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PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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4. T h a t no promotion from rank to rank, and no increase of pay by reason of years of service shall be made except by a specific vote of t h e board of trustees. Respectfully submitted,

J. E. ARMSTRONG, )

H E N R Y RAAB,

Committee

f on Instruction.

This report was adopted, and t h e regent and t h e committee on instruction were directed to classify for t h e catalogue of this year t h e present corps of instructors, in accordance herewith. F. H. Dodge, of Chicago, was appointed director of t h e gymnasium and instructor in athletics, a t a salary of not to exceed $1,600 a year; term of service to begin September 1, 1894. The farm committee made t h e following report:

URBANA, I I I . , March 14, 1894.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: Your farm committee respectfully reports that, inasmuch a s t h e larger portion of t h e agricultural appliances, stock, etc., has been turned over t o t h e Experiment Station, i t is recommended t h a t a committee (the professor of agriculture being a member thereof) be appointed to reconstruct and revise t h e agricultural department of t h e University, visiting and examining, if necessary, agricultural departments of other Institutions of like character with this, and to report, if practicable, a plan of organization for t h e department, and any further suggestions, as the committee may desire, at t h e next meeting of t h e board. The committee also recommends t h a t t h e sum of $100 be appropriated for drainage purposes on t h e experiment farm. Respectfully submitted,

K. B. MORRISON, ALEX. MCLEAN, [ Jjmm F J" Committeeu ComwMfte

The report was adopted, and $100 was appropriated from current funds for t h e purpose named. The business agent made t h e following report:

BUSINESS AGENT'S REPORT. U N I V E R S I T Y OF ILLINOIS, March 13, 1894.

Nelson W. Graham, Esq., President Board of Trustees of University of Illinois, SIR: I have t h e honor to hand you herewith t h e following named financial statements and papers d u e f r o m me a t this time: Paper A, a statement of t h e current appropriations for t h e three months -ending February 28, 1894. Paper B, a showing of t h e state appropriations February 28, 1894. Paper C and C 2nd, t h e same for t h e United States fund.