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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[October 21

LEAVES OF ABSENCE (6) A recommendation that the following leaves of absence be granted members of the staff for the reasons and periods and under the conditions indicated in each case: 1. D. W . Kerst, Assistant Professor of Physics, leave without pay from October I, 1940, to August 31, 1041, inclusive, for the purpose of developing an induction accelerator for the General Electric Company. 2. Emil J. Stein, Instructor in Anatomy and Surgery (Clinical Faculty), leave without pay for eight months from October I, 1940 (the term of his appointment for the academic year 1040-1041), because he has been called for active duty as a medical officer in the Navy. 3. A. J. Holm, Assistant in Surgery (Clinical Faculty), leave without pay for eleven months from October 1, 1940, because he has been called for active duty as a medical officer in the Navy. 4. William H . Severns, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, additional sick leave from November I, 1940, to February I, 1041, with pay. T h e Department of Mechanical Engineering is carrying on his work without additional expense to the University.

On motion of Mr. Mayer, these leaves were granted as recommended. At this point, Mr. Adams and Mr. Cleary took their places with the Board.

BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR 1 9 4 1 - 1 9 4 3 (7) I submit herewith the recommendations of the President of the University to the Board of Trustees for the biennial budget for 1941-1943 based on reports and recommendations from the University Council. The Operating Budget T h e total amount of increase in this budget is $2,385,936 as compared with the actual operating budget of $15,456,536 for the current biennium. Two years ago the Council proposed an operating budget of $16,696,630, and the Board approved this amount together with a capital budget of $2,375,000, making a grand total of $19,071,630 for 1939-1941 as submitted to the State Department of Finance on October 24, 1938. It is now proposed to submit to the Department of Finance an operating budget of $17,570,176' and a capital budget of $885,000, a grand total of $18,445,176 or $626,454 less than the total budget submitted to the Department of Finance two years ago. I am in complete accord with the recommendation of the Council as to the great importance of presenting to the Department of Finance on November 1, 1940, the essential needs of the University of Illinois for operation and maintenance as set forth item by item in the accompanying "Recommendations of the University Council to the President on the Biennial Budget for 1941-1943." It will be seen by reference to Schedule A of the Council's recommendations that of the original requests received from the Deans and Directors $529,652 has been postponed, and of the $2,385,936 proposed increase covering eight general items of operation and maintenance, Item V I I , which includes "New Educational P r o g r a m s " and the new "Retirement System," amounts to $593,576- No doubt this item requires most careful further consideration, involving as it does both new programs and a new policy. Capital Items T h e capital items and amounts as proposed by tee (see Schedule C) totaling $885,000 should be absolute minimum request. Supporting statements Final Report of the Special Building Committee. A brief review of the actual appropriations to the Special Building Commitapproved and considered an for each item appear in the the University of Illinois for

'The fact that this item is less than the sum of the proposed operating increase ($2,385,936) and the operating budget as approved by the Governor for the present biennium ($15,456,536) is explained as follows: The increases recommended bv the University Council are based on the educational budget for the year 1940-1941, which is less by $15,428 than the corresponding budget for 1939-1940. There is also a decrease in the non-educational budget amounting to $256,868. These two items account for the difference of $272,296 which is analyzed in the reconciliation schedule at the end of this memorandum.