May 15-16, 1912
05-15-1912
Volume OD - Pages 423-427
Reno, Nevada
May 15, 1912
Meeting of Regents was held in their Office Wednesday, May 15,
1912, at 4 o'clock P.M. Present: Regents Codd, Williams,
O'Brien and Henderson, and President Stubbs. Absent: Regent
Reid.
It was moved by Regent Henderson, seconded by Regent Williams,
and carried unanimously by the Board of Regents that the follow-
ing preamble and resolution be adopted and entered upon the min-
utes:
WHEREAS, Mr. Clarence H. Mackay and Mrs. Marie Louise Mackay
of New York City, desiring to make perpetual provision for
instruction in that portion of the University known as the
Mackay School of Mines, have offered to donate 1500 shares
of the Mackay Companies' preferred 4% stock of the par value
of $150,000, to the Board of Regents of the University of
Nevada and its successors in trust upon the following terms
and conditions, to wit:
1st - That the University of Nevada, by and through its
Board of Regents, and said Board of Regents and
its successors shall agree to maintain and care
for the building on the University Campus, and
the equipment therein, in perfect order and repair,
and to maintain in said building the Mackay School
of Mines in at least as complete a course of in-
struction as that which is now being given.
2nd - That said shares of stock shall be held in trust
by said Board of Regents and its successors for
the purpose of providing instruction in the Mackay
School of Mines, and shall be sold or otherwise
disposed of only with the approval of the Trustee
of the Mackay Companies, and if sold or otherwise
disposed of in whole shall be reinvested by said
Board in safe, interest or dividend paying securi-
ties to be likewise held in trust.
3rd - That the principal of said fund shall forever re-
main intact and only the income therefrom shall be
expended, and such income shall be applied by said
Board solely for the maintenance of instruction
for students in the Mackay School of Mines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that in consideration of said
offer of Mr. Clarence H. Mackay and Mrs. Marie Louise Mackay
the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada, for the
University of Nevada, and for said Board and its successors,
do hereby agree that upon said gift being made, the same
shall and will be accepted and held by said University of
Nevada and by said Board of Regents and its successors for-
ever in trust upon and in accordance with the terms and con-
ditions above specified by the donors; and that upon a
diversion or attempted diversion of the said fund or the
income thereof or any part of either said fund or said in-
come, from the purpose for which the same was granted, the
said trusteeship of said Board and its successors shall
immediately cease, and that any court having equity juris-
diction may declare such trusteeship terminated and may
appoint a new trustee or trustees to administer said trust
fund in accordance with the said terms and conditions of the
gift thereof.
Upon motion of Regent Williams, seconded by Regent O'Brien, the
President of the University was requested to send a suitable
telegram to Mr. Clarence H. Mackay and his mother Marie Louise
Mackay regarding the gift just announced.
The President submitted the following report:
To the Honorable
The Board of Regents
of the University of Nevada
Gentlemen:
I herewith present to you the following candidates for graduation
and for diplomas. These candidates have received the recommenda-
tion of the Academic Council as they have completed the work as
prescribed by the University.
