The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-07
THE STATESMAN.
AUSTIN. TEXAS.
The State University.

There was a meeting of the board
of regents of the university of Texas
yesterday. Present: Col. Ashbel
Smith, president, and DIR. Il. ID. Woo
ten, DIR. b. Hadra, Judge James Clark,
Col. NJ. w. Garnett and Col. +. j. Sim
kins, members, and A. =. Woodbridge,
Esq, secretary of the board. Mr.. Ru-
fini, architect for the buildings of the
university was also present during
the latter part of the proceedings.
A great deal of business of detail
character looking to the opening of
the university promptly on the 18th
of September was transacted.
The following statement was OBJ
tanned from the comptroller, as to
the present condition of the availa-
bic finances of the university:
Interest on the permanent umver-
sity fund becomes due on January,
July, March and September each
year.
On funds now constituting the per-
manent university fund the annual
interest is as follows:
July 1, 1888. Announcements O,177 80
September, 1888. - 805 90
January, 1884. 1O,177 80
March, 1884 . 8O5 90
Total interest for one year. 81 1864 50
Available university fund
on hand. this date, subject
to order board of regents,
cash. ..................... 8.3OS 81
Total 28,826 IL
On July l, 1883. there will accrue
the further sum of interest on the
permanent fund, $10,177.29; and inter-
est on bonds held by the available
fund, $207.68.
On August 1, next, the amount of
interest appropriated by the eigh-
teenth legislature, act of February
%, will be available, $45, 104.22.
A naturalization fee of $40 for stu
dents in the academic, and 500 for
law students, was adopted.
The question of having the uni
versity building completed in time
was discussed, the sentiment of the
board being that the contractor
should be compelled to comply with
his contract, which was to finish the
work June 1, so far as to now finish
it in time for the opening on Septem-
Der Is.
A resolution was adopted providing
for the publication of the date of
opening of the university and names
of the faculty in the STATESMAN and
Galveston News, and printing in
pamphlet form a prospectus of more
general information in detail, TO be
distributed by the secretary of the
board.
The additional $1,000 recommended
by Professor Mallett for laboratory
was allowed by resolution adopted I o
that effect. This is independent of
the $4,000 voted for apparatus.
A resolution was adopted voting
Prof. Mallet $1333.33 for services and
expenses to be incurred in selecting
chemical and physical apparatus, this
being in lieu of any salary in advance
of the 10Th of September, when his
salary as professor properly begins.
A statement embracing in "pre-
seminary announcement" the infor-
nation to be published in pamphlet
form was adopted. The statement as
prepared at the late meeting of the
faculty in Nashville was adopted by
the board with slight amendments.
a resolution was adopted that the
board will proceed to have a laborato-
ry erected as soon as practicable.
A letter was read from Prof. Dab
ney, accepting the chair of professor
OF mental and moral philosophy.
After some other business the
board adjourned till ten o'clock this
morning.
The names of the faculty have
been published in the STATESMAN as
the selections were made. They are:
Profs. Roberts and Gould in the
law department, and Profs. Mallet,
Broun, Humphreys, Talichet, Wag-
oner and Dabney, in the academic de-
partment; all gentlemen of dis
tinguished reputation.
AstOnished Them.
A prominent citizen the other day
took two distinguished men into a
well known saloon here to take
milk punch. AS the genial proprie-
tor was preparing the refreshing
drinks, the prominent citizen re-
marked that in all his life he had
never found man who could equal |
Mr.. d., the proprietor, in making milk |
punches; that he was an artist. In a
few minutes the punches |
were ready, and all turned |
up the glasses and began to drink. |
simultaneously all three took their |
glasses down and gazed in astonish- |
ment at one another; then they would |
try to drink little more, and then
they would look at each other again.
Finally the prominent citizen said to
the barkeeper: II believe I'll take
Just "A little more liquor in NINE"
The barkeeper. to the disgust of the
two distinguished visitors and con-
sternation of the prominent citizen
"Why, beg your pardon,