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MEETING OF JANUARY 11, 1916.

A special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, on Tuesday, January 11, 1916, at 12 o'clock noon, pursuant to the following notice which was sent out by the Secretary on January 4, 1916:

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, on Tuesday, January 11, 1916, at 12 o'clock noon, to consider such matters as the committees of the board and the President of the University may submit, and such other matters a s ' m a y be duly presented.

When the board convened, the following members were present: Abbott, Mrs. Busey, Mr. Carr, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Ward, Miss Watson. President James was present. As there was no quorum, the board adjourned.

W. I/.ABBOTT, H. E. CUNNINGHAM, Secretary.

Mr.

President.

Meeting of the Executive Committee, January 1 1 , 1 9 1 6 . A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois was held at the Blackstone Hotel, in Chicago, oh Tuesday, January 11, 1916, immediately following the meeting of the Board of Trustees on the same date. Mr. Abbott, Chairman, and Mr. Carr, a member of the committee, were present; also Mrs. Busey, Mrs. Evans, Mr. Ward, and Miss Watson, members of the board. President James was present, also, during a part of the afternoon, Judge O. A. Harker, Legal Counsel, and Prof. J. M. White, Supervising Architect. *

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

The committee proceeded to the consideration of the following matters presented by President James:

R E V I S E D PLANS FOR EDUCATION B U I L D I N G . (1) Revised plans for the building for the School of Education.

Prof. White explained these plans. No action was taken.

A P P R O P R I A T I O N FOR C H E M I S T R Y LABORATORY. (2) A request from the Supervising Architect for an additional appropriation of $6,000 for the construction of the addition to the Chemistry Laboratory, and the reconstruction of the old part, to provide for instruction in the second semester.

On motion of Mr. Carr, this appropriation was made.

APPROPRIATION FOR V I V A R I U M . (3) A request from the Supervising Architect for the further appropriation of $8,000 for equipment and furniture for the Vivarium. The board appropriated $70,000 (Jun& 15, 1915, page 302) for the building, but this year's budget carries' only $50,000, and it is now proposed to expend $58,000 out of this year's funds.

On motion of Mr. Carr, this appropriation was made.

RUSH M E D I C A L COLLEGE. (4) Correspondence with Dr. Frank Billings, Dean of Rush Medical College.

On motion of Mr. Carr, and after the reading of this correspondence and of Judge Harker's opinion which follows, the reply of President James to Dr. Billings was approved. 871