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1915]

PROCEEDINGS OP THE BOARD OP TRUSTEES.

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the bonding of the cash officer of the business office is customarily considered at the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees. Very truly yours,

GEO. E. FRAZER.

On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Mr. Hoit, the action of the Comptroller and the payment of the premium of fifty dollars on Mr. Knorr's bond was approved, by the following vote: 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.

C O N T I N U A T I O N O F S A L A R Y TO PROF. P E T T I T ' S WIDOW.

(3) The following statement: Since the quarterly meeting of the board, Prof. James H. Pettit, who was on leave of absence for the present year on half pay, has died, and the Dean of the College of Agriculture has sent in a recommendation that his half-pay salary be continued to his widow until the close of the present academic year, August 31, 1915. On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Superintendent Blair, the Comptroller was authorized to continue the payment of Prof. Pettit's half-pay salary to his widow until the end of the present academic year. 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. S E T T L E M E N T OF SUIT OF G E O R G E DOUGLAS. (4) A letter from the Counsel of the University in the matter of the suit of George Douglas versus the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (see page 160), and a letter from the Comptroller enclosing a copy of a receipt signed by Mr. George Douglas, under date of January 21, 1915 : January 22, 1915. In re: George Douglas v. Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois. DEAR S I R : On the twenty-first of this month, in accordance with agreement before then made between the counsel for the plaintiff and the counsel for the defendant, and with advice to you, the above entitled cause was dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff and I delivered him a warrant for $200, and took back in return a receipt of all claim set up by him by reason of an alleged contract with Prof. Blair for the renting of forty acres of land subsequently purchased from him by the Board of Trustees. I beg leave to inform you also that at the same time a certain suit commenced by Douglas against Prof. Blair to recover on the alleged contract with him was dismissed at the cost of thei plaintiff. It is now a closed incident. Sincerely yours, O. A. HARKER., Legal Counsel. [Mr. Frazer's Letter.] January 26, 1915. President Edmund J. James, University of Illinois. DEAR SIR : For your information' and files, I hand you herewith copy of a receipt signed by Mr. George Douglas under date of January 21, 1915. The receipt has been filed by me with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees. Very truly yours, [Receipt.] State of Illinois, ? In Circuit Court. Champaign County, j s s To January Term, A. D. 1915. George Douglas 1 v. hNo. 10526. University of Illinois. J I hereby acknowledge receipt, this day, of two hundred dollars ($200), paid me in voucher delivered by Hon. O. A. Harker, attorney for the defendant in the above entitled cause, which said sum is hereby accepted in full settlement of the cause of action stated in the declaration in said cause, and especially in release of all claims under an alleged lease of the real estate sold by me to the University of Illinois during the year 1913, entered into between me and Prof. J. C. Blair, for all rentals due under said lease. The above sum is accepted as a settlement of the balance due under said alleged lease, having heretofore received fifty-five dollars ($55) in grain, and having, for the purpose of a compromise settlement, accepted the* said balance of two hundred dollars ($200) in release of my claims for rental. Dated this 21st day of January, A. D. 1915.

GEORGE DOUGLAS. GEO. E. FRAZER.

On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Superintendent Blair, the report of the Legal Counsel was received for record and the payment of two hundred dollars in settlement of the case was approved, by the following vote: 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.