Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-26

point an executive committee for the con-
venient management of its affairs All
bylaws, general rules and resolutions
for and relating to the permanent organ
iZation and general administration OF the
university adopted by the board OIL re-
gents shall be submitted by said board to
the university council for its considera-
ton. and the university council may at
any time consider and recommend by a
majority vote the adoption of any bylaw.
general rule or resolution by the board
Of regents, and upon the request OF the
university council said board shall give
formal hearing to a representative or
representatives appointed by the council
for the purpose of presenting the views
Of said council TO the consideration of the
board.
Meetings Twice a Year.
Section 4. That the first meeting of
the board of regents shall be called by
the President Of the United States. and
shall be held in the city of Washington
within three months after the passage
Of this act. and thereafter the board Of
regents shall hold a meeting at least
twice in each year. namely. the first
Wednesday after the first Monday in
October and April, for the transaction of
business, but the time OF such regular
meetings may be changed by two-thirds
vote of the board. Special meetings may
be held at any time under such regula-
tons as may be provided in the bylaws
Of the corporation. The members of such
board shall not receive pay for services.
but their necessary expenses on account
.. attendance at meetings shall be de-
frayed. The university council shall hold
at least one regular meeting year.
during or Immediately following the
regular m citing of the board of regents
in October. Special meetings may be
called by the board Of regents. by the
chairman of the university council. or
upon the request of ten members of the
university council. One months notice
IF all special meetings shall be given.
Section j. That neither in the choice
Of regents. members of the council, Of
ncers, professors, instructors or EN-
ployees, nor in any of the operations of
The university, shall religious or partisan
preferences be permitted; and in the de-
oartments Of political and social science
the views of opposing parties shall be
duly ard inpartially presented.
Section u. The ectures and other op-
oortunites provided by the university
shall, under liberal conditions. be open
% all persons who. in the Judgment OF
The president of the university. shall be
competent to use them. but full men,
oership and its degrees shall be accorded
to such persons only shall have al
ready received an academic degree from
some institution recognized for this pur-
pose by the university authorities.
Section !. That for the advancement
If science and learning, in addition TO
The instruction systematically furnished
by the university. there shall be estab-
ished fellowships therein of such char
acter and number as the interests to be
represented and the resources at COM
nand may warrant, which fellowships
shall vie a measure of support. They
may be provided for out OF the univer-
yity income, II sufficient. or may be en-
lowed by gift or otherwise: and the per-
Sons. organizations. corporate bodies or
states endowing them may, subject to
the approval of the board of regents
designate their titles and the interests
which they shall be used to encourag e.
Section 8. The government shall grant
to members Of the university such use
u its grounds, gardens, Conservatives
laboratories, observatories and all other
facilities for graduate study as may be
accorded without detriment to the public
service, the university itself being subjec,
20 acquisitions from the government a,
any time for such Investigations and re-
ports at the public expense. to the exten,
IT actual expenses incurred as may be
practicable and as the head OF any de-
partment OF the government shall deem
desirable.
Reports to Congress Required.
Section Q. That at the close of each
sscal year the board Of regents shall
make to Congress full and detailed re.
port Of the operations Of the university
Moving its receipts. disbursements. con.
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