01-25-65 Council Meeting Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING JANUARY 25 1965 RESOLUTION NO. 91 - -65 RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE NEED FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY EXTENSION CENTER IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA TO ,A 4 YEAR DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY. WHEREAS: The student cost of college level education is rapidly rising and, WHEREAS: The Common Council of the City of South Bend believes that the expansion of the Indiana University Extension Center in South Bend to a 4 year Degree Granting Institution will provide college level educational opportunities to a greater number of people at a substantial savings and that this would be beneficial to the entire North Central Section of Indiana and, WHEREAS: It is the opinion of the Common Council of the City of South Bend that the expansion of the Indiana University Extension Center in South Bend is a more practical, economical,and feasible method of providing a State supported Degree Granting Institution in the North Central area of Indiana in, -the forseeable future than any other suggested plan at this time. THEREFORE be it resolved and recorded that the South Bend Common Council endorses the program now being presented to the Indiana Legislature to provide sufficient monies for the purpose of expanding the South Bend Indiana University Extension Center to a 4 year Degree Granting Institution as part of Indiana University and, Be it further resolved that the Clerk forward a copy of this Resolution to all Legislators representing St. Joseph County in the present session of the Indiana Legislature and a copy of this Resolution to the Governor of Indiana. Passed by the South Bend Common Council this 25th day of January, 1965. /s/ John L. Hunter Jr. Councilman Wise made a motion for the adoption of the Resolution. Councilman Smith seconded the motion. Motion carried by a roll call vote of 8 -ayes - 0 nays - 1 absent (Councilman Geib).