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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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capital items during the past twenty years will also serve to support the need for a request of this amount. During the decade, 1920-1930, the General Assembly provided $10,000,000 of State funds for capital purposes at the University of Illinois, or $1,000,000 a year on the average. During the next decade, 1930-1940, the General Assembly, in the face of acute economic conditions, provided $2,809,862 of State funds for capital purposes at the University of Illinois, or $280,986 a year on the average. It should be noted that $2,375,000 of the total amount appropriated since 1930 was largely for the replacement of two buildings (University Hall and the Old Power P l a n t ) which had to be abandoned. We are now entering on a third decade, and the proposed capital budget of $885,000 for the next biennium is at the rate of $442,500 a year, or less than half of the average annual capital budget during the decade 1920-1930. Only absolutely essential capital items have been included in the $885,000 request for 1941-1943, after months of study by the Special Building Committee involving a list of urgent building needs totaling approximately $10,000,000. This proposed capital budget is $970,000 less than the actual capital budget of $1,675,000 for the current biennium, and $1,600,000 less than the capital budget of $2,375,000 submitted to the Department of Finance two years ago by the Board of Trustees. In conclusion, I wish to point out that, judging from my past experience over six years in preparing, presenting, and defending budgets for the University, it would be a serious mistake to eliminate any of the essential needs in submitting this budget to the Department of Finance.

Professor Morey presented the operating budget and commented on the detail. Professor Griffith commented on certain features. Professor Huntington and Director Havens commented on the detail of the capital budget. Tvlr. Mayer suggested that Item 3a in Schedule C should indicate that provision is included for improvement of the dairy plant. After full discussion and on motion of Mr. Jensen, the budget for 1941-1943, as shown in Schedules A, B, and C below, was approved and the President of the University was authorized to file this budget with the State Department of Finance and to take charge of the matter from now on. SCHEDULE A

B I E N N I A L BUDGET 1941-1943 INCREASES R E Q U E S T E D BY D E A N S AND DIRECTORS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS OF UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

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Item Requested I, II. Increases in salaries of present staff $259 311 I I I . Increasing professional maturity of staff 34 000 $14 400 19 600 IV. Supplies, Equipment, and Wages for ordinary purposes 235 092 56 038 179 054 V. Increased funds for educational programs recently inaugurated 163 265 12 650 150 615 VI. Non-Recurring Supplies and Equipment 209 594 43 794 165 800 VII. (a) New Educational Programs. . . 303 102 106 314 196 788 (b) Retirement System 100 000 100 000 V I I I . Staff additions 153 430 31 630 121 800 Total, Annual I 457 794 264 826 1 192 968 Total, Biennial 2 915 588 529 652 2 385 936 Less decrease in capital budget.. , . 790 ooo 1 790 000 Net Increase %2 125 "588" $1 595 936 J Building Budget for present biennium $1,675,000; requests for new buildings considered by special committee approximately $10,000,000; amount recommended by committee and approved by University Council $885,000.

Recommended by University Postponed Council $259 311