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be determined by the votes of a majority of the members, with the concurrence of the Regent. § 3. It shall be the duty of the Regent, as the executive officer of the Uniyersity, to enforce the regulations of Trustees and Faculty for the maintenance of discipline and order, and to this end, the students of the University shall be subject to his authority, and when the Faculty is not in session, shall be liable to.be called to account by him for any violation of rules or orders, to be suspended or otherwise punished at his discretions; but all such acts of the Regent shall be in force only until the next meeting of the Faculty, to which they shall be submitted for final action. § 4. Each Professor shall have authority to control students in his own class-room, and at his discretion to suspend or otherwise punish students for any violations of the order of his class, until the next meeting of the Faculty. It shall also be the duty of each Professor to exercise his personal authority at all times to maintain order among the students of the University, and promptly to report to the Regent cases requiring special discipline. § 5. Each Professor in charge of a department of instruction in this University shall be held responsible to the Board of Trustees for the faithful and efficient carrying out of the requirements of his department, the adoption of the best methods of instruction and government, and the best text-books and apparatus. He is also charged with the duty of procuring, on consultation with the Regent, and within the limits of the appropriations made for the purpose, the necessary instruments and materials of illustration for his department, and the proper care and preservation of the same. All purchases thus made shall, before put in use, be reported to the book-keeper, and be entered in the inventory of stock, with their cost, and also in the account with the department to which they belong. § 6. The Regent shall have general supervision over all the departments of instruction, and shall carefully examine the manner in which each is conducted, consult freely with the Professors in charge, and report to this Board the condition and wants of each. § 7. In case of the absence of the Regent of the University, a member of the Faculty, to be, from time to time, designated by the Trustees on the nomination of the Regent, shall act in his place as presiding officer for the administration of the affairs of the University.

The regulations were adopted. The following resolution, offered by Mr. PICKRELL, was voted :

Resolved, That this Board tender their thanks to the publishers of the Champaign County Gazette, 1or papers furnished at this meeting.

Dr. GREGORY offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Board be tendered to the several parties that have made valuable donations to the University. On motion of JUDGE BROWN, it was voted that Mr. Thomas Franks be and is hereby appointed Gardener to the University, and that his salary be fixed at $75 per month.