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1906]

PKOCEEDINGS O F T H E BOAED O F T K U S T E E S . CHANGES I N AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS.

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It was moved to approve the recommendations of the committee as to the agricultural buildings. T o this motion Dr. Davison moved as an amendment to omit the floor in the stock j u d g i n g room. This amendment was lost, and the motion to approve the recommendation of the commitee was adopted.

E V E N I N G S C H O O L OF A C C O U N T A N C Y .

T h e special committee, appointed to consider the question of establishing an Evening School of Accountancy in Chicago, made the following report, which was adopted:

URBANA, March 13, 1906.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. Your special committee on Evening School of Accountancy reports that it finds no funds available for the purpose of such a school, and recommends that action be deferred for the present.

CARRIE T. ALEXANDER,

Chairman of T h e Board took a recess until 2 :oo o'clock p. m.

Committee.

Session W e d n e s d a y Afternoon, March 14,

1906.

W h e n the Board met after the recess, the same members were present as in the morning. P a p e r " R " presented by the Comptroller was referred to the P r e s ident of the Board for investigation and report. P a p e r " S " presented by the Comptroller was referred to the P r e s ident and Professor Brooks for investigation and report.

S T R E E T CAR SERVICE.

After consideration of recommendations made by Olmstead Brothers, presented by George Gibbs, Jr., of their office, with reference to street car service, on motion of M r . L e h m a n the following was adopted: Voted that there be included in the statement made in reply to a request of the Urbana and Champaign Railway, Gas and Electric Company for permission to cross the University grounds from California avenue to Daniel street that the Board wishes the double service on Wright street, and also that the University campus be crossed on a line south of the proposed Auditorium site, just north of the observatory.

STANDING COMMITTEES.

President Bullard has reported to the Secretary the following list of Standing Committees for the ensuing y e a r : Agriculture—Leonidas H. Kerrick, Chairman; Mrs. Carrie T. Alexander, Mrs. Mary E. Busey. Buildings and Grounds—William L. Abbott, Chairman; Samuel A. Bullard, Lewis L. Lehman, Alexander McLean, Mrs. Carrie T. Alexander. Finance—Alexander McLean, Chairman; Leonidas H. Kerrick, Lewis L. Lehman.