OFFICIAL. FROM THE RECORDS OF THE CORPORATION. MEETING OF JANUARY 9, 1882. - Voted, to appoint FRANCIS BOOTT GREENOUGH, M.D., Clinical Instructor in Syphilis for the current academic year. Voted, to appoint ALEXANDER MCKENZIE, D.D., Lecturer on Biblical Theology for the current academic year. Voted, to appoint General FRANCIS A. WALKER, University Lecturer on the resources of the United States for the current academic year. The President laid before the Board a letter from ANDREW S. WAITT, Superintendent of Buildings, in which he states that he desires to resign his office on the first of March next, on the completion of his twenty-eighth year of service; whereupon it was Voted, that Mr. Waitt's resignation be accepted in accordance with his desire as above expressed, and that the President be requested to say to Mr. Waitt that the President and Fellows much regret his retirement from the service of the University, and are very sensible of the fidelity, intelligence, and prudence with which he has always performed the duties of his laborious office. Voted, that graduate students and unmatriculated students of the College who are liable for the full fee of $150 a year shall be entitled to the same remissions as the undergraduates. MEETING OF JANUARY 23, 1882. —A letter was presented from a gentleman who requests that his name be withheld for at least some years, offering to give "the sum of ninety thousand dollars, in the form of a note payable in one year and bearing interest at the rate of five per cent," as the foundation for a new Professorship in the Law School, — and it was Voted, that the President and Fellows gratefully accept this generous and welcome offer, and that they will gladly carry out the wishes of the donor as expressed in his letter. Voted, to establish a new professorship of Law, to be hereafter named, in accordance with the request contained in the letter just read to the Board. Voted, to proceed to the election of a Professor of Law. Whereupon, ballots being given in it appeared that OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR., was elected. Voted, to communicate this election to the Board of Overseers that they may consent thereto if they see fit. Voted, to proceed to the election of a Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History. Whereupon, ballots being given in, it appeared that EPHRAIM EMERTON, Ph.D., was elected, the term to begin Sept. 1, 1882. Voted, to communicate this election to the Board of Overseers that they may consent thereto if they see fit. A letter was read from the executors of the late JOHN AMORY LOWELL notifying the Corporation of two bequests made by him to the College, — and it was Voted, that both the bequests be gratefully accepted by the President and Fellows upon the terms named in Mr. Lowell's will, and that the thanks of the Corporation be sent to the executors for their liberal action in relation thereto. Voted, that the Massachusetts Fund for the Botanic Garden be hereafter called the "Lowell Fund for a Botanic Garden," in honor of the late Judge LOWELL, who mainly procured the original subscriptions, and in accordance with a provision made by the subscribers to the Fund for a change of its name under certain circumstances. A letter was read from WILLIAM MINOT, Esq., stating that as executor of the will of HENRY HARRIS, who died in 1867, leaving his executor to distribute any residue of his estate to such charitable or literary objects as he should think proper, he had given to Harvard College one half of a certain fund, subject to life-interests mentioned in said letter. It was thereupon Voted, that the gift of WILLIAM MINOT as executor of the late HENRY HARRIS be gratefully accepted, and that the Treasurer be requested to say to Mr. Minot that in compliance with his request the President and Fellows will gladly apply to the general purposes of the Medical School one half of any income which may be received from this gift to the College. Voted, to authorize the President to insert in its proper place upon the tablets of Memorial Hall the name of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PEIRCE, M.D., 1860, which was omitted by error. Voted, that the rule concerning student's bonds which requires that at least one bondsman shall be "a citizen of Massachusetts " be altered so as to read "a citizen of the United States." Voted, that Divinity students, and students in any other department of the University in Cambridge who are liable for the tuition fee of $150 a year, instead of filing a bond, may deposit $50 as security and pay their tuition fees, in advance, as follows: one third on or before October 10; one third on or before January 12, and one third on or before April 12. Any student taking advantage of this rule shall be required to pay in advance the full year's rent of any College room which may be assigned to him. Voted, that graduate students and unmatriculated students shall in no case be charged tuition fees at a higher rate than they would be required to pay if liable for the fee of $150 a year. MEETING OF FEBRUARY 13, 1882. — Voted, to proceed to the election of three Trustees of the Museum of Fine Arts, to serve for one year from January 1, 1882. Whereupon Ballots being given in it appeared that WILLIAM GRAY, HENRY J. BIGELOW, and THOMAS G. APPLETON were elected. Voted, to appoint FREDERICK IRVING Knight, M.D., Assistant Professor of Laryngology, for five years from September 1, 1882. Voted, to appoint WILLIAM LAMBERT RICHARDSON, M.D., Assistant Professor in Obstetrics for five years from September 1, 1882. Voted, to appoint CHARLES BURNHAM PORTER, M.D., Assistant Professor in Surgery for five years from September 1, 1882. Voted, to appoint JOHN COLLINS WARREN, M.D., Assistant Professor in Surgery for five years from September 1, 1882. The President informed the Board that he had received on the 8th inst., by the hands of Rev. PAXTON HOOD, a picture by " Old Crome" framed in oak from a tree associated with the English ancestors of the Boston Mathers, a gift to the University from JOHN HARGREAVES, Esquire, of Liverpool. Whereupon it was Voted, that the President be requested to send to Mr. HARGREAVES the hearty thanks of the President and Fellows for his interesting and valuable gift, and that the picture be placed in the President's house. Voted, that the thanks of the President and Fellows be given to Rev. PAXTON HOOD for his politeness in transmitting to the University the costly gift of JOHN HARGREAVES, Esquire. The communication from the Academic Council concerning degrees, which was presented to the Board on October 31, 1881, was taken from the table, and after discussion it was Voted, to alter section 5 of the Standing Rules of the Corporation and Overseers relating to the degrees of A.M., Ph.D., and S.D. as follows: instead of the words "pass a thorough examination," to read "pass with high credit an examination," and to add to section 5 the following clause: "The Council will designate from time to time those courses of instruction in the Professional and Scientific Schools which will be accepted for the degree of A.M." Also that section 6 be struck out. Voted, that from the beginning of the next academic year the following fees be charged: — To students in chemistry, I, $10 each. To students in chemistry, 5, $15 each. with no reduction for those who take two courses. To students who take Professor TROWBRIDGE's laboratory course in Physics, $10 each. MEETING OF FEBRUARY 27, 1882. A letter was read from Professor JAMES B. THAYER reporting subscriptions to the amount of $13,750 towards a fund of which the income shall be used for the purchase of books for the Law School, and stating that further subscriptions would doubtless be made. The Treasurer was thereupon directed to enter upon the Donation Book of the College the name of each subscriber, and to send to each subscriber a copy of the following votes : — Voted, to establish a new fund to be called the "Law School Book Fund." Voted, that the generous and timely gifts for the endowment of the Law School Book Fund be gratefully accepted and that the thanks of the Corporation be sent to each subscriber. Voted, to establish the Lowell Book Fund, crediting thereto the bequest of $20,000 from the late JOHN AMORY LOWELL for the purchase of books, in the manner provided by Mr. Lowell's will. Voted, that Mr. JOHN AMORY LOWELL'S bequest of $20,000, for the Botanic Garden, be added to the "Lowell Fund for a Botanic Garden." Voted, to proceed to the election of a Dean of the College Faculty, whereupon Ballots being given in it appeared that CLEMENT LAWRENCE SMITH, A.M., was elected, to serve from the date when Professor DUNBAR'S resignation shall take effect. Voted, to communicate this vote to the Board of Overseers that they may consent thereto if they see fit. The Treasurer reported the following subscriptions towards the cost of the University Bulletin, and it was Voted, that the same be gratefully accepted, and that the Treasurer be requested on behalf of the Corporation to make suitable acknowledgment therefor. Voted, that the Treasurer be requested to convey to Mr. EDWARD B. DREW, of the Customs Service of China, the thanks of the President and Fellows for his great kindness in offering to care for the family of the late Mr. KO KUN-HUA during the journey from Boston to Shanghai. MEETING OF MARCH 13, 1882. - Voted, to grant the request of Professor JAMES B. THAYER for leave of absence during the ensuing academic year. Voted, to allow the use of the old Gymnasium for one year from March 1, 1882, to the Harvard Co-operative Society, provided the society will pay all expenses to which the College may be subjected by reason of such use. Voted, to appoint JAMES LAURENCE LAUGHLIN, Ph.D., Instructor in Political Economy for the ensuing academic year. Voted, to appoint FRANK WILLIAM TAUSSIG, A.B., Instructor in Political Economy for the ensuing