Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1869 [PAGE 46]

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40 the time he should be absent it being agreed that this sum should also be in lieu of the appropriation he had asked from this Board in behalf of the Univeivity, to the several collee ions proffered by Prof. Powell as an inducement for such appropriations. Subsequently Congress passed a law granting some material aid to this expedition, and giving it much larger power to secure valuable collections. Prof. Powell's absence has delayed a reception of the collections made by him in his former expedition. Prof. Sewall having declined the appointment tendered him to the chair of Chemistry, the committee, under the authority given by the Board, secured the services of Prof. A. P . S. Stuart, late of the Lawrence Scientific School, in Harvard University, and now recommend Prof Stuart to the Board for permanent appointment to the chair of Chemistry. The committee also secured the services of Col. S. W. Shattuck, late of Norwich University, as Assistant Professor of Mathematics, and of Prof. Thos. J. Burrill, late Principal of the Urbana High School, as Assistant Professor of Natural History and Botany, and now ask the appointment of these gentlemen to these places for the current year. In accordance with a resolution of the Board, the committee has employed Capt. E. Snyder as Accountant and teacher of Book-keeping, and his appointment for the current year is cordially recommended. The salary of Profs. Shattuck and Burrill was fixed at $1,200 per annum, and that of Capt. Snyder at $1,000. I would respectfully suggest that, as Capt. Snyder has been called upon to give instruction in German, is doing full service as a teacher, that the title and salary of an assistant professor be accorded to him. The appointments tendered by you to Dr. Warden and Mr. Eggieston have been accepted by these gentlemen, and Dr. Warder will give his first course of lectures in January next. The time for the lectures of Mr. Eggieston has not yet been fixed. Prof. Atherton having accepted a Professorship in an Eastern college has given notice of his resignation, to take effect the 1st of January next. As chairman of the Library committee, and under advice from the committee, I have recently expended $600 of the library fund, set apart by you from the matriculation fees, for such books as seemed most needful, including a large number of agricultural works. There is a small unexpended balance of this fund, which will enable us to provide the reading room with a necessary supply of periodicals. It is of vital importance to the