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1907]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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9. That the president be authorized to appoint Professor W. F. M. Goss dean of the Engineering College at a salary of $5,000.00 a year, work and salary to begin September 1,' 1907. Eeferred to board of trustees with recommendation t h a t it be adopted,

E E P O R T ON ACCOUNTANCY.

The president submitted .the following Committee on Accountancy:

report of

the

University

June 8, 1907. President E. J. James, University of Illinois: DEAR SIR—We hereby submit the annual report of the University committee charged with the supervision of accountancy matters.

CERTIFICATES ISSUED.

On the whole, the work of the committee has gone smoothly during the year. Since the report of candidates submitted to you June 15th last, the following have received certificates: Harold Benington, 801 Marquette building, Chicago, who received diploma No. 99, October 27, 1906. E. W. Menzies, 429 Monadnock block, Chicago, who received diploma No. 100, October 27, 1906. A. K. Tod, 429 Monadnock block, Chicago, who received diploma No. 101, October 27, 1906. George E. Fawcett, 429 Monadnock Block, Chicago, who received diploma No. 102, October 27, 1906. James Marwick, 189 LaSalle St., Chicago, who received diploma No. 103, April 4, 1907. These certificates were issued under that part of the waiver clause which applies to applicants whp have C. P. A. certificates of other states.

EXAMINATIONS.

The annual examination required by law was given in Chicago at the rooms of the School of Pharmacy, May 6, 7, and 8, last. Twenty people had applied for admission to the examination. Of these, two were refused admission on the grounds that they did not fulfill the preliminary educational requirements fixed by law, and their fees, in accordance with our custom, were returned, he two did not appear at the examination; one on account of illness, and the other on account of pressing. business engagements out of the city. Their fees also have been returned. One, who had four times previously entered for examination and in each case had withdrawn (three times without appearing and once after appearing and staying, I think, less than a quarter of an hour) again withdrew, towards noon of the first day of the examination. Another withdrew on account of the difficulty of the examination.

RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING PEES.

The irregularities just now related seem to indicate that it will be necessary to adopt a more definite policy with regard to the return of all fees. Your committee has been accustomed to return the fees to all applicants for admission to the examination if they were not admitted, for the reason that the University was at no direct expense in these cases, since the University committee receives no pay for its services. In order that the procedure may become a matter of record we would accordingly recommend: