The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-10
IN MIDwINFRR MEETING

IN MIDWINTER MEETING
Board Meta Resignation, an Appro-
priation and Other Matters.
The OAC board Of regents was
in session for two hours in a mid.
winter meeting at the college We'd
nesday afternoon. The appropria-
ton of 5000 for purchase of ap-
p1iances for facilitating instruction
in the department of Household
Science, the appointment of COM
mittee to consider and report a plan
for the advancement of the work in
horticulture at the institution, the
adoption of a resolution authorizing
officers of the board to employ legal
counsel if necessary to compel the
secretary of state to pay to the col
1ege treasurer the amounts of the
state appropriation as the college
board holds the law directs, and
acceptance of the resignation Of
Mr. Patterson as director in ply
sica1 culture, were among the lead
ing matters disposed of at the ses-
sion. The members of the board in
attendance were, President Wealth
erford, Secretary DAILY, and Regents
Apperson, O1well, Ready, Yates,
KILN, Church, Ackerman and r.
vine.
The appropriation for the depart
ment of Household Science is for
the purchase of small gas or cleo
trio stoves, to be mounted on tables
or cabinets fitted with proper draw
ers for the care of utensils, for use
in Individual work in cookery, for
the purchase of large cook stove
and utensils, and for other facilities
necessary to properly equip the de-
partment for practical work.
The proposed movement in horti-
culture is an effort to improve the
work of the college iff that par
ticu1ar. On account of the enorm-
Gus expense of the new Agricu1tur-
al Hall the institution has been ser
iously handicapped for funds for the
past two years. By the midsum-
mer it is expected the college will
be in position to make expenditure
! in the direction Of horticulture with
the purpose Of giving to that de-
partment the prominence that the
vast fruit interests of the state de-
serve. Whether or not the move
ment will result in addition to the
faculty remains to be seen.
A resolution, recommended in
report by the finance committee
consisting of Apperson, Yates and
Leedy, was adopted, instructing the
treasurer of the college to make
quarterly requisition on the seere-
tary of state for college funds under
the annual $4,000 appropriation,
The attorney general holds that
the auditing of bills under the ap-
preparation must be done in the
secretary of states Office, instead of
in the college Office as is the case
with other funds. By the ruling
all acquisitions for funds under the
appropriation must be accompan-
led by original bills as vouchers.
The board by vote, and after legal
advice, held that the attorney gen
erals opinion was wrong, and re-
solved to contest it in the courts if
necessary. Some lawyers on the
board regard the attorney generals
ruling as incorrect.
The law says, "after providing for
the appropriation. "that the fund
shall be drawn quarterly by the
treasurer of the board of regents,
etc, etc. The resolution adopted
by the board authorizes the presi-
dent and secretary of the board to
legal counsel with a view
to arriving at an Interpretation of
the law by the courts.
The resignation of J. B. Patter-
son as instructor in physical cu1-
ture, to take effect at once, was ac-
cepted, and the matter of filing the
vacany was left to President Catch
and President Weatherford.
The board voted to ask the legis-
1ature for anappropriationof$ $12, 500
The occasion for the appropriation
is the need of funds for equipment
of Agricultural Hall, which is not
now in use because there is no
money with which to buy fixtures
and appliances needed before it can
be occupied by many of the depart
ments,