http://e-archives.lib.purdue.edu/botpdf/BOTM18770207.pdfWednesday, February 7th, 1877. Pursuant to a call of the President the Board of Trustees met this day at the Grand Hotel, Indianapolis; present President Coffroth, and Messrs. [Messieurs] Sutherland, Manson, Haynes, Wells and Ratliff, Trustees. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, after which the Board adjourned to meet at the above Hotel to-morrow morning at 10 o’clock. Thursday, February 8th, 1877, 10 A.M. Pursuant to adjournment the Trustees re-assembled at the above time at the Grand Hotel; present as yesterday; also present President White. President White submitted a written report showing the receipts and expenditures of the University from July 1, 1876 to Jan. 1, 1877; which was approved and the Secretary was ordered to file the same. President White, to whom had been referred the accounts and report of M.L. Peirce, Treasurer, (see minutes of meeting of Dec. 15, 1876) reported the same with his audit thereon endorsed. The same were approved and ordered to be spread upon the minute-book. (See the same, following the minutes of this session.) On motion of Genl. Manson it was ordered that the bill of Dr. A.M. Moore of $25.00 for a plaster mould of the face of the late Hon. John Purdue, taken immediately after his death, be allowed, and the Secretary was directed to draw a warrant for its payment. It was further ordered that the mould be securely packed and boxed and placed in the custody of the Treasurer, to be kept on deposit in the fire-safe vault of The First National Bank of La Fayette. On motion of Mr. Sutherland it was ordered that the General Assembly be memorialised [memorialized] to pass a bill providing for the permanent funding of the moneys which may be collected from the estate of John Purdue deceased—the income thereof to be applied from year to year