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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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The United States Office of Education has now requested institutions wishing to participate to file applications for funds to be used during the second semester of the current academic year, 1958-59. Several weeks ago that office requested an informal estimate of the amount that could be utilized by the University of Illinois during the second semester of the current year for this purpose, and the University replied that $72,944 could possibly be used. This figure was determined by estimating the need and applying to the total funds presently appropriated and allocated to the state of Illinois the ratio of full-time students enrolled at the University to the full-time students enrolled in al! eligible institutions in the state. The Office of Education has now advised that if the nation-wide demand for loans materially exceeds the funds presently appropriated, Congress will be promptly requested to make additional appropriations. Hence, the amounts finally available to the University for use during this academic year may be materially in excess of the $72,944 estimate. Because of the uncertainty of the demand and the amount to be finally available, it is requested that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the necessary documents to secure a grant not to exceed $180,000 for this purpose, although probably approximately $72,000 will be initially requested; and that an appropriation be made to provide the University funds required from available and unassigned balances received as reimbursement of indirect costs under government contracts, in an amount equal to one-ninth of that received from the federal government as a grant, but not exceeding $20,000. I concur. O n m o t i o n of M r . W i l l i a m s o n , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d . COMMONWEALTH GRANT FOR STUDY A N D EVALUATION O F MEDICAL EDUCATION (10) The Commonwealth Fund has made a grant of $112,000 to the University of Illinois in support of a two-year pilot program of educational research by the College of Medicine. During the period since World W a r II there have been rapid and far-reaching changes in the goals and concepts of medical education. These changes have been accompanied by the acquisition of a tremendous amount of new knowledge gained from research. The pilot program of educational research supported by the Commonwealth Fund will be directed toward the establishment of an educational program that is best suited to future needs of this institution. In seeking to achieve this goal, the program of study and evaluation will include the assessment of the patterns of and needs for participation in patient care programs of health professions personnel other than physicians. An attempt will be made also to determine how the College of Medicine can best draw upon the resources of other departments in the University and other institutions in the Medical Center District and how, in return, the College of Medicine can best provide assistance to the programs of these departments and institutions. The grant from the Commonwealth Fund will also enable the College of Medicine to establish a center of educational research which will have enduring value to the University. I have accepted this grant and report it for the record.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, the President's action was confirmed.

MOORMAN ANIMAL BREEDING RESEARCH FARM (11) The Moorman Manufacturing Company of Quincy has offered to make a grant of $200,000 to the University of Illinois to assist in establishing an improved research program in animal breeding in the College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station. The company proposes to make a payment of $100,000 in December, 1958, $50,000 in September, 1959, and the final $50,000 in June, i960, these dates to be subject to adjustment to suit the convenience of the University upon ten days notice to the donor. I have accepted this offer with an expression of official appreciation on behalf of the University, and request confirmation of this action. I also recommend that