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_ 4. GxonocicaL Survey. An increase of $22,400 is requested for the first year
of the biennium and of $26,200 for the second year, distributed as follows:

1945-746 1946-747
Addition of. chemical division v0. 6.64 353, ose el kw $4,000 $4,000
Hxpansron_ or Wichita olice-. 5, eee Swed O00 1,000
Return of staff from military leave .............. Se 5,280 9,080
Additional-equipment 3.) ken Sees 1,800 1,800
Restoration of codperative project in topographic map-

POU eae ete a avis Set re Ue es 3,000 3,000
Dalary and. wage. icresses t.04 5s Se te, 2,740 2,740
Replace balances now being exhausted ................ 4,580 4,580

Olah aes aa a 2 cbr ba kee ca eee ogee ks $22,400 $26,200

The current appropriation is $70,000; the expenditures this biennium will
average $75,000 a year. The excess of $5,000 a year over the appropriation
comes from savings made two years ago when four of the staff were called to
war service. .

6. Summer Session Acceteration. A special appropriation of $30,000 the
first year and $50,000 the second year is requested to enable the University to
offer to veterans qualified and interested in work of collegiate grade a wider
and richer choice of courses than the regular summer session budget can
finance. It is expected that Veterans will want work at all levels in depart-
ments which normally either have not offered work in the summer or which
have had very limited offerings, such as Engineering, Journalism, Geology, etc.

In order to enable veterans to accelerate their training and thereby to take

their places in the life of the nation at an early date a special appropriation
clearly is justified.

10. Lasoratory ApparATus. An increase from $15,000 to $20,000 a year is re-
quested. The current appropriation is $5,000 a year under that for the preced-
ing biennium, and now that the apparatus and equipment markets appear to
be opening up it is desirable that the appropriation be increased to enable the
University to offset most of the lag which has been accumulating this biennium.
A much larger amount than $20,000 a year could be spent to advantage in
meeting the deferred apparatus needs of ‘the science departments, if additional
funds could be made available.

16. RemMopetinc HaworrH Hau. Owing to the congestion of the wartime
markets it was not possible to secure bids on all remodeling projects before
June 30, 1944, when the balance (of approximately $3,000) in the special ap-
propriation reverted to the state. Since projects exceeding this amount in
cost remain to be completed it is requested that a special item of $3,000 be
appropriated.

17. VocationaAL Guipance. A special appropriation of $20,000 the first year
and $25,000 the second year is requested to finance the bureau of vocational
guidance which has been established to assist returning veterans and other
students in solving their vocational problems.

18. Rewirine AND Improvine Licutine. A special item of at least $10,000 a
year is requested to make a start on the long deferred program of building re-