Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1869 [PAGE 128]

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114 On motion of Judge CUNNINGHAM, it was ordered that Dr. Warder's bill for $150, for three lectures delivered in January, 1869, be referred to the Corresponding Secretary, with instruction to report, for the information of the Executive Committee, the particulars of the arrangement made with Dr. Warder. A recommendation from the Faculty " that the rooms south of the library should, at as early a day as possible, be prepared for the reception of the geological and mineralogical cabinets," was, on motion of Judge CUNNINGHAM, adopted; and it was ordered that it be carried out immediately. The Kegent presented the following proposition, from Prof. Burrill, for the sale of a cabinet of minerals now on exhibition in the library room of the University :

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY, April &th, 1869.

GENTLEMEN: The cabinet of fossils and minerals, now in cases in the University and belonging to Mr, M. S. Hall, has been left in my hands for sale. Mr. Hall's price is $1000; but, owing to pressing demands for money, he is desirous of disposing of it, even though a much less sum be obtained. The following statement, based upon my own count and estimate—the latter drawn from every source of information at hand—may aid in determining the value of the collection: 750 fossil plants, of about 35 distinct species, being about one-fourth of those known to exist in Illinois—40 cents, each $300 0( 25 extra fine geodes, at $3 75 0( 70medium " 1 70 0 < 70 smaller " 30 cents 21 0 < 40 specimens of minerals, granites, etc., 40 cents 16 0 < 60 fine specimens of pol. marble, agate crystal spars, at $3 180 01 200 animal fossils, at 30 cents 60 0 Total $7220

Duplicate specimens, if valuable separately, are equally so for exchange ; but a there are many of these, and exchanges will be attended with some expense, an also making due allowance for the sale of a whole collection rather than by sing] specimens, I offer it to you for the sum of six hundred dollars.

T. J. BURRILL.

On motion of Judge CUNNINGHAM, it was voted that the propc sition be referred to Prof. Stuart for an opinion in regard to th propriety of making the purchase, with instructions to report t the next meeting of the committee. On motion of Judge CUNNINGHAM, it was voted that the pr( posed change of the walk running parallel with the main driv im the west side of the grounds be entrusted to Mr. Franks.