Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1894 [PAGE 174]

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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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The committee also voted to establish the office of registrar. The duties of the registrar shall be as follows: 1. The registrar shall have an office at the University and shall live in its vicinity. He shall keep his office open at such stated hours as his business may require. 2. I t shall be the duty of the registrar to arrange for the examination of persons wishing to enter t h e University and to register those found qualified. He shall have charge of registration of students of the University, shall keep all records of the attendance and standings of students, shall make out and sign matriculation papers and dismission papers, and all other papers and reports required in t h e proper discharge of the duties, of his office, and shall prepare for signature the diplomas conferred by the University. He shall conduct the general correspondence with persons desiring to enter the University, or making inquiries as to admission and other similar matters. He shall also conduct the correspondence and keep t h e records concerning the accredited schools and honorary scholarships and accredited school scholarships and shall arrange for examinations as t h e rules concerning these scholarships may require. W. L. Pillsbury was elected registrar, his term of service to begin Sept. 1, 1893. The registrar was authorized to employ a clerk for his office at not t a exceed $45 a month. A sum not exceeding $300 from current funds was appropriated for fitting up a ladies' reception room in University Hall. Eespectfullv submitted,

S ^ M ^ (*««*»«—The action taken by the executive committee was confirmed. To carry into effect the action of the executive committee in the appointment of a registrar, it was voted to amend t h e by-laws of the board as follows: Amend section 1, article 4, by striking out the word "and" before the words "recording secretary" and inserting after them the words "and a registrar." Amend section 2, article 5, by striking out before the words ' 'recording secretary" the word "and" and insert after them the words "and a registrar." Insert after article 8 as article 8a the paragraphs in the foregoing report of the executive committee, which define the duties of the registrar. On motion of Mr. Raab, the regent and t h e secretary were directed to make such changes in the "Rules for t h e Government of Students" as this appointment of a registrar makes necessary. The secretary was directed to publish a new edition of the rules containing these changes and other changes heretofore made therein by the board of trustees. I t was moved to add $500.00 to t h e salary of the secretary on account of the increase in his duties. An amendment was offered by Mr. Morrison, t h a t the salary remain as at present, and the amendment prevailed. On motion of Mr. McLean, it was made the duty of Professor Breckenridge to see t h a t the machine borrowed from the Garvin Machine Co., of New York city, and the three machines borrowed from the Lodge & Davis Machine Tool Co., of Cincinnati, be returned to those corporations in good condition, at t h e expense of the University, as soon as the World's Columbian Exposition shall be closed. »