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QUARTERLY MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

SEPTEMBER 8, 1874.

The Board met at 4 P. M. in the new University building. Present—Messrs. Emory Cobb, Gardner, Blackburn, Mason, Slade, Pickrell and Sabin. Absent—Governor Beveridge, Messrs. Brown, Boyd and Reynolds. A letter from Governor Beveridge was read, expressing his regrets at being unable to attend the meeting. The minutes of the last meeting of the Board, June 10, also the meeting of the Executive Committee, August 11,1874, were read and approved. The Business Agent read his report, as follows :

HON. EMORY COBB, President of the Board of Trustees of the III. Ind. University : SIR :—I have the honor to make the following report. 1st Paper A, showing the appropriations made in the past six months for the several departments of the University ; also the earnings and expenditures for the same to September 1, 1874. 2d Paper B, showing the condition of the State appropriations September 1, 1874. 3d Paper C, giving a list of bills presented to be audited, 4th, a general statement. It is with pleasure that I call your attention to the good exhibit the Mechanical and Carpenter Departments make. The Mechanical Department has spent in tools and cases for the Educational Classes, $156, besides adding to tools and fixtures for the commercial work to the amount of $90. The Carpenter, or as it would seem better to style it, the Architectural Department, has expended in tools and cases for the Educational Classes, $170. 3,550 feet of black walnut lumber has been added to its stock, at a cost of $131 35 ; also other lumber as needed. Lumber to the amount of $60 more will make the stock quite equal to that of last March. I ask that the present credit balances of the two departments be appropriated for their use, as the Board may direct, and that dollars be appropriated for carrying on the Shop Educational Classes of the two departments. The Horticultural and Experimental Departments also present good credit balances. Might not their credits also be appropriated to their use. The Agricultural Department is in good condition, as the report of the Head Farmer will show, though there seems a heavy balance against itThe two University buildings have been cleaned and generally repaired. A good three foot walk is needed from the main entrance of the grounds to the front door of the New University Building. One of brick will cost $75, or more, of one inch plank $40 to $50, one from the west entrance to the west door some $10, one on Springfield street in front of building recently repaired, to cost $8. The walk on the west side of the University Parade Ground will also need some further attention. Some further repairs at Old Building and out houses will be needed, to cost say, $10. The fence on the west side of the University Grounds between Green street and the Horse Railroad, will soon need attention. It might be well to have it put on the opposite side of the walk when re-built. Several bills are offered at the end of the list of bills xo be audited, which I have not signed as correct. Your attention is asked to them ; also the communication from Mrs. Chase in regard to fence. The fence referred to is the one between her house and the Old Mechanical building. The county surveyor says he believes the fence is about 14 feet over the line.