02-27-1892

Volume OB - Pages 164-165



                         Reno, Nevada

                       February 27, 1892



Board of Regents met at noon.  Present:  Governor Colcord, E. T.

George and H. L. Fish and S. A. Jones President.



Minutes of meeting held January 30th read and approved.



Claims allowed against the Contingent University Fund amounted

to Six Hundred Nineteen Dollars and Forty Six Cents ($619.46)

and Mining Laboratory Fund, Sixty Dollars ($60.00), totalling

$679.46.  Agricultural and Mechanical College Fund total

$2,228.82 as per journal entries.



Presentation of matter of catalogue of 1892, discussed.  Communi-

cation from Professor Cowgill read and considered.  Professors

Hillman and Thurtell appeared relative to change in catalogue.

Professor Cowgill was called relative to catalogue and his hours

of work.



Richard Brown asked permission to construct an addition to the

Mechanical Arts building.  Cost not to exceed $550.00, which was

allowed.



Professor Jackson offered a resolution relative to the Mining

Laboratory and the sending out of completed analysis of ores and

material, which was approved as follows:



    There shall be two classes of deteriorations, chemical and

    mineralogical, and there shall be two corresponding series.

    Samples shall be taken up in each series in the order in

    which they are received in that series.  The results of each

    deterioration shall be sent out as soon as the determination

    is completed.



No further business appearing, the Board adjourned.



                             H. L. Fish

                             President



Geo. H. Taylor

Secretary