The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-10
FINANCES In BAD CONDITION
HEROIC RELIEF MEASURES
MUST BE ADOPTED.
Income Increases But 33 1-3 Per Cent
in Ten Years, While the In
crease in Students Is AGO
Per Cent.

The Regents of the University of Cali
fornia are not yet ready to enter upon the
responsible task of naming a president
of that great institution of learning to
succeed Martin Kellogg. Some definite
action was expected at the regular meet
ing Of the Regents yesterday. For some
reason not apparent on the surface con-
sideration Of it went over until Friday of
this week at 1 o'clock.
1t required a long discussion to arrive
at this conclusion, as a difficulty was ex-
perienced in selecting a day which would
be acceptable to everybody. The busy
men Of the world found it impossible to
name a day acceptable to all. They all
agreed upon the Importance of the meet
ing, as their action will have a direct
bearing upon the future of the university.
Friday was finally determined upon. The
matter will be discussed in executive SEES
sion
The finance committee presented re-
port, which indicates that stringent meas
ures must be adopted to place the univer-
sity on a self-supporting basis. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be a deficit of SAT 900
for the next fiscal year. which must be
met. 1t was shown that while the income
of the university has increased but 80 1-3
per cent during the past ten years, the
number of students has increased 46O per
cent. The committee makes several sug-
gestfons as to way out of the dilemma
One is that there be a reduction in each
of the twenty-five or more departments of
instruction of from $500 to $4,000. The OBJ
lection which is raised to this is that the
standard or tone of the university would
suffer, as it would mean lower-salaried in
structors
The second suggestion was that a fee of
500 a term, or $40 year, be exacted from
each student. This carried with it the
proposition that the laboratory fees be
the scientific and the literary depart
ments. 1t is not thought the suggestion
of fee will be adopted, as the students
were once released from such charge,
to reimpose it The matter will be dis
cussed more fully at some future meeting;
Everett Schwartz, superintendent of
Wilmerding School, is to leave here at
once for the East to procure articles for
the school which are not to be had here.
Contracts will be let for the school build
The summer school, attended largely by
country teachers, will open on the 29th
inst. and will continue six weeks. Regent
Budd objected to the date on the ground
that many schools will not close until July
l. The original date finally prevailed, as
it was shown to be most desirable.
A committee consisting of Regents Hal
Idle, Wallace and Houghton was appoint
ed to determine in what manner Regent
j. West Martin be conf 1imented for his
twenty-seven years service to the uniyer-
sity.
Professor Frank Soule was thanked for
his services as military instructor during
the absence of Sydney ClOman in Manila.
1t was suggested that in lieu of appoint
ing a successor to the latter that Pro-
fessor Soule's salary be increased $25 per
month Action was deferred pending the
professors reply.
The meeting was unusually well attend
ed, the Regents present being: Timothy
Guy Phelps. E. A. Denicke. ]. E. Budd,
J. F. Houghton, w. T. Wallace, H S.
Foote, A. B. Spreckels, G. C. Pardee, Ar
thur Rodgers, j. B. Reinstein, A S. Hal
Idle. Martin Kellogg, Alden. Anderson,
Chester Rowell, Albert Miller, T. j. Kirk
a nd T NNnVrnire