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"Dr. Robert H. Wettach. We regret that Dr. Wettach is unable to be
present. He retires as Professor of Law after 43 years with the University
at Chapel Hill.

"These ten persons have contributed a total of 375-1/2 years of service
to the University. On behalf of the University of North Carolina, I wish to
express our profound gratitude and deep appreciation for the valuable con-
tributions they have made to higher education in the State.

"At the close of this meeting, I will ask these distinguished ladies and
gentlemen to form a line in order that the Trustees may have the opportunity
to meet each of them personally.

"I am pleased to take this opportunity to report on the year's work and
indicate the basis believing that the University is rendering greater service
to the State and moving toward a stronger position in the national community
of universities.

The Academic year

"The vigor of the University is shown by the continued growth of its
instructional and research programs. Enrollments are increasing rapidly,
particularly at the graduate level, and the numver seeking admission to the
University is expected to continue to grow during the present decade.

"As the numbers of students increase, the need for specialized training
in new subject matter areas also increases; and to meet these demands for
broader educational opportunities, the University has added new curricula
leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees.

New Degree Programs

"During the past ten years new degree programs have been approved by
the Trustees and by the Board of Higher Education and three proposals for
new degrees are still under study.

"In my last report I referred to the restudy of the undergraduate programs
in music and the fine arts then in progress in the faculty at Chapel Hill. The
study has been completed and the new curricula permit two new degrees: the
Bachelor of Fine Arts and the Bachelor of Music Education.

"The new degrees represent a more satisfactory organization of course
work and place greater relative emphasis upon the skills essential for
successful work in the performing arts.

"The Raleigh campus is the technological unit of this University. Here
the sciences and their application receive major emphasis. Realizing the
importance of a liberal education in a technological institution, the Trustees
approved in January, 1963, a program leading to the Bachelor of Arts
degree at Raleigh. This proposal has been authorized by the Board of Higher
Education and we now have curricula leading to the B. A. degree on all
three campuses of the University.

"Consistent with our plan to develop graduate programs on the Greensboro
campus as rapidly as the resources of faculty and facilities warrant, two new
masters' programs have been authorized there. One is in psychology and the
second is in the biological sciences. The supply of trained men and women
in these sciences is inadequate to meet existing demands. The authorization
of these new degrees will enable the University to enlarge its contribution to
the training of men and women for careers in teaching and research in these
disciplines.

"The authorization of a new master's degree program in science and
mathematics teaching at Raleigh will also provide additional teachers for the
secondary schools and community colleges in subject matter fields where a
serious shortage now exists.

"Education is a continuing experience. The rapid tempo of modern life
emphasizes the need for extending the resources of the University to citizens
of the state who seek further education. In recognition of this need, a new

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