MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES,Dec. 14, 1899 - page 269



      The Board met at 9 A. Msi. December 14, 1899, all members
present on the preowding day were present.



      Ordered on motion of Mr. McElroy

      " That J. R. Johnson be relieved of his duties as
Assistant in the department of Mechanical Engineering and
appointed Assistant in the department of Mathematics to take
effect at the end of this collegiate year."



      Mr. Marcum submitted the f'ollowing:

      Your committee on the minutes of the faculty beg leave
to report that they have carefully read and examined the said
minutes and find no objections thereto. They therefore en-
dorse all the actions and recommendations of the faculty.

                            Signed  J. B. Marcum
                                    W. F. Peak
                                    W. H. Holt



      Report received and approved.



      On motion the books containing the daily records on
grades of students were referred to the Committee on the
minutes of the faculty for inspection and report.



      President Patterson submitted the following:

      Whereas Major M. B. Jones has been employed by the
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky as Commandant
of Cadets and instructor in Mathematics since Sept. 1898 dur-
ing which time he has acquitted himself both as commandant
and Instructor to the entire satisfaction of the Board of
Trustees; and

      Whereas an unforseen contingency has arisen in the
family relations of Major Jones which in his opinion render
a change of climate and occupation necessary, for which
reason his resignation has been placed in the hands of
the Board; therefore,