Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1892 [PAGE 25]

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UNIVERSITY

OF

ILLINOIS.

APPROPRIATIONS.

Appropriations for the following purposes are asked:

From current funds, for— Settees for one room Two teachers' desks Drawing desks for projection drawing Drawing desks for architecture Chairs New curtains for chapel 160 35 50 45 30 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 $280 Ofr $200 00 100 00| 30 001 75 00 50 00 $455 00' $50 00 50 00| $100 00'

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From state appropriations for apparatus and materials, forMicroscopes for botanical work Professor Bicker's collection of architectural drawings . Models and casts for drawing room Band instruments and music Current expenses physical laboratory From state appropriations for cabinets, for— Current expenses zoological laboratory Storage cases, same

The usual quarterly assignment of state appropriation for the State Laboratory of Natural History is desired. The executive committee of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations asks of this institution $25.00 toward defraying its expenses at Washington during the pendency of the Morrill college aid bill, and in forwarding action of the departments thereupon. I n view of the very successful outcome of its labors, it hardly seems t h a t this item can be refused. All which is respectfully submitted.

SELIM H. PEABODY, Regent.

The report from the farms was referred to the Farm Committee. The vouchers presented by the Board of Direction and the report of its expenditures for the year ending June 30, 1890, were referred to the Finance Committee. On motion of Mr. Cobb, appropriations of Station funds were made, as asked in Paper E in the report from the Experiment Station, and authority was given the Board of Direction to undertake new experiments, as desired. On motion of Mr. Cobb, it w7as voted that Miss Maud Kimball be paid by the University for her services as instructor in music $25.00 per month, for 10 months. On motion of Mr. Harker, it was voted to appoint Miss Edith A. Shattuck as assistant in drawing, at $40.00 per month for 10 months. On motion of Mr. Bennett, the Regent was given authority t o employ students as assistants so far as may be needed, a t an expense of not to exceed $200.00 for this fall term. On motion of Mr. Bennett, $750.00 was appropriated t o be expended by the Regent and the Building Committee in the construction of coal and iron sheds for the mechanical department.