held before the end of the
semester to allow enough time for you to consider the move wisely.
To make the change you must first get a release from the College
you're in. Then take the release to the Dean of the College you wish
to enter. He will discuss with you the possibilities of making the
change and the requirements in the new College. You may sacrifice
some credit hours, especially if you make a change after your fresh-
man year. If you are on probation or drop status, it is possible that you
may not be accepted in the new College.
IF YOU ATTEND OTHER SCHOOLSTo receive a degree from this University, you have to spend your
first three years, or your last full year, in residence on the Urbanacampus. If you attend another college or university during your first
three years, even for a summer session, or if you take a correspondence
course, you will have "broken your residence" at Illinois, so that you
must plan to spend your last full year here. If, on the other hand, you
spend your first three years here, with no credit transferred from other
schools, you may complete your college work at another school or
schools, and still receive a degree from the University of Illinois.
Just a word of warning. If you have attended another college or
university, or if you ever do, don't fail to send that information, along
with whatever credit you have earned, to the Recorder here. If vou
do not have such information recorded, your failure is counted as
falsification of your record. Such a situation is a cause for dismissal
from the University
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All work you may take in another accredited college or university
is transferred and accepted by this University. This includes work of
"D" or "E" grade, and those grades are averaged in with the grades
you make here.
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When classes start, it is time to buy books. The many book-
stores near the campus keep adequate supplies and can
accommodate even larger crowds than this.
The number of credit hours required for graduation varies slightly
with the different Colleges, and you should make sure through your
College office just what your requirements are.
CLASS ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORYClass attendance at the University is compulsory. There is no rule
that allows you a certain number of "cuts" in any course. Here's what
happens if you "cut." All class absences are reported daily to the
Office of the Dean of Men and the Office of the Dean of Women,where they are recorded for informational purposes. If in the opinion
of an instructor your attendance becomes so irregular that your
scholarship is likely to be impaired, he will report your case to the
Dean of your College. If irregular attendance has made continuation
of the course unprofitable, you may be required to drop the course
with an "E."
Students absent from classes which are scheduled just before or
after a vacation period are excluded from the final examinations in
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the courses from which they were absent. While a student may, with
the consent of the department head and the dean of his College and
upon the payment of a fee of $5, get permission to take a special
examination in the course, the damage to his scholastic record will
not be repaired.
But if you are forced to miss such classes because of illness in the
hospital, death in the family, or other unusual emergency, you should
file with the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women a request in writing
for relief from the penalty stated above.
Universit) bulletins publish the exact times vacations begin and
end. If the holiday begins at twelve Thursday and classes resume at
one Monday, be sure you attend your eleven o'clock class Thursday
and your one o'clock class Monday.
YOU NEED A PERMIT TO DRIVE
There are strict University regulations governing the owning and
driving of motor vehicles. No student is allowed to operate a motor
vehicle without a University permit. You can get detailed information
on these regulations from the Automobile Permit department, 224
Illini Hall. Before you drive a car, be sure you have your permit and
that you have complied with the regulations. If you don't, you will
be subject to disciplinary action.
SMOKING REGULATIONSSmoking in University buildings is restricted to first floor corri-
dors where ash receptacles are provided anH to private offices of the
faculty. Smoking is prohibited in other portions of buildings, and is
definitely not permitted in classrooms. Violators of these regulations
will be subject to a fine.
University buildings and grounds arc state property, and there-
fore belong to all the people. You, as part of "the people," should
take pride in the appearam e of the University. Do not throw cigarette
stubs on the floor or walks. In short, you should exercise the same care
in keeping Universit) property clean as you would in keeping vour
own home and grounds clean. The University is your home while you
are in school.
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The main reading room on the second floor of the Library is one of the
largest in the country. It is only one of many seminars and reading rooms
in the Library and in other campus buildings.
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
The University of Illinois library is the third largest college library
in the world. It provides an excellent place to study, dig out reference
material, borrow books, and meet interesting people, so it is good to
know some of its administrative policies.
First of all, books that are not reserved for classes may be borrowed
for home use for two weeks, and may be renewed for two weeks more
in most cases. All books, however, may be recalled by the University
if they are needed in a University project.
General reference books and other reserved books in addition to
general periodicals may be used only in the reading rooms. Books on
reserve for specific courses may be taken out of the Library at 9 : 00
p.m., but must be returned to their proper Reserve Room by 9:00
the next morning.
Books not returned on time are subject to a fine of two cents a day,
including Sundays and holidays. Reserve books not returned by 9:00
a.m. are subject to a fine of 25 cents for the first hour, and five cents
for each additional hour kept overtime.
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If the Library should recall a book you have, that book must be
returned within two days after the notice is mailed, otherwise a fine
of 25 cents per day is levied against you.
Don*t regard these fines or any other assessments lightly {such as
breakage in the laboratory or extra towel fees). They are charged
against you in the Business Office and will appear for payment when
you next register. And unless all charges against you are paid in full,
you will not be permitted to graduate, to transfer any credit hours, or
to receive a transcript showing good standing.
VISITING IN ORGANIZED HOUSESThere is one more set of regulations with which you should be
familiar, and this one concerns visiting hours in student housing.
Fraternities, sororities, and independent houses on the campus
are required to follow strict rules for visiting hours. Women are never
allowed inside a men's organized house unless a chaperone is present.
Women guests are not permitted in parts of the house other than
common living- and dining-rooms and house directors quarters unless
a cloakroom with maid service is available. Room parties are strictly
forbidden.
Men are not allowed in women's organized houses before 4:00
p.m. or after 10:30 p.m. on weekdays. They must not go above the
first floor.
Like all regulations, these last few have been a series of "don'ts"
and "must nots." But all of us realize that some rules are necessary,
and it is obvious that in a school as large as the University of Illinois
definite rules regarding social conduct must be observed. The best wayto get along with these rules is to accept them and follow them. Youwill (if you don't already) be able to see the common sense behind
them.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE
Violations of the various regulations are handled through the
Office of Security, which is a part of the function of the Dean of
Students, or through the Committee on Student Discipline. Here's
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how the handling works: If a student is reported for violation of a
regulation, or for conduct unbecoming a University student, the
Security Officer interviews him. In some cases, the matter will rest
there with a reprimand, or the payment of a fine. But the matter
may be referred to the University Senate Sub-Committee on Student
Discipline, which is composed of six faculty and three student mem-bers. The student has the right to appear before the committee and
to state his case. In most instances the action of this committee is final.
In serious violations, dismissal from the University may be the action
of the committee.
