Repository: UIHistories Project: Newspaper - The Independent and the Observer (Selections 1937) [PAGE 4]

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President Willard Approves Of Dormitories

hm i •tit! pn lent <>r Ihc University of Mllnoli, add n;. I) ' ' hem, and •onn nt 1 1 MIDA i banquet N greet oil parcnta to the Univemity, dlscu I ih<- tn > bettor hoiiHlng r of Independents, and expi «<i deep ret at the too formal I (dp between members of the faclltt ind the students. "Chuck 1 ' Frederick, assistant dean • I the I t\i\orvit>. pit tunn! .1^ he lulilrrssod 1 12 r men and I lit v advi r for MIDA, B] king to the L42 persons pi At tho >lllV\-spoivsortM Duds' l ) a \ banquet. urged P a d s and ns to become clo: < K Frederick, ivssistunt dean of m e n ; Mr. \YU- to on. 'her. aan of the banquet eomiuHtoe; and Kdgar IJarDean Frederick suggested that \

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Dads and sons acquire more interests in common. He issued a p] t o sons to "learn to really know Dad deep down in his heart, and n o t just a s a n animated bank account." I Pres nt Willard In extending his official welcome to Dads a n d Mothers to the campus, said, " I have been inr and t B who feared the back troduced a s Dad t o every Illini stutori would jeopardize valut to t h e dc dent. I accept t h a t responsibility." of ti rooming house holdings. Acknowledging his appreciation of A MIDA n m i t t e e went to peeident Barton, ield, ] sented t h e evidence of the work of Indee E d g a r e issi; housing conditions, even showing President Willard commented, "We ive with us tonight a student w h o la :n photographs of rooming-house interis president of t h e S t u d e n t Senate ic Meanwhile other agencies were and of MIDA, a n d for whom I have grea to back pushing t h e student center angle. Al- a high regard. I a m proud of E d g a r mo organization on t h e cam- Barton. H e h a s a n interest in m a n pus hoped for passage of t h e bill be- kind. He believes in t h e masses a n d a t deal working for t h e Independents on cause of either one o r both of t h e I stand benefits t h a t would result. B u t the our campus." decided bill Referring to t h e relationship bes not passed. \g MonNow a new rooming house survey tween Illinois students and faculty ti ous- is under way. Questionnaires a r e bt members, President Willard said, g sent o u t which a r e expected t o "Here a t t h e University of Illinois provide answers to questions concern- there is t h e conception of a dual sitatmosphere for uation of every boy a n d girl on t h e a t h a t ing furnishings, ouse study, personality of landlady, bath- campus. Beyond the class room there mitories room facilities, a m o u n t of rent a n d is t h e informal situation in which we have extra-curricular activities. I n ton de- .crease over last year. "Because of recent s t a t e m e n t s b y the class room w e h a v e . the formal Governor Horner, we have reason to a t t i t u d e between t h e professors a n d riter believe t h a t t h e administration in the students. A s a result t h e stuaaemb dents have a formal situation t h a t pringfield favors t h e bill," sa C Barton. "And so I feel t h a t with surrounds their informal living conig f conscientious backing, t h e dormitor- ditions. "The students have no solution to itaurant ies plan c a n become n actuality in a relatively short time. this problem. Dormitories a r e one ent c solution, and I a m in favor of them. We have also a need for a student union building \vh students and ICUlty c a n n L in a n informal a t titude. Roth Barton and I a r e moving in the direction of th« two I ember 10th, 1937 lutions. dormitories and a student

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