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UNIVEESITY OF ILLINOIS.

[June 27

CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL The sentiment was generally expressed that the section of the University Bill, asking for an appropriation for the establishment and maintenance of a correspondence school, which was dropped by the General Assembly recently adjourned, schould be inserted until such appropriation is made." Agricultural matters were considered later, see page 123. T h e President submitted the following communications: June 23, 1905. President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois, Uroana, Illinois. DEAR SIR—The Business Men's Association of this city has appointed the writer chairman of a committee to investigate the expense of publishing a book of views of the best features of Champaign, Urbana, and the University. A recent speech made by you at a banquet given by the Association has led us to believe that by putting forth the proper effort we may be able to increase our population to 50,000. It is evident from the number of families who have come here to reside during the past few years that there must be many in the aggregate who are looking for a desirable residence city where can be enjoyed the advantages of much larger cities without the accompanying disadvantages. We recognize that the University is our greatest attraction and believe that these cities should be made model places of residence so that the environments of the University may be ideal. Our residence streets already possess many attractions and we are anxious that the people of the State may be informed of them. This book of views, if published in an attractive manner, is going to cost from $1,500 to $2,000 for an edition 'of 25,000 copies. We are hopeful that the University will encourage us in our efforts by subscribing for 10,000 copies at cost of publication, and to that end I beg that you will kindly take the mater under consideration and advise me at your earliest convenience. We hope to have the book ready for distribution by August 10. Awaiting your reply, I am, Very truly yours,

GEORGE B. STORER,

Chairman of Committee." Referred to the President with power to act.

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APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION.

URBANA, June 12, 1905.

President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois. DEAR PRESIDENT JAMES—Professor Lake and Dean Clark have asked me to lay the matter of the expense of the Alumni Dinner before you at once. Professor Lake has just handed me the bills and they amount to $239.27. The receipts from the sale of tickets amounted to $136.00, leaving a deficit of $103.27. The deficit is larger than in former years and is due to the fact that we provided somewhat more liberally and had a considerably smaller attendance. Yours very truly,

N. A. WESTON.

T h e Secretary, also, presented a request from the Alumni Association for an appropriation of $175.00 to defray the expense of publishing and distributing the proceedings of the annual meeting of the association. A motion to appropriate $300.00 to meet the deficit and to publish and distribute the proceedings prevailed by the following v o t e : Yeas, Abbott, Bayliss, Bullard, Busey, Davison, Evans, McKinley and M c L e a n ; nays, Alexander and Kerrick. Absent Governor Deneen a n d Mr. Barber.