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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1904
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1903.] PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 103 Mr. Bayliss then offered adopted: the following substitute, which was Resolved, That the salary of Dean Davenport be $3,750; that of Professor Hopkins, $3,250; those of Professor Mumford and Professor Blair, $2,750 each, and that the increase in these salaries over the amount recommended by President Draper be charged against the special appropriation for the College of Agriculture. And further, that the salaries of Professor Breckenridge and Professor Baker be made $2,750 each. This substitute prevailed. With reference to Fred H. Rankin the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That in view of the application of the State Farmers' Institute for the inauguration of a system of correspondence instruction for the benefit of the farming population, and that the Board be free to act in that matter, the appointment of Mr. Fred H. Eankin as Superintendent of Agricultural College Extension, be not renewed for a year, but from month to month and subject to termination on one month's notice, and that while it continues his salary be at the rate of $150 a month. In other respects the salaries in the agricultural department were adopted as recommended by President Draper. A committee of students had asked President Hatch for a hearing before the Board with regard to the Dairy Department; but instead they had been heard by the Committee on Agriculture at the noon recess. Mr. Kerrick, Chairman of the committee, reported to the Board that the committee would make no recommendation with regard to matters presented at the hearing. COMMUNICATION FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE FARMERS' INSTITUTE. The communication from the Illinois State Farmers' Institute, presented by Mr. Frank H. Hall, was, after discussion, referred to the Committee on Instruction and the committee was directed to consider the questions raised by this communication and to report thereon at the next regular or special meeting of the Board. The Alumni Association of the University of Illinois, through the chairman of its executive committee, Professor T. A. Clark, invited the Board of Trustees to the public exercises of the association, Tuesday forenoon, and the dinner following. The Board adjourned to meet at nine o'clock on Tuesday, June 9, 1903. ,
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