Meeting Of Regents

The March meeting of the board of regente of the University met in session Tuesday evening, President Angelí in the chair. The following regents were present: Regente Grosvenor, Olark, Whitman, Field and Blair. Prof. Hutchins, of the law fa:ulty, presented his resignation, to take effect at the close of the next semester, having accepted the position of senior law professor in the new law [school to beestablished by Carnell university. Prof. O. H. McGee, Prof. Langley's assistant, was gianted a leave of aosence, on account of ill health. T. F. Sharp was appointed to fill the temporary vacancy. ft wa9 voted to albw Prof. Davis a sum not to exceed $150 wuh which to purchase necessary equipments for his class in surveying, which he will take out during vacation. A letter was read from Mrs. Murphy, wife of the late consul general at Frankfort on-the-Main, formally presenting her husband's library to ihe University. A petition signed by a number of the professors asking to have their salary paid monthly instead of quarterly, was presented. The board, after considerable dis cussion, decided that they could not do it, though every reent present earnestly hoped that arrangements would be made so as to make the desired change. The finance committee reported the receipt of a check for $500 for land recently sold in Ohio, which was presented to the Uuiversity some years ago. The resignation of Dr. Patterson, as wardmaster in the hospital, was formally presented and accepted. A letter was read from Dr. Rominger, relativo to his collsction of fossiU. It was reported to the museum committee, who reported adversely. The board's attention was called to the fact that the University hd, for the past two or three years, been paying taxès on lots in Detroit, deeded them years 8go. The quetion was raised whether the property was taxable. The matter was referred to the law commntee. On motion, Regent Draper was placed on the committees caused by the resignaiion of Regent Joy. The sum ot $500 was appropriated a? a guarantee fund for the eemicentennial concert and $75 for decorating purposes. Mr. Galy, assistant professor ot Latin, who Is now in Europe, was granteá a year'g leave of absence. Regent Grosvenor aróse and said he haá a resolution to offer which referred tdr President AngelL The presidsnt imrrsediately called Regent Blair to the chair and retired. Mr. Grosvenor than offered the following resolution, wbich was supported by Regent Field, in his most flowery manner. Resolved, that from and after October, 1, 1887, the salary of President James B. Angelí shall be $5,000 per annuaa, payable quarterly ; that all emoluments now ..lowed to him shall be continued. lt was unanimously aaoptea. Thos. C. Trueblood was appointed instructor in eloeution in the law department, for the second semester oL the next college year, at a ealary of $500. The request of Dr. Herdman for a sum not to exceed $150, with which to purchase instrumenta for his department was granted. A resolution of thanks was voted the I nsing Iron and Engine works, for their gift of castings of an engine to the mechanical laboratory. The law committee reported the foliowing reaolution relative to the resignation of Prof. H. B. Hutchins : Resolved, that the resignation of Prof. H. B. Hutchin, Jay professor of law, in the law department of the University, is hereby accepted to take effect on the first day of October, 1887, in accordance with his request, and the board of regenta hereby tender the thanka of the University of Michigan to Prof. Hutchina for his faithful and Rtisfactory services here. The following resolution was presented y the literary commitee, which was adopted : Resolved, that the privilege of the University, be extended to John Randolph Rogers, son of the eminent sculptor, Randolph R)gers, as a testimonial of the estimation in which the generous donor of the valued Rogers' collection is held by the board of regente. A letter was read from the alumni society relative to resolution adopted by' the society in relation to the establishment of a Williams professorship of the University. The resolution is as follows : Resolved, that the professorship be established; that the occupant receive his salary from the income of the interest on the fund raised for the support of the late Prof. Williams, after becoming too feeble to carry on his work; that the board of directors of the alunmi have the nominatiDg of some professor to fill this "hair, the same to be selected from among the active professors of the Un'.versity, who, through oíd age or other cause, become unable to carry on their full work; that the professorship shall be establisbed Dot later than March, 1887, this professorship being an emeritus professorship and in cjnformity to the plan indicated ibove. Inaccordance with the above resolution, the board passed aresolution establishing said professorehip. The faculty of the hom e apathie college presented a memorial stating that the ftculty of the allopathic college were guilty of neglect and were violating the ' mies of the department, that the professors who lectnre and give instructions to students of both colleges, were not treating the homceopathic students as the rules require ; that they refuse to recognizc the homceopathic students, and will not give them certificates stating that said students had been in regular attendance and had passed in their studies. The allopathic doctors claimed if they signed siid certificates they would be violatiog medical ethics and would be expelled from the American medical association. Strong argument8 were used by the professors of both facultif s. The board finally amended section seven, of the rul"8 relating to the same, so as to read : "Every professor of both the regular and homceopathic departments, when a student has finished bis vork and passed bis examination, shall file with the presidept official notice of such examination and he shall notify the dean of the department of which the student shall be a mem her."