Caption: Book - Four-Year Report of UI President (1950)
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The marching hand has Ul I to its laurels in musu and in t) tppeal of ita formations, The i >< rt band continues its fin< pn n foimances in the spring of each year, ADMISS: MS AND N >RDS With tin* ina &se in eni Ument and the o] nii of undergraduate divisions at Galcsburg and Chica o, chanj were mad< in tl former office of the Registrar. The name of the office was « han 8< to Office of Admissions and R >rds; the title R < 11.11" \ iscontinued. Identical systems were put into effect in all parts of tl University. At (Jrbana, the system of registration h; b n completely modernized. Registration forms have been pla< d on I.P..M cards and the routine spects oi the work arc machine-opcral L The amount of writing required of students has been rediu d by 80 per cent, with a corresponding saving in time. The administrator receives better records and more promptly. I'o conserve expensive filing pace, the office is microfilming the older p e r m a n e n t student records. BUSINESS OFFICE The Business Office has made a thorough study of the us of busint machines in h a n d l i n g the financial transactions oi the University. Tabulating machine equipment is now used extensively In 19 h the University became its own withholding agent. Improved . ounting machines are bein installed in the Business Offi . A parate division of the Business Office has been established to handle purchase insurance, and to administer the staff health a n d lent insurance pi mi 1 tablished in 19 1-9. There has also been set up a Central R icing Station for the Urbana-Champaign < ampus to r ive and route shipments to departments. < Although limited as to ish funds, the Business Office has v. rked ou1 procedures with local hanks in order to cash clucks, penally veterans' suhsisteiu < 1 heeks. T h e HusiiM sg Office has uried on a continual audit of cost plus ontrai ts whi< h w re n • < < i iii the postwar period. Th< tudtts 49
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