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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

On motion of Mr. Raymond, t h e resolutions of t h e board instructing a committee to visit other institutions and report on t h e reconstruction of t h e agricultural department (see page 240) was notified to include t h e reorganization of t h e Experiment Station. The finance committee made t h e following report, which was approved:

URBAN A, I I I . , August 1, 1894.

To the Board of Trustees of tne University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: Your finance committee has examined vouchers submitted by t h e board of direction of t h e Experiment Station on which warrants No. 134 to 230, inclusive, have been issued, and has found them correct and duly receipted. Respectfully submitted,

A L E X A N D E R M C L E A N , ) Commmee

J. E. ARMSTRONG,

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Finance

The following report was received from t h e Experiment Station: URBANA, I I I . , July 31, 1*894. To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN: The executive committee of t h e Agricultural Experiment Station respectfully reports t h a t Mr. E. H, Farrington, chemist of t h e Station, has presented his resignation of t h a t position in order to accept a position in connection with t h e University of Wisconsin. While regretting t h e loss of his valuable services, t h e committee recommends t h e acceptance of his resignation to take effect August 1st. The routine work of the chemist's office can be carried on for a short time by t h e assistant chemist, and it is recommended t h a t no formal action be taken in regard to filling the position of chemist until t h e September meeting of t h e board of direction and of t h e board of trustees. The committee also reports that, through its oversight at t h e last meeting of t h e board of direction, no provision was made for t h e continuance of experiments under the direction of Professor Forbes in t h e destruction of the chinch bugs. The matter had been discussed by t h e board of direction, and in accordance with the requests of Professor Forbes and the view of t h e board of direction, t h e committee recommends t h a t authority be given for t h e expenditure of a sum not exceeding $250 in such experiments. I t may be proper for t h e committee officially to call the attention of t h e board of trustees to t h e fact t h a t congress has as yet made no appropriation for t h e Experiment Stations for t h e fiscal year beginning July 1, 1894. I t is believed t h a t there is no probability t h a t t h e usual appropriation will not be made. Respectfully submitted,

G. E . MORROWr, j

E. E. CHESTER, y Executive Committee.

I. S. RAYMOND, )

On motion of Mr. McLean, t h e secretary was authorized to draw a Station warrant in his own favor on t h e treasurer for t h e amount needed t o meet the pay rolls of t h e Experiment Station for t h e month of July. The board of direction of t h e Experiment Station was authorized to expend $250 of station funds upon t h e chinch bug experiment. The following report was received from the committee on Minnesota lands:

URBANA, I I I . , June 5, 1894.

To the Board of Trustees. GENTLEMEN: About t h e first of this year Mr. Andrew Olson, to whom had been given under date of May 5, 1892, contract No. 95, for t h e S. Wr. i Sec. 6. T. 116 N., R. 34 W. 5th P. M., wrote Professor Shattuck t h a t