The San Francisco call., 1897-09-23
Speculation as to Who Will
Fill Vacancies in the
University.
Positions of Holden and Kellogg
Being Closely Looked
After.
Mrs. Hearst Has Volunteered to
Light the Campus With
Electricity.

The Board of Regents of the u niverslty
of California met again yesterday lore
noon and concluded the business of the
special sessions of the last two days.
No reference was made to the peculiar
and exciting developments of the day be-
fore. when President Kellogg had virtu-
ally been forced to take full executive con-
troll of the university, and had been crlti-
cized by the Governor for withholding
Professor Colton's letter of resignation.
Though these matters were not revived
in Yesterdays meeting. several of the re-
gents after ad diournment did not hesitate
to hint that something may come OF Tues
davis action.
One of them said: 1--WE do not want
president for our university who has to
lean on two or three mem bers of COM
mittee. We want man who can stand
alone"
Decided doubts were expressed, how
ever, that in the event of some new presl-
dent being appointed President Schur-
mann OF Cornell would, if asked, come 10
Berkeley. He had been urged in 1892 to
accept the presidency of the University of
California, but had accep pied the presi-
dency of Cornell in preference. About
that time, also, according to one OF the
Regents, the position had been rendered
the president of Bowdoin College, but he
had declined. simply on account OF his
wifes objections to going West
Some reference was made 10 young
professor at COlum bia College, who, 1t was
rumored, has practically been the head OF
affairs there, though Seth Low has been
the recognized president.
AS for a successor to Director Holden
the regents would not express them
selves. They would have to await Hol-
den's actual resignation. The probab IL
ties are, one OF them explained, that some
astronomer now at LICK Observa tory will
be put IN temporary control, and that
some man who has proved his worth in
smaller observatory will be invited TO
Mount Hamilton. None OF the chiefs of
the big observatories would likely be will
ing to leave their present places.
In Uortant reports regarding terms OF
afhliation and degrees TO outside colleges
were made and adopted.
These reports in brief contain the fol-
lowing more important acts:
The applications OF Cooper Medical Col
lege and the College OF Physicians ana
Surgeons for degrees for the graduates
were denied, on the ground that the b. S.
degree can be conferred by the university
only after examination by some one of
the university faculties. Any student of
not less than one years standing In any
academy or college Of the State, however,
when properly recommended Tor any de-
gree in any department of the State Uni
versity, may be ent tiled to be examined at
the annual examination OF the State Uni
versity, and ii he pass shall receive de-
gree like that OF regular graduate OF the
university. Such annual examinations
will De held for the purpose. Each col
lege and independent department of the
university, whether proprietary or atfil-
lated, shall employ uniform seal
bounded by the legend "University of
~, 8 h.
The affiiiation OF any college may b ter
minated by the university or the college
alter one years notice OF intention so to
do.
The university library and campus will
be lighted by electricity during the ensu-
ing college year. Mrs. Hearst yesterday
offered personally to pay the necessary
cost of $2700 that the board on the preced-
ing day had declared beyond the present
means of the university. The board voted
Mrs. Hearst its thanks, and President
Kellogg was named to tender them for
mally.
Next Tuesday at L 80 P NJ the special
committee on Wilmerding School will
meet to select director for that new me-
chanical institution. Mem bers of the Cit
liens committee Will be asked to confer
with this committee.
On Tuesday, at the same time, there will
meeting of the special committee on
Lick Observatory and the investigation OF
Professor Holden's proposed resignation.
Four names of particular prominence in
mechanical training schools will be pre-
sented Tor the principalsnip OF the Will
merding School. They are: Schwartz OF
Waltham, Weare OF Cambrid e, Charley
of Fail River and that of the head of a
school at Providence. All these men are
said to be in successful charge OF lnstltu-
tions of a character similar to the one to
be established here.
Some OF the regents say it is prematur g
to select director for the school, the
foundation for which has not vet been
laid nor the style of building determined.
An offer had been made 10 the uni
verslty of the conditional use, free OF
charge, of three acres of vine land near
Napa, where experiments could lie made
upon the phyloxera. 1t was referred to a
committee.
Regent Reinstein suggested for the pur-
pose OF affiliation as one organic whole q
com bination OF the so-called Lick School,
the Cogswell College, the proposed Lux
School-for which a bequest has been
made by Mrs. Lux-and the Whine erding
School. He thought that in SO doing
better work might be accom- plished by all.
Regent Rodgers opposed this, and the
matter was not further discussed.
The next meeting of the regents will be
held on the second Tuesday in Octo Der