01-07-1907

Volume OC - Pages 440-443



                         Reno, Nevada

                       January 7, 1907



Meeting of the Board of Regents was held in their Office at 10

o'clock A.M., Monday, January 7, 1907, the full Board and Presi-

dent of the University present.



Minutes of December 15, 1906 read and approved.



Motion of Regent Booher, seconded by Regent Starrett, that the

young ladies' names submitted by the President as follows:



    Bachelor of Arts:  Florence Theresa Blake

    Bachelor of Arts:  Mabel Frances Snapp

    Normal Diploma  :  Hazel Chandler Marsh



Upon the recommendation of President Stubbs, the change in organ-

ization of the faculty was substituted as follows:



    Chapter IX



    The College Faculties.



    Section 1.



    (a)  The College of the University shall be as follows:



         1.  The College of Arts & Science

         2.  The College of Agriculture & Domestic Science

         3.  The College of Engineering

         4.  The State Normal School

         5.  The High School



    (b)  The faculties of the several Colleges in the University

         shall consist of the Professors, Associate Professors,

         Assistant Professors and Instructors in the several

         Departments, but only those members who are members of

         the Academic Council shall have the right to vote.



    (c)  Every Department in the University or College shall be

         in charge of a Professor, or in some cases in charge of

         an Associate Professor or an Assistant Professor.



    (d)  The Head of every Deprtment shall on the final day of

         November, 1906 and every two years thereafter, make an

         estimate of the financial needs of his Department for

         two years and report same to the President.



    Section 2.



        The Head of every Department shall have direction of the

        work of instruction in the Department and of the internal

        administration of the Department, subject only to such

        control as is vested in the Academic Council, the Presi-

        dent of the University and in the Board of Regents.



No further business appearing, the Board adjourned sine die.



                             Oscar J. Smith

                             Chairman



Geo. H. Taylor

Secretary



The new members of the Board of Regents met at their Office in

Morrill Hall at 11:15 A.M., Monday, January 7, 1907.  Present,

Oscar J. Smith, John Sunderland, Jr. and Charles R. Lewers.  Ab-

sent, J. E. Souchereau and C. B. Henderson.



The Board organized as follows.  Upon motion of Regent Lewers,

seconded by Regent Sunderland, Mr. Oscar J. Smith was elected

Chairman of the Board, and Geo. H. Taylor, Clerk.



Regent Lewers moved, seconded by Regent Sunderland, a vote of

thanks commending the worth of the retiring members of the Board,

Hon. W. W. Booher and Hon. H. S. Starrett.



Upon motion of Regent Sunderland, seconded by Regent Lewers, a

special note of thanks was tendered to Hon. W. W. Booher for his

interest and work in connection with the Lincoln County Experi-

ment Farm.



President Stubbs recommended that the salaries of the following

Professors and Instructors be placed as follows, to take effect

January 1, 1907,



    Ralph S. Minor     $150 per month

    J. G. Scrugham      150 per month

    Thomas W. Freeman    80 per month



to be paid from the Agricultural & Mechanical College Fund.  Miss

Kate Lewers $50 per month from the State Contingent Fund and $25

per month from the Hatch Fund Experiment Station.



Upon motion of Regent Sunderland, the recommendation of President

Stubbs relating to salaries was approved, all members voting ex-

cept in the case of Katherine Lewers, when Regent Lewers did not

vote.



Upon motion of Regent Lewers, seconded by Regent Sunderland, the

Chairman of the Board was authorized to grant the President a

leave of absence in January or February to go east in the inter-

est of the University.



No further business, the Board adjourned to meet at the call of

the Chairman.



                             Oscar J. Smith

                             Chairman



Geo. H. Taylor

Secretary