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105 The committee ask that the remainder of the legislative appropriation to the credit of this department, be appropriated for carrying or^ the above indicated work, and that further appropriations may be made as they may be needed, by the Executive Committee. [Signed] A. M. BROWff, B. P U L L E N , S. E D W A R D S , JN0.M.PE4RSQN", O. B. GALUSJIA. Judge Cunningham moved that so much of the report as refers to change of location in forest plantations, be omitted. The ayes and noes being called for, the vote resulted as follows : Ayes—Brown of Sapgamon, Cunningham, Goltra, Griggs, Lawrence, Pickrell and the Regent—7. Noes—Blackburn, Brown of Pulaski, Edwards, Galusha, Mahan, Pearson, Pickard, Pullen, Slade, Scroggs and Scott—11. The motion to accept the report and its recommendations, and refer so much of it as regards appropriations to the Finance Committee, was adopted. The fallowing resolution of Mr. Pearson was adopted:

Resolved, That Article XII, of the By-Laws of the Board, be amended by adding to the list of standing committees, as follows : " 12. Committee on the state of the Institution, of three members, whose duty it shall be, at stated times in each year, to visit the University and examine thoroughly into the method of teaching in the various departments, and upon the progress of the students and the general efficiency of the discipline, and report to the Board at each meeting."

Messrs. Pickard, Slade and Brown of Sangamon, were appointed as Committee on the state of the Institution. The report of the Committee on Faculty and Course of Study was read by the chairman, Mr. Pickard, and adopted.

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FACULTY, ETC.

The Committee on Faculty and Course of Study would recommend that Professor Shattuck be transferred to the Department of Mathematics, and that Processor Robinson take charge of the Department of Civil Engineering, in addition to his present work; and that in all other matters the appointment and arrangement of teachers be left to the Executive Committee with the recommendations that the three Professorships named in the report of the Regent be filled at the commencement of the next year. Your committee would further recommend that the requirements —8