The San Francisco call., 1904-02-10
REGENTS VOTE
FOR DISPLAY
Sum of Four Thousand Dollars
Allowed for University Ex-
hibit at st. Louis Exposition
TO ENLIGHTEN THE WORLD
Many IllustriOus Educators of
the Country VIII Attend Next
Summer School at Berkeley

Regents Guy c. Earl, Rudolph j..
Taussig, Alden Anderson, James A..
Waymire, John A. Britton, Frederick
w. Dohrmann, DR.. c. y. Ellinwood,
Charles w. Slack, Garret w McEner-
ney. A w. Foster; Charles S. Wheeler,
J. B. Reinstein, President Benjamin l.
Wheeler and Attorney Charles f.
Shook attended a session Of the Board
Of Regents at Mark Hopkins Institute
yesterday afternoon. Regent Earl was
called to the chair Lieutenant Govern
or Anderson called attention to the fact
that A. G. Fisk had resigned the office or
Speaker of the Assembly and asked If
Assemblyman Henry Z. Carter, Speak
er pro tenn, was a Regent. Mr. McEner-
ney suggested that the question be sub
mitted TO the Attorney General, ana
such reference was made.
President Wheeler advised the board
that many Ilustrious educators would
attend the summer school at Berkeley.
The list includes Professor Fred
erick J. Turner of Wisconsin DR..
Archibald Coolidge of Harvard and
Professors Bernard Moses and H.
Morse Stephens Of California.
AN EXTENSIVE TRAVELLER.
Professor Coolidge is the foremost au-
thority in the United States on the
Eastern question. Dr. Coolidge, though
still a young man, has travelled eXten-
sively in Europe and Asia and has held
sCme important governmental posi-
tions. When the trans-Siberian Rail-
road was opened last year he was the
first traveller to make the entire trip
Acfot tic Continent After
reaching the terminus of the line he
crossed through Korea and went to
PelSing.
DR. Coolidge is preparing a book on
the Eastern question and one of the
inducements which brings him TO Cali
fornia is the library on Russian ques-
tons in the possession of Jerome b..
Lanfield. instructor in history at the
university. His course of lectures Will
treat of the European aspect of the
Eastern question: also of Russian ex-
pansion and the extension of Russia 8
control over Central Asia.
Professor Turner is an authority on
American history and will devote him
self to the exposition of that subject.
He has had great success in teaching
history and for six years the Justin
Winsor prize of the American Histori-
cal Association has been annually
awarded to one of his pupils. He has
written number of short studies in
American history.
Professor Stephens will give a gen-
eral course on the teaching of history
and another on the Elizabethan period.
Professor Moses win give a general
course on government and a special
course on Philippine institutions.
A provision in the report of the f.
nance committee authorizing an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to enable the uni
versity to make an exhibit in the pal
ace of education of the ST Louis Expo
sition was debated at some length and
finally approved.
Regent Slack expressed a desire to
hear the presidents version of the pro-
posed exhibit DIR. Wheeler said the
exhibit would consist of relief maps,
Lick Observatory photographs. setc.
The astronomical work at Lick Observ-
atory was recognized by the eminent
experts as the best in the world.
APPROPRIATION FOR EXHIBIT
In the general discussion Regents Nc
Enerney, Ellinwood, Britton, Wheeler
Taussig, Waymire, Dohrmann and An
derson participated. Mr.. McEnerney
remarked that the Legislature had ap
propriated $3.50. 900 for making a Cali
fornia exhibit at the St Louis EXposi
ton The commission proposes to al
low $1,000 for transporting and install
ing an exhibit and the university is to
give $4,000. He doubted whether the
regents had authority in law to ex-
pend $4,000 for promoting immigration.
as the money provided for the admins
tration Of university affairs is a trust
fund.
The fact was mentioned in remarks
by Mr.. Dohrmann that San Francisco
was raising money for an exhibit 1t
was a topic of comment that the COM
mission having an appropriation of
$4,000 could give San Francisco moth
ing and could allow the University
only $1,000.
Regent Slack. after a reflective survey
Of the situation. came to the conclu-
sion that the appropriation of $4,000 by
the Regents. could be justified on the
broad proposition of spending money
for the enlightenment of the world.
1t was incidentally mentioned in the
discussion that the Governor of the
State favored the university exhibit
When the roll was called all the Re
gents present, save McEnerney, voted
to appropriate the money.
John A. Britton of the finance COM
mittee was authorized to sign for
President Wheeler during the latter's
absence from the State.
Regents Earl and Brltton were added
TO the committee on buildings and
grounds.
The finance committee was author
lied to go ahead with the work of re-
covering money due the university by
reason of the McKowen defalcation.
A motion made by Regent Britton, re-
duesting the treasurer TO file a report
Of receipts and disbursements at each
regular meeting, was withdrawn when
the information was ELECTED that re-
port up to January 81 had been filed
and was in the hands of the secretary
The finance committee asked for fur
ther time in the selection of a secre-
tary and the request was granted.
Chamber of Commerce Meets.