Show State School Budget Plan Economist Urges A basic budget plan to replace the present system of legislative appropriation by lobbying for in institutions in in- institutions of higher learning was explained at 2 p. p m m. by Dilworth Walker addressing the higher education section in Barratt hall ball Mr Walker University of Utah economist and consultant for the Utah legislature tax study com corn committee said the basic budget plan would eliminate the faults of competitive lobbying which is isa isa Isa a growing practice in Utah would place appropriations on the basic of actual statistics and would pro pro- provide provide provide vide precautions to safeguard in in- against hardships re re- resulting resulting re- re suIting from economic He explained that under the bud budget budget budget get plan appropriations could be made by the legislature on the basis of the budget formula or a a. a higher education fund could be beset beset beset set up to be allocated quarterly Ly by bythe Lythe Lythe the state budget officer The budget he said would be he a weighted formula with al allowed al- al allowed allowed lowed for each lower division stu stu- student student stu- stu student dent per upper division stu stu- student student stu- stu student dent and per professional or graduate student Other allotments would be made nade on the basis of floor space for maintenance and for administration To preserve the incentive for good management he said institutions institutions institutions would be allowed to keep surpluses they might have at the end of each appropriation period This would eliminate the frantic and sometimes unwise buying at present indulged in by institutions with surpluses to keep the money mon y from reverting to the state gen gen- general general eral fund |