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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 27

officer in the Chicago departments. There are one or two others to be seen, and a further report will be made to the Board as soon as these interviews are completed. A separate confidential Report on the Chicago Divisions is being given to the Board at this time. This report will provide information and a background for evaluating the qualifications and ability of any individual who may be recommended to the Board for the new position.

This report was received for record.

RESIGNATION OF PROFESSOR A. C. CALLEN (14) Professor A. C. Callen has submitted his resignation as Head of the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, effective September I, 1939. He has accepted an appointment as Professor of Mining Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering at Lehigh University. T h i s r e p o r t w a s r e c e i v e d for r e c o r d . ADJUSTMENTS IN THE BUDGET FOR 1 9 3 8 - 1 9 3 9 (15) In approving the budget for 1938-1939 the Board authorized the President of the University to make such changes and adjustments as are needed. Under this authorization the following adjustments have been made during the third fiscal quarter ending March 31, 1939, and are being reported for record with the recommendation that an assignment of $1,100 be made from the General Reserve Fund to cover them. Budget Adjustments Made by the President for the Period January 1, 1939, to March 31, 1939 Permanent additions to current budget: Dean of Men salaries (increase in salary of G. A. McConnell) $ Dean of Women salaries (increase in connection with the appointment of Elizabeth Connelly) Soil survey mapping salaries (increase in salary of Guy D. Smith) Soil physics research salaries (increase in salary of Guy D. Smith) Total $1

200 200 525 175 100

On motion of Mr. Cleary, these actions were confirmed and the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Mayer, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Wieland; no, none; absent, Mr. Horner, Mr. Pogue.

ADJUSTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE BUDGET (16) The Federal Extension Service budget for the current fiscal year is being revised a t the request of the Washington office and therefore some adjustments will need to be made in the University budget. When the budget was requested for 1938-1939 in February of last year, no information was available as to the amount of Federal Extension funds which would be allotted to Illinois. Therefore, the budget was prepared and approved on the basis of the same amount allotted for the fiscal year 1937-1938, t h a t is, $557,587.65. When the allotment of Federal Extension funds to Illinois was received, the Federal Additional Cooperative Fund of $13,500 was discontinued. T o offset this decrease, an equal amount, and in addition an increase of $4,564.13, was included in the Federal Smith-Lever and Bankhead-Jones appropriations, making the total allotment, including Capper-Ketcham Funds, $562,151.78. The Dean of the College of Agriculture has submitted a detailed revision of the Extension Service budget, effective April 15, 1939, and requests that the net increase of $4,564.13 be appropriated by the Board of Trustees to the Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics in order t h a t the funds may be expended during the current fiscal year, and t h a t the $13,500 decrease in Federal Additional Cooperative Funds and the $13,500 increase in Federal Smith-Lever and Bankhead-Jones funds be adjusted accordingly. I recommend approval.