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1897.]

PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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3. That messenger boys be provided for the offices of ^the President, the dean of the College of Engineering*, the dean of the College of Literature and alrts, and the dean of the Woman's Department jointly, and tKe Chemical Laboratory, at a compensation of $3.00 per week, whose duties it.shall be to take care of the offices, answer the telephone, copy letters, run errands, and attend to such other work as they may be directed to perform. That Miss Heath be reappointed secretary to the President at a salary of $900 per annum,that Mr. L. A. Boice be reappointed clerk in the Registrar's office at $55.00 a month; that Mr. W. F. Marker be reappointed clerk in the office of the Business Manager at $55.00 per month; that Miss Sue W. Ford be appointed stenographer for the typewriting bureau, at $55.00 per month; and that $250.00 or so much as may be necessary be appropriated for typewriters and other equipment. 6. That the salary of Miss Mclntyre, "in the Agricultural Experiment Station, be $55.00 per month. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s of all t h e foregoing p a p e r s p r e s e n t e d b y P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r were a p p r o v e d as read.

REPAIRS AND CHANGES IN BUILDINGS.

There will be an unusual number of changes to be made in building's this year because of the occupancy of the Library building and because of new departments which are to open in the fall. The details have hardly yet been considered, for lack of time, but the whole subject is highly important, and it will be necessary to commence operations as soon as may be after the annual commencement. I suggest that the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, together with the President and the Business Manager, be authorized to determine what shall be done in the way of changes and repairs and to carry them out. T h e B o a r d ordered tjiat needed c h a n g e s a n d repairs be m a d e as suggested. W i t h regard to t h e use of t h e legislative a p p r o p r i a t i o n s , P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r made-the following r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s , which were a p p r o v e d :

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS.

It is recommended that all appropriations made by the last General Assembly for specific University purposes be appropriated for such purposes and that they be expended as provided in the rules, but that the following specific directions be given as to the ones named: 1. That the appropriation for materials for shop practice be made available as follows: One-half July 1st, one-fourth December 1st, and the remaining one-fourth February 1st, for each of the two years. 2. That Professor Ira O. Baker be directed to make plans for the bridge provided for on Burrill avenue; and, with the approval of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, to let contracts for and superintend the erection of the same. That the appropriation for extending the engineering equipment be divided as follows:

To the College of Engineering 1 , in general v Architecture .• 1 Civil engineering .• Theoretical and applied mechanics, and municipal and sanitary e n g i n e e r i n g . . . Physics and electrical engineering Mechanical engineering $500 00 500 00 500 00 1,000 00 3,750 00 3,750 00

for each of the two years.