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UNIVEESITY OF ILLINOIS.

[June 11

"2. That the Civil Engineering Department be permitted to use the tract of ground'bounded on the west by Mathews avenue, on the north by the agricultural experiment plats, on the east by the forestry reservation and on the south by the cultivated plats and enclosures of the Agricultural Department. It is agreed by Dr. Hopkins that the use of the above tract for field practice by the civil engineering students will not interfere with the agricultural experiment. The above use will not seriously interfere with the use of the same tract for military drill, since the surveying exercises nominally close at 3:00 o'clock, while the drill does not begin until 4:00 o'clock. It is the intention of the Civil Engineering Department that no stakes shall be left which will be liable to trip a cadet; and the few stakes that may possibly be left are very unlikely to cause any embarrassment. "3. I request the authority to use the rectangle of ground southwest of the Observatory, between Burrill avenue and Mathews avenue, for surveying purposes; excluding, of course, the cultivated plats near the Observatory. It is understood that the use of this tract for surveying purposes is not in the least to interfere with the use of the tract by students for games. It is further understood that the Civil Engineering Department will not attempt to use this tract on Saturday or after 3:00 o'clock on other days, at which time it is likely that students may desire to use it for games. "4. I respectfully urge that the Civil Engineering Department be permitted to use the north campus for topographical surveying, it being understood that instrument stations are to be established only upon the walks, driveways or in the corners of the walks where the grass is already trodden down, and it being understood that civil engineering students are not to be on the grass, except to carry a stadia rod to the various topographical features, and upon any evidence that this use of the ground is damaging the lawn, said use is to stop. "In consideration of the fact that the Civil Engineering Department has no other area for field practice for 120 students during the first semester, and about 250 during the second semester, I respectfully urge that the above requests be granted. On account of the uncertainties of the location of buildings and of our occupancy, the facilities for field practice are in a very unsatisfactory condition. And if the above requests can be granted soon, I shall take steps during the summer vacation to re-establish the points used in field practice, and thus greatly improve our facilities in thav direction. "Respectfully submitted,

"IKA O. BAKER,

"Professor of Civil Engineering." Voted that such request be granted. MISS BRONSON'S LOTS. 6. I submit herewith a letter from Miss Bronson with regard to sale of lots at southwest corner of Springfield and Mathews avenues:

URBANA, ILLINOIS, June 8, 1906.

"Mr. 8. A. Bullard, President University of Illinois Board of Trustees, Springfield, Illinois: "DEAR SIR—As I have two opportunities to dispose of my ground right away (the ground that is the corner just north of the Y. M. C. A. ground you bought), thought I would give the University of Illinois the first chance before either of the other two, as it is a corner right out of the University campus, as well as the north end of the engineering strip. Whatever is done will have to be done inside of a week, or I will close out to one of the other companies before the end of next week. It is now or never for the University of Illinois to ever own this ground. One offer is from a hotel syndicate, who want to build a, hotel there. The other company wants a perpetual lease on the ground for another and still better purpose financially. The latter would be a big income for me always, $25,000.00. Answer, 'yes or no' by first part of next week. Yours very respectfully,

"LILLY O. BRONSON."

Voted to refer the letter to the Finance Committee.