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June 26, 1867



    A Gommittee on nominations for officers of the Board was
appointed by the Chair, as follows; Curators Joseph Smith, Jno.
Shackelford and A. H. Bowman .
    On motion of Curator Joseph Smith a Committee of three was
appointed by the Chair to report on the Finances of the Univer-
sity with reference to the expenditures for the next session.
    Committee , Curators Caldwell. Tarbitt, and Z. F. Smith.
    On motion of Curator Steele, the Executive Committee were re-
quested to apply to the Kentucky University for such changcs in
the charter as have been rendered necessary by the removel of the
University from Harrodsburg to Lexington.
    The Board then adjourned to meet tomorrow, at 8 A. M.



/P. 140/



Morrison College, Ky. University
  June 26, 1867, 8 A. M.



Report of
Commi ttee
on Petition
of the So-
citties.



    The Board met pursuant to adjournment, Present, R. M. Bishop,
President, J. B. Bowma.n, Benjamin Gratz, Joseph Wasson, D. T.
Morton, G. W. Elley, ,ge H. Bowman, Joseph Smith, Jno. Shackelford,
J. P. Trabitt, Jno. Shoakelford, Jr. Z. F. Smith, D. S. Goodloe,
Jas. Caldwell.
    On motion, strangers present were invited to attend the delib-
crations of this Board.
Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky., June 26, 1867.
    Report of Committee on Petition of Students concerning books
in Library was read, and adopted. It is as follows& The under-
signed would recommend that such books as can be identified as
having belonged to the Literary Societies of Transylvania Univer-.
zity, be transferred to the Periclean and Cecropian Societies, by
the Librarian. Joseph Smith, Chairman
               J . P. Tarbi tt
               Joseph Wasson.
    The report of the Committee on the recommendation of Prof.
McGarvey respecting instruction in the Bible in the College of
Arts, was read and adopted. It is as follows. We recommend that
the Executive Committee devise and execute some plan by which any
present difficulties in the study of the Bible in the College of
Arts be obviated; and the same time the Bible be retained as a
Te)(t book in the College.



G. W. Elley, Chairman
Jno. Shecaelford, Jr.



Committee
on nomi-
nations.