UA-R-GC-1914-01-01-1960-03-12_Page-054

I I I In 19~6 t~e English Lvnfunre Institute was o~onc6 as a uhit of tho Unive ~ity , ~'it h the re,;",onsibilit) for incrcasinr cO:'ipE'tence in Enrlish cO";lo"lunication f or all thf)se wishinc to onter theinsi -:'"1..,tion. Hbtor1cllll" , the Univarsity has hecn supported by rift.s a nd r equ"sts fro:Tl individua l s and 11" ( J'llnts frolll corporations pod founctltions . Thrmlfh all vicissitudes it hus re lained a flrivate, Chrif"1"ln, self - .ov rninr institution, opf-:rtltinr under its ch;trter in (l ''''ort> t cd ;_0 1'I.?shinfton, D,C. T cce ll.y the Unive rsity I R vita) rol e i n the Midc'll e East l'ns r,~co {"n1zcd ,·'hEm it reccivl" o a mill ion- dollar f)'ant (half i n 11(' 1"1' of lP"l't ft n(ls l! ) frof'. the !l nited Statel! GOV:'PrL:lent for the ,. v·~~ l'l~i,o n of 1.15 ftlcili t l es , the imTJ)'OVf'l.lcnt of i 1 s t ench-Ln, staff, nno the "tabl'; f,r'lleni of a limited nllmber of s C'holarships . But this ve'M .... ·,.,...,'lf1.on hri.nrs to the Hniverflity a rnanrl.::te t (l t ell its stOl"J to +ho lAr'l"st rossi.11e aud:i.cncc of A!"l ricnns of rood ,·Iill Hho in turn \'ill rail'!G the funds to 8(-;['ist in the C'pn1il1unnce of the rro<'"t'<tm nnd the lTIa' n1 en<l.nce of the new fAc1.litisa . ('OPY iI~" Hex-' CArl THE (lIfP '~SI'IT ATTPIH I'JS OAts? To l"C(1ch its rllayimum use:\'lncss in a r Apidly de veloping part of the "JOllc , the Un:i.versity mtlst consta"Uy i.mprove its o"rn st ·"" ndarrls of aC[lder-1ic achievel"l~nt and '"'ro' ide 1. 'Hider r<'.nge of s ~ r"ic('s to the ~+l1dents <tnd to the ,'\l'ea 1h.OUf'hout ",hieh its influr."ce i s fe lt . This may bl" none in three "lClVS j thrNlgh t he si'renl thening of teN'hing personne l by offerinr hirher sal arics, through RflS1.st)nv nrofessors t o co nti nue Ph . t . and post- doctoral studies, a'1n t~l'r Ol'f'h const ant nrOrl'am :l mpl'oVG~cnt , both At t h-") un~errraduat.e And ':~.'T",(ll 'a te lGvels . Three '~ 0e~ r ee s now arc off ~ red by the University ; Arabic Lanru.<tfe .qnri Literature, A nthroDology-SocioloO , ;'In" En Ush-Amcrican 1H ern.t I're . Oth"r rV. "1r(" t'C>I'lS 1 hAt would be of .,osit ive vallie include Co Ip-"t l"R i ; ve Lite rc>ture , E r;l1c~t i.onal Adm; n i st rations , St a tistics and ME."fl\!r~mtnt (in r(',s e c'.l'~h) J Ins1itutional j1.:'\nfl.rE'.~ni and Porsonnel Adm nidr,,"'jon, CI'cl"listr" , JOI') nelism, and Middle Ea~ t History . An CYT'I8.'lned science prorram reqrhcs a. naw ~. i l dtng "rith modern ll'>l)nr,,"\torv f~ci .L ti.s , oOlncl Inst.;_t\1ti('ln~l M.1.Mrrer"lent. lJre - sunposes const7'Uction of a new student service s buildinp inC'ornorating a f f'ons fRc'li ty .. nd hcp l 1 h center . Both of t huse blli1di nf-s nm., are on t he ern:winr ho.1.ros and ere sch~ rluled f or construction duri. ng t he 1960- 61 and 1961 -62 schoold ?(':;l1.rs . They will be built with f unds sunnliAcl by the United StRtes Governmen1 • 5/ .•