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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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tions of funds and any other legislation needed must be secured during the 1959 session of the General Assembly of Illinois. This important consideration has guided the thinking of the Board of Trustees and its Committee on General Policy in dealing with the problem of land acquisition for a permanent campus for the Chicago Undergraduate Division. T h e Committee is continuing to study the several sites in the city of Chicago and suburban areas proposed by interested parties and which have possibilities of meeting the University's criteria of land area required; of geographical location in terms of serving the growing metropolitan area, not only now but in the years ahead; of accessibility to students in terms of transportation, public and private; of opportunities for good faculty housing nearby ; of an environment protected against encroachment from undesirable developments; and of availability in time to meet acquisition and construction schedules. More information about these sites is needed than is now available. To assist the University staff and the Board, the Committee recommends the employment of Real Estate Research Corporation of Chicago for land studies and site analyses to develop the data and other necessary facts about all areas which offer promise of meeting the needs. T h e Committee further recommends that Real Estate Research Corporation be authorized to employ such engineers and planners as may be needed to expedite its studies and enable the Board to reach a firm decision to meet its objective of permanent facilities ready for use in

1963.

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

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GENERAL POLICY ON DISCONTINUATION O F DIVISION OF SPECIAL SERVICES FOR WAR VETERANS

Mr. Johnston, for the Committee on General Policy, presented the following report:

T h e Division of Special Services for W a r Veterans was established by authority of the Board of Trustees on January 29, 1944, upon recommendation of the University Senate, its purpose and functions, as the name implies, being to serve the special needs of students, both men and women, returning to the University from military service, and also the special needs of World War II veterans enrolling in the University for the first time. T h e proposal of the Senate specified that the services of the Division were to be restricted to men and women who served in the Armed Forces, and that the Division would endure only until needs of returning veterans had been adequately met. At the time the Division was established this referred to veterans of World W a r II, and it was planned that the Division be discontinued upon completion of the educational programs of students enrolled prior to 1952. Subsequently, and in view of the war in Korea, the Board of Trustees authorized the continuation of the Division of Special Services for W a r Veterans until further notice. The Urbana Senate has now recommended that no student will be admitted to the Division of Special Services for W a r Veterans after September 1, 195& N o student will be re-admitted to the Division after September 1, 1958, unless his last registration was in the Division and he can complete the requirements for a degree not later than September 1, i960. The Division of Special Services for W a r Veterans shall be dissolved at the earliest date consistent with completion of implied obligations resulting from compliance with the above. The exact date for dissolution (preferably not later than September I, i960) shall be left to the administrative discretion of the Vice-President and Provost. Mr. Johnston stated that the recommendation of the Urbana Senate had previously been submitted by the President of the University, with his concurrence, to the Committee on General Policy and was duly considered.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, the recommendation of the Senate was approved.