MI.NTUTES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY FEBRUARY 19, 1918. The Executive Committee of the University of Kentucky met in regular session on the above mentioned date with the .ollowing members present; Chairman C.B.Nichols, Messrs. R.C.Stoll, C.B.Terrell, Frank McKee, P.P.Johnston Jr., and Dr. S.B.Marks. The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was c'ispensed wxith. The report of the Business Agent was taken up, discussed in detail and accepted by the Board. The Business Agent's report was as follows: To President F.L.McVey, and The Executive Committee: FINANCIAL REPORT. D iled herewith, Exhibit No. 1. is the financial report of the University for January 1918. BILLS & REQUEST-FOR APPROPRIATION. Capt. Royden, $79.55 filed Exhibit 2. e,..:iss Bean's request for raise in salary, Exhibit No. 3. I file the bill of W. & L.E.Gurley Instruments for $145.50 The requisition for this was duly presented to the Business Office but order was not made by Business Office, owing to a misunder- standing that Professor Miller had regarding amount of funds. He was expecting to pay part of the amount out of last year's budget and part out of this year's budget. He had some correspondence with the Gurley Company and on that the goods were shipped. The bill has been approved by department, and I think it should be paid, but the funds in the budget of Geology are only $88.90 and .it will be necessary that an appropriation be made in order that i.t may be paid. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS General The extreme cold weather caused some loss, but we have managed it with comparatively small expense. Some in-convenience