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P r s i d e n t J a m e s called a t t e n t i o n t o t h e fact t h a t in t h e p r e l i m i n a r y d i s t r i b u t i o n of t h e buildings funds of t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l D e p a r t m e n t only t w e n t y t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s ($20,000) h a d been set a s i d e for t h e s e t w o buildings, while t h e low bid, t h a t of E n g l i s h B r o t h e r s , calls for t h i r t y - t h r e e t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s ($33,000). T h e p r e s i d e n t s t a t e d , however, t h a t it m i g h t be possible, by r e s t r i c t i n g c e r t a i n a s s i g n m e n t s a l r e a d y m a d e for o t h e r p u r p o s e s w h i c h m i g h t p e r h a p s be postponed, t o provide, from t h e b u i l d i n g f u n d s of t u e A g r i c u l t u r a l D e p a r t m e n t , t h e a d d i t i o n a l s u m n e c e s s a r y for t h e completion of t h e s e t w o buildings. I t w a s voted t h a t in c a s e t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y s h a l l find i t possible to r e - d i s t r i b u t e t h e b u i l d i n g funds of t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l College a s i n d i c a t e d abov^e, h e should be 1 a u t h o r i z e d t o d i r e c t t h e S t a t e A r c h i t e c t t o let t h e c o n t r a c t for t h e t w o buildings t o E n g l i s h B r o t h e r s , a t t h e price m e n t i o n e d in t h e bid, n a m e l y , t h i r t y - t h r e e t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s ($33,000) for b o t h b u i l d i n g s completed w i t h i n six m o n t h s , on t h e b a s i s of t h e p l a n s i n d i c a t e d in a l t e r n a t i v e " A " above. LECTURESHIP IN PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY AND COMPTROLLERSHIP.

P r e s i d e n t J a m e s p r e s e n t e d t h e n a m e of Mr. George E . P r a z e r , of M a d i s o n , Wis., for t h e position of l e c t u r e r on public a c c o u n t a n c y , s t a t i n g also t h a t it i s proposed to a s s i g n t o Mr. P r a z e r t h e d u t i e s of t h e c o m p t r o l l e r s h i p u n t i l f u r t h e r notice. • I t w a s v o t e d t o a u t h o r i z e t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i v e r s i t y t o a p p o i n t Mr. P r a z e r t o t h e position n a m e d , provided t h e a b s e n t m e m b e r of t h e E x e c u t i v e Comm i t t e e , Mr. A. P . G r o u t , w h o is a l s o t h e c h a i r m a n of t h e F i n a n c e C o m m i t t e e , concurs. The committee adjourned.

W . L. A B B O T T , F R E D L. H A T C H .

HAINES LEASE SIGNED; OPTION PRICE CONSIDERED

EXCESSIVE.

The secretary presented the following report with regard to the lease and option of purchase for the Haines property. This report was received for record.

J a n u a r y 3, 1913. To the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois: A t a special m e e t i n g of t h e b o a r d held on D e c e m b e r 19, 1912, i t w a s v o t e d t o a u t h o r i z e t h e officers of t h e b o a r d t o sign a lease a n d option of p u r c h a s e . for 47.67 a c r e s l y i n g b e t w e e n F i r s t S t r e e t a n d t h e Illinois C e n t r a l R a i l r o a d , a n d k n o w n a s t h e H a i n e s p r o p e r t y , p r o v i d e d t h i s l e a s e should be a p p r o v e d b y t h e counsel of t h e b o a r d . I b e g l e a v e t o r e p o r t t h a t t h i s lea'se a n d option h a s been s u b m i t t e d t o D e a n H a r k e r , a n d h a s been p r o n o u n c e d b y h i m to be in p r o p e r form, a n d h a s b e e n signed b y t h e officers of t h e b o a r d . I b e g leave to r e p o r t also t h a t a t t h e r e q u e s t of Mr. Abbott, I i n s e r t e d i n t h e m a r g i n of t h i s d o c u m e n t t h e following n o t a t i o n : " I a m d i r e c t e d b y t h e P r e s i d e n t of t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s t o n o t e h e r e o n t h e o p i n i o n . of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e s a i d b o a r d w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o t h e p r i c e of seven h u n d r e d fifty d o l l a r s ($750) p e r a c r e n a m e d in t h e option c o n t a i n e d herein, n a m e l y , t h a t . t h e s a i d price is excessive, a n d t h a t i n a u t h o r i z i n g the. s i g n i n g of t h i s lease t h e y do n o t w i s h to be u n d e r s t o o d a s a c c e p t i n g t h i s figure a s a p r o p e r price for t h e l a n d in q u e s t i o n . " ~--~ C. M. M C C O N N , Secretary.

GROWTH AND NEEDS OF T H E COLLEGE OF SCIENCE.

The secretary presented, by the request of President James, the following memorandum relating to the growth' of the College of Science, with a list of the new buildings needed for that college, and the work entrusted to its charge. This memorandum was received for record.

G R O W T H OF T H E COLLEGE OF SCIENCE. Year. 1905-06 1906-07 1907-08 1908-09 1909-10 1910-il 1911-12 1912-13 ...'. • Faculty. 47 52 53 65 76 .,.,.... 79 83 91 . Students. 191 209 289 299 310 361 420 445 U n i t s of i n s t r u c t i o n . 14,469 18,089 20,563 21,799 21,599 23,579 25,676 ......