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1912]

PKOCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. [REPORT OF COMMITTEE.]

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December 3, 1912. President E. J. James. DEAR SIR : The Committee on Budget Accounting, appointed by you on October 4 last, has considered the matter submitted to it, and begs leave to report as follows: 1. It is the opinion of the committee that a budget should be made up assigning definite sums to specific interests, departments, or groups of subjects. These Interests-, departments, or groups of subjects should be as large as seems, advisable. Therefore, it is the opinion of the committee that general "overhead and underfoot charges" should be met by a specific assignment for general expenses, and not by a percentage assessment made afterwards on the appropriations made to the different interests. 2. The committee is of the opinion that appropriations to interests such as departments part of the burden of whose work is serving other interests or departments, should be made large enough to enable the department to carry this burden and at the same time develop its legitimate special interests adequately. For example, when, as a result of a special appropriation to a technical or professional department or school, the number of students is increased, thereby necessitating greater provision for instruction in auxiliary or collateral departments, like English, chemistry, etc., the appropriation for these auxiliary departments should be correspondingly increased. 3. Further, it is the opinion of the committee that the budget should include an item to be called by some such name as general reserve fund, to be at the disposal of the trustees for any purpose during the biennium period. It should be large enough to provide for an emergency* of considerable consequence, such as the loss of a building. Respectfully submitted,

DAVID KINLBY, E. DAVENPORT, J O H N C. DUNCAN, O. E. STAPLES, JAMES M. W H I T E .

The foregoing statement and report were received to be printed in the minutes.

G R A D U A T E SCHOOL B A L A N C E APPROPRfATED.

W, F . M. Goss.

(7) A request from Dr. David Kinley, Dean of the Graduate School, that the balance unappropriated of the sum appropriated by the General Assembly for the maintenance of the Graduate School for the biennium 1911-13 be now .appropriated for the provision of additional equipment in manuscripts, maps, apparatus, books, and other supplies, and for the expenses, including extra help, cases, etc., incidental to' securing or caring for this additional equipment, for the purpose - of strengthening the departments represented in the Graduate- School; and that the funds shall be expended upon the recommendation of the Dean of the Graduate School approved by the President of the University.

SCHOLARSHIPS A N D FELLOWSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

(8) A further request from the Dean of the Graduate School that he be authorized to make the same announcement in regard to scholarships and fellowships for the academic year 1913-14 as was made for the present year, as to the number, stipendiums, etc., and that the President of the University be authorized to appoint such scholars and fellows.

On motion of Mrs. Evans, the foregoing requests, two in number, from the Dean of the Graduate School, were approved, and the corresponding appropriations made; the vote being as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Anthony, Mrs. Bahrenburg ,Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Grout, Mr. Moore; noes, none; absent, Mr. Deneen, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Meeker.

LABORATORY F E E S I N M I N I N G ENGINEERING.

(9) A recommendation from the Council of Administration that the following laboratory fees be established for the courses in mining engineering: Mhiing 4 : $1 00 Mining 9 2 00 Mining 10 3 00

On motion of Mrs. Bahrenburg, this recommendation was approved.

CONSIDERATIONS W I T H RESPECT TO T H E P U R C H A S E OF LAND.

(10) A communication from Professor H. A. Hollister, High School Visitor, on the subject of the abnormal cost of living at the University and its relation to the policy of the University with respect to the purchase of land.