The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-01
UNIVERSITY FUNDS SHORT.
The Regents Informed That
There Will Be a Deficit
of $4,000.
RESIGNATION OF PROFESSORS.
Asked For, but the Report Was
Withheld.

The board of regents of the university
met in special session in the Hopkins Art
Institute yesterday afternoon, Regent
Phelps presiding.
Leon J. Richardson rendered his resig-
nation as Instructor of Latin in order to
visit Germany for two years to complete
certain studies.
A proposition to allow him to absent
himself for that period without pay was
defeated and the resignation accepted.
E. B. McGilavrey, instructor in English,
also rendered his resignation. 1t was ac-
cepted and Walker Morris Hart was chosen
to fill the vacancy.
A resolution of thanks to those who had
subscribed for the purchase of the Crossley
thirty-six-inch lens, so that it might be
placed on Mount Hamilton, was adopted,
and the secretary was instructed to send a
copy OF the resolution to each subscriber.
Regent Phelps reported that the COM
mittee on sites had authorized the prepar-
ing of the site on which the new telescope
is to be erected and asked that the action
of the committee be ratified. This was
done.
1t was announced that in all probability
the lens and dome would be sent from
NEW L DIX transportation Tree, anu II was
suggested that Herman Oelrichs be COM
municated with with view to securing it's
free transportation across the Atlantic.
Two gifts of books, one from the King of
Siam and one from Mrs. M. G. Mcdonald,
were acknowledged.
The history of the university prepared
by William Carey Jones, it was announced,
was ready for delivery. The publisher
suggested that the regents purchase 800
OF Of
referred to the finance committee. 1t was
suggested that copies of the work be sent
TO various institutions of learning in the
East and in Mexico and South America
Among the effects left by the late J. G,
Wilmerding were forty-six bonds of the
Los Angeles Consolidated Electric road, in
which the university is interested, as the
regents are to receive a considerable sum
OF money from the estate. The regents
were asked to sign an agreement by which
the bonds could be converted into other
bonds of the same company. This was re-
ferred to the law committee.
Regent Hallidie of the finance commit
tee made report by which he showed
that at the end of the next year there
would be in all probability be deficit of
from $12, 900 to $4,000 in spite of all the
scaling down that has been done. The
revenue, be said, which would be reduced
by non-acceptance of the railroad taxes,
would amount to $29S ,9O5 40. He said that
the university was in straitened financial
circumstances, and could not see any way
at this time to meet the deficiency.
Regent Bartlett suggested that a yearly
tuition fee of $50 from each student might
be e3acted, the first of such fees to be col
lected year from next August.
Regent Slack, in an undertone, said, 81
shall oppose that"
Several members spoke on this matter,
but no action was taken. President Kel-
logg of the university announced that the
next regular meeting will fall on the 14th
inst. and the meeting preliminary to the
commencement would fall on the follow
ing day. He suggested that the regular
meeting be postponed until the next day,
which was agreed to. The meeting will be
held in Berkeley at 10 o'clock in the fore
noon. The secretary was instructed to
send an urgent request to each regent and
special one to Governor Budd to be
present.
Regent Marye stated that the committee
on internal management had decided to
recommend number of increases in seve-
raj departments in which more teachers
are needed, but in view of the report of the
finance committee he would be forced to
withhold all of that portion which in
creased the expense account, with one ex-
ceptlon. He said that he deeply regretted
this course, as many more teachers were
required. He then recommended that E.
B. McGilavrey be appointed instructor of
the department of philosophy and that
this department be allowed $500 more than
last year; that Instructor Magee be made
director of the department of physical
culture and that several reappointments
be made. The recommendations were
adopted.
An appropriation of $3.50 was voted in
favor of Albert Sutton, architect. He is to
go with DR.. R. Beverly Cole on a tour of
inspection of institutions in the East, with
view of obtaining suggestions for the
building of the affiliated colleges. For
this sum he is to furnish suggestions,
drawings and photographs.