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Title: Certificate on John Dos Passos' "U.S.A."
Identifier: e_rap_0132
Creator: Burdine, J. Alton (John Alton), 1905-, Graham, Philip, Webb, Walter Prescott, 1888-1963
Dates: 1946
Box: 2.116/4
Resource: J. R. Parten papers
Description: Signed certificate indicating that Dr. Homer P. Rainey did not place John Dos Passos' "U.S.A." on the required reading list for his Fall 1942 English course

Title: Memo from J. A. Burdine, Dean, to Dr. H. H. Ransom, Vice President and Provost, regarding Advanced Placement Examinations, March 13, 1958
Identifier: camh-dob-026124
Creator: Burdine, J. Alton (John Alton), 1905-
Contributor: Ransom, Harry Huntt, 1908-1976
Topic: Universities and colleges--Admission, Academic achievement, Advanced placement programs (Education)
Dates: 1958-03-13
Box: CHAN 51
Folder: I - Admission and Degree Policies and Requirements - 9/1/56-8/31/58
Resource: UT Chancellor's Office records
Description: Memorandum from J. A. Burdine, Dean, to Dr. H. H. Ransom, Vice President and Provost. The memo discusses advanced placement examinations administered by the College Entrance Examinations Board. Burdine explains that the Advanced Placement Program involves giving college credit to high-school students who pass these exams, offering college-level courses in the twelfth grade. A UT committee presented a report on March 12, with Dr. J. W. Edgar from the Texas Education Agency present. Burdine proposes inviting high schools to a meeting on April 21 to present the University's program for AP exams.

Title: Memo from J. A. Burdine to Members of the Group on Advanced Placement Examinations, December 12, 1957
Identifier: camh-dob-026125
Creator: Burdine, J. Alton (John Alton), 1905-
Topic: Universities and colleges--Admission, Academic achievement, Advanced placement programs (Education)
Dates: 1957-12-12
Box: CHAN 51
Folder: I - Admission and Degree Policies and Requirements - 9/1/56-8/31/58
Resource: UT Chancellor's Office records
Description: Memo from J. A. Burdine to Members of the Group on Advanced Placement Examinations regarding minutes of the meeting of December 11, 1957. The memo discusses that the Departments of English, Mathematics, Chemistry, and Germanic Languages already test incoming students and allocate University credit based on the results. The committee discussed that AP exams could used in place of or in conjunction with existing test.