For the Junior College Diploma in the College of Education:
Edna Viola Bates (12/21/11) Gladys Margaret Jones
Viola Mariea Blevins Alpha Irene Rulison
Augusta Harrison Brusso Mary Margaret Sullivan
Mollie Dimple Curler Ethel Webster (12/21/11)
Laura Dickinson
For the High School Diploma in the College of Arts & Science:
Rowena Ethel Glass Forence Nightingale Reed
Helen Ruthven Hobbins Ethel Thompson
Mathilda Jepsen Edwin Eugene S. Williams
Hazel Mary Ohmert
Bachelor of Science in Education - College of Education
Edwin Eugene Selzer Williams
Bachelor of Science - School of Civil Engineering
Carl Lampe Tibbals
Bachelor of Science - School of Mechanical Engineering
William Donald Linton, Jr. (12/21/11)
Edgar Ford Pearson
Raymond Spencer
Bachelor of Science - School of Mines
Walter William Anderson Roland Moore Seaton
Daniel Eldred Bruce Paul Curtis Schraps
Donald Caleb Cameron Claude Teel
Virgil Munroe Henderson
Bachelor of Arts - College of Arts & Science
Elda Marion Barber Margaret Angela Langwith
Charles Le Roy Brown Hazel Mary Ohmert
Rowena Ethel Glass Florence Nightingale Reed
Helen Ruthven Hobbins Isabelle Cyril Schuler
August Holmes Ethel Thompson
Mathilda Jepsen
Master of Science in Education
Helen Elizabeth Joy
Master of Arts
Samuel Bradford Doten
Beulah Hershiser (see 8/12/11)
Frances Dorothy Parker
The following letter from the Committee on Scholarships and
Honors, I submit to the Board of Regents for their approval:
May 13, 1912
To the President and the Academic Council:
The Committee on Literary Contests begs leave to report as
follows:
1. Honor Students:
The highest honor which the University confers is the in-
clusion in this list of honor students; scholarships may be
given on the ground of honest effort, financial need and
general qualities of worth without particular regard to
intellectual merit, but honor students must also prove their
worth through higher grades in work undertaken. The honor
list for this year includes the following names:
Graduate Students:
Frances Dorothy Parker
Seniors:
Daniel E. Bruce
Donald C. Cameron
Helen R. Hobbins
August Holmes
Ethel R. Thompson
Juniors:
Eunice Cagwin
Millie Donohue
Frank G. Gignoux
Lena Hauss
Helen Higgins
Florence White
Elizabeth Winter
Sophomores:
Carrie Linsea
Nellie Morrow
Edwina O'Brien
Freshmen:
Dorothy Bird
Floyd S. Bryant
Maude Price
Frances Smith
Tom P. Walker
2. Scholarships
a. The F. O. Norton Scholarship of $50 to the most deserv-
ing student in the Mackay School of Mines:
Mr. William Smyth
b. A scholarship of $100 from a friend of the University.
Awarded to Robert Farrer of the College of Arts &
Science at the request of the donor.
c. 5 Regents' Scholarships of $50 each to students who show
in the highest degree the general qualities which go to
make the successful man or woman. The one to the Univer-
sity High School awarded to Mr. Walter Clarence Jepson.
The one to the most deserving student in the College of
Education awarded to Miss Alice Meffley. The three to
the most deserving students in the other Colleges of the
University awarded to Mr. Archie Trabert, Miss Lysle
Rushby and Mr. Andrew Crofut.
d. The H. H. Howe Scholarship of $200 payable annually given
by Mr. C. B. Zabriskie of New York, in loving memory of
Principal H. H. Howe, awarded by Mrs. H. H. Howe and the
President of the University to George E. Mc Creery.
e. A scholarship of $100, the gift of Azro E. Cheney, LL. D.
for that student of the University who, in the opinion of
the President and faculty, made the most progress in
scholarship and has been the best example of student con-
duct during the present College year, awarded to Mr. T.
P. Walker of the Freshman Class.
f. The Philo C. Bennett prizes, two of $40 each, for the
best essay or assays on the principles of free govern-
ment, awarded as follows: first prize to Miss Eunice
Cagwin and Miss Florence White for essay written jointly
on "Centralization of Powers"; second prize to Miss Clara
Smith for essay on "The Growth of Centralization Traced
Historically".
g. Two Seniors tied for the medal given to the Senior who
has attained the higher average grade in scholarship
throughout his or her College course: the awards are to
Miss Ethel R. Thompson and Mr. August Holmes.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeanne Elizabeth Wier, Chairman
Gustavus S. Paine
Charles Haseman
There is nothing more to report at this meeting inasmuch as the
time is too short for a complete report.
Respectfully submitted,
J. E. Stubbs
President
On motion of Mr. Henderson, seconded by Mr. Williams, it was de-
cided that Regents Codd, O'Brien and Reid with President Stubbs
and Gordon H. True, Director of the Experiment Station, visit
the Farm of the University of California at Davis, California on
Tuesday, May 21st.
On the recommendation of President Stubbs, S. E. Ross was elect-
ed to the position of Deputy Sealer of Weights and Measures at
a monthly salary of $125 to take effect June 1, 1912.
Upon motion of Henderson, seconded by Williams, Miss Howe is to
be paid her salary in full for the entire month of June.
Board adjourned to meet at the call of the Chairman.
A. A. Codd
Chairman
Geo. H. Taylor
Secretary
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