PEOCEEDTNaS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS 



At thk Annum: Mektinc, January 24. \'.hh). 



Ill accordaiK'O with the resohition of the l^oard of Reo-ents, adopted 

 Jaiuiai V 8, 1890, by which its stated annual meeting occurs on the 

 fourth Wednesday of January, the Board met to-day at 10 o'clock a. m. 



Present: The Chancellor (Mr. Chief Justice Fulhu-), in the chiur; the 

 Hon. W. P. Frye, President j)ro tempore of the Senate, who was 

 present by invitation of the lleocnts in ])lace of the late Vice-President 

 Ho])art; the Hon. S. M. Cullom, the Hon. O. H. Piatt, the Hon. K. R. 

 Hitt, the Hon. Robert Adams, jr., the Hon. Hugh A. Dinsmore, Dr. 

 James R. Angell, the Hon. J. B. Henderson. Dr. Alexander Graliam 

 Bell, and the Secn^tary, ]\Ir. 8. P. Laiigley. 



The Secretary said that while he had no excuses for non-attendance 

 to read he might static that Dr. Wilson had left so recently for Arizona 

 that there had been scarcely time to hear from him, and that the 

 appointment of Mr. Richard Olney as a Regent by joint resolution of 

 Congress was still awaiting the l^resident's signature. 



At the ChanccUor's suggestion, the Secretary read the mimites of 

 the last animal meeting in a))stract, and there l)eing no objection (he 

 minutes were declared approved. 



The Secretary announced the death of Dr. \\'illiam Pr(>ston ,b)hn- 

 ston, a Regent of the Institution, with a few remarks, and, at the 

 request of the Chancellor, Dr. Angell submitted a minute and reso- 

 lutions, which will l)e found under the heading *" Netn'ology/ on 

 page 47 of the report of the Secretarv. 



On motion, the minute and resolutions were adopted by a rising 

 vote, with the provision that they lie suitably engrossed and trans- 

 mitted to the famih' of Dr. Johnston. 



The death was announced of Vice-President Garret A. Hol)art, a 

 Regent of the Institution, and Senator Piatt was designated tt) submit 

 a minute and resolutions. These will be found under the heading 

 "Necrology," on page 49 of the Secretary's Report. 



On motion, the minute and resolutions were adopted liy a rising 

 vote, with the provision that they be suitably engrossed and trans- 

 mitted to the family of Vice-President Hobart. 



