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studying. The President has met with representative groups of the faculties and student bodies of all three branches of the University and discussed with them in detail the program which we have presented to you today. The work of our Committee has been thoroughly reported by the press and other news media during the entire period of our study. So we feel that we have done everything possible to inform you fully on the important matters to be considered today and that you are in a position to make intelligent and final decisions in respect thereto.

"I have no doubt that you are aware that there has been much discussion about the name of State College. You have heard our recommendations on this question, but I know that you will be interested in and are entitled to a brief statement of the origin of this question and how we arrived at our final recommendation.

"The question of the new name for State College evolved as a perfectly normal and logical development in the growth of State College from a college to a university. In 1931 the Act of Consolidation gave State College the name of "North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering of the University of North Carolina". Under consolidation the College grew in size, service, disciplines and status to the point where it has become now a University in every sense except one, which we propose to correct today by giving authority to grant the liberal arts degree. The Administration, the faculties at all three branches and our Committee recognized that fact early and set about the task of finding a name which would properly identify the College as a University and at the same time identify it as a part of the University of North Carolina, which it is as a matter of law and fact. The Committee soon found that in order to identify State College as part of the Consolidated University and to meet the desires of the faculty, alumni and students of State College, a name would have to be conceived which did three things: (1) identify State College as a part of the University system (2) remove the word "College" from the name and (3) have the words "University" and "North Carolina State" in the name.

"This was not an easy task. In an effort to preserve unity in the University family and to find a solution as nearly satisfactory to all parties as possible, without sacrificing principles, the Committee kept this question under consideration for several weeks. Two weeks ago today the President requested Chancellor Caldwell of State College to meet with the alumni, faculty and student groups of State College in an effort to discover whether a satisfactory name could be agreed upon which would meet the requirements mentioned above. Chancellor Caldwell accordingly conferred with these groups collectively and individually and we were happy that he was able to report to our Committee last Friday that the members of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina State College Alumni Association, the Board Chairman, and the President of the Alumni Association voted unanimously for a resolution on January 17, stating that they would "accept willingly" either of the three options. The Committee considered the three names suggested and found that the name we have recommended, "North Carolina State, The University of North Carolina at Raleigh," more nearly met the requirements mentioned and, therefore, we recommend that name to you. We now believe this question has been resolved and that we can proceed in unity.

"This Committee has felt from the beginning that this period in the life of the University presents a singular challenge and opportunity for the University to make perhaps its greatest contribution to the State and the region. This report reaches you at the very moment that the State is studying and planning its future system of higher education. A major purpose of our recommendations is to carry out the substance and the spirit of the report of the Governor's Commission on Education Beyond the High School as it affects the University.

"We bring this report to you within two weeks of the convening of the General Assembly of this State to which the Governor will present an ambitious and forward-looking program for higher education in North Carolina as perhaps the most important program he will propose in the second half of his administration. It comes at a time when the financial condition of the State permits it to make substantial appropriations and provisions for higher education.