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PBOCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

MEMBERSHIP OF T H E FACULTY.

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The matter of the membership of the faculty has been duly considered by the executive committee thereof, and I am authorized to embody t h e results here. The original state law—the only law bearing upon this subject—reads thus: "The faculty of the university shall consist of t h e chief instructors in each of the departments." [Act of the General Assembly, approved January 25, 1867, section 10.] Without defining the term, t h e committee recommends the constitution for this purpose of the following departments, together with the assignments mentioned of those deemed chief instructors in each:

Departments. Botany Mathematics German Architecture History Agriculture Civil engineering Zoology Geology Veterinary science Municipal engineering Chemistry Art and design Military science Romance languages Latin Greek Mechanical engineering Representatives. Proieesor Burrill. ( Professor Shattuck. • Assistant Professor Myers. < f Assistant Professor Townsend. \ Professor Snyder. "l Assistant Professor Cooley. j Professor Uicker. / Assistant Professor White. Professor Morrow. Professor Baker. j Professor Forbes. { Assistant Professor Summers. Professor Rolfe. Professor Mcintosh. Professor Talbot. \ Professor Palmer. | Professor Parr. Professor Frederick. Professor Hills. Assistant Professor Bruner. Professor Barton. Professor Moss. ( Professor Breckenridge. I Assistant Professor VanDervoort, j Professor Dodge. \ Assistant Professor Merrill. Assistant Professor Shea. Assistant Professor Krohn. j Mr. Hall. I Miss Kellogg. Professor McMurry. Assistant Professor Kinley. Mr. Daniels.

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English , Physics and electrical engineering Psychology Physical culture Pedagogics Economics and social science Philosophy ,

Mr. Howe, principal of the preparatory school, to be invited to sit with the faculty. According to your request for suggestions from the regent and deans of t h e faculty, in regard to the distribution of some $15,000, supposed to be available for equipments, the subject was duly considered; but on learning from the business agent t h a t over two-thirds of this fund had been already expended by your orders, no definite report was agreed upon. From the best information attainable, when the committee last met, the following general sums were deemed essential for the several colleges: Agriculture $225 00 Engineering 5,495 00 Science 3,210 00 Literature 500 00 $9,430 00 But there were departments t h a t could not be heard from at the time, and these figures are not to be taken as indicating the relative needs of t h e colleges. Other requests have been presented, some of which seem urgent. The requests now in my hands from the various departments, for transmittal to you, may be summarized as follows: