The Saint Paul globe., 1902-01-24
SMOKED PEACE PIPE
BOARD OF CONTROL AND UNIyER-
sITY REGENTS con-
FER
EVERYBODY WAS SATISFIED
VIII Agree ON Plan of Cooperation
Regents Elect Prof. f. L.
WashbuFn to Succeed
Otto Lugger.

The University Regents held a meeting
yesterday afternoon, conferred with the
board of control as to future co-opera-
ton, and filed the vacancy in the state
agricultural college faculty caused by the
death of Prof. Otto Luger, state entonlol-
ogist.
Frederick l.. Washburn is the new pro-
tessor chosen to fill the chair of entomol-
ogy at the agricultural college. Prof.
Washburn is well known and very
capable worker in his special field. He
took his Bachelors ard Masters degree
at. Harvard, and took a special course at
Johns Hopkins university. For three
years he was an instructor in the Uni
Versity of Michigan, from which insti-
tuition he went to the Oregon state uni
Tersity, being entomologist at the state
experiment station of that institution for
six years, and was also state biologist Of
oregon. He is still young man, and
very enthusiastic in his work, and the
regents feel that they have obtained one
of the few available men worthy to sue
eeed the famous scientist who made the
Minnesota College of Agriculture known
the world over.
The regents and the board of control
met together in Prof. Northrops office
before the regents held their meeting,
and discussed the relations of the two
boards and the plans for agreeing upon
satisfactory compromise between the
two. The best of feeling prevailed, and
the meeting was marked by entire har-
mony and good will. After a lengthy dis
= cussion committee consisting of
Regents A. E. Rice, William M. Liggett
and Thomas Wilson was appointed to
confer with a committee from the board
of control upon a plan of cooperation.
5- The boards discussed the possibility of
the legislature, amending the law at the
special session. and it was the consensus
of opinion that such action would not
be taken. If the legislature does not
amend the law in compliance with the
wishes of the eregents at the extra ses-
sion the two Boards will agree upon a
line of action which shall be satisfactory
to both bodies.
Spirit of Cancellation.
The members of the board of control toll
the regents that they lad no disposition
or desire to- takesthe management of the
state university out of their hands. But
since the supreme court decision had
placed the normal board under their con-
troll, great pressure was being brought to
bear upon 7ti1em to assert control over
the university They said the normal
school people were asserting that the at
titude of the board of control toward the
normal board was not at all in keeping
with their attitude toward the university,
and that the courts decision applied as
well to the university as to the normal
schools. They were being accused of un-
fairness in their dealing with the two
boards. They felt Unnecessary it to, follow
the law as interpreted by the supreme
court, until the legislature remedied the
defect in the title of the law. f.
The regents made it perfectly plain that
they were not willing to give up any Of
their rights. They felt sure that the SEN
timent OF the people was with them.
The discussion closed amicably, both
sides feeling sure that the next confer
ence would adjust the difficulty with
satisfaction to all. The board Of regents
will propose d plan whereby 1t will
govern the university, while the board Of
control will ostensibly and nominaIly be
in control The members were uncom-
municative after the conference, but
members Of both boards expressed them
selves as pleased with the meeting, and
were sure that. there was not the least
danger of any friction between the two
bodies.
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