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Caption: Reference Folder - 1955
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•I J 1 AND COMMUNICATIONS \ establish pinc< In 1927 I'M] i.. Directoi redrici lebert. ARCH INSTITITS OF COM>;IINICAYU>N of the Graduate College was established in 1947 to .study the press, radio, films, and other forms of muss communications, y studying basic problems of present and new media, giving consulting service, and offering graduate courses it contributes to more effective use of mass communications and to training of future communications men. The institute's acting director is Frederick S, Siebert. BROADCASTING activities of the University began in 1922. Today Station „TLL, 580 kilocycles, 5,000 watts, is the only state-owned, educational, non-commercial radio broadcasting station in Illinois. It operates weekdays from 7 a.m. to local sunset and Sundays from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., and is heard in most parts of Illinois and nearby areas of adjacent states. Bimonthly program schedules are free on request. Station U'lLL-r'i, 91.7 megacycles, 250 watts, carrying similar non-commercial programs is on the air weekdays 4-10 p.m., Saturdays 1-10 p.m. WILL-TV. channel 12, presenting non-commercial programs, is on the air 6:15 to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Operating with 45,000 watts power, its programs are available within 25-35 miles of Urbana-Champaign. The Television and l.iotion Picture Unit is in charge of programing and producing films for various uses. Director of Broadcasting is Frank E. Schooley. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS publishes original research and interpretive studies in the humanities and social and natural sciences. Since establishment in 1910 it has issued more than 530 books. It prints several series of scholarly publications in addition to catalogues, bulletins, and other University publications. Jirector if .iodrag Luntyan, STUDENT PUBLICITIES include the Daily Illini, tabloid newspaper issued 5 mornings a week; the Illio, year1 boo. :; and the Technograph, engineering monthly magazine. >!VISION OF SPECIAL SERVICES FOR l A VETERANS was established in ;R 1944 to study the of vet , inform and advise them, adjust curricula to Beet particular needs, and when these 3r»« not met by existing curricula, to arrange special curricula to qualify fur degrees. Acting director A. Bri gewater. JiANs enrolled in the University t« il 4.519 at Urbana-c.humpaign (first sen. r, L955-56). This Includ. 792 World ...u- II v<:t' r;>n% am ,727 . in n vM rons,
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