April 3-4, 1908
04-03-1908
Volume OD - Pages 30-40
Reno, Nevada
April 3, 1908
The Board of Regents met at 9:15 A.M. Friday, April 3, 1908, at
their Office in Morrill Hall, all members of the Board and the
President of the University being present.
Minutes of January 9, 1908 read and approved.
Claims were allowed from the several funds as follows:
Agricultural & Mechanical College Morrill Fund
Reno Power Light & Water Co. $ 52.40
Gray Reid Wright Co. 3.50
Emier & Amend 3.75
G. E. Stechert & Co. 8.02
W. H. Guild Co. 29.75
Nevada Engineering Works 56.85
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. .90
Porteous Decorating Co. 3.00
C. A. Strelinger & Co. 75.91
Self & Sellman 13.65
National Geographic Society 2.00
International Instrument Co. 51.92
R. Mc Keown 5.25
R. S. Young Co. 3.60
C. W. Marwedel 11.54
Central Scientific Co. 4.40
C. A. Strelinger & Co. 2.61
Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. 65.64
C. L. Berger & Sons 293.10
Nevada Engineering Works 41.90
Eugene Dietzgen 310.82
Mining & Scientific Press 10.03
C. W. Marwedel 16.83
Mott & Settle 11.88
Peter Frandsen 4.20
Emier & Amend 411.22
Nevada Hardware & Supply Co. 24.33
University Laboratory & Guarantee Fund 381.92
Bernard Halle 75.81
G. E. Stechert & Co. 11.50
Emier & Amend 83.45
Kuy Scherer Co. 58.50
W. H. Guild & Co. 10.12
Reno Mercantile Co. .75
James G. Biddle (cancelled) 74.10
Reno Mill & Lumber Co. 16.70
Reno Power Light & Water Co. 79.60
Nevada Engineering Works 4.90
Geo. H. Taylor 19.20
January Payroll 2504.91
February Payroll 2499.41
March Payroll 2490.01
Total $9860.13
Contingent Fund & Interest Account
January Payroll $2422.84
January Payroll - Students 155.25
February Payroll 2380.36
February Payroll - Students 192.10
March Payroll 2384.78
March Payroll - Students 200.25
Nevada Hardware & Supply Co. 471.22
Daniels & Steinmetz 413.80
Reno Mercantile Co. 38.74
Reno Evening Gazette 13.75
Stalnaker & Berry 16.40
Geo. H. Taylor 1055.24
Reno Power Light & Water Co. 297.70
University Book Store 4.95
Reno Truck & Transfer Co. 1.50
Nevada Printing & Stationery Co. 36.21
W. H. Guild & Co. 7.85
Bennets Newspaper Agency 53.55
F. W. Braun & Co. 25.00
Earl Barnes 4.00
University of Chicago Press 26.55
Joseph L. Hill, Secretary 15.50
H. S. Crocker Co. 9.00
G. E. Stechert & Co. 130.12
Chester Banta 14.95
American Academy of Pol. & Soc. Science 5.00
Romanzo Adams 5.00
A. W. Holmes 10.00
A. Lane & Co. 120.00
Central Scientific Co. 24.55
Oscar S. Levy 11.15
Central Coal & Coke Co. 152.50
Nevada State Journal 10.60
Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Co. 9.00
S. N. D. North 3.00
Union Oil Co. 227.59
H. W. Wilson Co. 7.50
Charles Knapp 1.00
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. 6.25
A. C. Mc Clury & Co. 58.31
C. O. D. Wood & Coal Co. 54.25
J. E. Stubbs 375.00
Continental Insurance Co. 50.00
John Henderson 200.00
Davis & Fifield 150.00
Washoe County Bank 187.50
Bonham Realty Co. 175.00
Bank of Nevada Savings & Trust Co. 62.50
Baker & Taylor Co. 5.90
E. C. Stewart 31.50
John Breuner & Co. 2.25
John W. Caddy 94.20
Self & Sellman 133.13
Porteous Decorating Co. 25.00
Hart & Tooley Co. 138.66
J. D. Layman 10.00
W. H. Blalock 100.00
Total $5082.02
Cement Walks
W. H. Blalock $ 240.00
Central Heating Plant
Nevada Hardware & Supply Co. $6330.75
Bids for filling the quadrangle of the University Campus were
received as follows:
Northwestern Construction Co. $20,300.00
Ransome Concrete Company 19,875.00
W. H. Blalock 18,317.00
S. Lund 20,875.00
R. S. Rankin 18,674.00
J. R. Meskimons 18,407.00
Upon motion, it was ordered that the President of the University
was authorized to let the contract for filling the quadrangle
with soil to W. H. Blalock and Frank K. Hill for $18,317.00,
to be paid for by Clarence H. Mackay of New York City.
