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Page 27 text:
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ALEXANDER GRANT RUTHVEN President To the readers of the Michiganensian: It is my hope that the 1934 Michiganensian will be for you a memory book in the true sense. May it serve to recall and to make vivid again old friendships, and to bring to mind events and places that were associated with youthful days. May it also, in the years to come, serve as a reminder of the ideals of loyalty, democracy, and useful citizenship for which the University of Michigan stands.
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Page 28 text:
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Ho . JUNIUS E. BEAL. HON. PAUL F. VOELKEH, State Supcrintendenl of Public Instruction. HON. RALPH STONE. HON. RICHARD K. SMITH HON. CHARLES S. HEMANS, HON. EDMUND C. SHIELDS. HON. ESTHER M. CRAM. ALEXANDER (JRAMT RUTHVEN, PreHident, HON. FRANKLIN M. COOK. BOARD OF REGENTS Through any period of heart-sinking depression it is essential that the affairs of such an institu- tion as the University of Michigan be in the hands of a competent executive body. We of the University of Michigan are fortunate, therefore, in having a Board of Regents which has so effec- tively managed the policies of the University this year. Their executive capabilities have been used to make them instrumental in preserving the University of Michigan intact from any of the disastrous effects attributed to the well-timed blows of Old Man Depression. When the Regents found that there were certain conditions existing which made the University of Michigan insecure, they remedied the situation by administering medicinal innovations and changes. Most of the changes have not been radical ones but the effect as a whole has been to lessen the fear for the safety of the University in its fight against the Depression by stabilizing its condition and making its position, among the very best of the universities, more secure. The creation of executive committees in both the Literary College and the Summer Session has been regarded as a significant innovation. These bodies are to assist in the administration of the different units. In the Literary College the step was just a continuance of the then temporary machinery set up upon the death of Dean Effinger, to handle the affairs of the college until a per- manent dean could be appointed to the position which Dean Kffinger had so capably filled. At the time that Dean Kraus was appointed the permanent dean, the Regents decided that the new Ifead of the Summer Session should be called its Director instead of its Dean, while the Head of the Pharmacy Department should be called its Head instead of its Dean. The duties of the so-called executive committee are few but extensive. The committee is to investigate and formulate the policies of instruction in the Literary College. They are to act in behalf of the college in all budg- etary or financial matters. Lastly, they are to make all appointments and promotions. These powers or du ties are important and represent a shifting of administrative responsibility which promises to secure an increased interest in matters of administration. One of the most important of the Regents ' meetings was that of July 17th last, at which time the Board considered University expenditures and money matters. The Regents at this time saw fit to drop a number of teachers and clerks from the University payroll in an effort to adequately control the budget. Four professors, four associates, seven assistants, forty-five instructors, and six others were among those receiving notices. Some hundred others were put on a part-time basis. The salary cuts that were made at this time were not unusually severe. In fact, salaries of less than $1500 received no cut at all. Those salaries ranging between $1500 and $2000 were cut eight per cent, while those ranging from $2000 to $4000 were dropped twelve per cent. Those professors receiving between $4000 and $7500 were forced to take a fifteen percent cut in wages, while those with salaries higher than $7500 received a cut of twenty per cent. These cuts are considered light in view of the monthly appropriations afforded by the State of Michigan this ear. The difference between the Regents ' budget of $5,088,831 and the State of Michigan ' s appropria- tions of $3,200,000 will be made up through tuition and other sources. The least that can be said of the Board of Regents this year is that they have accomplished things which have greatl influenced University conditions toward the better. Their efforts have been directed not to stabilization alone, but to advancement in the face of adverse conditions which seemed insurmountable.
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