In the fall of 1975, a committee on the use of English was appointed by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois to determine the nature of the writing problem in the college, to assess its significance, and to make recommendations for the improvement of student writing. As part of their work, the committee obtained questionnaire responses from the faculty of the college and from a random sample of senior students to provide factual information about writing practices in the college and to give both groups an opportunity to suggest solutions to perceived problems. Separate sections of this report discuss the origin and purpose of the committee; evidence of declining quality in student writing; student writing in the college; measurement and evaluation of writing; writing requirements and writing courses; staffing, organization, and supervision of writing courses; recommendations to the college; and technical results from the questionnaire surveys. (AA)