| Show ee t ee Home Hits and R Happenings e 1 J S r. q THE THE B BOARD OF REGENTS REGJ H HOLD HOLDA LD A MEETING MEETING PROF KINGSBURY MAKES A A- NUMBER f DEF NO-DEF- DEFINITE DEFINITE DEF DEF- OF RECOMMENDATIONS BUT 0 ACTION T TAKEN TAKEN TAL TAL TALI TAL- TAL I GE WANTED AS PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY GY AND METALLURGY The Board oard of f R Regents gei s co consisting sisti of Chancellor or Harkness J f James arnes me Sharp L S. S Hills lo John Jahn n W. W Do Donnellan F ank Frank J. J Cannon Frank Pierce Waldemar Vanc Van- Van c cott W. W N. N Shi Shilling i g- g gand and John J. J Daly l met at the Directors Directors' room of th the Deseret Deser t National Bank to-d to to y The Th meeting has be been looked forward rd to with a anxiety as r rumors rumors 9 s were ere afloat that radi radical l changes hanges were ere w-ere going to be ma made e. e I If It f fas was as I 11 I 30 30 o'clock when the meeting was vas was called to order a all l members being pr present e except Mr Daly After the discussion of some minor matters and the transaction tion of roue routine routine rou rou- tine e business the Deaf Mute D was brought up All matters pertaining to this department such as the employment employment employment em em- of ins instructors and government govern government govern govern- ment were referred to the deaf mute committee with instructions to report to the executive committee at some future time Then followed the rec recommendations recommendations m- m of Prof Kingsbury They are in substance as follows That Prof Marshalls Marshall's salary be increased that Prof Mathews be advanced from assistant professor to Professor of Modern Languages Languages Languages Lan Lan- with a full professors professor's salary that Joseph Merrill be engaged as an r assistant in Chemistry that W. W D. D Neale Neal bb e i as an assist assistant rit in Min Mineralogy that Mr Whites White's salary be increased and Jb r that an assistant t in Latin and English be been bei en the most important of these thes l recommendations comm nd is the employment employment employment employ- employ J ment of Dr Dr James Jame E. E Talmage as Pr Professor Pro Pro- 1 fe fessor sor of Biology and Metallurgy Dr Talmage is is' is isa a graduate of the Lehigh U University at South Bethlehem Penn Penn J His reputation n as a scholar h te ded all all' over over the y West est He lIe is a m n of strong parts pants self made honest hone t earnest and true His His employment will be haled with enthusiasm and and I will undoubtedly be con considered by all as as i pla placing ing the University n vers y o on advanced g qt Hardly anything need need need-be be said sai lof of J Joseph s r n Men ill He graduated d with distinction n. n at this Uni University a few years ago and then went to the i University ers t of Michigan from froin which University he graduates I this year He is looked upon as a bright able able prom promising prom prom- ising young man man manIn In regard to the As Assistant I AS in Latin and English no one was was' 4 na named e but bu i it is to b be h hoped th that t an able person person perso will be Se secured Selred as a good instructor instruct instruct- torin t- t orin or-in or in Latin Lati is ne needed ded N No action w was was' s. s taken talen in regard t to the Military Dep Depart Depart- t- t ment ment Wi W Wrights Wright's ight's term expires in y 5 about b ut a year at the completion of 1 which this this' m matter will be be brought be before before be- be l j fore the Regents and it will be decided decided decided de de- whether it is desirable or notto not to tonti continue this department the fe feelings feelings feel feel- lings l- l ings of the students in regard to this this- matter will most likely be consulted The The- recommendations made by Prof Kingsbury Kingsbury Kings- Kings bury were r referred to the Advisory Co Committee Corn Com j j which consists of V Cannon and Pierce They will report r to 1 the Ex Executive Committee and then the j I full board will take the matter in hand atthe at atthe J the next meeting which occurs the second M Monday n ay in July It is probable that they will all be adopted dd ted It is the aim of the Regents to secure competent men and and p pay y them thein good s salaries lades ISo No N 0 action was t regard gat to the Pr Presidency Th The sei services s vices of President Acting t Kingsbury r- r rs are looked upon as entirely satisfactory and he will retain letain his present position Appropriations were made to defray the expenses expenses' on Commencement day and part of the expenses of the Alumni meeting One of the the by by laws relating to the voting voting voting vot vot- ing at Faculty meetings has been changed Instructors have a right to be placed oh on committees pertaining to matters in which they are directly interested they are al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to to discuss questions questions' at at Faculty meetings but are are- not all allowed wed to vote vote vote- this privilege being given only to the Professors Pro Professors Professors and Professors Mr Augsburg b burg ig will be retained as as in instructor in in inI I drawing but buthis his time will be increased sed The Regents seem to be satisfied with the way things are going on on an and contemplate making no changes no-changes in the present corps of instructors So much for a Reg Regents Regents' meeting |
