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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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APPROPRIATION FOR DEATH BENEFITS (8) A recommendation from the Comptroller that an assignment of $5,000 be made from the General Reserve Fund to supplement the provision of $10,000 in the budget of the current fiscal year, for the payment of death benefits. Claims paid and due thus far exceed the present appropriation by over $2,000, and the Comptroller suggests that provision be made for any future claims during the balance of the year.

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

APPROPRIATION FOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS (9) A request from the Dean of the Graduate School that a fund of $50,000 be set aside for scholarships and fellowships in the Graduate School for the year 1937-1938 and that the awards be made on the same basis as was approved by the Board of Trustees for the current year with the exception that the service requirement of these appointments be discontinued. This is the annual amount authorized by the Board for graduate scholarships and fellowships in approving the budget for the biennium 1937-1939. All universities offering graduate scholarships and fellowships make their appointments for any given academic year in the spring of the preceding year. Consequently, it is necessary for the Graduate School to know in advance how many scholarships and fellowships it may award, and it has been the practice of the Hoard of Trustees for many years to assign the funds for this purpose several months in advance of the appointments.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, the President of the University was authorized to proceed with the appointment of graduate scholars and fellows for the academic year beginning September 1, 1937, under the conditions recommended, in accordance with the amount included in the preliminary budget for 1937-1939, the item to be included in the budget for 1937-1938 and the appropriation for this purpose to be made when the money is available for the next biennium.

BUDGET OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR 1 9 3 7 - 1 9 3 8 (11) T h e College of Education is seriously understaffed, and the new demands being made upon it to provide extramural instruction have created an emergency which necessitates early additions to the faculty. The fees received from students in extramural courses will make this extramural program largely, if not entirely, self-supporting, but this income goes into the General Reserve Fund, and not to the College of Education. T h e budget for 1937-1939, as authorized by the Board of Trustees, includes provision for additions to the staff of the College of Education, but certain commitments must be made at this time. It is therefore recommended that the Board authorize at this time the addition of two new positions to the staff of the College of Education at approximately $4,500 a year each, and the increase of the salary provision for an existing position, which has not been permanently filled, from $3,200 to $4,500. This will require a total of $10,300, but it is estimated that approximately $3,900 will be received by the University from fees charged in the extramural graduate courses in Education, making a net commitment of $6,400 in new funds. At least this amount would be needed by the College of Education to provide adequately for residence instruction regardless of the extramural program.

On motion of Mrs. Plumb, the President of the University was authorized to make these appointments for the academic year beginning September 1, 1937, the item to be included in the budget for 1937-1938 and the appropriation for this purpose to be made when the money is available for the next biennium.