Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1888
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u UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. The following special appropriations were made: $300 for the construction of a building to receive the artillery. (State appropriation for buildings and grounds.) $300 for the printing of catalogue (5,000 copies) for 1887-8. (Current appropriations for stationary and printing.) $650 for purchase of chemicals and chemical apparatus. (Current appropriation for laboratories.) $100 for purchase of apparatus for physical laboratory. (State appropriations for laboratories.) $150 for purchase of mining transit for mining laboratory. (State appropriation for laboratories.) $25 for purchase and repairs of models for drawing and designing. (Current appropriations.) $45.36 for traveling expenses of Dr. Peabody. The following appropriations were made from current funds for the six months ending August 31, 1887: Board expenses Salaries for instructions Salaries for services Fuel and lights Stationery and printing (catalogue, etc) Nebraska and Minnesota lands Library and apparatus Incidental expenses Mechanical department Architectural " Agricultural " Horticultural " Military " Laboratories Furniture and $300 00 19,196 00 1,159 00 1,000 00 600 00 21 00 50 00 200 00 200 00 200 00 400 00 200 00 50 00 .. 200 00 50 00 $23,826 00 .' fixtures The salary of C. M. Weed, assistant in Laboratory of Natural History was made $60 per month for the present quarter. The question of distribution of the reports of the Laboratory of Natural History was referred to the Director of the Laboratory and the Regent. I t was moved and carried that the Regent be requested to attend the meeting of presidents of agricultual colleges at Washington, D. C. The Regent was authorized to prepare an educational exhibit of the University for the National Teachers' Convention at Chicago. I t was decided that the receipts from the earnings and sales from the mechanical, architectural and horticultural departments and the laboratories be appropriated subject to the order of the Business Agent; those from the agricultural department, subject to the approval of the Farm Committee and Business Agent. Plans for dormitories were submitted by a special committee; they were received and the committee continued. The President of the Board appointed the following standing committees: Farm Commute—Bennett, Pearman and Cobb. Buildings and Grounds—Earle, Eisenmayer and Paden. Fit a»ce Committee—McLean, Bennett and" Cobb. Auditing Committee—McKay, Earle and Eisenmayer. Publications—President, Regent and Corresponding Secretary. Adjourned. S. M. E. SNYDER, MILLARD, President Secretary.
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