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3. The requests for improved educational programs for 1045-1947, therefore, are deficiency requests rather than additions to programs that might have been in a strong condition if previous appropriations could have been used for the intended purposes. 4. If increases of $428,000 can not be made in funds for nonacademic salaries, and if nonrecurring expenses for apparatus and equipment to the amount of $533,180 must be found within the existing appropriation, the funds for new programs and expansion of existing programs will be virtually eliminated. Both of these items are essential merely for the maintenance of the existing situation. 5. Practically all increases in the biennial budgets for operation since 19311933 can be accounted for by (a) transfers to the University budget from other State Departments; (b) added staff on account of increased students; (c) increased salaries of academic and nonacademic staff members; (d) increased costs of apparatus, supplies, and equipment. 6. On the strictly educational and research side of the University, the repeated elimination of funds for new programs and expansions of existing programs has prevented the University from making a substantial change in its program since 1927-1929. 7. An outstanding example of what has happened repeatedly to the educational programs of the University is shown in this year's requests for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. At a time when a liberal education is basic to post-war adjustments, the College asked for increased strength to the amount of $448,321. On October 13, 1944, this amount was reduced by the University Council to $373,121. On January 20, 194S, a further reduction to $213,121, less than half the original request, was effected in response to a request from the Budgetary Commission. On March 3, 1945, only $80,000 could be assigned to this College. This amounts to about $4,000 for each of the Departments in the College. Even this sum will not be available if the adjustments in paragraph 4 are required. This matter was discussed in detail and at length. On motion of Mr. Davis, the over-all total of $26,227,512 as proposed by the Budgetary Commission was accepted and approved as the appropriation to be requested of the General Assembly for the operating budget for the biennium 1945-1947, by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fornof, Mr. Livingston, Dr. Luken, Mr. McKelvey, Mr. McLaughlin, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Green, Mrs. Grigsby, Dr. Meyer. On motion of Mr. Williamson, the Board made record of its appreciation of the work of President Willard, Professor Griffith, and Professor Morey, and their assistants, in connection with the biennial budget for 1945-1947. On motion of Mr. Davis, the Board made record also of its appreciation of the work of Professor Huntington and his committee in connection with the formulation of the University post-war building program. With Mr. Davis in the chair, on motion of Mr. McLaughlin, the Board made record also of its appreciation of the work of President Livingston in connection with the biennial budget and the University post-war building program.

LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO

(4) There has been introduced in the 64th General Assembly of Illinois House Bill No. 73 by Representative Elroy C. Sandquist, to provide for a _ four-year college as a part of the public school system of Chicago. The following report