The San Francisco call., 1909-03-10
BRAVERY WINS
PRAISE OF REGENTS
Member of University Staff
and Student Receive Of
ficial Bouquet
Change Made in Retiring PEN
sion Rules to Provide for
Carnegie Fund

Carnegie Fund
Deep appreciation of the heroism of
two members of the University of
California, Howard George. student,
and G. E. Cox, assistant in mechanics
and foreman of woodwork, was ex-
pressed yesterday by the board of re-
gents of the university at the regular
meeting held in the art institute in
California street. The regents also
altered the rules of the university in
regard to pensioning superannuated
professors.
The incident which called forth the
commentator of the regents occurred
in the mechanics building at Berke-
ley George risked his life to remedy
a disorder in the electrical apparatus
and received an almost fatal shock
from the current He was in grave
danger when Cox went to his rescue,
imperiling his own life by his heroic
act
SUBMITTED BY BRITTON
The resolution was submitted by Re
gent John A. Britton, who prefaced the
document with a few words The reso-
lutions read
The regents of the University of California
through President Wheeler, have learned with
deep regret of the severe injuries TO Howard
George, student of the University of California.
from deadly current of electricity, which with
III a few moments would have been fatal and
that such injuries were incurred by him solely
yersty.
They have learned also in the same connection
or the supreme courage and self-sacrifee of G.
ment, WHO, with clear appreciation Of his great
danger and at the risk of his life, threw his
arms around the body of Mr.. George and tore
him, unconscious, from his peril.
There can be no keener self sacrifice than that
made when one human being imperils his life 10
save another, for greater love than this no
man show.
PRIDE AND PLEASURE
The regents. rendering to Mr. George and Mr.
Cox their fullest sympathy for the serious in
JLries suffered by both can not refrain from ex-
pressing their pride and deep pleasure that the
University of California includes such men in its
enrolment.
And the board of regents. rs an evidence of
this feeling among its members and for the
stimulus such deeds give to noble action in every
sphere of life, has caused this memorial to be
spread in its minutes and copies thereof suitably
eligrossed, to be sent to Mr.. Cox and Mr. George.
President Wheeler also mentioned
the deeds of the two men in his report
NEW PENSION RULES
The change in the pension regula-
tions of the university was to make
the rules agree with the conditions Of
the Andrew Carnegie pension system.
The-Carnegie pension comes to a re-
tired university teacher who has
reached the age of 65 and who holds
PROFESSIONAL rank The age for retire
ment at the University of California
was 20 and the pension was two-thirds
of the average annual salary received
during the five years prior to retire.
ment. AT yesterdays meeting the
regents reduced the age of retirement
to 65 years and provided that the uni
versity shall pay a pension of the diff
ference between the Carnegie allow
ance and two-thirds of the annual SAL
airy the beneficiary received during the
five years prior to his retirement.
The following recommendations of
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler were
fayorably acted upon:
That Harry Charles Wuerth be appointed stu
dent assistant in physical culture. to take ef-
feet February /. 1909, with salary at the rate Of
$3.50 per annum to take the place OF T. f.
Glazier. who absented himself from his duties
without leave or notification from February 1 to
February 9. and whose position was therefore de-
clared vacant.
The appointment of Miss Stella Bennett as
cataloguer in the library. at salary of $500 per
annum. beginning February /. 900. vice Miss
Barker. resigned. Miss Bennett is q graduate OF
the University of Illinois.
The appointment of Miss Susan NJ. Bunker as
clerk in the college of dentistry. with salary at
the rate of $50 per month beginning March l.
1909
That the resignation of Captain E. r. Schrein-
er honorary professor Of medicine be accepted.
He is leaving the general hospital at the Pre-
sidio by reason of official orders.
GIFTS TO UNIVERSITY &
President Wheeler reported the fol-
lowing gifts to the university: Receipt
of $4,000 from Miss Annie NJ. Alexan-
der as her contribution toward the
cost of theNCalifornia museum of YER
tebrate zoology; gift to the university
for the benefit of the Los Angeles
medical department of $4,000 by Jack
son A. Graves of Los Angeles. This
gift paid off the mortgage on the coll
lege. The president recommended that
in commemoration of the gift the dis
pensary be known as the Selwyn EN-
NETT Graves memorial dispensary to
commemorate son of Jackson A.
Graves.
Regent Rowen presided at the meet
ing and there were present in addition
to President Wheeler the following re-
gents: A. w. Foster, +. w. Dohrmann.
William H. Crocker. J. b. Reinstein, f.
S. Johnson, r. j. Taussig and Charles
w. Slack.