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I'.-.ge 2 XUJ. I J I E L ^ J L U * . at Urbann-Champnign is a "front door" to the campus and ''community center" for student!, f ulty, alumni, ..mi vi tors, it wai built, and furnish* i,hout 00 to the state treasury and Includ LounflC , foo< :,crvi" ,,

meeting and game rooms, browsing library, ticket sales and Information deskt, and other servioi . £h 10 Illlnl Unj n, 715 : . ;

i / O St., lerves the sumo purpose Tor students on the pr iOd k rets chine r. GKNKKAL PLACEMENT BUREAU with offices in Urbana-Champaign and in Chicago serves graduates and alumni, makiruj contacts with industry, maintaining a file of people available, cooperating with placement work by colleges and schools, and in vocational counselling. Director is Robert Calvert, Jr. i>:i <:;l

carpus, and a student center is provided at the Chleago Underraduate Division. Manager in Urbana-Champaign is \ rnon L.

ALL M M and former students total more than 250,000. The Alumni association was founued in 1873. Officers are: Robert f . i Fletcher "20, Ft. ..ayno, Ind. , president; Walter C. Leek '34, ..ilmette, 1st vice president; Orman F. Lyman '25, Chicago, 2nd f vice president; Asa J. Baber 20, Hinsdale, treasurer; William H. T Sice M O , Champaign, field director; James C. Colvin 25, Urbana, editor "Illinois Alumni News"; Charles E. Bowen '22, Champaign, executive director.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS FOUNDATION was established in 1935 to encourage gifts to the University, assist in management of patents, and negotiate loans. Officers are: Harry F. Glair '12, Flossmoor, president; Amos I . iiatts '20, I ..ilr.iette, vice president; James C. Colvin '25, Urbana, secretary; Herbert C. Farber, Urbana, treasurer; C. C. JeLong '26, Urbana, assistant treasurer; . . II. Butterfleld, Champaign, executive di. rector. STATE SURVEYS. Geological Survey, Natural History Survey, and • t ' t r Survey are located on the Urbana-Champaign .ae campus. Operating under the State Department of Registration and Education, they cooperate with the University in many ways.

UNIVERSITY CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS with headquarters at the University, covers more than 6,200 employes of the University, State Teachers Colleges, Southern Illinois University, and associated organizations. It was set up in r 2. Director is Donald E. Jickason.

UNIVERSITY RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS with headquarters at th< University covers more n 10,000 employes of the University oi Illinois, State Teachers <>ili- •«, Southern Illinois University, State Surveys, and associated organ! ions. The system was established in 1941. Assets total more than #1,000,000. crct; y is Edward S. Gil i . l