Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-14
SCHOOL OF MINES TRUSTEES
DISCUSS THE SITUATION
DECIDED LAST NIGHT TO TENDER THEIR RESERVATIONS, TO
TAKE EFFECT EXT FEBRUARY.

itself, by its action and statements, un-
acquainted with the conditions govern
ing the conduct of the state school Of
mines; therefore, be it
Resolved That we, the trustees of the
Montana state school of mines, consider
that we are not justified in holding a
position subordinate to a board, the
meetings of which are infrequent, and
which is not in a position to review the
action of this board or to instruct it:
that our resignation is hereby rendered
to the governor of the state, to take ef-
feet on the list day of February. 1901. The
date of the taking effect of the resigna-
tlon is announced for sufficient length
OF time in the future to enable the in
coming state board of education and the
incoming governor to select successors.
and that in the meantime the state
school of mines shall not be without a
directory board''
After the resolution had been dictated
the trustees decided to lay the matter on
the table and to hold another meeting on
O'Clock today to take final action on it.
Prof. Leonard made an extended re-
port of the meeting of the state board
Of education and also called attention to
the fact that the bill passed by the SEN
ate last May, il it became a law would
increase the revenues of the school of
mines materially. A portion of the re-
port read as follows:
Since the last meeting OF the board
! have received letters from persons
who have Interested themselves in a
bill now pending in the lower house of
congress. The purpose of this bin is to
Srant aid to the extent of $l5,o0O per
annum to such state school of mines
are or may be established. This bill orig
mated in the senate: was passed by
the unanimous vote of that BODY on
May A. 1900. and is known as senate bill
No. 1892
The house committee on mines and
mining thereuDon laid aside houss, bill
No. 10453, which it had prepared. and,
ON May %. 1900. reported in it's stead
the senate bill with the erasure of six
words therein, and recommended the
Passage of the bill with that modfica-
tlon This report was referred to the
committee of the whole and can be
called up for action at any time.
"A letter from Hon. f. w. Mondell.
chairman of the house committee on
mines and mining, has been received, in
Nltlng cooperation, and speaking favor
ABLY or the prospects Of the passage of
the Dill. Following out the suggestions
OF Chairman Mondells letter, CORES
ponoence has been opened with per-
sons who would naturally be interested
in the measure, or are in position to
lender efficient aid in securing it's ia
vorable consideration.
IF the bill becomes law, it will give
to our school of mines $4,000 on july
Il, 1901, 81 900 on July 81. 1902, and so on.
increasing the sum of $1,000 each year,
until the maximum of SIS, 900 is reached,
alter which the annual appropriation
will be $4,000 This sum is to be paid
to the state treasurer, and by him paid
over Immediately upon the order of the
hoard of trustees of the school of mines
to the treasurer of that board"
Trustee Forbis was instructed to write
lC Congressman Campbell and urge his
cooperation in the passage of the bill
Mr. Fofbis as one of the committee ap-
pointed to thank Chairman Charles w.
clark for his generous offer to endow a
chair in the school of mines reported
that he had met Mr.. Clark and the latter
had authorized him to state to the trus-
tees that he would endow the chair by
giving $1,000 annually and perpetually
and an extra $1,000 per year for the next
five years. He had no desire to name
the chair or the professor who would
oS1upS II. Lie olltI WAS acCGDCeJ ana
Prof. Winchell remarked that he was
glad that there was going to be one
chair. the salary of which would be
definitely fixed.
1t was decided that the chair be known
as the Charles w. Clark Chair of Min.
ing Engineers; also that a table be
placed in the Montana state school of
mines building and inscribed:
THE Chair of Mining Engineers, En-
2owed by Charles w. Clark in the year
1900"
The following resolution of thanks was
adopted by rising vote:
That the board of trustees in behalf
CT Montana express to Mr.. Clark it's
thanks for his beneficence in being the
first to so far appreciate the objects and
purposes of the institution to assist it by
this endowment and trust that others
appreciating the future of the institu-
ton may exercise a like lberality."
Mr.. Moulthrop stated that the Bur-
lingtOn railroad was the onl, one that
had agreed to furnish TRANSFORMATION to
the faculty in their trips over the state
and adjoining states in search of speci-
mems, etc. The B. A & p. stated that
1t would furnish transportation to the
extent that the others did. A resolution
oil thanks was passed to these two roads
On behalf of the special committee
appointed to go to Helena in relation to
the sale of the school bonds to the
state treasurer, Trustee Moulthrop re-
! ported that the form of bond had been
approved by the state board of land
| commissioners and the treasurer had
taken the $12O, 900 of bonds bearing Z nor
cent interest