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reat deal of emphasis is given towards the prevention of disease and the causes can only be di >vered through research. THE PAST TWO YKAKS the University of Illinois Dispensary handled 57,375 cases in spite of the overcrowded conditions prevalent at that time.

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faculty during the past year have had published more than 100 article in high-class journals. Many others have writ 1 noteworthy books.

THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

THAN 400 project demonstrations are held annually by the University's agricultural extension service in various counties in the state. These projects include soils, crops, animal husbandr farm mechanics, horticulture, dairy husbandry, entomology, farm management, marketing and junior club work. In addition, approximately 1,000 meetings and conferences have been attended each year by extension service representatives who assist in planning and carrying out these demonstrations.

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of the University devised a generally used method for condensing butter-milk and more recently has worked out a system for making butter-milk out of skimmed milk.

THE DAIRY DEPARTMENT

several related lines developed that a sixty percent inci in the milk and butter-fat production of a cow meant a 400 percent increase in profits. In otl er words, the cow producing 5000 lbs. of milk and 200 lbs. of butter-fat in a year makes her owner about l /\ as much profit as the cow producii .000 lbs. f milk and 320 lbs. of butter-fat.

YEARS OK EXPERIMENTAL WORK J

because of the excellent of it military training work, the 1 niversitj been award 1 the d< ;nation oi "Distin died C liege."

FOR YEARS,

instruction al the University includi [nfantr Field Artillery, ( ill . En :ei 1 ( . and Air Servi •. Twenty two re ilai rmy olli and 42 enlisted tant • on dut) at th : I in' 1 ity, the former as instructoi I c latt ring foi federal cquipi mt, valu I .it appi x\ n tel !\ .\ , 1 There arc also 1 \\ ar d ment hoi it th 1 nivci 'w\ u I foi i >ti uctional pur]

MILITARY

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