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1899]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Mr. S m i t h offered t h e following resolution and, after some d i s c u s sion, f u r t h e r consideration of it was deferred to t h e S e p t e m b e r m e e t i n g of t h e B o a r d :

INSTRUCTION IN MUSIC.

Besolved, By the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that all matriculated students shall be entitled to instruction in all departments of the School of Music at no higher rates than students of other departments of the University are charged. That all persons desiring to enter the School of Music shall be subject to "the rules in force in other departments of the University touching qualifications and course of study. An examination shall be had as in other departments as to the end that each pupil shall maintain the required standing. Mr. B u l l a r d offered t h e following resolution w h i c h was a d o p t e d :

AGRICULTURAL BUILDING.

Besolved, That Mr. J. C. Llewellyn, the architect of the agricultural building, be instructed to proceed at once with the preparation of specifications for the use of bidders in making proposals and that the Committee on Buildings and Grounds be, and hereby is, instructed to advertise for proposals for the construction of the same, and lay said proposals, when received, before a meeting of this Board for the letting of contracts therefor. That the work of construction be pushed by the Committee to the end that the building be completed and ready for use at the beginning of the year in September, 1900. The cost complete, including architect's fees and other necessary expenses connected therewith, to be in the limits of the legislative .appropriation made for said building.

S U M M E R SCHOOL.

A c o m m u n i c a t i o n with reference to t h e S u m m e r School was pres e n t e d b y P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r with t h e s t a t e m e n t t h a t it h a d j u s t b e e n received b y him, t h a t h e h a d not h a d o p p o r t u n i t y to read it, a n d t h a t , t h e r e f o r e , lie was not p r e p a r e d to m a k e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t h e r e o n . T h e p a p e r was referred to t h e C o m m i t t e e on I n s t r u c t i o n for r e p o r t a t t h e adjourned session of t h e Board. T h e m a t t e r of a p p o i n t m e n t s of i n s t r u c t o r s in psychology a n d oratory was referred to P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r (or, if it should n o t b e settled before h e s h o u l d go away, to D r . Burrill, V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , ) <and t h e C o m m i t t e e on I n s t r u c t i o n with power to act. M r . M c L e a n offered t h e following resolution w h i c h was a d o p t e d : WHEREAS, A committee was appointed to visit several state institutions for the purpose of examining the buildings and other appliances of the agricultural departments of said universities, and WHEREAS, Said committee has performed said services and made careful investigation and report upon all matters for the consideration of which it was appointed, therefore, be it Besolved, That the thanks of the Board are hereby tendered to the committee for the faithful performance of the duties contemplated in its appointment.