Mr. BLACKBURN moved that so much of this report as relates to the Faculty and courses of study of this Institution, be referred to the Commitiee on Faculty and Courses of Study; which was done. COMMITTEE ON SALARIES. Mr. BURCHARD moved that the subjects of the salaries of the Secretaries and Treasurer, for the past year, be referred to a committee of three; which was agreed to, and Messrs. Burchard, Blackburn, and Allen were appointed said committee. REPORT OF HORTICULTURAL COMMITTEE. Mr. PULLEN, Chairman of Committee on Horticultural Department, reported as follows: The Committee on Horticultural Department would respectfully submit that, owing to the fact that no one has, as yet, been chosen to occupy the position of Professor of Horticulture in the Institution, no permanent plans could be matured for the development of this department. Also, that the season has not arrived for the carrying out of the plans already adopted in this department, which plans, we judge, embrace sufficient work for the coming season. (Signed) B. PULLEN, The following resolution, presented by Mr. DUNLAP, was adopted: Resolved, That the Committee on Library and Cabinets be directed to procure the necessary cases for the State Entomologist, in which to place the collection of insects that he is to provide for the University, and that a warrant be drawn for the payment of the same, when procured. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY AND CABINETS. The Committee on Library and Cabinets presented their report through Mr. BURROUGHS, its Chairman, as follows: The Committee on Library and Cabinets ask leave to report: Under the instructions of the Board at its last meeting, that the Committee should proceed to purchase the cabinet of Prof. Bromby, in amount not to exceed $6,000, the Committee met immediately after the adjournment of the Board and instructed the Chairman to contract with Messrs. Iglehart & Co., of Chicago, who had control of the cabinet, for the purchase, on two conditions: First. That the cabinet should be opened to full and free inspection by the Committee or some competent person acting for them, and should be approved by the Committee as answering fully to the catalogues and accompanying descriptions, before final purchase. Secondly.-If the $3,000 demanded by Messrs. Bangs & Merwin, of New York, should be advanced, a bond should be taken for the refunding of the money in case the cabinet should be found not to answer the descriptions, with such securities as should be approved by the Trustees resident in Chicago. Under these instructions the Chairman of the Committee proceeded to make a contract with Messrs. Iglehart & Co., as follows. (Mr. B. here read the contract.-SEC.) To the contract an agreement was afterward added, that $2,000 of the amount proposed to be paid should not be payable until the first of next May. As it was found that the Regent of the University was to visit New York about the first of January, and could make the required examination in person, it was arranged with Messrs. Iglehart & Co., that the time for the examination should be extended till after that date. During the month of January the Regent, associating with himself Mr. Hall, of New York, and Prof. P. H. McChesney, of the University of Chicago, made an examination at least of enough of it to judge of its general character, and of the manner in which it had been packed and preserved, It will be understood by the Trustees that the value of collections in Natural History depends quite as much on the proper classification, labeling and preservation of the specimens, as on their original character; and it will be remembered that the proprietors of this collection, in the description which accompanied the catalogue, took pains to guarantee that the specimens had been carefully packed, and would be found uninjured by transportation, and in every respect in the best condition. Much to the disappointment of the Regent, the examination of the first box which was opened gave evidence of extreme carelessness in packing. The specimens, instead of being wrapped in cotton, as the description of Major Vail had represented, were found with a single wrapping of newspaper, and consequently many of them almost totally ruined in transportation, fine groups of crystals being literally crushed, and others seriously defaced and broken. Other boxes showed the same conditions, and after thus examining three or four boxes the Regent, and the scientific gentlemen who accompanied him, agreed in the opinion that it was useless to pursue the examination, since the cabinet, as found in the boxes, could in no sense be claimed or accepted as that called for by the contract with the proprietors. Notice to this effect was accordingly served on Messrs. Iglehart & Co., and that the contract with them was held to be void. The fortune of the negotiation leaves the University without other means for the illustration of any department of Natural History than what is to accrue from the expedition of Major Powell. The results of that expedition have not yet been reported to this Committee. The Committee have examined with interest the proposition of Dr. George Vasey, which was referred to them by the Trustees, and would earnestly recommend its acceptance, as by far the cheapest and best means within reach for acquiring a reliable collection of the flora of the State. THE LIBRARY. With the appropriation of $1,000 made by the Board at its last meeting, the Committee, through Dr. Gregory, purchased in New York, during the winter, 644 volumes, the titles of which are herewith submitted. This beginning