The San Francisco call., 1898-07-13
THREE FELL0WSHIPS
 IN THE OBSERVATORY
PROFESSOR KELLER WANTS
 SALARIES INCREASED.
Regents Scanning the Intellectual Heavens for a Successor to
 Astronomer Schaeberle.

Professor Keeler. the recently appointed director of destinies at the Lick OosrVa- tory, received an initial taste of the power exercised by the Board of Regents yester- day The famous star gaZer allowed his attention to dwell on earthly things the day after his arrival at Mount Hamilton and feeling that the men about him de- served further emoluments penned let ter to President Kellogg in which he sug- gested that inasmuch as the salary paid Professor Schaeberle, the lately resigned member of the staff of astronomers, would remain idle, the amount might be used to advantage by increasing the sal ery of R. II. Tucker to $2200 per annum, w. J. Hussey's to $2200 and C. D. Perrine' s, assistant astronomer and secretary, to sl5GO the total increase over the salary received by Professor Schaeberle being but S6 This he thought might be done in recognition of the yeomen services being performed by them. He stated that at present it was difficult to find an as tronomer efficient enough to take Schae- berle's place. He also recommended that three felloWships be appointed. one to re- ceive $500 and the other two s64S each'
 That some of the regents present dld not take kindly to heelerS first SuggeS- ton was shown after his letter was read; Regents Foote and Wallace were opposed to the raise on the ground that 1t might prevent the employment of an astronomer capable of filling Schaeberie's place. They stated that if the men on the mount de- served more pay il should be approprl- ated to them. but to divide the salary or the vacant office among them and then take il away again when successor was appointed would be a shame. Both re- gents had the greatest confidence in the present director, but did not approve Of the plan.
 gized the men who were gaining fame for the institution and asked that the re- commendation be acted on.
 On a vote being taken the recommen-
 Professor Keeler's second suggestion, however, went through with slight modification in figures. gsrre Three a fellows They will probably be R. T. Crawford F. F. Ross and H. K. Palmer. E. F. Cod ington, on motion of Regent Budd, was advanced from s4SO to the same amount. Other matters suggested in Professor Keeler's letter were referred to the con- mittee.
 Secretary E. w Davis was granted a two weeks leave of absence owing to i'll health.
 Four astronomers from the observatory will deliver two lectures each during the second half of the study year.
 On recommendation of Professor Der nard Moses T. ". Page, a professor in Macon College, Georgia, will be offered the position of assistant professor in po- litical economy at a salary of $500 a year The office is worth but 5000. but owing to the fact that Professor Page is re amount was offered him. Regent Haili- die raised his usual mild complaint about a lack of funds, and Regent Reinstein, on behalf of Mrs. Phebe Hearst, stated that if the extra $500 could not be raised she would meet the amount
 Regent Dr. Powell was appointed to make an address on behalf of the board at the opening of the Affiliated Colleges building on September ,.
 Dr. l.. T. Hengstler, on motion of Re gent Slack. was given the title of assist ant professor in Jurisprudence, having been transferred from the department of mathematics.
 Recorder James Sutton will at the be- ginning of the next fiscal year receive the same salary as an assistant professor.
 Regent Budd called attention to the faulty depot in Berkeley and suggested that the Southern Pacific CompanV he asked to erect one suitable to the college and its surroundings