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1958] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1197
in addition to the one authorized in the statute, thus providing for two
scholarships in each of these counties: Adams, Kankakee, Knox, Macon,
McHenry, McLean, Tazewell, Vermilion.
In counties with populations between 100,000 and 150,000, two scholarships
in addition to the one authorized, thus making a total of three scholarships
in each of these counties: Champaign, LaSalle, Rock Island, Sangamon,
Will.
In counties with populations between 150,000 and 200,000, three scholarships
in addition to the one authorized, thus making a total of four scholarships
in each of these counties: DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, Peoria,
Winnebago.
In St. Clair County, with a population of over 200,000, four scholarships in
addition to the one authorized, thus making five for this county.
In Cook County, with a population in excess of 4,500,000, an increase of 23
scholarships in addition to the one authorized by law and the 66 previously
established by the Board of Trustees, thus making a total of 90 for this
county.
In the other 81 counties with populations under 50,000, no additional scholarships
beyond the one authorized by law are recommended.
This will provide for a total of 63 additional County Scholarships increasing
the number of such scholarships from 168 to 231.
I concur.
The Committee has also recommended the establishment of the following
additional scholarships. The Committee's recommendations are presented with
my concurrence in each case.
University Scholarships
Some years ago, the Board of Trustees established 10 four-year, tuition-waiver
scholarships to be awarded each year by the Committee on Undergraduate
Scholarships to superior Illinois high school graduates who in one way or another
have failed to qualify for County Scholarships (for example, some
superior students fail to qualify because they are unable to go to the county
seat to take the examination on the day it is given).
On the basis of the Committee's report, I recommend that the number of
these tuition-waiver scholarships be increased to 35 scholarships to be awarded
each year to high school graduates who are residents of Illinois, the awards to
be on the basis of superior scholarship and evidence of financial need; provided
that any scholarship may be suspended or canceled if the holder thereof is
placed on scholastic probation or dropped from the University for any cause;
and provided further that if any of these scholarships becomes vacant the Committee
may fill the vacancy for the remaining period of the scholarship.
Scholarships Plus Employment
The Committee recommends establishment of 75 four-year scholarships for high
school graduates of superior ability and who need financial aid, to be awarded
to residents of Illinois selected from the state at large, these scholarships to
provide exemption from tuition fees and assurance from the University of
employment which will enable the holder of such a scholarship to earn funds
(or the equivalent) to meet a substantial part of his expenses. Each award would
be subject to annual review of the student's scholastic record and job performance.
Students receiving these awards would not be eligible for other
scholarship aid. If vacancies occur in any of these scholarships, the Committee
would select a successor for the remaining period.
I concur in this recommendation.
Scholarships for Nonresident Students
The Committee recommends the establishment of 10 scholarships for outstanding
high school graduates, nonresidents of Illinois, who submit proof of financial
need and high scholastic records, each scholarship to be awarded for a period
°t four years, and to provide exemption from the nonresident tuition fee of