Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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94 On motion, the Board voted to lay the report upon the table until two o'clock this P . M. Mr. FLAGO moved that the Board meet in private session, at three o'clock this P. M., to receive nominations and consider the appointment of persons as head farmer and professors in the University. It was so voted. On motion, the Board took a recess until two o'clock this P , M. AFTERNOON SESSION. Board convened at 2 o'clock. Regent in the chair. The report of the Committee on Faculty and Course of Study was called up for the action of the Board. RATES OF TUITION ADOPTED. Mr. CUNNINGHAM offered the following substitute for Section 10 of the report, viz : SEC. 1 0 . TUITION AND OTHER FEES. Tuition of students from other states $20 00 per annum* " " from Illinois 15 00 '< Matriculation fee of all students. 10 00 ** Incidental fees for care and warming of public rooms, etc 2 50 per term. Room rent in University building 4 00 *' Honorary and prize scholars shall be admitted without any charge for tuition. It is the desire and intention of the Board of Trustees to make tuition free to all students from this State, at the earliest moment that the finances of the University will permit. The section and accompanying declaration were adopted. The report of the Committee, thus amended, was adopted. Mr. QCICK, Chairman of Committee on Agricultural Department, offered an additional report. Inasmuch as this report included the appointment of the head farmer, it was, by vote of the Board> laid upon the table, to be made the special order for 3 o'clock. Mr. COBB, Chairman of the Finance Committee, reported a list of estimates of the expenses of the University from this time until the March meeting of the Board, amounting to $24,424 06.
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