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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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Ill COMMITTEE TO R E C E I V E T R E E S FROM MR. DUNLAP. On motion of Mr. PULLEN, Messrs. Regent and Cunningham were appointed a committee, who were instructed to associate with them Mr. Periam, and receive so many of the trees which are due to this Board, from Mr. M. L. Dunlap, as may be needed for this spring's planting. MR. P I C K R E L L ' S RESOLUTION ON P R I N T I N G . Mr. PICKRELL read the following preamble and resolution, moving its adoption: WHEREAS there seems to be vague conceptions, on the part of the public, of the official acts and doings of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University ; and, WHEREAS, there have been grounds of complaint on account of the non-publishing of the proceedings of the Board in some public journal; and, WHEREAS, we deem it but just to ourselves, as a Board of Trustees, that the public should see our entire proceedings, in order to judge correctly of our motives and doings—therefore, Resolved, That the Recording Secretary shall prepare and publish the entire proceedings of the Board and Executive Committee in the , at this and all subsequent meetings, as soon as practicable after the adjournment of said meetings. The resolution was discussed by Messrs. Pickrell, Quick, Flagg, McMurry and Dunlap. Mr. GOLTRA moved that the preambles and resolution be laid upon the table ; which motion prevailed. RESOLUTION ON THE NON-ATTENDANCE OF E D W I N L E E BROWN. Mr, viz: JOHNSON presented the following and moved its adoption, WHEREAS, Mr. Edwin Lee Brown, of Chicago, has been appointed one of the members of this Board, and has never attended its meetings—therefore, Resolved, That the Governor be informed, by the Regent, of said non-attendance and that he be requested to recall said appointment, and make a new one, of some man who will feel called upon to attend the meetings of said Board. Mr. SCROGGS moved to lay the resolution on the table. Lost. Mr. MAHAN moved to postpone the consideration of the resolution until to-morrow; which motion prevailed. Mr. CUNNINGHAM, from Committee on preparation for Inauguration, presented a partial report, asking privilege of completing and printing the same ; which was granted.
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