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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[June 20

On motion of Mr. Davis, action on this matter was deferred pending discussion by the Trustees of the University Retirement System.

APPROPRIATION TO DEPARTMENT O F ANIMAL HUSBANDRY (14) T h e estimate of income for the 1041-1042 budget included an estimated item of $40,780 of income from the operations of the Department of Animal Husbandry in the Agricultural Experiment Station. Due to increase in prices, an excess of income will be realized. At its meeting on April 22 the Board approved an appropriation of $9,000, representing excess receipts over budget estimates from operating the Dixon Springs Experiment Station. It is now estimated that the Department will realize an additional $6,000 in excess of budget estimates from other operations. Conditions unforeseen at the time the budget for the current year was made up have increased the operating costs of the Department. These same conditions have increased departmental receipts. T h e H e a d of the Department and the Dean of the College, therefore, request that an appropriation of $4,000 be made from excess receipts of the Department to cover additional operating expenses for the balance of the year. T h e Department also requests an appropriation of $2,230 for rebuilding the concrete floors of the poultry houses. Since this is a non-recurring item, it should not be charged against the current operating budget. T h e Department has a balance of approximately $4,000 in accumulated excess receipts of previous years, and the appropriation for rebuilding these floors should be made from this fund. I recommend that these appropriations be made, the first from excess receipts of the Department resulting from operations during the current fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, with the provision that any unexpended balance at the end of the year will lapse into the unappropriated agricultural income reserve; and the second from the unappropriated agricultural income. Sufficient funds are available to cover these appropriations in both cases.

On motion of Mr. Davis, these appropriations were made as recommended, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Adams, Mr. Cleary, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mrs. Grigsby, Mr. Jensen, Mr. Karraker, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Meyer; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Mr. Wieland.

APPROPRIATION TO UNIVERSITY C O U N C I L O F DEFENSE (15) T h e University W a r Committee has appointed a number of subcommittees for various objectives and responsibilities of University war service. One of these, originally the Committee on Protection of Life and Property, but now designated as the University Council of Defense, has prepared a definite plan to protect both life and property about the University in case of danger or disaster. This plan includes training courses for staff members in first aid and in other fields related to civilian defense. T h e council needs funds to carry out some of its plans, and no existing budget can absorb such expense. The Chairman of the W a r Committee recommends: (1) T h a t the University and its employees share equally in the time required to train workers. F o r example, if a class organized in this program meets for a two-hour period, one hour of this time will be given by the University, and the employee will be asked to contribute an hour from his own time. (2) T h a t an appropriation of $1,600 be made to the University Council of Defense for one year from July 1, 1942. I concur in these recommendations. O n m o t i o n of M r . D a v i s , t h e s e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s w e r e a d o p t e d a n d the appropriation was made, by the following vote: Aye, M r . Adams, M r . Cleary, Mr. Davis, M r . Fornof, M r s . Grigsby, M r . Jensen, Mr. K a r r a k e r , M r . Livingston, D r . M e y e r ; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Green, Mr. Wieland.