The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
NEW ATTORNEY FOR THE
BOARD OF REGENTS OF
STATE UNIVERSITY.

Museum and curator of the department Of
aanthropology of the American Museum of
nam IS a graduate of Harvard of the class
OF lS62; he received his degree of y. NJ from
Williams in 1865, and of Sc d. from the
University of Pennsylvania in 1891 He was
appointed director of the Peabody Museum in
ls64; from 1873 to 1898 he was permanent sec
retary of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. and in 1895 he was
elected its president. He was Massachusetts
commissioner of Inland Fisheries from 1882
to 1889. At the Worlds Columbian Fxno-
sition in 1898 he was chief of the department
OF anthropology. He has been decorated by
the French Government with the cross of the
legion OF Honor and he is member of many
american and foreign learned societies.
r, II Is recommended that Thomas Walker
rage, professor of political science in the
University OF Texas, be appointed associate
professor of medieval history with salary
at the rate of $25OO per annum, appointment
TO date from January /, 1904. Professor Page
returns to the University of California after
two Two years In Texas. having resigned his as
In the University of California to head a de-
partment in the University of Texas
II Is recommended that a years leave of
absence without pay to date from July /
IyO3. be granted to Assistant Professor George
II; Boke of the department of Jurisprudence
III health has made it necessary for Professor
Boke to give up his university work for the
present year
1t IS recommended that orrin Kip McMur
ray. IN. b. LII. B., he appointed assistant
annum Mr.. McMurray graduated from the
my SnIpeIslty OF California in 1890. and in 1898
from the Hastings College of Law
1t is recommended to fill the vacancy in a
lectureship in law caused by Mr.. McMurray's
change Of title that Fred G. Dorety be annoint
ed lecturer in law at $3.50
II Is recommended, as Lloyd Baldwin lee
@ tuTer IN law is to give two courses during the
the vacancy caused by w. B. Bosley's absence
on on IeaVe' that his salary lecturer in law
be made ST00 instead OF $3.50
1t is recommended that Warren r. CIarl,a
be appointed assistant superintendent of uni
xePslty extension in agriculture the rate of
SlzVV per annum, his appointment to date from
october !, 1908 His salary will be paid from
the state appropriation for the support Of
farmers Institutes
1t is recommended that DR.. Eugene Irving
McCormac be appointed instructor in American
history at $1,000 per annum, to succeed Assist
ant professor Kendrick c. Babcock, who has
of Arizona.
1t is recommended that r. S. Holway, A. B..
be appointed instructor in education for the
for that period.
1t is recommended that Leroy Burns Smith
A. b., be appointed reader in education for the
present academic year at $3.50
1t is recommended that William H. Matlock
annum.
1t is recommended that DR.. Burt L. New
kirk be appointed Watson assistant in astron-
omy without salary from the university. His
compensation will be provided by the Watson
trustees, and he will be engaged in research
as to the orbits of the Watson asteroids.
IT is recommended that Edward H Hageman
be appointed assistant in cheese making at
$10O a month for November and December
1909. and that Edward H. Zimmerman be ap-
pointed assistant in butter-makng at S100 a
month for October. November and December
1903. Mr.. Hageman and Mr.. Zimmerman will
teach in the short course in dairying which
will be in progress from October to Decem-
Der II. The compensation will come from the
dairy fund
1T is recommended that George Spencer be
appointed mechanic in the department of min
ing from September l. 1908. with salary at
nor
1t is recommended that Herbert H. Powell
be appointed Emanuel fellow In Semitic Ian
is6s' TSfssS at s9o0 per ann0n if0" september l.
The thanks of the board were voted to
Mrs. Hearst E. A. Denicke, DR.. M. Herr
stein, Miss Annie M. Alexander and w.
r. Hearst.
PUTNAM'S HANDSOME SALARY.
The salary of Frederic w. Putnam, pro-
fessor of anthropology, was fixed at $500
per month. Mrs Hearst pays the salary
and provides $4,000 for the department.
The recommendations embodied in the
presidents report were adopted.
The finance committee reported in IA
vor of accepting the offer of the Society
of the Golden Bear to build hall on the
grounds, to be known as Senior
Hall. The Golden Bears agree to expend
$1,000 in the construction of the hall. They
propose, also, to maintain 1T and ask the
use of one small room.
Regent Taussig believed that the board
would make a great mistake If it allowed
this or any other society to erect a build
ing on the university grounds.
Regent Dohrmann explained the action
of the committee, maintaining that the
offer from the Golden Bear Society was
a clean gift. without any strings.
GOLDEN BEAR ON THE BOARD.
Regent Slack wanted to know all about
the sociecy, its purposes, policies and as