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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[March 10,

On motion of Mrs. Henrotin, the recommendation was approved and the sum of five hundred dollars ordered paid to Dr. Beard. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett, Miss "Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker, Mr. Montgomery.

E D U C A T I O N A L S U R V E Y OF ILLINOIS.

(3) A communication from Professor W. C. Bagley, Director of the School of Education, relating to an educational survey of Illinois.

URBANA, I I I . , February 18, 1914.

President Edmund Janes James, Natural History

DEAR PRESIDENT JAMES :

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by a commission appointed by State Superintendent Blair at the request of the State Teachers' Association. The commission was made up of Mr. Blair, Mrs. Ella Flagg Young-, Superintendent H. S. Magill, President David Felmley, President H. W. Shryock, President W. E. Morgan, Principal Hogge, President of the Principal's Club of Chicago, and representatives of Chicago, Northwestern, and Illinois Universities. The plan of the survey is comprehensive and contemplates an investigation, ultimately, of all phases of public school work in the State. It will, however, be limited at the outset to some very definite matters having reference to immediate needs; for example, vocational education, teachers' compensation, and matters of a similar type. At a meeting of the commission held in Springfield last Saturday, an Executive Committee was appointed to take charge of the survey and the School of Education of the University of Illinois is represented on this committee by Professor L. D. Coffman, who, at the suggestion of Mrs. Young, was designated as director of the survey. The work that this involves, while heavy, is directly in the line of Dr. Coffman's work at the University. The survey will furnish a vast amount of material which can be worked over by graduate students who are specializing in educational administration. In view of this fact I believe that Dr. Coffman can direct this work without seriously interfering with his other University duties. The problem is so closely related to the welfare of education in the State that the University would, I believe, be thoroughly justified in permitting him to undertake this responsibility. The survey will be financed in part by funds from the treasury of the State Teachers' Association, in part by voluntary contributions from other teachers' organizations and in part by contributions from the institutions cooperating. In view of the very great value of the material that will be collected to' our graduate students, I suggest the advisability of asking for an appropriation of $1,000 to be used by members of the Department of Education in doing their share of this survey work. Respectfully yours, Director, School of Education. On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Superintendent Blair, Professor Coffman was authorized to accept the directorship of this survey and the sum of one thousand dollars was appropriated to the School of Education towards the support of the work during the academic year 1914-15, by the following vote: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker, Mr. Montgomery.

ORCHESTRAL CONCERTS. W. C. BAGLEY,

An educational survey of Illinois has been planned

(4) The following statement concerning the orchestral concerts: The board authorized the President of the University to arrange for a series of orchestral concerts during the present academic year, and made an appropriation of $5,000 for the expense of these concerts. Arrangements were made for a series of eight concerts by four orchestras. Season tickets were sold for $2. The total receipts for the sale of these tickets and tickets at the door, up to March 1, 1914, amounted to $3,846.50. There are still two concerts, for which a few tickets will be sold at the door, amounting probably to fifty or a hundred dollars. The total income from sale of tickets will probably exceed $3,900, so that the net expense to the University for the eight concerts is between a thousand and eleven hundred dollars. A desire has been expressed by the Director of the School of Music, strongly endorsed by general University sentiment, that a similar series be arranged for the coming year. On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Mrs. Busey, the President of the University was authorized to proceed with the arrangement for the series of orchestral concerts for next year and the sum of five thousand dollars was appropriated therefor. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker, Mr. Montgomery.