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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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122 Mr. BLACKBURN moved that so much of this report as relates to the Faculty and courses of study of this Institution, be referred to the Commitiee on Faculty and Courses of Study; which was done. COMMITTEE ON SALARIES. Mr. BURCHARD moved that the subjects of the salaries of the Secretaries and Treasurer, for the past year, be referred to a committee of three ; which was agreed to, and Messrs. Burchard, Blackburn, and Allen were appointed said committee. REPORT OF HORTICULTURAL COMMITTEE. Mr. PULLEN, Chairman of Committee on Horticultural Department, reported as follows: The Committee on Horticultural Department would respectfully submit that, owing to the fact that no one has, as yet, been chosen to occupy the position of Professor of Horticulture in the Institution, no permanent plans could be matured for the development of this department. Also, that the season has not arrived for the carrying out of the plans already adopted in this department, which plans, we judge, embrace sufficient work for the coming season. (Signed) B. PULLEN, 0. B. GALUSHA. Committee. The following resolution, presented by Mr. adopted: DU^LAP, was Resolved, That the Committee on Library and Cabinets be directed to procure the necessary cases for the State Entomologist, in which to place the collection of insects that he is to provide for the University, and that a warrant be drawn for the payment of the same, when procured. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY AND CABINETS. The Committee on Library and Cabinets presented their report through Mr. BURROUGHS, its Chairman, as follows : The Committee on Library and Cabinets ask leave to report: Under the instructions of the Board at its last meeting, that the Committee should proceed to purchase the cabinet of Prof. Bromby, in amount not to exceed |6,000, the Committee met immediately after the adjournment of the Board and instructed the Chairman to contract with Messrs. Iglehart & Co., of Chicago, who had control of the cabinet, for the purchase, on two conditions : First.—That the cabinet should be opened to full and free inspection by the Committee or some competent person acting for them, and should be approved by the
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