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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1906
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1904] PEOOEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 27 The President and Secretary of the Board were given authority to settle with the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company for a loss sustained under its policy No. 55,935 by reason of an explosion which occurred October n , 1904. FOUNDRY ACCEPTED. Mr. Bullard, chairman of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds, reported that the new foundry was satisfactorily completed and moved that it be accepted, and that the contractor be paid the balance due. It wTas so ordered. It was ordered that Professor James M. White be paid $500 on account for service as architect. FREE TUITION. The following resolution offered by Mr. Nightingale was received and it was voted that it be considered at an early date: WHEEEAS, The University of Illinois was established and is maintained by the people of the State, through public taxation; and, WHEEEAS, The benefits and privileges of the University are intended for all thes young people of the State, who have such a preparation in the way of mental and moral equipment as will enable them to take advantage of the opportunities afforded; and, WHEREAS, The State University is in every sense a public school; and, WHEREAS, All our other public schools, kindergarten, elementary and high, are free; therefore, Resolved, That on and after the opening of the college year in 1905 the tuition fee of twenty-four dollars a year for students whose homes are in Illinois be abolished, and that for such students the tutition in the academic departments, including the College of Agriculture, be free. It was voted that when the Board adjourned it should adjourn to 9:00 o'clock a. m., January 17, 1905. TREASURER'S REPORTS. The Secretary presented the Treasurer's report for the quarter ending June 30, 1904, which, by an oversight had not been presented at the meeting of September 27th, and the report for the quaretr ending September 30, 1904. These reports were referred to the Finance Committee.
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