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1946]

U N I V E R S I T Y OF

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demic groups for the years 1935-1936 to 1945-1046 inclusive. T h e period 19351939 is used as a base period. T h e figures given in the schedule are on the basis of $100. T h e schedule gives a comprehensive picture of what has happened to nonacademic salaries as related to academic salaries during the past ten years. Examples: The average for the period 1935-1939 was 100. Substracting this from the indices for the year beginning July I, 1045, will show the average percentage of increase in salaries of the various groups since the base period, viz.: Deans and Directors, 1 2 % ; Professors, 16%; Associate Professors, 17%; Assistant Professors, 1 5 % ; Instructors, 2 7 % ; Assistants, 2 7 % ; clerical staff, 3 5 % ; agricultural farm laborers, 108%; trades (except j a n i t o r s ) , 6 2 % ; janitors, 8 1 % .

INDICES OF AVERAGE F U L L - T I M E SALARIES, 1935-1946

(Base Period 1935-1939)

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97 97 102 102 103 103 105 105 107 I09 117

97 97 102 IOI 102 102 103 104 109 108 115

101 99 100 98 IOI 101 I03 106 Il8 124 127

102 ioi 96 98 IOI 103 104 106 117 124 127

99 98 98 99 I06 105 HO III 118 125 135

96 96 102 102 I02 102 III 127 157 157 208

98 98 108 HO HO 110 121 128 130 I38 162

97 97 106 I06 II7 117 124 133 139 141 181

This matter was referred to the President of the University for study in relation to the cost of living, for report to the Board in connection with the annual budget or earlier.

ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

At this point, President Livingston reported actions of the Executive Committee in approving the award of contracts for painting temporary houses for veterans, equipment for the Abbott Power Plant, and the improvement of the road to the University of Illinois Airport. On motion of Mrs. Grigsby, these reports were received for record.

Painting Temporary Houses T h e Executive Committee received the following bids for exterior painting of the 275 temporary houses secured from the Federal Public Housing Authority and now occupied by student veterans: KuhneKeith Charles Simmons Gordon Williams Base bid, 17 houses, two coats J 1 245 00 $ 1 360 00 $ 1 207 00 Alternate A, additional 258 houses, one coat + 1 2 392 00 + 1 0 337 00 + 1 1 149 00 Alternate B, painting of coal b o x e s . . . + 1 7 7 00 + 3 5 5 00 + 2 0 9 00 Alternate C, use of four colors + 2 5 0 00 + 2 0 0 00 + 3 ° 3 00 Bid deposit 750 00 622 06 650 00 T h e base bid includes two coats for seventeen houses that had originally received a priming coat of paint only. Alternate A includes one coat of paint for the remaining 258 houses that had originally received two coats of paint. Alternate B covers the painting of the coal boxes. Included in the specifications was Alternate C which provided for a variety of colors so that all of the houses would not be alike, but it is not believed that this is worth the additional cost. This is an item of work for which we would expect to be reimbursed by the government or out of income from rent.