January 16-17, 1900
01-16-1900
Volume OC - Pages 184-185
Reno, Nevada
January 16, 1900
The Board of Regents met at the Office of the Board on Tuesday,
January 16, 1900 at 10:00 A.M., a full Board being present.
Minutes of meeting held January 4, 1900 read and approved.
The following resolution offered by Regent Starrett and seconded
by Regent Deal was adopted unanimously.
WHEREAS, at a meeting of the Board of Regents of the State
University of the State of Nevada, held on January 4th,
1900, Dr. J. E. Stubbs, President of the University, in-
formed the Board that he had been appointed by the Governor
of the State of Nevada as representative to attend the
National Stock Growers' Association, now in session at
Fort Worth, Texas, and
WHEREAS, the President at the same time informed the Board
that a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Association
of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations,
of which he is the President, had been called to meet at
the City of Washington on the 8th day of February, 1900,
and
WHEREAS, the President informed the Board that the National
Educational Association, of which he is a member, and at
which meeting matters of the greatest importance to the
State University would be discussed and settled, would meet
at the City of Chicago about January 24, 1900, and
WHEREAS, the President requested the Board of Regents to
grant him leave of absence for the purpose of attending
such meetings, and
WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Board of Regents it would
be beneficial to the State University and to the State of
Nevada that the President should attend such meetings, and
WHEREAS, important business connected with and essential to
the best interests of the State University made it necessary
that the President should have leave of absence to attend to
such business, the Board granted the President leave of
absence for sufficient time to attend such meetings and to
attend to the business of the University intrusted to the
President, and
WHEREAS, it was necessary that one of the Professors of the
State University, having not only executive ability to per-
form such duties, but upon whom the Regents could depend to
be present at and attend to the duties of President, should
be appointed by the Board of Regents to act as President of
the State University in the absence of the President and
perform his duties, and
WHEREAS, Professor Henry Thurtell was by the Board of
Regents appointed to act in the President's place during
his absence, and
WHEREAS, at the meeting of the Board the President of the
University was directed to inform Professor R. D. Jackson,
Professor of Mining and Metallurgy, that the Board of
Regents were anxious that he should continue to act as such
Professor, but upon the express condition that he would
personally attend to the duties of his position, which he
had not done either in the year 1897 or 1898 by reason of
leaves of absence granted him by the Board at his request,
to attend to his private business, and by reason of the
leave of absence for the whole of the Fall term of 1899,
obtained by him from the President without the knowledge
and against the will of the Board of Regents, after the
Board of Regents had refused him such leave of absence, and
WHEREAS, Professor Jackson felt slighted at the selection of
Professor Thurtell as Acting President instead of himself,
and by reason thereof, as reported to the Board by the Pres-
ident, Professor Jackson sent in his resignation as Profes-
sor in the following communication:
Reno, Nevada, January 10, 1900
President J. E. Stubbs,
Dear Sir:
I regret to inform you that recent action taken by the Board
of Regents render it impossible for me to remain longer as a
member of your faculty. I therefore hereby resign my posi-
tion as Professor of Mining and Metallurgy.
With best wishes for the success of the University in all of
its Departments,
I am, Yours truly,
R. D. Jackson
and WHEREAS, the President accepted such resignation, sub-
ject to the approval of the Board of Regents,
THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that Professor Jackson's resig-
nation be and the same is hereby accepted.
and WHEREAS, on the 13th day of January, 1900, Professor
J. Warne Phillips caused to be published in the Nevada State
Journal, a newspaper published in Reno where the State Uni-
versity is situated, the following communication:
Reno, Nevada, January 13, 1900
Professor Henry Thurtell,
Acting President of the University
My Dear Sir:
I learn from the University bulletin that our honored and
esteemed associate, Professor R. D. Jackson, has resigned
the Professorship of Mining and Metallurgy in the Univer-
sity, which, it is intimated, has been forced from him.
Officially, as a member of the faculty, I know nothing of
it. The faculty has not been convened to inaugurate the
work of the term. No statement has been made and no oppor-
tunity has been given us to express the deep regret we feel
on account of his departure.
I regret that I am impelled to say that I cannot meet my
students to give them instruction until the faculty receives
a statement from the President or the Board of Regents vin-
dicating their recent action taken in regard to Professor
Jackson and removing the cloud under which he is leaving us.
I desire you in your official capacity to have my classes
taken care of, that my students may not suffer from my
action.
Respectfully yours,
J. Warne Phillips
and WHEREAS, this communication was published not only in
the absence of the President of the University but in the
absence of Professor Thurtell, the latter of whom was absent
from the State upon business of the University made neces-
sary by the resignation of Professor Jackson, and
WHEREAS, Professor Phillips knew or could have known the
reason of the action of the Board of Regents above set
forth from the President of the University, the President
of the Board or from Professor Jackson himself, and
WHEREAS, Professor Phillips has not performed or offered
to perform any of the duties of his position since the
commencement of the present term of the University, and
has neither made nor offered any explanation of his conduct
to the Board of Regents or any member thereof, except such
as was obtained from the Nevada State Journal,
THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that Professor J. Warne Phillips
be and he is hereby removed from his position, and that the
Secretary of the Board inform Professor Phillips in writing
of the action of the Board.
Be it RESOLVED further, that the Acting President be and he
is hereby requested to nominate some competent person to act
as Professor of the State University in place of Professor
Phillips.
RESOLVED further, that if any other vacancies occur in any
of the Chairs of the University that the Acting President
be and he is hereby authorized, after consultation with the
President of the Board, to fill such vacancies until the
Board of Regents can meet.
Acting President, Henry Thurtell placed in nomination J. E. Ross
for Assistant Professor of Mathematics at an annual salary of
Twelve Hundred dollars to be paid in equal monthly payments com-
mencing from January 15, 1900.
On motion, the above nomination was duly confirmed.
Acting President, Henry Thurtell placed in nomination Dr. D. G.
Lauderback for Professor of Chemistry and Physics.
On motion of Regent Deal, said nomination was confirmed and Dr.
Lauderback was appointed Professor of Chemistry and Physics at
a salary of Eighteen Hundred dollars per annum, payable in equal
monthly payments commencing from January 20, 1900.
No further business appearing, the Board adjourned.
J. N. Evans
President
Geo. H. Taylor
Secretary