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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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SURVEY

APPROPRIATION

FOR

BUDGET

(5) On February 9, 1935 (Minutes, page 123), the Board made an appropriation of $5,000 from the Contingent Fund for the services of Messrs. W. W. Charters and Arthur Andersen, and members of their staffs, and other expenses in connection with the budget survey. I recommend that an additional appropriation of $3,500 be made for this purpose and that the Governor be requested to assign a total of $8,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, from the Contingent Fund in the University's appropriation for the budget survey. On motion of M r . Barrett, this appropriation was made, by the following v o t e : Aye, M r . Barr, M r . Barrett, M r s . F r e e m a n , M r . Mayer, Dr. Meyer, M r s . Plumb, Mr. Pogue, Mr. W i l l i a m s ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H o r n e r , M r . K a r r a k e r , M r . Wieland. T h e President of the Board appointed Mr. Mayer to act as a special committee of one to take up with M r . Andersen the amount of his fee.

APPROPRIATION FOR COMMITTEE ON PATENTS

(6) A recommendation that $250 be appropriated from the General Reserve Fund for the use of the Faculty Committee on Patents.

On motion of Mr. Barr, this appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Mayer, Dr. Meyer, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Williams; no, none; absent, Mr. Horner, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Wieland.

APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DAIRY HUSBANDRY

(7) A recommendation from the Dean of the College of Agriculture that an appropriation of $6,550 be appropriated to the Department of Dairy Husbandry for the balance of the fiscal year from the unassigned balance in the income from the sales of the products of that Department. This income represents the excess receipts over the estimated receipts of the last fiscal year, on hand July 1, 1934, and the excess receipts which may accrue before June 30. I recommend approval. On motion of M r s . Freeman, this appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett, M r s . Freeman, M r . Mayer, Dr. Meyer, M r s . Plumb, M r . Pogue, M r . W i l l i a m s ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H o r n e r , Mr. K a r r a k e r , Mr. Wieland.

CHAIR OF SLAVONIC LANGUAGES

(8) At the meeting of the Board on February 24, 1934 (Minutes, page 454), there was presented a request from the Czechoslovak National Council of America that the University of Illinois establish a chair of Slavonic languages and literatures. This was referred to the President of the University for consideration. He appointed a committee of the faculty to study the proposal, and a report of this committee was submitted to the Board on May 22, 1934 (Minutes, page 574). The report of the committee recognized the importance of the study of Slavonic languages and literatures, both culturally and practically; but in view of the difficult financial condition of the University and the probability that appropriations for a number of years will not be adequate for the proper development of the present educational and research activities in which the University is now engaged, and to which it is committed, the committee could not recommend the establishment of a Department of Slavonic Languages unless funds are provided from other than State appropriations. The Board concurred in this report. There has recently been submitted to the Governor a request, signed by ten members of the General Assembly, that there be included in the budget