The San Francisco call., 1898-03-09
DAVIDSON
 DOWNED BY
 THE REGENTS Prof. James c. Keeler Elected Director of Lick Observatory. The Defeated Candidate Given the Chair of Geog- raphy. Next Move May Be the Dis placement of President
 Kellogg. DIR. PEPPER IS SLATED. Money Lending Transactions De- nand Attention of the Regents
 in Secret Session.
DIR. PEPPER IS SLATED.
Money Lending Transactions De- mand Attention of the Regents
 in Secret Session.

The Regents of the State University yesterday elected Professor James G. | Keeler of Allegheny, Pa, director of the Lick Observatory to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of E. s. Hol- | den. The friends of Professor George | w. Davidson made gallant contest In behalf of the veteran astronomer, but | the combine" for a new man was too | powerful to be overcome
 It is said that the offer was made to Professor Davidson to elect him unani- mously provided he would agree to re- sign in the near future but he declined the proposition.
 It Is the talk now that Dr. Pepper has been slated to succeed Martin Kellogg as president of the university. The re- port goes that many regents have been quietly sounded on this proposition. The suggestion Is advanced that Mrs. Hearst would be pleased If the position of president of the university were ten dered to Dr. Pepper, as she entertains high opinion of his intellectual and executive ability. The Regents are disposed to respect the wishes of Mrs. Hearst in order to encourage her to
  doubt her wishes will be consulted in the selection of a president to succeed MT. Kellogg.
 It Is understood that Governor Budd has made up his mind to reappoint J. West Martin as Regent. In place of George T. Marye, whose term is about to expire, 1t Is said that the Governor will appoint E. A. Denicke, who is now a Regent by virtue of holding the office of president of the Mechanics Insti- tute.
 The Board of Regents convened at tending the session were: T. G. Phelps (presiding), Governor Budd, A. s. Hal lidie, J. West Martin, I. w. Hellman, Albert Miller, E. A. Denicke, J. F. Houghton. Phebe A. Hearst, H. s. Foote, c. M. Chase, pr. Chester Powell T. Jeter, Arthur Rodgers, President Martin Kellogg. George T. Marye, Will liam T. Wallace, John E. Budd, James A. Waymire, J. B. Reinstein, c. w. Slack and $. T. Black.
 The forenoon session was devoted chiefly to reading minutes in open ses- sion and a long pow-wow in executive session. Regent Hallidie as usual moved for the secret session, and when the spectators and newspaper report CTS were excluded the business of the board began. It was explained that the Regents had financial matters to consider. It was known beforehand that some delay in a money-lending transaction of S56, 900 at Los Angeles had been caused by the discovery that the title to the property offered ss se- curity was In the name of Henrietta Workman, when the application for the loan had been made by A. Work man. Great haste had been made in Los Angeles to complete the transac- tion before the first Monday in March all Assessors day.
 The Regents are great on money lending, and are often called on to ad- just little veXatiOns in secret session. The Johnson property in this city is held some way by the Regents, and yesterday the sum of $3500 had to be voted to repair the premises in order to keep up the rents. The vote on this proposition was not taken, however, in secret session.
 The Wilmerding bequest of $400. .000 is some way invested in the Johnson property. The money is safe and draws a good rate of interest but the inter est earnings are by some process pooled with other loans, and hence only an average Is accredited to the Wilmerding investment. The people of the State are not to be troubled with the details of these complicated trans actions It is enough for the people to know that the standard of educa- tion, already high, Is going to be higher.
 When the board met at o'clock the report of President Kellogg first occu- pied it's attention. Professor Slate of the department of physics proposed that Assistant Professor Lewis be given a travelling fellowship for one year on the income of the Whiting be- quest fund. Although President Kel- logg recommended the appropriation, many of the Regents opposed it. Judge Slack was opposed to 1t on the ground that this was a special use of the fund, and contrary to it's object. which was to establish a permanent form of expenditure. After Professor Kellogg had explained his reasons for recom- mending the outlay, it was adopted on a majority vote.
 A communication was received from the Academic Council, which recom- mend the holding of summer schools in other branches besides physics and chemistry. It was referred to a spe- cial committee, composed of Judge Slack, MT. Black and Lieutenant-Go ernor Jeter. who will report on it's ad- visibility at the next meeting.
 Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of the Navy Department sent a communication, setting forth that ow- ing to the scarcity of officers it would be impossible to detail naval engi- neer as instructor at Berkeley
 On the recommendation of Professor Clapp of the department in Greek, MT Husband was given the position of as- sistant in the place of MT. Nutting, re- signed.
 On motion the reports of standing committees were passed and the spe- cial order of business calling for the election of a director for the Lick Ob- servatory was taken up.
 MT. Houghton arose and placed in nomination Professor George Davidson T,,1 1,;c