Regents' Meeting

The regular montlily meeting of the board of regents was held on Wtdnesday last. All members except liegent Butteifield were present. The committee to investígate the feasibility of establishing a printing plant for the University on the campus i eported adversely. The board of control of athletics was authorized to send a delégale to an intercollegiate conference to be held in Chicago the day after i hanksgiving. The professor of anatomy was authorized to legin a campaign of education with the county poor ollicers to get them to respect the law coneerning the disposal of the bodies of unclaimed paupers, l'robably l'rof. W. A. Campbell, secretary of the medical faculty will make a personal cali upon some of the delinquent officers and urge the neecis of the University upon them. There is a pressing need of more room in the law department. The result of raising the requirements for acünission and of extending the course of study to three years has been that the present freshmau class is the largest in the history of the institution, numbering 280. The junior class is very large, and another large freshmau class next fall would swamp the institution. Another large lecture room must be hal, more library rooms and more recitation rooms. The rege.its will endeavor to lind funds to meet this need. A vote of thanks was extended to J. E. Seripps of Detroit, for a present to the library of a collection of rare and valuable works on Latin arciiToJogy; another to F. I). Bennett of Jackson for a Latin fellowsliip established by' him here for the curreut year: proceeds, $300. Some r'eappointments were made as follows: Prof. II. L. Wilgus, in the law department for one year, 62,000; V. E. Francois, instructor in French, $900; Perry Briggs, pharmacist at the hospitals; F. Twamley, instructor in astronomy, $900; Duane E. Stiurt, assistant in Latin without pay; Dr. O. 1!. Long, lecturer on nervous diseases in homeopathic department; J. B. Johnson, assistant in zoological laboratory. The decree of LL. 13. was conferred on J. B. Archer, J. II. Clementson, E. Frost, G. P. Kelley and W. T. 5tarkweatlur.