The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-30
KING is PRESIDENT.
ORGANIZATION or The UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF REGENTS
ray ana Davis File Exceptions ard
VIII centess the Legality az the
New Boards Aets--Rexcnt Bfeshen

Regeat George y. King vas YESTERDAY
eise1e1 president OF tie board q regents
OF TIE University y WASHINGTON. TIE
organization C IA rew board VS.
brought about In business-lIks manner
aHc without unnecessary delay John =.
hoyt and Richard wlnsar. th@ new mem
Gers Of the board. were elected on THE ex-
1--we eorlnit;ee, e wAich President
King IL ex-csscio chairman.
To the action of TIA meeting OF the 49,
gents both John p. Fay and Clark Davis
HE'D exceptions. afr Fay appeared BE-
fofs the nesting before IL had been CT
ganiz@d He fled formal notice that be
denied the right ard authority OF TIRE
board as constituted az present 70 trans
act business Mr.. Davis contented HIM
self with fling notice thar ia acting ss
secretary and attending the meeting he
ald not waive any right he might have
% contest the validity q Gov Roxers'
order OF removal Mr.. Davis signed his
p0ate note 10 the powers as regent q
The University OF WASHINGTON
After al this fuss and blrSter. The board
or regents decided 10 take no notice what
ever OF the position assumed hy the de-
posed members OF the board. The meet
ING was held az O'clock 10 the olFlce OF
Regent Wlnsor. in the Sullivan building.
Acting President Reeves was present
At O'Clock. when the private ogf7ce of
Judge WinSor contained the members ~
The board. al being present except Re
gent BleJher. Mr. Fay appeared and rad
The following document. which ne served
on Regents Winsor and Hoyt. taking their
acknow ieslgment for the same:
TO the Hon. Richard wlnsor and Hon.
S9AA = ho{t: Gealemsn: lou and eaCh
81 you are hereby notified that ] am ie-
saHy elected qualified and acting press-
Dent OF ths Board Of Regents Of The Uns-
HHEa - -
Ing attempted TO be called By Regent
King for this afternoon At o'clock mas
not been called In the manner provided
~ ne statutes o. this state and is with
II further NOTIFY you that deny and
traverse the right Of each Of you 10 act "a
regent and IN due time shall contest tha
LEGALITY az any act performed BY you
John T. FAY.
individually and SIS president OF the board
Of regents Of the university OF WasA-
ington."
The board did not seem % consider this
document as demanding any official asten-
ton. Mr.. Davis notice simply contained
the statement that IA order 10 facilitate
the work Of the university aud not cause
any financial Inconvenience 20 the mem
bers OF the faculty and employees. he had
cons nted 10 appear as secretary OF the
board and registrar Of the university. and
A+1A waving any ttE4b ne sH4EAA nave 10
later contest the removal order Of Gov
Rogers OF October Is.
These pTeiiminarses out Of the way, the
board proceeded 70 the transaction OF the
routine business that lay before Il. Re
gent 3. +. Houston. OF Tacoma. nominated
Regent King as president Of the board
He said that he took this action with all
due Difference to his friend. Regent Kel-
l0gg. knowing that s. had been the custom
TaFh1n. n Stv2~f enA Of . hns4 ri
having the longest term OF service Yet
Re realized the necessity OF elscttug a presi-
dent In harmony with the administration.
and therefore nominated Regent King.
The latter rose 10 protest against mis-
nomination. He said that there were other
himself 70 serve the university and the
state as president Of the board ot re-
gents He Nominated Regent WinSor.
Mr.. kellogg suggested the name OF Judge
Hoyt. but the latter would not agree 20
Il. After a little more sparring. Mr. King
was elected unanimously. He made q short
speech OF acceptance, saying mat he ap-
preciated the honor and with the assist
ance OF the other members Of the board.
would endeay0r to preside with fairness
and act for the best interests OF the uniyer-
sity.
Following the election Of the president,
Regent Houston nominated Regents Hoy,
and winsor as members OF The executive
committee. There were TO other nomina-
tons and the secretary was instructed TO
cast the ballot Of ths board for the two
gentlemen named
President Reeves OF thu university
brought several matters OF minor import
ance e. the attention Of the board. The
pay roll for October. amounting 20 S2.5s6.s4
! Was approved.
1t was decided TO hold the meetings Of the
board al II o'clock a. m. hereafter. Judge
Winsor offered the use OK his Office for
the meeting place and Il was accepted.