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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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7. At the March meeting of the Board, Doctor Thaddeus L. Bolton, of the University of Nebraska, was, upon my recommendation, elected instructor in experimental psychology. Before the recommendation was made I had, in writing, a definite assurance from Dr. Bolton that he would accept upon the terms proposed. After the election I advised him of the same and received from him another assurance that he would accept when the official notice was received. When it was received he held it for some time and then advised the Registrar that he declined the same because the University of Nebraska had offered him sufficient increase in salary to induce him to do so. It is needless to say that I think his course highly dishonorable. Just after the election of Dr. Bolton I received a letter from Dr. Edwin •Grant Dexter, professor-elect of pedagogy, asking whether it would not be well to leave the position in pyschology vacant for a year, until he should be on the ground and we could act more advisedly about the matter. Dr. Dexter is himself a psychologist of excellent training and no little experience. Under the circumstances, therefore, and in view of the low state of University funds, I think it well to adopt the suggestion.

A. S. DRAPER,

President. Action was t a k e n u p o n these r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s as follows: 1. A u t h o r i t y was given to confer degrees as r e c o m m e n d e d b y t h e F a c u l t y of t h e College of Medicine a n d t h e degree of P h . Gr. u p o n t h e p e r s o n s r e c o m m e n d e d by t h e F a c u l t y of t h e School of P h a r m a c y . 2. A d o p t e d . 3. A p p r o p r i a t i o n s were m a d e as r e c o m m e n d e d . 4. A u t h o r i t y was given P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r to adjust m a t t e r s with t h e Clayton F . S u m m y Co., of Chicago. 5. I t was voted t h a t it would b e t h e s o u n d e r policy for t h e University to a t t e n d to such b u s i n e s s on its own account. 6. T h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was adopted a n d Professor P . Gr. H o l d e n ' s resignation of t h e professorship of a g r o n o m y was accepted to take effect, according to its t e r m s , M a r c h 1, 1900. 7. Adopted. U p o n t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r , Mitts I s a b e l B e v i e r was a p p o i n t e d professor of household science at a salary of $1,500.00 a year a n d Miss E l i z a b e t h S p r a g u e i n s t r u c t o r in h o u s e h o l d science at a salary of $800.00 for ten m o n t h s , these a p p o i n t m e n t s t6 g o i n t o effect S e p t e m b e r 1,1900. T h e B u s i n e s s M a n a g e r was i n s t r u c t e d to m a k e a contract with M r s . E l i z a b e t h Gribbs for c o n d u c t i n g t h e U n i v e r s i t y l u n c h room.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

T h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e B o a r d a n n o u n c e d s t a n d i n g c o m m i t t e e s for t h e year as follows: Agriculture—Fulkerson, Chairman; Hatch, McKay, Abbott. Buildings and Grounds—Bullard, Chairman; Smith, Carriel Nightingale, Flower. , Finance—McKay, Chairman; Nightingale, Smith. Instruction—Flower, Chairman; Nightingale, Hatch, Bayliss, Carriel.