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development likewise creates a demand and a need for graduate and specialized education.

As soon as legislative authorization is provided we recommend that the University undertake a comprehensive study of the need for the establishment of new units of the University and report its recommendations to the Board of Trustees.

5. One Name for the University

In 1931 the legislature united the University of North Carolina, the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, and the North Carolina College for Women into a single institution: The University of North Carolina. This union was not accomplished without difficulties, for each of the institutions felt deeply the loss of its independence. Major changes in academic programs were made in the interest of economy and the more efficient use of the funds available. Whole curricula were transferred from one institution to another to avoid duplicating programs of instruction in professional fields and to concentrate the full resources of the state behind specific programs. Graduate work was centralized in a single graduate school and many other steps were taken to strengthen and enrich both teaching and research study.

In recognition of the traditions associated with each of the three campuses, each institution was given a name that reflected both its former as well as its new status as a unit of a single university. Thus at Raleigh, the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering became the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the University of North Carolina. This unwieldy title quickly became North Carolina State College in the minds of faculty, students, and the general public so its new status as a component part of a single university was not identified in its popular name. The North Carolina College for Women became the Woman's College of the University, a title which recognized both its distinctive character as an institution for women and its newly acquired status as a branch of the University.*

*State College was founded in 1887 as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1917 the name was changed to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering. The present name (North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the University of North Carolina) was adopted in 1931.

The Woman's College was founded in 1891 as the Normal and Industrial School. In 1897 the name was changed to the State Normal and Industrial College. In 1919 the name was again changed to the North Carolina College for Women. Since 1931 the name has been the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina.

The Chapel Hill campus retained its former title since its position as a university was not changed by the new legislative act.

In spite of disappointments and deep concern on the part of numbers of faculty members and others, the passage of time has demonstrated the wisdom of the changes that were made and rewarded the courage of those responsible for carrying through the necessary reorganization. Under the new centralized administration, great progress has been made. Each unit of the University has flourished, salaries have improved, physical facilities have been enlarged beyond what was thought possible, and reputations for scholarly work have been enhanced. The union of the three separate institutions has brought added strength to them all.

While important progress has been made under a central administration the fact that each unit of the University has had a separate and distinctive name has hindered the full development of a spirit of unity and common purpose on the three campuses. The institution at Raleigh has reached a stage of development where it is no longer appropriate to refer to it as a college. It has now become a university. It is also inappropriate to continue to call the institution at Greensboro a college in view of plans to advance the general program to university scope and status. To retain the name Woman's College while acting to admit men would be anomalous.