If, however, the student can bring new evidence, he may carry his
case through the Dean of Students to the Senate Committee on Stu-
dent Discipline, which is made up of nine faculty members. This
committee is the final appeal, and may uphold or reverse the former
decisions.
At times, organized houses are in violation of one or another of
the student regulations. In such cases, the entire organization, after
proper hearings, may be placed on "social probation" which means
that its privileges to hold dances or other entertainment, to participate
in activities, or even to pledge or initiate new members may be with-
drawn. In severe cases, the organization's charter may be revoked.
POLICY OF THE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEEThe Sub-committee on Student Discipline has issued the following
statement of policy:
I. The committee will exercise judgment in cases of undergraduate student
discipline in accordance with University statutes and rules or authorization from
the Senate Committee on Student Discipline, and in so doing will attempt to
achieve these objectives:
A. Protection of the best interests of the individual.
B. Protection of the best interests of the University.
C. Consideration of the effect on society of any particular decision
which may be made.
II. In considering and disposing of cases the committee will take action
only when essential facts are fully known.
III. The committee will not substitute its feelings or judgment about an
individual for facts which can be adduced by reference to an appropriate Uni-
versity agency or staff member. Primarily the Health Service and Counseling
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Center will be relied upon, but not to the exclusion of other agencies or indi-
viduals either within or without the University.
IV. In the consideration of any case, when a need for further facts or in-
formation becomes apparent, action will be deferred so that in the end a fair
and reasonable decision can be made.
V. The Security Officer will be encouraged to obtain all necessary facts
about cases which come to his attention and to dispose personally of those which
in his judgment do not require the attention of the committee.
VI. Cases which have been disposed of initially by the Security Officer will
not be brought before the committee for confirmation or action unless the
Security Officer deems such procedure desirable.
VII. In all cases involving below standard moral behavior, an attempt will
be made to apply appropriate remedial measures to the individual, unless the
conduct of the individual is so serious that the application of such measures is
obviously not feasible.
VIII. The committee docs not consider itself to be a court, and it is not
bound by any of the formal procedures or rules of evidence adhered to in courts
of law and is not bound, in arriving at a decision, by any disposition which may
have been made of a student case by civil or criminal authorities.
IX. The committee will hear any person who wishes to make a statement
either on behalf or against a student, including legal counsel, but such legal
counsel will not be permitted to speak or appear in place of the student.
X. The committee will be guided but not bound by action taken or penal-
ties imposed in the past. Each case will be disposed of in what appears to a
majority of the committee as the most appropriate action.
YOU AND YOUR GRADESYou are going to hear a lot of talk about grades and studying, and
how somebody got through the University without studying, and how
somebody else studied all the time and flunked out. The grades you
get will depend in part on your ability, and in part on your sincere
desire to do the amount of work it takes to make good grades. Your
primary job here is to get the best education you can. The oppor-
tunities are here in abundance, and how well you do will depend in
great part on how well you want to do.
In order to graduate from the University, you must have a 3.0
or "C") average for .ill your work, and not more than one-quarter
of your hours may be of "D" grade. Each semester, when the grades
are linalh released, your College office analyzes your record to de-
termine whether or not you are making proper academic progress
toward a degree. If your average falls below 3.0 in any semester.
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Exams are, of course, part of your University experience. Some of the
larger courses hold examinations in the lecture halls located in the various
buildings.
you are placed on probation, which means that you must bring your
academic average above 3.0 the following semester. If you don't, you
will be dropped from the University. This is a scholastic rule author-
ized by the University Board of Trustees and is strictly adhered to.
The various Colleges have slightly different probation regulations,
and if you are in any doubt about what they are, or if you are in any
danger of getting poor grades, you should ask the Dean of your College
what the particular requirements are.
Always remember that the grades that appear on your official
record here are permanent. That record will follow you wherever you
go. If you fail a course (get an "E")you may repeat the course,
but the "E" for your first attempt will stay on your record. If you
make a "D" in a course and are permitted to repeat it, the "D" will
be the grade figured in your average.
Just remember: it is your record; make it good, and keep it
that way.
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The Mini Union Building is a general gathering place for students, with
facilities for meetings, for recreation, and for dining. Information,
activities, and ticket offices are located in this building.
UNIVERSITY SERVICES FOR STUDENTSSo far, much of our discussion in this pamphlet has been on rules
and regulations and possible disciplinary action. But the University has
placed at your disposal a number of agencies and departments de-
signed to help you in the problems you will meet as you go through
school.
The first source of help we have already mentioned, and that is
your own College office. Knowledge of the College requirements is
important to you, and the Deans in your College office will be able to
help you in mapping out an effective program of electives to round
out your college education.
The Student Counseling Bureau
During Freshman Week, you will have a chance to become ac-
quainted with sonu- of the services offered by the Student Counseling
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Bureau. Perhaps you are one of those fortunate persons who knows
ust what courses he is going to take in the University and the kind
)f job he's best fitted for. Perhaps you already know how to con-
:entrate, how to read rapidly, and how to study effectively. You may
lave no worries and no personal problems which interfere with your
loing your best either in your classes or in your life outside the class-
oom. In short, you may be a person who is already making full use
)f his potentialities.
But if you do have problems, the Student Counseling Bureau
night be helpful to you. About 60 r/c of the freshmen in the Univer-
ity make use of the Bureau services, either before they actually enter
he University or during their first year. These services are yours for
he asking.
The Student Counseling Bureau can supply you with testing and
:ounseling services as up-to-date and scientific as those offered any-
vhere in the country. The Bureau will not tell you what you should
lo. But it can supply you with information about your abilities, inter-
:sts, and personality which you could not get in any other way, and
t can help you use this information in arriving at sound conclusions
ibout selecting a course of study and a later vocation. Those tests
rou took before you entered the University or during Freshman Week
upply a part of the information you might need.
Do you know that about 20% of college students read so slowly
md ineffectively and study so inefficiently that they are seriously han-
licapped in their studies? And they are therefore handicapped also in
heir social life, because they have to spend too much time studying,
rhe Student Counseling Bureau offers you special reading and study
lelp which can be a big aid in overcoming such handicaps, if you
lave them.
But perhaps your difficulties aren't caused by poor study or reading
kills. You may have very personal problems, you may get overnervous
vhen you take exams, you may feel that you're inferior in some way,
'ou may have conflicts and worries about things you have felt no one
:lse could possibly help you with. Many students either do not know,
>r do not believe, that anyone can help them with such problems.
Actually though, the clinical psychologists on the staff of the Counsel-
ng Bureau have, through modern counseling procedures, helped manytudents work out problems which seemed insoluble to them.
