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94

UNIVERSITY

OF

ILLINOIS.

served the University for eight years, in a most important position and in a manner beyond criticism. I t is a post difficult to fill, and it will not be easy to find a successor of equal scholarship and capacity.

CHAMPAIGN, I I I . , J u n e 3, 1891.

To the Begent and Board of Trustees, University of Illinois. G E N T L E M E N : I t is my duty to inform you that, having accepted t h e position of professor of dynamic engineering in Washington University, St. Louis, I am not a candidate for reappointment as professor of mechanical engineering in the University of Illinois. Yery respectfully,

A R T H U R T. WOODS.

The sale of lands in Minnesota is progressing quietly. Nearly a thousand acres have been sold since your last meeting. I present reports from the Board of Direction of the Experiment Station, from the farm, and from the State Laboratory of Natural History:

AGRICULTURAL E X P E R I M E N T STATION.

The Board of Direction of the Agricultural Experiment Station presents the following papers: Paper A is a list of warrants drawn, Nos. 896 to 967, inclusive, and is accompanied with vouchers for the same. Paper B is a statement of the expenditures for the quarter ending March 31, 1891. Paper C is a statement of the appropriations, expenditures and balances for the quarter ending June 30, 1891. Paper D is a statement of appropriations asked for this and the next quarters.

PAPER B—STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES FOR QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 1891. Buildings and repairs Board expense Books and publications Botanical apparatus and supplies... Bulletins Chemical apparatus and supplies... Fertilizers Fuel and lights Incidentals Printing, stationery, and postage. Salaries Seeds and trees Tools and supplies Wages Dairying experiments Total Balance

$20 24 49 2 G76 47 6 80 18 29 1,518

00 66 260© 83 53 00 00 55 87 52

21 16 35 50 741 74 28 95 $3,300 57