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BOARD OF TRUSTEES A D J O U R N E D SESSION, J U L Y 21, 1939

[July 21

An adjourned session of the July meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, at 9:30 a.m. (Chicago Daylight Saving Time) on Friday, July 21, 1939. The following members were present: President Mayer, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Jensen, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Moschel, Mrs. Plumb, Mr. Pogue. President Willard was present; also Mr. A. J. Janata, Assistant to the President, Director C. S. Havens, of the Physical Plant Department, Professor Lloyd Morey, Comptroller, Judge Sveinbjorn Johnson, University Counsel, and Mr. H. E. Cunningham, Secretary.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY PRESIDENT W I L L A R D

The Board considered the following matters presented by the President of the University.

STATE APPROPRIATION FOR 1 9 3 9 - 1 9 4 1

(1) Following is the text of the Act of the 6ist General Assembly (House Bill No. 286) making appropriations to the University of Illinois for the biennium of 1939-1941; a certified copy of this Act is hereby given to the Secretary of the Board for record.

AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Section I. There is hereby appropriated to the University of Illinois for the two years beginning July 1, 1939, and until the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next General Assembly, for the objects and purposes hereinafter set forth, the sum of eleven million, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars ($11,130,000) payable first out of the University of Illinois Fund to the extent of the amount actually available in that fund at the time of the presentation to the Auditor of Public Accounts of duly itemized, issued, and certified vouchers, except that the Auditor may permit a reasonable working balance to accumulate therein, but otherwise, when the amount actually available in the University of Illinois Fund in addition to such working balance is insufficient to pay such vouchers, as to the remainder of this appropriation, the same shall be payable from the General Revenue Fund: For salaries and wages $ 8 680 000 For office expenses, including printing and publications 225 000 For travel 40 000 For operation 1 100 000 For repairs, equipment, and minor improvements including special assessments 1 085 000

Total $11 130 000

The intent of this section is that substantially the entire amount available in the University of Illinois Fund during the period covered by the appropriation herein made shall first be applied to the payment of vouchers chargeable thereto and the part of this appropriation payable from the General Revenue Fund shall equal the aggregate of vouchers for such period in excess of the total sum available in the University of Illinois Fund. Sec. 2. There is hereby appropriated to the University of Illinois for the two years beginning July 1, 1939, and until the expiration of the first fiscal quarter after the adjournment of the next General Assembly, the sum of one million, seven hundred and seventy-five thousands dollars ($1,775,000) payable out of the General Revenue Fund for the following objects and purposes: