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Meeting of June 9, 1914.

The quarterly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the University, in Urbana, on Tuesday, June 9, 1914, beginning at 10 A.M. The following members were present: Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Dr. Montgomery, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett and Miss Watson. President James was present, and, also, during the greater part of the day, Prof. J. M. White, Supervising Architect.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

The secretary presented the minutes of the special meeting of April 22, 1914. On motion of Mrs. Henrotin, the minutes were approved as printed on pages 745-752.

MATTERS PRESENTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY.

The President of the University presented the following matters:

P U R C H A S E OF BARNES A N D FORBES PROPERTIES.

(1) A statement that, in accordance with the directions of the Board of Trustees, the comptroller had purchased: * 1. The property in Champaign known as the Barnes lots, bounded on the east by Wright Street, on the south by Healy, on the west by Sixth and on the north by the interurban right-of-way, described in the deed as "Block 6 of J. S. Wright's addition to the city of Champaign, except the north 14 feet of said Block 6." The sum of $14,000 will be paid for these lots. . 2. The property in Urbana known as the Forbes property, consisting of two lots and the dwelling-house thereon, lying north of the interurban right-of-way, south of Springfield Avenue, and directly east of Matthews Avenue. The sum to be paid for this property is $10,000.

B O T A N Y A N D ZOOLOGY LABORATORIES.

(2) A request for authority to proceed with the construction of the botany and zoology laboratories.

Professor White stated that the original intention of placing the greenhouse, insectary, and vivarium for the Departments of Botany and Zoology on the Forbes property had been found impracticable, and that it would be necessary to devote the Forbes property to the work in botany, and to give over the Barnes property, with the exception of a strip along the interurban tracks which was reserved for a storehouse, to the work in entomology and zoology. Professor White presented the detailed plans for both buildings. Professor Forbes, of the Department of Entomology; Professors Zeleny and Ward, of the Department of Zoology, and Professors Hottes and Stevens, of the Department of Botany, presented, in the order in which their names appear, the work to be done by their departments in the proposed buildings. On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Dr. Montgomery, the plans for the Botanical Laboratory, including the reconstruction of the Forbes house, the building of the glasshouses, and the installation of equipment as recommended by the supervising architect, were approved, and the supervising architect was authorized to proceed with the construction of the laboratory at an.estimated cost of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000). 753 —48 U