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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[March 20

and research programs in which they have a mutual public responsibility. Recently a more formal organization of this group into the Illinois Joint Council on Higher Education has been established. Its purposes are to establish favorable conditions for exchange of information about educational plans, purposes, and policies; to support studies of educational problems of common interest; to provide united action on questions which concern the growth and quality of the state's system of higher education; and to secure an orderly presentation of facts, recommendations and counsel to their boards of trustees and to other agencies of the state government. At present three meetings of the Council are held annually. The institutional representatives are the president, the provost or dean (or equivalent officer), the business officer, and two other representatives designated by the president. The members of the Council are Illinois State Normal University, University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Western Illinois State College, Eastern Illinois State College, and Northern Illinois State Teachers College. Implementing the work of the Council is a Steering Committee on which the University of Illinois has two representatives, and each of the other institutions has one. The Steering Committee coordinates the cooperative studies and selects and supervises the research staff needed for such studies. This Committee has recommended studies to seek means of eliminating unnecessary duplication of programs and to provide the necessary services to consider comprehensive and continuous plans for development of facilities for higher education to meet the needs of the growing population and other factors, and to assist the member institutions in further development and critical analysis of basic educational programs which are common to all colleges and universities. More specific studies have been recommended with respect to these functions and responsibilities in the area of agricultural education and research, graduate work in education, pre-professional education, special educational programs and extension work, audio-visual aids services, health services, and public relations activities. T h e Steering Committee has recommended a budget of $20,000 to finance the cost of studies currently approved by the Council and studies yet to be considered, the funds to be secured through contributions from the six institutions in the ratio of 40 per cent by the University of Illinois, 20 per cent by Southern Illinois University, and 10 per cent by each of the other four institutions. Any unexpended balance would be refunded to the contributing institutions in the same ratio. The University of Illinois Business Office is to be the depositary for the fund and will make disbursements in accordance with the budget approved by the Joint Council and upon authorization of the Chairman and the Secretary of the Steering Committee. I recommend that an appropriation of $8,000 be made from the General Reserve Fund for the University's share of the cost of these studies.

On motion of Mrs. Holt, this appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hickman, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Megran, Mr. Nickell, Mrs. Watkins; no, none; absent, Mr. Grange, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stratton.

APPROPRIATION FOR THE DIVISION OF UNIVERSITY EXTENSION (13) The income from fees paid by students enrolled in extramural classes offered by the Division of University Extension is included in the estimated income of each operating budget, and the budget also provides an appropriation to the Division for the cost of giving extramural instruction. T h e budgeted income as estimated for 1953-1954 is $145,000. Actual income from extramural classes offered during the first semester plus anticipated income during the second semester indicates that this estimate will be fully realized. In offering instruction necessary to produce this income, the Division of University Extension has had to expend or encumber all of its present appropriation. The Division has been requested to hold additional extramural classes beyond those already scheduled. The total estimated income from these additional classes and the estimated expense of offering this instruction is $16,000. The Division will offer only such additional classes as will be self-supporting. The Dean of the Division of University Extension, the Provost, and the Comptroller recommend an appropriation of $16,000 to the Division for the