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INTErar, 1P711771SITY COUNCTI Sp.turday, Dc,ccmlorai 2S-;, 195c— 9:30 1. 13330 - PRESENT: Dr. McLain (Chairman), Mrs. McLain, Dr. Lana Hamamsy, Dr. Christine Infran, Nesvrs. Manuche-:-, NirabaYashi, Boktor, Horton, Hanna Piz:(, Hollenbaei, Husaini, Chvarria and 7.4nhba. Dr. McLain opened the mceting with praTx. 1. 4331 - flINUTES: Ninutcs of IDcembcr 20 were rcar' and approved as corrected. 1. ii332 A.U.C. C;ISH DONATINS: On thc morninr; of last 7:,cdnesday, Dccembtr 26, Dr. McLain, Dr. Laila H•amTasjr and Mr. Hanna Rizk ca1ic.:0 at the Offic of thc Prsidc.nt nf the Penublic of EF.771-, where th: :' nrcsertid. a cheque of L.E.1500 and a letter describing the nl.lef 7)rogr,-m. 4f A.(T0C. durini.- the past ton months. 1. 4333 - JUNIOR Y7:J-1; IN EGYPT: Mrs. McLrin rc.,)orted that the Committee on the Junior Ycar -working and would report shortly to thc Council. 1. 4334 - RLPORT OF BEIM CONFY:;RT,NOTL: Pr. T'cL'An disributed copi(s 2f thc lctt.r he had writt/Ln to Iverson Thich mntioncd tonics the7 had discusse.d durj.ng Dr. McLain's last visit t2 .13i rut rfllorted that iIr. Ivcrson TTould visit next Februar7. lottrx w7,. s rard aY1,7 discud. in detail° it is enclosed Tith these minutes. ThG t.7)nics of discussion in 1:'irut were: need for an emerncy grant, thc nroject c,..f* teachers' traininc, a study of women's educational needs in laddlc East, thc school-rccrcation ccnter project, th( businrss arlministration projected major, non cr.dit prorrams, an(3 thc mcommendations for the faculty imPr)veArnt pros:Tail for thc. year 1957-1958. The Council reached the follnwinr decisions: Pe: Pr(Tram nf TraininE Teachcrs: The Committee on the Traininr Program for Teachers of Enclish is skei 2 study the rriattcr in th: light of the conversation with Mr. Iverson 7ho has inttnated that Ford Founation might possibly supTy,rt program if the G2vernment selectcd flr it. The Committee should also try to study whcthcr the .flror-rm could ix, self-sunportinv or not, and report to the nG7,(st Saturday. L. D.c: Sch2ol-acrcati_on Program, Thr Crruncil decided that Vac rcrort b(. edited, made more brief and brought to VI( Council nrilr to the coming visit of Mr. Ivcrs-n, Tbc. Committcc. was reclucsted to e7chalre views with c,7Pr'ttors E.°1:) had c.x..pc.ri(nce in elementary and secondary schools and talk with S.7'.C. re the loosstbility of wikinc a study 2f the needs for such a nrovrrm. Dr. McLain added that a modest project might 1)( mare favorable to Fore Foundation at this tim of political dIfficultics. Careful thought shnuld be given t-) tht_ T'ministrftivc relationship betwycn ;4.U.C. and ihc. schD21 as wc11 as. to thc clucstion whether the school T,rnnlet meet a real and an imo)rtant nced in EFyp