Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-18
EAST TENNESSEE UNIVERSITY.

Regular Annual Meeting Of the Trustees.
The regular annual meeting of the Board
of Trustees of the East Tennessee Uni
versity was held at the Board of Trade
Rooms yesterday morning at 8 o'clock.
Rev. T. w. Humes, D. D., in the chair.
The following Trustees were present
Messrs. Maynard, Ludlow, Henderson,
Andrews, Mynatt, Sanford, McGhee, Arm
strong and Rule. Hon. J. M. Fleming,
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, who is member Of the Board ex-
officio, appeared and took his seat as such.
The President representing the faculty
of the institution, recommended that the
degree of Bachelor of Arts be conferred on
| William E. Sydney Armstrong, Samuel
| and Romeo Potter Spence, also the degree
| OF Bachelor of Science on Frank Canning
Bearden and William T. r. Helm, which
was done.
The President then announced the fol-
lowing Standing Committee for the en-
suing year:
Executive COMMUNICATION. T. A. r.
Nelson, Hon. George Andrews. Will A.
Henderson, ESQ.,, H. III. Armstrong and
Col. Jno. Baxter.
Finance COnanaittee.-Hu l.. McClung,
j. G. Luttrell, and w. X. Eckle.
On Agricultural College Fhrm.-Dr. J.
r. Ludlow, Col. Jno. J. Reese, and Hon.
o. p. Temple.
On Natural Science.-Rev. Jas. Park,
DR.. s. III. Smith, and Jas. D. Cowan.
On Buildings and Grounds.-E. J. San
ford, f. A. r. Scott, and r. M. McClung.
The President made an encouraging re-
port of the operations of the institution
during the past year and its future pros
poets.
On motion of Judge Andrews, the chair
of Chemistry in the faculty was declared
vacated.
On motion it was ordered that it be re.
ferred to the Executive Committee to con-
slider and to report to the next meeting of
the Board, the practicability of having the
regular professors in the college depart
ment take charge of some portion of the
business of the preparatory department.
On motion the appointment of Mr.. Van
Fossen as tutor in natural sciences was an
nulled.
Judge Andrews moved that Lieutenant
Thornburgh, as commandant of cadets, be
requested to give Governor Brown mill
tary reception at the depot. After some
discussion, it was resolved, in view of the
sad death of General Dewey and the I'M
prOpitious state of the weather, that this
demonstration be omitted,
Hon. Horace Maynard, Col. McGhee,
Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Armstrong, were
appointed committee to meet Governor
Brown and Hon. w. c.. Whitthorne at the
depot.
On motion of Col. McGhee, the President
was constituted chairman ex-officio of the
Executive Committee, and that commit
tee was requested to examine correspond
ence and make recommendations as to fill
ing the chair of Chemistry
After some other bus mess of minor i'm
portance. the Board adjourned to meet on
next at 4 o'clock, P. NJ.
MEETING OF THE ALUMNI.
The Alumni of the University held a
meeting at the Board of Trade rooms at
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Rev.
Thomas w. Humes, President of the So
ciety, presiding.
year being in order, Hon. Thomas A. r.
Nelson, of the class of '2S was nominated,
end unanimously chosen, PRECEDENT.
Il. G.. Harms, of the class of III was elect
ed Secretary.
On motion Messrs. w. A. Henderson, T.
0. Deaderick and Sperry Howard-Smith,
were appointed a committee of arrange |
ments to provide for the delivery of the |
Alumni address by Hon. w. G. Whit |
horne.
The Society then adjourned to meet at |
Mr.. Perez Dickinson's after the commence
nent exercises to-day.
The usual reception will be given the
Alumni by President Humes at his resi-
1ence this afternoon between the house of
and o'clock.