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UNIVERSITY OF I L L I N O I S . KECOMMENDATIONS BY P R E S I D E N T JAMES.

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President James recommended— 1. That Albert V. Bleininger be appointed Professor of Ceramics at a salary of $3,000 a year, the compensation to begin, when he enters upon the duties of the position. The appointment was approved on motion of Mr. Hatch. 2. That Boyd H. Bode be appointed Professor of Philosophy at a salary of $3,000 a year, service to begin Sept. 1, 1909. This appointment was approved on motion of Mr.- Blair. 3. That Stuart P. Sherman be made Associate Professor of English at a salary of $3,000 a year from Sept. 1, 1909. This recommendation was approved on motion of Mr. Blair. 4. That the salary of John C. Duncan, Assistant Professor of Accounting, be made $2,500 from Sept. 1,. next. This recommendation was approved on motion of Mrs. Evans. 5. That Professor Thomas W. Hughes be paid $250 for an extra class carried during the present semester. This recommendation was approved on motion of Mrs. Busey. The foregoing five recommendations were severally approved by the following vote: Yeas, Blair, Abbott, Davison, Busey, Hatch, Grout, Evans and Meeker; nays, n o n e ; absent, Governor Deneen, Messrs. Crebs and Moore, and Mrs. Alexander. RESOLUTION CONCERNING MR. PILLSBURY'S RESIGNATION. In accepting the resignation of "W. L. Pillsbury as registrar of the University the Board of Trustees desire to make a permanent record of their appreciation of his great services. His work, although public attention has rarely been called to it, has had much to do with the remarkable growth of the institution. Conscientious, untiring, careful of details, holding in his memory the names and faces of the thousands of students as they have come and gone, courteous but firm, dealing fairly and justly with all, the Board of Trustees feel that they are justified in the statement that he represents the highest type of a public servant for the public good. He has fairly earned an honorable retirement and with it the gratitude and good will of the students, the faculty, and the Boafd of Trustees of the University. ' .

LAURA B. EVANS* F. G. BLAIR,

Committee.

O P P O S I T I O N TO APPROPRIATIONS.

The matter • of opposition to the appropriations the University is asking for, made by a member of the board, was considered at some length and referred to a committee consisting of Messrs. Abbott, Grout and Meeker. The board then took a recess until 4:30 p. m.