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150 sent his hig?lest, 2aaking official as a persena.l representative. Upon the Presidents return from the United States in April, Ki.s Majesty readily granted an ru_disnce a.rd III discussed with interest the University's building plans. His parting words were, "lf you have any other Universit;, problems, do not hesitate to bring them to me." Of special significance to the work cf the University is the propossdEstab-lishment Treaty now being negotiated between Egypt and the United States. This treaty will replace the regulations of the capitulatory regime regaxrting the resi-donce, rights, and protection of American citizens aad institutions in Egypt. One clause, on which the University administration was consulted in advance, provides for the accer_ tance without discrimination cf grad.•a+.es of American institutions in Egypt for professional ana govertmieat appointment. If this measure of official de-gree recognition is obtained, it will entrench the University even more firmly in the educational life of Egypt. 11 - THE MAR'S RECORD In such favorable conditions, the University can report an unusually con-structive and successful year. Yet the prevailing tone of the Departmental reports is not so much that of accomplishment as of opportunities unIset. Like Alice in the Looking Glass, t e institution has barely maintained its status quo by running hard; to get ahead will take even more effort. Students Student enrollment was at its highest. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Lincoln School had the largest student body on record - 503. The Faculty of Educa-tion increased its enrollment by 245, the Division of Extension evening classes Ili by 9. The number attending Extension adult programs was the second highest re-corded. The School of Oriental Studies did not equal its best war years, when military personnel flooded the classroom, but has maintained an enrollment well in advance of the pre-war average. The quality, as well as the number, of students advanced. This was espe-cially marked in the Faculty of Education and the Division of Extension, where the students applying for admission had better credentials and language ability than in past years. The reasons for the increase in number and quality of students are (a) the general post-war development of education in the Middle .East, (b) the desire on the part of many students to experience a more unique and personal type of educa-tion than is possible in over-crowded Government institutions, (e) the heavy de-mand for trained teachers in Egypt's rapidly expanding educational program, (d.) the increasing flow of students to the United States for advanced study, mak-ing an American-oriented program in Egypt desirable, (e) the excellent reputation of the University as an educational institution combining Western methods with Eastern needs and objectives. There is no reason to suppose but that this trend toward larger enrollment will continue. Students applying for 1950-51 to the Division of Extension and Faculty of Education are already in excess of the 1949-50 enrollment