The San Francisco call., 1898-04-13
REGENTS
 TAKEN BY
 SURPRISE Professor Schaeberle Resigns From the
 Observatory. Board Declines to Accept, but Gives the Professor a Long Leave. Star-Gazer Keeler, the Son of a Pioneer, Is Going to
 Mount Hamilton.
SAN JOSE REAL ESTATE.
Foreclosure of Mortgage to Se- cure Money Loaned by the
 University.

A regular session of the regents of the State University was held at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art yesterday. The names of the new regents, A. B. Spreck- els and James D. Phelan, were called by the secretary when the board convened in the forenoon. Shortly after the session began Mayor Phelan took his seat. The reading of the report of the finance com mittee was temporarily suspended to give MT. Hallidie an opportunity to in- troduce MT. Phelan to the board. The Mayor bowed his acknowledgment and took his seat. MT. Spreckels, who sue ceeds c. M. Chase, did not attend the session yesterday.
 The regents allowed some bills for ad- vertising and other expenses in connec- tion with a foreclosure of mortgage It appears that the university has fore closed on improved property in the city of San Jose. The individual to whom the money was loaned was not able to pay the sum of 90000, hence the regents fore closed the mortgage on his premises.
 The finance committee reported that the premises at 116 Sutter street had been leased to J. M. Snyder.
 The endowment fund of the university is now $I 941 ,000 The two million mark may soon be reached. A big depreciation in the value of real estate might, how ever, give the regents a setback in their calculations.
 Regent Hallidie made his usual motion yesterday to go into executive session. J. W lest Martin. who was presiding, did not direct the newspaper reporters to re- main, hence the Regents had the room to themselves. It was announced at the recess that the budget was discussed as MT. Hallidie had suggested and that sey- eral professors asked for an increase of compensation. No definite action was taken on the budget.
 President Kellogg sprung a surprise at the afternoon sesslon by reading a com munication from Professor Scnaeberle, in which lie resigned as astronomer in the Lick Observatory. In hiS letter to the board he says:
 However much the people of California may misconstrue the act O. my retiring from the noble institution whose welfare is lntrusted to your care can only say that after fairly con siderinS my recent position as rival can didate for the Acknowledgements unavoidable through Dr. Holden's resignation-my best but one straightforward course leit open for me to take.
 versity of California, in particular the Lick Observatory, it's past director, it's new di- rector and all the astronomers who are or have been connected with the same I hereby resign my position as astronomer in the Lick the day of expiration of my term of office as acting director Of the Lick Observatory. Very sincerely, J. M. SCHAEBERLE.
 Regent Denicke at the conclusion of it's
 
 tion, which was unanimously adapted:
 I beg to move first. that the president of the university express to Professor Schaeberle our high appreciation of his valuable services to science and our great reluctance to consider the resignation of one who has added much to the reputation of our great observatory; sec ond. that Professor Schaebere be urged to re- consider his resignation; third, that his untir- ing efforts on behalf of the observatory are the fact that during a service of nearly ten years he has not applied for extended leave eclipse expedition. leave of absence of one year. with full pay, be offered him for rest and recreation.
 In secondirg the motion Judge Slack said: 'I am afraid Professor Schaeberle has felt too sensitive about this matter and hope he may be induced to withdraw his resignation. I hope for the good Of the university that he will do so7' o
 Chairman Phelps then read a commun- 1cation from acting Director Schaeberle in which he informed the board that on Sunday morning last MT. Perrine discov- cred another comet, breaking the record for consecutive discoveries of that na- ture by the same observatory; and, that all the comets since October, 1896, six in number, had been discovered at the Lick Observatory by MT. Perrine. Mr. Phelps said he was pleased to remark that it that Mir. Perrine deserved great credit for the result of his observation. He sug- gested that the communication be spread upon the minutes, which was adopted Professor Kellogg informed the regents that he had notified Professor Keeler of his appointment by letter and telegram and that the latter had asked for two weeks time to accept, as his university had offered him f1attering terms to stay He then read a formal letter of accept ance from the well-known astronomer, in which he thanks the regents for the honor they have done him and giving as- surances that he will conduct the obser- vatory in manner that will keep up it's high reputation, and that he leaves AL legheny with the best wishes of every body; also stating that his resignation as director of the Allegheny Observatory takes effect on the last day of April and that he expects to be at Mount Hamil- ton by June l. In concluding he says: "In case the people of California are dis posed to regard me as an outsider, I must remind them that my father was a forty niner:" The communication was placed on file.
 known Eastern scholar, was invited bv the president of the university to deliver an address on commencement day, May F. The invitation was accepted
 The question of allowing Lieutenant Cloman permission to occupy one of the cottages on the university grounds with out charge created some discussion, and was laid over for consideration at the special meeting to be held next Tuesday.
 AS question has been raised as fo whether a student who desires to take two degrees should make two deposits the matter was referred to a special com mittee for it's decision
 Professor sharwood asked to be allowed to take his departure early in April, stat ing in his letter that he had completed his work for that month. It was agreed that he be given his April salary in fl1I having faithfully attended to his duties.
 Rabbi Voorsanger in a communication informed the board that he took pleasure in being able to present to the university 1000 volumes of Semitic literature. The works are of the rarest description. many having been printed in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The donor will ,e thanked for his valuable gift.
 Curtis H., Lindley, well known as an ex ponent of mining jurisprudence, has been asked by Professor William Carey Jones to deliver a series of mining lectures at the university, which he will do without compensation.
 As the plumbing in the gymnasium has caused a great deal of unfavorable com ment, Colonel McIlillican was invited be- fore the board to make statement In his Judgment he thought a better plan could have been. adopted in putting in the sewers but as he was only there to see that inc specifica lions were r1roparlxy oor