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BOAED MEETING—JUNE 1884.

The Board met in the University parlor June 10, 1884, at 3 P. M. Present — Trustees Bennett, Earle, McLean, Millard and Pearman. Absent—Gov. Hamilton, Trustees Cobb, Follansbee, Landrigan, Paden and Postd. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The Begent presented the following report:

To the Trustees of the Illivtois Industrial University: GENTLEMEN—The college year which now closes may be counted a year of successful progress in the history of the University. Several of the questions which have hitherto been disturbing elements, have been satisfactorily and, it is believed, happily settled. Conspicuous among these may be mentioned the student's government, which was a year ago laid aside by the concurrent action of students, faculty and trustees. It seems to have been agreed by all parties interested that this experiment in collegiate discipline had been carried far enough, and that it should cease. It would be difficult to find, among either of the three bodies concerned, any considerable number who desire or approve the revival of the system. The influence of this action upon the discipline of the University, and upon the demeanor of the young men and women assembled here, can not be objected to. So far as careful observation can determine there has been no year in the last half dozen in which the habitual good order of students at the University and in the adjacent cities has been better than during the year now closing. The conclusion of the whole matter seems to be that a very serious disturbing element has been eliminated without apparent detriment to any valuable interest of the university. The annual catalogue just issued gives for the year the aggregate attendance of 261 gentlemen and 69 ladies, or 330 in all. The attendance in all the technical courses is fully equal to that of last year, and greater than in preceding years. The deficiencies in numbers will be found almost entirely in the college of literature and science. This result, variously as it may be interpreted, will at least show that the drift of the University is not away from the practical work which so many of its friends advocate. The graduating class numbers forty-two, and has in this respect been surpassed but once. The following named persons are recommended by the Faculty for degrees and •certificates, respectively, as specified:

LIST OF GBADUATES.

B. S. College of Agriculture.—Thomas F. Hunt, George W. McClure, Edmund R. Vial. B. 8. College of Engineers.—(School of Mechanical Engineering). Frank E. Herdman. (School of Civil Engineers). Henry H. Barber, Arthur U. Brancher, Frederic A. Lietz, Lewis C. Roberts, Lucius N. Sizer, Hubert A. Stevens. B. S. College of Natural Science.—(School of Natural History). Alma E. Brancher. (School of Chemistry). Fred W. Eberlein, Edwin K. Kimball, Charles H. Lilly, Charles Montezuma, Samuel N. Parr, Ernst Speidel, Henry S. VanPetten. B. L. College of Literature and Science.—(School of English and Modern Languages.) Nettie Ayers, Ella U. Barber, Juniata G. Campbell, Anna J. Conkling, Lola D. Ellis, Georgetta Kemball, George N. Morgan, Andrew O. Rupp, Keturah E. Sim, Laura B. Smith, Jerome G. Wills. B. A. College of Literature and Science.—{School of Ancient Languages). Emmet G. Bartholf, William J. Bartholf.