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Annual Meeting. Thursday Aug. 5, 1852.
2d That the Scholarship[crossed out] sale of Scholarships
after the deduction of the expenses of sale shall be
applied to the payment of the now existing debt
due by said University to the State of Ohio, unless
the State will agree to relinquish the same.
3d That said Board appoint two agents for
the term of one year for the sale of said Scholarships
with a fixed salary which salary and all other ex-
penses shall be paid out of the funds raised from the
sale of scholarships.
Respectfully submitted, { L. Jewett
{ J.M. Dana
(Signed) { Amos Miller
{ S.B. Pruden
On Motion Messrs. Brown and Dana were
appointed a Committee to acquaint Dr Tom-
linson, Mr Howard and Mr Given of their elec-
tion to the repespective offices of President, Professor
of Natural Sciences and Principal of the Preparator Department.
On motion, Resolved that the Acting Committee
be authorized to extend the front fence of the
College Square to Walnut Street.
On motion Resolved, that the claim of
A.G. Brown for $254.00 advanced, Sep. 16th
1842 for the payment of the freight and charges
on Professor Mather's mineral cabinet from
Brooklyn, Connecticut to Athens, with the in-
terest thereon, be allowed and paid to said
Brown, and that the condition attached
to a former resolution of the Board requiring
a lien upon said Cabinet be rescinded.
On motion, Resolved that the claim due by Pres-
ident McGuffey be referred to the Acting Committee
with instructions to notify Doc. McGuffey that the Board
of Trustees of the Ohio University are still willing to refer
said claim to three Arbitrators who may be chosen
by Doct. McGuffey being residents of Ohio, and that
said Board will abide by the awards as final in
said cases: but if said McGuffey shall refuse such
reference, then and in that case the Committee are
authorized to employ counsel to institute legal proceedings
against said McGuffey for the collection of said claim.