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io 13. EXPENSES OF MEETING It was voted that expenses of travel, enter-tainment and arrangement for the regular meetings of the Board of Trustees would be regularly authorized, payable from the general funds held by the Treasurer of the Board. 14. ASSISTANCE OF STEWARD» It was voted that a communication be sent to SHIP INC. ACCEPTED Stewardship Incorporated expressing the apprec-iation of the Board of Trustees for their splendid cooperation during the past year in promoting the interests of Cairo Christian University and that we heartily and gratefully accept their proffered cooperation in the future promotion of this undertaking. 15. LETTER TO UNITED PRESBY- It was voted tht t the President of the Board TERIAN BOARD be requested and authorized to reply to the letter received from the Coiunittee on University of the Board of Foreign Missions of the United Presbyterian Church expressing a deep appreciation on the part of the Board of Trustees for the courage, faith and wisdom shown by all those who have labored in past years in Egypt and in America in forwarding this University movement; and reporting the re;,diness of the Board of Trustees to accept the trust committed to it for the further promotion of the proposed University. 16. DUTIES OF COMMITTEES It was voted that the Com..iittee on Site be authorized to investigate further the question of a suitable location for the University at Cairo and, if conditions require early or prompt action, to make purchase of such a site as shall be approved of by the Committee on Site and the Executive Committee of the Board. It was voted that the Committee on Charter be authorized to formulate a charter, constitution and by-L ws to be submitted to some future meeting of the Board for approval; also to engage the services of a l,:wyer for consultation with reference to these matters. It was voted that the Committee on Faculty be authorized to prepare a state:.~ent of the probable line of develop,ient to be followed in building up the University faculty; also to formulate coriprehensive rules and regulations relating to the qualifications of faculty members, their salaries, rank and legal contract, and the best method of procedure for making appoints rent; also to get into correspondence in a tentative way with persons who may serve the future faculty of the University; and that the Committee submit its report upon these „utters to the Board of Trustees for approval. 17. EXPRESSION OF THANKS It was voted that the thanks of the Board be extended to the Committee of Reference and Counsel for the convenient and comfortable meeting place afforded by the Mission Rooms at twenty-five Madison Avenue, New York City, and to Mr. E. E. Olcott for his gracious entertaincltent of the Board of Trustees at the Union League Club. 18. A ÇUESTION OF PRESI- After some discussion of the necessity of DENCY an early decision with reference to the presidency of the University, general satis-faction was expressed with the thought that Dr. Watson might possibly find himself free to accept this position. Dr. Watson, who had been called away while this subject was discussed, was informed of the Board's judgmen