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The professional counseling services offered through the Bureau
are applied by clinical psychologists and by especially selected and
trained faculty counselors. All you need do to make use of these
services is to go to Room 311 Administration Building, East Wing,
and tell the receptionist there that you would like to have an appoint-
ment with a counselor.
You will have private interviews with your counselor. He treats
what you tell him, or what he tells you, as confidentially as your
family doctor would treat such matters. Reports of interviews and of
conclusions reached are not available to your instructors, your deans,
your parents, or anyone else, unless you yourself request that such re-
ports be made.
If at any time you think you may need help of the kind which the
Student Counseling Bureau can supply, don't wait until it is too late
for such help to be as effective as it might be. Make an appointment in
Room 3 1 1 Administration East, and talk things over with a counselor.
The University wants your stay here to be as happy, as useful, and as
fruitful as it can be. The Student Counseling Bureau may be able to
help you take full advantage of the opportunities you now have.
Inframural sports offer athletic opportunities of competition to the indi-
vidual athlete and give him a chance to show his skill and to develop his
ability in the particular sport he enjoys.
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The Dean of Men, and Dean of WomenFor information on housing, on student loans, on hospital insur-
ance and benefits, or for requests on vacation extensions, the offices of
the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women are always open.
The Dean of Men's office is in 152 Administration Building, West
Wing. Here the Dean of Men, or the Assistant Deans in charge of
fraternity men, independent students, or foreign students, will help
you answer any questions you might have.
The Dean of Women's office is in 100 Bevier Hall. The Assistant
Dean in charge of freshman affairs devotes all her time to the problems
of freshman women.
Both offices invite you to learn of the assistance they can give on
the matters mentioned above, or on personal or social matters.
Student Employment
Perhaps you, like a large number of University students, will have
to supplement your outside income by working part time. A certain
number of jobs for students are open, and if you need one, you mayapply at the Office of Student Employment at 232 Illini Hall. Jobs
with the University fall into four classes: laboratory, office, library,
food service. The employment office makes every effort to place you
in the position that will suit you best.
The office also acts as a clearing house for positions elsewhere in
the community. So, if you need a job, make sure your application is
on file. If you do have enough money to see you through, though,
don't take a position that would deprive an equally qualified, needier
student of the chance to go to college.
Student Loans
Although you may have made careful financial plans, there are
still possibilities of emergencies, and you may find yourself in imme-
diate need of money. Before you decide to withdraw from the Uni-
versity or otherwise cut short your college career, you should discuss
with either the Dean of Men or Dean of Women the possibility of
getting either a short term or long term loan. The University has funds
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available for this purpose, and if your case is a deserving one, you will
be able to borrow money on extremely satisfactory terms to help you
to continue vour education.
Health Service
The University is vitally interested in your health while you are
in school, because if you are not in good health it is not possible for
you to work to the maximum of your efficiency. A $5 hospital and
medical service fee is charged you at registration. In the event that
you are hospitalized during the semester, certain insurance benefits
will be due you for hospital residence, hospital expenses, physicians'
fees, and surgical fees. In ordinary illnesses, the insurance will cover
all of your expenses.
The Health Service Station at the corner of Wright and Daniel
Streets is also operated for your benefit. Members of the Health
Service Staff give instruction in Hygiene, conduct physical examina-
tions, supervise food handlers, make sanitary inspections, and hold
personal conferences with students in health matters. The doctors
will give you whatever help they are authorized to administer, or they
may refer you to the local professional directory to select a local
physician for further treatment.
The Intramural program makes participation possible in almost every kind
of team sport. Events and schedules are arranged through the Intramural
office in Huff Gymnasium.
Behind-the-scenes activi-
ties are just as important
to a successful II! mi
Theatre Guild production
as the acting itself, and
students take major parts
in designing and painting
scenery and lighting the
show.
ACTIVITIES IN YOUR LIFE
Perhaps you are activity-minded. If you can carry a normal study
load and make acceptable grades (a 3.3 average is required for activi-
ties), you really should participate in some activity on the campus. For
some, the best idea is to wait until the eight-week grades come out or
even until the second semester, but you may want to start in
immediately.
Look over the dozens of activities open to freshmen, and choose
the one or ones that appeal to you personally. Coupon 12 on your
Freshman Week Program is for Activity Night, when all the campus
activities will have displays and demonstrations of what they do. In
whatever activity you join, you will make many new friends and gain
fine experience in planning and leadership.
In a campus group as large as Illinois' student body there is bound
to be some activity you will like. Don't be afraid to enter. Just re-
member that the present "campus leaders" started in their chosen
activities as freshmen, too. The I-Book available to any freshman manat the YMCA lists many activities, and tells about their organization
and the people who are currently working in them. Freshmen women
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should read lllini Wise and Let's Be Activity Minded, which describe
the various activities open to women. The Illio (Illinois Year book)
specializes in pictures and stories of the various activities. The Daily
lllini (student newspaper) will run announcements in its news
columns, and also in the feature column, "The Bulletin Board," when
positions are available in various fields. Room 322 lllini Union Build-
ing is a further source of information about campus activities. In most
cases, you will be asked to submit a petition to the group, stating your
qualifications, and your reason for wanting to participate in that
activity. You can get these petitions at the Dean of Men's or Dean of
Women's offices, and you may submit them through those offices.
So whatever your interest may be: sports, music, publications,
student government, YMCA, YWCA, religious groups, hobbies, dra-
matics, or what not, there will be a place for you. The opportunities
are here; it is up to you to take advantage of them.
IN CONCLUSIONThe information in this booklet is, of course, far from complete.
No one book can be large enough to tell all there is to tell about the
University of Illinois and about the opportunities it offers its students.
The University you have chosen for your college work is one of the
largest and the finest in the world. But in spite of its great size, it is a
friendly school where the students want to make friends. You can
become lost, though, if you decide to withdraw into a shell. Try to
make friends. You'll find it will be easy. You, like all the others here,
are working to make your own life better and more useful to society.
If that job is drudgery to you, it is doomed to failure; if it is pleasant
and exciting, you will succeed. So make your work and the work of
your fellow students pleasant by learning the value of being friendly
and working together.
The best of luck in your first year.
-The Freshman Council of 1949
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To all Freshmen entering the University of Illinois:
The Freshman Council welcomes you as a new member of our Tribe
of Illini and wishes you the best of luck in your coming college career.
Here is some inside information for you, given in the spirit of one
group of freshmen to another. Here are answers to some of the questions
you will probably ask about the University, questions we too have asked
at one time or another.
When we began the work of printing an informative booklet for
fellow freshmen, we compiled the questions we ourselves had asked, put
together the things that had puzzled us during our first semester on the
Illinois campus, and gave questionnaires to other freshmen to find out
about their difficulties. We even went to various faculty members to learn
what questions they found were most befuddling to new students. Our
final result is this booklet.
