Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-30
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Closing Meeting of the Board of Regent
Sut1Ird0y.

CLOSING Meeting of the Board of Regents
Saturday.
The session of the regents Of the State
university was continued throughout the EN-
tire day on Saturday. The forenoon session
was devoted to considering the contract
given Mr.. G. N. Nelson, for cutting pine on
university lands. The situation was con-
cisely stated by Gov. Pillsbury as follows:
Gov. Pillsbury 1t is time this matter was
settled. The board made a mistake in
granting permit to cut logs at 81 SO Is, but
they had been misinformed of facts and
mlsled. The case is plain and simple. Mel
son entered into contract to cut logs of
fourteen-inch tops at So. 70 in the lower
township, and So. 20 in the upper. He found
lately stumpage had fallen, and he wanted to
get out OF his bargain, and he put in the APP
plcation which the board granted through
misrepresentation, and Nelson has been
cutting logs at $1.331a5 for which he should
have paid 1910 and $500 for. That is
the whole substance in nutshell.
The permit to cut at 81. 331 was through the
misrepresentation that no timber existed on
the land except damaged timber, small logs
and tops, while the facts are that there are
3O,OOO,O0O feet of valuable timber. He
thought the auditor should be allowed to
take the legal course and sell the timber by
auction at not less than q minimum estincat-
ed value.
Gov Marshall moved that the matter be
referred to Gov. Pillsbury, Mr.. Lamprey and
the State auditor with power to act. The
matter was carried.
The remainder of the session was in Sc
cret and consisted in discussing the report
made by the committee appointed last spring
to investigate university affairs. When the
doors were opened the following report was
declared adopted:
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable. the Board OF Regents of the
University Of Minnesota:
Your committee appointed by resolution of
the board, of date April 18th 1873, hereto at
tached, to inquire and report OF the matters
in the resolutions, having had the
same under consideration and keeping in view
the paramount object of the board to reduce
the expenses without i'm pairng the usefulness
and efficiency of the university, especially
report and recon mend:
That a tendency to subdivision of studies
and multiplication of classes and teachers be
prevented by grouping together and assigning
to the proper professor, subjects that are ger
lldIl5 W ettCll OlHSI, I'lu WHICH du present we
cannot undertake to teach in all their possible
That the history of the preparatory depart
ment be principally general history; that spe
officially Greek and Roman history be taught
by the professors of Greek and Latin respect
lively.
That the higher branches of the
history of civilization and medieval
history, and lecture fine arts and assistant
instruction in German, be assigned to the de-
of mental and moral philosophy.
That mechanical physics be assigned to the
ing, and molecular physics to the department
IF mathmetics and astronomy.
That mineralogy and zoology and botany,
lnder the term biology, be assigned to the de-
of geology. That the title of Profess
'or of North Europe IN languages be abrogated,
Ind the title professor Of modern languages
and literature be substituted therefor.
In accordance with these suggestions, your
offer tho following as the general
organization:
William w. Folwell, president and instructor
in social science and logic
Gabriel Campbell, professor of mental and
moral philosophy and the fine arts, and in
'tructor in German and history.
Jabez Brooks, professor of Greek language
and literature
Edwin ]. Thompson, professor of mathomati-
cal astronomy and surveying
Mitchell D. Rhame, professor OF civil and
engineering and mechanical
physics.
Stephen f. Peckham, professor of chemis-
try and molecular physics.
Richard w. Laing, history aud in charge of
French.
John G.. Moore, professor of modern Ian
guages and literature.
Moses Marston, professor of English Ian
guage. literature and rhetoric.
Il. IL. Trlpp, professor of Latin language and
literature
Charles W. Hall. professor of geology, min
eralogy and biology.
Newton H. Winchell, State geologist ard GU
rator of general museum.
Charles Y. Lacy, professor of agriculture, in
charge of the agricultural farm and the plant
house.
Charles n. Hewitt, nonresident professor Of
public health.
John A. Lundeen, U. S. A., military science.
lu view of the exigent demands upon the
treasury it is further recommended that the
Office of vice president be abrogated: that in
case Of the absence Of the president the senior
professor present be charged with his duties;
that the salaries of the senior professors as far
as practicable, should be equal; and that under
existing circumstances we are not prepared to
end any increase of salaries.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
MORRIS LAMPREY,
d. BURT.
For the Committee.
Dated Dec. 81, A. d. 1873.