What The Regents Did

The board of regents held a special meeting od Tuesday morniag last. With the exception of Mr. Hibbard, every member was present. The special object of the ses8ion was the consideration of the reviaed hospital plans which have been several times modified by the Boston architects. The regents also negotiated for the purchase of two additional lots. In ordjr to complete the square of two blocks, still two more lots will be required. To discuss the question of hospital construction, the board went into secret sessior, with the following result. Secretary Wade was auihorized to advertise for bida for con9tructing waids A, D and the boilerhouse, the general plan of whiah is already familiar to readers ot Trnt Register. The erection of the remaiaing buildings ia the hospital system will be lett to sjme future time. A number of appointments were made by the regents, as follows: Miss Alice Ilunt, assistast in drawing, at $350 per year; Kobert E. Lnmont, assistant in drawing, $300; Fred Morley, instructor in civil engineering, $900; Prof. R;chárd Hudson, special lecturer in tne law partment 0:1 eomparative constitutional law, without extra pay; Juüus V. Sehlotterbeck, assisant ia the chemical laboratorj; Glen P. Swiggert, oL Cambridge, IbcI . instructor of French and Gjrman, at $900. A numbsr of changea were male in the faculcy. M. W. Haïkell resigned his position as itistruotor ia mathematica to accept an ajsistant hip at the University of California. Dr. W. C. Dabney, of the University of Virginia, wa appoimed professor of the practice of medicine and obstetrics, in place of Dr. Lyster. In the medical department, Dr. John J. Abel, medie '83, was appointed to the newly created chair cf muteria medica and therapemics, at a saltiry of $2,000. Until Dr. Abei's return Irom Germany, which will not take place until Jan. 1, 1791, the position will be filled by John V. Riker. Prof. Carhart aked the board for anoiher student assistant in the departmnt of electrical engineering, and Prof. Gibbs requested an nppropriation of f200 for an assistant in pathology. Dr. Herdman henceforth will not be obliged to do anatomical work. His title now read: "Professor of Nervous Diseases and Electro-Therapeutics." The mm of $300 was Rjp-opriated for special apparatus in the chemieal laboratory. Having thus complc'ed a very eveníful session, th beard of regents adj jurued late in the aftertioon.