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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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continue his work as Senior Economist in the Works Progress Administration indefinitely, and has submitted his resignation as a member of the faculty, effective at the end of the present semester, or February 1, 1937. O n motion of M r . Barrett, this resignation was accepted.

EXCESS OF INCOME FROM FEES OVER BUDGET ESTIMATES

(5) The Comptroller reports the receipt of an excess of income from fees of not less than $45,000 over the estimate of income from this source set up in the budget for 1936-1937. I recommend that the budget for the current fiscal year be adjusted accordingly and the General Reserve Fund be increased by the amount of the additional anticipated income. On motion of Mr. Pogue, this recommendation was adopted, and the funds were assigned to the General Reserve F u n d as recommended.

APPROPRIATION FOR POULTRY PLANT

(6) A recommendation that an assignment of $1,500, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be made from the balance of $7,828.79 in the "Unappropriated Agricultural Income for Animal Husbandry" for the installation of a heating plant in the new poultry house and to connect the building with a power line to provide electricity therein. On motion of M r . Barr, this appropriation was m a d e as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Barr, Mr. Barrett, M r s . F r e e m a n , Mr. K a r r a k e r , M r s . Plumb, M r . P o g u e ; no, n o n e ; absent, Mr. H o r n e r , Mr. Mayer, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Wieland, M r . Williams.

APPROPRIATION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF WEST RESIDENCE HALL

(7) The Director of the Physical Plant Department has recommended the release of $2,100 from the General Reserve Fund for the construction of a terrace in the rear of West Hall. In setting up the budget for the Residence Halls, which are self-supporting, a reserve (approximately $14,000 for the two halls on Nevada Street and $5,000 for Davenport House) is included to provide for items of replacement to both buildings and equipment which occur irregularly over a long period of years and also current maintenance and repair costs. This fund is not intended to provide for improvements or capital additions such as the building of a masonry terrace. I recommend that an assignment of $2,100 be made from the General Reserve Fund for this purpose with the understanding that a similar amount from the net income of the Residence Halls will be permitted to lapse into the General Reserve Fund at the end of the year to offset this. On motion of M r s . Freeman, this appropriation was made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Barr, M r . Barrett, M r s . Freeman, Mr. K a r r a k e r , M r s . Plumb, M r . P o g u e ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . H o r n e r , M r . Mayer, D r . Meyer, M r . Wieland, Mr. Williams.

ADJUSTMENT IN BUDGET OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

(8) A report that the Board of Directors of the Athletic Association has made the following adjustments in the budget of the Association: 1. Appropriation of $250 for the wrestling team. 2. Appropriation of $900 for the employment of a switchboard clerk at the New Gymnasium, and for the purchase of dictating and transcribing machines. These are appropriations from the Reserve Fund of the Association, and are additions to its budget for the current fiscal year. The original budget of the Athletic Association for 1936-1937, as submitted to the Board of Trustees of the University last spring, indicated total estimated expenditures of $14,748.41 in excess of estimated income, but approximately this