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Committee on University amd Library recommend that Dr. J. T. Duryen of Omaha be invited to deliver the baccalaureate address in June and that sufficient funds be appropriated to defray the expenses.
J. T. Mallalieu, Leavitt Burnham.
On motion the report of the committee was recieved and adopted.

A communication was recieved from professor G. E. Barber, asking for a leave of absence from May to September 1889, and on motion it was
Ordered that leave of absence be granted to professor Barber as requested, from May 1st. to Sept. 20 1889, providede that he make satisfactory arragements with the acting Chancellor for the continuation and completion of his work during his absence.

On motion the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that the Steward be and he is hereby authorized to draw from the SState treasury the balance of money appropriated in 1887 for the support of the University, less the amount appropriated for to the payment of outstanding bills and claims when presented and properly authenticated; also that there is hereby appropriated from the legislative appropriation of 1889 a sum sufficient to pay salaries due monthly, foreign accounts, incidental and other necessary expenses arising between April 1st. and July 1st. 1889, and that the Steward is hereby authorized to draw from the state treasury money sufficient to pay said foreign accounts and incidental expenses from the proper items in said legislative appropriation of 1889.

Regent Mallalieu was excused from the meeting at this time.

After recess.

April 10th, 1889,

The Board reassembled at 2 o'clock p.m. pursuant to adjounrment of this morning.
Present, Regents Burnham, Gere, Hull and Roberts.
Absent, Regents Davis and Mallalieu.

A communication was recieved and read from the students athletic club relating to the use of a room in the armory building.

The Steward called attention of the Board to the necessity of making further and better provision for carrying on the work of public improvments, boiler house, steam heating plant, completion of Grant Memorial Hall- appointment of committees therefor &e.