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33 The University is already making a beginning in organizing itself for this compre-hensive task by unifying its administration (it had previously been divided bétwe n America and Egypt), by concentrating all ,educational matters in Egypt, and by re-organizing its AmërIcari prograni intö thrëé main câtogörié ..-- ' The first is the necessary ;business .and 'accounting that must be done through an American comptroller, since funds are collected and spent in America as well as in Egypt. This is coordinated with the functioning of the ,Bursar in Cairo, since funds .are ,also collected and spent them. , .,The sec,gnd category is what 'might ,be termed educational promotion. This is the teffQrt to explain the University to . America as an ^educational institution, and to link it with all significant educational concerns'and interests in America. Is is on this fündsmental basis thät' the foregoing total ` sùpp i t" program must ultimately rest.%, . The third category of American interests centers in financial support. It is ap parent, without further comment, thät the tÿpe' 6f tötäl .'p'rtgr ,rri hdreih -rdc ititiendeti will demand much at this point over the next five years. The:president of the University is responsible to, the Board for the. total. program, :bot i in Egypt and in America. One of ,the several.-: persons in the 'American office (which should probably be moved from Philadelphia:to New York),, will be held. re- .sponsible by the President for the American operation. The deans and other.officers An Ègypt will similarly be held responsible by him for the work of their several .units. IX. In .,Conclusion ..... Permit the University to thank the officers of The Ford Foundation even for expre$s-ing: an interestiin the institution, and for permitting it to submit these considera-tions for all-University support. Nether or not it is possible for the Foundation to grant this request in whole-` or' in' part, the very preparation of the working ..... papers has .provided the administration. with .a. needed ..comprehensive view of the prob-lems and possibilities of_.the ..inst.itution,..and has become,..an encouragement, . in.,fact, in moving it ahead. ...~. . . ..11. Respectfully submitted, Raymond F. McLain President * The University is releasin (pendin4 'approval of t'he Board of Trustees) Dean C. Worth 'Howard from his post in Ythe Faculty of Arts and Sciences for two years, to build this phase of the program in America