, 1907-08-30
PRESENT AT ADJOURNED SEES
SION OF TRUSTEES OF THE
UNIVERSITY OF WYo-
MING THIS MORNING.
clv.s His Views Of Report Of Commits
sion Appointed to Investigate Ger
tain Charges, Finding From Read
ing Of Report That Not Single
chars. Was sustaIned-spiendld
Tribute to Secretary Hebard.

rlDUte 10 oSCretdTy neOdTO.
At the adjourned meeting this morn
ing of TIE board of trustees of the
University Of Wyoming, at the Office
of the secretary, DR.. Grace Raymond
Hebard, President Gramm presided,
the following other members being
present: Governor Brooks and Miss
Harriet Knight OF Cheyenne, Colonel
] F. Crawford of Saratoga, Mrs. Stone
of Evanston and DR.. Stevens and Mr..
A. C. Jones of this city. The absentees
we're Messrs. Aber of Sheridan, Mok-
Ter of Casper and Burke of Cheyenne,
the latter coming over on the after
moor train for the afternoon session
of the board. Mr.. Aber had written
. that he would come, but was absent at
the morning session.
Report Read in Full.
Among the first duties disposed of
was the reading in full Of the report
of the investigating committee. which
sat here a few weeks ago. the report
having been incorporated in the last
number Of the university Melange,"
the official publication Of the univer-
sity.
Governor Brooks, who had arrived
in the city last night from Saratoga,
and R. P. Fuller Of Cheyenne. commits
sioner Of lands for the state of Wyo-
ming. spent much Of the forenoon at
the experiment station and farm, but
the governor appeared at the meeting
Of the board at IL o'clock, and at the
request Of the board, expressed his
views upon the report of the commits
sion.
Governor Makes Address.
The governor stated that he had CIV
en- the report considerable attention
and was familiar with its recommends
lions. He stated that action should
come largely from the board itself in
carrying out the recommendations Of
the commission. He had divided the
report into three parts, as follows:
/. Graft.
2. Missappropriation Of funds.
8. Injudicious expenditures.
Absolutely Unfounded.
The governor said he was happy to
state that after the report had been
made known to him and he had read
it carefully, he found that the charges
the committee had been named to in
vestigate were found to be absolutely
u%nfounded. He was pleased that no
evidence had been adduced showing a
single bit Of c~rookedness in any part
of the university, and that not a cent
of the funds Of the institution had been
misappropriated.
The governor felt that the recon-
mendations Of the committee about the
awarding Of contracts should be en-
forced as far as practicable in amounts
exceeding $50. however. AS to the
purchase Of coal there were no evil
dences of graft, the charges having
been not sustained in any particular.
No Politics In University.
Reverting to the charge Of political
influence in the management of the
affairs of the university or the pur-
chase of supplies or the awarding of
contracts, the charge had not been
sustained in any manner, ven by i'm
plication.
The governor admitted that he be-
lieved the commission had been cor
rect in its report as to lack of har-
mony among the members Of the fac
ulty. but he could offer no suggestion
That would remedy the evil complained
OF. He left the matter in the hands
OF the board and of the committees Of
the board.
Cannot Change Preparatory Plans.
Governor Brooks stated that he be-
ileved he had no power to carry out
The suggestions of the commission as
TO the preparatory department, and
n a he could not abolish or add to
any feature Of that work.
The experiment station, he stated,
had been referred to by the commits.
sion, and he thought perhaps there
was some ground for the statements
maze by that body. He had spent q
part OF the forenoon looking over the
property Of the station, and believed
mere had been need of the reorgan.
izauon Of the department to a certain
extent. However. he found President
iisoe' and the director Of the
s'a.lon, Prof. Towar, hard at work
ano ne believed the desired resalt
you'd follow their efforts to remedy
.ne defects and place the department
~ proper ahape to meet the demandi