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Annual Meeting. Athens, Tuesday, August 3, 1852.
The Board of Trustees of the Ohio University this day
convened at the usual place of meeting at 2 o'clock P.M.
agreeably to notice. Present the following members:
Rev. Alfred Ryors, D.D. President, Rev. William Cox, Genl.
Saml. F. Maccracken, Amos Miller Esq. Hon. John N. Keith,
V.B. Horton Esq, Hon. Saml. F. Vinton, Leonidas Jewett Esq.
Jos. M. Dana Esq. Hon Saml. B. Pruden, Dr. M.Z. Kreider,
Hon. Robert Wreight and A.G. Brown, Sec.
The minutes of the last meeting were read.
The Faculty through the President reported that
Hugh W. Guthrie and Francis H. Williams had comple-
ted their course of study and sustained a final exam-
ination, on motion, the degree of A.B. was conferred
upon said young gentlemen.
presented
The President ^ his annual communication
on the state of the University, as also as to expenditures
from his contingent funds, which were read, and on
motion referred, except as much thereof as relates to the
subject of Scholarships, to a Committee consisting of Messrs.
Horton, Vinton and Jewett, to report thereon.
On motion, as much of the President's communca-
tion as relates to Scholarships, was referred to the Committee
of Finances, to report thereon.
The President likewise presented a communication
resigning his office of President, which, on motion was
referred to Committee consisting of Messrs. Jewett, Horton
and Kreider to report thereupon by tomorrow morning
An account for the services of the Athens Band to the
amounts of $12.00, at the last commencement was presented
and on motion was allowed.
On motion, it was made the duty of the Secretary
to give notice to the persons upon whom honorary degrees
may be conferred.
A communication was received from a Commit-
tee of the Athenian Literary Society inviting the Board
to attend an exhibition of said Society at 7 o'clock
this evening which, on motion, was accepted.
The Committee for the Sale of Lots etc. presented
a Report wghich was accepted, and on motion
Leases were ordered to be issued to the purchases of
Lots at the sale therein mentioned, on their compliance
with the terms of sale, which Report is as follows.