XVIII PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS, 



The Chancellor said that the President had the matter under advise 

 ?nent. He knew the general tenor of what the Board desired, and he 

 (the Chancellor) assumed that the matter would be taken up in order. 



Senator Piatt here remarked that he had reason to believe that the 

 President would not issue such an order until after the adjournment oii 

 the present Congress. 



NATION AI, INIVERSITY. 



After some further explanations to the Board, the Secretarv went 

 on to sav that he had reserved until the close a subject on which it 

 would seem necessary for the Regents to adjudicate with full delibcn-- 

 ation. 



He referred to the projects for a National University, and speaking 

 in particular of those which sought directly to enlist the aid of the 

 Smithsonian Institution in their plans, he said that while all the classes 

 seemed desirous to obtain this aid, it was specially sought by those 

 connected with the agricultui'al and State colleges, directly brought 

 into existence bv the Government. 



He then read a letter from Mr. George E. MacLean, the secretary 

 of the committee on graduate study at Washington of the American 

 Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, and 

 presented with it a report describing clearly the wishes of the appli- 

 cants and requesting that Congress should be asked to make an annual 

 appropriation of at least $25,00() for their purposes. 



The Secretary said he would not read his reply, which was in sub- 

 stance that he could not act on such a matter without askinu- the 

 instructions of the Regents. He had promised to lav the whole n'ratter 

 before them, which he now did. 



This led to a very full discussion among the Regents, and after 

 remarks by the Chancellor, and other members of the Board, Senator 

 Henderson offered the following resolution, whose form he under- 

 stood to have been arranged by his colleagues on the executive com- 

 imttee Dr. Bell and Dr. Wilson, together with the Secretarv, the 

 latter having, at his own request, been excused from service with the 

 proposed committee: 



M'al Thatthe communication from the committee representing the agricultural 



W tfrt ,y"f ' ''^'T '^ "'^^^^^^ '' ^ ^«'"™^^^- ot'Regentsrto be appointed 

 en r th ?'.? ^"onsider the same and all kindred questions, and to nake a 



lepnir thereon at the next meeting of the Board. 



The Chancellor announced the committee as follows: Mr. Hender- 

 son, Dr. A\ilson, Mr. Bell, Dr. Angell, and Mr. Hitt 



J here being no further business to come before the Board, on 

 motion it adjourned. 



