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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. INSTRUCTOR IN MUSIC.

[Feb. 28

7. A request for the approval of the Board for the appointment of Mr. McElroy Johnson as instructor in singing in the School of Music, until further notice, at the rate of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per month, in place of Mr. G. R. Wade, instructor in the School of Music, who is at present incapacitated by illness for giving instruction. Upon motion of Mr. Hatch, and by the following vote, the action of the president in making this appointment w&s approved: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Bahrenburg, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Grout, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Meeker; noes, n o n e ; absent, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Deneen, Mr. Moore. Upon motion of Mrs. Bahrenburg, it was voted that the president of the University be requested to make a recommendation in regard to the policy of the University towards the members of the employed staff of the University who are incapacitated for service. COMMITEE ON COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. Mr. Abbott presented the following report of the Committee on the College of Medicine.

CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 1911.

Mr. 0. M. McConn, Secretary, Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, Urbana, III.: DEAR SIR—A meeting of the Medical Committee was held February 22 in the LaSalle Hotel, Chicago. Present: Mrs. Busey and Mr. Abbott. Mr. Hatch was also present. The meeting was called to consider matters submitted by the comptroller, relating to the College of Medicine, and the committee took action as follows: Approved the action of Actuary Steele in paying miscellaneous bills amounting to $752.65, incurred previous to Sept. 1, 1910, the payment being made from the collection of fees due under the old contract. Approved the request of President Steele for an advance payment of $3,000.00, on account of rent of the college buildings due March 1, 1911. Approved the request of Actuary Steele for an additional appropriation of $1,500.00 for incidentals. This the actuary explained was due to a change in the distribution of expenses since the budget was prepared. The committee was advised by the comptroller that, agreeable to previous instructions given him by the board, he paid from the current Medical College funds bills amounting to $3,739.50 for supplies and advertising incurred previous to Sept. 1, 1910, for the benefit of the department for the school year 1910-11. Yours truly,

W. L. ABBOTT, MARY E. BUSEY.

Upon motion of Mrs. Bahrenburg this report was received for record.

A P P E A L OF J A M E S H A L L .

Mr. Hatch, chairman of the special committee appointed pursuant to action of the Board of Trustees on J a n u a r y 17, 1911 (see page 6 4 ) , to investigate the appeal of James H a l l from the finding and conclusion of the Board of Examiners appointed under the Accountancy Act, re-