Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1913-04-18
COLLEGE REGENTS
IN TWO-DAy SESSION
Many Matters of Importance Come
Before Annual Meeting-Two
New Buildings Assured

COliGRG WdS AIi 0Co0iOA MOHudH ana
Tuesday of this week, with Regents
McCroskey, Troy and Cunningham
present. The first session was held
Monday morning, with Governor Lis
ter present.
administration of the college, Gov
ernor Lister said that he had heard
much, pro and con, but had given
out nothing. He advised that the
most satisfactory way to handle such
grievances is to have them presented
and settled, whenever posi- BILE, in
meetings of the board, thereby saw
ing much undesirable advertising,
and possible Misrepresentation. He
said that the government of the col
lege having been committed directly
to the board of regents, he would
results and would expect persons
having complaints to make to pre-
sent them directly to the board.
Regent d. s. Troy of Chimacum
was elected president of the board,
and James G. Cunningham of Spo-
kane vice president, after which the
regents settled down to the routine
business.
At the session held Monday after
noon the annual report of President
Bryan to the board of regents was
read. 1t showed that at the end of
the fiscal period, March 81, the
funds appropriated by the state for
maintenance exactly balanced, as did
also the farmers institute funds and
the funds of the Western Washing
ton experiment station.
The Morrill,, Hatch, Adams, and
college funds showed a total balance
on hand of $27,989, to which was
added April l, $500, making a
total amount available at this time
OF $35,489. This is the most salts
factory financial statement at the
end of fiscal year in the history of
the institution.
The amount available from the
state and United States for the COM
ing biennium is $917,306, which
does not include the college fund.
The sum of $4,000 was set aside
by the board for construction of the
new mechanical arts and agricul-
tural buildings. The buildings will
not be completed until the next fis-
cal period, when a similar amount
Will be set apart, the two buildings
10 cost 100000. The construction
OF the mechanical arts building in
wolves a change in the tramway and
location of the coal bunkers, and
plans were adopted for the construc-
uon of a system of carrying coal to
the college involving an expenditure
OF $4,000. The plans call for con-
crete bunkers and a subway from
which the conveyances will carry the
coal 1000 feet up the hill to the col
lege building.
PROVISION was made for the COM
pietion of the foundation story of the
iafm engineering building and bio
iosical laboratory. The board
ordered the letting of a contract for
moving the hospital and carpenter
snop to locations 800 feet east.
Plans were submitted for the i'm
pfoVement of the athletic field, which
VIII involve the excavation of $4,000
CUBIC yards of earth. Bids for this
"orK Will be asked for. A small cot
@ge was ordered built for the poul-
tryman.
PROVISION was made for the extern
e'oh OF the paving of Campus avenue
INTO the campus and to the rear of
Tue Auditorium building, and also
'ue laying Of concrete sidewalks.
IL was decided to hold the military
encampment of the cadets from May
-1l, inclusive, at some point near
auliman. This year, for the first
'nne' the cost of the encampment
WI De borne by the college instead
oy the students who participate.
an appropriation was made for the
sonunuation of the re-cruising of the
0Oiiege timber lands and $1,000 was
appropriated for the purchase OF
pure-bred dairy cattle for the college
farm.
TWO small buildings were ordered
r'ected at the Puyallup station. v.
= Mcbride of Saltwater. Oklahoma,
las elected to the staff at the west
station, and Miss Silsby was
-aue executive clerk.
:. Al the session of the board held
sunday night ]. A. Tormey OF Spo-