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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

The Treasurer made the following report of purchases of bonds and requested that the premiums paid be audited and allowed.

SPRINGFIELD, J U L Y 30,1887.

University of Illinois to John W. Bunn, Dr. For premium on $4,000 6% per cent. Montgomery county school bonds, due in 5, 8, 10, and 12 years .". For premium on $3,500 7 per cent. Sangamon county school bonds, due in '88, '89, '90, 192, and "94 September 15, for premium on $12,000 6 per cent. Montgomery county school bonds due 1890 to 1901 JOHN W. BUNN,

$195 60 100 80 348 00

$644 40 Treasurer.

The report was received and approved, and the premiums were audited and ordered paid. The auditing committee made the following report:

Board of Trustees, University of Illinois: Your committee respectfully report that they have examined the accounts and bills on which warrants No. 900 to 950 and 1 to 200, all inclusive, were issued and find the same correct as reported by the Business Agent. They have also examined the report of the Treasurer, and find the same correct. We recom mend that the same be filed. GEO'. C ? B l J i N M A Y E R , \Siting Committee.

The President committees:

announced the Jto^fffing

changes in standing

Shawhan vice Earle, Chairman of Committee on Buildings and Grounds; Pullenwce Shawhan, on Farm Committee, and Shawhan vice Earle on Au€liting"Committee.

The regular appropriation for the ensuing quarter for the Laboratory of Natural History, $1,700, was granted. The Committee on Agricultural Experiment Station reported as follows:

A P L A N F O R T H E ORGANIZATION O F A N E X P E R I M E N T STATION AT T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S .

SECTION 1. Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of an act of Congress, approved March 2, 1887, entitled an act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862,*and of the acts supplementary thereto, and of a joint resolution of the 35th General Assembly of the State of Illinois, giving assent thereto, as provided in section 9 of said act of Congress, there shall be, and is hereby, established a department of the University of Illinois, which shall be known and designated as the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Illinois. Sec. 2. The object and duty of such experiment station shall be to fulfill in its scope and work the requirements of section 2 of the act of March 2,1887, establishing the same, and to conduct such other researches and experiments bearing directly on the agricultural industry of the State of Illinois, as may be deemed advisable by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Rec. 3. The experimental work of the Station shall be under the immediate charge of a Board of Direction, consisting of four members, one of whom shall-be designated as President of such Board, when appointed, and all of the members of such Board shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees of the University, at the regular annual meeting of such Board. The persons so appointed shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors are appointed. Any vacancies in such Board of Direction shall be filled by the University Trustees. Sec. 4. The Directors shall devise and arrange the methods by which investigation shall be pursued and experiments conducted. They shall divide the work of the station and assign the parts thereof to such persons as may be best fitted by experience and ability to carry forward such work. They shall keep accurate detailed accounts of all experimental work, and all the circumstances surrounding the experiments, which can in any way affect them, and work out such results as the facts may show and put the same in shape for proper reports, to be published from time to time, as required by the act of March 2,1887. The Directors may adopt such rules of organization as they may deem necessary, which shall not be in conflict with the laws under which the department is organized, or with such regulations as the Trustees may from time to time prescribe.