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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[June 8,

A communication from the Hibernian Banking Association of Chicago, stating that it was assignee of Kelly & O'Brien's interest in building contracts, was presented and referred to the Business Manager. A letter from Dr. D. A. K. Steele, asking that the University, by its President and Secretary, endorse missionary scholarship contracts, was referred to the Committee on the College of Medicine, and, subsequently, upon recommendation of the Committee, the endorsement was authorized. The Secretary presented a bill from Walsh & Hueck. This bill had previously been before the Committee on Buildings and Grounds and rejected by it. The bill was laid upon the table.

POSTAGE DUES.

The Business Manager was authorized to deposit with W. W. Lindley, postmaster, Urbana, 111., a certified check for $1,000, drawn against University funds, payable to said W .W. Lindley, under agreement that the check should be used by said Lindley in case the postal authorities should refuse to ratify a temporary arrangement by which certain University publications have been deposited in the mail as second class matter, in payment of postage upon said publications, and in such case only. If said temporary arrangement shall be ratified, then said check shall be returned to the Business Manager.

SOUTH CAMPUS.

The question of the use to which the south campus shall be put, which had been referred to the committees on Buildings and Grounds, and on Agriculture, was taken up for consideration, and it was agreed, on motion of Mr. Bayliss, to close the gate at the south end of Burrill avenue and to discontinue Burrill avenue as a public highway from the Dean's house south. Further consideration of the question was referred to the two committees jointly.

SALARIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.

The question of salaries in the Agricultural Department was then taken up. Mr. Kerrick moved that the salary of Dean Davenport be made $4,000 a year, the salary of Professor Hopkins $3,500, and the salaries of Professors Mumford and Blair $3,000 each. Mr. Bullard offered as a substitute for this that the persons named be paid salaries as proposed by President Draper in his communication in regard to salaries. Mrs. Abbott moved to lay the substitute on the table. This motion was lost by the following vote: Yeas—Mr. Kerrick and Mrs. Abbott; nays—Messrs. Bayliss, McLean, Bullard, Hatch, Nightingale and McKinley, and Mrs. Evans; absent—Governor Yates, Mr. Dickirson and Mrs. Alexander.