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UNIVERSITY OF I L L I N O I S .

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We recommend the adoption of this revision in form and substance as submitted, but that a new Index be prepared by the Secretary for the same, and that four hundred copies be printed in pamphlet form.

LEWIS L. LEHMAN, FEED L. HATCH, LAURA B. EVANS, E. J. JAMES, W. L. PILLSBURY,

Special Committee. Mrs. Alexander then moved that the communication from Dr. Kemp, above referred to, be inserted in the minutes of this meeting. Mr. Lehman moved to lay this motion on the table, and his motion prevailed.

RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING T H E D R . K E M P CASE.

Mr. Lehman offered the following resolutions: WHEREAS, The case of Dr. G. T. Kemp was first called to the attention of this hoard, not by the President of the University, but by Prof. Kemp himself, in a letter setting forth his grievance and sent to the individual members of this board; and WHEREAS, After a hearing and consideration extending through several sessions of this board and a summary of the situation by the President of the University, which did not contain charges, but reviewed the case, this board finally voted that in its opinion Dr. Kemp had no just grievance against the administration of the University; and WHEREAS, Neither the President of the University- nor any one else asked for Dr. Kemp's resignation, or suggested it; and WHEREAS, Dr. Kemp resigned voluntarily, setting forth as his reasons that his salary was not raised and his department advanced in relation to others as much or as fast as he desired; and WHEREAS, Dr. Kemp in his communications to this board and to "Science/* a weekly periodical published in the city of New York, attacked the administration of the University and also alleged that academic freedom is suppressed; and WHEREAS, The Senate of the University, in a set of resolutions herewith submitted and appended declared its confidence in the University administration and denied that academic freedom is suppressed; therefore, be it Resolved, That further discussion of the case is unjustifiable, as it delays the important work of this board; is prejudicial to the interests of the University, and is likely to give the public wrong impressions of the case; and, be it further Resolved, That the above summary of the facts of the case, together with the resolutions of the University Senate, above referred to, be spread upon the records of this board and a copy given to the public.

UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION.

At a meeting of the Senate of the University of Illinois, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 15, called at the request of the Committee on Educational Policy, the following resolutions were adopted: WHEREAS, There is ground for apprehending that recent articles in the press may lead the public to think that academic freedom is suppressed or interfered with at the University of Illinois by the President, or that tenure of office is insecure because of autocratic administration; therefore, without entering a,t all into a discussion of the case referred to in said article, be it Resolved, By the Senate of the University of Illinois (a body which includes all heads of departments and full professors in the University), that it is our belief that each member of the faculty has entire freedom of