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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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1. Crop Protection Institute, a renewal of its agreement with the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and the State Natural History Survey Division for a cooperative investigation of substituted phenols as nicotine solubilizing agents in oil sprays and of new germicides as fungicides against plant diseases. This agreement is extended for one year beginning July 15, 1936, and the Institute has increased its grant from $2,800 to $4,200. 2. Aluminum Research Laboratories of the Aluminum Company of America, agreement for a special industrial investigation of Alorco synthetic cryolite, an increase in the grant from $400 to $600.

On motion of Mr. Barrett, these agreements were approved.

REPORT OF GIFTS RECEIVED BY THE UNIVERSITY (16) T h e following report of gifts received by the University since the last report was made to the Board: 1. T h e Chicago Illinae Club, $50 to be added to the Chicago Illinae Club Loan Fund. 2. The Electrical Engineering Society (student organization), $1,000 to be added to the Electrical Engineering Student Loan Fund. 3. Dr. Janet L. Weston, of the Department of Economics, 212 mounted sheets of excellent Herbarium specimens having an approximate value of $40, for the Department of Botany.

This report was received for record.

THE BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR 1 9 3 7 - 1 9 3 9 (17) T h e University Council has had several meetings during the past six months, at which the University's State budget for 1937-1939 has been studied, and out of which have come various recommendations and proposals for the consideration of the Board. T h e Bureau of Institutional Research has also been studying various details of the general problem. A committee of the Council has been studying the building needs of the University to formulate a building program both for 1937-1939 and for future biennial periods. Another committee is studying the budgetary aspects of certain desirable improvements in the educational and research program. T h e reports of these bodies have been considered by the Council and by the President of the University, and certain specific proposals have been generally agreed upon as pertinent to the budget for 1937-1939. Preliminary estimates and statements relating to this budget were presented to the Board at its last meeting, and I request that this material be given further consideration at the present meeting.

Mr. Morey presented the following summary and discussed the several items.

At the Board meeting of June 29 there was presented to the Board a preliminary statement concerning the biennial budget for 1037-1939. This statement contained the suggestions of the University Council as to certain provisions which in its judgment should be made in that budget, together with various studies and reports supporting these proposals. The recommendations of the Council as submitted at that time would require the following additions for the biennium: I. II. III. IV. V. Salary restorations Staff additions Expense and equipment Research and extension Physical Plant operation, maintenance, replacements, and minor improvements Total for current purposes ?3°o 672 225 224 000 000 500 000 $1 524 300

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