The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-20

stitute OF Art yesterday afternoon. Gov
ernor Budd attended the session and pre-
sided. Regents Hallidie. Miller, Martin,
Houghton. Kellogg. Lynch, John E. Budd,
Phelps, Wallace, Denicke, Rodgers, Black,
Chase, Waymire, Slack, Reinstein, Jeter,
Foote, Secretary Bonte and Attorney
Mhoon were present.
The subject OF imposing on students a
fee of SO term for incidentals was called
I'D by the Governor.
In order to settle the matter Judge Wal
lace introduced resolution that no such
tax should be imposed.
The matter was postponed, on the state
ment OF Attorney Mhoon that the regents
had no power TO charge tuition fee.
The minutes were corrected and reso-
luton accepting the Sutro site for the
affiliated colleges was adopted.
The resolution OF acceptance as prepared
by the attorney of the board for record in
the minutes embraces letters from Sutro
OF July "a, July 30, August 9 and August
"a, 1895; also the deed OF October s. 1895
the forfeiture waiver letter OF Nav 9, 1896.
and the resolution acknowledging the
noble plans OF the donor in connection
with the Sutro Library. In conclusion the
site is gratefully accepted, and Sutro's
profound appreciation OF the good o. the
commonwealth and his devotion to learn
ing are fifty recognized.
When the Wilmerding site was reached
in the order of business the room was we'll
filled by capitalists, professional educators
and other Leading citizens OF the State.
The Stockton delegation, sent down to
| present the advantages of that progressive
city, consisted of H. J. Corcoran, Califor-
MIA Navigation Company; Fred NJ. West,
banker; James Marsh, Grangers' Union /;
+. b. Frazer, banker. and II. G. Shaw,
stockton Mail.
! W. r. Davie was at the head OF the Oak.
land delegation.
| Among citizens of San Francisco attend.
ing were William Alvord, James d. Phe-
Ian, Alfred Bowler, G. F. Fargo, Herman
| Scbussler, J. r. Freud, E J. McCutcheon.
! Thomas ]. Lamb, Joseph Leggett and
| Professor Buchanan.
| The Legislature was represented by Sen.
! ator Percy Henderson ana Sigmund NJ
Bettman, chairman OF the Assemb bly, com.
mittee on Public Morals of the last session,
Charles h. keyes, president of the
! Throop Polytechnic Institute of Califor-
MIA, Pasadena, and Professor II. B. Ard.
ley of the University of California were
! there.
There was so much talent in sight that
| the Governor readily perceived that the
| business could not be transacted at one
session, so it was agreed to adjourn, when
an adjournment was taken until this
morning at 10 o'clock.
William Alvord, president of the Bank
of California, replied to some questions
propounded by Governor Budd, ana said
Mr.. Wilmerding never thought of any
other place than San Francisco for the
school site. 1t was his idea TO take the
poor boys off the streets of this City and
teach them a trade.
c. F. Fargo, the old-time business
partner of Mr.. Wilmerding, said: IL
knew Wilmerding, and took him ont rid
ing every day for two years. | went over
to the Potrero with him. He thought the
school site should be south of Market
street. He never thought of any other
place than San Francisco. / knew Will
merding from the time he came to Cali.
fornIa. He worked for rne for $lu0s a
month and was finally admitted TO partner
ship"
1t was suggested by the Governor that
il Wilmerding's money was made in the
liquor business it came from the interior.
Mr.. Fargo replied: "Wilmerding's for
tune was made in the New York stock
market. The liquor business probably
made $500. 900 for him."
z. J. McCutcheon, the lawyer who drew
Mr. Wilmerding's will, thought it would
not be violating professional confidence to
recall the fact that in one will drawn for
the testator there was gift of $3.50 900 to
establish a school Of art in San Francisco.
but when ii was announced thai Mr.
Searles had given the Mark Hopkins man.
sion for an art institute Mr.. WiImerding
had his will changed and substituted the
trades school for the art school.
'Mr. Wilmerdlng was so apprehensiye
that something might happen to him that
he sent to the Bank of California for his
box and took therefrom $4oO 900 of securi-
ties, with instructions to have Mr.. Alvord