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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S .

[June 24

tures during the year amounted to $1,294.33, of which $125 were refunds of C. P. A. fee^ to men who failed to qualify for entrance to the examinations. Of the renaming expense $580.89 for services of the board of examiners; $111.70 for new office fixtures; and the balance for running this office. The total credit in favor of the C. P. A. fund is now $3,713.36. Owing to the fact that the number of examinees will be much less in the future, it is probable that the expenses will be in excess of the receipts, and that this fund will be necessary to properly conduct the affairs of the office. Board of Examiners—The term of Mr. S. S. Gregory as a member of the board of examiners expires July 1, 1909. Mr. Gregory was appointed to fill the vacancy xaused by the death of Mr. Azal L. Hatch. Mr. Gregory has been an exceedingly efficient and capable member of the board of examiners, and it is with very great regret that your committee is obliged to inform you that Mr. Gregory finds it impossible to accept a reappointment to the office. Your committee wishes to express their high appreciation of Mr. Gregory's services during the years in which he has se'rved the University in this capacity. Since commercial law is an important part of the examination, it has been customary for one of the board of examiners to be a member of the legal profession and especially versed in commercial law, it will be desirable to appoint as his successor a practicing lawyer, and for. the sake of convenience it is desirable that such member of the board reside in or near the city of Chicago. Your committee has given, considerable attention to the qualifications of men who would be able to serve the University and the State in this respect. We have not yet, however, been able to reach a satisfactory conclusion in regard to the person who would be best adapted to this position. We, therefore, wish to request that action upon this matter be postponed to an adjourned meeting, or the next following meeting, of the Board of Trustees, when we shall be able to .present a number of names and make a definite recommendation. All of which is respectfully submitted.

D. KINLEY,

W.

Chairman; Secretary;

L . PlLLSBTJKY,

M. H. ROBINSON,

University ^Committee on Accountancy. Ordered printed in the minutes. STACK IN LAW LIBRARY. 10. A recommendation that the Committee on Buildings and Grounds be authorized to proceed immediately with the erection of the fireproof stack in the Law building, for which the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) was appropriated by the last Legislature and of which the preliminary plans were presented at this meeting.'

By the following vote an appropriation of $10,000 was made and the matter was referred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds and the supervising architect with power to act: Yeas, Messrs. Abbott, Davison, Hatch, Grout, Meeker, Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Busey; nays, none; absent, Governor Deneen, Crebs, Blair, Moore and Mrs. Alexander.

FURNISHING NATURAL HISTORY HALL. 11. Recommendation from the supervising architect, Professor J. M. White, concerning the purchase of furniture for the Natural History building: