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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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M E E T I N G O F J A N U A R Y 13, 1899. T h e following call for a special m e e t i n g of t h e Board of T r u s t e e s of t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Illinois was issued J a n u a r y 7, 1899: "Upon the call of the President, Mr. F. M. McKay, there will be a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois at 3 o'clock p. m., Friday, January 13, 1899, at the Sherman House, in Chicago, to consider legislative appropriations and such other business as may be duly presented." T h e r e were p r e s e n t at t h e m e e t i n g Governor T a n n e r , Messrs. A r m s t r o n g , Bayliss, B u l l a r d , M c K a y , a n d R a y m o n d , a n d M r s . F o w l e r ; absent, Messrs. F u l k e r s o n , M c L e a n , Morrison, a n d S m i t h and M r s . Carriel; also P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r . L e t t e r s a n d telegrams were received from P r e s i d e n t D r a p e r a n d Messrs. F u l k e r s o n , M c L e a n , Morrison and S m i t h , each e x p l a i n i n g his absence on account of his own illness or illness in his family. T h e secretary p r e s e n t e d to t h e b o a r d t h e following p a p e r s from President Draper:

COMMUNICATIONS FROM PRESIDENT DRAPER. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,

January 12, 1899. lo the Board of Trustees. I transmit herewith several recommendations from the General Faculty and the Council of Administration, the most important of which proposes-to divide the university year into two semeters instead of three terms as at present. I recommend approval of the same. I will not undertake to advance reasons here for the change further than to say that the whole matter has been under very serious consideration for several months, indeed for more than a year, and that practically all connected with the instructional work of the University are now in favor of it. Professor Forbes, who will be in attendance at the meeting of the board is entirely familiar with the whole subject and can afford you any desired information concerning" it. Another recommendation of some importance proposes a joint course of study between the College of Science of the University and the School of Medicine under which a student may get the degree of B. S. and of M. D. in six years. The course requires attendance at the University for three years and at the School of Medicine for three years. Neither degree is conferred until the end of the full course. The plan has been worked out at a conference between the College of Science and the School of Medicine and meets with the cordial approval of all interested. Professor Forbes is entirely familiar with this matter also, and can afford any desired information.

A. S. DRAPER,

President. —4U.