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years, but it now seems probably that this sum may be substantially
increased to insure support on a larger scale for a longer period of time.

"I describe this grant in some detail because it is one of the first large
grants in support of scholarly work in the humanities to come to the Univer-
sity and because it enables the two Universities to utilize their resources
in cooperative research study with faculty members of colleges in this
part of the South.

"I have mentioned earlier the rapid growth of enrollment in the graduate
school on our three campuses. Many of these students receive financial
assistance from state, federal, and private foundation founds. The
magnitude of this support reflects the importance attached to our graduate
programs. This year, well over four million dollars in the form of
assistantships and fellowships will be paid to the graduate students at the
three units of the University. Without assistance from the Federal govern-
ment and from private foundations, the University could not maintain its
present research activities, secur the buildings erected from institutional
and research programs, or support the numbers of graduate students so
urgently needed as future teachers and research scholars.

"Necessary and welcome as is the assistance from the federal govern-
ment and from private foundations, it imposes many responsibilities and
problems for the University. Funds granted to support research studies
rarely cover all of the costs of the project; so even generous grants
usually require additional support from University funds.

"I do not mean to minimize the importance of an active research program.
It is necessary, for it is through research that knowledge is acquired and
knowledge is the weapon we must use to meet the formidable problems of
our complex society. We face gladly the problems that our growing research
activities present because we know that as a result of these studies the
world will become a better place for all mankind.

"Before leaving the subject of research, I want to call attention to
another related responsibility of large dimensions that the University has
assumed. At the request of the federal government, the University is
assisting less-developed countries in other parts of the world to improve
their system of education and their agricultural economy. This important
work calls for the services of some of our most distinguished faculty
members. Our extensive program in Peru, for example, has been highly
successful in assisting that country to improve its agricultural economy
and to develop a university that will train the young men and women of that
country who are needed in their research and instructional programs.
Indeed, this program has achieved national recognition as a model of
university activity under the federal government's program of Aid to Under-
developed Nations.

Inter-Institutional Cooperation

"A large multi-campus University, such as ours, must constantly be
alert to avoid unnecessary duplication and to utilize as fully as possible
the resources of its faculties and facilities. The use of the water resources
of the state, for example, is of concern to the School of Public Health, the
Institute of Government at Chapel Hill, and the Schools of Agriculture and
Engineering on the Raleigh campus. This interest has let to the organization
of the Water Resources Institute where the planning and direction of programs
is coordinated through a Board of Directors representing both institutions.
Similarly, the School of Home Economics at Greensboro and the School of
Agriculture at Raleigh have common interests in certain research investiga-
tions which have let to support from the Agricultural Experiment Station for
work carried on at the Greensboro campus. Many other examples of such
cooperation between our three campuses might be cited. I mention these to
indicate that we constantly seek opportunities to enhance our strength
through cooperative efforts.

ENROLLMENTS

"At the February meeting of the Board, I commented on the increasing
number of undergraduate applicants for admission to the campuses of the
University. It is indeed heartening to find so many North Carolina students
ambitious for further study, and I assure you that we are making every effort
to accommodate qualified residents to the maximum limit that our resources
and staff will permit.