The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12
BARNARD HAS RESIGNED,
The Lick Astronomer Goes to
Yerkes' Observatory at
Chicago.
HE WILL STAY TILL OCTOBER.
University Regents Consider the
Plan to Charge Small Fee
for Tuition.

Professor Barnard of tue Lick Observa-
tory will resign his connection with the
faculty of the University of California to
accept the chair of astronomy at the Chi
cago University. Yesterday at the meet
ing of the regents of the University of
California, Professor Barnard submitted
his letter of resignation. 1t is to take effect
October 1 and reads as follows:
Gentlemen: l herewith beg to hand you my
resignation as astronomer of the Lick Observ-
atory
I have received call to a similar position in
the Yerkes Observatory in connection with
| their new 4O-inch telescope. The title of the
position is professor OF astronomy in the Uni
yersity of Chicago.
AS it has several times been stated in the
public prints thatI mad accepted the above posi-
/ ton, wish to state that though the offer has
| been under consideration for some time, I have
| not up to the present moment accepted it.
| But in the same mail with this, my resigna-
| Chicago.
1t has been long and bitter struggle on my
part, extending over many months to make
| this final decision, SO attached had / become to
California and its people.
! 1t has but recently been intimated in the
pubic papers that was simply sending in my
| resignation to effect an increase of salary to
gain other favors. That my denial of this may
be sufficiently emphatic 1 have in the same
mail forwarded my acceptance of the position
! at Chicago, and this is final.
The salary have received at the Lick OBJ
servatory for the past three years has been
| perfectly satisfactory to me.
In thus retiring from the Lick Observatory
wish to express my sincere thanks to the
| regents of the University of California for the
many acts OF kindness and courtesy they have
always extended to me. / shall never forget
this kindness, and shall hence carry through
life with me keen sense of gratitude to them
and the people of California.
| Especially would l beg to express my hearth
est appreciation OF the kindness and considera-
ton shown me throughout my connection with
the Lick Observatory by Hon. T. G. Phelps,
chairman of the Lick Observatory committee
whose deep interest in the welfare of this
great observatory has ever been Characteristic
| OF all his actions, and whose dealings with the
astronomers here have always been marked by
| the deepest consideration for their welfare and
| Tor the advancement Of the fame of the OBJ
Servatory.
l beg also to tender the same hearty appre-
citation to the other members of the same COM
mittee for kindness shown me.
In this leaving feel sincere pride in hay
ing been able 10 add what little l could to
make James Lick S ambition q permanent and
| lasting fact for all time.
1t has been intimated in newspaper report
that besides my salary there were certain per-
| qu1sites falling to me through my position
| here. This statement is not true.
| Ny writings and lectures have always been
| free, as they should be. In return for my lee
| lures IN California [ have simply received nv
actual travelling expenses.
have two requests to make to the board OF
regents.
First am engaged i'll making certain i'm
portant observations-a micrometrical deter
mination OF the position OF the fainter satel-
| lites and observations OF some OF the more diff
| hcult double stars, and of my Photographic
work. As this is work wish TO complete this
summer, during the favorable observing
| weather, I beg that my resignation be per-
| United not to take place until October l, 1895.
Second-I have now before the Lick OBJ
! servatory committee request for the publica-
| ton of my comet, nebular and stellar photo
graphs, made here with the Willard portrait
lens, the instrument presented to the Lick
Observatory by Colonel C. f. Croker.
These pictures of extreme Importance to
astronomy and will be of the highest credit to
the Lick Observatory. The correspondence
concerning them is in the hands of the Lick
Observatory committee. beg that these pho
tographs be published before my connection
with the observatory ceases, if recommended
by the committee. Very respectfully,
E. E. BARNARD.
The report of the joint committee con-
sisting of the finance and internal ad-
ministratlOn committees was read before
the regents of the University of California
at their regular meeting yesterday.
Budgets on viticulture, forestry and ex-
pertinent stations were approved, and also
form of receipt to the James Lick trust
for final payment of the third trust on the
Lick Observatory.
Loans amounting to 100000 on property
in this City and in Oakland were approved.
and $500 appropriated to pay the expenses
OF committee to visit the islands off the
specimens for use in the scientific depart
ments of the university.
A letter from the finance committee was
read. 1t named the amount of the present
deficit as $4,000. There has been nearly
100 per cent increase in attendance at the
university during the last four years. The
finance committee recommended the fol-
lowing resolution:
Owing to the large number OF young men
and women awaiting and demanding admis-
sion to the university the board of regents
finds itself unable to provide the means re-
CURED to maintain the several departments of
the university in an efficient and satisfactory
manner, except resorting to the imposition of
rate of tuition; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That tuition fee of $25 an
academic term be required of all students, pay
able in two miscellaneous of $12 so each at the
beginning of each semester; provided that the
holders of the scholarships now established
and the holders of seventy-tve scholarships to
be established, be exempt from the payment
OF this tuition fee.
The resolution caused considerable argu-
ment and resulted in postponement of
the matter until the next meeting.
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