The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-04
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.
Proceedings Of The Annual Meeting
of the Board Of Regents.
INCREASED ATTENDANCE PROVIDED Fer
At Both the Main University and the
Medical 6ranch--Work on the
Mineral Survey.

gents OF the University Of Texas has been
In session here for the past two days, Dur
ing the time they have made up ana passed
upon the budgets OF the main university at
Austin ana the medical college at Calves
ton. Texas. In view OF the necessity OF
making provisions for the main university
and the medical college for the ensuing
year, they assumed that the legislature at
the called session next month would make
an appropriation at least equal TO the ap.
preparation made for the six months and
the budgets We're based upon this assump.
ton
The medical college committee which has
had under consideration the repair and
restoration Of the buildings and grounds at
Galveston, made detailed and full report,
and from It IL appears that by the time OF
the opening Of the session October next,
the buildings will be completely restored.
all furniture viii be replaced and the
laboratories will be rehtted and refurulshed
larNly with new material and apparatus.
IN The restoration of the medical college
advantage has been taken of the experience
ucriNcu during past years and the build
ing; Wnlle perhaps. not so ornamental viii
be better adapted for the uses desired than
formerly: The faculty at the medical col-
legc will be fun. and Il Is eNpccted that
the coming session will he one of great
success. Special provision has been made
for increasing and enlarglug the library at
block with the John Scaly hospital Will he
erected a hospital for colored people from
donation Of $4,000 which has been nude
for that purpose.
The medical committee to whom had
been referred the charges and specifications
against Prof. ]. II. Y. Paine by DR.. 7. L.,
Kennedy, reported that they had diligent-
~ Investigated The matter and after hay
Ing heard the evidence OF numerous wit
ncSscs, md being fully advised. recon-
mended thnt Dr. Paine he fully eNoncrat-
the charge and the board unanimously
adopted the following resolutions
Resolved, That the report of the med
lcal college committee on the charges pre-
ferrcd against Prof. j. f. Y. Paine be
adopted and that he he fully exoneraied
from each and every specification con
famed In said charge, and that these pro-
lceedings be entered upon the minutes"
The board of regents In accepting the
resignation Of Or. Henry p Cooke. as pro
fessor of pediatrics, president of the board
of managers of the John Sealy hospital and
dean of the medical college spread upon
It's minutes the following statement:
The board desires 10 express and TO
! place on record their high appreciation OF
/ the able, faithful and self.sacrldcng serv,
I Ices of Or. Cooke In behalf Of the rnc,lical
department while occupying the foregoing
| several positions, The board recognizes
| Or. Cooke has during his connection with
the medical college always stood for the
| establishment and maintenance Of those
| high standards and that thorough training
! which has won deserved reputation fol
! the medical school AS man of learning
/ ugh character and scrupnlous honor, Or
] Cooke mas always commanded the conf
deuce and esteem of the board"
Z Iirs Allen J. Smith was elected dean t.
succeed Or. Cooke.
The location of the eolored hospital and
] the matter of repairing the old wooden
! building was placed In the hands Of the
/ medical college committee with full power
! 10 act for the board The contracts have
been let and the work Is rapidly progress
! ing for the repair and restoration OF the
medical college and university hall anC
al viii be In readiness by the beginning
AT the main university much discussio;
. was had IN regard 10 securing necessary
room for the increased attendance there
] the naturalization during the past session
/ having reached the number OF SO and 4
Is expected that IT will go largrl,
/ over luOO next session and between l2p
! and 1900 the session following. The quar-
tiers for the law department are already in
sufficient. MS are also those for the sohoo
of engineering. 1t was found also lmpos
sible to accommodate the large number a.
chemical students without u rearrange
mept during the summer Of the chemicd
laboratory so as 10 utilize 10 the best nd
vantage all space therein. In addition t,
| the regular students In chemistry, st he
came necessary to secure room for carry
ing on the assays and analyses made npces
sary IN the conduct by the university o
the mineral survey OF the public lands o
the State
Reports were submitted 10 the hoard h,
Dr. William b. Phillips covering the prog
ress made by the mineral survey durlnj
the months Of Nav ana June From thes
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