The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-13
University Regents Fail to Re-
Elect Him on the Faculty.
HE HAD PREVIOUSLY RESIGNED.
With His Exception, the Entire
Corps of Instructors Is Retained
for the school Year, which Com
mences in September-The Board
Holds an Executive Session TO
Perform Duty, Excluding others.

The board of regents of the state uni
versity at a meeting last night elected
the faculty for that institution for the
school year commencing next September,
or more properly speaking. determined
who should constitute the faculty. Under
rule adopted by the board year ago,
1t was held that no instructor in the uni
versity should have any certain tenure of
office, but that at the beginning of each
school year, or prior thereto. the board OF
regents should go through the faculty
list and determine II ii was wise or ex-
pedient to drop any one therefrom.
AT last nights meeting, which was held
behind closed doors and away from the
nearing of reporters all of the present
faculty were retained except Prof. Carl
Richard Moench, professor of the Latin
language and literature and instructor in
Hebrew, as he is styled in the cata-
llogue, 1t was stated by members Of the
board after adjournment that Prof
Moench had resigned last November 1t
Is well known by those who are CONVEX
SAINT with university affairs that Prof
was made that serious charges would be
brought against him. Subsequent to his
resignation. however, he was retained by
President Graves to serve out the unex-
pfred term. 1t is claimed that he was
so retained with the understanding that
he would go willingly at the end of the
year.
AS Prof. Moench's successor the board
elected Prof. Thomas f. Kane, at pres
ent a member of the faculty of olivet col
lege, Michigan
The faculty as it will be constituted
for the next year is as follows:
Frank F. Graves, president; Charles F.
Reeves. professor of German; A. +. Bech-
dolt, professor OF English literature; Hen
ry Landes, professor of geology and min
ing engineering Edmond S. Meany, pro-
fessor of history and instructor in for
estry; j. Allen Smith, professor of politi-
cal economy; Arthur Ranum. professor of
mathematics and astronomy; Almon II.
Fuller. dean of college of engineering;
Thomas Eaton Doubt, professor of ply
sizes and electrical engineering; Alexander
Il. Cofey. dean of school of pedagogy:
Homer r. Foster, professor of biology;
Frederick w. Colegrove professor of
philosophy; Arthur r. Priest professor
of rhetoric and oratoryi John T. Condor,
professor of chemistry: Charles w Van
der Veer director of gynasium: Caroline
II. ODER, associate professor of romance
languages: Martha l.. Hansee assistant
professor of Greek; Trevor G. ID. Kin
caid assistant professor Of biology: Dor
sey A. Lyon, assistant professor of min
ing engineering and instructor in chemis-
try
In addition to the faculty the following
additional officers and instructors were
elected:
Clark Davis, registrar: Thomas w.
Tough, instructor in chemistry; Harry
Candy Coffman. librarian; Frank d. Fra
ger. tutor in mathematics; Henry L.
Reese tutor in Greek and Latin; David
Kelly. tutor in physics.
Al last nights meeting the only mem
Der absent was Regent Hoyt. President
King presided.