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l a n t and equipment, June 30, 1948 rLAHT r La >,131 a o r e s , i n c l u d i n g l , ? 9 8 - a c r e farm a t UrbanaCharr . a c r e s In o t h e r farms, 771-acre a i r a: : . l e r t o n Park, 1,744 a c r e r } 3,252,114 J \g 32 major. S8 minor, and o t h e r s 3 3 . SS >431 mplet h lings 4,002, ^vemer.ts. service lines, pavements, walks, lighting.. 5#091J657 . book; etc 4,- :, M able equipme t 1 0 / 3J 325 rties held by U. of 111. Foundation ^^_ 2-ii tal investment in plant in use by University ;i, -:5^, ; Less indebtedness on properties held by Foundation 242, Net investment in plant, June 30, 1948 $61,615,161

I N buildings and their estimated cost (Dec. 1, 1948) NEW BUILDi:."';.: including equipment: At Urbana-Champaign-C emistry and Chemical Engineering, ready Sept., 1949.... $3,402,000 Electrical Engineering, ready Oct., 1948 1,661,C 0 Mechanical Engineering, ready Feb., 1949 1,772,000 Abbott Power Plant addition to provide steam heat and electrical power needed by new buildings 1,071*000 Women's Residence Halls, providing for 498 students, 8 counsellors, 2 administrators, ready Sept., 1949 3*400,000 ($2,600,000 from tax funds, balance a private loan to be repaid by income from the halls) Staff apartments, providing 1C6 units, ready Sept., 1949- 1,600,000 ($700,000 from tax funds, balance a private loan to be repaid by income from the apartments) At Chicago-Physical Environment addition to Research and Educational 431,000 Hospitals The University library contains more books and other materLIBRARY ials than that of any other state university, and is third among all American universities, exceeded only by Harvard and Yale. I is growing faster than any other University library. The June 30,194 report show3 2,681,393 items in its collections. This includes book;?. r 2,185,108; pamphlets, 445,285; films, 1,281; manuscripts, 46 -; Mi. s and parts, 19,923; maps, 22,547; prints, broadsides,et . 6. ; sour.d recordings, 222. These figures Include the main and departr nta II aries at Urbana-Champaign, the o U ine Library of Medical Soi icea he Chicago professional campus (96,808 items); Chicago Undergradaate Divisl n library (23,421 items); and Galesburg Undergraduate Division library (11,162 items). In addition to the ca ilogued Item; t e library has thousands of films, manuscripts, recordings, and m aval able for use but not fully cataloged. The library Is used vei hi Lly by students and staff in teaching and research, with r -rd< U l s at Urbana-Champaign alone exceeding 1,000,000 a year. Lll a: re tor is Robert B. Downs.