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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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U5 COURSE OF LECTURES. In addition, and for the purpose of complying with the spirit and letter of the law, there shall be a course of lectures. The first one to be delivered on Tuesday evening, December 10th, 1867, and the others shall be directed hereafter by the Executive Committee, a programme of which shall be published, and which lectures shall be free to all who may wish to attend. The course of lectures shall embrace Practical Agriculture, Horticulture, Practical Mechanics, Engineering, both civil and military, Botany and Vegetable Physiology, Chemistry, as applied to Agriculture and the Arts, Geology in its relation to the soil and to minerals, Natural Philosophy, Veterinary Science, and Law as applied to agriculture and mechanics. That the Corresponding Secretary, —, and , be a committee to arrange said course of lectures, and to engage the lecturers; provided that most of these shall be residents of the State of Illinois and that the maximum compensation for each lecture , including expenses, shall not exceed dollars. On motion of J. O. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. DTTNLAP'S communication was laid upon the table until 3 o'clock, p. M. Moved by J. O. CUNNINGHAM, that all the inside painting to be done upon the University shall be grained, in imitation of oak, and that the Regent shall designate such rooms as in his judgment shall be so grained this fall. Adopted. Mr. CUNNINGHAM further moved that J. W. SCROGGS be authorized to procure such cases for specimens of natural history and for books, as the Regent may direct, and that the Regent draw an order for the bills of the same. Adopted. Mr. QUICK offered the following: WHEREAS it was ordered by the Board of Trustees, that five hundred dollars be appropriated to defray, in part, the Powell expedition, which order was omitted in making up the records of the May meeting of the Board. And whereas, the Regent, in pursuance of such action of the Board, did issue a warrant for the amount; therefore, Resolved, That his action in the premises be approved. Carried, The report of the Committee on additional lots was then offered: To the Executive Committee of the Illinois Industrial University : The Committee to whom was referred the purchasing of lots east and west of the University grounds, would beg leave to report that they have seen the parties owning the lots on the west side, and that the whole can be purchased for $2300; and in consideration of the fact that, by so doing, that an avenue can be made straight with the west line of the recent purchase, connecting the main lands with the College grounds, would recommend that said purchase be made, and that the Committee have further power to carry out such suggestions, and complete the purchas- —12
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