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UNIVERSITY

O F ILLINOIS.

And t h e Begent, t h e Librarian, and Mr. Bullard were empowered t o make t h e improvements in t h e manner recommended in t h e Regent's report. The Board then adjourned t o meet a t t h e Doane House, in Champaign, a t 8:30 o'clock *p. m.

EVENING SESSION.

The Board met a t t h e Doane House, in Champaign, a t 9 o'clock p . m., t h e same members being present a s in t h e afternoon. The following report of t h e Committee on Instruction w a s adopted:

To the Board of Trustees University of Illinois. matter of t h e preparatory department of t h e University begs leave to report: T h a t in t h e opinion of t h e committee t h e interests of t h e University require t h a t said department be dispensed with as soon as adequate provision for doing its work is made by some public or private institution located in t h e vicinity of t h e University. But until such facilities are provided this committee does not deem it advisable to suspend t h e work of this department.

CHARLES B E N N E T T , ) Committee on EMORY COBB, \ Instruction.

GENTLEMEN:

The Committee on Instruction to which was referred t h e

Prof. Shattuck, Business Agent, reported t h a t t o secure t h e rent of t h e Griggs farm he h a d bought corn t o be delivered in August, a n d his agency in t h e m a t t e r was continued. Mr. J o h n W. Bunn, Treasurer, presented the following r e p o r t , which was referred t o t h e Finance Committee:

JOHN W. BUNN, TBEASUKEB, IN ACCOUNT WITH THE UNIVERSITY o r ILLINOIS, DE.

1890. March

11 To balance 31 ' * amount received on account University students' fees] preparatory year laboratories

1 [To interest on Champaign county bonds

$22,438 61 $885 00 125 00 2 00 1,012 00 $337 50 90 00 427 50 $3 50 15 96 42 54 62 00 195 00 $127 00 360 00 96 00 94 41 2 33 9 05 688 79

April April May

Sangamon county school bonds

1 To amount received on account mechanical department

architectural fuel and lights

To interest on Sangamon county school bonds land contraet No. 10, John Ellis, assignee " " " 23, James Lowe 25, Peter Mooney, assignee 28, A. L. Wright 40, Joseph Dezort 51 J. Skubal and J. W. Hnizda