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ly suggest that suitable resolutions be made and communicated to Col. Lopez J. Fabra, the royal commissioner from Spain, and to the Spanish government for these valuable gifts. Some acknowledgments are due also to other commissioners and governments for the favors received.

SCIIRCEDll's MODELS.

By request of several professors, I looked over the models on exhibition from the celebrated establishment of Schroedu, Darmstadt, Germany, and finding among them some models in Stereotomy and other departments not hitherto represented in our collections, and having offered these at an unusually large discount, and the freight and custom charges having already been paid, I ventured to purchase to the amount of $105, which I paid from my own funds and now hold the goods subject to your orders. These models will be the more valuable to us, as they afford examples after which we can manufacture many additional models in the same department for ourselves.

T H E STATE T E A C H E R S ' ASSOCIATION

Has chosen Champaign as the place for its next annual meeting, and through its executive committee has requested that the state criminal school exhibit shall be retained here and put on exhibition during their meeting. I request permission to use one of the lecture rooms temporarily for this purpose, and also that rooms be tendered the association for such meetings as its members may wish to hold in the University building. It is understood that the most of the meetings are to be held at a public hall. The thermometer graduating machine made for the centennial exhibition is still on hand, and I communicate herewith a letter from a party desiring to purchase the same.

APPROPRIATIONS DESIRED.

The following small appropriations are asked in addition to the appropriations heretofore made for this half year. After careful examination, I recommend them to your favorable consideration : 1. To Prof. Robinson for materials for the physical laboratory the instruction of classes next term, $20. 2. Additional tools for machine and pattern Robinson's report, $50. for

shops, as per Prof. in machine

3. For refitting and improvement of the machinery shop, $25. 4. For shelving in the pattern room, $5.

I forbear from recommending any appropriations for the other purposes mentioned by Prof. Robinson, not from any doubt of their desirability but because they seem at present to be beyond our means, and because I hope that the legislature will consent to make a regular appropriation for the maintenance and supply of the shops.