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ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY.

I present a report from Professor Forbes, as Director of the State Laboratory of Natural History, and second his request that authority may be given him to print it as a bulletin from the Laboratory. I present the quarterly report from the farms, made by Professor Morrow. It will be observed that a considerable balance appears to account of State appropriations foF physical and chemical laboratories. Most of this has already been assigned for purchases already ordered, which have not been received, mostly importations. I ask leave to use the balance of this appropriation, about $50 unasnigned, and so much as may be needed of the new appropriation for apparatus and supplies, available July 1, as follows: For steel tapes and other items for civil engineering (Professor Baker) $25 For continuing purchase of photographs and mounting the same, school of architecture (Professor Ricker) 100 For additional apparatus for testing machine 100 For continuing work on museum of industrial art ... 50 Prom State appropriations for cabinets for current year, not expended: For continuing work on herbarium (Professor Burrill) $100 For material for use in zoological laboratory (Professor Forbes) 50 I have arranged to have the University as fully illustrated as may be at the exhibition to be mad© in connection with the coming meeting at Chicago of the National Educational Association. The Illinois Central R. R. will send and return our goods free of charge; but some other expenses will necessarily be incurred, and I ask leave to use $100 for this purpose, if necessary. I have to ask such appropriation for advertising purposes as you shall find can be spared for that purpose. Respectfully submitted, S. H. PEABODY, Regent.

The report was received for further consideration. On recommendation of the Faculty, degrees and certificates were granted. See list in Kegent's report. The report from Professor 8. A. Forbes upon the work of t h e Laboratory of Natural History was received, and authority given to have the same printed in form of a bulletin. Trustees McLean and Shawhan were temporarily appointed on the Auditing Committee to take places of absent members. The report from Professor Morrow was referred to the Farm Committee:

UNIVERSITY, J U N E 2; 1887.

Dr. S. H. Peabody,

Regent:

SIR: During the three months ending May 31, 1887, the receipts from the University farms have been $1,384 86. The expenses have been — — .' 565 79 Leaving balance to credit of farm $819 07

The receipts may be classified as follows: Cattle, $820.50; hogs, $79.75; mare, $90.00; butter and milk, $47.55; poultry and eggs, $13.05; hay, $212.26; seed corn, $115.45; miscellaneous, $6.30. In addition to these amounts, notes have been taken for $385 for shorthorn cattle sold at public iale May 26. At this sale six young bulls and six yearling heifers were sold for $740. The season has been favorable for the work on the farms, which is well, advanced. In general the live stock and growing crops are in good condition. Respectfully submitted r G. E. MORROW, Professor of Agriculture.

The Executive Committee submitted the following report, which was approved;

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: GENTLEMEN: The undersigned, your Executive Committee, respectfully report that the Treasurer has duly presented his bond to this Board in the sum of $150,000, as required by resolution of this Board, together with his sureties, and we find the bond in due form and the sureties reported to us from reliable sources as ample, and your committee have approved the bond. S. M. MILLARD, ( n»m*»itt*, C.BENNETT,. \ Committee.