TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1972. HOWARD UNIVERSITY WITNESSES DR. JAMES E. CHEEK, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY MRS. DOROTHY H. BAYEN, BUDGET DIRECTOR DR. ANDREW BILLINGSLEY, VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DR. JAMES W. BRYANT, VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND UNIVERSITY RELATIONS DR. CASPA L. HARRIS, JR., VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS AND FISCAL AFFAIRS-TREASURER AUGUSTUS G. PALMER, ASSISTANT TREASURER, HOWARD UNIVERSITY, AND COMPTROLLER, FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL CHARLES MILLER, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY, BUDGET Mr. FLOOD. We now have Howard University. The presentation will be made by Dr. Cheek, president of the university. He is accompanied by Dr. Carlton P. Alexis, vice president for health affairs; Dr. Charles S. Ireland, medical director, Freedmen's Hospital; Mrs. Dorothy H. Bayen, budget director; Dr. Andrew Billingsley, vice president for academic affairs; Dr. James W. Bryant, vice president for development and university relations; Dr. Caspa L. Harris, Jr., vice president for business and fiscal affairs-treasurer; Augustus G. Palmer, assistant treasurer, Howard University, and comptroller, Freedmen's Hospital; and Charles Miller, deputy assistant secretary, budget. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DR. CHEEK (Dr. Cheek's biography follows:) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, HOWARD UNIVERSITY BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Name: James E. Cheek. Position: President of the university. Birthplace and date: Roanoke Rapids, N.C.; December 4, 1932. Education: Shaw University, 1955, B.A.; Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, 1958, B.D.; Drew University, 1962, Ph. D. Experience Present: President, Howard University; 1963–69, president, Shaw University, Raleigh, N.C.; 1961-63, assistant professor of New Testament and historical theology, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va.; 1959-61. instructor in western history, Union Junior College, Cranford, N.J.; 1959–60. teaching assistant in historical theology, Drew Theological School, Madison, N.J. Association memberships: Board of directors: Fund for the Advancement of Theological Education; National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education; The First National Bank of Washington. Board of Trustees: Colgate-Rochester Divinity School; International Council for Educational Development; Federal City Council; The Fund for Education in World Order; Consortium of Universities; American Association of Higher Education; American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; Board of Foreign Scholarships; Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools; and University of Miami. Member Advisory Council for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Mayor's Economic Development Committee; and National Advisory Council of the Independent Foundation. Mr. FLOOD. How do you wish to proceed? Dr. CHEEK. I will read the statement, if it is all right. GENERAL STATEMENT Dr. CHEEK. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: On behalf of the board of trustees and faculties of Howard University, I wish to thank you and the Congress for your action in making available to the university an increase of $22,289,000 in the appropriation for 1972, including the supplemental appropriation of $13,209,000. I wish, especially, to express our appreciation for the supplemental appropriation of $13,209,000 which permitted the university to continue its construction programs without interruption and at the same time permitted us to start construction of the new university teaching hospital. The budget estimates for 1973 respect fully requests a total appropriation of $57,135,000 as follows: continued support for the academic program of the university, $34,542,000; for the operation of Freedmen's Hospital, $14,185,000; and projects in the building program, $8,408,000. The sum requested represents a net decrease of $3,351,000 from the 1972 appropriation of $60,486,000 and is the result of a decrease in the construction request in the amount of $7,291,000 for non recurring items. The 1973 budget request for the academic program represents an increase of $3,300,000 over the 1972 appropriation and an increase of $640,000 for the operation of Freedmen's Hospital over the 1972 appropriation. The 1973 request also includes funds for six projects $8,408,000 under the construction category. ACADEMIC PROGRAM The increase of $3,300,000 requested for the academic program is divided in three categories as follows: salary increases for faculty staff, $1,648,000; improvement of three instructional divisions, $1,360,000; and increased support for administrative and support services, $292,000. The sum of $1,648,000 for increase in faculty salaries at Howard University is considered vital to the entire teaching program, since the university is in a continuing process of assembling and maintaining a qualified, competent faculty. The current demand for capable faculty members is still intense among educational institutions and the competition has increased as additional opportunities become available for black professionals in industry and commerce. This request is designed to permit the university to retain its position with respect to rating on the salary scales compiled by the American Association of University Professors, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and the American Association of Dental Schools. This request also includes an amount of $136,680 required to annualize salaries of department heads formerly on a 10-month basis to a 12-month basis in order to utilize these persons effectively in the total academic program. The university is requesting $1,360,000 for continued support in the college of liberal arts, school of communications, and the university library. This sum will provide 27 new teaching positions, at a cost of $490,000; 21 new supporting positions at a cost of $192,695; five professional librarians at a cost of $63,635; personnel benefits applicable to these new positions of $89,540; supplies and expenses at a cost of $324,130 and library books and equipment at a cost of $200,000. This request will permit the college of liberal arts to continue improvement of its undergraduate social science program and its graduate program in history and political science which is currently sponsored by two grants from the Ford Foundation. The total amount of this request is $677,000. We are requesting under this category an amount of $322,000 for partial support of the school of communications which opened in 1972. The availability of these funds will permit the university to establish 12 new faculty positions and three supporting positions, and will provide a modest amount for supplies and materials. It is anticipated that enrollment in this new school will increase in 1973 to approximately 300 students and this request will assist us in meeting the demands for service in this facility. The university is requesting an amount of $361,000 for library services that are available to the entire student body. The inadequate library facilities and service has been the target of criticism by our student body, staff, and the Office of Education. This request will not eliminate the total criticism of this facility, but will make a meaningful step toward improvement in 1973. This request includes an amount of $61,000 which the university is required to contribute in fiscal year 1973 to maintain a foundation grant for the Moorland collection. The third category under our academic program of increased appropriations includes an amount of $292,000 for three administrative |