The San Francisco call., 1898-01-12
WAYMIRE
 BOWS TO
 THE BOARD Writes of "PerniciOus Activity" and Gal-
 lery Plays. The Election of Director HOlden's Successor Is Again Postponed. It Goes Over Until March Next on the Motion Of Arthur
 Rodgers. AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. Suggestion That a Dairy School Be Added to the College of
 Agriculture.
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Suggestion That a Dairy School Be Added to the College of
 Agriculture.

of Regents of the State University yes terday and Judge Waymire attended both. A communication from the Judge was read at the afternoon session. It was in response to a let ter addressed to him by the secretary of the board. At the regular meet ing of the regents in December, Gov ernor Budd called attention to the pro- longed absence of Regent Waymire and announced that under the rules he would declare the place vacant and ap- point a man who would attend to the official duties of the position if Way mire failed to explain his absence in a satisfactory manner. The secretary was therefore directed to notify Judge Way mire of the Governors intention. Re- spending to the secretary's communi- cation the regent wrote that he had lived in California twenty eight years and served the public without com pensation for twenty years of that pe- riod. Aforementioned two terms of ser vice in the State Legislature and indi- cated that his chief reason for accept ing legislative burdens was to place himself in a position where he could serve the university to advantage In conclusion he wrote:
 Knowing that the university was in the hands of capable officers and committees and that my services were not needed at every meting. l took the liberty of emitting attendance at some of the meetings. 1 beg to assure the board that l meant no discourtesy and have lost no part of my interest in the university. On the contrary, l hope to be of material service to it in the future. Activity in such a good cause is commendable. but there is such a thing as ''pernicious tivity playing to the galleries" That ] leave to others
 Excuses were made at the meeting for several absent regents. John E. Budd sent a letter setting forth that professional engagements required his presence elsewhere. It was said by Regent Hallidie that Albert Miller was in bed threatened with pneumonia. It was said that Judge Wallace was sick in bed. Regent Reinstein, who had been excused on account of professional business, looked in at the session.
 The board met at Il a. m. and when the members and spectators began to take some little interest in the proceed tngs MT. Hallidie deemed it prudent to go into executive session and the press reporters were thereupon excluded. The matter discussed ip secret related to uni Verslty loans. There was an outside impression that the regents had found the printing establishment at Berkeley a more expensive concern than they fancied 1t would be.
 The afternoon session was in no sense exciting or exhilarating. On motion of Regent Rodgers the regular meeting day in March next was appointed as the time for electing a director of Lick Observatory to succeed Professor Hol- den.
 Regent Phelps wanted the election appointed for an earlier date, but the Rodgers motion prevailed
 Judge Slack gave a brief history of the purchase of eighty acres of land adjoining the Lick Observatory reser- vation by Professor Holden. The pur- chase was made at a time when the un- iversity did not have s350 to spare. hence MT. Holden bought the property on his own account, trusting that the university would take it off his hands at the same fgure-$350. It was agreed that the land was needed to square up corner of the tract. and the mat ter of purchase was referred to a com mittee.
 Regent Denicke moved that s10.000 be appropriated from the next budget to establish and maintain a dairy de- partment in connection with the Col 1ege of Agriculture. He remarked that the value of the dairy output of Cali fornia for the year 1896 was s13.OOo.- 900. Figures for 1897 were not avaiIa- Die, put the regent was confident that the value of the output was largely in excess of that of the previous year.
 The topic was discussed for some Tt- tie time and then the whole subject matter was referred to a committee consisting of Regents Chase, Denicke. Marye, Mrs. Hearst and the president of the university.
 Lieutenant s. A. Colman, U. s. A, military instructor at the university. was authorized to organize and drill a bucket brigade. The danger of fire in South Hall was mentioned.
 Regents attending yesterday were. Phelps, presiding; Waymire. Slack, Black, Chase, Kellogg, Mrs Hearst. Houghton, Hallidie, Denicke, Hellman. Marye, Reinstein, Foote and Rod gers.
 Next Saturday there will he a meet ing of regents to discuss the present standing and the prospects of the university.