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U N I V E R S I T Y OF

ILLINOIS.

To the Trustees of the University of Illinois: Your Auditing Committee report that they have examined the vouchers of the Experiment Station from No. 1 to No. 73, both inclusive, except No. 14 not presented, and find the same to be correct. F . M. McKAY, GEO. C. EISENMAYER, I Committer ] committee.

On motion of Trustee McKay the Board adjourned. S. M. MILLARD, President IE. SNYDER, Secretary.

ADJOURNED MEETING, CHICAGO, JUNE 26, 1888.

The Board met in Chicago at the Grand Pacific Hotel, J u n e 26, 1888, at 10 a. m., pursuant to adjournment. Present, Messrs. Bennett, Cobb, Eisenmayer, McKay, McLean, Millard, Pullen and Shawhan, Absent, Governor Oglesby, Dr. Edwards, Messrs. Dysart and Clemens. Mr. McLean was appointed Secretary 'pro tempore. The Executive Committee reported the appointment of W. L. Tillsbury as secretary of the Experiment Station, under the following proceedings:

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, held this second day of May, A. D. 1888, pursuant to a call by the chairman of the Committee. The chairman of the Committee presented a request from the Executive Committee of the Board «of Direction of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Illinois, as follows: The Executive Committee of the Board of Direction of the Agricultural Experiment Station of t h e University of Illinois, having duly considered the matter, unanimously recommends that Mr. W. L. Pillsbury, of Springfield, Illinois, be appointed Secretary of the Experiment. Station for the year ending April 1, 1889, and hereby requests the Board of Trustees of the University to make such ^appointment and fix the amount of salary to be paid for the service which the person so appointed shall render. Kespectfully submitted, SELIM H. PEABODY, ) E. E. CHE STER. yEx.Com.of Board of Direction. EMORY COBB, ) Upon reading said report it was moved that the following resolutions be adopted: WHEREAS, The Executive Committee of the Board of Direction of the Agricultural Experiment s t a t i o n of the University of Illinois, has recommended the appointment of W. L. Pillsbury, of Springfield, Illinois, to be Secretary of said Experiment Station for the year ending April 1,1889; Therefore resolved, By this Committee, that the said W. L. Pillsbury be, and is hereby appointed to the office of Secretary of said Experiment .Station, such appointment to date from the 19th day of April, 1888, to coniinue until the 1st day of April, 1889, and that his salary be fixed at the rate of two thousand dollars per annum, and the same to commence on the 19th day of April, 1888. Resolved, That on and after the 1st day of July, 1888, the said W. L. Pillsbury shall perform •such work as may be assigned to him by the Trustees of the University of Illinois, as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University. Resolved, That the sum of one thousnnd dollars be appropriated from the Agricultural .Experiment Station fund, to be used in the payment of said salary, such payment to be made monthly. S. M. MILLARD, ) EMORY COBB, > Ex. Com. of Board of Trustees . CHAS. BENNETT,^

On motion of Mr. Eisenmayer the report of the Executive Committee was approved. The Board then proceeded to elect W. L. Pillsbury as Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary, to serve as such until the next annual meeting.