The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-12-15
UPHAM Comments
ON 1922 BUDGET
ECONOMY AND MAXIMUM EFFIC-
IENCY COMBINED ED-ACCEPTED
AS PRESENTED BY BOARD

The 1922 budget Of the University
as it can be and yet at the same time
provide sufficient funds for maximum
efficiency according to statement
made Thursday by Dr. A. H. Upham,
president of the university, in COM
menting on the acceptance Of the
budget for the university by the state
board of education The university
budget, as submitted by the univer-
sity authorities, was accepted without
change by the state board of educa-
ton.
Minor Part From Taxes
The budget calls Tor $547,744 for
the University of Idaho exclusive of
the extension division. A minor part
of these funds comes from state tax
alton or only $270,S64. The univer-
sity's other resources come from fed
eral funds, university land funds, and
local returns or returns from the ex-
pertinent station farms.
For educational purposes the bud
get calls for $304,257 while on the
budget for 1921 this budget totalled
terial cut than Is shown by the fig
ures as a number of salary increases
were allowed last spring that did not
become effective until this fall. AS
a result the major part of the salary
increases must be paid out of the
1922 budget.
Administrative Purposes
For the administration Of the uni
versity the 1922 budget totals $170,-
O93 as compared with $229,118 for
1921. This difference in this division
of university expenses is explained by
the great number of repairs, minor
improvements of a permanent nature,
which were taken care of as soon as
funds were available in 1921.
A decrease of more than $4,000
was made in the budget over last
year in regard to funds for the main
tenance of the experiment stations.
In the 1921 budget provision amount
ing to s83,708 was made while the
1922 budget calls for $73 1894. The
budget for the extension division for
1922 is practically the same for 1921.
Extension Division
For the university extension divis-
ion the 1922 budget calls for $126,9O3
which is a slight decrease over that
Ol L.
year only about half comes from state
taxation From state taxation the
university extension service receives
$128, 900 for the biennium or for two
years and the balance or other half
is received from the federal govern
ment.
"Our budget, as presented to the
board, has been trimmed as closely
as it can be-" was the comment of
President Upham. "Our estimated re-
sources have been cut and the funds
we are to receive from the, university
lands are problematical in their
amounts. We are going to take care
of our teaching force and funds are
available for our actual supplies.
Suffer With Farmers
eve farmers like all other farmers
have suffered on account of the less
ened receipts from our experiment
stations. Losses to crops and the low
prices on the sale Of farm produce
have hit the university in the same
way the farmers have been hit.
1--WE can take care of the load we
are carrying and are going to carry.
Some increases to the faculty are to
become effective next fall. There is
svry reason to believe that we will
have an increase of 250 students over
the total enrolment of this fall. Cur
increase in enrolment this year was
~ per cent and we estimate conscrv- J
ltively when we expect an increase OF ;
$50 students over the total enrolment
# this year."