of a library is distributed among different subjects, about as follows: Modern History and Biography, 180 volumes. Ancient History, 30 volumes. Science, 113 volumes. Including a fine set of the Natural History of New York in 29 volumes, purchased at a low price. Philosophy, etc, 60 volumes. Poetry, 14 volumes. Works on English Literature, 10 volumes. Historical Romances, 20 volumes. Travels and Geography, 10 volumes. Three Encyclopedias, the principal of which is Appleton's New American Encyclopedia, in 21 volumes. Miscellany, 178 volumes, including a good set of the London Quarterly, from the beginning, costing only $53 50. In addition to these purchases, donations of 283 volumes of valuable public documents have been received from the United States Government, and also 116 volumes from private sources, a catalogue of which the Committee have not yet been able to see. The attention of the Board is called to the necessity of the appointment, at this meeting, of some suitable person to act as Librarian. [Signed] J. C. BURROUGHS, I. S. MAHAN, This report was adopted by vote of the Board. THIS VOTE RE-CONSIDERED. Mr. BURCHARD moved that the vote by which the report of Com. mittee on Library and Cabinets was adopted, be re-considered; which was agreed to. Mr. BURCHARD then moved to adopt all this report except that relating to the proposition of Dr. VASEY; which was done. He also moved to postpone the consideration of Dr. VASEY'S paper until the next meeting of this Board. Carried. The REGENT read a letter from SAMUEL EDWARDS, member of the Board. Also, a communication from Hon. Mr. LAWRENCE. COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS. Mr. CUNNINGHAM moved that a committee of three be appointed to nominate the officers who are to be elected at this meeting. The motion prevailed, and Messrs. CUNNINGHAM, HARDING and BURCHARD were appointed said committee. On motion of Mr. HAYES, it was Resolved, That the Regent be required to make an actual est of all the oil to be used in this building, and that none be used which is less than one hundred and ten degrees, fire test. At seven o'clock the Board took a recess until eight. EVENING SESSION. Board re-assembled at eight o'clock, REGENT in the chair. On motion of Mr. QUICK, the Corresponding Secretary was instructed to embrace in his annual report an account of the Inauguration ceremonies. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LIBRARY AND CABINETS. Mr. BURROUGHS, Chairman of Committee on Library and Cabinets, made a special report, as follows: 1st. The committee recommend that the subject of further appropriation to the exploring expedition of Major Powell, be referred to the Committee on Library and Cabinets, with power. 2d. That the initiation fees of students, for the present term, be appropriated to supply the immediate wants of the library. The report was adopted. CHANGE OF SEAL OF THE UNIVERSITY. Mr. FLAGG moved that the words "Farmers and Mechanics" be stricken out from the outer circle of the seal of the Board; which was so voted. Mr. HAYES moved that the seal be so amended that the words "Illinois Industrial University" be put into the outer circle above, with the inscription "Chartered in 1867," placed in the outer circle below; which was agreed to. Mr. MCMURRAY moved that the motto upon the seal be changed from the words "Onward and Upward," to the words "Learning and Labor." This motion prevailed. The Board voted to instruct the Treasurer to have a new seal prepared, in accordance with the plan just adopted. Mr. FLAGG moved that the present seal continue to be the seal of the University until the new one is prepared. Carried. IMPROVEMENTS TO COLLEGE BUILDING. Mr. GOLTRA, Chairman of Committee on Buildings and Grounds, reported the following: Your Committee on Buildings and Grounds, to whom was referred that part of the Regent's report relating to front portico, beg leave to report, that they recommend that the Regent cause the portico to be finished in accordance with the design furnished by J. M. Van Osdel, and adopted at a former meeting of the Board. They also recommend that approved jacks be placed on all the chimneys of the rear extension of the College building; also, that the roof of the said rear extension be covered in the best manner with the best quality of roofing tin. They also recommend that a sufficient number of lamps be obtained and arranged in the halls and passages of the College building, to properly light the halls, passages and stairways, when required. We also recommend that a bell be placed in the cupola, suitable for the use of the Institution. The expense of such improvements, exclusive of portico and bell, will be about $800. (Signed) Respectfully submitted, M. C. GOLTRA. The report was adopted. On motion of Mr. JOHNSON, the REGENT was instructed to purchase a suitable eight-day clock for the use of the University. ELECTION OF PROFESSORS. The REGENT called Mr. MAHAN to the Chair, and, as Chairman of the Committee on Faculty and Courses of Study, repor.ed verbally, presenting the name of Willard F. Bliss, of Nokomis, Ill., as a suitable person to fill the Chair of Professor of Agriculture-moving the passage of the following resolution: Resolved, That Willard F. Bliss be and he hereby is elected for one year to the Chair of Professor of Agriculture, his term of office to commence with the fall term of this Institution, at a salary of $2000 per annum. Mr. BLISS was unanimously elected. The REGENT yielded the floor temporarily to Mr. BURCHARD, Chairman of the Committee on Salaries of Secretaries and Treasurer, who reported as follows: |