The morning call., 1891-02-11
BOARD OF REGENTS,
The Campus to Be Improved.
Farmers Meetings.

The Board of Regents Of the University Of
California held its monthly meeting yester-
day, Regent Phelps in the chair.
The Finance Committee reported that the
recommendation to appropriate $4,000 of the
Reese FHAu 10 tbs Improvement OF the
library could not be acted upon at present
owing to the lack of money. 1t approved
the recommendation to appropriate $3.50
from the General Fund for the purpose of
microscopes and dissecting instruments, and
asked that bills amounting to ST., 1926 - be
audited and ordered paid. The recon-
mendations contained in the report were all
approved.
The Committee on Grounds and Buildings
presented a letter from the Professor of
Civil Engineering and Survey, relative to
the proposed improvements on the campus,
together with maps and specifications de-
scriptiye of the contemplated improvements.
From these and the accompanying report OF
the committee ii was shown that the cost OF
the work would be $3.50 60, whereas only
$500 had been set aside for the purpose.
On the recommendation of the committee
the plans were approved, and an additional
appropriation made of $50 60. This sum
VIII provide for the filling, grading and en-
largiDg of the present campus; the building
of a driveway around it, the removal of the
trees on the north side, aud the identifying
Of the surroundings by the planting of
shrubbery.
On the Recommendation Of the same COM
mlttee S2oO9 was appropriated for the fur
nlshlng Of the analytical departments of the
chemical laboratory; Secretary Bonte was
granted three months leave Of absence on
. account Of sickness, and Professor Flagg
was appointed Associate Professor Of
Classical Philology, at a monthly salary of
S2CQ from the commencement of the next
academical wear.
Regent Phelps left the chair at this point
TO advocate certain allowances for the Lick
Observatory. These consisted of $500 for
repairs to the present telegraph line for the
coming year and $1,000 for the construction
of additional storage for the water supply,
now rendered necessary by the noticeable
failing Of the springs consequent upon the
dry winter. The board voted both amounts
as asked for.
A voluminous report was then read from
The Committee on Congressional Land
Grants relating 10 the steps taken to acquire
their full quota of land, its disposal and the
sale OF certain portions at a minimum rate
OF s. per acre. Following this is special
committee on the appropriation of funds
provided by the Morrill, bill made a part re-
por', IN which, in compliance with the re-
quest oil the State Grange, they recommended
. That Professor WickSon, lecturer of agricul-
ture, be authorized to organize and carry
into effect system of farmers meetings
similar TO those IN Wisconsin and other Mid
die States. In view of the numerous pro-
visions to be made and the Importance of
the subject II was resolved, after consdera-
bic debate, to have the whole report printed
when ready and distributed among The Re-
gents 50 they could act intelligently upon
the matter at the next meeting
On the recommendation Of the Academic
Senate the following arrangement Of terms
and vacations was adopted:
That The week OF term or vacation be the call
endar week; that The summer vacation be one OF
twelve weeks; that tile winter vacation be one Of
thri weeks; That The fall term close on the Sat-
urday preceding Christmas; that the academic
year be separated INTO TWO terms: a fall term OF
nineteen weeks and spring term Of eighteen or
nineteen weeks, as The case may be; that this
HI August, 1891
he scheme was arranged In reference to the
high schools, the public and the egUaliZIng OF The
terms, together with the fact that June is the va
Cation month OF business aud professional men.