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1912]

PEOOEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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MATTERS PRESENTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY. President James presented the following matters for consideration: CURATOR OF SCHOOL OF PHARMACY. (1) A recommendation that Mr. W. B. Day be appointed curator of the School of Pharmacy of the University of Illinois, for one year beginning September 1, 1912 ; this appointment being recommended for the purpose of enabling Mr. Day to sign the necessary bonds for the withdrawal of alcohol free of taxation for the use of the School of Pharmacy. This recommendation was approved.

APPROPRIATION OF R E C E I P T S TO DEPARTMENTS.

(2) A request from Mr. O. E. Staples, Chief Clerk, for the following appropriations from the estimated receipts of the departments named to the uses of the respective departments: Agricultural College $45,000 00 Agricultural Experiment Station 35,000 00 Blue printing 2,500 00 Hospital Association 1,800 00 Library fines 400 00 Rebates to students 5,000 00 Snyder fund, interest 600 00 Water Survey 1,000 00 This request was accompanied with the suggestion that the funds of the Hospital Association should be carried in the future like other funds on the books of the treasurer of the University instead of merely on the chief clerk's books. The foregoing recommendation and suggestion were approved, the vote being as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Moore; noes, none,* absent, Mrs. Bahrenburg, Mr. Deneeh, Mr. Grout, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Meeker.

A N N O U N C E M E N T I N REGARD TO C O N T E M P L A T E D PURCHASE OF L A N D .

(3) A recommendation from Professor James M. White, Supervising Architect, that the University publish the following announcement: "The University of Illinois is contemplating the acquisition of considerable additional land, which may be obtained in any one of three directions from its present holdings, and the price at which the land can be obtained will very largely determine in which direction the extensions will be made. As only a part of the land needed can be purchased next year or the year after, that which can be obtained to the best advantage will be purchased first. The University cannot actually purchase any of this land before July 1, 1913, but is ready to take options at prices which it considers justifiable. The options will not be taken unless it is the present intention of the University to accept the offer providing the necessary appropriation can be obtained from the Legislature, though the University must reserve the right. to decline to close the option if circumstances seem to make it undesirable. "Persons who feel disposed to offer their property to the University under such conditions are requested to indicate such willingness, with a definite statement of the offer in writing to the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, 111., on or before November 1, 1912." This recommendation was referred to the Executive Committee ; with power to act.

TEMPORARY PROVISION FOR A P P R O V A L PAYMENTS. OF PURCHASES A N D

(4) A recommendation that Mr. Lloyd Morey, Bookkeeper in the office of the Comptroller, be authorized to approve requisitions for purchase and vouchers for payments, until further notice. This recommendation was approved.

A P P O I N T M E N T OF ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF A N I M A L HUSBANDRY.

(5) A recommendation that Mr. Edwin Stanton Good be appointed assistant professor of animal husbandry in the College of Agriculture and assistant chief in Animal husbandry in the Agricultural Experiment Station, with special reference to swine husbandry, at a salary of twenty-seven hundred dollars ($2,700) a year, work and salary to begin as soon as he reports for service. This recommendation was approved.