Las Vegas age. [volume] (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1905-1947, 1927-12-10
MOTION TO CUT
SALARY Of CLARK
is DEFEATED
u. of N. Regents Reject Tai
bot Motion by Close Vote.
NO Action Taken on
Kent Resignation.

BY "a vo.e of two to two, with
Walter Pratt, chairman of the
board, declining 10 vote, motion
to reduce the salary OF the presi-
dent of the university from $4,000
to $4,000 a year was lost in the
final minutes of the regents
meeting Al the university Satur-
day afternoon. The motion was
made by George F. Talbot and
WAS seconded by Frank Williams,
who both voted for it. George S.
Brown, and George Wingfield vot-
ed against ii. A motion to ad-
jorn by Judge Brown, immediate
ly after the vote was cast, put an
end to the proceedings which be-
gan at ten o'clock in the morning
and ended at six O'Clock in the
evening with an hour and a half
intermissiOn for lunch
President Clark was at the af-
ternoon meeting and remained
during the entire time leaving the
room with the members of the
board at the conclusion of the
session.
During the morning the mem
bers of the board, meeting down
town, went over report on uni
versity finances prepared by
George X. Elder and Mr.. Wing
fields corps of auditors, supple
menting a report submitted the
first of the week by c. H. Cor
man, comptroller of the universi-
ty. When the BOARD met at two
thirty in the presidents office at
the university Mr.. German was
with Chairman Pratt and Mr.. Tai
bot doing the questioning, went
over the financial report again
item by item, spending nearly two
hours in the examination of Cor
man. At one point during the
proceedings Wingfield left the
room after telling the other mem
bers of the board that his audi
tors had submitted a report that
checked IN every detail with that
submitted by Mr.. German and
that he saw no reason to waste
lot of time going over the same
ground that had been covered at
the morning session. He remain
ed out of the regents room just
for few minutes, however.
When Mr.. German was excused
Chairman Pratt asked if there was
any more business to come before
the board and Mr.. Talbot then
withdrew the resolution introduc-
ed by him on Wednesday propos-
ing to cut the salary Of the presi-
dent to $4,000 a year Immediately
and made a motion to make the
president salary, starting Sep
tember 1, 1928, $500 a year. Reg
en- Williams suggested that the
salary be placed at $4,000 a year
and Talbot withdrew his motion
and moved to make the salary
$4,000. Williams seconded the mo-
tion and IN a tense atmosphere
the debate began. President Clark
was asked to speak and did ex-
planning in a general way why
the regents increased mis- salary
from $500 to $4,000 a year in
1920.
Talbot spoke very briefly in sup
port of his motion and Williams
said he believed the salary was
too high and should be made
$4,000 Judge Brown declared that
he would not vote for one-cent
cut in the presidents salary stat
ing with considerable emphasis
that the election last fall ind-cati
ed quite clearly what the people
of the state thought about the
matter.
Mr.. Wingfield said he had heard
of no demand by the people of
the state to reduce the presidents
salary and that he could see no
economy in reducing the salary
of the president of the university
$4,000 a year and then be compel
led to find a new president and
take chances on the new one Civ
ing adequate service to the insti-
tuition. He said he would nave to
have considerable more informa-
tion and much more time TO study
the matter before he would ever
vote to reduce the salary.
Regent Williams then suggested
that action on the matter be de-
ferred but Wingfield interposed
and declared that they better get
II over with at once.
When Chairman Pratt requested
that the roll be called for a vote
his name was called first and ne
passed. Brown voted next against
the motion, Talbot followed by
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