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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May

27

EXPENSE A N D EQUIPMENT BUDGET (31) A recommendation that the budget for expense and equipment, as summarized in the general budget for 1936-1937, be approved and that the funds, according to the distribution shown in this summary, be appropriated to the departments and divisions indicated.

On motion of Mr. Barrett, action on the expense and equipment budget was deferred until the June meeting.

RETIREMENT OF MEMBERS OF T H E STAFF (32) A report that the following members of the staff will retire, effective September 1, 1936, on the retiring allowance indicated in each case: Frederick Green, Professor of Law $3 000 C. M. Snow, Professor of Pharmacy 2 296 C. E. Janvrin, Librarian in Natural History L i b r a r y . . . . 1 194 J. H. Ernest, Laboratory Helper, Botany D e p a r t m e n t . . . 647 M. D. Rose, Laborer, Agricultural Engineering Department 663 J. D. Smith, Laborer, Agronomy Department 559 W. J. Smith, Laborer, Physical Plant Department I 127 Gus Strom, Laborer, Physical Plant Department 683 F r a n k Mead, Laborer, Physical Plant Department 527 Bert Clark, Laborer, Physical Plant Department 681 Mrs. Mary Ryan, Laboratory Caretaker, H o m e Economics Department 432 Anna Anderson, Physical Plant Department (Chicago) 235 T h i s report w a s received for record. C O N T I N U A T I O N OF MEMBERS OF T H E STAFF IN SERVICE (33) A recommendation that the following members of the staff, who will reach the retiring age during the current academic year, be continued 1 1 1 service for one year from September 1, 1936: F r a n k C. Baker, Curator of the Natural History Museum Fannie Wilson, Laborer in the Residence Halls J. L. Heddins, Laborer in the Department of Animal Husbandry

On motion of Mr. Williams, this recommendation was approved.

CHANGE IN STATUS OF PROFESSOR HARDY CROSS (34) A recommendation that the salary of Dr. H a r d y Cross, Professor of Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, be increased from $6,000 to $7,000, effective September 1, 1936. On motion of M r . Barrett, this recommendation was adopted. APPROPRIATION FOR EXTRAMURAL INSTRUCTION (35) T h e Director of the Division of University Extension submits the following recommendations for a program of extramural instruction beginning with the academic year 1936-1937: I. Budgetary.—I recommend that the sum of $20,000 per year be provided in the budget during the coming biennium for the purpose of conducting extramural classes. I recommend that this sum be an undistributed item in the budget of the Division of University Extension, to be used as follows: ( a ) to pay for printing, postage, clerical and stenographic services, and any other administrative expense made necessary by the extramural p r o g r a m ; ( b ) to pay necessary traveling expenses, particularly that of instructors or e x a m i n e r s ; (c) to reimburse the teaching departments for such additional teaching services as the offering of such courses make necessary. Whenever it is decided to organize any particular extramural class, the Director of the Division, after consultation with the head of the department and the dean of the college, shall submit to the President a request that such amounts of this undistributed item as are necessary be allocated definitely to the