Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-04-27
WHY NOT FIX
THIS MATTER?

Inc laws ploNlue 'Ol tHe dppoAHI'
ment by the Governor OF an Honorary
Board of Visitors of the Nevada State
University, to consist or 10 members,
and providing further that the Chief
Justice OF the Supreme Court shall
be an eX-offico member and chairman.
Their duties are to meet annually
,-e president of the university, which
notice is not presumed to be given
until he has prepared TO receive them,
and the Board are to inspect the
grounds and buildings and equipment,
and also into the discipline, instruc-
ton, police administration and other
affairs and concerns, and, as the law
reads, they are supposed to write
their own reports and recommends
tons.
In accordance with this law, the
Governor has appointed the follow
ing as members: Captain Herman
Davis, II. A. Comns, George l. Talbot,
st.. j. OHBrien, Key Pittman H. V,
Morehouse. N. X. Fitzpatrick, J. A.
Ascher, Fred Dangberg, Alfred Chartz
and J. J. Mccormack and Chief JUS
tice James Il. Sweeney is the eX-of-
ticio member of the Board.
1t is provided by the law that nc
compensation shall e made to the
members of said Board of Visitors for
their services or for their travelling
expenses, but the Board OF Regents
shall pay out of the University con
tingent fund their expenses for board
and lodging while at the University.
A statute of the State of Nevada,
Statute Laws of Nevada, page 372,
provides in part as follows: Each
and every officer of this State, civil
and military, except commissioners
of deed and nOtaries public, shall, at
me time OF the issuance OF Ais com
mlsion and before entering upon the
duties of his office, pay to the Sec
retary of State the sum of five dollars.
ETC."
And there is the hitch, The honor
able member from Phoebe does not
like the privilege OF paying $3.50
trip for two trips to Reno, and that
is just about what would cost him
OF office, and to have added thereto
the tax of five dollars for his certi-
ticate Other members Feelings may
be guaged in proportion. The Washoe
County member can afford to take
chances.
If the President of the Universil!
of Nevada had drafted lne law him
self, he could not have drafted it In
better form to prevent The university
from investigation of the board of Wis
itOrs, and TO permit himself TO write
his own reports and recommendations
! by said board OF visitors, and make
| believe that university has been thoro-
ughiy investigated by said board.
There can be no DOUBT but that
every member appointed by Governor
DickersOn on said Board is ready
and willing to pay the five dollars re-
qured for the stamp of the seal or
the Secretary OF State on his COM
mission, because they all feel that
they have been distinguished and
honored by tle Governor. Yet, there
can be but little doubt that they will
refuse to act, because the Jaw fails
TO provide for the payment of the
travelling expenses of the members,
the effect OF which is to leave the
nearby members without quorum
or authority to act.
The board of visitors Of the univer
sity has been a useless fifth wheel
and will remain sucl, until changed
by the real friends of the university
BY changing the law, and paying
the actual expenses OF the members
of the Honorable Board of Visitors
and the proper performance OF theil
duties as prescribed by law, there cal
be no doubt, but that the university
would receive many gifts and be
quests, which it cannot and neve
will receive until the donors ar
morally satisfied that their gifts an'
bequests will be properly supervised
and expended.
Mrs. Fischer of Los Angeles, il
the guest OF her mother Mrs. burton