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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[April 6

If the University had known about this proposed IS per cent increase in salaries of State employees, that factor would have been taken into consideration when the University's original budget was prepared and also when it was revised downward in January, and as a result provision would have been included in it to meet this situation. T h e nonacademic staff will naturally expect the University to follow the policy of the State, and increase salaries and wages beginning July I or September i, 1945, in accordance with said policy. So unless the University secures sufficient funds to provide for such increases it will be necessary to use other funds in the budget for this purpose, and as a consequence other interests will suffer. T h e Illinois Budgetary Commission, through its Chairman, has been requested to give this factor further consideration and approve an upward adjustment in the University's operating budget.

This matter was discussed by the Comptroller, with particular reference to the funds needed for salaries of nonacademic employees. The Provost discussed the matter of new programs and expansion of existing programs, and presented for record the following paper:

N E W PROGRAMS AND EXPANSION OF E X I S T I N G PROGRAMS IN THE 1945-1947 B I E N N I A L BUDGET

Amount Originally Requested by Deans and Directors for Educational Programs (Excluding Betatron and Physical Plant Programs) Reductions by University Council October 13, 1944 . . $2 Reductions Prompted by Budgetary Commission January 23, 1945 I Suggested Reductions March 3, 1945 Total Reductions Net Increase Prior Commitments by Board of Trustees or Otherwise: College of Veterinary Medicine $ Institute of Labor Relations Foods Research and Kindred Projects Aeronautics Small Homes Council Sub-total Net Amount Available for Post-War Educational Adjustments

$5 591 418 459 822 225 270 451 326 4 136 418 $1 455 000 100 40 100 125 30 000 000 000 000 000 395 000 $1 060 000

1. In order to carry forth only the most urgent programs, the University Council itself reduced the proposed budget for new programs and expansions of present programs by approximately 40 per cent before the budget was presented to the Department of Finance on November I, 1044. 2. I n each of the last five biennial budgets, practically all funds for new programs and expansions of existing programs have been eliminated for one or more of the following reasons: ( a ) After the major cut in funds for salaries and operation in 1931-1933, the total increase in 1933-1935 had to be devoted to a partial restoration of the predepression program. ( b ) F o r the 1935-1941 biennia, practically all funds originally intended for new programs had to be diverted to increased staff for increased numbers of students. Substantial balance between teaching load and staff was not effected until 1940-1041. ( c ) T h e best estimate that can be made of deficits on account of reductions in the requests of Deans and Directors for the improvement of educational programs during the last five biennia is $8,000,000. ( d ) In 1943-1945, practically all available funds had to be allocated to longdelayed salary increases.