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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 29

It is not proposed to start new lines of work during the 1951-1953 biennium. For the most part, a good balance has been struck between (a) The usual and wholly basic elements of teaching and research in a university, (b) The new areas of science, technology, art, and general education opened up during World War II, (c) The pressing demands of students for types of training that will enable them to earn a living, and (d) T h e reasonable expectations of the people of the state for special services. In some areas, however, a "down payment" has been made on staff and facilities; the first installments could be lost if further payments are not made. Hence the original requests of the deans and directors contained a sum of #5,595,994, for t h e biennium for: (a) Staff additions other than those included in the list of essential and contractual increases, (b) Additions to regular expense and equipment budgets because of rising costs of supplies, and (c) Nonrecurring expenditures for needed laboratory alterations and equipment. A clear case was made for all these additions. Nevertheless, I feel that the emphasis must be placed on the consolidation of existing programs and activities. Only those additions should be made that will enable the several divisions to use to full advantage the personnel already appointed, adding to existing staff and budgets only where the need is urgent. Some of the areas in which further installments in behalf of progress are thoroughly justified are the following: (a)' An increasing number of doctors and dentists are taking graduate work. This is the primary source of teachers and of research specialists in health and medicine. In addition to the clinical and technical staff for the Hospital addition, therefore, each of the professional colleges in Chicago will require personnel and expense funds for graduate studies. At the Professional Colleges, the Ph.D. degree is now offered in nine fields, and the Master of Science degree in eighteen fields. (b) The major areas in agriculture should move steadily forward. Some staff additions and increases in expense and equipment are needed in marketing grain and livestock, the utilization of new materials in farm construction, soil fertility studies, the graduate program in animal science, and the unique program at Dixon Springs Experiment Station. (c) The new Department of Food Technology needs further staff additions in the chemistry of oils, proteins, cereals, and fruits, and in microbiology. (d) Forest nursery operations, already begun on a new tract, require increased support. (e) The whole curriculum in Home Economics is being reorganized and t h e graduate program strengthened. Better facilities and added staff are needed in Family housing, nutrition, child care, textiles and clothing, and home management. (f) A graduate • program for the College of Law rounds out years of steady progress toward the highest distinction. A new staff member and further funds for operating expense and for the law library are needed. (g) Advanced instruction and research in support of industrial development and national safety are desirable. (h) After years of study, the University of Illinois and the National Architectural Accrediting Board have agreed on a five-year program, with new graduate work in such fields as building construction and industrial design. Increased strength and facilities are required in the rapidly developing field of graphic arts, including printing and photography. (i) The College of Education, now nearing the top, should not lose momentum. Staff and facilities are needed for experimental and classroom studies in counseling and guidance, in curriculum study and in methods of teaching. The Psychoeducational Clinic for the diagnosis and remedy of faulty reading habits and other handicaps also needs further support. (j) The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the taproot of t h e technologies and applied sciences and the source of the offerings in general education, should continue t o grow in stature. Further staff and operating expenses are needed in such areas as bacteriology, plant pathology, classics, creative writing, phonetics, cartography, clay mineralogy, statistics, radiobiology, and social and clinical psychology. (k) A marked increase in the scope of the activities of the College of Commerce