, 1875-07-28
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO,
PrOtractctl Meeting of tho Board
OF I'rNatrrs.
A Motion to Roinstate DR.. Mosa De-
foAtcd.
Why the Icc-Uream Was Stolen.

lHd l1nafu nf Directors or tito tihifnEn U9t-
Tcral,y met yesterday nfternoon at tho Grand
Pacific Hotel. 1t whH quito gonorally known
Tint lilo question Of Dr. Meas renoyat would 10
brought mp. anlf ttAt determined fight wo!ld
bo made by his friends to effect rccot,sidcra-
ton Of tho act'on Of tho las. moetfng. Tho
seRsiosl yessotaay. therefore, pustosscd unu-
euai intcFost, md itn rcBnlk vas looked
forward 10 with mnch anxiety. 4 large
nun,hor Of tho etndensa Of tho Col
lego WHO stand by tho lato prcri,lcnt loitcrcd
around The corridors Of tho i,otel tu nwait tic
announcements that might 10 expected at the
cfoso Of Tho deliberations.
Tile nioctinE took place in rriyntn nnrlor to-
liuh closed doors. and tho Reporters, though
great deal Of tlmo wax wasted in au attonpt 10
do 20. nse unable to Elvo tito tlcbnto, which was
no uoutt interesting and full OF rare revelations,
aud also excited, rs tho 1oon wnA got no cloBe M
to prevent tho confusion Of voices from reach.
tho corridors outside. Az matter Of unusual
ittorcst was to 10 brought Up, there waa al OK
ceptiunally full attendance.
TIE FoLrOwi:iu wEnE rnEsESr:
MeaHn. Boone. 1lnrt, 1Iilckey. Burroughs.
N'akc, Carter Dnolitttc, Pollard, Wilson, lar
rest, GnsAstte, Hull, Jones'. Hoyne, Ilotx,
Cheney, Harris. Crawford, Thompson, Scam
mon. j. 4. Smith, Secretary, Bontied Hatch,
l3acor,, Walker, GoolbauGh, DIR. l.. IL. Smith,
burroughs, W. q. BmIth. Mr. Scamlnon pro"
sided. little routino basinosa WIS iirst dis
The resignation Of Mr.. Shannon AZ member
Of the Hoard was },rescutcd ursl ncceptud.
4 communication war read from tllB Ilnv. 8.
". Duncan, u. d.. Of CINCINNATI. acknowledging
tic degree Of Doctor OF divinity ut the last
commencement OF tho Uaiyorsitr.
Judge Duolittio ttlon introduced
TIRE lstronTANr llu5fSEEB
expected by moving to ta!to ,p tho motion to re-
consider tile yoto by which Dr. alnss had been
removed, which Was laid npon tho table at tho
last meeting. Tho motion was debated at cotl-
siderable length. nlld was objected to NJ unpar
liau.cntary. 1t was finally lost.
judge Doo1itto thou moved to reAcihd tho
action Of tho aAt meeting or In effect, to rei,-
Atuto Dr.. Moss, AZ this manner If reaching tho
b,,ainnsa did nut proses.t any tocncal objections,
thu motion waa liscursed puroy upon its
morH. It provoked n long mud very excited
tchato which waa kent up with no abatement
until nearly 10 o'clock 10 tho GycniHE. speocll-
wero Mado III b,haf Of what may be formed
tho burroughs interest by lIbyne, Boone, and
t'oo!baygh, and for Prof. Moaa by Cheney, Doo-
little, Dr.; Smith, Dr. GriisithH,, and others;
After much confusion Ind proyallGl Tor H1yorAl
hours tho question was ut last
TUT AND LDAr
by vote Of II to l3 ....
Prof. Aloas' removal may now be loolsol
upon M accomplished The parties who
voted a.ainHt his reinstatement yesterday
aro sail to haya been actuatcdob nu i'l-fceiugB
toward hin. hut to have done 10 fron belief
that Burroughs anl Moss conld not 1.-Two lugetll-
cr. As Nlr. BnrgougnH services III tho financial
department of tho University appear tn DO OF
more yaluo tIan Irnf. Moss In tie intellectual,
the latter IL compelled to stop down aud our.
1he resrft WIS received With mich tfHHalisfAc-
tim among tho students vino watted to hear it..
Prof. Moss, it in SAID, will Boou leave for tho
Eags.
After this businegs had been disposed Of, air.
l}onleld prosecuted tho following:
Rrsntrtd, That tho literary departn1cnt of tho Uni
vCrslty uf Chicago ho hereafser designated ID the
Douglas College u tue University If Chicago.
Adopted.
The following wero made committee to pre-
pare and publish statement giving rcaAonh for
tho nctinn Of the Uoasd, lasActtc, CoolbauKh,
Bouno, 1oyne, aui Hull.
Tho meeting then adjourned inlonuitely.
III conversation last evening, ur. Burroughs
said that he considered tho action takon ~
TIE END OF THE MATTER
for the proscnt. und 10 had no expectation Of a
renewal 0f hohtlIitiea OIL tho Same HMb1e 1ect. Lilo
WEN satisfied. le satl with hia position III Cla.-
celur, hut lls did not lea.re to add to it tho
dutieH Of acttyo head Of the College. noth le
did not think coll1 bo aruutcl Of .Uso 1nni,, aud
ilo wRs nut prepared to aABunle the double uf-
fec. Tho Inference to ho drawn from tho CON
xcrnation Was that there will 10 Is selection noou
made Ut President. who shall DO In accord with
a majority of Tho Doartl Ut Trustees mud will,
thu Cbaucclior. No hint waH dropped an to Who
tho new ,uan was likely to be, and it III moro
than probable that tllu matter has not beon ao
far considered ~ to reach comparison Of
nAlueH.