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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

PRESID1 NT'S OFFICE

February 12, 192 To THE Ai UMNi:

The University Appropriation Bills have been introduced in the (-eneral Assembly as follows: 1. House Bill 109 is the University General Appropriation Bill for $5,250,000 per annum, distributed as follows: For operation and maintenance For salaries and wages - 52,900,000 1 r annum 140,000 per annum For office expenses, including printing and publication 40,000 per annum For travel - . . - - z 440,000 per annum For operation 125,000 per annum For repairs 250,000 per annum For equipment 105,000 per annum For improvements other than new buildings Total 4.000,000 per annum

*-.

For buildings and land For the first unit of a library building and equipment For a women's residence hall and equipment For a men's gymnasium and equipment For a building for the College of Commerce and Business Administration and equipment For adding to the boiler house and heating plant For agricultural buildings and equipment For land -

5375,000 per annum 125,000 per annum 250,000 per annum

250,000 5 0,000 190,000 50,000

per per per per

annum innum annum annum

Total 51,250,000 per annum 2 . House Bill 119 is the bill for the appropriation of Federal Funds amounting to approximately $50,000 a year, paid to the State for the endowment and support of a college for the benefits of agriculture and the mechanic arts under the Morrill Act of 1862 and subsequent Acts. 3. The corresponding Senate Bills are numbered 40 and 41.

Will you see your Representatives and Senator and ask them definitely whethc they will favor the University Bills as introduced? If they will not do so, will you find out their attitude? In any case, will you please report at once to me or to Mr. C Huff, who is in charge of Illini Club organizations? The time is short. Shall we put this through?

Sincerely yours,

/'resident