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1899]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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I t was ordered t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e on B u i l d i n g s a n d G r o u n d s b e i n s t r u c t e d to advertise for fuel for t h e year b e g i n n i n g S e p t e m b e r 1, 1899, a n d to enter i n t o a c o n t r a c t therefor if a favorable p r o p o s i t i o n s h o u l d b e received. Mrs. Oarriel offered t h e following resolution, w h i c h was adopted::

REPORTS PROM DEANS.

WHEREAS, The sesssions of the Board are too short for thorough consideration of all matters submitted; therefore, be it Resolved, That each Dean prepare two copies of his report to the President, one to be sent to the President and one to the chairman of a committee of the Board as follows: The Dean of the General Faculty, to the chairman of the Finance Committee; the Dean of the College of Literature and Arts, to the chairman of the Committee on Instruction; the Dean of the College of Engineering, to the chairman of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds; the Dean of the College of Science, to the chairman of the Committee on Publicati n; the Dean of the College of Agriculture, to the Committee on Agriculture; the Dean of the Woman's Department, to the chairman on Students' Welfare; the Director of the Library School, to the chairman of the Committee on Library; the Actuary of the School of Pharmacy, to the chairman of the Committee of the School of Pharmacy, to the chairman of the Committee of the School of Pharmacy; the Dean of the School of Medicine, to the chairman of the Committee on the School of Medicine. I t was ordered t h a t t h e C o m m i t t e e on A g r i c u l t u r e a n d t h e B u s i ness M a n a g e r make a division of t h e p r o p e r t y b e t w e e n t h e E x p e r i m e n t S t a t i o n a n d t h e College of A g r i c u l t u r e . W i t h r e g a r d to a S a t u r d a y School t h e C o m m i t t e e on I n s t r u c t i o n m a d e t h e following r e p o r t which was a d o p t e d :

SATURDAY SCHOOL. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, J u n e 27, 1899.

lo the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—The communication of Professor Kinley presented by President Draper and considered by your Committee recommends— " 1 . That some one be authorized to lay the matter before the teachers at the next county institute in Champaign county. "2. That, if the proposal meets with sufficient favor, the University organize classes to meet on Saturdays in such subjects as the teachers ask for, provided, of course, that arithmetic, elementary grammar, and work generally below the high school grade shall not be included. " 3 . That classes be not formed in any subject unless there are at least five ,applicants. "4. That all expenses be met by a fee of not more than HVQ dollars to be charged for the work of the year. " 5 . That the receipts from this source shall be devoted to the payment of those who do the teaching. 4 '6. That the teaching be done by such instructors and fellows as there are in the various departments, with the understanding that the heads of the departments shall exercise some general supervision. " These are the points which it occurs to me now it is desirable to provide for. Of course they will need to be elaborated and more, perhaps, added. I am inclined to think that the scheme will prove a success and shall be glad todo anything I can to promote that success."