Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1890 [PAGE 116]

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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PAPER B—STATE APPROPRIATIONS.

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Appropri- Eeceived. Expended Balance. ated. T a x e s on land (% per annum) Buildings and g r o u n d s (34 p e r annum) Mechanical and arch'I. s h o p s {% per annum) B o o k s an-l publications iV2 p e r annum) Oabinets (V<> p e r annum) Metallurgical laboratory (% per a n n u m ; Drill hall N e w boiler in machine s h o p s .' Total Illinois State L a b o r a t o r y of Natural H i s t o r y . $3,400 5,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 40,000 3,000 4,000 10,000 1,250 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 $1,543 62 2,500 00 1,500 00 1,000 00 500 00 20,000 00 1,500 00 4,000 00 10,000 00 1,250 00 $43,793 62 9,873 62 $1,543 62 2,190 11 420 00 146 22 23 72 7,799 76 1,072 62 2,626 98 8,528 54 $2i,351 57 4,352 71

$309 89 1,080 00 853 78 476 28 12,200 24 427 38 1,373 02 1,471 46 1,2 0 00 $19,442 05 5,520 91

$72,650 00 15,123 62

The vouchers presented by the Business Agent, with the Experiment S t a t i o n vouchers, were referred t o t h e Finance Committee. Consideration of the Regent's report wras now resumed, and, on motion of Mr. Cobb, t h e request of t h e Faculty with regard t o t h e detail of Lieut. Hoppin, as military instructor in t h e University, was approved, and the m a t t e r was referred t o t h e President and the Acting Regent for action. I t was also voted t h a t the Board learned with pleasure of Capt. W. C. Hazelton's purpose t o d o n a t e a medal for a n n u a l competition by the military department, and would gratefully accept the gift, t o be awarded under rules mutually acceptable t o t h e donor and the B o a r d ; and the Acting Regent and Lieut. Hoppin were instructed t o act with Capt. Hazelton in formulating such rules, and t o report them t o t h e Board a t its next meeting. An a p p r o p r i a t i o n of twenty dollars from current funds was made for t h e construction of t a r g e t s in the drill hall. The Acting Regent was instructed t o make suitable acknowledgment of t h e donation of a Merriam pack received from Col. H e n r y C. Merriam, 7 t h Infantry, U. S. A. The request of the Faculty, t h a t certain of t h e rules for t h e government of students of t h e University be amended, was t a k e n u p ; and, on motion of Mr. Haskell, p a r a g r a p h s four, five, six, and seven in t h a t p a r t of the rules relating t o societies and classes were amended t o read as follows: "The junior class will give a public exhibition under direction of the Faculty at such times as the Faculty may direct; the seniors may give class day exercises during the commencement week." "The times for all public entertainments or exhibitions must be fixed, with consent of the Faculty, at least two weeks beforehand; and all programs for the same must be submitted to the Regent and receive his approval."