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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[March 10,

MEETING O F MARCH 10, 1903. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois met in the Trustees' Room, Library Building, Urbana, Illinois, at 9:00 o'clock a. m., Tuesday, March 10, 1903. Of the old members, there were present Messrs. Bullard, Hatch, McLean and Nightingale and Mrs. Abbott and Mrs. Alexander; absent, Governor Yates and Messrs. Dickirson and Bayliss. Mr. L. H. Kerrick, of Bloomington, and Mrs. Laura B. Evans, of Taylorville, new members, were present, they having first taken the oath of office. President Draper was present. The minutes of the meeting of December 9, 1902, were approved as presented by the Secretary.

ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

The election of officers being then in order, Mr. F. L. Hatch was elected President; Mr. W. L. Pillsbury was elected Corresponding and Recording Secretary and also was appointed Registrar; Messrs. McLean and Nightingale were elected to constitute, with the President of the Board, the Executive Committee of the Board. Mr. E. G. Keith was re-elected Treasurer, and his bond was fixed at $600,000. The Executive Committee was instructed to see to the giving of the bond and to make an examination of his accounts as Treasurer and to report the bond and the result of the examination to the Board. Dr. A. S. Draper was re-elected President of the University.

COMMUNICATIONS FROM PRESIDENT DRAPER.

Upon the recommendation of President Draper Mr. Joel Stebbins was appointed instructor in Astronomy and director of the Observatory for the twelve months beginning September 1, 1903, at a salary of $100.00 a month, with a vacation of one month. President Draper presented a communication from Mr. L. C. Miller with regard to the University Dining Hall, and at the same time recommended the discontinuance of the Dining Hall after July 1st. The recommendation was adopted, and Mr. Miller's letter was referred to the Committee on Student's Welfare. The President asked authority to terminate at the end of any month, the employment of Mr. N. J. Morehouse, an employe in the Department of Animal Husbandry. The authority was given.