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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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16 The Chair stated that the question before the house was whether the election of a Kegent shall be fixed as the special order for 2J this p. M. ; which, on bein'g put to the meeting, was carried. A motion to adjourn, by Mr. GOLTRA, was withdrawn, to make way for nominations for the office of Kegent of the University. Nominations for Regent being then in order, Mr. DUNLAP put in nomination the Hon. DANIEL J. PINOKNEY, of Ogle county. Mr. QUICK, in an eloquent speech, put in nomination Dr. JOHN M. GREGORY, of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Mr. BURROUGHS nominated Dr. U". N . WOOD, of Morgan county. Mr. BURCHARD put in nomination the Hon. J. L. PICKARD, of Cook county. Mr. BURROUGHS withdrew the name of Dr. N . N". WOOD. After which the board, on motion, took a recess till 2J p. M. AFTERNOON—FIRST DAY. Board met pursuant to adjournment, when Mr. took his seat, and subscribed to the foregoing oath. Mr. BURROUGHS offered the following resolution : MCCONNELL Resolved, That sensible of our dependence on the Divine blessing in the great work in which we are engaged, it should be a standing order of this board to commence each day's proceedings by reading of the Word of God and prayer. Which was seconded, and adopted unanimously; whereupon, Mr. MAHAN was called to the platform and led in prayer to Almighty God, in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, invoking His blessing upon the members individually, and upon the enterprise they were met to organize. Mr. HAYES submitted the following series of resolutions for adoption: Resolved, That the recording secretary, pro tern., procure for the use of the board of trustees a well abound book, in which shall be entered of record, in a plain and legible hand, the proceedings of the present and succeeding meetings of this board.
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