Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1868
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20 To the Board of Trustees of the State Industrial University': " The committee on salary respectfully report and recommend that the salary of the Regent of said University be fixed at the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000) per annum. A. BLACKBURN, M. L. DUNLAP, M. C. GOLTRA, J. H. PICKRELL." [i Mr. DUNLAP moved that Mr. Quick be appointed a committe on the part of the Board to inform Dr. John M. Gregory of his election to the Regency of the University, and the amount of salary offered; which was amended by the addition of the names of Mr. Dunlap and Dr. Bateman to the committee, and adopted, as amended. Mr. BURROUGHS, on behalf of the committee to whom was referred the duty of preparing a routine of business, made the following report: The committee to which was referred the duty of presenting to the Board subjects, which, by the terms of the bill establishing the college, or by the necessities of the University, will need the attention of the Board, beg leave to report the following order of business for each day's proceedings: 1st. The reception of communications. 2d. Reports of committees. 3d. Unfinished business. They also report the following subjects as needing the attention of the Board at this session, and recommend that committees be appointed to consider and report on the same: 1st, By-laws for the government of the proceedings of the Board. 2d. The finances of the University. 3d. Election of Treasurer. 4th. Corresponding and Recording Secretaries. The report was accepted. The same committee also submitted the following supplemental report: The course of study and the faculty of the University should receive attention at this meeting, and your committee respectfully suggest that a committee of five, of which the Regent shall be chairman, be appointed to consider these subjects and to report at the next meeting of the Board. Which was accepted. Mr. CUNNINGHAM offered the following: " Resolved, That when this Board adjourns, it adjourn to meet at the building prepared for the uses of the University at Urbana, on the first Tuesday of May next. That Messrs. Dunlap, Cunningham and Scroggs be a committee to prepare a room
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