June 24-25, 1905
06-24-1905
Volume OC - Pages 375-380
Reno, Nevada
June 24, 1905
The Board of Regents met at their Office at 9:30 A.M., June 24,
1905, a full Board present.
Minutes of May 29 read and approved. Also minutes of May 31 and
June 1 read and approved.
The bid for the Dining Hall building was opened at 10 o'clock
A.M. and was as follows:
L. B. Self & C. G. Sellman, $10,000 with a certified check
enclosed for One Thousand dollars.
Upon motion of Regent Booher, seconded by Regent Starrett, the
bid of Self & Sellman for the building of the Dining Hall build-
ing being more than the appropriation made for said building by
the Legislature was rejected.
The bid for the building of the porches on Manzanita Hall was
opened at 10:15 o'clock A.M. and was as follows:
Board of Regents, Nevada State University. We will build
front porch according to plans and specifications for the
sum of Thirteen Hundred and Twenty Five dollars ($1325.00)
and as it should be for $75.00 more. Side porch for the
sum of One Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty dollars. En-
closed find certified check for Two Hundred and Fifty
dollars.
Signed L. B. Self, C. G. Sellman
On motion of Regent Starrett, seconded by Regent Booher, the
bid for the building and completion of the south front porch
on Manzanita Hall for Fourteen Hundred dollars was awarded to
Self & Sellman and the Chairman of the Board was authorized to
have contract and bond drawn up and executed, the bond to be for
$500.00.
The bids for painting the buildings were opened as follows:
D. Reardon, Geo. H. Chapman and J. O. Christie, Six Hundred
Seventy Two 50/100 dollars ($672.50). Certified check en-
closed for $67.25.
E. A. Lindgreen, Five Hundred Seventy Five dollars ($575.00).
Certified check enclosed for $57.50.
The bid of E. A. Lindgreen for painting the outside wood work and
iron work of Lincoln Hall, Mechanical and Gymnasium buildings for
$575.00 being the lowest and best bid was, upon motion of Regent
Booher, seconded by Regent Starrett, awarded to Mr. Lindgreen.
Upon the recommendation of President Stubbs, Professor J. A. Reid
and his wife were placed in charge of Lincoln Hall.
The question of purchasing supplies and apparatus for the Uni-
versity out of the State was referred to the Chairman of the
Board with authority to get the opinion of Messrs. Cheney and
Massey, attorneys, in the matter.
President Stubbs made the following recommendations:
The salary of Professor Sam B. Doten as Principal and Teacher
of Mathematics in the High School be placed at $1500.00 per
annum.
The salary of Associate Professor Laura de Laguna be placed
at $1500.00 per annum.
The salary of Associate Professor Jeanne E. Wier be placed at
$1500.00 per annum.
The salary of Professor J. G. Scrugham be placed at $1500.00
per annum and that he be advanced from Assistant Professor
to Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Instructor Kate Bardenwerper be advanced to an Assistant
Professorship in Domestic Science and her salary be fixed at
$1200.00 per annum.
That Frances E. Short, Assistant Professor of Education, be
elected Assistant Professor of Education and Teacher of
English in the High School at a salary of $1200.00 per
annum.
That Miss Kate Lerners be elected Instructor in Freehand
Drawing and Biology at an annual salary of $700.00.
All of the above recommendations and increases of salaries to
take effect from the first of September, 1905.
Upon motion of Regent Booher, seconded by Regent Starrett, the
above recommendations of the President were approved.
Upon motion of Regent Booher, seconded by Regent Starrett, the
recommendation of Mr. S. C. Dinsmore by President Stubbs for the
position of Station Chemist at Twelve Hundred dollars per year,
to take effect July 15, 1905, was approved.
The recommendation of the President and the Normal faculty that
the Normal Course be extended to two years, instead of one, as
is the case at present, was approved.
The recommendation of the President with reference to employing
a Teacher in the Public Schools of Reno and paying said Teacher
from University funds be discontinued was approved.
President Stubbs recommended that Mrs. A. E. Kaye be appointed
Mistress of Manzanita Hall at a salary of ($600.00) Six Hundred
dollars a year and room and board for herself while the Dining
Hall is open in school months, with the distinct understanding
that Mr. Kaye, her husband, has nothing to say about the manage-
ment of the Hall or young lady students in the Hall.
On motion of Regent W. W. Booher, seconded by Regent H. S.
Starrett, the following resolution was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, that in view of his long and faithful service, and
in view of his recent serious illness, the Board of Regents
deem it only a just action to tender to President Joseph E.
Stubbs a leave of absence from University duties from Septem-
ber 15, 1905 to May 1, 1906, at full pay, and they cordially
express the wish that the President will use the vacation
for rest and recreation, and return to the University and
his duties in the full vigor of his usefulness, and the
Secretary is requested to transmit a copy of said resolution
to President Stubbs.
The Chairman of the Board was authorized to advertise for bids
for the Dining Hall building as soon as changes in the plans
were made and ready by the architect and set time for meeting
of the Board to open said bids.
Claims were allowed as follows:
Contingent Fund & Interest Account - No. 95-118
June Payroll - P & I $1404.35
June Payroll - Students 38.25
William Thurman 39.38
Tom Sheldon 39.37
Jules Zimmerman 9.00
H. S. Starrett 29.50
W. W. Booher 38.90
J. E. Wier 53.30
W. E. Wilson 4.25
J. E. Stubbs 145.05
Geo. H. Taylor 63.46
Reno Power Light & Water Co. 85.45
C. J. Keenast 2.50
A. F. Niedt 273.40
E. L. Drappo 18.00
Lewis & Jones 124.20
Reno Evening Gazette 9.00
Barndollar & Durley 41.25
J. W. Adams 13.00
Nevada Hardware & Supply Co. 78.70
C. J. Brooking 5.00
Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co. 4.50
Nevada State Journal 11.00
J. E. Church, Jr. 78.32
Total $2609.16
Metallurgical Laboratory Building - No. 6-7
Porteous Decorating Co. $ 2.25
Self & Sellman 1300.00
Total $1302.25
Agricultural & Mechanic College Morrill Fund - No. 4157-4179
June Payroll $1563.35
Geo. H. Taylor 14.48
Sol Levy 3.85
Nevada Engineering Works 34.20
J. R. Bradley Co. 10.80
D. Van Nostrand Co. 4.13
Century Co. 2.48
Nevada Hardware & Supply Co. 32.60
Nevada Hardware & Supply Co. 156.46
Total $1822.35
Experiment Station Hatch Fund - No. 4593-4624
June Payroll $ 805.20
Laura Mc Dermott 12.60
George I. James 12.00
Gordon H. True 10.10
Geo. H. Taylor 1.45
Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Co. 1.50
Reno Power Light & Water Co. 33.30
F. W. Braun & Co. 14.00
Reno Evening Gazette 168.50
Reno Mill & Lumber Co. 2.95
Charles J. Taubert 60.00
Nevada Hardware & Supply Co. 1.50
J. E. Danner 120.00
P. B. Kennedy 56.30
Total $1299.40
Farm Sales Fund - No. 95-96
Flanigan Warehouse Co. $ 29.58
P. B. Kennedy 40.45
Total $ 70.03
No further business appearing, the Board adjourned to meet at
the call of the Chairman.
Oscar J. Smith
Chairman
Geo. H. Taylor
Secretary