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1897.]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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use of rye as a winter protection to land and as green manure; subsoiling both spring and fall; and trials of different methods of seeding to grass, and attempts to tame and cultivate some of the wild prairie grasses. Estimates of expenses for the ensuing quarter on the basis of recommendations herein made are:—

ESTIMATES FOR QUARTER ENDING JUNE 30, 1897.

General Fund, Salaries Labor Publications Postage and stationery Freight and express Heat, light, and water Chemical supplies Tools, implements, and machinery Seeds, plants, and sundry supplies Feeding stuffs Library Live stock Scientific apparatus Traveling expenses Contingent Farm Fund. Labor Seeds, plants, and sundry supplies

$1,940 00 570 00 315 CO 20 00 25 00 60 00 30 00 150 00 125 00 170 00 35 00 160 00 75 001 60 00 15 00

$3,750 00

$700 00 266 00

$900 00 4,650 00

Respectfully submitted,

E. DAVENPORT,

Director. Mr. Bullard, from t h e C o m m i t t e e on B u i l d i n g s and G r o u n d s , ret u r n e d t h e r e p o r t of t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of B u i l d i n g s and G r o u n d s with t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n t h a t it be filed, a n d t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was c o n c u r r e d in. O n motion of Mr. B u l l a r d , t h e P r e s i d e n t a n d B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r were a u t h o r i z e d to employ a day policeman at n o t to exceed $40.00 a m o n t h , a n d an a p p r o p r i a t i o n was m a d e to meet t h e salary. Mr. W . L. P i l l s b u r y , as Secretary, filed the r e p o r t s c o n c e r n i n g t h e e n d o w m e n t securities m a t u r i n g d u r i n g the six m o n t h s e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31, 1897, and t h e interest t h e r e o n for t h e q u a r t e r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 81, 1896; a n d as R e g i s t r a r , s t a t e m e n t s of fees d u e from U n i v e r s i t y students, P r e p a r a t o r y School s t u d e n t s , a n d s t u d e n t s of t h e School of P h a r m a c y for t h e q u a r t e r e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 31, 1897. T h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e filed t h e following r e p o r t :

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, March 10, 1897.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—Your Finance Committee reports that it has examined University vouchers 1,426 to 2,350, inclusive, series 1895-1896. Also vouchers of series 1896-1897: — Genera], 1 to 1,200. Vouchers Laboratory of Natural History, 1 to 161. Vouchers Agricultural Experiment Station, 1 to 200. Vouchers School of Pharmacy, 1 to 102. We find them in due form and properly receipted, with the exception of No. 2,269 for $50.00. The warrant for this voucher was not used. We recommend that this warrant be cancelled.