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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1900
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108 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. [June 14, The reading of this report was interrupted by adjournment to Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. SESSION OF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, J U N E 14, 1899. When the Board met pursuant to adjournment the same members were present as the evening before except Mr. McKay. The following letter from Professor Snyder was read: PACIFIC BEACH, CAL., April 16, 1899. Hon. Alexander McLean, MY DEAR SIR:—Allow me to thank you for the kind sympathy you have shown to me in the matter of my donation to the University. I only can say that I most heartily wish it were ten times the amount. It seems to me almost that I am getting too much credit for a thing which I have been contemplating and planning for these many years. Dr. Draper seems to be very much pleased and has written many a kind word in appreciation. I trust I may have many imitators in the near future. I hear that appropriations to the amount of nearly $500,000 have been given, which makes my heart glad. Please express to the Trustees my full appreciation and gratitude for their kindness, past and present. Very sincerely yours, • E. SNYDER. Upon recommendation by President Draper it was ordered that $200 of Gr. P. Clinton's salary be paid- by the University on account of his services as instructor in botany. On motion of Mrs. Flower, authority was given President Draper to secure, if it should be necessary, an additional instructor in pedagogy who should have the title of assistant professor and a- salary of $1,200 per year. On motion of Mrs. Flower, Mr. Arthur H . Daniels was appointed professor of philosophy and his salary was made $1,350 a year in accordance with the recommendation of President Draper. A letter was received from Dr. Kinley stating he had not found it necessary or desirable to use the $100 appropriated for investigation as to the changes resulting from the introduction and extensive use of farm machinery, since a book had recently been published by a Grerman writer covering nearly the ground which he had proposed to cover by the proposed investigation. The Secretary presented the following letter: ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. URBANA, ILLINOIS, June 13,1899. To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—At a meeting of the Alumni Association, Mr. W. L. Pillsbury was appointed Secretary of the Association and was requested to ask the Board of Trustees to appropriate $25.00 for his expenses as Secretary during the coming year. Secretary. On motion of Mr. Bullard the appropriation was made as requested hy the Alumni Association. CORDA LUCAS,
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