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Mr. Gehlman entitled to the sum of $16,263 64 for additional work then completed, and $3,039 50 for similar work ordered and yet to be done. On the 7th day of January Mr. Gehlman notified the Executive Committee of his inability to go on with the work, and formally abandoned the contract. The contract price was $113, 954 00 Value of additional work done and to be done 19, 303 14 Total Mr. Gehlman has received Amount left to complete the work, including; extras 1 $133, 257 14 121, 897 26 $11, 359 88

I t will be seen by the above statement that the contractor was fully paid at the time of the abandonment of the contract, and it will require careful management to complete his work for the sum remaining. All of which is respectfully submitted. JOHN M. VAN OSDEL. CHAMPAIGN February 26, 1873.

The report of the Building Committee was received, and so much of it as refers to appropriations referred to Finance Committee. Mr. J. H. Pickrell offered the following resolution :

WHEREAS, The Regent, by law, is designated as the presiding officer of the Faculty, and is charged with the general supervision of the educational facilities and interests of the University; and, whereas, by his official connection with the Board of Trustees he is necessarily absent from the University considerable of his time, and his classes must be taken charge of by delegated professors ; therefore, Resolved, That he be relieved from teaching any cla sses, and that the Committee on Faculty and Studies be requested to report some rule for the government of the Faculty in the absence of the Regent.

Judge Brown, Chairman of the Committee on Horticulture, made the following report, which was adopted, referring so much of it as refers to funds to the Committee on Finance :

The Committee on Horticulture respectfully submit the following report : For what has been done in this department the past year reference is made to the reports of the Professor of Horticulture and the Superintendent of the Orchard and Gardens. These reports show that satisfactory progress has been made in the work of planting, and reasonably satisfactory results in all the operations of the department. The change made last year in the charge of the green-house and grounds around the old University building has proved to be economical and in every way satisfactory. Mr. Hays, the student who was enrployed last year, proposes to perform the same work the present year for a compensation of $70 for each of the months of April and May, and $50 per month for the remainder of the year, he providing all the labor required. Your committee recommend that he be employed on these terms. Mr. Vickroy, the Superintendent of the Orchards, etc., was employed last year upon a salary of $1,000, to be increased to a maximum of $1,500 upon the contingency that the net proceeds of his operations should exceed $1,000. He now proposes to accept a salary of $1,000, with the use of the house, a cow, and vegetables from the gardens for the use of his family, and in addition thereto $200, to be expended by himself at his discretion, in the purchase of small fruits, ornamental trees and shrubs, to be planted on the grounds about the dwelling house and gardens. Mr. Vickroy is a valuable man, whose services cannot be dispensed with, and as this proposition, if accepted, would not amount to more, but less than he received under the arrangement of last year, your committee recommend that it be accepted. There will be needed for the purchase of trees to fill vacancies in the plantations already made about $150. All other trees needed for continuing the plantations are already on hand in the nurseries. Your committee ask an appropriation of $3,000 to pay the expenses of the current year. Of this sum it is hoped the Legislature will provide $1,500. The balance must come out of the general fund. Of the latter sum a considerable portion'at least will be reimbursed from sales from the green house, garden and fields of the department. Your committee recommend that one-third of the apple orchard be immediately seeded down with clover, and the remainder cultivated in corn and potatoes. They also recommend that no further