Regents' Monthly Meeting

The regular April meeting of the board of regents of the university was held Taesday. All the members bnt Regent Butterfleld were present. Before the meeting was oalled to order President Angelí jokingly informed the board that it had a chance to make $25,000 yearly, if some rich friend of the nniversity would lend a New York party f40,000, the same to be secured by mortgage on $1,000,000 worth of New York property. In return for this loan the New Yorker would pay the university $25,000 yearly. As the board did not see how a man who wants to boiTOW $40,000 wonld be in a position to pay $25,000 a year the offer was not accepted. The engineering department was given power to bestow the degree of master of sciences to graduates of that department or of other accepted engineering schools who do a year of postgraduate work here. The question of aocepting the legaoy of Dr. Annie E. P. Marsh, of Greeley, Colo., in tbat the legacy has the con - dition attached to it that the regents must bind themselves to care for an aged sister of the doctor in case of neod and assume other oblieations, was the subject of some disoussion. Kegent Farr will make further investigation of the matter and report. It was voted to receive patients from the state school for the blind during the balance of the present year at half the usual hospital rates. Br. R. S. Copeland, of the homeopathie college, was granted leave oi absence during the month of May to attend the quadrennial session of the M. E. church at Cleveland, Ohio. During his absence a member of the law faculty will deliver lectnres to his classes on. medical jurisprudence. The formal resignation of Prof. Calvin Thomas, of the ohair of Germán language and literature in the nniversity, in order to accept a like position a' Columbia college, was presented anc accepted, but his successor was not chosen. The board appropriated$2,000forthe immediate erection of a new grane stand and a janitor's cottage at the athletic field, on the understanding that the University Athletio Assooiation will provide an attendant at the grounds all the year round in order to keep the buildings insured. At the same time base ball playing on the campus is prohibited, at least so far as batting the ball is ' concerned, The players may throw and catch as rouch as they please, but a record of twentyïve broken Windows and other daruago done has convinced the regents that the campus is getting too crowded for acy more games to be played ou the old spot where so many contests have taken place. The issue of the homeopathio colleg catalogue was increased to 5,000 anc $50 was granted for clerical work in sentling thera out. Wm. Parker Winning was grante the degree of D. D. S. The recom mendation for appointments to the fac ulty of the law department was lak over until the next meeting, when al the appointments will be made. It i understood that Instructor E. F. John son will then be made junior professo and secretary of the law faculty at salary of f 2, 000 a year.