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234 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [ J a n u a r y 16 sions which shall be administered in the manner prescribed in Sections 13 or 14 of these Statutes. (i) Representatives of the Vice-President and Comptroller, the Dean of Admissions, the Director of Nonacademic Personnel, the Director of Public Information, the Director of the Physical Plant, and the Director of University Libraries who are assigned to the Chicago Undergraduate Division shall keep the Executive Dean informed of their budgets and policies and any changes therein which may affect the services which the office they represent may render to the Chicago Undergraduate Division and its departments. Within the limits of the general policy of their respective offices, they shall look to the Executive Dean for guidance as to ways in which their services may best be utilized in accomplishing the academic purposes of the Chicago Undergraduate Division. Appointment of these representatives shall be made after consultation with the Executive Dean. F. SPECIALIZED UNITS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION Sec. 27. The Agricultural Experiment Station shall be administered by a Director, who shall be appointed biennially by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the President. The Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Illinois was established in 1888, under the provisions of acts of Congress, "to aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States useful and practical information in subjects connected with agriculture, and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science." EXTENSION SERVICE IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS Sec. 28. (a) The Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics shall be administered by a Director appointed biennially by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the President, concurred in by the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Under the provisions of the Smith-Lever Act, approved by the President of the United States on May 8, 1914, and of subsequent acts of Congress, and under the provisions of a concurring Joint Resolution of the Illinois General Assembly, the University is designated the agency in Illinois responsible for cooperative agricultural and home economics extension work. This work shall consist of the giving of instruction and practical demonstrations in agriculture and home economics to persons not attending the University and of imparting to such persons information on these subjects through field demonstrations, publications, and otherwise. This work shall be carried on in such a manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the University. INSTITUTE OF AVIATION Sec. 29. ( a ) The Institute of Aviation is responsible for fostering and correlating educational and research activities related to aviation in all parts of the University. (b) The Institute and the University Airport shall be administered by a Director, appointed biennially by the Board of Trustees on the nomination of the President.
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