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one of which they would willingly accept, and I quote the word 'willingly', I have here a copy of the resolution and I think that every member of this Board has also received one. We have recommended to you one of the three names which the State College alumni group agreed upon.

"So we have made every effort, ladies and gentlemen, to bring to you a report which was not controversial, one which did not compromise principle, and one that recognizes the practical realities of the situation. We were sympathetic with the group at State College who by tradition and history were attached to the name "State College" or "N. C. State". We have brought to you a name which we think incorporates the three ingredients which are necessary to meet the situation. I repeat, the name which we recommend identifies it as apart of the University system. The name does not include the word ' college'. The name does include the word 'university'. And the name does include 'North Carolina State'.

"So we hope very much, Mr. Chairman and ladies and gentlemen, that this matter has been settled amicably and that we can move forward with harmony within the family and with united force to consider other problems which, in our opinion, are much more important. "Now, Sir, I would like to return to the conclusion of our report."

CONCLUSION

The University is on the threshold of great opportunities and enlarged responsibilities. The Trustee Committee was asked to study ways and means by which the University could meet its growing obligations and best serve the state and the nation. With this purpose we have recommended a comprehensive program for assuring the future strength and resourcefulness of the University and for immediately broadening curricular offerings and admissions policies to utilize our resources as completely as possible. Our recommendations are based on the concept of a single University sufficiently flexible in its administration and in its programs to respond to the needs which are now apparent in different regions of the state and sufficiently sound to meet problems in university education that will arise in the future.

The University was established more than a century and a half ago by people of the state to provide the educational opportunities that were then recognized as essential for democratic government and for economic and cultural progress. The loftiness of the ideal immediately called forth the interest and the devoted labor of the leading citizens of the state. This belief in the importance and worthiness of the University has continued, and to be a trustee of the University has, not without reason, been regarded as a high call to public duty and one of commensurate responsibility.

The benefits which have accrued to our people because of the excellence of the University and the courage of its leaders extend to every sector of its cultural, political, and economic life. For example, the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill has been a major factor in improving the effectiveness of city and county administration; the work of the School of Agriculture at State College in developing effective control of plant diseases and insect pests has enormously increased the productivity of our food and fibre crops; the teacher-training programs at all three units of the University have enriched the lives of tens of thousands of school children

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