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following report:

Mr. Charles Whedbee, the Chairman of the Committee, was unable to be present,
and at his request, L. P. McLendon acted as Chairman.

We spent Monday, May 22nd, on the campus of Woman's College. We interviewed a number of students, more than twenty members of the faculty, and held
conferences with Dean Jackson and others connected with the Administration.

Since 1934 the student enrollment has increased from 1266 to 2260, the present
school year. Already 13 64 of the present student body have enrolled for the school
year 1944-45. The total normal dormitory capacity is 1900 which can be increased
only about 100 to 15 0, by crowding three students to a room. At the present time
the college has 118 0 applications from new students for the next college year.
In other words, more than three months before the beginning of the next college year the college has 2544 applications with a maximum capacity of approximately 2 000. Experience has shown that many applications are filed during the summer months, particularly July and August. Not only will the college be required to reject many applicants, but it will be required to reject many North Carolina students. We
particularly call the Board's attention to the result of legislative action some years
ago in reducing budgets of the units of the University so as to compel an increase in
tuition charged out of state students. In the case of Woman's College the amount of
money involved was $22,5 00, and to make up this deficit its only recourse has been
to admit 3 00 students annually from out of the state at an increased tuition charge.
On the one hand, the college is put in the position of being compelled to take a certain number of out of state students; and, on the other hand, it is faced with the deplorable fact that it must reject many North Carolina students.
These facts spotlight the question: Shall Woman's College be permitted to enlarge its facilities and enrollments? Your Committee was interested in the reaction of the faculty and students to this question. Almost without exception they expressed the opinion that the college should be permitted a normal growth and that it was a reflection upon our state for this institution to be compelled to reject North Carolina students.

The foregoing facts relating to the demands upon the college by prospective
students, both from within and without the state, directed attention of your Com­
mittee to the physical needs of the college. Its physical needs are urgent. In the
order of importance the Committee lists them as follows:

1. A modern and adequate laundry.
The present laundry is grossly inadequate and obsolete

2. A student union building .
Generous citizens have already contributed $50,000 for such a building and the state has committed itself to a like amount anticipating governmental aid. The students and many members of the faculty impressed upon your Committee the importance of such a building on the campus where more than two thousand young women are in daily need of a place where social activities may be carried on under adequate supervision and appropriate surroundings.

3. A library building.
The present library building is inadequate in every respect.

4. A new infirmary
The old infirmary building is almost disgraceful on a campus of an institution where instruction is being given in the training of nurses. It is inadequate to meet the requirements of the present student body.

5. Additional building for the Department of Physical Education.
This department of the college has grown in importance in recent years and is now recognized as among the best in the United States. An additional building is necessary to meet the demands occasioned by the largely increased enrollment in this department.

6. An addition to the Science Building.
The present Science Building was constructed in 1939 and was designed so that one or more wings could be added when the need arose. The building was filled to its capacity when it was first occupied. The work of this department is severely handicapped by the lack of adequate space.

7. An addition to the Music Building.
The present building does not have sufficient space for practice and the storage and preservation of expensive equipment.