Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-14
STATE UNIVERSITY.
Prof. Edward ID. Porter, of Delaware,
Elected to the Professorship of the Ag-
rfcultural Observation-Disclosures

Prof. Edward d. Porter, of Delaware,
Elected to the Professorship of the Ag-
ricultural Department t-Miscellaneous.
The board of regents of the State University
met in the governors room in the capitol at
9o'clock in the forenoon yesterday, President
Sibley in the chair, and regents Pillsbury,
Marshall, Burt, Edgerton, Clark, Folwell and
Chute present. The session, continuing
through greater portion of the day, was de-
voted to an informal consideration of the
wants of the university, and of the legislation
to be asked at this session of the legislature,
but no decisive action was reached. The
following is a transcript of the business ac-
complished:
Regent Pillsbury, chairman of the executive
committee made verbal report of his negotia-
tions with Prof. Edward D. Porter, which re-
suited in his agreement to serve as professor
of agriculture on the following conditions
AT salary of 5000 per month, and an appro-
pr iation of $500, to aid in defraying expenses
of himself and family in moving from Delaware
ture made supplemental appropriation to
erect farm house on, the experimental farm,
that he should occupy it during his term as
professor free of rent:
The report was accepted and adopted where
upon upon motion of Regent Clark, the board
proceeded to ballot for professor of agricul-
ture, resulting in the selection
Regent Marshall reported that no agreement
could be made with Mr.. James Collins in re-
gard to the lot taken of his for the purpose of
University campus.
Regent Folwell offered the following, which
was adopted:
WHEREAS, the cultivation of forest trees is
of great and immediate practical interest to u
large proportion of the people of the State;
and,
WHEREAS, Forestry is recognized and es-
tablished speciality of the college of agricul-
tnre;
Resolved, In order to more extended de-
velOpment of this branch of the college,
that the professor of agriculture be, and here
by is requested to prepare for the use of this
board detailed>plan whereby the essential ad-
vantages of separate and special school of
forestry may be opened in the agricultural col
lege of the university
motion of Regent Edgerton, directing that
the essay by Prof. Brooks, read before the re-
cent State Teachers association, be printed in
the report of the board, and 1000 extra copies
to be stitched in pamphlet form for general
circulation, was referred to Regents Marshall
and Clark, with power to act.
Plans and estimates for the observatory,
military hall, mechanic art building, library,
museum, farm house and stables, submitted
by the executive committee and Architect
Burlington, were submitted.
Regent Clark was appointed to settle suits
in regard to appellants in the matter of en-
largement of campus, with power to act.
On motion of Regent Folwell it was re
solved that the thanks of this board is
hereby rendered to Hon. s. j. r. Mcmillan
and Hon. VIM. D. Washburn for books and
publications recently received from them.
resolution by Regent Marshall was ADOPT
ed that the executive committee and the pres-
dent Of the university be instructed to employ
a suitable person To index the records of the
board