June 10-11, 1899
06-10-1899
Volume OC - Pages 177-180
Reno, Nevada
June 10, 1899
The Board of Regents met at the Office of the Washoe County Bank
at 10 o'clock A.M., Saturday, June 10, 1899. Present: W. E. F.
Deal, J. N. Evans and H. S. Starrett.
Regent Deal offered the following resolution:
RESOLVED, that the resignation of Professor T. W. Cowgill be
accepted.
RESOLVED further, that the thanks of the Board be extended
to Professor Cowgill for his faithful services to the Uni-
versity.
RESOLVED further, that the Board accept his resignation for
the sole reason that the condition of his health made it
necessary that he resign.
RESOLVED further, that he be and is hereby elected Professor
Emeritus of the English Language and Literature Department,
without salary.
President Stubbs placed in nomination Professor L. W. Cushman for
the Department of English Language and Literature. Regent
Starrett moved, seconded by Regent Deal, and carried, that the
nomination of Professor Cushman for the Department of English
Language and Literature by President Stubbs be approved and his
salary fixed at Eighteen Hundred Dollars per annum, payable in
equal monthly payments, commencing with the first day of Septem-
ber, 1899. (Subject to order of the Board, August 23, 1897, pages
143-144, with reference to the employment of Professors and
Instructors.)
President Stubbs placed in nomination Professor George F.
Blessing for Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in
charge of the Department. Regent Deal moved, seconded by Regent
Starrett, which was carried, that the appointment of Geo. F.
Blessing by President Stubbs for Professor of Mechanical Engi-
neering in charge of the Department was approved and his salary
fixed at Fifteen Hundred Dollars per annum, payable in equal
monthly payments, commencing from the first day of September,
1899. (Subject to the order of the Board, August 23, 1897, page
143, with reference to the employment of Professors and Instruc-
tors.)
President Stubbs recommended that the title, Principal of the
Normal School, be abolished and changed to Professor of Pedagogy
and English in the Normal School. Upon motion of Regent Deal,
it was carried.
President Stubbs placed in nomination Mr. Samuel B. Doten for
Meteorologist and Assistant to the Department of Botany and
Entomology in the Experiment Station. Regent Starrett moved,
seconded by Regent Deal, that the nomination of Mr. Doten be
approved and his salary fixed at Six Hundred Dollars per annum
from August 1, 1899, payable monthly.
Upon motion, it was ordered that the salary of Miss H. K. Clapp
be fixed at One Thousand Dollars per annum, to take effect
September 1, 1899.
Upon the recommendation of President Stubbs, Regent Deal moved,
seconded by Regent Starrett, that Mr. H. H. Dexter be appointed
Assistant to the Librarian at an annual salary of Two Hundred
Dollars per annum, to take effect September 1, 1899.
Regent Deal moved, seconded by Regent Starrett, that the order of
the Board on June 1, 1899 with reference to diplomas of W. C.
Lamb and C. P. Keyser be revoked, and that they be given their
diplomas when their work was satisfactorily completed and certi-
fied to the Board of Regents by the President of the University.
Regent Deal moved that the position of Secretary to the President
of the University be created and that the President be requested
to nominate some person for the position. The President nomin-
ated Miss Elizabeth S. Stubbs as his Secretary. On motion of
Regent Starrett, seconded by Regent Deal, the nomination of Miss
Stubbs and the salary fixed at Fifty Dollars per month from
September 1, 1899.
Minutes of January 3, February 13, May 29 and 31 and June 1 were
read and approved.
The salary of Geo. H. Taylor as Secretary was fixed at $35.00
per month from July 1, 1899, payable from the funds of the Exper-
iment Station.
On motion of Regent Starrett, seconded by Regent Deal, the salary
of Anna H. Martin was fixed at Nine Hundred Dollars per annum, to
take effect September 1, 1899, payable in equal monthly payments.
Regent Starrett moved, seconded by Regent Evans, that 10 King
Fire Extinguishers be purchased at $20.00 each, and placed in
the several buildings and paid for as follows:
3 from the Morrill Fund
2 from the Experiment Station Fund
5 from the State Contingent Fund
The following resolution was offered and upon motion carried.
RESOLVED, that upon the written consent of the Sureties on
the Bond of the Washoe County Bank already given or here-
after to be given to the Board of Regents of the State
University for the safekeeping of the Funds hereafter paid
to the Board of Regents under the Act of Congress known as
the Morrill Bill and upon the execution of a good and suf-
ficient Bond by the Bank of Nevada to said Washoe County
Bank with proper conditions, that upon the payment of the
annual appropriation to the Board of Regents and the deposit
thereof in said Washoe County Bank, said Washoe County Bank
do and it is hereby authorized and directed to deposit the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5000) of said money in the
Bank of Nevada to be left there until the amount on deposit
in said Washoe County Bank shall be exhausted.
No further business appearing, the Board adjourned to meet at
the call of the President.
J. N. Evans
President
Geo. H. Taylor
Secretary