Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-07-02
REGENTS MEET
: IN PULLMAN
Three Members of the Board
Hold an Important Ses-
sion This Week

The Regents of Washington State
College neld an important meeting
here this week and made number
of changes in the college faculty
designations of several members of
the faculty were accepted and some
of these vacancies We're filed. Only
three members of the board were
present, namely: President Lee
Johnson and j. S. Anderson, o. Sun
nyside; and J. J. Browne, of spo-
kane.
The unofficial action of the board
at p former meeting when it was
agreed to raise the salaries of heads
of departments and make Professor
Fulmer dean of the faculty and Pro
fessor Waller vice president was con
firmed. Professor Fulmer will draw
salary of $4,000 and Professor
Waller the same salary from this
date. The salaries of II. " CaTpen-
ter, professor of mechanical and
electrical engineering; w. G.. Beach,
professor of economic science and
history; r. w. Thatcher, director
of the experiment station; and DR.. S.
B. Nelson, professor of veterinary
science and state veterinarian, were
raised from $4,000 to $4,000 per
year.
Professor Thatcher was offered the
position of agricultural chem st ir
the University Of Minnesota, at a
salary of $2,S00 for the first year
and $3,500 for the second year, after
Professor Fulmer had refused the
position, but he also declined it. Pro-
fessor Thatcher is now in western
Washington where he is conducting
the farm demonstration work with
special trains on the Northern Paci-
flc and Great Northern railroads, but
Professor Fulmer, who is Thatcher s
brother-in-law, says Thatcher prefers
to remain with Washington State
College even though the salary is
smaller Pullman, the state of Wash
ington and the college are to be con
graduated upon Professor Thatch"r's s
decision to remain here.
Barn Contract Let
The contract for the new wing
to the farm barn was let to |. Dy-
sart, of Pullman, for $2,S40, and he
l.. bn, an hia ward for
concrete work in the floor and foun-
dation in addition to this sum. A.
Walk, also of Pullman, was the next
lowest bidder, his bid being S2,584;
, and w. F. Pritchard, also of Pullman
bid $4,000 for the building. This is
the only contract to be let at this
meeting of the board and completes
the contracts for new buildings and
equipment for this year.
Faculty Changes
The board accepted the resigna-
tions of Miss Wilson, as librarian
Miss Olive Mckay, as instructor OF
domestic art; DR.. Hadley, of the vet
erinary science department; Miss
Charlotte Malotte as Professor OF
Latin and R. w. Bloor, assistant pro
fessor of chemistry, and gave Clare
Todd. instructor in chemistry, leave
of absence for one year. Mr.. Iodc
goes to Chicago for a post graduate
course.
Professor Samuel Morris, of the
Ohio State University, was elected as
sistant professor of chemistry; RALPH
Huston, of Iowa State University
was elected instructor in chemistry
Asa Brown Dickinson, of the Law
library, LeavenWorth, Kansas va
elected librarian at salary OF 81,
800 per year, and will have charge O
the rev library which will ne open
ed iii lie new brildine IN Septem
Der. Mr.. Dickinson is the son o
: Don Dickinson, a mem'e OF Prc'i
dent Cleveland's cabinet.
Miss Wilson, who resigns as II
brarian, will be married next Satur
day to Victor F. Dixon, graduau
of last years class who Is nov
principal of the PrOsser hlgh Scllo"'
Miss Malotte who resigns
professor of latin, will be marrle'
'oon to w. C. Kruegel. aeconhtdh
at the college. DR.. Hadley VINO re
signs as assistant professor OF Velei
mary science, goes to the ohi
I State ITnivarsitv where he receives
much higher salary than he was gel
ting here.