Says It's A Fire Trap

Is University hall a fire trap? Prof. Davis, of the engineering de partment, Tuesday appeared befor the board of regents, wiien the subjee of buildings and grounds carne up an said that it was. He expressed the opinión that the main building is a fire trap, and that it ought to be conlives every time they enter the hall. Professor Davis, of the engineering ïepartraent, appeared before the board When the subject of buildings and grounds came up and said (ha the main building is a flre trap and that it ougrht to be con demned. Where stringers should overlap by a foot and a half, now only an inch and a half exists. He said that the Columblan orean is n dang-er of dfrstruction at any moment. If University hal] is In this unsafe oondition the nta ought not to waste a:iy time in doing somethlng to put it in' shape so that penple are not risking their Uves every time they enter the nall iiignt thousand dollars was appropriat!fl to build a new roof. An addition will o ■ made to the room of the mM. c" ' ' itory ío cosr $500. An addltion will b? made to ihe gen;;;ji libmry. fifty feet long, eosting ÏJ3 l.,0. H. Carew, of Detroit, has thé contract for the job. C. J. Lyons was appomted quizmaster in denlistry no Contract for heating and' entuaüng new law building let to Sturtevant & Co., of Chicago, for $6,030 Perry Trowbridge was given a leave of abi sence for one year, to be spent abro-id A. Campbell was appointed in his piace u a salary oí 5200. The board adJcurned until this morning at 9 ü'clo k The resigiiati.m of Alexis C. Ansrell professor of law, was accepted. The special degree of M. D. was eonferred on o. R. Long, superintendent -t the loma nsane asylum. Fred üollan was appointed assistant in parpology at a salary of $900. Miss May MUler was appointed directress of the tiaining schop! for nurses; Charles B C15.USS, hospital house surgeon; Wili MeLake, hospital house physician; Thomas S. Burr, assistant to the professor of surgery, and Robert Stevens instructor in the engineering departThe reg-ents expressed themselves of the opinión that the war would decrease the attendance next year