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Board of Regents, Minutes, 1884-1890
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June 13, 1984
President Gere announced the following as the standing committees of the board until further ordered:
C.N. Gere ) J.M.Hiatt ) executive M.J.Hull )
J.M. Hiatt ) M.J. Hull ) Finance. E.P. Holmes )
Standing
J.T. Mallalieu ) E.P. Homes ) Course of study. Leavity Burnman )
Committees.
E.P. Holmes ) J.T. Mallalieu ) University and Leavity Burnman ) library.
Relating to Buckner Diploma for [sc.?]
Chancellor to investigate [sc.?]
Regent Mull moved, that the matter of issuing diploma to Elijah Buckner [of?] referred to the Chancellor to ascertain the truth as to his former credentials, and if found that he knowingly holds such fraudulent credential, that he be excluded from further attendance in the medical college: and that if he found innocent of fraud, that he be permitted to attend and complete the course and that a diploma from this University be withheld until the facts be ascertained: which motion prevailed.
Mitchell elected medical dean.
Regent Hull moved that A.R. Mitchell M.D. be elected dean of the medical faculty for the ensuing year, which motion prevailed.
On motion the following resolution was adopted:
Resolution to ex-dean Mitchcock.
Resolved: that the thanks of this board be and are hereby tendered to prof. H.E. Mitchcock for his long and faithful services as dean of the academic faculty as well as his earnest and zealous work while acting chancellor of this University.
Annual Appropriations.
The finance committee reported the following appropriations for the ensuing year: The finance committee recommend the following appropriations: Salaries for 1 yr. including [sal.?] Due Townley, Thompson and [culbertgon?] To sept.1/84 as they now stand $25,850. 7 mo. sal. prof. ag. ($1800.) 1,050. 3/4 yr. sal. prof. nat. sci. 1,350. Payment bills June session 1,000. Full 1,200. Printing cataogue, reports &c. 600. Incidentals 600. Medical college 400. Agricultural farm 1000.
J.M. Hiatt, M.J. Hull Com. 33,050.15
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On motion the report of the committee was received and adopted.
Thompsons and [Culbertsons?] bills tabled.
Regent Hiatt moved that the bills of professors Thompson and [Culbertson?], for expenses in attending farmers instutuets be laid on the table, which motion prevailed.
Relating to ex-prof Augney and microscopes.
Regent Hiatt moved that the secretary be directed to communicate with ex-prof. Samuel Augney and demand of him a definite report of his doings in reference to purchase of microscopes, committeed to him last year, which motion prevailed.
On motion the board took a recess until 8 o'clock p.m.
After Recess.
Lincoln, Nebraska June 13th 1884.
The board of regents met at 8p.m. pursuant to adjournment.
Present, regents Burnham, Gere, Hiatt, Hull, and Mallalieu.
Absent, Regent E. P. Holmes.
The minutes of the last preceeding meeting read and approved.
President to enquire as to dept. of mod. lang. sc.
Regent Mallalieu moved that the president of the board be rquested to ascertain from all means available, the condition of the department of modern languages and the competency of the professor in that department and report to the board at the next meeting and suggest the resignition of the [?] if thought desirable, which motion prevailed.
H.W. Caldwell retained as inst. sc.
Regent Mallalieu moved that Mr. H.W. Caldwell be elected instructor in history for the ensuing year at a salary of $900. Per [annum?], which motion also prevailed.
Tutor Culver retained for 1st. team sc.
Mrs. Dearborn retained sc.
Regent Mallalieu moved that Mrs. Dearborn be retained as the instructor in elocution for the ensuing year at a salary of $800. Which motion also prevailed.
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Jun 13 1884
Latin School instructors for sc. deferred.
Regent Mallalieu moved that the matter of choosing instructors for the Latin school be deferred until the next meeting of the board, which motion also prevailed.
Relating to Sarah A. Moore, artist.
Regent Mallalieu moved that the action in selecting Sarah A. Moore as teacher of painting sc. be confirmed, she to act without compensation from the state, which motion also prevailed.
Miss Smith elected registrar sc. salary $1400.
Regent mallalieu moved that Miss Ellen Smith be elected registrar of the University, and of all of its departments, with the duties usual to such an officer and to perform such other duties as may be assigned to hereby the chancellor, at a salary of $1400. per annum, which motion also prevailed.
A.E. Blount elected Prof. of Agr.
Regent Mallalieu moved that Prof. A.E. Blount of [?] Collins, col. be elected to the chain of agriculture, at a salary of $2,000. per annum, which motion also prevailed.
C.E. Bessy elecected prof. of Botany and Horticulture sc.
Regent Hull moved that prof. C.E. Bessey of the Iowa Agricultural college, be elected to the chair of botany and horticulture at a salary of $1800. per annum, which motion also prevailed.
Will O. Jones Janitor 3 months
On motion, Mr. Will O. Jones was elected janitor of the university building, to have charge of the building and grounds for the period of three months from this date, at a salary of $50. per month, which motion prevailed.
