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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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property; and (b) for operation and maintenance of Auxiliary Services (housing, food service facilities, Union facilities, etc.). O n m o t i o n of M r . S w a i 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 . GRADUATE STUDENT FEE FOR LANGUAGE EXAMINATIONS (9) T h e Dean of the Graduate College reports that its Executive Committee has given final approval to a plan to discontinue the traditional reading examinations given by the language departments in French and in German, and to substitute for them the language examinations developed by the Educational Testing Service. Heretofore, the cost of administering and grading the language examinations has been met through funds provided in the regular budgets of the language departments. The Educational Testing Service charges a fee of $6.00 for each test, and it is proposed that funds be placed in the budget of the Graduate College to meet this charge for the first test taken by a given student. It is proposed further that if a student fails the examination and must make a second attempt, he be charged a fee of $6.50 to cover the cost of the test plus administrative expense. The University Committee on Fees endorses the request that the Graduate College be authorized to assess this fee of $6.50 beginning February 1, 1968. I concur.

On motion of Mr. Grimes, authority was given as requested.

ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL COORDINATION CENTER FOR THE NATIONAL LABORATORY IN EARLY C H I L D H O O D EDUCATION, URBANA (10) The United States Office of Education, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, has been providing the University with funds to conduct exploratory studies leading to the establishment of a National Coordination Center for the National Laboratory in Early Childhood Education. The purpose of the National Coordination Center is to provide leadership in the improvement of research and development activities in early childhood education. The Center will coordinate efforts of participating centers located in other universities which are supported by the federal government, and facilitate communications with the entire field through an Educational Research Information Center in Early Childhood Education. The Office of Education is currently considering funding of the project for an additional year at an amount not to exceed $1,700,000. Of this amount, approximately $300,000 would be used by the University of Illinois to pay operating expenses of the Coordination Center; the remaining portion would be distributed under subcontracts among the research and development centers located in six other colleges and universities. University funds involved in the program would be limited to a small portion of several staff members' time, estimated at approximately $30,000. The National Center would be administered by the College of Education at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The proposal has the approval of the Chancellor and of the Executive Vice-President and Provost. The President recommends the establishment of the National Coordination Center for Childhood Development, subject to approval of the State Board of Higher Education, and the authorization of H . O. Farber, Comptroller, to execute the necessary contracts with the United States Office of Education to implement the program.

On motion of Mr. Grimes, these recommendations were approved.

NAMING OF MALL. GIFT OF T H E CLASS OF 1 9 1 7 , URBANA (11) The Committee on Buildings and Grounds on September 20, 1967, approved a recommendation of the President of the University that the redeveloped area extending from the Main Quadrangle to Mathews Avenue between Noyes Laboratory and the Chemistry Annex Building, Urbana, be named "Centennial Court" — in accordance with a request of the Class of 1917. T h e project, the first phase of development of an east-west mall from the Quadrangle to the Krannert Center