Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868 [PAGE 111]

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99 Mr. DUNLAP offered the following :

Resolved, That the office of Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, as appointed by the Executive CommUtee, be continued until the next meeting of this Board.

On motion of Mr. BRAYMAN, this resolution was referred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, with instructions to report this evening.

SECRETARY AUTHORIZED TO PUBLISH.

Mr. BRAYMAN presented the following preamble and resolutions:

WHEREAS, this University was established for the benefit of: the whole people of this State, whose intelligent support is necessary to its success; and, WHEREAS, a diffusion of all such information as relates to the management and government of the University, is equally necessary to that support; and; WHEREAS, the newspaper press is the proper and recognized means of communicating intelligence ; be it, therefore, Resolved, That the Recording Secretary of this Board, and Secretary of the Executive Committee, may furnish to such newspapers of this State as shall desire to publish the same for public information, such proceedings, orders and reports of this Board, or said Committee, as the Board or Committee shall at each meeting authorize, and that said Secretaries may, under authority of the Regent, in like manner furnish such matter while the Board and the Committee are not in session. Resolved, That matters so furnished, shall not in any case include reports of discussions, nor relate to criticisms upon the Board or Committee, nor members thereof; but only such as shall be deemed useful for public information and beneficial to the University.

The preamble and resolutions were adopted. Mr. moved to take up, for consideration, the paper relating to lectures, which was read by the Regent this A. M., (in connection with the report of Committee on Faculty and Study). Mr. MCCONNELL moved that the lecture course be postponed until a year from next January. Carried. Mr. FLAGG moved that the consideration of this paper be postponed indefinitely. Which motion prevailed.

LABOR SYSTEM.

Mr. HAYES moved that the Regent and Committee on Faculty and Study be authorized to provide for carrying out the labor system recommended in their report. Carried. Mr. HAYES moved that the Regent be authorized to issue the necessary circulars preparatory to the opening of the University. Carried.