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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR AGRICULTURAL STUDENTS.

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ILLINOIS FARMERS' INSTITUTE, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, STATE HOUSE, SPRINGFIELD, I I I . , May 3,1899.'

Eugene Davenport, Dean of the College of Agriculture, TJrbana, III. DEAR SIR:—At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Illinois Farmers' Institute, the following resolution was adopted: To the Honorable Board of Trustees, University of Illinois. GENTLEMEN:—Whereas, the recent legislature has set aside one-half of the funds for industrial education derived from the enactments by the general government, to be used in Illinois for agricultural education, and has also made an appropriation of $150,000 for an agricultural college building and equipments, therefore we respectfully recommend, that in order to create a greater interest in agricultural education and the College of Agriculture, the Trustees of the University of Illinois provide for a scholarship in the College of Agriculture to be given to one person from each county in the State, upon terms similar to those already providing for scholarships in the other branches of the University. Trusting that the Trustees will adopt this recommendation and that they will regard the Illinois Farmers 7 Institute as a friend of the Uuiversity and a co-worker on educational lines, ready to promote the interests of the University as a whole, as well as the College of Agriculture, I am, in behalf of the Farmers' Institute, Yours respectfully,

A. B . HOSTETTER,

Secretary. Mrs. A b b o t t moved t h a t t h e vote w h e r e b y t h e C o m m i t t e e on Buildi n g s a n d G r o u n d s was c h a r g e d with t h e e x p e n d i t u r e of the $2,000 a p p r o p r i a t e d for d r a i n i n g , fencing, etc., on t h e e x p e r i m e n t f a r m l a n d certain other a p p r o p r i a t i o n s , b e reconsidered so far as t h i s a m o u n t of $2,000 is concerned, a n d t h e motion prevailed. Mrs. A b b o t t t h e n moved as a s u b s t i t u t e 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 be c h a r g e d with t h e e x p e n d i t u r e of t h i s sum, a n d t h e motion prevailed. O n motion of Mr. N i g h t i n g a l e , Dr. Steele a n d Dr. C h r i s t o p h e r were heard in relation to certain m a t t e r s c o n c e r n i n g t h e School of Medicine. Mr. M c K a y offered t h e following resolution, which was a d o p t e d : Besolved, That the matter of the relations between the University and the School of Medicine presented to the Board of Trustees by Dr. Steele and Dr. Christopher be referred to the Committee on the School of Medicine, for investigation, and report to the Board at an early date; and that the entire question of sustaining a medical school be considered at the same time. T h e Committee on P u b l i c a t i o n p r e s e n t e d a r e p o r t with r e g a r d to t h e Illini and other m a t t e r s referred to it at t h e meeting of t h e B o a r d held April 19th (see p a g e 72), which r e p o r t was, after discussion, recommitted with i n s t r u c t i o n s to t h e c o m m i t t e e to m a k e a f u r t h e r report as soon as possible.