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S rUDEN 1 ( OUNUI.

UNIVERS1 I * 01 ll LINOIS

LJrbana, Illinois

March 5, [931 • Dr. H. W, Chase. President. University of Illinois. Urbana. Illinois Dear Dr. Chase: For the past three m o n t h s , the Student Council has been considering the work of the Illinois U n i o n . W o m a n ' s League, and allied student activities. We beg to submit for your approval the following report: We feel that the Illinois U n i o n has a place on the campus oi the University of Illinois but that its work is hampered by the lack of necessary funds for the extension of it and bv the lack of a suitable center for student activities. On the campus, there is no general center for student activities and we feel that the University should foster such a center either on the campus or on property adjoining it. We propose that this general center include all forms of student activities with adequate places for meetings office headquarters, general lounging facilities. M\d other space needed in a general student center. We also believe that there is a need on the campus for quarters tor social

fund ions but \ e do not feel that this question is ot major imp nance at ihe pre! nt nine. ( The Student !ouncil submits the following two plans a temporary t medy tor the sanation: 1 We propo that the Woman's building which will be vacated b\ tl>.- physical education department upon completion of the new Woman's Civm. be remodeled

with M\ rjuaie facilities f < Indent activities, Ot ! I he pi nl Union buildin be remodeled ,\\\d kept up

through an appropriation from the University li this u i >mplished, all commercial enterprises within