The San Francisco call., 1896-06-24
GLAD HAND OF
THE UNIVERSITY.
Regents Extend It TO the
Bucolic Taxpayers of
the State.
FIFTY RURAL MEETINGS
College Professors Will Go Out
to the Orchards and
Hayfelds.
THE AFFILIATED COLLEGES.
Appropriations Will Not Lapse, and
Work of Construction Can
Go On.
FIFTY RURAL MEETINGS
THE AFFILIATED COLLEGES

The regents of the university yesterday
decided that the professors and subordi-
nate instructors of the agricultural de-
pa1tment of the Berkeley institution of
learning should go to the country
and greet the farmer in the bayfield,, the
orchard and vineyard. Al slong the line
of agricultural industry from "Siskiyou
10 San Diego, from the Sierra TO the sea, p"
the glad nand OF the college professor will
be extended to tie bucolic taxpayer.
Fitv public meetings will be held in diff
ferent sections OF the State, the prime OBJ
iect being TO convince the producing classes
that the university is not neglecting the
vital interests of agriculture while its pro-
fessors are giving lofty thought to higher
education.
The regents authorized an expenditure
OF $500 Tor the missionary work, and did
not disguise the fact that rural sentiments
in behalf OF increased appropriation OF
public money for the university was the
animating purpose Of the expedition.
Regents Wallace and Foote presided al
ternately III the session Yesterday after
noon at the Mark Hopkins Institute.
Other regents present were: Messrs Marye,
John E. Budd, Lynch, Black, Kellogg,
Martin, Denicke Miller, Hallidie, Rein
stein and Rodgers.
This scheme to appropriate money Tor
infusing in the rural mind a proper en-
tausiasm for the agricultural work of the
university was introduced to the regents
some time ago in the form OF report by
the ways and means committee. Two
ways OF raising money were suggested.
The first was TO tax each student $40 q
term. This was rejected. The second was
to hold fifty public meetings and then go
to the Legislature for assistance. This
was adopted after a long discussion, in
which Regents Hall die, Martin, Marye
Speeches in favor OF the measure were
made by Regents Wallace, Rodgers, Foote,
Reins Elm, Denicke, Lynch and John E.
Budd.
J. West Martin asked respectfully If this
proposition to educate the people was not
a campaign to educate the Legislature in
order that large appropriation might be
obtained.
Ex-Speaker Lynch candidate for Lieuten-
ant-GovernUr on the Republican State
ticket, said there was feeling throughout
California that agriculture was neglected
at the university and higher education ad-
vanced. Now, should it 90 forth that the
university was too poor to send ont repre-
sensatives to meet the farmers bad 1eel-
ing would be produced.
Arthur Rodgers made vigorous and an
able argument in favor of sending the
professors to school-sending them out to
the vineyards and orchards TO study the
agriculture OF the State, which was so
different from the agriculture OF the East
ern States.
Judge Wallace conceded that economy
in public and private affairs was desira BILE
and then he introduced a "buU" with
IL ha mic Info nf
regents was TO spend money to promote
something of much greater value than
money. He observed that the people
owned the university and 1t was the duty
OF the regents to show the proprietors
what had been done. Should more money
be needed the people would knock at the
door of the treasury and open 1t.
Regent Denicke wanted to know if the
university was to be closed because a de-
ficiency was threatened. 'Are we going TO
follow the example of the City and shut
off the lights because money is scarce 2"
He advocated the expenditure Of $500, be-
lieving that it would prove beneficial to
the State.
J. West Martin recalled the many diff
culties and EN- barrassments which the re-
gents OF the past had encountered, but
through all the trials the board had never
created deficiency. il was State board
presenting TINS exceptional record of man
agemenU, and he regretted to zee the great
principle violated.
Regent Hallidie was against the prin-
ciple OF creatin a debt.
Regent Miller said he could not vote for
a measure which seemed like an offer to
bribe the Legislatu
A motion to refer the report to the
finance committee was lost.
The section of the report authorizing an
expenditure of $500 TO hold fifty public
meetings in the rural districts was adopted
by the following vote: Ayes-Lvnch,
Black, Denicke, Kellogg Budd, Foote,
Reinstein, Rodgers, Wallace-9. Noes
Hallidie, Martin, Marye, Miller.
The rest OF the report was laid over until
the July meeting.
By common consent Judge Wallace s
proposition, advanced at previous meet.
ing, to displace Professor Flagg and ap-
point Professor Bonnell assistant instruc-
tor OF Greek, went over until the next
session.
President kellogg recommended the ap-
pointment of S. D. Ayers, G. f. Loricke,
Leroy Jones and John Goohy as patrons
OF agricultural stations, and concurrence
was gwen.
John Calvert was appointed professor OF
pharmacy, vice Seifert resigned.
The regents received the gratifying in
telligence that Judge Wallace, Mr., Rein
stein and Attorney Mhoon had conferred
with Attorney General Fitzgerald and the
result of the conference was the assurance
that the regents could go right ahead
with the building of affiliated colleges, as
the entire appropriation of $250,000 would
be available. II was feared at one time
that the sum of $125, 900 would lapse to
the treasury by reason of DELAY in begin
ming the work of actual construction.
1t IS understood that the regents will fol-
low strictly the laws of the State regard
ing the construction of the public build
ing. The money end of the proposition
will be looked after by the Board ot
Examiners.
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