Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-04-13
UNIVERSITY BOYS
in ENCAMPMENT
REGENTS HOLD MEETING AND
DECIDE UPON MANY FACULTY
ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE COM.
- ING YEARS WORK.

a. -
MOSCOW, April 13.-The board
of regents met during last week at
the university, and in addition to
the ceremonies of reviewing the uni
yersity cadets in annual encamp-
ment and the many meetings of the
Teachers association, they put
through considerable important bus
iness.
Justice McCutcheon of Idaho Falls
served for the first time at this
meeting, having been but recently
appointed to the Office of regent.
Hon. James F. Mccarthy OF Wallace
rendered his resignation as regent,
and his successor has not yet been
appointed. Senator M. e. Lewis,
president Of the board, said that It
was the hope of the board that the
governor would fill this vacancy by
the appointment Of some expert min
ing man, who would be able to
strengthen that department and
Bring the university in closer touch
with the mining interests of the
state.
Prof. James resignation as head
of the mining department was ac-
cepted, and in his place two profess
sors will be appointed, one for min
ing engineering and one for metal
lurgy and ore dressing. This will
make this the strongest department
of the university and equally
manned with the best mining schools
In the country. Mr.. Peters of the
chemistry department is allowed
leave of absence, and Mr.. Galloway,
his assistant, leaves to study mtdi-
cine. In their places one professor
and two assistants will be appointed
strengthening this department also.
Niss A. J. Soma will return after
her years leave Of absence and take
up her work in English language
again. Miss Forney of the modern
language department was granted
a years leave and this department
divided, Prof. Eldridge taking Ger
man and new professorship being
created for French, Spanish and
italian.
new chair of health was estab-
lished, which will be in charge of a
graduate physician aud physical ex-
pert, who will be in the institution
constantly and overseeing the entire
letic training will be compulsory,
and will be preceded by careful
physical examination of each stu
dent and the training prescribed be
planned to meet his individual needs
and suited to his individual strength.
The regents also adopted design
Tor seal Of the university, hither-
to simply lettered seal being in
use. The seal now adopted was de-
signed by Mr.. A. P. Vaughn, one of
the university stan. The center Is
the Idaho sunburst, which appears
on the state seal. There Is SUI
'gestion Of classical buildings and p
conventional scholastic figure, and
around the feet of the figure are
clustered the symbols Of the various
departments of the university, arts,
sciences. civil, mechanical, electrical
and mining. engineering and music.
One Of the pleasantest features Of
the regents meeting was the review
OF the military department on the
10th. The cadets have been in camp
curing the week, drilling through
out the forenoons and observing all
the program of regular military
post. At 1880 the regents went to
the parade ground and the review
TOOK place. The cadets did credit to
themselves and their instructor =,
every part Of the program. Their
Kahki uniforms give the companies
very busihesslike appearance. The
commandant said that his COM
panies were At to take the field In
actual service now at any time and
would make fine record.
The weeks program ended with a
sham battle. which was witnessed
ny hundreds Of the townspeople. One
.ompany defended prominence,
having taken their field pieces to the
pace and chosen their position. The
Two remaining companies attacked
me position from different sides In
'pen formation and finally took the