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b. Engineering Shop Building, $100,000. The war-training programs offered
by the University have demonstrated the inadequacy of the present quarters
for the engineering shops now located in Fowler hall. The location is inade-
quate both as to total floor space and fire protection. To meet this problem
it is proposed to house the engineering shops in a modern fireproof wing or
addition to the south end of the Mineral Resources building. Such a building
would have two additional advantages. In the first place, it would locate the
engineering shops near the other engineering units; and in the second place,
it would release Fowler hall for much-needed quarters for journalism.

ce. Remodel Fowler Hall for Journalism, $150,000. The present journalism
building has Jong been in poor structural condition and never has been ade-
quate to meet the needs of the Department of Journalism, and the University
Press. With the authorization by the Board of Regents for organization of
the William Allen White School of Journalism the provision of adequate
quarters for journalism becomes a necessity. The location and general arrange-
ment of Fowler hall are ideal for use as a center for journalism, and it is pro-
posed to remodel the building into model fireproof Geesniers for this important
activity.

B. Ar Kansas City

1. SaLartes AND Waces. An annual increase of $57,000 is requested, dis-
tributed as follows:

a. Additional hosmtal and maintenance staff. In order to operate and main-
tain the enlarged plant adequately the following new positions are urgently
needed on the hospital and maintenance staffs:

Carpenter icici a casa ois Sad ee 1 Food service helpers ............ BD
Elevator operator. ............0%. 1 Laboratory-assistant 3). Sos. 1
Window ‘washers: 3200 on. ses 8s 2 Custodial Helper siz 042 Sot ae ok: 1
Clerk typists) save els cera wie 1 COOK Bya ct ide ick Dake wikee Giesarei ss gigs 1
Student ‘dietitians tC se tai Z Student technicians ...... Sree ae 3
Inventis .ch ere. pao ee aeass wane /

Total: 19 new positions, to cost, 316, 466.

b. Additional medical school faculty. The following additional faculty posi-
tions are needed in the School of Medicine:

Instructor in medicine. Instructor in ophthalmology.
Instructor in obstetrics, Instructor in physical therapy.
Instructor in preventive medicine. Student nurses (10).

Instructor in pediatrics.
Total: 16 new positions, to cost $19,100.

c. Salary increases for unclassified staff. Very limited increases have been
given to the unclassified staff during the current biennium. The merit increases
considered necessary for next biennium total $21,434.

Norge.—Salary increases for the classified staff, estimated to cost $26,510 the
first year and $45,857 the second year of the biennium, will be paid from hos-
pital receipts. The hospital collections will be adequate to meet these pro-

posed increases if the hospitals continue to operate at anywhere near capacity.
The rates for hospital services have been increased twice during the current

_ biennium in order to meet the increasing costs of operation.

Pay rates for many of the classified staff have had to be raised several times
in order to secure enough staff to operate the hospitals in the face of the com-
petition of war industries in the Kansas City territory. These wage increases
have cost approximately $66,000 a year more than the funds provided by the
1943 legislature, and have been met from the added hospital income which
has resulted from the increased hospital rates.

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