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UNIVERSITY OE ILLINOIS.

[Dec. 8

authority of the Executive Committee referred the matter back to the University Committee to obtain from the protesting examinees a full statement of their, case, which would then be referred to the Examining Committee for such "statements and evidence as they care to offer in justification or explanation of their acts to which exception has been taken.'' The last paragraph in the instructions to the Chairman • of the University Committee was as follows: "As the board will be obliged to pass upon the testimony your committee will not be required to draw conclusions." . The University Committee has carried out the instructions and has presented its report, which is now in the hands of President James at the University. All the papers make such a voluminous record that it would not be feasible to consider the case in a full board meeting, and as the* matter has already dragged along unavoidably through several months, the Executive Committee has authorized the appointment of a special committee of the board to consider the evidence submitted, and report a recommendation to the next meeting of the board, which will be held some time in December. I have, therefore, selected the three members whose names appear at the head of this communication as best fitted, both by temperament, and by not having come in contact with the case previously, to consider and pass upon the conflicting testimony offered. I will ask Mr. Hatch, whom I appoint Chairman of the special committee, to get the papers in the case from President James, and lay the matter before the committee at an early date so that a report may be in the hands of the board not later than December 8th. Very truly yours,

"W. L. ABBOTT,

President Board of

WALKS, KEPAIRS, PHYSICS

Trustees.

BUILDING, NATURAL HISTORY BUILDING.

The Committee on Buildings and Grounds made the following report, which was approved on motion of Mr. Hatch, and the additional $5,000' of the appropriation for the Natural History building was assigned as recommended,

URBANA, IIX., Oct. 24, 1908.

To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: Your Committee on Buildings and Grounds beg leave to report that on this day a meeting was held at the University. Upon a communication from the Supervising Architect with regard to walks and sundry repairs, referred to the Committee on Buildings and Grounds with power to act (see p. 6 of the Minutes of the meeting of Sept. .29, 1908), there was ordered: Cement walk from Auditorium to Wright street ' $325 00 Board walks 206 20 Changing roadway to Auditorium 132 00 Diverting roof water from sanitary sewer f... 200 00 Fire escapes on Electrical Engineering Laboratory 146 00 Signs for Woman's hall :•• 10 00 Varnishing floors in library 54 00 Varnishing book stacks in library 60 00 Covering circular stone tower of Library with copper 105 00 Drinking fountain on South Campus 60 00 Hose cart enclosure at University hall 40 00" Ventilating Chemistry lecture room 700 00 Kick plates and door bolts for Engineering hall 50 00 Floor bolts and painting in Auditorium 24 00 Building directories in entrances to main buildings 100 00