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1897.]

PROCEEDINGS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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Mr. A r m s t r o n g was a d d e d to t h e c o m m i t t e e . I t was voted t h a t special m e e t i n g s of t h e B o a r d be held at t h e dates of t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t s of t h e School of P h a r m a c y a n d of t h e School of Medicine.

ATHLETICS AT THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

T h e following resolution was a d o p t e d : Resolved, That the amount of the indebtedness of the Athletic Association at the School of Medicine, not exceeding the sum of $800.00, be paid from any surplus funds of said School. The Business Manager shall audit bills. Hereafter the officers of the School of Medicine are requested to see that students shall conduct their athletic matters wholly upon their own financial responsibility, and that the same shall be carried on with the approval of the Athlectic Committee of the General Faculty and the Athletic Advisory Board r the same as other University athletic. T h e bill of C u n n i n g h a m & Boggs, for $10 45, costs in t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t in t h e B r u n e r case, was ordered paid. I t was also ordered t h a t a writ of error b e prosecuted in t h e B r u n e r case in order t h a t the case may b e h e a r d on its m e r i t s before t h e S u p r e m e Court. T h e c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d to p r e s e n t a resolution c o n c e r n i n g t h e election of P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r to t h e s u p e r i n t e n d e n c y of t h e C i t y Schools of New York, and his declination thereof, m a d e t h e following report: WHEREAS, The Board of Education of the City of New York has made flattering offers to Dr. A. S. Draper, President of the University of Illinois,, respecting the position of superintendent of the schools of that great metropolis; and WHEREAS, His election to the high and responsible position referred to is only a just recognition of his commanding abilities as an educator; and WHEREAS, He has declined the position tendered him by the said Board of Education of the City of New York, with its central position and its largely increased salary; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, the Trustees of the University of Illinois, fully appreciate the decision of the President of the University to remain with us and lead to still higher ground and a more triumphant future the grand advance which has already been made under his wise and efficient leadership.

SAMUEL M. ING-LIS, F. M. MCKAY, THOMAS J. SMITH, N. B. MORRISON,

Committee. On motion of Mr. S m i t h , the D i r e c t o r of t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n was r e q u e s t e d to m a k e a test of t h e peachblow potato t h e c o m i n g season, a n d S t a t i o n funds to t h e a m o u n t of $25.00 were a p p r o p r i a t e d for t h e purpose. O n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r , a n d a motion of M r . A r m s t r o n g , it was voted to approve t h e h o l d i n g of a s u m m e r school at the Biological E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n , at H a v a n a , and $300.00 w a s appropriated as a g u a r a n t e e fund for t h e expense thereof,