Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-01-08
REGENTS IN SESSION.
Regular Scmi-AnnuaI Meeting is
Held Wednesday.

D the Oregon Agricultural Col1eg
was held at the Administrator
Building last Wednesday after
noon, beginning at 2 O'Clock
The major portion of the bust
ness of the board is transacted a
, the regular midsummer meeting
which is held in the month O
July.
There were present all the
members except Governor Geo.
E. Chamberlain, Secretary o.
State Dunbar and w. w. Cotton.
| Upon the recommendation oi
the building committee and ex-
eeutive committe being read the
same were approved and ordered
filed.
The building committee re-
ported that as per instruction
from the board it had expended
the $4,000 appropriation in
furnishing the Agricultural Hall
at an expense of $4,000, pur-
chasing the Hogg tract of land
in the sum of $6, 900, digging
wells and various other matters.
The executive committee COM
mended the activity of Regent
Church in the management by
the committee of the station
located at Union and that there
is of the appropriation $3,o75 on
deposit in La Grande National
Bank and $1,000 more in the
hands of the state treasurer.
The following resolution was
passed:
Resolved, That text books
should always be available to
students of the Agricultural Col
lege at list prices.
RESOLVED, That a list of such
books should be published an
nually in the catalogue, and in
case dealers do not make them
available at list prices and at the
time required the president of
the College is hereby instructed
to deal direct with publishers or
other in securing such text
books.
A petition by E. S. Hornady |
for the payment of 5000 dam
ages tor injuries to his 11-year-
old daughter who suffered frac-
tured limb, by the falling of the
back of the stone seat erected by
the graduating class of 1908, was
read and referred to the president
of the board with power to act in
the premises.
Petition of students and others
for construction of sidewalk on
the north side of campus, was re-
ferred to building committee.
Upon request of the manage
ment 500 was appropriated to
assist in the publication of the
College Barometer.
The salary of Otto F. L.
.erse was raised from $50 to $65
per month to begin January I.
A billef $25 for advertising in
was allowed and or.
dered paid.
Professor E.. R. Lake rendered
bis resignation to take effect at
the end of the current year and
the same was accepted, and the
matter of selection OF his sue
cessor was referred to the execu-
tive committee.
An application by Prof. Lake
for variation of the age limit so
hat his son, Verne could enter
he College, under the age of IS
years was denied, there being a
Inference of opinion in the board
IS to the value of the rule. |,
One hundred and fifty dollars
vas voted to Professors Covell {
Ind Phillips, each, as compensa-
ion for special and valuable ser ,
7ices rendered by them in the
:emoval of the power house. 1t (
vas stated that these gentlemen
lad labored night and day in or
Ter to get the plant established
~ the holidays.
The executive committee were {
empowered to consult and act .
With the board of directors of
he Lewis and Clarke fair rela-
i've to the College and Station
Exhibit in the way of horticul- ,
ure and gardening on the tive- {
lcre tract at Portland offered by
hat board without cost to the t
College. III
Will the Public Make Good? !