Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1890 [PAGE 60]

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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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I recommend, also, t h a t authority be given for the appointment of an assistant librarian. The growth of the library, and the large number of students t h a t frequent the library as a reading room, make it desirable t h a t such an assistant be appointed, for work in the library under t h e direction of the librarian, and to maintain proper order in this department. Most of the work, hitherto, done here by students, and t h a t very inefficiently, should be discontinued. Authority was given last year for the employment of an assistant in the machine shop, and such employment was made. When the term opened, it was found t h a t the number of students in t h a t shop was not so great as had been anticipated, and t h a t it was possible to get along without this aid. By mutual agreement with the person engaged the contract was cancelled. Authority is again asked for the employment of such help, if it should be found necessary. A list of the Faculty as engaged last year, with salaries, etc., is herewith furnished. A communication from Professor Forbes is herewith presented. I t concerns particularly the construction of a new building, as authorized by the legislature, to be used in conducting entomological research. I have examined Professor Forbes's suggestions and concur in them, and recommend t h a t leave be given to place the building in the rear of the plant house, and t h a t authority be given for its construction, within the limits of the appropriation.

THE STATE LABORATORY OF NATUKAL HISTOKY.

To the Trustees of the University. G E N T L E M E N : The full report which I rendered to you for publication last October will make unnecessary any detailed account of our work at the present time, and I will limit this report to matters requiring attention and action. The appropriations made to the State Laboratory of Natural History by the legislature at its recent session are the same in amount as those made two years ago, but differ in distribution,—a sum of $1,000 appropriated to the building of a new entomological laboratory and breeding room having been taken from the allowance to the library, which was reduced onehalf. An advance of $1,000 per annum asked on the allowance for the pay of assistants, was refused in committee. I t will nevertheless be necessary to increase the salaries of some of my force, and some changes are impending which have prevented my making definite arrangments with all. The salary list, so far as I am now prepared to make recommendations, is as follows:

Jonn Marten, field entomologist Charles A. Hart, office entomologist Mary J. Snyder, amanuensis $900 per annum 600 per annum 600 per annum

For the remaining assistants, I shall have to ask authority to make provisional arrangements, to be reported to you hereafter; as it is not now possible to plan even the distribution of the work in full. I t is very important to us t h a t the zoological w$rk of the natural history survey should have greater and more continuous attention during the next two years than it has lately received; and more of the appropriation for assistance should consequently be turned in this direction, if suitable help can be found. The botanical work now most needed is closely related to our entomological and zoological operations, and whatever we find ourselves able to set aside for botany, I shall wish to apply in this direction.