academic year. MEETING OF MARCH 13, 1882. Voted, That the Fund of the WINN Professorship of Ecclesiastical History shall hereafter be treated in all respects as one of the funds of the Divinity School. Voted, that the Senior Exhibition shall hereafter be called the Palfrey Exhibition, in memory of the late JOHN G. PALFREY who founded the exhibition in the year 1821. Voted, that the Treasurer be requested on behalf of the President and Fellows to thank Mr. ALBERT M. KNIGHT for his kindness in helping to make arrangements for the return to Shanghai of the family of the late Mr. KO KUN-HUA. MEETING OF MARCH 27, 1882. — Voted, to accept the resignation of JOHN C. THURSTON as auditor of the Harvard Dining Association, to take effect April 1, 1882. Voted, to appoint LYMAN B. FISKE to be Auditor of the Harvard Dining Association from April 1, 1882. Voted, to alter the existing scheme for carrying on the Dining Hall, by making April instead of June the time for election of the officers of the Association. Voted, that the fixed salary of the steward of the Dining Hall shall be $2,000 for the current academic year, provided Mr. BALCH will signify to the Corporation, in writing, his willingness to forfeit the sum of $300, in case the rate of board charged upon the third term-bill of the current academic year shall exceed the sum of four dollars and twenty-five cents a week. Voted, that, for the current academic year, the Corporation will require only $1,000 to be paid by the Association towards the reduction of its debt, so that no charge for the reduction of debt shall affect the price of board for the third term-bill of the current year. Voted, that the price per week to be charged for board at Memorial Hall, to all persons who board at the Hall during any part of the period covered by each term-bill, shall be ascertained by the Bursar, in the same manner as heretofore; namely: To all bills paid for the Harvard Dining Association during the financial year, and all fixed or usual charges to the end of the period to be covered by the term-bill, shall be added the estimated amount of the bills incurred or to be incurred before the end of said period, but not presented for payment. After deducting from the sum thus obtained all receipts and uncollected bills to the credit of the Association, and such part of the amount paid for summer repairs and improvements as can, in the Bursar's opinion, be safely charged to any surplus from previous years which may be standing to the credit of the Association, and making full allowance for the increase or decrease of supplies on hand, and for deductions to be allowed for absences, the remainder shall be divided by the number of weeks' board chargeable as certified by the Auditor of the Association; and the result, with the addition of the Steward's head-money, if any, shall be the price per week: but a slight reduction of price may be made, if the Bursar considers it to be warranted by the condition of the said surplus. The head-money of the Steward for the whole period covered by each term-bill shall be determined by the price of board as made up for the term-bill, before adding said headmoney. The purpose of this vote is to prevent any misunderstanding as to the duties of the Bursar in relation to the price of board, and to express the entire satisfaction of the Corporation with his action in the matter hitherto. Voted, to grant the request of Assistant Professor HENRY B. HILL for leave of absence for six weeks from April 13, 1882, with the understanding that other competent officers of the University will undertake his work at his expense. FROM THE RECORDS OF THE OVERSEERS. STATED MEETING, JANUARY 11, 1882. — The Hon. HENRY LEE presided, in the absence of the President. Voted, to concur with the President and Fellows In reappointing HENRY W. TORREY, EZRA ABBOT, WOLCOTT GIBBS, FRANCIS J. CHILD, CHARLES E. NORTON, and GEORGE L. GOODALE to be members of the Council of the Library for three years from January 1, 1882. In appointing General FRANCIS A. WALKER University Lecturer on the Resources of the United States for the current academic year. In appointing FRANCIS BOOT GREENOUGH, M.D., Clinical Instructor in Syphilis. In appointing ALEXANDER MCKENZIE, D.D., Lecturer on Biblical Theology. In appointing G. STANLEY HALL, Ph.D., University Lecturer on Pedagogy, W. P. P. LONGFELLOW and CHARLES G. LORING were added to the Committee on Fine Arts and Music, in place of FRANCIS D. MILLETT and ARTHUR DEXTER, declined. Voted, to recommend the acceptance by the President and Fellows of a fund, the income of which shall be ultimately used for the medical education of women. Voted, to concur with the President and Fellows in their vote authorizing the Academic Council to accept a year of satisfactory study in Europe, in lieu of such a year passed in residence here, from Mr. CHARLES N. Dowd, a graduate of Williams College, who desires to become a candidate for the degree of Ph.D. |