We hope it will solve your problems, or at least help you to find a
solution.
If there is still some troublesome angle we haven't covered we'll be
glad to be of service and to help you in any way possible.
Sincerely,
The Freshman Council of 1950:
Jim Hannagan, Chairman
Sherwood Parker, Vice Chairman
Barbara Burnett, Secretary
Jack Leskera, Treasurer
Myrian Baker
Jeanne Bedell
Tom Brademas
Bob Buley
Jim Edwards
Cecile Gagan
Valerie RameyBud Wright
F. J. Koenig, Ass't Dean, L.A.S., Adviser
Illustrations by Larry D. Kettelkamp
South of the Auditorium is the statue of Alma Mater
in a gesture of greeting to students of the Univer-
sity. Behind her are two figures representing learn-
ing and labor. The group was executed by Lorado
Toff, famous sculptor and lllini.
PROGRAMS
Sometime during the summer you will receive a Freshman Weekprogram with coupons admitting you to all the Freshman Week activities.
Coupon 1 in this program is for your first meeting with an adviser from
pour college. At this meeting you will find out what the requirements of
your chosen college and curriculum are, and what the mechanics of
registration are all about. It is important that you know the requirements
jf the college which you have selected, since every college has certain
standards which must be met for graduation. The courses fulfilling these
requirements should be started in the Freshman year. By this time you
ihould have a fairly good idea of which college you are going to enter,
:hough you don't have to consider this decision as final.
In planning your class schedule, first write down your class program
Dn a blank sheet of paper. Look through your Time Table for courses
.vith only one section, either class, lecture, or laboratory, and schedule
:hese sections first. Save for last those courses, such as rhetoric, which
lave a large number of sections. When you prepare your class program,
:ry to distribute your class load evenly throughout the week. It is not
/vise to avoid Saturday morning classes,
f, by so doing, you will crowd other
lays of the week. And above all, don't
orget to make a copy of your finished
Drogram for yourself, because it will be
leveral days before the dean of your
:ollege has a copy of your card, and, if
^ou forget, it will be impossible to find
)ut in what sections you belong. (This
general procedure does not apply to stu-
dents of engineering or architecture, be-
cause both employ standard programs
hat are already prepared.)
Which way?
REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
At the second meeting with your adviser, the day of freshman registra-
:ion, you will receive certain registration materials. Among these will be
LB.M. (International Business Machine) cards, which must not be bent
or mutilated in any way. From there you will be directed to the large
Reading Room on the second floor of the University Library where you
will register. Be sure that you select the sections that you really want,
because, it very often requires a fee to change classes, unless you have a
conflict. Do not be discouraged if you do not receive the class schedule
that you desire. Many times some of the sections are closed, but it is
usually possible to find a section that fits into one of your free periods.
You will need your money or checks with you, since you will pay your
fees as you leave the Library.
Before you leave the Library, be sure to make a copy of your class
schedule on a sheet of paper, with the course, course number, building,
room number, and section number of the course. If, after you leave
registration, you find that you have a conflict, go immediately to the dean
of your college and make arrangements for a change. These changes are
usually made without charge.
If you carefully follow the instructions given you, you will find that
registration is a fairly simple affair which you should be able to handle
without much trouble. (Again, this general procedure does not apply to
students of engineering or architecture.
)
PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDY
Some of the pre-professional departments at the University include
those of Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Law, Journalism, and
Education. The following table will give you a clear idea of requirements
for the various professional schools. If you want further information,
and you probably will, do not hesitate to consult with one of the deans
of your college.
College Hours required Minimum Preferred
or School for admittance average average
Dentistry 2 years of Pre-Med
program
3.5 3.75
Medicine 3-year Pre-Med 3.5 4.0
program (first year)
3.75
( thereafter)
or better
Veterinary 2-year Pre-Vet 3.5 4.0
Medicine program
Education 56 hours exclusive of
P.E. and Military
3.5
College Hours required Minimum Preferred
or School for admittance average average
Journalism 56 hours exclusive of 3.5
P.E. and Military
l.aw 88 hours for 3 years
of Law
56 hours for 4 years
of Law
3.5
GRADES
You should not lose sight of the fact that your first and most important
job here is to do the best work you can. Grades are of special importance
for those of you who are planning to enter any of the professional schools,
because without a strong academic average you will not be able to take
advanced training in the field of your choice. Don't think, though, that
Officially known as Burrill Avenue in honor of Prof. T. J. Burrill who col-
lected and planted the trees on the campus, this elm lined street is better
known by the students as the Broadwalk. Between classes it is as busy as
any metropolitan thoroughfare.
good grades are not important in the other curricula. Without a 3.0
average you can not graduate from the University.
The five grade points used in the University are: A = 5, B = 4,
C = 3, D = 2, E = 1. Each course in the University has an assigned
number of credit hours. To determine your grade-point average, multiply
the point value of the grade you receive in each course by the number of
credit hours in that course. Add the answers you get from your muliplica-
tions, and divide the sum by the total number of hours. A typical average
might be
:
Rhetoric 101 3 hours B 3X4 12
Math 117 5hours A 5X5 25
Spanish 101 4 hours C 4X3 12
Botany 104 4 hours B 4X4 16
Total: 16 hours Grade-point total
:
65
65 divided by 16 equals a grade-point average of 4.06, which is slightly
better than a B average.
If at the end of any semester a student's average falls below a 3.0, he
is placed on probation for the next semester. If he fails to raise his average
that next semester, he is dropped from the University. In order to regain
admittance to the University, he must submit a petition to the dean or
to students. At Honors Day the highest ranking students in the different
classes of the various colleges, and in the entire University are recognized.
There are two honoraries for seniors only; these are Bronze Tablet and
Phi Kappa Phi. There are also scholastic honoraries in the various colleges
and in the more specialized fields of work. But you are more interested
in the scholastic honoraries for freshmen. These are Alpha Lambda Delta
director of his college. This does not mean that he will necessarily be
readmitted. A student who is on probation may not take part in any
extra-curricular activities.
During your first few weeks on the campus you will be given the
opportunity to take special proficiency examinations, which, if passed,
will excuse you from taking certain courses. Some of these, such as
rhetoric, are required, but most of them are optional. There are only two
possible grades given on proficiency exams: these are pass or fail. In
order to get a grade of pass you must make a C on the exam. A pro-
ficiency exam in a course may be taken only once. Exams in hygiene are
offered both in the fall and in the spring. If they were taken in the fall,
they cannot be taken again in the spring.
