Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1914-1917)

MAY MEETING
UNIVERSITY O?\ ICHIIGAN,
ANN ARBOR, May I9, I9I6.
The Board met in the Regents' Room at 9:30 A. M.
Present, the President, Regent Leland, Regent Sawyer,
Regent Hubbard, Regent Clements, Regent Bulkley, and
Regent Gore. Absent, Regent Hanchett, who later took his
seat, Regent Beal, and Superintendent Keeler.
On motion of Regent Hubbard, the minutes of the meeting of April 6 were approved as submitted to the members in
proof, with changes on pages 402, 404, 411, 412, 417, 421,
and 422.
The Regents proceeded to discuss the annual budget.
The President presented a communication from Professor Henderson and Librarian Bishop respecting a plan
to furnish information to debating and other organizations
of the State, through the Library and the Extension service.
This project was, on motion, referred to the Library Committee of the Regents for investigation and report.
The President presented a request from the Department
of Economics for the appointment of an instructor in the
Department of Sociology especially trained in city welfare
work. On motion of Regent Bulkley, the Board declined
to add this item to the budget.
Regent Hanchett took his seat.
After further discussion, on motion of Regent Leland,
the following resolution was adopted: —
Resolved, That the budget as recommended by the
Budget Committee, anmonting to $1,916,154.99, be approved and adopted as the budget for the University year
I916-I917; and that the Secretary be given authority to
insert the names of persons proposed later by heads of departments and approved by the proper dean for academic
appointments below the rank of instructor, and for clerical
appointments, for which compensations have been provided
in the budget, and also authority to group or regroup ac