The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-13
Want LECTURES
ON ASTRONOMY
The REGENTS ASK MORE WORK
FROM MOUNT HAMILTON
OBSERVERS.
DID NOT PAY DUNES BILL.
THE STREET CONTRACTOR MAY
HAVE TO BRING SUIT FOR
HIS PAY.

The Board of Regents of the State Uni
verslty met in regular session yesterday,
Regents Black, Kellogg, Bartlett, Hallidie,
Hellman, Houghton, Martin, Marye and
Rodgers being present.
long discussion arose over the recon-
mendation by the committee on internal
administration that only occasional lee
lures be given at Berkeley by the astron-
| omers of the Lick Observatory instead of
regular lectures as proposed at the last
meeting. A letter from Professor Holden
favoring the occasional system was read.
Regents Rodgers and Hellman spoke at
length against the recommendation, de-
claring that the needs of the university
should be consulted rather than the con-
venience of the astronomers at Mount
Hamilton. Regent Houghton thought
! that the astronomers were already over
worked and disapproved giving them any
more to do. The matter was finally re-
referred to the committee with instructions
10 formulate some plan by which the
lectures should be regularly given.
Hadji Ephraim Benguiat has presented
to the university an apparatus for distill-
ing altar OF roses. The gift was formally
acknowledged and the apparatus trans
ferred to the College of Pharmacy.
John G.. Merriam was appointed in
structor of paleontoIogy at 500 month
his salary to commence August l next.
He has been doing some gratuitous work
in that department, and his appointment
was strongly recommended by Professor
LIE Conte.
+: Z. Landstrom was appointed fireman
! in the mechanical engineering-shops, vice
Henry Deckhard, resigned. His pay is $50
a month.
Gustave E. Fancheux was appointed in
structor in French at 500 month, vice
! S. d. Huntington, resigned.
| AT the request of Professor HoWison, g.
NJ. Stratton's leave of absence on half pay
was extended to August 10, 1896. He is an
instructor in the university and is in Ger
many studying experimental psychology
with view of taking charge of that depart
ment on his return. His half pay amounts
to $50 month.
1t was decided to preserve three copies
OF the series OF photographs prepared for
exhibition at the Midwinter Fair. One of
these is to be kept available for future
exhibitions, another to be preserved in
| portfolios as permanent historical record
of the university, and the third deposited
in the different departments of the institu-
ton subject to the orders of the president.
The committee on grounds were given
$50 for planting Boston ivy about the
building and $500 for other improvements.
They wanted s1400.
1t was reported that to light the library
by electricity from the university plant in
wolves an equipment expenditure of $3.50
and an annual expense OF $757 30. To get
electricity from the Berkeley Electric-light
Company would cost equipment $500, an
nual expense SIPS. If gas is to be used
new pipes must be laid. n action was
taken.
Bills for the month of February, aggre-
eating $17,6S1 SO, were approved and or
dered paid.
The bill OF J. J. Dunno for grading Col
| lege way, street of Berkeley, adjoining
the university grounds, amounting to $1477,
was returned by the finance committee
with the report that there were no funds
available for its payment. and that the
work had been done without authority
An opinion from Attorney John B. Mhoon
was read, stating that the grounds OF the