The San Francisco call., 1903-12-20

own use moneys deposited with him by
students as security against damage to
laboratory instruments.
Certain scholarship accounts which
should have showed a credit balance
in the ledger showed a debit balance
instead, and had so shown for several
years, a matter which should, in Mr..
McLaren's opinion. have been reported
by the auditor Acceptance OF dona-
tons appeared on the minutes, but the
income from them was embezzled. The
secretary's cash book was always be-
hind date. Medical accounts showed a
debit balance, when they should have
appeared as a credit balance.
WOULD HAVE REPORTED.
IF you had been auditor what would
you have done?" inquired the Cover
nor
Il would have made inquiry at once
and reported my findings" was the ex-
pert's prompt reply. Then he stated
that money deposited in McLaren's
own name belonged to the medical and
anthrOpological departments.
Discussion Of possible remedy for the
apparent defects in the finance system
at, the university brought from Mr..
Dohrmann the opinion that the person
who keeps books should not be allowed
70 handle cash, and that all university
funds should pass through the hands
OF a cashier, a woman preferred, as the
treasurer can only attend to the mon
eys he gets. But we can only do the
best we can TO prevent defalcation,'
said Mr.. DOhrmann, as no system can
make it impossible where dishonesty
exists"
As a requisite to legal action against
McKowen. Mr.. McEnerney moved that
the finance committee be authorized to
demand all university moneys received
by him and not accounted for. The mo-
tion was carried. and then the finance
committee. also on motion OF Mr.. Nc
Enerney. was authorized TO r-commend
TO the board at its next meeting a
proper person to act as permanent sec
retary. and 10 submit at the same time
a detailed report of whatever changes
in the conduct Of the secretary's Office
it might deem advisable.
In the meantime the acting secretary
is required to remit daily 10 the treas
urer all funds received by him, and is
under instruction TO abstain from col
lecting any check which the treasurer
has not indorsed. Then, on molten OF
Mr.. Foster. It was decided to exact a
$4,000 bond from the acting secretary.
CARELESS BANKING.
President Wheeler stated that he had
been informed Of one instance where
McKowen had indorsed and collected a
check which had been drawn as pay
able to the Regents of the University
Mr.. McLaren said he had not discovered
any such check, and Mr. McEnerney
ventured the opinion that the bank
that cashed such a check was not free
from negligence. President Wheeler
maintained that McKowen had repeat
edly collected on checks which were not
made payable TO him personally.
Then the board went into executive
session with Auditor Herr and ad-
journed till January y.
SIXTY-THREE DEGREES.
The degrees conferred were as fol-
lows:
Higher Degrees M. A. College Of Letters)-
Romsine Braden English history Indianapo-
geles..
n s. College Of Natural sciences-Nathan-
iel Lyon Gardner Cbotany) Berkeley.
NJ. :. College OF Chemistry-Bert X Tucker
chemistry. educs tion). San Jose
BACHELORS DEGREES a. b. College Of
Francisco; Ethel Jane Hardle CEnglish), Piru
a 3. University Of Southern California;,
lS.o; Frances Eltena Lutts History, WI
lows; Mary Abigail Monce English, History
y VALPARAISO Ind; Thomas James Penheld eng
lish). sonora-A; B. Cwittenberg College,.
1890: Eunice Reid Greek, Ioamosa: John Reid
Jr. fHistory. Creek, San Francisco: Bosworth
Dunno Sawyer (Jurisprudence) San FNrsnrssco.
Alice Lucille Smitten Greek, Latin), San Fran
B. l.. college OF social sciences-Luke Rob
inson Bosdefeld thistory, jurisDrudence). Co
lusa. Walter Watkins Bristol (history) cairo
III; Edwin Bill Brooks (history) Redlands:
Marguerite Wallace Brown French Iatln)
Alameda; Grace Edith Coates( English, Latinl.
Los Angeles; Mary Hannah Cross (history
political sciencel, Saratoga; Helen Jay Du
lsSl B3is 1history. philoSophy); San Rafael; Amy
baugh English. history. San Diego: Daniel
Lewis Jungck (history, turisprudence). Berke-
ley; Hattie A. KiersH English. history san
Francisco; Jean Aldrich Koethea (English)
Riverside Alice ElsDeth Lamont (history)
Vallejo Elizabeth Mcclure English Tatfn5
Ventura: Benjamin Macomber CEnglisbl Tns.
tin: Elizabeth Mills (Latin. EngIishl san
Francisco: John Faxon More n cbistorE1
German) Oakland; Thomas Edward Morrissey
French. Germanl. San Francisco; Guy Park
Needham fEnglish). Oakland: Edna Newbert
latin. English). Berkeley; John Alexander
OlHsted lhistory, political science) Petaluma;
Earan EllLaDell RGllen fntEtOryl. Auburn
Severina Marie Sainlina (French, English ST
Helena: Lulu Isabelle Scott OEnglsh), Berke-
ley: Henrietta Alice Wade English. LatIn),
Los Banos.
B. s., college OF natural sciences-xatherine
Stewart Hannah Zoology, botany) Berkeley:
Margaret Henderson (bOtany. zoology) Los
Angeles: Hosmer McKoon philosophy. chem
istrg). san Diego; Fred Short Ryan (philos-
ophy. physiology. Penryn: William Adams
Sheldon (physics. mathematics). Ventura; Wi
liam John Sinclair (geology)-B. S. California
college, 1899, Oakland: Carrie Louisa Steven
eon C5otany. zoology. Berkeley; Joseph Prince
Tracy tbotany, chemistry. Eureka; Ollie White
mathematics. physics, Berkeley: Ethel Alice
Young mathematics. Romantic languages) San
Francisco; Mabel Margaret Young (mathemat-
les, chemistry. San Francisco.
B. s. college OF Observation-Disclosures Rueda
"a gricultnre. botany, Tucuman, Argentina.
Norman Frederick Titus Horticulture, chemis-
kry). Cupertino
b. S. college Of mechanics-Charles Parker
Holt Oakland; Russell Severance Springer.
Berkeley.
B. s.. college OF mining-David. Anile Cav
agnaro. San Andreas; Thomas Nincent Connor,
Pueblo. Colo: Bernard Michael McAtee Berke-
~: William James Pitchford. Berkeley; George
Albert Raven. Berkeley; Raymond Patterson
Wheelock. Battle Creek. Mich.
B. s., college OF civil ngineerng-Arthur
Hermann Markwart, Berkeley.
b. s.. college OF chemistry'-Herbert John
Holland chemistry. Santa Clara: Dora Isa-
belle StOckman chemistry. Nero