not appearthereln.
between A-t I.5 and September1, 1938, the Beglathr of the Unlvereltyof Texas malleidprlntidoopleaof the no eoholsatlorequfreammtsto eaoh etudentsnd pmepeotlve stu- dentwhoeenme andaddmee was Imown oravailable to tie Regletrarfran the recordsof the Unlverelty,but it 16 not knownwhether or not the partloularetudentreoelvedeuoh a notice.
"The studentlu queatlonthen returnedto the Unlrerelty of Texas ind duly regleteredand was admltted.tothe College of Arts md'soienoea ln September,1938, for the 1938-1939 aesalon. During the falleemesterthe etudentmade and ex- oeeded the minlmurirequlrementefor eaholaetlcwork ae set out in the catalogae,but failed to meet the new echolaatlo requete for sa3.d eemeeterand was placedon soholaetlo probationln February,1939. Uhen the atudentfailed to meet thesenew soholsetlcrequirementsandwae plaoedonprobatlon, the Dean of the College of Arte end Solenoeeon February 14, 1939, preparedend mailed the parent of the etpdentin ques- tion a notloe of said scholaetlcprobation. There appeere upon the faoe of eald notice the followingetatamentl'See over forrulee relatingto the requlredminimrrmofwork.' There iiprinted on the back of said notice a full statement of the n&#ze@ulrementeformlnimpn of work in the College of Arte and Soi&eee at the Universityof Texas. At the bottamof the ealdnotloe and belaw a perforatedline 16 a receiptfoziniarked QlPOElWT' with the statement'To be sl~edendreturnedtoDe8nPerlinby tbepsrentorgoardlen' of the etudent.
"Thla receiptreads a* followe: 'I have receivedEmd read the attachedI?OTICE OF SCHOIASTICPRORATION,and I under&and end accept the terms thereof.! A receiptof notloe of scholasticprobationwee receivedby the Dean of the College d.Arta and Salenoesbearing the name of the father of said student ln questionwritten in ink. This signedreceiptfoni Is now in the files of the Dean of the Collegeof Arte and Soiencea. A copy of the form of said notice is hereto attachedfor your information.
"The studentduly regieteredin the Collegeof Arte and Sciencesfor theeprlugsemesterof 1939. For said semester the studentmet the scholaetlorequirementsas publlehedin the oatalogue,but again failed to meet the new requirements. HonorableJ. R. Parten,Pege 4 (o-2106)
"Under tbenew scholastioreSu$.ezaenteofminimmnof work ia the Collegeof Arts and Salenoesand by reaeonof the student'sprobatlcmand failure,the studentME required to attend the Surmmer Session,and if he paeaed the required emountof work at eald aeseion,he would have been permitted to z-e-enterthe Collegeof Arta end Solenaesin September, 1939,but lf he failed to pass each requirementa,he would nothavebeenpexmitted tohavereturnedaudregistered in maid CollegeuntilFebruary, 1940, requiringof him an ab- seme frau thecollege of one eemester. The studentrefueed to attend the Slmmrer Seasion, insistingthat he had met the oatalognescholaetiorequirementsend wee entitledto con- tinue In aaid Collegewithout.the neoesaityof attendingthe SuurmerSession,end that the new scholasticrequirementswere not applicableto him.
"The parentsof the stndentcontendthat the oatalogae is a contractand thattheBoard OfRegentewonldheveno authorityto change the eoholaeticrequbawnta existingat the time o fth eq tudent'sentranceirrtothe College-ofArts and Sciencesand apply them to eaid.student.But, on the otherhand, theBoe&ofRegenta contendathatithae the power and authorityto make proper and reasonablechange6 in the~ruLeeIn regard to the minimmn of work required,either after propernotice to the studento~~wlth.thelmowledgeand wnsent'of the etudent'spare&e or guardian.
"It is oancededthat in this caee the new scholaetio regulationsare different- those oontainedin the aata- loguti,and that the same were adoptedby the Board of Regente in order to raise the atanderdof the acholaetiaworkr6- quired to continuein the.Univereit.v of Texae.