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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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chased and sold but in any case will not exceed $1,000 for the year and will cover also the cost of safekeeping of securities.

This report was received for record. The Board resumed its consideration of matters presented by the President of the University.

NON-RECURRING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SPECIAL EQUIPMENT A N D IMPROVEMENTS (26) The budget for 1937-1938 will include a list of appropriations for special equipment, minor improvements, and other non-recurring expenditures. Provision should be made for certain of these items at this meeting in order that the work may get under way. Accordingly I recommend that the following assignments be made: Finishing dormitories and remodeling bath in Davenport H o u s e . . . $ 3 000 Minor improvements (as per detailed list submitted herewith, a copy of which is given to the Secretary of the Board for record) 10 000 Total S13 000 These are two items in a list recommended by the Faculty Committee on Special Appropriations and Non-Recurring Expenditures in its recent report of the items which should be taken care of during the year 1937-1938 i( at all possible. Recommendations concerning other items will be presented to the Board when the new budget has been made up.

On motion of Mr. Moschel this appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Mayer, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb; no, none; absent, Mrs. Freeman, Mr. Horner, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Wieland.

RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE UNIVERSITY C O U N C I L CONCERNING BUILDING PROGRAM (27) The University Council of Deans and Directors, which under the Statutes of the University advises the President on budgetary matters, a t a meeting held on July 13 voted to make the following recommendations to the Board of Trustees: 1. T h a t the Board formally request the Governor to include in the call he may issue for any appropriate special session of the General Assembly provision for the consideration of supplementary appropriations to the University for the biennium of 1937-1939 and particularly appropriations for buildings and other permanent improvements. 2. That in making up the annual budgets for 1937-1938 and 1938-1939 no part of the Revolving Fund appropriated by the 60th General Assembly be diverted to the construction of the addition to the Library, the Agricultural Laboratory Building and remodeling of old quarters, and the new unit for Chemistry, for which the 60th General Assembly made appropriations but which were subsequently vetoed. In the preparation of the biennial budget the estimated income from student fees and all other sources represented in the Revolving Fund was allocated to the various items of expense in the operating budget. Any use of the Revolving Fund for a building program would require a revision of the entire budget and would still further impair the University's educational and scientific program.

On motion of Mr. Moschel, the President of the University was requested to prepare for consideration by the Board at its next meeting a formal resolution based upon these recommendations and including a presentation of the essential data in support thereof.

TIME OF AUGUST MEETING

By unanimous consent the next meeting of the Board was set for 9:00 a.m. (Chicago Daylight Saving Time), Monday, August 2, 1937, at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago. At this meeting the annual budget for 1937-1938 will be presented for consideration.