Minutes of the University Senate a Continued, February 10, 1936

Association of Teachers of Journalism and tie Southeastern Association of
Journalism Teachess, in Washington? D. CM Decembgf 27 to 30c

‘ pregident McVey announced that in the near future he Would make the
usual yequfist cf Deans and heads of independent departments for a tentative
statement of the budget for l936=37. He stated that the budget Could not
be finaily eiopted until after the income of the University had ween determined.
The Presidex’ made a brief suimary of the program of the Legislature, He
stated that at the close of the regular session a special segsion would
be called for the purpose of reorganizing the governmentg that a second
special session would follow to consider the budget of the state and a
third session would take up the problem of revenue and taxation.

The President called attention to a change in the manner of handling
requests for expenses to educational neetings. In the past full expenses have
been said for those authorized to attend such meetinrs, but the present
plan is to pay traveling oXpenses only and to limit that to persons who
take part in the programs of meetings. Requests for traveling expenses
must be submitted in advance and must be anproved by the Committee on Budget
and Financea after having been approved by the President.

Reference was made to a pamphlet issued by the Kansas State College,
outlining a program for the next 20 yearse President McVey commented that
it might be well for the University Departments to make a study of their
programs and to at least determine their objectives.

The President said that he had had his attention called several times
to the desirability of having a University Press c not necessarily to own
printing equipment§ but to collect and edit manuscripts and pass on their
value and to arrange for their distribution or sale. He stated that it
might be well to appoint a committee to lay down certain lines of development
for the UniVersityo

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Minutes of the University Senate a March 9. 1936

The University Senate met in the Lecture Room of McVey Hall, Monday,
March 9 with President McVey presiding.

The minutes of February 10 were read and after a minor correction
were approved»

President McVey announced that he had in mind to appoint9 with the
approval of the Senate, a committee of 10 or 12 members of the younger
group of the University staff, none above the rank of assistant professor,
to make a study of the state of the University and to bring in recommendations
to the Senate.

The President stated that he hoped to call a meeting of the University
Assembly some time during Marchi and that he would ask that the Assembly
elect a Chairman, with the thought that that body might function more freely
with its own Chairmano