"The Conference then proceeded to nominate the following Trustees, viz.: Col. Thomas Williams, Major Alexander Speed, Rev. Dr. William Capers, Rev. Wm. M. Kennedy, Rev. William M. Wightman, and Rev. William Holmes Ellison. "Teste: WILLIAM M. WIGHTMAN, "_Secretary_. "DARLINGTON, S. C., _January 30, 1832_." The above nominees of the South Carolina Conference were elected members of the Board. George W. Jeffries, of North Carolina, was elected a trustee in place of John Nuttall, deceased. The Baltimore Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was invited to unite and co-operate with the Board on the same terms and conditions offered the Georgia Conference. An agent was appointed to visit these Conferences in order to secure their co-operation. John Early was appointed to visit them. The Holston Conference was likewise invited to cooperate with the Board, and Rev. William Hammett was appointed to visit that Conference. The Finance Committee reported the receipts and expenditures to date, as follows: Receipts, . . . . . . $11,350 02 Expenditures,. . . . . 10,516 26 Balance on hand, . . . . $833 76 Appropriations for the first year (including salaries of agents of the College, $300), $4,500. A steward for the Boarding Hall was elected. The price of board of students was fixed at six dollars per month at the Steward's Hall. On motion of Rev. William Hammett, Rev. Stephen Olin, of Franklin College, Georgia, was unanimously elected President of the College. It was ordered that the College be opened for students on October 9, 1832. Prof. Edward Dromgoole Sims, A. M., of LaGrange College, Alabama, was elected Professor of Languages. Dr. Olin and Prof. Sims subsequently accepted the positions to which they were elected. Their letters of acceptance were as follows: "_Rev. John Early_, "DEAR SIR: I hereby announce to you, and through you to the Trustees of Randolph-Macon College, that I accept the presidency of that institution, as conferred upon me in July, 1832. I design to resign my professorship in Franklin College as early as I can, consistently with duty and propriety, and hope to be at Randolph-Macon at least as early as the next commencement. "Yours very respectfully, "S. OLIN. "ATHENS, GA., _January 9, 1833_." "LAGRANGE, ALA., _August 7, 1832_. "DEAR SIR: Your letter communicating the result of the late election of officers for Randolph-Macon College was received eight or ten days ago.