Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-30
UNIVERSITY REGENTS.
Holiday Established-Appointm and
designations.
s. F. Bulletin, June Goth.

iSeSiSnati0nS.
! Is. T. Bulletin, June 29th.l
The Board of Regents of the University
OF California held special meeting this
: morning in the Secretary's office, South
Hall, Berkeley. Regents Phelps, Aims
worth, Beard, Hallidie, Hellman, Welcker,
Rodgers, Rhodes, Ashburner Martin and
President Holden were present. Regent
Phelps presided.
Ailer the reading of the minutes Of the
last Inesiing, Regent Weleker called atien-
ton to The fact, apparently for his own in
formation, that at the last meeting Instructor
Jackson had been created Professor of Ge-
ology, and Instructor Slate Assistant Pro
fessor of Physics.
Regent Martin, OF She Committee on
Grounds ana Buildings reported that of an
appropriations of sol ,45Gi about S2S.000 had
been expended during the year in various
work about ne grounds. Insurance has
cost 1000; az. addition to. .she gymnasium,
92,526; Improvements at North Hall, S4.40S !;
painting, S970; repairs, $780, fence about
the grounds. S2:39l bridges, $64O 50. A
balance of $23 4is is left in the fund.
The Library Committee reported, recon-
mending the appointment o8 George T.
Clark, SO, as Assistant Librarian for one
year at salary of s50 u month Adopted.
PRESIDENT HoLDEIfs REcoMMEnDArIoNs
President Holden read long report.
with q number OF Recommendations, which
were subsequently taken up one by one
and considered. On these recomS9enda-
tions. action was taken IS follows:
b. w. Morse was reSppointed assistant
in the agricultural laboratory for one year.
at salary Of 800 month NJ E.. Jatfa
and G.. e, Colby assistants in the yitieult-
ural laboratory ct salaries-of 500 ands75
month respectively.
G. H. Leyermore. of the Glass of 10,
Yale, Fellow of Johns Hopkins UniEer-
sity, where he obtained the degree of
Ph.D., was appointed Instructor of History
for one year, from September 1st, at a sal
ary of Sf25 month, the salary to be paid
from the general fund.
J. III. Sepger, of San Francisco, was ap-
pointed Instructor in German for one year,
at salary of $100 month. Mr.. Senger is
graduate of the University.
The resignation of Abel WhittoD, who
for twelve years has been University
Printer, was accepted, the resignation beng
due to falling health, and f. Percy was ap-
pointed to the vacancy, at salary of $50 a
month
The designations of Ross e. Brown, In
structor in Drawing, and of William Dali
lam Arnes, Instructor III English, were
accepted Mr.. Brown resigns to practice
his profession, and Mr. Arines to 90 to
Germany to pursue four years course of
study.
A new diploma was granted on petition
to z. T. Armstrong OF the class of So,
Hastings College, with the request that
affidavit be made that the other diploma
was irrevocably oct of his possession.
1t was decided to have certain duplicates
in the University library, of character
valuable for use at the Lick Observatory,
selected and sent TO that branch of the Uni
yersity.
F. 4. Bliss and J. F. Twist of the Dental
College, presented long memorial, apply
ing for the degree of D. d. S., although
the Dental Faculty had seen fit TO refuse it.
President Holden reported that it was not
advisable to grant the desired degree. The
memorial was filed and the Secretary was
instructed to announce to the students
named that the Board declines to take any
action in the matter.
FOUNDERS DAY.
Professor Howison, in communication
to the President, having suggested the pro-
priety of establishing a " Founders Day"
of the Mills Professorship of Philosophy,
the following resolutions relative to the
matter were presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, our ieiiOw-cltlZens, Darius Ogden
Mills. by his gilt OF q fund, now amounting to
nearly e90,0 for the endowment of profess
sorship of Intellectual and moral philosophy
and civil polity in the University, has, in the
judgment of this Board, displayed toward the
most disinterested ends for which universities
exist munipeence worthy of all imitation,
and, in behalf of Its special object, hitherto I'M
equaled in our country; therefore, be it
Resotrcd, That in commemoration of his act of
public spirit, and in recognition of the sound
declaration which accompanied it, that studies
in philosophy tunderlie laws manners and re-
ligion. and in effect form the public opinion of
the world, a day be set apart IN the calendar
of the University perpetual holiday. to be
known as Founders Day of the Mills Professor
ship.
Rcsolyed, That the date of this day be de-
termined by the President of the University in
consultation with Mr.. Mills, and reported to
the Board for permanent record as soon as
may be.
Resolred, That as soon as the finances of the
University will permit, the day be celebrated
annually by public lecture at the University
on some leading topic in philosophy, by per-
son eminent in that department, who shall
previously have been appointed by the Library
Committee of this Board, upon notsination by
the President of the Univers ty, in consultation
with the Mills Professor.
Another resolution, notifying Mr.. Mills
OF this action, and requesting that he honor
the Board by presently sitting for his bust
in marble or his portrait, was referred to
the Library Committee.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
On recommendation, degrees were or
dered conferred upon the following stu
dents according to their respective courses.
They will be formally graduated to-mor-
row: Alice Chapman, Nevada City; Abra-
ham Thomas Barnett, San Francisco !;
Charles Louis Biedenback, San Francisco !;
George Thomas Clark, Berkeley; Gulielma
Ruth Crocker, Ceuterville; Kimball Gushee
Easton, Berkeley Alexander Grimes Eells,
Santa Barbara; Frank Fischer, San Fran
cisco; Edward Averett Howard, Oakland
Leslie Alexander Jordan, Healdsburg (;
Harriet Levy, San Francisco; Ida Cha
deayne Miller, Berkeley; James Kennedy
Moffitt, Oakland Frances Royal Sprague,
Haywerds; Robert Chester Turner, Oak
land; Waldo Sprague Waterman, San Ber-
nardino.
1t was also ordered that the University
Medal, for general proficiency during the
four years course, lie conferred upon Frank
Fischer of the graduating class.
The Harvard Club OF San Francisco by
letter announced that prize would be pre-
sented by the club to any member of the
class of 'S7 who would pursue postgraduate
studies at Harvard. The offer was accept
ed. 1t was decided to allow hereafter no
prizes to be offered by individuals for prof.
cheney in any courses of study without spe-
cial permission of the Regents. This ac-
ton, it was understood, had no reference to
any past offer, but was designed to meet
any exigency that might arise, such in
centive generally not being considered de-
sirable.
Regent Rodgers presented a resolution
reducing the salary of Land Agent ]. Ham
Harris from 5000 to S125 month, and
moved the adoption of the resolution
Regen: Hallidie opposed hasty action,
and spoke few words in favor of Mr.. Har
ris' work. AS the question of adopting the
resolution involved matters which it was
not thought proper to be made public, il
was moved to go into executive session, and
it was so ordered.
TELEGRAPHIC BREYITIES.