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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

COLLEGE OF MEDICINE.

[Sept, 8,

I t appears that Actuary of the College of Medicine inadvertently omitted from his estimates in J u n e an item of $2,000 for general repairs in the college buildings, and now requests that the oversight be corrected. I accordingly recommend the approval of an item of $2,000 for general repairs in the buildings of the College of Medicine during the year. At the special meeting of the Board of Trustees in August the action of the College of Medicine increasing the cost of the general ticket for instruction was approved, but with the provision that it should not go into operation until next year. I have no doubt that this proviso was adopted upon the supposition that there had been no early notice of the change proposed, and that, therefore, if it were to go into effect this year it might be unjust to some. I am advised by the Actuary, however, that a notice of this proposed change was published in the annual announcements of the college which were issued more than two months ago, and that already more than an hundred students have paid the increased amount; that no objection is made anywhere to the advance; and that after the advance is made the fees at our College of Medicine will be lower than a t other institutions of equal grade in Chicago. I therefore recommend t h a t the increased change be approved to go into effect at once.

AGRICULTURAL E S T I M A T E S .

I transmit the estimates of the College of Agriculture and the Agricultural Experiment Station, with the recommendation that they be approved as follows: FromU. S. college fund $3,000 00 From teachers' and institutes' fund 2,000 00 From interest on endowment fund 5,000 00 From State college fund 3,000 00 From U. S. Station fund 3,750 00 Total $16,750 00 Approved. From ReceiptsCollege—dairy department $1,000 00 ©ollege—horticultural department 295 61 U. S. Station—horticultural department 42 80 State Station — treatment o f orchards 135 98 Total $1,474 37 S. W. SHATTUCK, Business

PRINCIPAL OF PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

Manager..

Mr. P r a n k Hamsher, Principal of the Preparatory School, is sick with a serious malady at Colorado Springs, Colorado, and will not be able to resume his work at the opening, and possibly ought not to for a year, although I have confidence that he will be able to eventually. Mr. Hamsher is a man of fine character, and has rendered the University an exceedingly capable and very assiduous service. I t is the desire of all to aid him to the fullest extent practicable in the present emergency, and he certainly deserves this a t the hands of the University authorities. The other members of the faculty of the Preparatory School are more than ready to share his work among themselves, so far as it is practicable, and I recommend that he be granted a leave of absence for the year, and that I make such arrangements about carrying on his work as may seem advisable, and with such adjustment as to salary as will save so much for him as may be possible. Eespectfully submitted, A. S. DRAPER, President.

President Draper's recommendations were adopted in full. The Secretary presented the following letter from Mrs. Peabody.

Mrs. Selim Hobart Peabody and family have received the beautiful copy of resolutions passed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois upon the death of Dr. Selim Hobart Peabody and are thankful for it.