-1- At a meeting of the Executive Committee, of State University of Kentucky, held in the president's office, Feb- ruary 16th, 1916, there were present Messrs. C. B. Nichols, T. L. Edelen, P. P. Johnston, Jr., and C. B. Terrell. A letter was received from Mr. R. C. Stoll stateing that the Attorney General had just telephoned him to meet with the Committee anpointed bv the govenor to try to prepare a bill defining the relative duties of the State Department of Agricul- ture and. the University, so that it would be impossible for him to be present at the meeting of the Executive Comnmittee on the 16th day of February. The minutes of the previous two meetings were read and approved. President Barker read his monthly report and also the reports of the various deans of the University for the information of the Executive Committee. TJWon motion, made,seconded and unanimously carried the anplications of Prof. Killigrew, Prof. D. Terrell, mind Miss McLaughlin, for an increase in salary were past until after the adjournment of the present legislative session. Upon motion made, which was unanimously carried, upon a yea and nay vote the sIAm of $1500.00 was appropriated to be paid out of the next year's budget for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the present sunrier school, to be conducted during the sum-imer of the present calender year. This appropriation to be used exclusively for the use and benefit of the college of arts and science, for such work as may be conducted by the summer schonl organization. Upon motion made and carried the committee ad- journed and March the 2Sth is fixed for the next meeting of this committee.