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PROCEEDINGS 01? THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. IN F O R E I G N

539* LANGUAGE.

CHANGE IN E N T R A N C E -REQUIREMENTS

(10) T h e following recommendation of t h e University Senate, passed on Dec. .4, 1911: T h a t the. prescription in foreign language l o r admission to t h e College of L i t e r a t u r e and A r t s be changed to read as follows: " E i t h e r t h r e e units^ in t h e same foreign language or two u n i t s in each of two foreign languages." . T h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e Universit}^ S e n a t e w a s a p p r o v e d . AUTHORITY F O R ' I M P O R T ORDERS. (11) A recommendation t h a t t h e director of t h e Chemical Laboratory be authorized to place an order for t h e importation from abroad of chemicals and a p p a r a t u s to an a m o u n t not to exceed $10,000.00 ( t h e corresponding: orders for last year h a v i n g amounted to approximately $9,000.00). (12) A recommendation t h a t t h e D e p a r t m e n t of Botany be a u t h o r i z e d to place similar i m p o r t orders to t h e usual a m o u n t of $1,500.00. T h e foregoing recommendations were approved." . P E T I T I O N OF MR. R O B E R T C. MIZE. (13) A petition from Mr. Robert C. Mize, a s t u d e n t in t h e College ofLaw, t h a t he be allowed to t a k e a d v a n t a g e of a half scholarship in subs t a n t i v e law, which was awarded to h i m in 1909-1910, b u t which he was unable to t a k e a d v a n t a g e of last year on account of necessary absence from t h e University. T h i s p e t i t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d a n d t h e half- s c h o l a r s h i p ($25.00) awarded.

V COMPTROLLER'S KEPORT.

P r o f e s s o r S. W . S h a t t u c k , c o m p t r o l l e r , p r e s e n t e d h i s r e p o r t f o r t h e quarter e n d i n g Sept. 30, 1 9 1 1 :

URBANA, Dec. 12, 1911.

W. L. Abbott, Esquire, President Board of Trustees, University of Illinois: S I R — I have the honor to hand you h e r e w i t h t h e following financial statem e n t s and p a p e r s : Paper A is a s t a t e m e n t of t h e c u r r e n t appropriations Sept. 30, 1911. • Paper B is a s t a t e m e n t of t h e State a p p r o p r i a t i o n s Sept. 30, 1911. Paper (7 is a s t a t e m e n t of the United States fund Sept. 30, 1911. Paper E is a s t a t e m e n t of t h e United States A g r i c u l t u r a l E x p e r i m e n t Station appropriations Sept. 30, 1911. Paper F is a s t a t e m e n t *of t h e School of P h a r m a c y a p p r o p r i a t i o n s Sept. 30, 1911. Paper G is a s t a t e m e n t of t h e College of Medicine appropriations Sept." 30, 1911.J \ Paper I is a list of t h e appropriations the board is requested to m a k e a t t h i s time. Paper L is a report of the receipts by t h e chief clerk for t h e t h r e e m o n t h s ending Sept. 30, 1911., Paper M is a list of the general University vouchers presented for audit, being^Nos. 1 to 3775 inclusive. Paper O is a list of t h e United States Agricultural E x p e r i m e n t Station, Vouchers presented for audit, being Nos. 1 to 92 inclusive. Paper P is a list of the School of P h a r m a c y vouchers presented for audit,, being Nos. 1 to 44 inclusive. Paper Q is a list of t h e College of Medicine vouchers presented for a u d i t , being Nos. 1 to 234 inclusive. ' Respectfully submitted,

S. W. SHATTUCK,

Comptroller.