For exceptionally good scholastic work there are several honors given
for freshman women and Phi Eta Sigma for freshman men.
Alpha Lambda Delta is a national scholastic honorary for freshman
women. However, it is more than just a way of recognizing excellence in
scholastic achievement— it is an organization whose purpose is to pro-
mote scholarship among all freshman women on campus. A special
assistance program has been set up to help those girls who are in need of
free instruction. The tutors are members of the active Alpha LambdaDelta chapter who are eager to help any girl in need of personal
instruction.
Every freshman girl who makes a 4.5 average either on 15 academic
hours' work at the end of her first semester or on 30 academic hours' work
at the close of her first year is initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta.
Phi Eta Sigma, likewise a national scholastic honorary, is an organi-
zation of freshman men. It is devoted to the development of scholarship
among first-year men and provides incentive for good work.
Every freshman man is initiated into Phi Eta Sigma who makes a
4.5 average either on 15 hours' work at the end of his first semester or
on 30 hours' work at the end of two semesters. Membership in either
Alpha Lambda Delta or Phi Eta Sigma is a distinct honor and well worth
working for.
ACTIVITIES IN YOUR LIFE
Because activities offer opportunities for leadership and companion-
ship, they should play an important role in your campus life. What's
more, activities will not only aid you in meeting people, but many of
them offer excellent training for the job you might choose after gradua-
tion. But remember, to participate in any activity, you must have a 3.3
all-University average or better.
There are dozens of activities catering to a variety of interests for you
to choose from.
To enter an activity, you are usually required to submit a petition.
This is a simple procedure, the application blank being similar to one you
would fill out in applying for a job. It calls for information on past ex-
perience, other campus activities, and grade average. You will then be
called for an interview. While this may seem formidable, it is really an
informal, friendly meeting. The committee may ask:
1. What previous experience have you had in this field?
2. What made you decide to petition for this particular activity?
"Homework? No, activity petitions.
3. Do you have any other jobs or outside interests which would inter-
fere with your cooperation in this job?
4. Do you think you will be able to maintain a high grade average
while participating in this activity?
5. Do you have any suggestions for the improvement of this activity?
Once you have answered these questions sincerely and frankly, you
may be placed with your own interest group. The key to success is a
genuine interest and enthusiasm for the
organization you are hoping to join.
Here are some of the principal activities
on campus:
I. The Illini Union is the hub of all
campus activities. There are some forty-
odd committees which plan the Spring
Carnival, Mother's Day, Dad's Day,
and all banquets, along with weekly
dances and other functions.
The Department of Dances plans
dances for Homecoming and registra-
tion. Ballroom dances are held every Friday and Saturday night.
The Department of Student Services includes the Town Meetings,
Office Management, a Red Cross Unit, and Spring Carnival.
The Department of Entertainment plans events, in some of which
students appear as entertainers. Club Commons, the Union Movies, Uni-
versity Sings, and the Union Variety Show are traditions.
The Department of Recreation presents recorded concerts of popular
and classical music, Coffee Hours each Thursday afternoon, tourna-
ments in bridge.
The Department of Student-Alumni Relations cooperates with the
Alumni Association and the Athletic Association. It plans Homecoming
and Founder's Day, organizes the Block I, holds pep rallies, chooses cheer-
leaders. The Department of Public Relations handles advertising and all
general publicity for the Illini Union Student Activities.
II. The YMCA and YWCA, through a program of varied group
activities, seeks to meet the religious, social and intellectual needs of stu-
dents, and serves as a laboratory for the daily practice of Christian living.
They plan such functions as the faculty forums, International Friend-
ship, Freshman guidance, and the "I" Book publication.
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III. The Campus Chest is an organization which coordinates all the
charity drives on campus into one combined effort. The proceeds are
allocated to worth-while charities. Special events and the Illini Union's
Spring Carnival also contribute money to the Campus Chest. The organi-
zation was created by the Student Senate and is governed under the
Senate by the Code on Student Affairs.
IV. Theatre Guild is a creative activity which offers an opportunity
to all undergraduates to produce or act in a large number of stage pro-
ductions.
V. Star Course presents programs of music performed by outstanding
artists and musical organizations. The staff is composed of two senior
managers, eight junior managers, and sixty sophomore managers. In
addition, seventy students serve as ushers at the Star Course Concerts.
VI. There are musical organizations such as the bands which are
made up of three groups: the Concert Band, the First Regimental Band,
and the Second Regimental Band. University Concert Orchestra is a
symphonic group of about ninety pieces. The University Chorus of one
hundred voices is trained for mixed chorus work. A Cappella Choir is
composed of about 50 voices devoted to the study and performance of
both secular and sacred choral music for mixed voices. Sinfonietta is
composed of 35 players selected by tryouts during registration week of the
fall semester.
VII. Daily Illini (our school newspaper) is normally not open to
Freshmen. However, if a student is extremely interested and has had
ample experience, he may apply through the Illini Board of Directors.
The Illini is always in the lead in fighting for activities in the campus
community which will benefit students. Entirely written, edited, and man-
aged by undergraduates, it is the most responsible of campus activities.
VIII. The Illio is the nation's largest college yearbook. It is distrib-
uted each spring and contains a complete pictorial record of all campus
events. Campus activities occupy a large part of the book, which intro-
duces the outstanding men and women on the campus.
IX. Student Senate is the student self-government organization of
the University. It is composed of 34 members, 16 of whom are ex-officio
as heads of campus activities, and 18 elected members from the sopho-
more, junior, and senior classes. The Senate supervises general University
social events, honorary organizations, and extra-curricular activities.
X. The Committee on Student Affairs works together with the Stu-
dent Senate, having jurisdiction over student organizations and activities,
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social functions, the calendar of activity events, recognition of honorary
and professional organizations. It is composed of eight faculty members
and eight students elected from the Student Senate.
XI. The Freshman Council acts as the governing body for the Fresh-
man class. It improves the difficulties
met by freshmen in adjusting to campus
conditions and publishes this Facts for
Freshman book for you. The Council is
made up of ten members.
Of course, there are incentives for
being active in student organizations
and keeping up scholarship. Activity
honoraries such as Ma-Wan-Da, Torch,
Skull and Crescent, and Mortar Board
elect new members each year on merits
of activities, leadership, and scholarship.
"Oh, I got the letter for football."
CAMPUS SOCIAL CUSTOMS
Social customs at the University of Illinois may be based on tra-
ditional rules of etiquette plus some local campus tradition, but that
doesn't mean they're set and stodgy. Social attitudes here are alive,
growing and changing. It's almost unnecessary to mention how important
it is to learn the social skills needed in daily contact with all kinds of
people.
