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that the advertising be done in two daily papers, one in Omaha and one in Lincoln, in three successive issues. The advertisment shall state the time and place at which the contract will be awarded and also give the general nature of the work to be done. The committee to reserve the right to reject any or all of such bids.
J. T. Mallalieu, L. Burnham.

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

Ordered on motion of Regent Hull that a conference committee be appointed upon the furnishing of Nebraska Hall, consisting of professors Bessey, Hicks, and Little, to rport estimates tomorrow morning, said estimates not to exceed the sum of three thousand dollars payable from the legislative appropriation of 1889-91 for furniture and apparatus, and a like sum payable from the appropriation for the Industrial College building.

On motion the Board then took a recess until tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.

After recess.

Lincoln, Nebraska April 11th 1889.

The Board of Regents reassembled at 9 o'clock a.m. pursuant to readjournment on yesterday.

Present Regents Burnham, Gere, Hull, and Roberts.

Absent Regents Davis and Mallalieu.

Mr. Layne on of the contractors of Nebraska Hall appeared before the Board with a request to whitewash instead of white coat the walls of the basement of the building.
On motion of Regent Burnham this matter was reffered to the local members of the building committee, with the superintendent, to be determined upon by them at once.

Ordered that the Secretary be instructed to notify arcitect Hawkins of the Industrial College building, to immidiately assist the superintendent in examining the building (Nebraska Hall) with reference to the bill for extra work presented to the building committee by contractors, and report tomorrow.

The acting Chancellor presented a communication from the Faculty, relating to length of terms of school, examinations, opening of fall term (next) University address &c.