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bJg^TION was estal ished in 1 ... -rtn* (t are ph) leal cduc.it ion for I :i for women. J i n tor ^ince 1936 i* Seward I

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onferonce ( T e n ) . The intramural and recreational I port I pi • Involves half the men Studenta and one-fourth the women ir^ tor of athletics is Douglas R, .ills. ETIC for football ana track, also large outdoor meetings such as Farm Sports Festival and Con;. ence::,t nt; George Huff G^ nasiiu.;, seats 6,905 for basket ,11, also used for allUniversity functions, building has pool for swimming and water polo anu incl &s classrooms, handball courts, squash courts, :nd >ther facilities; Armory, 400 by 200 foot with 6 - laps to mile 1 cinder running track, nets suspended from ceiling allow use : r early-season indoor baseball practice, also used for indoor tennis; Illinois Field, scene of baseball for more than half a century, ias freshman and varsity diamonds, quarter-mile track, ami tennis courts; tennis courts, 5° available, including 6 lighted; intramural facilities, 24 Softball diamonds, 20 football fields, 12 basketball courts, utilizing principally grounds and indoor facilities of Memorial Stadium and George Buff Gymnasium; Skating Hink, 1944 by 125 foot floor, for recreational skating and physj a I c education classes. COLORS of the Universit of Illinois are orange and blue. The University's symbol is the Indian. Its nickname is Illinl, an Indian word Latinized in the University's early days with the ollowing forms: male singular, Illini; female singular Illina; male plural, Illini; female plural, Illinae; collective plural, Illini; general, Illini. It is pronounced "ill-oye-nye," .PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED STUDENTS are aided by the Student Rehabilitation Center operating under the

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School of Physical Education, This activity uas won national icciaim. its objective is to give physically handicapped stu( Hits, Including those in wh elchairs, opi rtunity for both education, and

normal and healthful lif«> as possible, Ramps into buildlnj levators facilitate movei t t of the students on the campus, i

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ivsicaJ therapy and special counse Lng ace p tvided. First se» tor,

nt is 106. including 66 wheelchair stud its. In ithy J. Nugent,

charge is