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P R O C E E D I N G S OF BOARD OF T R U S T E E S .

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Overture—(Theo. Mozas)—University Orchestra.

BENEDICTION.

President's Reception, 9:00 p. m.—Engineering Hall. Student's Reception at Engineering Hall, Friday, November 16, at 8:00 p. m.

SESSION OF FRIDAY.

T h e B o a r d m e t p u r s u a n t to a d j o u r n m e n t , t h e following m e m b e r s W i n g present: Messrs. A r m s t r o n g . B u l l a r d , G r a h a m , M c K a y , M c L e a n , Morrison, K a a b , a n d R a y m o n d ; absent, Governor Altgeld, Messrs. B r y a n t , Gore, a n d M o r g a n . T h e special c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d at t h e m e e t i n g of A u g u s t 1st to convey to Mr. B r y a n t t h e c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s a n d good wishes of t h e Board, r e p o r t e d t h a t it h a d sent to h i m t h e following c o m m u n i c a tion :

URBANA, I I I . , August 1, 1894.

On the occasion of acquiring the age of eighty-seven years his fellow members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois wish to extend to the Honorable John H. Bryant their congratulations. We note with pleasure and gratitude that'this ripe age has been reached in health and in vigor of mind; that the heart is warm, the mind clear, and that the rich experiences of life, which have accumulated wisdom in him, are still the enjoyment of friends and m sociates. We regard him as a noble example of American manhood, the product of our American institutions, a ripe scholar, an earnest student, a royal character, a true patriot and loyal citizen, and a noble loving friend. We hope that the coming years may bear lightly upon him and that his great store of wisdom may long be a help to his fellow men. It is such lives of men that inspire us to labor so that footprints may be left on the sands of time, not to be swiftly" washed away, but changed to enduring stonef that may point others to lives of honor and integrity, tilled with noble deeds. By order of the Board,

NELSON W. GRAHAM, S. A. BULLARD,

Committee. O n m o t i o n of Mr. R a a b t h e action of t h e c o m m i t t e e was a p p r o v e d . A c o m m u n i c a t i o n was received from Professor S. W . P a r r s t a t i n g t h a t t h e C h r i s t i a n ass Delations were willing to sell to t h e U n i v e r s i t y a s t r i p of land with forty feet front on t h e west side of t h e tract of land adjoining t h e A r b o r e t u m on t h e east a n d owned by t h e m . T h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n was referred to t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e . T h e B u s i n e s s A g e n t , Professor S. W . S h a t t u c k , m a d e t h e followi n g report, which was referred to t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e :

BUSINESS AGENT'S REPORT. URBANA, I I I . , NOV. 15, 1894.

Nelson W. Graham, Esq., President of the Board of Trustees, University of Illinois, S I R : I have the honor to hand you herewith, a communication from A. J. Chesbro, Superintendent of the Champaign and Urbana Gas Co., in answer to the action of the Board at its last meeting. Also one from the Champaign Electric Lighting and Power Co. I have no definite knowledge of this matter. Tne Board is requested to make the following appropriations at this time;