Announcements of sections of med. coll - expense. Supervision.
Regent Hiatt moved that te different sections of the medical college be authorized to issue annoincements for the ensuing year, if they so desire, without expense to the university, under the supervision of the chancellor, which motion also pervailed.
Regent Mallalieu offered the following:
General Appropriations - how drawn.
Resolved: That all appropriations, expecting those made for the purchase of some specific thin, be drawn only to the parties entitled there to, directly, by the secretary which resolution prevailed.
Chancellor to assign rooms sc.
Also the following: resolved that the matter of assigning rooms to the members of the faculties and instructors, be and the same is hereby placed under the control of the chancellor, which resolution prevailed. On motion the board adjourned subject to the call of the president.
Attest: (signiture) President: (signiture)
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Aug 22 1884
Adjourned June session A. D. 1884.
Lincoln, Nebraska Aug. 22D. 1884.
The board of regents of the University of Nebraska, met at 2 o'clock p.m. at the chancellors office, pursuant to the terms of the order of adjournment in June last and upon the following call by the president:
Lincoln, Neb, Aug. 12/84. Pursuant to the order of the board of regents made at their last adjournment in June 1884, a meeting of said board is hereby called for Friday Aug. 22D. '84 at the usual place at 2 o'clock p.m. C.H. Gere President. Which said notice was forwarded to each member of the board.
Present, regents L. Burnham, C.H. Gere, E.P. Holmes and J.T. Mallalieu. Absent, regents J.M. Hiatt & M.J. Hull.
The minutes of the last preceeding meeting were read and approved.
Secretary's verbal report, band room out-houses &c.
The secretary made a verbal report of matters referred to him at the June session cost of fitting up room for band $53.00 rebuilding out-houses & c., reporting also bills filed, bids for coal received, and applications for chairs and janitorship.
Coal bids opened Whitebreast Coal Co. awarded contract at $10.30
The secretary, being directed by the president, open the bids received for furnishing coal the University for the coming winter, and the bid of A.C. Cass for the Whitebreast Coal Company being the lowest bid regent Burnham moved that the bid of said Whitebreast Coal Co. for furnishing coal delivered at $10.30 per ton be accepted and the secretary instructed to procure the mecessary amount of fuel, which motion prevailed.
Prof. Bessey salary of &c. instructor &c. to be procured by him.
Regent Burnham moved that Prof. elect C.E. Bessey, be employed as professor of botany and horticulture at a salary of $2,000. Per annum and an addition sum. of $500. for purposed extra services for the first year, and that we be authorized to procure an instructor in agriculture for the University, at a salary not to exceed $1,200. Which motion prevailed.
A communication was received from supt. E.P. Savage and referred to the finance committee.
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[Aug 13 1884?] The chancellor called attention to the necessity of an appropriation of $125.00 for the library, for services of assistance shelving &c., which was referred to the finance committee.
The matter of appropriations for the following purposes was also referred to the finance committee, viz: payment of necessary expenses of prest. Gere to Iowa, fitting up room for [calesthenics], and fitting up room for teacher of fine arts.
$150.00 for outbuildings (temp.)
Regent Burnham moved that $150.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary be appropriated for the building of out-buildings and that the secretary and chancellor be authorized to cause temporary out-buildings to be constructed, which motion prevailed.
$15. for room for calesthenics by chancellor $15 for art room
Regent Burnham moved that the sum of $15. be appropriate to put in repair a room for teacher of fine arts, if necessary, to be expended under the directions of the chancellor.
$13.47 to pay exp. [chr.?] ex. com. Gere. to Iowa.
Regent Holmes of the fiance committee moved that the sum of $13.47 be appropriated to pay expenses of chairman of executive committee in visiting prof. Bessey in Iowa per account rendered, which motion prevailed.
$125.00 for library
Regent Holmes of the finance committee also moved that the sum of $125.00 be appropriated for the library, $90. of the same for assistance for the ensuing six months and the remainder for shelving and bureau as recommended by chancellor, and the secretary authorized to issue certificates accordingly, which motion also prevailed.
$500. for farm (contingent.)
Regent Burnham moved that $500 be appropriated out of any funds available, to be expended under the direction of the chancellor, in payment of expenses of the farm. Which motion prevailed.
On motion the board then took a recess until 8p.m.s.t.
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On motion the Board then adjourned to meet on Thursday August 26, 1884 (?) at 3 o'clock P. M. at the city of Omaha, Nebraska.
Final adjournment
Omaha, Neb. August 28th 1884.
On this day at the city of Omaha, seing the time and place to which the board of regents adjourned their meeting at Lincoln on the 23rd, inst. and there being now no quorum present, it is ordered by the president and the members present that the secretary enter of record an adjournment of said board.
Attests
J. Stuart Oates Secretary,
C H Gere President,
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2000 Copies of Chanc. Rep. &c. to be Printed
Regent Hull moved that 2000 copies of the chancellors [dr?] report and accompany ing department reports, be printed, and that 500 copies of the same be [dr?] with the regents [dr?] report. The motion pre vailed and it is so ordered.
