Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1900 [PAGE 282]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[March 13;

It was thereupon voted, on motion of Mrs. Flower, to pay Prof. Wells an additional sum of $500.00 for decoration of the Library Building, in consideration of extra expenses on account of defective walls, this amount to be charged^ against the State appropriation for repairs and improvement. 3. Mrs. Carriel moved that Prof. Holden's resignation be not accepted, that he be given leave of absence until September 1st,, next, without pay, and that thereafter, upon his return to service of the University, he receive the sum of $2,500.00 a year. On motion of Mr, Bayliss this motion was made the special order when the Board should reassemble for the afternoon session. 4. I t was voted that Professor Myer's resignation should be considered in connection with Mr. Holden's. 5. Mr. Thaddeus L. Bolton was appointed instructor in psychology for ten months from September 1, 1900, at a salary of $100.00 a month. 6. Appropriations for the Agricultural Experiment Station,. $3,750.00 in amount, and for the College of Agriculture, $3,300.00 i n amount, were made, as recommended. 7. I t was voted that a department of domestic science be established as recommended. The recommendation with regard to the supervision of the lunch room was also approved. 8. The Committee on Instruction was requested to consider and report upon the whole subject of leaves of absence at the next meeting of the Board. 9. An appropriation of $250.00 was made for the payment of MrWilson's bill for legal services. 10. The request for opening the street on the south line of thecity of Champaign from Wright street to Fourth street was referred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, for investigation and report. 11. Statements of the Director of the State Laboratory of Natural History were referred to the Finance Committee. 12. The recommendation as to the laying out and use of golf courses was approved. A communication from Professor Davenport with regard to- the College of Agriculture's entering a competitive feeding experiment was referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Later the Committee reported informally that it was not advisable to enter the competition this year, and the report was adopted. Mr. McKay, Mrs. Flower, and Mrs. Abbott were appointed a committee to act with President Draper to ascertain whether or not it would be practicable for the University battalion with the Military Band to visit Chicago May 1st, on the occasion of the Dewey celebration. The Secretary presented the [Registrar's statements of fees due from students of the College of Medicine for the quarters ending J u n e 30, September 30 and December 31, 1899; from students of the*