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1899.]

PROCEEDINGS OF T H E BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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After a prolonged discussion the board adjourned to meet at 7:45 p. m., at the Beardsley Hotel, Champaign, 111.

EVENING SESSION, TUESDAY JUNE I B , 1 8 9 9 .

When the board met, pursuant to adjournment, the same members were present as at the day session, except Mr. Nightingale. The question of a college for teachers having been taken up again, Mr. Bullard offered the following as a substitute for the report of the Committee on Instruction: Besolved, That this board give Professor Tompkins the assurance that he shall have every opportunity to make his department all that is necessary for the interests of the teachers of the State of Illinois, and that his salary be made $2,250 a year. Mr. McKay moved to postpone further consideration of the question until 2 o'clock Wednesday. This amendment was lost on the following vote: Ayes—Fulkerson, McKay, Hatch, and Mrs. Abbott; noes—McLean, Bullard, Mrs. Flower, and Mrs. Oarriel. The substitute was also lost on the following vote: Ayes—Bullard, Hatch, and Mrs. Carriel; noes—Fulkerson, McLean, McKay, Mrs. Flower, and Mrs. Abbott. The report of the committee was not approved on the following vote: Ayes—McKay, and Mrs. Abbott; noes—Fulkerson, McLean, Bullard, Hatch, Mrs. Flower, and Mrs. Oarriel. The Finance Committee presented the following report which was adopted: URBANA, ILLINOIS, May 6,1899. lo the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—Your Finance Committee begs leave to report that it has examined vouchers, submitted by the Business Manager, on which warrants have been issued as follows:

General University, Nos, 551 to 1,350, inclusive Agricultural E x p e r i m e n t Station, Nos. 101 to 228, inclusive S t a t e Laboratory N a t u r a l History, Nos. 88 to 175, inclusive School of P h a r m a c y , Nos. 12 to 75, inclusive School of Medicine. Nos. 108 to 250, inclusive Total $65,573 86 4,555 56 2,747 01 4,975 93 15,914 22 $93,766 58

We have also examined the vouchers reported not presented in the quarter ending June.30, 1898, as follows:

General University, No. 2,609 Laboratory of N a t u r a l History, No. 276 Agricultural E x p e r i m e n t Station, No. 421.. Agricultural E x p e r i m e n t Station, No. 425... School of M e d i c i n e No. 367 No. 404 No. 406..... No. 408 No. 421 No. 422 No. 432 No. 465 No. 472 Also in the q u a r t e r e n d i n g March 31,1898: General University, No. 2,040 Laboratory of Natural History, No. 225. $11 50 20 00 16 65 8 42 7 50 2 75 2 00 9 00 3 00 2 25 2 25 26 66 2 3a * 50

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