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DECEMBER 15, 1875.

The Board reasembled at 8:30 A. M., as per adjournment. Dr. Gregory's, and the special reports of the Professors in charge of Departments, were taken up. The report of a Special Committee in reference to Mr. Hume was taken up.

To the Honorable Board of Trustees: Your committee to whom was referred the question of engaging Mr. Hume to assist Dr. Miles in Experimental and other farming, make the following report; After giving the subject careful •consideration, we find Mr. Hume wants a salary of Nine Hundred Dollars a year for his services. As the position was a new one and somewhat expensive, your Committee thought best to employ Mr. Hume only until the present time, and submit the question of permanent employment to a ull Board. All of which is respectfully submitted, D. GARDNER, J. H. PICKRELL.

Pending explanations by Dr. Miles, the Board took a recess to attend Ohapel service. Dr. Miles then continued his explanations in regard to the manner and practical aims of experiments. Mr. Byrd moved that the report of the committee be received and approved. Carried. Mr. Blackburn offered the following resolution, in reference to the employment of Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Hume, and appropriations for -experiments:

Resolved, That we consider the general management and superintendence of the agricultural imerest, including the farm, to be under the care and belonging to the department of the Professor of Agriculture, and that we appoint E. L. Lawrence under said Professor, to remain on the Stock Farm at a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum, with use of dwelling house and cow •and other privileges heretofore enjoyed; and we also appoint E. H. Hume as like foreman on Experimental Farm, with an annual salary of nine hundred dollars; also, that we appropriate for experiments, &c, in agriculture, as asked by the Professor, four hundred dollars, from farm account.

The resolution was carried. Mr. Mason moved that the application of Mr. Lawrence for $300 00 additional salary be not granted. The motion was laid on the table. The motion of Mr. Blackburn that the request of Mr. E. A. Robinson for an increase of salary be refused, was lost. The matter was referred to,the executive committee with power to act. The Treasurer, J. W. Bunn, then read his report for the quarter, which was accepted.