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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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127 SALARIES OF SECRETARIES AND TREASURER. The Special Committee, to whom was referred the matter of compensation for the services of Secretaries and Treasurer of the Board, recommend that, for services to this date, there be allowed To the Treasurer, the sum of $600 00 To the Recording Secretary., 325 00 To the Corresponding Secretary 100 00 To Mr Scroggs, as Secretary of the Executive Committee 15 00 And that warrants be drawn in their favor for the several amounts. (Signed) H. C. BURCHARD. The report was adopted. REGENTS REPORT RESUMED. The REGENT then offered the following resolution : Resolved, That John A, Warder, of Cincinnati, be and hereby is appointed && Lecturer upon the subject of Pomology. His term of service to commence with the college year in September next. Dr. Warder was elected unanimously. By a similar resolution, Mr. Edward Eggleston, of Evanston, was elected unanimously as Lecturer on English Literature. His term of service to commence with the College year. Professor John W. Powell, of Normal, 111., was also unanimously elected to the Professorship of Natural History, his term of service to commence at such time as may be agreed upon between himself and the Committee on Faculty and Courses of Study. REGENT offered the following recommendations, viz: Prof. J . B. Turner, of Jacksonville, 111., as Lecturer upon such subjects connected with Agriculture as he may select. Also, Dr. J . A. Sewall, of Normal, 111., as Professor of Chemistry, and S. A. Peabody, of Chicago, as Profesor of Mechanical Science and Engineering. The names of Prof. Turner, Sewall and Peabody were referred back to the committee, with power to act. REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE. The Auditing Committee, to whom was referred the report and accounts of the Treasurer and Regent; also, certain unpaid bills and accounts, respectfully represent that they have examined the book3 of the Treasurer and the accounts of warrants paid by him, and find that he has paid the warrants drawn by the Regent and Recording Secretary, to the amount of $34,113 10, being warrants from No. 1 to No. 153, inclusive, except warrants Nos. 16, 34, 58, 105, 145, 151 and 153, which
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