Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-22
REGENTS ARE TAKING HAND
Alleged 10 Be Making Effort to Control
Nomination of Successors.
NO REDUCTION IN PRICE OF TEXT BOOKS
Board of Medical Examiners Issues
CertincnteH to Nine Applicants
and the Same Number
Fail to Pass.
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NfrOm STAN COrrespOndent.)
LINCOLN. Aug. H.-(special) = While
there is very little talk being done about
candidates for membership -on the Board
of Regents Of the State university, there
are a few men who have their fingers on the
situation. These are the present members
of the Board of Regents. In fact it is
learned from reliable sources that the board
members have served notice on prospective
candidates what they would be expected
10 do OF what would be expected Of them
n they desired to receive a nomination.
Some time ago Rev. Luther p I.udden,
who has been urged to be a candidate re-
ceived a letter from the present regents,
whether from the entire board or from a
certain member could not be ascertained,
but II was learned from reliable sources
that the letter intimated that II Mr.. Ludden
would agree to certain propositions, or II
he would fall into the ways of the board
: he could expect to become a regent other
wise he could not. Mr.. Ludden was asked
about the matter, but he evinced a disin-
clination to give out the 1etter for publica-
tion. He said he had such a letter how
ever, ana acknowledged that reading be-
tween the lines one would get the idea
that the present board desired to control
The selection of the regents to be.
No state Book store.
The Board of Regents OF the State uni
Nersity will not this year follow the lead
of the State Normal board in renting books
J 70 students or selling them to the students
at cost unless the board has change of
heart Secretary Clark, who was instructed
by the regents TO investigate the proposi-
tion, has made his report. He enters into
an exhaustive discussion of the proposition
and winds up with the conclusion that only
q very small saving could be made 10 the
students, and therefore the regents would
not be Justined In going 70 the expense and
trouble Of instituting the scheme In the
meantime the State Normal board acting
upon Its experience at the Peru normal.
Will institute the same system az Kearney.
II having saved about 500 students at Peru
something like 5000 during the past school
year, In discussing the proposition c. s.
Allen, member of the Board OF Regents.
said:
According TO the report made by Mr..
Clark the scheme would save the students
very little money and therefore 1 doubt
whether he win adopt It, However, we are
sure the students are paying too much
money for their text books and Il Is very
probable that II we had the room We would
give the plan a trial anyhow"
Rev. l. p. Ludden chairman of the Nor
NAL board. said: The system has worked
perfectly with US. The books that we rented
10 the students have been returned at the
end Of the year in good condition. We
saved our 500 or 800 students between $4,000
and $500. The system worked so well at
Peru we intend to adopt It at Kearney.
Beard Turns out New DOctOru.
The Board OF Secretaries Of the State
Board OF Health met today in the once
OF State Superintendent McFrien ana
granted certificates 20 nine applicants ana