Caption: Book - Four-Year Report of UI President (1950)
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of human knowled^e •! illume and a new ordei of generalization indicated, tun the practical implications in | iching ai rarely brought to light The University is tryin to help by encouraging the investigation ( teachin and learning; 1>\ finding new ways of discovering nd rewarding great teachers; t>\ calling upon judgments of students: by making the results of research in the improvement of i! ruction available to the entire faculty. QUESTION V HOW CAN THE SERVICES OF Till: UNIVERSITY BE RELATED MORE CLOS1 1 V TO THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE? T h e m e n t a l m a t u r i t y t h a t is g a i n e d o n a c a m p u s is a p e r m a n e n t quisition ol the student. Habits of adjustment and reasoning that have been It rned will continue to serve our graduates in their lives. T h e p u b l i c often t h i n k s of service from t h e s t a t e university in other t e r m s . S o m e k n o w of t h e w o r k of t h e extension division in agricultup family living, e d u c a t i o n , business, g o v e r n m e n t , labor relations. musi> . o r library a n d t h i n k t h a t t h e h e l p they receive is all t h a t is i: int by service. O t h e r s k n o w of e x t r a m u r a l classes, of short airs . b o t h o n a n d o i l c a m p u s , of c o r r e s p o n d e n c e courses, ^till ( , k n o w the bulletins a n d p u b l i c a t i o n s of t h e university. the filu ai recordings m a d e available, t h e p a i n t i n g s e x h i b i t e d t h r o u g h o u t tl tate or the tests t h a t are r e n t e d to h i g h schools. All t b a< tivities a r e d e s i r a b l e ; we i n t e n d to c o n t i n u e t h e m , a l t h o u g h tl \ a n n o t be e x p a n d e d to m e e t all the needs of all of the p e o p l e . If the people of t h e state are to receive valuable h e l p , th . t ( n i n e to k n o w t h e latest discoveries in m a n v fields. It is Ti i cnCMU'h to a c q u a i n t t h e m with s o m e t h i n g t h a t will w o r k well nu\l hen another procedure will work twice or three times as i the University communicates through its service v, u vVl ,, t h e p e o p l e of Illinois s h o u l d be (^i the best. W h a t is best is dis( ov, \ t h r o u i ' h -.(hoi.iily work a n d f u n d a m e n t a l ip 6 research. , n o w CAN T I N . S T A F F OF THE i NIVERSITV O F ILLINOIS BROUOHT INTO o i . o s i . AND HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH . 1 . A NO I H I v A M * w n i i i m ADMINISTRA1 ION OP TIU I M \ KRSIT\ y\ miiv( i ity, m o o t h a n any o t h e r institution, is always on th
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