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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

The committee on instruction reported as follows: To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—Your committee on instruction begs to report as follows: Referring to the petition of the alumnae t h a t a woman be appointed as full professor in the University, we think t h a t the appointment of Miss Merrill to t h e assistant professorship of English language and literature is all t h a t it is possible to do under the circumstances; and t h a t the request of the alumnae for a full professorship will be granted as soon as there is an opportunity. Respectfully submitted,

H E N R Y RAAB, ) GEORGE R. SHAWHAN, \

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The report made June 7th by the committee appointed to prepare.a statement of the relations of the State Laboratory of Natural History to t h e University was then considered, and, on motion of Mr. Cobb, approved. The request of Professor Forbes for microscopes for the department of zoology, and for use as a part of the exhibit at the Columbian Exposition, was referred to the regent and the business agent to report upon at the next meeting. Professor Brownlee, mayor, and Mr. Dougan and Mr. Shuck, aldermen of Urbana, representing the council of t h a t city, made a statement t o the board with regard to the sewer pipe which had been laid recently in t h e Boneyard Creek, in Champaign, down to the east line of t h a t city, and t h e nuisance created by the discharge of sewage from said drain. The gentlemen asked, since the sewage entered the city of Urbana a t the west line of the University grounds, and for some distance flowed across them, t h a t the board of trustees co-operate in securing t h e abatement of the nuisance. The board appointed the president, Messrs. Clemens and McLean, and the secretary to look into the matter, make protest against the nuisance^ and inquire of the attorney general as to its powers in the premises. The regent presented a letter from Professor Forbes, stating t h a t he had been asked by the United States Fish Commissioner whether he could not take the directorship of the exhibit of the Commission at t h e Columbian Exposition. The regent said t h a t he thought the University work could be so arranged, without detriment or cost to the University, t h a t Professor Forbes could take this position, and t h a t he should be authorized to answer the inquiry of the Fish Commissioner in the affirmative. Permission was given Professor Forbes to make such answer, on motion of McLean. A request, endorsed by the executive committee of the faculty, for a room in attic story of the Natural History Hall, to be used as a laboratory of experimental psychology, was referred back to the faculty with the statement t h a t for the present it would be impracticable to heat the rooms on t h a t floor. Requests for additions to the plant in his department, made by Professor Scribner, were referred to the regent, the business agent, and Professor Scribner, to report on at the next meeting. The amount allowed for clerical work in the regent's office was increased from $40 to $45 a month. The band was given permission to change the style of its cap, as proposed in a communication from t h e faculty. The request of Professor Frederick for an appropriation for t h e school of art and design, was referred to the regent, the business agent, and Professor Frederick, to report on at the next meeting of the board. On motion of Mr. Shawhan, .$25 was appropriated for music for the use of the band.