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1901]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

RESOLUTION CONCERNING PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.

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T h e special c o m m i t t e e a p p o i n t e d at t h e m o r n i n g session m a d e t h e following r e p o r t which was a d o p t e d : Besolved, That the University of Illinois hereby places upon record this expression of its grief touching the recent sad death of President William McKinley by assassination, and its feeling of shame and apprehension as the fact is made apparent that it resulted from the influence upon a degenerate mind of the false teachings of a small class of agitators calling themselves revolutionary anarcnists. Besolved, That American citizenship, standing as it does for the largest freedom consistent with the moral sense of freemen moved by sound purposes in life, is not broad enough to cover a class devoid of such moral sense, opposed to all government, and inimical to the laws of society. Besolved, That it is a gross perversion of the guarantees of free speech, handed down to us by the fathers and specifically assured by our governmental constitutions, to assume that they authorize the expression of sentiments abhorrent to reason and good morals and destructive of the sacred ends for which governments exist; and it is the desire of this Board that every influence of the University shall be exerted to make this clear to all the people, to the end that governmental action may ensue which shall hereafter prohibit and outlaw all such teachings. Besolved, That we express our admiration for the great qualities of head and heart in President McKinley, which will endear him to his countrymen for all time; and that we cherish the hope that the frail wife, who was the constant object of his tender care, may be sustained by a beneficent Providence through this great affliction, and that the lessons of his life and death may be an abiding blessing to the coming generations of Americans and to all mankind.

A. F. NIGHTINGALE, A. Bo DRAPER, ALICE ASBUKY ABBOTT.

After a short recess, t h e C o m m i t t e e on B u i l d i n g s and G r o u n d s rep o r t e d t h e following proposition from V. J o b s t & S o n s , whose b i d for t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e Chemical L a b o r a t o r y was t h e lowest:

URBANA, I I I . , Sept. 28, 1901.

lo the Board of Irustees oj the University of

Illinois.

GENTLEMEN: We hereby propose to make the following deductions from our proposal on the Chemical Laboratory, for the various changes given:

If t h e entire b a s e m e n t is left unfinished $ 2,405 00 If t h e attic is left unfinished 825 00 If all plate glass is changed to D.S., excepting t h a t in outside doors, t r a n s o m s , side lights, which m a k e plain polished glass 3,300 00 If cornice is made of copper, except t h e m a i n front, which is left in terracotta $ 2,247 75 If stone is omitted on all walls excepting front 2,128 00 Total ...$10,905 75

Very respectfully,

V. J O B S T & SONS.

O n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e Committee, t h e bid of V. J o b s t & Sons, as a m e n d e d by t h i s s u p p l e m e n t a r y proposal, was accepted, a n d t h e C o m m i t t e e was i n s t r u c t e d to p r e p a r e t h e contract a n d b o n d . 13 U —