A few "Campus Cues" convenient to know are:
1
.
You may speak to any student on campus without being formally
introduced to him. Either the man or the woman may speak first.
2. You may ask for dates with girls in your classes or girls whom you
meet in activities and at different large University functions, without
being considered forward. Long casual acquaintances are unnecessary.
3. Only formal dates need to be made at least 10 days in advance.
Week-end dates should be made four or five days in advance while im-
promptu dates are desirable and fun.
4. It isn't recommended that freshmen "go steady" as part of their
education is gained through social contacts with different people.
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5. Informal clothes are worn in classrooms and on coke dates. Busi-
ness suits are always worn for regular week-end dates unless otherwise
agreed upon beforehand.
6. Men may enter the hallways of women's houses without ringing
the doorbells if the entrance hall has a buzzer system. Most University
housing units are equipped with buzzer systems.
7. Cabs are required only for for-
mal parties.
8. Corsages are required only at for-
mal parties given by your own group.
9. Closing hours for women's houses
are 10:30 p.m. on weekdays and 1:00
a.m. on Saturday nights.
10. Blind dates are popular with
University of Illinois students. Remem-ber that some of the most lasting friend-
ships are made on blind dates.
11. It is the custom for all students to address each other by their
first names.
A friendly, informal atmosphere exists on our campus. That fact
should help you to face the most difficult situations with ease.
'Lemme outa here."
STUDENT REGULATIONS
Violations of the various regulations are handled through the Office
of Security, which is a part of the function of the Dean of Students, or
through the Committee on Student Discipline. Here's how the handling
works: If a student is reported for violation of a regulation, or for
conduct unbecoming a University student, the Security Officer interviews
him. In some cases, the matter will rest there with a reprimand, or the
payment of a fine. But the matter may be referred to the University
Senate Sub-Committee on Student Discipline, which is composed of six
faculty and three student members. The student has the right to appear
before the committee and to state his case. It will try to protect the best
interests of both the student and the University. In most instances the
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action of this committee is final. In serious violations, dismissal from the
University may be the action of the committee.
If, however, the student should decide to appeal from the decision,
he may carry his case through the Dean of Students to the Senate Com-mittee on Student Discipline, which is made up of nine faculty members.
This committee is the final appeal, and may uphold or reverse the former
decisions.
At times, organized houses are in violation of one or another of the
student regulations. In such cases, the entire organization, after proper
hearings, may be placed on "social probation" which means that its
privileges to hold dances or other entertainment, to participate in activi-
ties, or even to pledge or initiate new members may be withdrawn. In
severe cases, the organization's charter may be revoked.
Regulations concerning cheating in examinations are far stricter in
the University than they were in high school. Penalties for cheating on a
final examination, for instance, range from a grade of "E" in the course
to dismissal from the University. Regulations on plagiarism are also strict.
Students violating them receive an "E" in the course. It is not copying
to which your teachers object, if you use quotation marks and footnotes;
it is copying something and then turning in the assignment as if it were
your own work.
Class Attendance
Class attendance at the University is compulsory. There is no rule
that allows you a certain number of "cuts" in any course, nor is there
one that allows you to leave a class if the instructor is more than ten
minutes late. Here's what happens if you "cut." All class absences are
reported daily to the Office of the Dean of Men and the Office of the
Dean of Women, where they are recorded for informational purposes.
If in the opinion of an instructor your attendance becomes so irregular
that your scholarship is likely to be impaired, he will report your case
to the dean of your college. If irregular attendance has made continu-
ation of the course unprofitable, you may be required to drop the course
with an "E."
Students absent from scheduled classes just before or after a vacation
period are excluded from the final examinations in the courses from
which they were absent, and receive a grade of "E." A student may, with
the consent of the department head, the dean of his college and upon
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the payment of a fee of $5, get permission to take a special examination
in the course, which takes the place of the final examination. However,
while the grade he receives as a result of this examination is put on his
record, the "E" he received for missing the final will also remain.
If you are forced to miss a class because of illness requiring hospitali-
zation, death in the family, or other unusual emergency, you should file
with the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women a request in writing for
relief from the penalty stated above.
University bulletins publish the exact times vacations begin and end.
If the holiday begins at twelve Wednesday and classes resume at one
Monday, be sure you attend your eleven o'clock class Wednesday and
your one o'clock class Monday.
Visiting in Organized Houses
Fraternities, sororities, and independent houses on the campus are
required to follow strict rules for visiting hours. Women are never allowed
inside a men's organized house unless a chaperone is present, and then
they are allowed only in the living- and dining-rooms (except once a
semester when there is open house) . Following are the times when visiting
is permitted:Wednesday 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday 9:00 p.m. to 12:40 a.m.
Saturday 9:00 p.m. to 12:40 a.m.
Sunday 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m.
Men are allowed in women's houses:
Weekdays 4:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Friday 4:00 p.m. to 1 :00 a.m.
Saturday 12:00 noon to 1:00 a.m.
Sunday 12:00 noon to 10:30 p.m.
If a house has a buzzer system, you may walk in without ringing the
front doorbell.
Bicycle Regulations
If you ride a bicycle at school, you should be acquainted with the
bicycle code, copies of which may be obtained at 152 Administration
(West). The following rules are some of the most important:
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1. Bicycle riding is restricted to
streets, campus drives, and bicycle
paths.
2. Parking on University property is
restricted to bicycle racks.
3. Headlights must be used at night.
4. Only one person may ride on a
bicycle.
5. While riding on city streets, fol-
low all traffic regulations.
Motor Vehicle Permits
In order to drive a motor vehicle you must obtain a Motor Vehicle
Permit from the Automobile Permit Department in 224 Illini Hall. These
are generally given to students over 21, to those living with their parents,
and to those living far from campus.
A Passenger Permit is required of all men under 21 and of all womenwho wish to ride in a car beyond the city limits and local golf courses.
Smoking Regulations
Smoking in University buildings is restricted to first floor corridors,
where ash receptables are provided, and to private offices of the faculty.
Smoking is prohibited in other portions of buildings, and is definitely not
permitted in classrooms. Violators of these regulations will be subject to
a fine.
The University of Illinois campus is
a very beautiful one. As a student, you
should take pride in its appearance. Donot throw paper on the walks or floors
and do not cut across the lawns. Youshould exercise the same care in keep-
ing University property clean as you
would in keeping your own home and
grounds clean. The University is your
home while vou are in school.
