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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 29

REQUEST OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR SPACE IN THE MEDICAL AND DENTAL BUILDING (10) This matter has been before the Board of Trustees for several meetings, and was made a special order of business at today's meeting. A summarized statement of the request of the Department of Public Health was sent to each member of the Board of Trustees on November 25 for advance consideration, and at its meeting on December 15 the Board appointed a special committee to confer with the Governor about an alternate plan for the housing of the Department's activities in Chicago.

President Karraker reported that he had not been able to secure an audience with the Governor, that he had conferred with Dr. Jirka as a preliminary measure, and that he expected to have an opportunity to lay the matter before the Governor at an early date. On motion of Dr. Meyer, action on this matter was deferred to a later meeting, pending further study and report by the special comCe ' ADJUSTMENTS IN BUDGET (11) By action of the Board on May 7, 1936 (Minutes, page 82), the President of the University is authorized to make such changes and adjustments in the budget as are needed. The following adjustments have been made in the budget for 1936-1937 for the second fiscal quarter ending December 31, 1936, and are being reported for record with a recommendation that an assignment of $14,029 be made from the General Reserve Fund to cover them: Permanent additions to current budget: Mathematics, salaries (increase in time of position, two-thirds to full, Ruth G. Mason, A s s i s t a n t ) . . $ 300 oo1 H o m e Economics, salaries (increase in salary rate of position to provide for more experienced person, Margaret H . van Amerongen) 180 oo1 Physical Education, Administration, salaries (new position to be filled by Martha Etzbach) 1 200 00 $ 1 680 00 Temporary additions to current budget (present year only, additional part-time assistants) : Bacteriology, salaries $ 240 00 Chemistry, salaries 840 00 English, salaries 5 053 00 Geology and Geography, salaries 625 00 Mathematics, salaries 2 960 00 Zoology, salaries 90 00 General Engineering Drawing, salaries 400 00 Journalism, salaries 300 00 Economics, salaries I 491 00 Physical Education for Men, salaries 350 00 12 349 00 Total additions $14 029 00 m l

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

APPROPRIATION FOR OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE (12) A recommendation that the following assignments be made from General Reserve F u n d : Appointments Committee $400 Graduate School 420 the

'Reported to Board of Trustees, October 26, 1936, page 107, but no appropriation made. 'Reported to Board of Trustees, December 15, 1936, page 143, but no appropriation made.