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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1892
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252 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. Cyrus D. McLane was appointed instructor in general engi^ neering drawing, a t a salary of $750 for ten months from September 1, 1892. On motion of Mr. Graham, it was voted t h a t the salaries of Mr. J o h n Marten, Mr. C. A. H a r t , and Miss Mar.y J . Snyder, all of the staff of the S t a t e L a b o r a t o r y of N a t u r a l History, be continued for the next year from July 1, 1892, a t the same r a t e as this year. Professor Ricker's bill for $32.09, paid for .work on the sketches of the proposed new buildings, was ordered paid from current funds. The Regent was authorized t o fill the place of instructor in p r e p a r a t o r y mathematics, the salary t o be not more t h a n $ 7 5 a m o n t h for ten m o n t h s from September 1, 1892. The Regent presented nominations for fellowships by the executive committee of the Faculty, H e r m a n S P i a t t and Alice May Barber. On motion of Mr. Shawhan, the nomination of Mr. P i a t t was confirmed. Also, on motion of Mr. Shawhan, the nomination of Miss Barber was confirmed. On motion of Mr. Graham, the m a t t e r of filling; t h e other fellowships for this year was referred t o the Faculty, with power t o act. On motion of Mr. Shawhan, t h e Regent was authorized t o fill t h e place of first a s s i s t a n t in chemistry, should Mr. Forbes n o t accept. The Finance Committee made the following report, which was accepted for record: To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Finance respectfully reports that it has carefully examined vouchers for warrants numbered 143 to 207 inclusive, issued by the Experiment Station from January 1 to March 31, 1892,. and has found them correct and properly receipted. ALEX. MCLEAN, W i , W. CLEMENS, \mvmce Committer ^m'mce committee. The following resolutions were presented from the Alumni Association: Be<olved, That the Association requests the Trustees to place in the hands of its Secretary the keeping of a correct alumni list. Besolved, That we recommend to the consideration of the Board of Trustees the feasibility of granting the higher degrees of Ph.D., etc., as is customary in many allied colleges. The Board granted the request made in the first of these resolutions, and referred the second resolution t o the Committee on Instruction, directing it t o report a t the next meeting.
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