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MINUTES MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AS BE-OBGANIZED.

The Board of Trustees assembled in the University Building on July 10, 4 o'clock P. M. Present—Governor Beveridge, Messrs. Reynolds, Brown, Slade, Gardner, Pickrell, Cobb, and Sabin. Absent—Messrs. Boyd, Blackburn, and Mason. The oath of office was administered to the members by Judge J. H. Hesse, and subscribed to by all present, as follows :

STATE OF ILLINOIS, ^

Champaign County. > ' We, and each of us, do solemnly swear that we will support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the State of Illinois, and that we Wjill faithfully discharge the duties of the office of Trustees of the Hlinois Industrial University, according to the best of our ability. JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, JOHN P. REYNOLDS, J. H. PICKRELL. D. D. SABINE, JAMES P. SLADE, A. M. BROWN, EMORY COBB, D. GARDNER. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10th day of July, A. D. 1873.

J. H. HESSE, J. P.

The Board then organized, with his excellency Governor J. L. Beveridge in the chair. On motion, a recess was taken to inspect the building and grounds of the University.

EVENING- SESSION.

The Board met at 8 P. M. Governor Beveridge in the chair. On motion, the Board proceeded to decide their terms of office, by drawing lots, resulting as follows :