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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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102 APPROPRIATIONS FOR LIBRARY, APPARATUS, ETC. Mr. COBB presented the following resolution, moving that the Eegent be authorized to draw warrants for the several sums named, viz: Resolved, That in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated, warrants be drawn for the following purposes, not exceeding the amounts specified for each, as per estimates of the Finance Committee : For For For For For For the completion of improvements on buildings and grounds furnishing chapel, recitation rooms, library and cabinet cases library, to be expended under the direction of Library Committee chemical and philosophical apparatus. lumber for fences and repairs furniture for kitchen and dining room $2000 1950 1000 500 500 . . . 650 The resolution, with the motion, was submitted to vote and adopted. Mr. CUNNINGHAM presented the following resolution, which, on motion of Mr. HAYES, was laid upon the table, viz : , Resolved, That no motions or resolutions brought before this Board be entered upon the record of its proceedings, except such motions and resolutions as prevail: Provided, That any motion or resolution shall, at the request of any member, be entered upon the minutes with the vote thereon. Mr. COBB offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolved, That J. C. Cunningham be authorized to sell the " Griggs farm," or any portion thereof, at not less than sixty dollars per acre. Terms, twenty per cent. down? and the balance on ten years time, at eight per cent, interest, payable annually. The resolution was put to vote and lost. PRIZE SCHOLARSHIPS. The REGENT made a verbal report to the Board of the measures which he had adopted to bring the aims and plans of the University before the people of the State. H e had attended the State Fair and County Fairs and other gatherings, giving public addresses at each. He had proposed to the people of the several counties addressed to raise a fund of one thousand dollars in each, by subscription; which fund should be safely invested, and the interest thereon used to aid in defraying the expenses of one student from the county, while attending the University—said student to be the most successful
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