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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[December 15

through his attorney, and they have indicated that the offer, if approved by the Board of Trustees, will be accepted as full and complete settlement of his claim and that the suit now pending in the Court of Claims will be dismissed and necessary releases executed. T h e Committee recommends approval of this award. I concur in this recommendation and request a special appropriation of $1,500 for the purpose.

On motion of Mr. Fornof, this settlement was approved on the terms recommended; the appropriation was made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Wieland; no, none; absent, Mr. Adams, Mr. Davis, Mr. Green, Mrs. Grigsby.

APPROPRIATION FOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS A N D FELLOWSHIPS (8) T h e Dean of the Graduate School requests an appropriation of $40,000 from funds of 1943-1044 for graduate scholarships and fellowships for that year. It has been customary in past years to make provision for this item in advance of the approval of the internal budget for the year to which it relates. Appointments to graduate scholarships and fellowships in colleges and universities of the United States are made in the late winter and early spring, and it is necessary for the Graduate School to know what funds can be expended so as to make selections and appointments of suitable candidates. T h e proposed amount of $40,000 represents a reduction of $7,500 from the appropriation for the current year and is the amount that has been included in the tentative budget filed with the Department of Finance. It is also recommended that for the coming year the stipends for scholarships and fellowships be increased in accordance with the following scale: Present Proposed Stipend Stipend Scholarships $300 $350 Fellowships: First appointments 500 575 Second appointments 600 700 These increases are recommended because of increased cost of living and the difficulty of attracting the best talent in competition with higher offers in other institutions. I concur in these recommendations and request an appropriation of $40,000 from funds of 1943-1944, provided that if the prospective graduate enrollment and the number of applications for scholarships and fellowships do not warrant this amount the appropriation will be reduced and the unused balance will lapse into the General Reserve. O n m o t i o n of M r . L i v i n g s t o n , t h i s a p p r o p r i a t i o n w a s m a d e a s recommended, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Cleary, M r . Fornof, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Meyer, Mr. Wieland; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . A d a m s , M r . Davis, M r . Green, M r s . Grigsby. ASSIGNMENT OF FUNDS FOR CHEMISTRY LOAD CENTER (9) I recommend that an assignment of $22,100 from the State appropriation for rewiring old buildings be made for the construction of a load center at the Noyes Laboratory of Chemistry. This installation has been completed and was originally charged against a special appropriation made by the Board on August 5, 1041, from the non-recurring allotment of funds for the current biennium. However, it is a proper charge against the State capital appropriation for remodeling old buildings, and I therefore recommend this transfer of the charge. O n m o t i o n of M r . J e n s e n , t h i s t r a n s f e r of f u n d s w a s m a d e a s recommended.