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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 10

VI. Capital: Buildings and building studies as per Schedule A attached $i 735 °°o Medical and Dental Building a minimum of $172,000 or if all old property taxes are applied toward reducing this obligation a total of 412 000 Total for capital purposes Grand total increase

2 147 000 $3 671 300

After the preparation of the foregoing report the University Council appointed a special Committee on Improvements in Educational and Research Program. This committee has just submitted a report requesting consideration of items in addition to the above as per Schedule B attached aggregating $1,650,000. Adding this sum to the total of the previous report results in a total requested increase of $5,321,300. T o apply against this increase the University would have the following additional income: Student fees $192,000, and Federal funds $93,000, totaling $285,000; leaving a net increase of $5,036,300 to be provided by additional appropriations from State tax funds. In Schedule C a condensed revised summary of the askings of the above described, is presented showing the comparative appropriations for the current biennium. This schedule includes all funds and operations covered by legislative appropriations. It is noted from Section I of this schedule that an increase of $2,708,382 or approximately 28% is requested in the budget for instruction, research, and administration. A net increase of $132,800 or 7.6% is requested in the Physical Plant budget. An increase of $2,147,000 appears in the capital budget, the appropriation for the current biennium being only $50,000.

SCHEDULE A CAPITAL ADDITIONS FOR THE B I E N N I U M 1937-1939 RECOMMENDED BY THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

Addition to Library $325 Equipment for Second Unit of Medical and Dental College Laboratories Building 225 Studies relating to plans and problems for future buildings 35 Agricultural Laboratories Building 600 Biological Laboratories, First Unit 600 Total $1 785

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SCHEDULE B ADDITIONAL ITEMS RECOMMENDED FOR CONSIDERATION BY A COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL ON IMPROVEMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PROGRAM ( R E P O R T OF J U L Y 6, 1936)

Improvement of elementary teaching $235 Salary increases to recognize distinction 420 Increase in the budget of the University Library from $275,000 per year to $500,000 per year 425 Increase in the budget of the Summer Session from $100,000 per year to $150,000 per year 100 Increase in fund for scholarships and fellowships in the Graduate School from $25,000 per year to $60,000 per year 70 Contingent fund, for addition to various instructional and research budgets 400 Total for the beinnium {in addition to previous estimates).... $1 650

000 000 000 000 000 000 000

a The appropriation for capital additions for 1935-37 is $50,000. Consequently an increase of $1,735,000 would be necessary to carry out the above recommendations.