Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-28

The board of regents Of the State Uni
versity met at the Governors rooms yester
day morning. There we're present, Regents
Pillsbury, Gibson, Chute, Marshall, Lamprey
sbley, (president), State Superintendent
Burt and Professor Folwel.
The president read the annual report
which showed no change in the faculty since
the appointments made at the spring meet
ing excepting the addition of Mr.. G. w
Hall, "well known as a successful teacher in
the State, and for some time past student
OF the University of Leipsie,'' who
was appointed to give instruction
in the department of geology in
order to relieve Prof. Winchell "that he
might proceed at an earlier date than usua
to the field work of the geological survey
The report further states that at the meeting
of the board Of regents on commencement
day. in June, it was decided that Prof. Win.
chell be relieved altogether from teaching
and Mr.. @. w. Hall be employed to assist
him in field work during the summer an6
to take charge Of geology, rnineralogy, bot
any and zoology during the second ant
third terms.
w. Il. Marshall was reappointed on the
board Of regents for three years by Gov
Pillsbury
The report states that sixteen degrees were
conferred last commencement. Tho occa-
sion was made memorable from the fact that
the Senate then in session, formally ad
journed, and in a body attended the e1er-
clses, and at the dinner at the Nicollet, Sen
etors DonnelIy, Edgerton, Nelson, whee1ock,
Armstrong and others made speeches.
The report referred to the attendance, which
appears in Prof. Folwell's report, showing an
increase Of sixiy-cightor 20 per cent. This in
crease is attributed to the system of local
examinations inaugnrated by which a COM
mittee of the general faculty visited num-
of leading villages and cities and held ex-
aminations for admission of the same ma
ture and extent as those usually held at the
university.
The prospect is a smaller attendance for
the current year on account, the report
says, of the unfavorable harvests. Had the
season been as bountiful as 1877, no doubt
the number Of attendants would have been
over 40. On buildings the report states
that tin roof has been substitute ted for the
STATE, which was unservlceable.
The bindings have be n insured for $780,
OOO-$5O,OOO on main building, $4,000 on
Agricultural college and $4,000 on library
and museum. The insurance is placed in
thirteen different companies. The report
mentions the necessity of additional build
ings to accommodate the attendance.
The whole number of volumes in the
hror 1s tod OF I M, {bo
ton of $1 900 has been expended.
The report urges the enlargement of the
oampus-the State must either provide the
funds for paying in the court the amounts
awarded or the proceedings must be aban-
doned, and the project of enlargement given
up.
Referring to the geological survey, the re-
port states that the expectations of the board
have not been realized.
Winchel reports, ''there is no actual min
ing done in the State" The results, howev-
er, of the survey, the report asserts to be Of
scientific interest, and fully compensate for
the expense.
The report briefly refers to the agricul-
tural and fruit farms as important parts of
the educational system of the university.
On motion of Gov. Pillsbury the report
was referred to a committee consisting of
Regents Marshall and Lamprey.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
President Folwell then read the twelfth
annual report of the president. 1t stated
that the three terms of the year covered in
all 181 days of work In referring to the
local examinations, it stated that $50 persons
had presented themselves for entrances; IL
of whom withdrew; IS gave up after being
partially examined, and 233 went through
the whole examination, of whom 43 failed.
Actually admitted into the university 1877.
Of these 20 chose the classical course; u
scientific; IL modern, and 81 select studies
The university had conferred sixteen de-
grees at the commencement in June, as
follows,