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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1902
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6 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. [Sept. 21, The presentation of these papers was interrupted by a hearing given to Captain D. H. Clark. After the hearing Mr. Smith offered the following resolution which was adopted: Whereas, Captain D. H. Clark of the United States army, was employed by the University of Illinois, as Professor of Military Science and Tactics for the ten months beginning September 1, 1899, and Whereas, Said Captain Clark discharged the duties of such professorship to the full satisfaction of the Board of Trustees of said University, for said term, and Whereas, Said Captain Clark is unwilling to remain in the service of said University at such salary as the said Board is willing to pay, Iherejore, Besolved by the Board of Trustees of said University that it consents to the retirement of said Captain Clark from such service with regret. Mr. Smith moved that the University pay Captain Clark $360.00 to cover the amount of commutations regularly received by a captain in active service but not received by him while detailed for service at the University. Mr. Bayliss moved as a substitute to refer the whole question as to what, if anything, should be paid Captain Clark to the Committee on Finance, with instructions to report at the next regular meeting of the Board. Mr. McKay moved to amend to the effect that the Board order the payment of $539.75 to Captain Clark, the sum to be receipted for by him in full of all demands against the University. On this amendment the roll was called and the amendment was lost by the following vote: Yeas—Mr. McKay, Mrs. Carriel and Mrs. Abbott; nays—Messrs. Bayliss, Bullard, McLean, Smith and Mrs. Flower; absent—Governor Tanner and Messrs. Fulkerson, Hatch and Nightingale. The substitute was then adopted. On motion of Mr. Smith $100.00 was appropriated for the benefit of the Athletic Association.
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