Caption: Booklet - State of University (1958)
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T h e bibli 1 jraphy of the University faculty has tx n the most c IVC i I >ld. The grant tnd contracts that have i ome to faculty meml i for n earch md experimental work from the national foundation! from the si from individual and i rporate donors, as well as from the federal go\ have been reassuring. We are pleased, both for the confidence th reflet t uui the opportunities for extended service they provide. Alumni gifts to tlu* University of Illinois Foundation have also ill-time h h. >me to an N Programs While budge! and space limitations have restricted expansion of the educational program during the past year, a n u m b e r of curricular i n n o v a t i o n should be mentioned. A five-year program leading to simultaneous degrees in engincerir and liberal arts went into effect this fall. It was established to meet the growing need for graduates with backgrounds in both areas. A new curriculum in forest production and in wood technology a n d utilization has been established. An honors program in mathematics was inaugurated this fall, designed to give a select g r o u p of freshmen and sophomores opportunity for a deeper and more thorough study of mathematics than is generally possible in tin standard cours Advanced work is being offered leading to new degrees oi l)o< >r of Philosophy in Anthropology, Master of Science in Nuclear Engin -ring, a n d Master of Accounting Science. Additional courses are being offered to meet increased intei in Ru I langu. e and civilization. A new engineering mechanics curriculum opened this fall as . :uw field • techni d preparation. New Buildings T h e buildings now under construction will uld important rosean \ A:\( teaching quarters. T h e biology building, fine and applied arts buildin ar tilery, the physics building, the computer laboi tory, the librarj addii m will be important new academic assets for the University. 50th Anniversary of tin- (haduaU Colli e A highlight of the ac ademi( \»\u was the nhseixaiue ol the fiftieth .uui! ry of the founding of the G r a d u a t e (!olI< A study of leading American 1 I'M /, h I the- I ' m v e i s i t y of "'iifci! iaduate schools published in December, in t h e n u m h e i i o | Holds w h e r e t h e I u i \ e i . i t \ eiadu I l l i n o i s in t h e tO|> I ' j o u p I a n d in the- m i i i i h n
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