The report of President Stubbs was received and ordered recorded
in the minutes, to wit:
President's Office
University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada April 4, 1908
To the Members of the
Board of Regents of the
University of Nevada
Gentlemen:
I have the honor to submit my report for the three months ending
April 3, 1908.
In accordance with the instructions of the Board of Regents, I
left for Chicago on the morning of the 16th of January to attend
a special meeting of the National Association of State Univer-
sities on the 22nd and 23rd days of January. Besides the Presi-
dents of the State Universities who were there, Dr. Henry
Pritchett, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance-
ment of Teaching, and Charles W. Eliot, President of the Board of
Trustees, were present, and took part in all of our deliberations
except at the last session. President Pritchett had two funda-
mental objections to the granting of retiring allowances to the
Presidents and Professors of the State Universities. One of his
fundamental objections was that he thought the State Legislature
of each State ought to provide enough money for a system of re-
tiring Professors of their several State Universities. It was
shown by the Presidents that this was literally impossible; that
in the majority of the States the Legislature would make no such
provision. President Pritchett and the Trustees of the Carnegie
Foundation were urged to grant retiring allowances for a specific
time, say from six to ten years, to allow the State Universities
time to see what they could do with their State Legislatures.
The net result of the Conference, however, was very unsatisfac-
tory, and I came home with little encouragement and much dis-
couragement with regard to securing any sort of retiring allow-
ance for the Professors of State Universities.
It is with a feeling of great thankfulness that I learn from an
Associated Press dispatch from New York that Mr. Carnegie has
given five millions of dollars, the interest of which is to be
applied to the payment of retiring allowances to Professors in
State Universities. This is a magnificent gift and it makes
possible the retention in the smaller Universities, such as ours,
of good men because they will have the assurance that after they
have served the State in the work of education for thirty years,
or a less period of years if retired from disability, they will
get a pension sufficient to keep them and their wives in comfort
for the rest of their lives.
I have received a letter from Mr. Mackay which I will read to
the Board and further suggest that the Board meet on Saturday,
the 2nd of May, to complete arrangements for the Commencement,
the acceptance and the dedication of the Mackay Mining building
and the unveiling of the statue of John W. Mackay.
The Academic Council submits for the approval of the Board of
Regents the following changes in the Organization of the Faculty:
CHAPTER VII
The Executive Committee
Section 1. The Executive Committee shall consist of the
President, Vice-President, and five members of the rank of
Professor or Associate Professor. The five members of the
Executive Committee shall be selected at large from the
faculty of the University.
Section 2. The members of the Executive Committee shall be
appointed by the President of the University, subject to the
approval of the Academic Council and the Board of Regents.
Section 3. The term of office of these five members of the
Executive Committee shall be one year, beginning with the
first day of January, 1908.
