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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.

[July 11,

President Eclniund J. James, University of Illinois. DEAR S I R : It will be a great convenience to me if the Board of Trustees, at their meeting of June 9, will take action on the following matters: (1) Sub-paragraph 2 of Paragraph M of section 34 of the statutes of the University is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "The University Treasurer and Comptroller shall account for all moneys in the hands of the University Treasurer under three funds, which shall be known as the "General University Fund," the "Agricultural Experiment Station Fund," and the "Trusts Fund." (2) The University Treasurer and Comptroller are authorized, on June 15, 1914, to transfer to the "General Funds" any balances existing in the College of Medicine Fund, and the School of Pharmacy Fund, providing that a sufficient cash balance be left in the College of Medicine Fund and the School of Pharmacy Fund, to cover all warrants outstanding against those funds as at June 15, 1914. Very truly yours,

GEORGE E. FRAZER, Comptroller.

On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Mrs. Evans, the consolidation of funds was authorized as requested by the Comptroller.

LABORATORY I N OLD STOCK J U D G I N G ROOM.

(17) A request from the Department of Animal Husbandry, approved by the Dean of the College of Agriculture and the Supervising Architect, for an appropriation of $5,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the. construction and finishing of a new laboratory for students in the Animal Husbandry Chemical Courses. This laboratory is to be constructed in the old stock judging room in the Agricultural Building. The cost of construction is to be charged to* the Agricultural Funds, and divided between the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Departments, in accordance with the plan to be submitted later. On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Mr. Holt, the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be required, was appropriated for the construction of laboratories for students in Animal Husbandry and Dairy Husbandry in the old stock judging room in the Agricultural Building. The vote was as follows: Ayes, Mr. Abbott, Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Henrotin, Mr. Hoit, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Trevett, Miss Watson; noes, none; absent, Mr. Blair, Mr. Dunne, Mr. Meeker, Mr. Moore. REQUEST FOR L A N D FOR T H E D E P A R T M E N T OF HORTICULTURE. (18) A request from Prof. J. C. Blair, head of the Department of Horticulture and acting for Dean DavenpQrt in the latter's absence, that the Board of Trustees should take definite action assigning the 320 acre block of land recently purchased by the University, and lying east of Lincoln Avenue, to the use of the Department of Horticulture, with the understanding that the permanent field laboratories of this department be condensed upon this block of land, and as rapidly as possible its plantings be removed from the present site west of Wright Street. This request was received for record, and the President of the University was requested to bring the matter up at the next meeting of the board.

B I L L FOR T R A N S P O R T A T I O N OF VISITORS.

(19) A statement concerning the entertainment of visitors to the University: The question of entertainment of visitors at the University of Illinois has been a difficult and annoying one. It will be remembered that the Board (>f Trustees directed the appointment of a committee (see page 402, Report, 1914) to consider this question, but the committee has not yet made any report. I appointed a committee consisting of Dean Kinley, Dean Davenport, Dean Richards, and the Comptroller during the past year to see if they could make a satisfactory formulation of a reasonable policy in this respect. They have not yet made their report. ' , Some of the men responsible for University administration seem to think that when a man shows interest enough in the University of Illinois to visit the institution, he should receive free transportation and free entertainment in the hotel. It is evident that the general adoption of such a principle would lead to such a large expenditure under this head as would not meet the approval of the People of the State. On the other hand, it is certainly reasonable and proper that the University should undertake to provide for certain expenses of this sort. I have received a letter from Prof. J. C. Blair, acting in place of Dean E. Davenport, who is on his vacation, enclosing and endorsing a communication from Mr. Fred H. Rankin, head of the Department of Agricultural Extension. This communication calls attention to the fact that he found it necessary to provide transportation for certain alumni of the institution who wished to visit the agricultural plots. That he had used his own private car for this purpose as far as it would go, and there being other demand for such opportunities he had hired an auto and herewith presented the bill. The whole question is a difficult one and calls for some definite formulation of policy on the part of the Board of Trustees in order that individual officials shall know exactly what they are authorized to do. On the recommendation of President James and on motion of Mrs. Busey, it was voted that, pending further action by the Board of Trustees, the Comptroller should in the future pay bills for the transportation and entertainment of visitors and guests at the University only when such