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MEETING OF JANUARY 30, 1915.

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at Hotel LaSalle, in the city of Chicago, at 10.00 a. m., on Saturday, January 30, 1915, pursuant to the following notice which was sent out by the Secretary on January 25, 1915: Upon the call of the President, Mr. W. L. Abbott, there will be a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois a t Hotel LaSalle, in Chicago, on Saturday, January 30, 1915, at 10.00 a. m., to consider such matters .as the committees of the board and the President of the University may submit, and such other matters as may be duly presented. When the board convened, the following members were present: President Abbott, Superintendent Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Miss Watson. During a part of the day, Prof. J. M. White, Supervising Architect, Dean W. B. Day, of the School of Pharmacy, and Dean F. B. Moorehead, of the College of Dentistry, were present. President James was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. The Secretary presented the minutes of the meeting of January 22, 1915. On motion of Mrs. Henrotin, the minutes were approved as printed above on pages 168 to 187, inclusive. MATTERS .PRESENTED BY T H E PRESIDENT OF T H E UNIVERSITY. The board proceeded to the consideration of the following matters presented by President James: A P P O I N T M E N T OF PROF. G E O R G E N. COFFEY. (1) A recommendation from the Dean of the College of Agriculture that Dr. George N. Coffey, of Wooster, Ohio, be appointed Assistant State Leader in the Lever Fund work for one year, at a salary of $2,800 a year,' salary and work to begin when he reports for duty. On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Mrs. Evans, the appointment of Dr. O. N. Coffey was made as recommended. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mr. Blair, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Meeker, Mr. Moore, Mr. Trevett.

A D J U S T M E N T OF W O R K I N T H E C O M P T R O L L E R ' S OFFICE.

(2) A letter from the Comptroller concerning the adjustment which he was compelled to make in his office oh account of the retirement of Mr. O. E. Staples on December 1, 1914: December 21, 19U. President Edmund J. James,, University of Illinois. DEAR SIR : Mr. O. E. Staples, Bursar, has resigned his position as of December 1, 1914. As Bursar, Mr. Staples was bonded in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, and had charge of the collection and auditing of the cash receipts of the University ; the receipts into and disbursements from petty cash funds; and the financial transactions with respect to University trust funds. Routine matters and bookkeening in connection with the work formerly handled by Mr. Staples has been assigned, as from December 1, to Mr. M. B. Thompson, Clerk. The responsibility for the supervision of the work and for the handling of the cash involved has been assigned to Mr. L. E. Knorr, Assistant Comptroller. A bond in the amount of twenty thousand dollars for one year from December 1, 1914, in favor of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, has been signed by Mr. Knorr, as principal, and by the Aetna Accident and Liability Company of Hartford, Conn., as surety. The premium on this bond, amounting to fifty dollars, has been paid by the University. In all of these particulars, I have acted under the general authority delegated to me by the Board of Trustees and the President. The bond secured covering the transactions of Mr. Knorr has been filed with the Secretary of the board, and should doubtless be reported to the Finance Committee of the board. I submit this to you without a recommendation. Your attention is called to the fact that 188