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UNIVERSITY SERVICES
The University maintains a number of offices and bureaus to assist
you when you need information or help. With the exception of the Stu-
dent Counseling Bureau and the college offices, they are co-ordinated by
the Dean of Students. The most frequently used services are described in
this section. If you do not know where to obtain the help you need, see
the dean of your college, the Dean of Men, or the Dean of Women. They
will take care of your problem or will know which office can help you.
The Dean of Men and the Dean of WomenAt the office of either the Dean of Men or the Dean of Women you
may obtain information or help on any problem you may have. Both
offices can also give you information on class absences, student loans,
and hospital insurance and benefits.
The Dean of Men's office sponsors the Interfraternity Council, which
governs campus fraternities; the Men's Independent Association, which
organizes independent men; and Phi Eta Sigma, a scholastic honorary
for freshman men.
The Dean of Women is concerned with the welfare of the womenstudents, handles requests for all organizational social functions, and
encourages high scholarship. To assist with this program, the Dean of
Women has a staff including an Assistant Dean of Sorority Women whoworks with Panhellenic and the House organizations on such problems of
sorority life as rushing, pledging, and initiation; an Assistant Dean of
Independent Women who helps women living in independent organized
houses; an Assistant Dean of Residence Hall Counseling who provides a
social and counseling program for women in the residence halls; and
an Assistant Dean of Women for Freshmen, who with the help of
Freshman Advisers in the housing units, assists the incoming freshmen.
Your College Office
The deans of your college are also prepared to help you with any
problem. It is advisable to see them even if you are only anticipating
a difficulty in your school work, since almost anything is easier to prevent
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DEAK5 OFFICEthan to cure. Some of the things for
which you would go to your college
office are:
1. Advice on selection of courses
2. Information on your grades
3. Change of program
4. Change of colleges (within the
University)
5. Withdrawal from the University.
Housing
The Handbook of Student .Housing, copies of which may be obtained
at the Housing Division Office, will answer most of your questions about
housing. For further information on fraternities, see the Dean of Men:on sororities see the Dean of Women, and on University and private
housing, see the Housing Division.
"Sit still! You're shaking
my socks down."
Medical Services
The Health Center, McKinley Hospital, and the Hospital and Medi-
cal Insurance Plan serve students.
At the Health Center, you may get emergency treatment and medical
advice. For most hospitalization you will go to McKinley University
Hospital, where part or all of your expenses will be covered by the Hos-
pital Insurance Policy. This policy, for which you will pay five dollars at
registration, covers ordinary hospital residence fees in any hospital for
twenty-eight days of one semester and doctors' and miscellaneous fees
up to certain amounts.
In addition to their duties at the
Health Center, the Medical staff also
gives class instruction in hygiene, super-
vises food handlers, and enforces sani-
'p\ rf\tation by periodic inspections.
The lame and halt club.
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The Student Counseling Bureau
During Freshman Week, you will have a chance to become ac-
quainted with some of the services offered by the Student Counseling
Bureau. Perhaps you are one of those fortunate persons who knows just
what courses he is going to take in the University and the kind of job
he's best fitted for. Perhaps you already know how to concentrate, howto read rapidly, and how to study effectively. You may have no worries
and no personal problems which interfere with your doing your best
either in your classes or in your life outside the classroom. If all that is
true, you're very lucky.
But if you do have problems, the Student Counseling Bureau may be
helpful to you. About 60 percent of the freshmen in the University make
use of the Bureau services. They are yours for the asking.
The Student Counseling Bureau can supply you with testing and
counseling services as up-to-date and scientific as those offered anywhere
in the country. The Bureau will not tell you what you should do. But
it can supply you with information about your abilities, interests, and
personality which you could not get in any other way, and it can help you
use this information in arriving at sound conclusions about selecting a
course of study and a later vocation. Those tests you took before you
entered the University or will take during Freshman Week supply a
part of the information you might need.
About 20 percent of college students read so slowly and ineffectively
and study so inefficiently that they are seriously handicapped in their
studies. The Student Counseling Bureau offers you special reading and
study help which can be a big aid in overcoming such handicaps, if you
have them.
But perhaps your difficulties aren't caused by poor study or reading
skills. You may have very personal problems, you may get over-nervous
when you take exams, you may feel that you're inferior in some way,
you may have conflicts and worries about things you have felt no one
else could possibly help you with. Many students either do not know, or
do not believe, that anyone can help them with such problems. Actually
though, the clinical psychologists on the staff of the Counseling Bureau
have, through modern counseling procedures, helped many students work
out problems which seemed insoluble to them.
The professional counseling services offered through the Bureau
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are applied by clinical psychologists and by especially selected and
trained faculty counselors. All you need do to make use of these services
is to go to Room 311 Administration Building, East, and tell the recep-
tionist there that you would like to have an appointment with a counselor.
You will have private interviews with your counselor. He treats what
you tell him, or what he tells you, as confidentially as your family doctor
would treat such matters. Reports of interviews and of conclusions
reached are not available to your instructors, your deans, your parents,
or anyone else, unless you yourself request that such reports be made.
Scholarships
Certain funds are available at the University for undergraduate schol-
arships. Since the number of applications always exceeds the money
available, preference for scholarships is given to students who need
money and who have high scholastic averages. Information may be
obtained at the Office of Admissions and Records. Applications will be
accepted after March 1, and the scholarships will be awarded in Mayand June.
Employment
There are a number of jobs open to students. If you need one, you
may apply at the Office of Student Employment. Jobs with the Univer-
sity fall into four classes : laboratory, office, library, and food service. Theemployment office also acts as a clearing house for positions elsewhere in
the community.
It will not be necessary to write or come down before the semester
starts to get a job, since most positions do not open up until the semester
begins. The office will attempt to place you in the position that will suit
you best.
THE ILLINI UNIONThe Illini Union Building is the social, recreational, and service
center for all students of the University. Here are located food services,
various recreational facilities, an information office, and many additional
special services.
There are three separate eating places and different types of service.
On the ground floor there is the soda fountain, called the Tavern, which
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is open between meals for coffee, soft drinks, and light refreshments. Also
on the ground floor is the Commons which is open during the breakfast,
lunch, and dinner hours. Both of these are cafeteria style. On the first
floor is the Colonial Room with its waiter service and more formal atmos-
phere for luncheons and dinners.
Recreational facilities in the Union Building include bowling alleys,
a billiard room, a browsing room, second and third floor ballrooms,
several lounges, and the student activity headquarters. The Browsing
Room is an excellent place to relax and read the latest books and maga-
zines. In the lounges (the Main Lounge, the Pine Lounge, or the Wedg-
wood Lounge) one may write letters, visit with friends, listen to the radio
or classical recordings, or play the piano. On the third floor, Room 322,
is the Student Activities Division, also sponsored by the Illini Union.
