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MEETING OF MAY 22,

1915.

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in the city of Chicago, at 12.00 m., on Saturday, May 22, 1915, pursuant to the following notice which was sent out by the Secretary on May 15, 1915:

On 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 at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, at 12 o'clock noon, on Saturday, May 22, 1915, 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, Mr. Carr, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Ward, Miss Watson. President James was present, and, during a part of the afternoon, Mr. W. B. Castenholz, Comptroller.

RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING MR. J. K. HOPKINS.

The death of Mr. James K. Hopkins, President of the State Board of Agriculture, and a member of the board, ex officio, having been announced, the following resolution was adopted on motion of Mrs. Evans:

WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois has learned of the death of Mr. James K. Hopkins, President of the State Board of Agriculture and ex officio a member of the Board of Trustees, be it Resolved, That the board express its sincere regret at this great loss to the interests of education and of agriculture in the State of Illinois, and that the board tender its sympathy to the members of the bereaved family.

President Abbott and Mr. Hoit were appointed a committee to represent the board at the funeral of Mr. Hopkins on Sunday.

MINUTES APPROVED.

The Secretary presented the minutes of the meeting of April 21, 1915, and of the adjourned session of April 27, 1915, and also for record the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of April 27, 1915. On motion of Mrs. Evans, the minutes were approved and received for record as printed above on pages 230 to 271, inclusive.

COMPTROLLER INTRODUCED.

The President of the University presented Mr. W. B. Castenholz, recently elected Comptroller of the University, who indicated briefly certain ways in which he thought the system of accounting of the University could be improved, and announced that he would shortly submit a detailed plan for the consideration of the board. At this point, Mr. Abbott, being called from the room, asked Mrs. Henrotin to preside over the meeting.

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

President James presented the following matters for the consideration of the board:

P A R T I A L P A Y M E N T FROM J. R, W A L S H ESTATE.

(1) Letters from the Comptroller and from the University Counsel relating to the judgment against the John R. Walsh estate: May 7, 1915. President Edmund J. James3 University of Illinois. DEAR SIR: We this day received from Judge Harker a check [for $5,064.20] as indicated in my acknowledgment to him. This is in part payment of a judgment against the John R. Walsh estate, because of rents to the University of Illinois from the now defunct Ft. Dearborn Medical School. I have taken the liberty of crediting this receipt to our general fund. Very truly yours,

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W. B. CASTENHOLZ.