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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1904
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1904.] PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. HONORARY DEGREES. 26B The recommendations of the University Senate and the Council of Administration with reference to honorary degrees to be conferred at next commencement were presented by President Draper and approved by the Board. It was also voted, on recommendation of the Senate and Council of Administration, to confer upon Mr. Livingston C. Lord the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws in place of the degree of Doctor of Pedagogy conferred June 12, 1900. The Committee on Agriculture was authorized to arrange for the rental to Professor Mumford of the house now occupied by Dean Davenport, and to report its action to the Board. The recommendations of the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, approved by Professor Breckenridge, with regard to expenditures upon the heating plant, which were as follows, were referred to the Committe on Buildings and Grounds, with power to act. Repairs on boilers $ Repairs on feed pumps and mains... Repairs on stokers Repairs on conveyor 400 00 250 00 200 00 400 00 Replacing Murphy furnace by chain grate stoker $1,200 00 Total $2,45000 The Board took a recess until 2 .-30 p. m. A F T E R N O O N SESSION, MARCH 8, 1904. When the Board convened after recess the same members were present as in the morning. The Secretary presented the Registrar's statement of fees due from students attending the University at Urbana, and from students of the Academy, for the first semester of the current year. These were referred to the Finance Committee. He also presented the Treasurer's report, which was referred to the Finance Committee.
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