Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1908 [PAGE 193]

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1907]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOAED OF TRUSTEES.

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Besides the additional salaries there will be the expense of equipment of a special chemical laboratory, for which we have a suitable room." I estimate this as follows:

Fitting up desks for, 20 students with gas, water, sink, and cupboards for apparatus, etc. • Special apparatus, reference books, etc., for this laboratory Supplies of drugs and chemicals .Advertising the course by special circular or announcement ... Total > $400 500 100 150 $1,150

This expense would be in addition to the itemized estimate of expenditures already furnished for next year based on the present course. Revenues from this Course—It is difficult to say what success might be expected the first year in enrolling students for such a course. Probably not more than ten students could be enlisted for the first term, which would bring in a revenue of about $1,400.00. Undoubtedly the new course would be of assistance in improving the shorter course as well. The higher course when fully established, would be an excellent means of strengthening the school in all departments). The appointments were made as recommended. The course i n pharmaceutical chemistry was approved as proposed, and also the expenditure of $1,150.00 for fittings. I t is further voted t h a t of the State appropriation for t h e School of Pharmacy $3,000.00 should be returned to the general University fund to reimburse the fund for the amount previously contributed from the fund toward the expenses of the School of Pharmacy. Mr. George W. Gere's bill of $20.00 for examination of the title to the forty acres of land purchased of W. I . Saffiel and L. E . Pord was approved. ' ' The matter of appropriations for the State Entomologist was referred to the president of t h e board with power to act. The Committee on Buildings and Grounds made t h e following report which was adopted.

CHICAGO, III., July 20, 1907.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: GENTLEMEN—The Committee on Buildings and Grounds begs to report as follows concerning various matters which were referred to it:.

ELEVATOR IN UNIVERSITY HALL.

The committee has considered the advisability of the installation of an elevator in University Hall for the use of the women students, and finds, that about two-thirds of the traffic which such an elevator* would carry would be between the main floor and the floor next above, and t h a t the remaining one-third of the traffic would be to the floor next above that. The committee also finds that the cost of maintenance, operation, depreciation, etc., would amount to about $2,000.00 a year. In view of these facts the committee recommends that the elevator be not installed at this time.

FEES FOR SUPERVISING ARCHITECT.

The following letter from Professor James M. White was referred to the committee:

URBANA, I I I . , July 3, 1907.

President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois:

MY DEAR SIR— I enclose section 9 of the law pertaining to the licensing

of architects in me State of Illinois.