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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OE TRUSTEES.

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members of the board, and I have accepted his resignation, as shown by the correspondence attached. You, I believe, are custodian of the letters in which these resignations were tendered. Please file this letter with its attached correspondence with the resignations referred to. Very truly yours,

W. L. ABBOTT. REPORT OF INSPECTION FOR PERSONAL HAZARDS.

(3) A report of the completion of the inspection of University property for conditions which might constitute personal hazards (authorized by the Executive Committee on February 1, 1913, page —) : March 22, 1913. Mr. G. M. McGonn, Secretary, University of Illinois, Urbana, III DEAR S I R : At a recent meeting of the board I was authorized to have an inspection made of the University property for the purpose of discovering any conditions which may exist which might constitute personal hazards. m This report has now been finished, and two copies of the same are being forwarded to the supervising architect. Very truly yours,

W. L. ABBOTT.

STANDING

COMMITTEES.

The secretary presented for record a list of the standing committees of the board for the year 1913-1914, appointed by President Abbott on March 26, 1913:

Buildings and Grounds. William L. Abbott, Chairman; Francis G. Blair, Mary E. Busey, Laura B. Evans, Allen F. Moore. Finance. Allen F. Moore, Chairman; Otjf! W. Hoit, John R. Trevett. Engineering. Arthur Meeker, Chairman; William L. Abbott, John R. Trevett. Agriculture. Otis W. Hoit, Chairman; Arthur Meeker, John T. Montgomery. College of Medicine and School of Pharmacy. '

John T. Montgomery, Chairman; William L. Abbott, Ellen M. Henrotin. Students' Welfare. Laura B. Evans, Chairman; Mary E. Busey, Ellen M. Henrotin, Florence E. Watson. Instruction. Francis G. Blair, Chairman; Ellen M. Henrotin, Florence E. Watson. Library. „ ' Mary E. Busey, Chairman; Laura B. Evans, Florence E. Watson. APPOINTMENTS MADE BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY.

The secretary presented also for record the following report of appointments made to fill vacancies in positions created by the Board of Trustees:

. Babcock, Kendric Charles, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, at a salary of five thousand dollars s ($5,000) per annum, work and salary to begin as soon as he reports for service. (April 2, 1913.)* Clahton, Edna M., Stenographer in the Office of the Water Survey, at a salary of fifty dollars ($50) a month, beginning March 3, 1913, and continuing until further notice or until June 30, 1913. (April 2, 1913.) * The date in parenthesis is the date on which the appointment was made by the President of the niversity.