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facilities for students. The Illini Union and student organizations such i tl 'J itre Guild nlist the tive support of young people in ; wide v; ty of creative activities. New assistant d< ns of men and w men who devote their time to organized groups have led to marked improvement in intergroup relations. T h e work of the Security Office is outstanding. Other specific developments include the following items: The Placement Service, established immediately after the war, with offices on the Urbana-Champaign campus and in Chicago, has irrown rapidly. The Illini Center in Chica > has hern remoc! 1 into a unit the Placement Office, the Alumni A ociation, a: other div ons of University. Steady services have been given to foreign students throi h cooperation with the Department of State and the Institute of International Education. The High School Guidance Conferences are in the hands of expert counselors. There has been increasing activity on tin part of the student themselves. This is regarded as a sign of good morale in the student body. For example, the Committee on Student Affairs, formerly composed of faculty members, is now a joint committee of students and faculty. T h e Student Senate has gained in strength through the additional authority granted to it, and students have been added to a number of University Senate committees and subcommittees. T h e followii new fun. t ions in Student life and welfare have bf n d loped: The Campus Chest is (he outstanding fund-raising campaign on any Campus in flic country at the present time.

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