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Resolved that the sum of fifty dollars be appropriaated from any money of the University available of the appropriations of 1887-9 to pay Mr. Chowins upon balance for fitting up Chancellors, Stewards. Directors and Treasurers offices, and that the sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated from available funds of the agricultural experiment station to assist in the payment of balance due on such equipment and the completion of the same.

On motion the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the athletic association of the University be granted use of a room in the basement of Memorial Hall, under such conditions as may be agreed upon in conference with the acting Chancellor and the Steward.

The finance committee submitted the following report:
Your committee on finance to whom was reffered the report of the Director of the experiment station have had the same under consideration and would recommend as follows:

1. that the resignation of Dr. F. S. Billings investigator of animal diseases, be and is hereby accepted, his connection with the experiment station to cease from and after June 30th, 1889.
2. That Dr. Billings be requested to make a final report, which shall consist of a concise statement of his work during the bi-ennium just closing, said report to cover not to exceed four hundreed and fifty pages 8vo., usual form and style, fifteen hundred copies of which to be issued as regular station bulletins.
3. That there be appropriated out of station funs the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, to pay for office furniture and fixtures Directors office, and fourteen dollars for collection of fungi for the experiment station.
4. that further consideration of said report (of Director) be defered until the annual meeting in June.

M. J. Hull, Leavitt Burnhma of the com't.

I concur in the above report with excpetion of accepting the resignation of Dr. Billings.

Goe. Roberts of the committee.

On motion the report of the committee was recieved and adopted.

On motion the following resolution was adopted:
Whereas, the appropriations for the support of the University for the coming two years are a material reduction from the estimates of the Board of Regents, and the retrenchment is necessary in the current expenses of the various departments therein,