New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-21
REGENTS ANNUAL MEETING
LARGE NUMBER PRESENT AT THE
SESSION, AT ALBANY.
APPOINTMENT OF STANDING coSnnTrEzs
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION FOR
DIR. HARRIS.
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Albany Dec 20-The annual meeting OF IN.
Regents OF the University was held here TO-DAY
there being present vice-chancellor William cros'
Charles e. Fitch orris H Warren. whiteaw REID
William n. Watson. Henry E Turner. 81 clai-
McKelway. Daniel Beach. Pliny T. Sexton. 7. Gun
ford Smith. DIR. Lewis A. Stimson. DR.. Albert Van
der veer Thomas Hendricks. Secretary OF Stat.
McDonough and c. p Skinner. Superintsndent o.
Public Instruction
Charters were granted follows: Pernanen+
charters TO Hackley School, Tarrytowns st. Johns
Academy School. Goshen. and St Mary's Academy
Hudson; a limited charter 10 Ssranac Laboratorv
provisional limited charters for three years 70
Jewett Training School for Nurses. Brooklyn and
to White Plains Hospital Training School at WHITE
Plains Certificates OF admission were issued 70 the
academic departments OF Union schools at Brad
ford. Centre Moriches. Chautauqua Chenaugo
Forks. De Kalb Junction. Easron. GardenviHs
Guilford HarrisvilIe. Hyde Park Oakdale. Oswsgo
Falls Rye and Youngstown
The action OF the School Board OF the Borough
Of Manhattan and The Bronx in changing the
names OF the New-York Boys High School, New
York Girls High School and New-York Mixed High
School to De Witt Clinton High School. wadlsIgh
High School and Peter Cooper High School rsx
spectively was approved
The name Of ST. Teresa's UrsuIine Academy
New-York was changed 70 Ursuine Academy
The names Of the academic departments % Bur
stone Union School at New-York Mills. y T.:
McGraw Union School and Piermont Union School
were changed to New-York Mills Union School No.
2 McGrawvilIe Union School and Tappan Zee High
School respectively.
Permanent library charters were granted TO Pat
chogue Library. to Riverdale Library Association
and to the Womens Round Lake Improvement So
ciety Provisional library charters for five years
were granted to Brewster Library, TO Bristol Free
Library. 70 Frankfort Free Library, 70 Haines
Falls Free Library to Roanoke Public Library 70
81 old C1rrLIV "a
brary. The provisional library charters tormsr5
granted to Hudson Public Librzy
and to Newheld Public Library were made pernA-
nent.
The name Of Syracuse Central Library was
changed to Syracuse Public Library. The Brook
Ign Library Association Of the Eastern District
was dissolved it's net property (aboUt $50
be transferred to the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts
and Sciences on the condition that each year fifty
annual memberships be given to pupils OF the pub
lie schools in Wards 10 and 10 Of the Borough Of
Brooklyn
The Board considered and approved with minor
amendments the items proposed for the next APP
preparation bill presented by the Finance Com
mittee as the result Of its meetings on November
49, November 20 and December 1s
In accordance with the action taken az the last
meeting the amendment TO Ordinance No. "a was
considered and it was adopted so that the ordi-
nance now reads. Academic students counted for
grants shall include only those who have passed
all preliminary 'pre-academtc subjects and are
enrolled in and enjoying the facilities of secondary
school in the University. Students may be counted
for grants for attendance on the certificate Of two
University inspectors that the requirements Tor
admission are clearly above those prescribed Tor
the preliminary certificate
Regent McKelway presented the following dec
Iaration which was adopted unanimously BY a
rising vote:
The Board of Regents have learned with sorrow
OF the sudden death Of Hamilton Harris. Ii D; o.
Der Of this body Present at the meeting inInsdi-
ately preceding this. and then as always sGtivs n
years seemed to be assured Of an extended period
OF energetic usefulness IN ais pF0TTsS S re our
sense OF his earning Of his wisdom, OF ss, N
S %hch he an Se Rf h hS The Gesy
member no whose Raee fan b ef unusual aIes
for it. He learned and poweFLI5 4"s sJ - a
was e1ear ana eo4nseor He was sincere
and steady friend he brought 20 me Boarq h Is
Re egntry tHa eep STUDY and labor u p0E
tant issues anecte6 oy S here enjoyed the fruits
of his experience and the action OF ms ", VISION,
eti ztT colleagus and friend We respeettqly
tender to his stricken household the , ms
Constance and hdelity. not merely FOR our ow1
ven %orthy to be attained By successors and
The secretarv is requested to transmit to the
Of the late Regent Harris this expression OF tne
his distinguished father
Standing committees and the Executive Commit
tee were appointed as follows:
Finance-Regents Beach. T Gutlford Smith, Gov
ernor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Charter-Vice-C Chancellor Doane, Regents Town
send. Turner, Secretary OF State. 80
College-Regents Watson, Fitch, c. E smith
Stimson Hendrick
High sehoOi-Regent Reid; seeretary of STATE
Regents Depew NcKelway. Wander Neer.
Home observation-disclosures Sexton. Fitch, Warren
Reid C. 3. Smith, T. Guilford Smith.
Library-Regents McKelway. Sexton. Vice-Chan-
cellor Doane. Regents Wander Neer, Lord Hen
bricks. -
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS T. Guilford Smith. c. E. Smith
Superint sndent Of Public Instruction
Executive Communicable Chancellor, the chair
men of the seven standing committees. and Regent
Wander Veer.