Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-02
state uniyer.ity Kegents.


San FRANusco, September Ist.-The
quarterly meeting Of the Board Of Regents
of the State University was held in the Me
chanicS' Institute building. Post street Tins
afternoon. In the absence OF Governor
Stoneman Regent Phelps presided Pres
ent-Rcgents Carr Daggett, Martin Rodg-
ers, Halhdie, Ainsw0r,h, Ashburner, Swift.
Marye, Delmas, Wallace, Hellman, Rhodes
and Steb5ins.
The Finance Committee reported the
budget Of expenses and estimate Of income
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1856.
The total estimated income is $9S, 40: cx-
penses, OF which $Sl SIS is for salaries 397.-
42o; balance Sl0i2.
1t is recommended also that ". w. Dea-
mers salary as Instructor OF Latin be in
creased S25 month, making his total sal
ary as Instructor and Recorder $125 per
month, the change to take effect next term.
Adopted.
Relative to the increase Of Professor Putt
kcr's salary by $50 month, rs recon-
mendcd BY Tie President, the committee
referred the matter back 10 the Board with
out recommendation
Regent Hellman favored the recommen-
dati0n and moved its adoption.
Regent Rogers objected TO paving any
more for German instruction while the IN
structor III French and Spanish now re-
ceives $50 less than Professor PuiZker. and
also without the rank OF Professor. lfanv-
thing, more attention should be paid TO
Spanish instruction
Regents Rhodes, Martin and others also
opposed the motion, and after q brief de-
bate the motion was declared lost
The committee also reported It's approval
o! the bonds OF the Treasurer elect, Louis
Sloss, in the sum OF 100000. with Gustav
NlebaWn and Louis Ggrstle as sureties.
The action Of the committee was indor>ed
The loan of $4,000 to jeremiah lynch,
c5nsummated August 9th, by the Finance
Committee. was reported and approved. \
long schedule OF attorneys fees was also
approved.
Professor Hilgard, in accordance with in
structons from the Fiticultural Commit
tee, filed a communication in reply to re
cent statements of the Chairman of the
Niticultural Commission, chiefly relating
to the experimental phylioxerated plot on
the University grounds" Professor Hi
gard denies that phylloXera had been
planted where 1t did not before exist. 1t
was thought essential to place competent
observers where the insect could be hourly
observed. This, it was argued alone iusti-
led the maintenance of the infested plot
so long as it can be done without serious
danger to the vine-growing districts The
idea that winged insects had blown into
the Napa valley south Of Yountville from
the ridge dividing the valley from Sonoma
was vigorously refuted. The professor said:
" Regarding the claim made that | have
misrepresented the facts III ascribing TO the
Commission a lack OF activity in repressing
the progress of the phylloxcra | shall rest
content While appealing to the general
opinion OF intelligent viticulturists, and to
the fact that while valid legislation now
exists by which the repression of all other
insect pests may be enforced, the phyIox-
era-tLc most destructive of all-can only
be dealt with by mild representations and
moral suaSion, as stated by the Commits
sioncr." In closing, the professor suggested
a method By which the exit of insects from
injected vines might be prevented.