Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-16
THE STATE.
Meeting of the Reg = MT.


The board of regents of the university
net in the presidents Office on the morn
ing Of June 30, all being present except
Regent Blair, who was present at the even
ing session, and Regent Shearer, WIZ is
absent in California.
Prof. Calvin Thomas reported on raising
a fund for placing all of the Goethe litera-
ture of value and worth that had been col
lected in the library, and asking the
regents to accept the trusteeship of the
fund. The matter was referred to tho
library committee.
The law department was authorized to
expend SIS in advertising in literary
journals. The question of appointing Prof.
Otto Kirchner permanently TO the position
he now occupies in the law department.
was referred to the law committee. The
board then took recess for dinner TO
meet again at 2 O'Clock.
In the afternoon the board went into ex-
ecutive session, during which little bust
ness was transacted, the most important
action being the appointment of Prof. II.
&. Carhart to the chair of PHI sizes TO super
sede Profs. Harrington and Brace, who
since the resignation of Prof. G. X.
Mead last year Prof. Carhart comes
highly recommended to the University,
having filed the chair of physics for
number of years in the Northwestern Uni
versity, at Evanston, Ill.
The executive committee reported Re
gent Austin Blair as speaker to represent
the board on the occasion of the celebra-
ton Of the semi-centennial Of the Univer-
sity, which will occur in conjunction with
the festivities of commencement week
next year.
Regent Charles r. Whitmore was chosen
to give the welcoming address in behalf of
the board at the Pen:nsular Saengerfest,
which will be held at University Hall next
August.
At the evenings business session the
recommendations of various faculties re-
garding candidates for admission were ac-
cepted and adopted. The board accepted
the trusteeship of the Goethe fund. After
an informal discussion the board went into
executive session.
DR.. Henry s. Frieze, in behalf of Chas.
III. Dennison, Of the class of 1851 presented
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former president OF the university, to the
board. The portrait is of life size and of
quarter length and made by Mr.. Verimo
of New York. 1t was studied from n steel
engraving that appeared in Barnard's
journal of Education and photographs OF
Dr. Tappan, taken in his best days, when
president at the university. presenting
IL Prof Frieze said: "Mr. Denison con-
stantly watched the work in its progress,
making suggestions from his own memory
SO that all of us who knew the first prcsi-
dent are agreed in pronouncing the like
ness absolutely perfect Tho artistic ex-
cellence of the execution of the portrait
also adds greatly TO the value of Mr.. Deni-
sons gift, and he especially deserves our
thanks for pointing out the way in which
good service can be done TO the university
by the alumni in placing within its halls
the forms and features of the distinguish
ed dead whose names are CONSPICUOUS in its
history"
The regents met again June 30. All
were present except Regent Shearer.
communication lowering the salaries OF
the assistants'in the pharmacy department
anu Teldiulnb lutp' w Hlchicltl was
allowed, and his salary was advanced
from $1,000 to $1,000 year as assistant
professor of organic chemistry. The sum
of $500 was appropriated for special work
in the engineering department. The FOL
lowing persons were appointed assist
ants Chemical labratory, Eugene V.
Riker, Charles l.. Davis, Geo. w. Whyte,
Charles p. Beck, p. Beckwith; Edsil A.
Ruddiman; medical department, Osborne
+. Claiborne, NJ. d., appointed assistant
to the professor of pathology and practice
of medicine: Thomas j. Sullivan, NJ. D.,
assistant to the professor of surgery;
James N. Martin, assistant to the professor
Of obstetrics and clinical ynacolog, James
II. Andrews, NJ. D., assistant to professor
of materia medica; VIM. A. Campbell,
M. D., secretary of the faculty.