The Information Office on the first floor affords information not only
about the Illini Union Building but also information concerning the
University as a whole. This same office sells tickets to all student pro-
ductions and special events on campus.
Special services such as cloakroom facilities on the ground and first
floors, a candy counter at the main desk, and a lost and found bureau
on the second floor above the billiard room are further attributes of this
The Illini Union Building is a general gathering place for students, with
facilities for meetings, for recreation, and for dining. Information,
activities, and ticket offices are located in this building.
University "community center." It may be useful to note that all mislaid
articles found in any University building will be turned in at the Illini
Union lost and found bureau.
In addition to the activities carried on in the Illini Union Building
itself, this same organization operates the Coffee House on the south
campus and the Illini Union Bookstore on Wright Street just north of
Illini Hall. The Coffee House offers cafeteria and soda fountain service
as well as weekly meal tickets.
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
The University of Illinois Library is the third largest college library in
the world. Since it provides an excellent place to study, dig out reference
material, borrow books, and meet interesting people, it is a good idea to
know its administrative policies.
Rooms 101 and 123 on the first floor of the general library building
comprise the Undergraduate Library. Here is located a collection of
24,000 books, magazines, and a limited number of reference books. This
library, a new one set up in September, 1949, is especially useful to fresh-
men and sophomores. Because of the extensive use of this library, books
may be checked out only for one week with a fine of ten cents for each
day late, Sundays and holidays included. In the various other libraries
of the general library building, books not on reserve may be checked out
for home use for two weeks and are subject to a fine of two cents a day
if not returned on time. Books in any library may, in most cases, be re-
newed for either one or two weeks, according to the rules of the library
from which the book is borrowed.
General reference books, periodicals, and other reserved books maybe used only in the reading rooms. Books on reserve for specific courses
may be taken out of the Library at 9:00 p.m. but must be returned to
their proper Reserve Room by 9:00 the next morning. Such books not
returned on time are subject to a fine of 25 cents for the first hour and
five cents for each additional hour kept overtime. Don't regard these
lines lightly as they arc charged against you in the Business Office and
will appear for payment when you next register. Unless all charges against
you are paid in full, you will not be permitted to graduate, to transfer any
credit hours, or to receive a transcript showing good standing.
Besides asking cooperation in returning books promptly, the Library
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staff urges you to treat any book you check out with care. Writing in
library books or treating them roughly is destroying University property
and will also be subject to fine if necessary. Remember that the main
function of placing fines on overdue and defaced books is not to collect
profit but rather to keep in circulation those books which are in demand.
In addition to the general library building, various other departmental
libraries may be found in other buildings on campus. These libraries
contain material referring to one particular field and may be very help-
ful in securing more advanced or specialized information on a par-
ticular subject.
The pamphlet, Your Library, is available at the general library build-
ing. This guide for undergraduate students explains the arrangement of
books on the shelves, the use of the card catalogue, the procedure to fol-
low in checking out books, and many other helpful suggestions of ways
to make more efficient use of the University Library.
The main reading room on the second floor of fhe Library is one of the
largest in the country. It is only one of many seminars and reading rooms
in the Library and in other campus buildings.
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Dr. George Dinsmore Stoddard is the Presi-
dent of the University.
THE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNIVERSITY
Your registration in the University makes you an integral part of it,
and as sueh you arc interested in its welfare and its organization. TheUniversity of Illinois is a vast and complicated institution, but like every
large business it has a definite and smooth working organization.
At the head of this organization is the Governor of Illinois. TheBoard of Trustees, chosen in the general state election, is responsible to
the Governor. Under the Board is the President of the University, Dr.
George Dinsmore Stoddard. Working with the President is the University
Senate, composed of full professors on the faculty, and the Council of
Deans and Directors. When the President is away, the Provost, who is
similar to a general director, is in charge of the University.
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The member of the university organization who is responsible for
student life and welfare outside the classroom is the Dean of Students.
He directs, supervises, and coordinates the many agencies and offices
which help to round out your college experience. Here are some of the
agencies and offices working with the Dean of Students : the offices of the
Deans of Men and Women; the Student Employment Office; the Uni-
versity Placement Bureau; the Housing Division; the Health Service
Station ; the McKinley Hospital ; numerous "boards of control" ; the
Student Senate; the Committee on Student Affairs; Illini Union activi-
ties; and the Residence Halls.
The University is divided into a number of Colleges and Schools.
Although you were admitted to the University of Illinois, you have been
assigned to that college within the University charged with the adminis-
tration of the particular program which you have chosen. The colleges
to which freshmen may be admitted are the College of Agriculture, Fine
and Applied Arts, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Commerce and Business
Administration, Engineering, and Physical Education School. The loca-
tion of your college office is given on the inside back cover of this
pamphlet.
IN CONCLUSION
The information in this booklet is, of course, far from complete. Noone book can be large enough to tell all there is to tell about the Uni-
versity of Illinois and about the opportunities it offers its students. The
University you have chosen for your college work is one of the largest and
the finest in the world. But in spite of its great size, it is a friendly school
where the students want to make friends. You can become lost, though,
if you decide to withdraw into a shell. Try to make friends. You'll find it
will be easy. You, like all the others here, are working to make your
life better and more useful to society. If that job is drudgery to you, it
is doomed to failure; if it is pleasant and exciting, you will succeed. So
make your work and the work of your fellow students pleasant by learn-
ing the value of being friendly and working together.
The best of luck in your first year.
THE FRESHMAN COUNCIL OF 1950
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INFORMATION DIRECTORY
Admissions and Records
Bursar's Office
College Offices
Agriculture
CommerceEngineering
Fine and Applied Arts
Liberal Arts and Sciences
School of Physical Education (Men}
School of Physical Education
(Women)Dean of Men's Office
Dean of Students' Office
Dean of Women's Office
Employment Office
Health Service
Housing Division
Information
General
Student Activities
Lost and Found (Open 3 to 5 p.m.
daily)
Student Counseling Bureau
Y.M.C.A.
Y.W.C.A.
100a Administration
100b Administration
101 Mumford Hall
213 David Kinley Hall
106 Engineering Hall
110 Architecture
203 Lincoln Hall
107 Huff Gym
1 1 7 Woman's Gym152 Administration West
152 Administration West
100 Bevier Hall
232 Illini Hall
NW Corner, Daniel & Wright
108 Illini Hall
129 Illini Union
322 Illini Union
104 Illini Union
311 Administration East
1001 South Wright
801 South Wright
The Illini Union and Illini Hall are two different buildings. TheIllini Union is at the north end of the quadrangle, while Illini Hall is
on the northwest corner of John and Wright Streets.
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