RESOLVED 'THAT the automatic rule of advancing *;100 per
annum to the salaries of Professors, etc!, shall be suspended
and future increases in salaries shall be regulated by merit
only.

     On motion made  seconded and unanimously carried, the
Secretary of the Executive Committee was directed to codify
the rules adopted by the Board of Trustees and the Executive
Committee, covering a period of the past five years, the
rules of the Board to be kept separate and distinct from the
rules adopted by the Executive Committee, and report will be
made at the next meeting of this committee.

     On motion, the following resolution was offered:

     RESOLVED that at the close of the current school year.
indefinite leave of absence shall be given to the following
members of the teaching force-:

                Miss Kinkead, salary  $1000
                s''5t Prof. STahr, salary S1200
                       "    1Dissinge'     1400
                       n    Schnaitter "  1200
                  H    H   Jamison         3 1100

     Mr. Stoll moved that the name of Miss Kinkead be not
included in the list, which motion was lost. Upon motion,
the resolution was adopted.

     On motion uade, seconded and unanimously carried, the
followinc- resolution was adopted:

     RESOLVED that the President  Comptroller, and Business
Agent shall prepare the details of the Budget and work out
a system of fees and charges on material used by the students
beginning with the next college year, the Budge to be ready
by the next meeting of the Executive Committee.

     The President then presented the following recommenda-
tion sent by Dr. Kastle, which was upon motion referred to
the Committee on budget:

     On recommendation of the Dean of the College of Agri-
culture, it was resolved that A course in aural Sociology
be included in the curriculum of the College of Agriculture
and that we recommend to the President of the University &nd
to the Executive Committee that Professor Bohannon be placed
in charge of this work.

     Upon motion made, seconded and carried upon rollcall,
$75 was allowed for prizes to be awarded to the Military
Denartment to be used in squad drell. The President then
read the following letter from Mr. Brumage:

                           Lexington, Ky., March 23, 1914

President H. S. Barker,
  State University.