The San Francisco call., 1907-01-16
ASKS THAT TRUST
Be DISSOLVED
Garrett McEnerney Tells
University Regents That
Hopkins Institute Is Dead
FINANCES OF COLLEGE

According to resolution introduced
before the Board of Regents of the
State University at its meeting vester-
day afternoon by Regent Garret Nc
Enerney the name of Mark HOPKINS in
all probability will be eliminated from
any association with art and with let
ters in this city or State.
McEnerney's resolution is to the ef-
feet that as the fire swept awav the
famous Mark Hopkins house. on Cali
fornia street HILL the trust which i'm
posed the culture of art and of letters
in that building should be DESTROYED as
we'll for the trust was made invalid
by the fire, inasmuch as there is now no
place in which to perpetuate il. He
therefore proposed that the trust he de-
clared void and that the grantor. e. f.
SearIes, execute a new trust. giving
over the property without reservation
to the Regents to do with IL as they
choose. Then the Regents, with the
money thus derived should establish a
new school of art, to be under the di-
rection of the San Francisco Art Asso-
citation. but to be under the immediate
control of the Regents and be called
the San Francisco Art Institute.
This matter came up for discussion
in executive session, but after the lapse
of an hour Secretary Henderson report
matter. IT is understood that the rep
resentatives of Searles are ready to
turn over the property to the Regents,
so there will be no opposition on his
part to the plan. The legal aspects of
the case were being considered in the
executive session, was the explanation
made by DR.. Wheeler.
Interest was given to the meeting by
a discussion as to the closing of the
for g 4l,a
President Wheeler is apprebensive
that with the growth of Berkeley the
people of that town will look upon the
grounds as belonging to them, and he
suggested a system by which gates
can be closed during stated hours to
accustom the townspeople to the idea
that the university grounds were not
commons. ~
Regent Shook took the view that the
regents had the right to close the
grounds. as the land was given by the
State to the university and not to the
people of Berkeley.
PRESIDENTS REPORT
The presidents report was a lengthy
one. 1t dealt with the details of the
management of the university, and ii
spoke of the desire of John Galen How
ard to be given a leave of absence from
- -
as he wished to be the chief architect
for the Seattle exposition. The leave
was granted, and Arthur Brown Jr. was
appointed to take Howard's place for
the half-year at a salary of $1,000.
DIR. Wheeler also told of the follow
ing gifts received by the university:
Five hundred dollars from General
George Stone for the hospital fund. an
other $500 from the New York National
Exchange Bank Fund, also for the use
of the hospital: another $500 from DIR.
f. c. Moffitt for the hospital fund.
Janet c. Haight presented the univer-
sity with 100 standard books which
were formerly part Of the library of ex-
Governor Haight. Levi Strauss & Co.
gave $9750 to cover the expense of the
Levi Strauss scholarship to June, 1907.
The summary of cash receipts from
July to December 81, 1905, is as fol-
lows: United States, $780, ESQ; State of
California, s354.492.76; investments,
ss2,596.25; miscellaneous, $6,666.86; do
nations. S90.953.6S, university extension.
$4,000; Wilmerding School. s2467.5o; ex-
animation of schools, $50; fire losses,
$15S,354S7; student fees not subject to
rebates. s16,236.05, student fees subject
to partial rebates, s14.1S3.95; medical
department fees, $76e6.10: symphony
concerts. $7755.e5; choral fund 1868;
music and dramatic fund, s6674.30;
turning over of funds. s21S.972.6 MAX
ing a total of s1,010,04S.e0.