Section 4.
a. The Executive Committee shall advise the President con-
cerning any matters which he may choose to refer to it.
b. All executive acts of general importance such as recom-
mendations for appointments, promotions and dismissals,
for the creation of new Departments or Chairs shall be
submitted by the President to the Executive Committee for
approval before they may be submitted to the Board of
Regents for its action.
c. In all cases, in presenting such matters to the Board
of Regents the President shall state whether or not they
have the approval of the Executive Committee.
d. The Executive Committee shall assign not more than ten
students of the Freshman and the Sophomore classes to a
Professor or an Associate Professor whose duty it shall
be to look after the habits of study and habits of life
of any student placed under his care.
e. It shall keep a systematic record of its proceedings.
CHAPTER VI
The Academic Council
Section 6. The Academic Council shall formulate the duties
and control the policy of the several committees.
Section 7. The Academic Council may adopt Bylaws and rules
of order providing for its organization and the orderly con-
duct of its affairs.
Section 8. A majority of its members shall constitute a
quorum of the Academic Council.
On March 3rd the Regents, for Mr. Clarence H. Mackay, received
bids for finishing the work upon the quadrangle. The following
bids were received:
Northwestern Construction Co. $20,300.00
Ransome Concrete Company 19,875.00
W. H. Blalock 18,317.00
S. Lund 20,875.00
R. S. Rankin 18,674.00
J. R. Meskimons 18,407.00
It was unanimous judgment of the members of the Board of Regents
who were present that they approve the contract of W. H. Blalock
and that this approval should be sent to Mr. Mackay.
I suggest that the Regents look over the quadrangle and see where
we have had to make changes in the laying of pipes and the plac-
ing of a conduit for the electric wires, etc.
I submit herewith claims for salaries, equipment and material
from the different funds.
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. Stubbs
President
Consolidated Trial Balance April 3, 1908
Dr. Cr.
State
Live Stock $ 211.80 $
Incidentals 256.40
Chemical Supplies 521.43
Military Department 216.63
Machinery & Tools 403.44
Electrical Supplies 145.77
Grounds & Improvements 1,031.08
Freight & Express 1,714.32
Gas & Electric Light 1,474.07
Telephone & Telegraph 102.44
Plumbing & Gas Fitting 534.17
Insurance Premiums 1,810.89
Building & Repairs 1,154.74
Mechanical Supplies 336.25
Publications 117.75
Furniture & Fixtures 1,631.45
Repairs to Furnace 207.26
Water 400.20
Fuel 2,232.59
Library 2,058.48
Mining Equipment 361.60
Apparatus 187.65
Scientific Instruments 1,159.48
Mining Supplies 301.26
Stationery Printing & Postage 984.91
General Supplies 673.00
Mackay Building Equipment 13.50
Central Heating Plant 7,070.39
Salaries - Professors & Instructors 36,034.26
Salaries - Students 3,266.75
Travel Expense 1,497.45
Bills Receivable 400.00
University Book Store 1,000.00
State Treasurer 20,505.23
Washoe County Bank (C/D) 32.00
Irreducible Book Fund 1,000.00
Metallurgical Laboratory Building 18.14
Manzanita Hall Porch 17.70
Dining Hall Building 23.00
Lincoln County Farm 2.93
Metallurgical Laboratory Equipment 997.77
Cement Walks 2,557.10
Salaries & Equipment 85,000.00
Philo C. Bennett Bequest 400.00
Income 32.00
$ 90,048.64 $ 90,048.64
Balances in the Several Funds, April 3 1908
Cement Walks $ 2,557.10
Salaries & Equipment 17,948.13
Sundry Receipts 17.15
Botanical Gardens 5.80
Live Stock 508.93
Income (Bennett Bequest) 32.00
Funds Overdrawn April 3, 1908
Morrill Fund $ 4,279.03
Hatch Fund 1,960.75
Adams Fund 954.97
Farm Sales Fund 728.41
On motion of Regent Henderson, seconded by Regent Sunderland, the
changes submitted by the Academic Council in the Organization of
the Faculty referred to in the President's report, page 36, were
approved.
No further business appearing, the meeting adjourned to meet
May 2, 1908.
Oscar J. Smith
Chairman
Geo. H. Taylor
Secretary
04/03/1908
