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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1938
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266 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [May 13 On motion of Mr. Cleary, the President of the University was asked to notify the Illinois Farmers' Institute that a motion will be made at the next meeting of the Board to suspend the scholarships in agriculture and home economics for two years beginning September 1, 1938, on the ground of economy, and to invite representatives of the Farmers' Institute to be present at that time. Mrs. Plumb voted no on this motion. FEES FOR NON-RESIDENTS OF ILLINOIS (24) On May 3 the Board of Trustees voted t h a t consideration be given to the advisability of increasing the fees charged students who are not residents of Illinois. This proposal should take into consideration the following facts: 1. The official publications such as the Annual Register, in which fees are announced, are largely in print. However, students now registered in the University could be advised through the press, and new students through correspondence which the Registrar's Office conducts with them, of any change made in these fees. 2. The University of Illinois does not draw students from the surrounding states as heavily as the publicly supported institutions in those states draw Illinois students. 3. Any material increase in the non-state fee would probably reduce the non-state enrollment to such a degree t h a t the income from those fees would be about the same as it is now; a small increase in the non-state fee would probably not reduce the non-state enrollment very much. 4. There are only three state universities in the mid-continent area (Wisconsin, Ohio State, and Purdue) which have a larger differential between their state and non-state fees than the University of Illinois; others (including Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana, and Iowa) have a lower differential between state and non-state fees. 5. By comparison with other institutions the differential fee charged non-state students is about the same in proportion t o the resident fee as at Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota, but less than a t Ohio, Purdue, and Wisconsin. It is my opinion t h a t a State University should not restrict its enrollment to citizens of the state and t h a t a policy of reciprocal educational service between the states should be observed in fixing fees for out-of-state students. Since some states recognize this fact, while others do not, it is probable t h a t for practical reasons an out-of-state fee comparable with the average differential fee in surrounding states is justified and is approximately what we now have. Even on the present basis of our out-of-state fees, our proportion of students from outside Illinois is steadily shrinking (now only 12.48%), and the University of Illinois is becoming more and more a purely local institution, while 25 years ago about 2 5 % of our students came from other states and from other college grade institutions. The value of a considerable number of students from other states both from the standpoint of stimulating our own students by creating a true University group or body of students, promoting scholarship, and adding to our national prestige and standing is most important. In order to attract and secure staff members from other institutions we must be known as well and as widely as possible over the United States as a comprehensive University. These out-of-state students assist materially in accomplishing the objectives listed above. For these reasons, I believe, the present out-of-state fees charged by the University should be maintained without essential change. Action on this matter was deferred until the next meeting. GRADUATE COURSES IN PUBLIC HEALTH (25) At previous meetings of the Board (December 15, 1936, and January 29, 1937) consideration was given to requests for the establishment of undergraduate and graduate courses in public health. Action on this was deferred until further information could be secured concerning the objectives and requirements of such an educational program and particularly until after a meeting of State and other public health authorities had been held in Washington to discuss the various problems involved in the training of public health personnel. A further report on this matter from the Dean of the College of Medicine i ndicates t h a t there are several reasons why the University of Illinois cannot properly proceed t o t h e organization of such work a t the present time, viz.:
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