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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[June 29

M E E T I N G OF J U N E 29, 1897.

The following call for a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was issued June 23, 1897: "Upon the call of the President, Mr. F. M. McKay, there will be a special meeting1 of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at 9:00 o'clock a. m.;* Tuesday, June 29, 1897, at the office of President Draper, in Urbana, Illinois, to consider financial and legal matters pertaining to the defalcation of the late Treasurer, and such other business as may be presented to the Board." There were present at the meeting held pursuant to the above call Messrs. Armstrong, Builard, McKay, McLean, Morrison, Raymond, Smith and Mrs. Flower; absent, Governor Tanner and Messrs. Pearce and Inglis and Mrs. Carriel.

WOMEN ADMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

Upon motion of Mrs. Flower, it was voted that women be admitted to the School of Medicine of the University of Illinois at the beginning of the fall term in 1898, and that notice of this be given in the Announcement of the School of Medicine for this year. Upon the recommendation of President Draper, it was voted, on motion of Mr. Smith, to appoint George T. Kemp, P H . D . , Professessor of Physiology in the University with a salary of- $2,000 a year. The appointment of an instructor in Psychology was referred to President Draper, with power to act. Upon the recommendation of President Draper, Miss Jessie Younge Fox was appointed an assistant piano teacher for the ten months beginning September 1, 1897, with a salary of $30 a month, and fifty per cent of the fees received in excess of $300 for instruction given by her; and it was also voted that the fees for Miss Fox's students should be as follows:

First Term, Second Term. Third Term.

Matriculated Two lessons a week One lesson a week Non-matriculated One lesson a week

students. $12 00 7 00 students. $15 00 8 00 $12 00 7 00 $12 00 7 00 $9 00 5 00 $9 00 5 00