Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1936-1939)

FIRST OCTOBER MEETING, 1938

703

The sum of $2,000 was added to the Salary account of the College
of Architecture to provide necessary additions to the staff in Decorative Design during the year 1938-1939.
The following budget was allowed for the Michigan Child Guidance Institute, which comes within funds available after the reduction
of the appropriation for the Institute by the State Budget Director:
Receipts
Cash balance on hand, July 1, 1938............................ $12,863.29
1938-1939 appropriation, as allowed by Budget Director.......... 30,000.00
1938-1939 cash receipts to date................................ 30.77
$42,894.06
Expenditures
1937-1938 accounts paid after July 1, 1938.....................$ 1,230.17
1937-1938 accounts requisitioned but not yet paid................ 200.00
1938-1939 budget........................................... 36,000.00
$37,430.17
Unallocated balance.......................................... $ 5,463.89
Proposed Allocation
Salaries-Half-time stenographer...............................$ 500.00
Current-Hospital fund...................................... 3,500.00
Student training, field expenses............................. 1,100.00
Incidentals, printing, clerical, etc............................ 363.89
$ 5,463.89
The Board approved a general building committee to have charge
of the building program under grants being made by the Public Works
Administration. This committee is to consist of: (1) Professor L. M.
Gram, Director of Plant Extension, who will be responsible primarily
for the preparation of satisfactory plans and specifications, and for
the prosecution of field work on the various building projects. (2)
Mr. J. C. Christensen, Controller, who will be responsible primarily
for all documents and reports which may be necessary in connection
with the building work, including plans and specifications for equipment. Under the general oversight of the above two members will be
(3) Mr. Walter Roth, who will have direct charge of the preparation
of all plans and sketches to be furnished by the University in connection with the general building construction; who will check plans,
specifications, and estimates submitted by the architects, and supervise
field operations on behalf of the University. He will report to Professor Gram. (4) Mr. Francis Shiel, who will have direct charge of
a central construction office where documents and correspondence are
kept. He will see to it that all information and instructions received
at this office are properly distributed and filed and will arrange for
meetings of all building committees, and act as secretary at such
meetings, prepare minutes and forward copies to members of the committee respectively and to others concerned; and will supervise the
preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates for equipment. He
will report to either Professor Gram or Mr. Christensen or both, according to his judgment as occasion arises. (5) Mr. Harold S.
Anderson, who will assist Mr. Shiel in the construction office, being
charged particularly with the responsibility for assembly in proper
form of all of the data required by the PWA organization, commenc