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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1871
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103 Mr. Cunningham offered the following amendment, which was accepted : That the motto, " Learning and Labor," be engraved in relief upon the frize of the portico, as represented in the plans presented by Mr. Van Osdel. Dr. J. W. Scroggs, Chairman of the Military Committee, made the following report: Tour Committee on Military Department beg leave to respectfully report that the appropriation of $2,000, made at our last meeting, for a Drill Hall, has been found insufficient for the purpose, and $1,600 of it have been appropriated for a steam-heating apparatus in the building, and $400 have been given to the Mechanical Department. The appropriation of $25,000 from the state funds, now pending, make it unnecessary to ask for any funds in that direction. The work of the year has been satisfactorily carried on in this department. There has been exhibition drill before several committees of the Legislature, by the University Battalion, and with much credit to that department of instruction. There is a military band for the battalion, under instruction, which has already attained considerable proficiency. For continuation of the instruction and expenses connected, and for the purchase of at least one dozen fencing swords, gauntlets and masks, also the cleaning and occasional repair of the 150 stands of arms, we would ask the sum of $800. For the instruction already given to the University Band, $60 was appropriated from current funds, but owing to the shortness of these, Capt. E. Snyder applied $30 of a fund of $50 for University buttons, etc., to the purpose, and a small amount is yet due the teacher, Mr. I. W. Colberg, of Urbana. Some instruments were procured for the band from the city of Champaign, and some of the students have instruments of their own. We earnestly recommend the appropriation of the amount stated, as it is the minimum that will supply the needs of the department: Forty weekly lessons for band Twelve fencing swords, gauntlets, etc Cleaning guns and repairs $160 96 44 $300 J . W. SCKOGGS, D. A. BROWN. The report was accepted, and so much as refers to appropriations referred to the Finance Committee. (Signed,)
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