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Mar 21 1888

The chairman stated the subject of the present special meeting to be the consideration of matters relating to the Agricultural Experiment Station and presented the report of the executive committee of the station which was read by the Secretary and referred to the finance c ommit tee(sic) of the Board.

The Secretary also read communications and recommendations,presented(sic) by president Gere in relation to Dr.F.S.Billings(sic) and the experiment station.

Professor Bessey read his report as Director of the experiment station,which(sic) was received and referred to the committee on course of study.

Mr.J.S.Dales(sic) treasurer of the experiment station presented and read a communication which was received and referred to the finance committee of the Board.

The special committee consisting of Professors Bessey and Wing upon the matter of platting building sites &c. at the experimental farm,submitted(sic) a report which was read by the secretary and referred to the University and Library committee.

On motion the Board then took a recess until 7.3o(sic) o'clock p.m.

After recess.

Lincoln,Nebraska March 21st.1888.

The Board of Regents met at 7.3o(sic) p.m. pursuant to adjournment.

Present Regents Burnham,Davis,Gere,Hull,Roberts(sic) and Mallalieu,a (sic) full Board.

The minutes of the last preceeding meeting were read and approved.

First report of finance committee on report of the Ex.Com. of Exp. Station.(sic)

Withdrawn,see(sic) [paro]

The finance committee submitted a majority report as follows:

Your committee to whom was referred the communication of the executive committee,consisting(sic) of Messrs.Gere,Bessey(sic) and Dales,appointed(sic) in connection with the proposed establishment of an agricultural experiment station,which(sic) communication contains certain recommendations as to work to be done and expenditures to be made,have(sic) had said communication under consideration and beg leave to report concerning the same as follows:

1. The scope,intent(sic) and purpose of the same appears to your committee to be chiefly devoted to the one and sole idea of experimentation with and upon animal diseases, to the almost total exclusion of and ignoring of the numerous and equally important topocs(sic) indicated in Sec.2. of the Hatch bill so called. In substantiation,reference(sic) is had to the proposed appropriation of nearly $10.000. out of

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Mar 21 1888

The chairman stated the subject of the present special meeting to be the consideration of matters relating to the Agricultural Experiment Station and presented the report of the executive committee of the station which was read by the Secretary and referred to the finance c ommit tee(sic) of the Board.

The Secretary also read communications and recommendations,presented(sic) by president Gere in relation to Dr.F.S.Billings(sic) and the experiment station.

Professor Bessey read his report as Director of the experiment station,which(sic) was received and referred to the committee on course of study.

Mr.J.S.Dales(sic) treasurer of the experiment station presented and read a communication which was received and referred to the finance committee of the Board.

The special committee consisting of Professors Bessey and Wing upon the matter of platting building sites &c. at the experimental farm,submitted(sic) a report which was read by the secretary and referred to the University and Library committee.

On motion the Board then took a recess until 7.3o(sic) o'clock p.m.

After recess.

Lincoln,Nebraska March 21st.1888.

The Board of Regents met at 7.3o(sic) p.m. pursuant to adjournment.

Present Regents Burnham,Davis,Gere,Hull,Roberts(sic) and Mallalieu,a (sic) full Board.

The minutes of the last preceeding meeting were read and approved.

First report of finance committee on report of the Ex.Com. of Exp. Station.(sic)

Withdrawn,see(sic) [paro]

The finance committee submitted a majority report as follows:

Your committee to whom was referred the communication of the executive committee,consisting(sic) of Messrs.Gere,Bessey(sic) and Dales,appointed(sic) in connection with the proposed establishment of an agricultural experiment station,which(sic) communication contains certain recommendations as to work to be done and expenditures to be made,have(sic) had said communication under consideration and beg leave to report concerning the same as follows:

1. The scope,intent(sic) and purpose of the same appears to your committee to be chiefly devoted to the one and sole idea of experimentation with and upon animal diseases, to the almost total exclusion of and ignoring of the numerous and equally important topocs(sic) indicated in Sec.2. of the Hatch bill so called. In substantiation,reference(sic) is had to the proposed appropriation of nearly $10.000. out of

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