Report of Finance Committee Culbertsons Rept.
The finance committee submitted the following: 1. We have examined Prof. Culbertsons re port and find the same correct, that there is now in his hands the sum of $21.75.
Mc.Millans Libr'y Report.
2. The report of Geo. Mc.Milln of the con dition of the library fund, shows $365.46 on hand June 1st, 1884. Expended since that time $125.72 balance on hand $239.74.
Howards Libr'y Report (Spec'l)
3. The report of G.E.Howard shows that the special appropriation of $300.00 made to purchase books for his department, has seen expended vouchers accompanying report.
SUPT. SAVAGES REP.
4. The committee find that superintendant Savage has expended the $200.00 appropri ated for repairs on building and the sum of $20.51 in addition to such amount vouc ers accompanying
$152.82 DUE SAVAGE
The committee alsofurther find that Supt. Savage has recieved from various sources the sum of $1775.15 that he has paid out $1928.14, leaving balance due him of $152.82
The committee also find that the Supt. has incurred indebbtedness amounting to $3730.21. That of this sum $2485.50 has been expendedfor stuck, the remainder be ing for expense of farm.
$235. TO PAY RUSS'L $70. TO STRAUBERG
5. The committee recommend that the bill of S.B.Russell amounting to $235.00, and that of N. Strauberg for $70.00 be paid:
BILLS LAID OVER.
That the remainder of the bills be laid over until the next meeting.
$5.45 TO PAY KNIGHT
6. The committee recommend that the bill of W.C.Knight for labor on university building, amounting to $5/65 be paid.
J. M. Hiatt ) M. J. Hull ) Com.
On motion the report of the committee was received and adopted.
On motion the coard then adjourned to meet March 18th, 1885 at 2 O'Clock P.M.
Attest:
Secretary President
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Proceedings of the Executive Commitee,
The Executive Commitee of the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, met at the office of C. H. Gere President of the Board and Chairman of said Commitee, in Lincoln, Nebraska,
January 13, 1885
Purduant to the call of the Chairman President C. H. Gere, to attend to the buisness of said commitee delegated to them at the December A.D. 1884 meeting of the Board of Regents.
President, Regents Gene, Niatt and Hull, a full commitee.
The resignation of Dr. R. Livingstone as Professor of Surgery was recieved, and the report of the President that Professors S. D. Mercer and A. R. Mitchell had volunteered to divide the work of the Chair of Principles and Practice of Surgery.
The petition of Dr. O. C. Reynoplds of Seward, nebraska, signed by numerous citizens for appointment to the Chair of Surgery was recieved and placed on file.
On motion it was ordered that the services of Professors Mercer and Mitchell in the Chair of Surgery, for the remainder of the term be accepted.
A report was recieved from the Superintendant of the College Farm, of estimates of expenses for the same for two years, and the same order filled.
Ordered, that in the opinion of the Committee the minimum price of University and Indsutrial College Endowment lands, should not be less than fifteen dollars per acre.
Adjourned,
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Attests J S Dalis, Secretary
C H Gere President
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Pursuant to the Order made at the adjourment of the December meeting, 1884, the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska met at the Office of the Chancellor in the University Buiilding at 2 o'clock P. M.
There being no quorum present at this time it is ordered by the members present, Regents Rurnam, Gere, and Hull, that the Board adjourn until tomorrow at 1.30 o'clock P. M. pending a call from the absent members, Regents Hiatt Holmes and Malalieu.
Lincoln, Nebraska March 13th 1885.
The members of the Board of Regents present, Leavitt Burnham, Chas. H. Gere and Milton J. Hull, assembled at the hour designated, and no word having yet been recieved from abesnt members, and the hour having arrived for the closing exercises in the Medical College, it is agreed that the Chancellor shall publicly confer the respective degrees upon the candidates therefor in the Medical College as they are recommended, subject to the approval and ratification of the Board of Regents, when quorum shall be present.
thereupon the Regents adjourned to meet on Wednesday March 25th, 1885 at 9 o'clock A. M.
Lincoln, Nebraska, March 25th, 1885
The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, met at the hour designated in their last proceeding order of adjournment, at the usual place.
Present, regents C. H. Gere, L. Burnham, J. M. Hiatt, and M. J. Hull, absent Regents E. P. Holmes and J. T. Mallalieu.
The Chancellor presented to the Board the following names of candidates for degrees in the Medical College, and upon whom the Degree of Doctor of Medicine was by him confirmed on the 19th. Inst., Viz:
Andrew Bernie, James A. Van Camp, Orin E. Mullvane, Ernest D. Svenson, Charles Trumbull, Mrs. Mary C. Case
In the Homeopathic section: David R. Bell, Willis E. Buck, Miss Emma J. Davies, Mrs. Mary A. Howard, Miss Georgioa A. Arbuckle, M. D.
In the Eclectic Section: Mortimer H. Farmer, Hershel B. Cummins.
