, 1907-08-31
TRUSTEES
ADJOURN
WILL MEET FOURTEENTH OF DE.
cEMBER TO CONSIDER SOME
MATTERS LEFT OVER
UNTIL THAT TIME.
Matter of Plans and Location for Pre-.
posed Girls Dormity and Domestic
Science Department Left in Hands
Of Building committee-Another
Patriotic Act Of Hon. Timothy F.
Burke of the Board.

The board of trustees of the Univer-
sity of Wyoming completed its labors
late yesterday afternoon and adjourn
ed until December Ia, at 9 o'clock,
when it will take up some matters left
over from the present session. The
day was a busy one, the afternoon yes,
terday being spent largely in land mat
tiers, regarding the REIMBURSEMENT of
some university lands in Big Horn and
Carbon counties, the state land board
being prepared to SO handle these
lands as to derive a greater revenue
for the state from them. The board
expressed its pleasure in being able
to comply with the request of the land
board, with the understanding that
the lieu lands be had at a price not to
exceed the minimum of $40 an acre.
the lowest value set by constitutional
limitation. The exchange will add
about $4,000 a year to the revenue of
the state.
Resolution by Board.
The following resolution was unan-
fmously passed by the board at the
final session:
"The board of trustees of the Uni.
versity of Wyoming, approaching the
action of the governor of Wyoming in
acceding to its request for the appoint
ment of a committee to investigate
the management Of the institution,
and in recognition Of the fair and i'm
partial report of said committee, here
by expresses its intention to carry out
as promptly and as fully as practicable
the recommendations applying to this
board"
Left With Building Committee.
The location and plans for the pro-
posed girls dormitory and domestic
science department, provision for
Which was made at the last session of
the state legislature, was placed in the
hands or the building committee, con-
sisting Of Chairman Gramm, Mr.. Burke
of Cheyenne and Miss Knight of Chey-
enne. The plans will be prepared and
the location decided upon by the time
the board is ready to undertake the
erection Of the building. In the mean,
time, Miss Stoner will organize the
domestic science department, room for
it in one of the present buildings be-
ing provided.
Changes at the Station.
Prof. Towar, the director of the *
pertinent station, recommended GER
tain changes in the old ~penitentiary
building across the river, now a part
of the experiment station, including
the removal of the steel cages remain
ing from the old prison days and the
supporting of the rooms with trusses.
This room and others in the building
are to be fitted up for the dairy ex-
periments to be carried on at the
station.
Draining the Lands.
Prof. Towar also recommended that
the drainage of the grounds about the
p~enitentiary building be left in the
charge of the director and Prof. Now
ell of the irrigation department, the
two hoping to have the federal gov.
eminent cooperate with the station
in the work for the reclamation of the
swamp and other lands attached to the
old prison reservation.
Check From Supreme Court.
1t is a rule of the supreme court of
the United States that the losing side
of a controversy shall pay into the
court for the benefit of the winning
side a fee of 500, which is handed by
the clerk to the senior counsel of the
winning side. A few days ago Hon.
T. F. Burke, senior counsel for the
board of trustees in the appeal of the
Lander agricultural case to that tri-
bunal, received from James H. Kinney,
clerk of the court, a United States GER
tifcate for 500, numbered 1852. "at-
torney's fees, No. 272, o. T. 1906"
which Mr.. Burke handed to the secre-
tary of the board yesterday afternoon,
for the benefit Of the funds of the uni
versity.
"a Morton CRATER"
1t will be remembered that among
the questions mooted in the recent
Morton charges and by some of the
papers of the state, was the right of
the board of trustees to appropriate
money to pay attorneys to defend the
attack Of the Lander attorneys in the
agricultural college suit. Mr.. Burke
received $3.50 from the board as his
proportion Of the amount appropri-
ated, but the check was returned. he