Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1914-02-13
COLLEGE REGENTS IN
REGULAR MEETING
Many Matters of Importance Consid-
ered-College Timber Unlaw-
fully Removed in CowIitz
County

monthly session Friday and Satur-
day of last week and transacted con-
siderable important business. The
members of the board present were
D. S. Troy of Chin acum, James C.
Cunningham of Spokane, and R. c.
McCroskey of Garfield. The first
session of the board of regents was
held Friday morning, when the
minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
At the evening session of Friday
the report of President E. A. Bryan
was read, but action on the report
was deferred until the next day. In
his report President Bryan recon-
mended, among other things, the &C
ceptance of the gift of specimens of
the work of North American Indians
made to the college by Mrs. j. Con-
ner Miller of Los Angeles, Cal Mrs.
Miller, who is a daughter of Charles
r. Conner of Spokane, formerly
president of the board of regents of
the college, collected the specimens
herself and they will be placed in the
college gymnasium.
VIII Continue Cruise of Timber
Lands
The report of George L. Clothier,
head of the department of forestry,
concerning the college timber lands,
was presented to the regents. Pro-
lessor Clothier recomm ended tne
continuation of the cruise of the tim
Der lands which was started in 1912.
The college is endowed with 127,Ov0
acres of this land and some $4,000
acres was cruised by party under
Professor Clothier in 1912 I'm an
effort to establish the valuation of
the land, some of which had been
sold by the state prior to that time
at price which was considered by
the regents only fraction of it's
worth. The wisdom of the regents
III making the cruise was proved by
the findings set forth in the report
made by Professor Clothier. One
thousand acres of this land cruised
S7,587,000 board feet, valued at
$lO6,795.55, while the price received
by the state officers who disposed
of the land was only $12,269, which
included both the timber and the
land, or less than one-eighth of the
value of the timber alone. The
transfers of the land were made in
1902. Last year approximately 49,
600 acres of this land was cruised,
and it Is planned to go over about
the same acreage this year.
Resolutions of respect were pas
sed for the late Regent Lee A. John
son, General T. R. Tannatt, a former
regent, and w. D. Foster, superIn-
tendent of the college farm, all of
whom died recently.
Museum Named in Honor of Former
Regent
The museum of the college was
named Charles R. Conner museum
by the regents Saturday afternoon
IN honor of c. R. Conner of Spokane,
who was formerly president of the
board of regents. Mr.. Conner, who
Is pioneer of Spokane, was appoint
ed to the board by Governor Nc
Graw in 1893 upon the reorganiza-
ton of the board after the old men,
bers had been removed by the leg
lslature. During the same year
Regent Conner was sent by the board
10 the worlds Columbian exposition
at Chicago to secure exhibits with
which to establish a museum and
heroarium at the college. Mr.. Conner
returned with two carloads of spe-
clmens, which formed the foundation
OF the present museum, and on the
same trip secured at Washington d.
Y. large number of valuable books
lot the college. Mr.. Conner render
ed Important services during the
critical period in the history of the
college.
State Timber Removed
Professor G. L. Clothier, head OF
the forestry department, reported
tnat a tract of the college timber
land in Cowlitz county had recently
been cut over and the timber re-
moved by unknown parties, and that
an adjoining tract was burned and
the timber killed. probably due to
the carelessness of the same parties.
The board called the matter to the
attention of Governor Lister and the