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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 18

for operating expenses, of which $800,000 would be from University income and $1,401,000 from State revenues. At the conclusion of its deliberations the Board voted that "the President of the Board and the President of the University, with such others as may be necessary, were authorized and directed to take this matter up with the State officers and members of the General Assembly, to secure such relief as may be had." There is no assurance that the University will receive any supplementary appropriation from State tax revenues for the biennium of 1945-1947. Since it is necessary to begin the preparation of the University's operating budget for 1946-1947 immediately, that budget will have to be prepared on the assumption that the only additional funds available for the current biennium will be those resulting from increased income from student fees and miscellaneous sources. This increase is now estimated at $1,311,157, including a balance of $200,000 of increased income over estimates realized during the current fiscal year ending June 30, 1946. In the report submitted to the Board on March 9 the estimated increase in University income for next year was given as $1,000,000. That estimate was on the basis of an enrollment in the colleges and schools at UrbanaChampaign of 14,000, whereas the present estimate is on the basis of an enrollment of IS,ooo. T h e present estimate also includes an increase in allowances made by the Federal Government for veterans' education. Legislation, either at a special session or in the next regular session in January, 1947, appropriating this additional income will be required since such income is deposited in the State Treasury and is available only upon appropriation by the General Assembly. T h e colleges, schools, and other divisions of the University have submitted their preliminary budget estimates for the year 1946-1947. These estimates have been studied by the Provost and the Comptroller. Additional funds requested for 1946-1947 total $2,028,007, or $716,850 more than the additional income on which the University can depend with any degree of certainty. Therefore it has been necessary to reduce the budget increases requested to bring the total within the anticipated income and to provide a reserve. Tentative allotments have been made to the various divisions of the University. T h e total amount of increase in these allotments for staff additions, salary adjustments, expense and equipment, as indicated in the schedules in the preliminary report submitted herewith, is $1,223,894. A copy of the preliminary report is being given to the Secretary of the Board for record.

This matter was discussed. The Provost and the Comptroller commented, and the point was emphasized that the income of the University will exceed the amount estimated (and appropriated by the General Assembly) by more than $1,300,000. This must be appropriated by the General Assembly to be available, but it does not represent an increase in appropriations from tax funds. On motion of Dr. Meyer, the preliminary summaries were approved as presented as the tentative basis of the internal budget for 1946-1947, and the President of the Board was requested to confer with the Governor and to inform him of the necessities of the University.

STAFF HOUSING

The Comptroller presented a report on the need of facilities to house new members of the staff, and stated that about 600 additional units must be found. It may be possible to assign approximately 200 graduate assistants who are veterans to the units for veterans. It is recommended that the University undertake a staff-housing program on a limited scale, constructing fifty units at an estimated cost of $300,000, one-half of which may be borrowed and paid from income over a tenyear period.