Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1916
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942 UNIVERSITY OF ILLIKOIS. [May. 27, sions, with descriptions of life in the various portions of the Levant, at a cost of $2,255, to be charged to the appropriation for the Library for the year 1916-17. This recommendation was approved. G*IFT OF F O U R T E E N T H C E N T U R Y MANUSCRIPT. (6) The following statement: » I take pleasure in presenting to the University an illuminated parchment manuscript which Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus presented to me as a personal gift some time ago. This manuscript dates from sometime in the Fourteenth Century, according to Dr. Pease's estimate. It contains 66 folios, with' red and blue initials and larger decorations in different colors. The manuscript contains Latin translations of several works of Aristotle. I have had the volume bound at my own expense, and authorized the University Librarian to place for the titles: Aristotelis Ethica Aliaque. This gift was accepted with thanks. PLYM FELLOWSHIP AWARDED. (7) An announcement from Prof. L. H. Provine that the Committee on the Plym Fellowship has voted unanimously to award the first place in this competition to Mr. Roger C. Kirchoff, of Milwaukee, and to award the second place to Mr. Charles F. Morley, of Houston, Texas. In case Mr. Kirchoff fails to qualify for the fellowship, Mr. Morley will be his alternate. These awards were approved. G I F T OF A R I S T O T L E ' S E T H I C S . (8) The following statement: I have presented to the University Library a copy of Aristotle's Ethics, translated into Latin by Aretino. This book is extremely rare and beautifully printed in the elegant type used by the first printer in Bologna, Azzoguida. It was printed by Rugerius and Bertochus, Bologna, between, 1474 and 1476. It is an important volume from the very early Bologna press, of which only a few copies are known. The rarity is indicated by the fact that there is no copy even in the Bodleian Library or any of the French public libraries. There are a few marginal manuscript notes. It is a fine, large, unwashed copy, bound in French dark blue morocco, gilt, by Gruel. This gift from the President of the University was accepted with thanks. A P P R O P R I A T I O N FOR JOB PRESS. (9) A request from the Comptroller that a job press with a complete font of type be purchased for use in his office. The estimated cost is $1,000. This request was granted. REQUEST T H A T FORESTRY BE R E N A M E D . (10) A letter from the Students' Agricultural Club of the University requesting that the University Forestry be named Burrill Forestry, and that the club be permitted to place a tablet in memory of Dr. Burrill on the west gate of the park. No action was taken on this matter. A P P R O P R I A T I O N FOR D E A N OF M E N . (11) A request from the Dean of Men for an additional appropriation of $300 for the expense of his office until the close of the present fiscal year. This request was granted. CROCKERLAND EXPEDITION. (12) A statement concerning the present status of the Crockerland Expedition to the Arctic regions, to which the University has contributed, and from which, as a return for its contributions, it expects to receive a large consignment of material for its Geology and Natural History Museums. No action was taken. PROFESSOR FRASER'S L E A V E E X T E N D E D . (13) A request from Prof. Wilber J. Fraser for a leave of absence without pay for the first semester of the academic year beginning September 1, 1916. The President of the University was given permission to extend Prof. Fraser's leave of absence. REPORT, J O U R N A L OF E N G L I S H A N D G E R M A N I C P H I L O L O G Y . (14) A summary of the report from Mr. H. E. Cunningham as Business Manager of the Journal of English and Germanic Philology published by the University under the auspices of the Graduate School, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1916. This report shows a subscription and exchange list of 393, with cash receipts of $873.28 ; exchange credits amounting to $117, and bills receivable amounting to $296.70. The total cost of publication for the year has been less than $1,475. This report was received for record.
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