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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 16

QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER (19) T h e quarterly report of the Comptroller to the Board of Trustees as at March 31, 1942.

On motion of Mr. Livingston, this report was referred to the Finance Committee.

APPOINTMENTS TO SUMMER QUARTER TEACHING STAFF (20) A recommendation that the following appointments be made to the teaching staff for the Summer Quarter of 1942 for the periods and at the salaries indicated. The salaries of the positions recommended herein total $178,595.84. The amount available for the Summer Quarter is $222,920. Following is a summary of the allocations: Academic salaries: (Allocation, $215,800) Appointments recommended $178 595 84 Assignment to College of Agriculture 4 000 00 $182 595 84 Administrative salaries and office expense 7 120 00 $189 715 84 Unassigned reserve 33 204 16 Total $222 920 00 T h e Director of the Summer Quarter recommends that the balance of $33,204.16 be unencumbered to provide a margin against possible failure to realize the anticipated income from fees as well as a reserve for such adjustments as may be necessary and for additional administrative expenses not budgeted. T h e appointments recommended provide for the offering of 923 courses in 59 departments, thus affording to almost all students opportunities of accelerating their progress toward graduation. There are, however, certain areas. e.g., Mining and Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering, where it is not practicable to make such provision, because the departments concerned report that almost no students anticipate attending during the Summer Quarter. Since the advanced courses in these departments are largely sequential in nature, it will be necessary to offer the full program during the first and second semesters next year, and it is practically impossible to staff the departments for such duplication. In determining the salaries the Director of the Summer Quarter used the following formula: 1. In previous years the summer term was of eight weeks duration, whereas the present Summer Quarter is of twelve weeks. Members of the regular University staff who taught during the summer received compensation for such additional service at the rate of one-sixth of the salary for the regular academic year, with a maximum of $000. This maximum has been retained in all salaries for the 1942 Summer Quarter. 2. For all staff members of the rank of Associate and above, the additional compensation recommended is on the basis of one-fifth of the annual salary for twelve weeks of teaching and one-tenth of the annual salary for six weeks ol teaching. In the cases of staff members who are required to teach eight weeks instead of six, due to the necessity of extending certain graduate courses to eight weeks, the proposed compensation is at the rate of one-seventh of the annual salary. 3. T h e compensation of staff members who are on appointment for ten months is calculated on the basis of one-fourth of the annual salary for twelve weeks of teaching and one-eighth for six weeks of teaching. T h e Director of the Summer Quarter also requests that $4,000 be allotted to the Agricultural Experiment Station and Extension Service for the release of staff members in certain departments whose services may be required for instruction during the Summer Quarter. Members of the faculty who are also on the Experiment Station and Extension staffs are required to render twelve months of service in those capacities and therefore a r e not available for sum-