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A far better response would
seem to involve coordinated
planning whereby certain schools
would add on programs consistent
with existing facilities, localized
demands, availability of funds,
anticipated importance, and the
like. The necessity for each school
to have every program is
undemonstrated.

Obviously this is not a
prescription for a halt to the
addition of new programs and
facilities. Additions will be
necessary where the new
development is essential to an
already existing program or of such
magnitude to affect many programs
or change substantially the
character of some field.

The hope is that universities, by
adopting a plan of selective
excellence, can continue to provide
quality education and high level
services to the community and
country they serve, while at the
same time becoming more attuned
to societal needs and financial
exigencies.