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.UK Ell NO OF THE BOA HD JFKE-I,|||GENTS.Tuesday, Oct. 7, ] 848.Tlio Board of Regents of tlie U livereity of the state of Wisconsin met at tie library room of the capitol, in Mad eon, ;onvened on request and notification of four members of the board to wit: Messrs. Colli is, Sutherland, Clark and Mills. Present Messrs. Eleazer Root, John Banister, T. vY. Suth* nr!anti, Hiram Barber, Itufu.; Kti g, J- II.onlt;1Iarmi.i-f-Rountree, Julius T. Clark. A lex. 1 . Collins,Simon Mills and Henry Bryan.For the purpose of organizing he board, on motion of the Hots. H. Barber Eleazer Root was chos*en president pro tempore,whiGetledmuj of 3i-atid Julius T. Clark was chcstn eretary of SuCwegu»onethe board.On motion of Thos. W. Sul her and, Esq. t the board then proceeded \lt; t’ivii on of its jj ' members into three elii.isue, ne d rected by its law, with the following result :Class First.—Alexander JL. Cc ling, Eil-e;ie;htoe,o.J-otengward V. Whitou, John II. Remit ee, J. T.: we'St,■s,s-n.e-;r-1; f-:i-Ctark.Class Second.—Eleazer Uolt; t, Simon Mills, Henry Bryan Rufus King1.Clast Third.-—Tfios, W. SnmU Hand, Cyrus Woodman, Hiram Barber, J. !m Banis-_ tor.After some general remarks, relative to the business proper and teces* try to be transacted by, and receive the c re and attention of, the board at its preslt; nt sitting, Messrs. Root, Sutherland, and Banister, were chosen a committee to t*t ibody the same in resolutions.The committee on consultstior, reported the following :First, Resolved. That a prep ratury department of the University Imes1 l Wished utMadison, and that ——whc ie herebyappointed professor in the University, have ay charge of the same at a salary o! §defthedarnevtheres13iwh8(1onhaf31Tn,u] per annum, and that said d3partr lent be o-!1(j ; pencil on the first Monday of Feb -uary. ul | 2d. Resolved, That the fo lowing bec_ i the course of study in such prepi ratory lie-ofiisnillGllinteh-stheMiTa2,(liaisheforii(JoltieTapart me n t:For ad mission,, a knowledge if the elements of arithmetic, grammar a id geography.Admission of the Freshman (lass in the University, and to be perused in he preparatory department, Latin Read* r, Caisirhs Commentaries, six bonlcg of the iEneid of Virgil, Cicero’s Soled Ora mns, md Sallust Greek Reader, Xenophon,a A nab isis, A nth- tut metic and elemente of Algebra, \ntiquities of Rome and (Greece, English gr mnmr, ancient and modern geography.3d. Resolved, That ——-— be appointed an agent to nrocure inlb ■’math n in regardo i r*ernt at■o,8-lv4*It,P-n-ai,„ 1 may be sufficient fur the si.e of he Univer-m i , -r [bity buildings and grounds, a-geifroedto the manner in which the Unive sity should be organized, and to report draft of practicable plans for University bail lings, and that lor this purpose lie be author zed to visit tFie University of the state of M chigan.4th. Resolved, That bo a com- gj-,mittee to negotiate for the parch .se of‘Cob lege Hill.’ including the fa tide ‘pool quarter section, and such other lots a joining, as pe\YGeHiTliYlt;frontne.i-n,r.rni-khemt«-toheaswaeriefbyhea 1anierOn•toastoonbs.he(ernder,sntill-wsdheIf,E. ROOT,JOI1N BANISTER.THUS. W. fcUmi-RLWI),C mmiitee.The above resolutions were ulopted bythe Bo?.rd, and the comrmtU’c dischargedfrom the further consideration ■ f the subject.On motion, the first blank in the first of the above resolutions, wat iil!ui with the name of John W. Sterling, of Waukesha, and the second blank in th‘‘famlt; resolution, with the eurn of “five hundred. 1The blank in the 3d resolutio 1 was filledwith the name of E. Root, pr 'sidcnt protem, and that in the fourth res- lut ion with the names of Thus. W. Sotiierl nd, Julius I', dark, Alexander b. Collins .nd SimeonMills.The-election of chancellor ti en coming up for consideration, on mot .on • f Mr, Bryan, John H. l.athrop the preeer i president of the University of the t-tate if Missouri was chosen by this Board to be chancellor of the University of V\ me one in with a salary of $2000 per annum, t!» salary to commence ut the time he enter; upon the duties of bis office.The Hon. president pro tem. t f the Board was then requested to comma licate with 51 r. Lathrop, the chancellor e eet, notify him of his election, and solicit Ins acceptance.On motion of Mr, Mills, Joh i H. Rountree was chosen treasurer of tin board, and Julius T. Clark librarian.Messrs. Sutherland, Collins and Clark were appointed a committee i a prepare a suitable device for the corjforata seal of the board, and procure the same to be properly engraved,A resolution was unmimo isly passed that H. A. Tenny be request* 1 to make collections of geological, miner, logical specimens and natural or ar.itieia curiosities on behalf of the University.The Board then adjau? aedj tt meet again at the same place, on Thtrnd y the 16tbday of January next, at ? oWo k f, II.By order of the Board,J. T. CLARK, Sec, tLJBT. W,“ 1 I hioleubimotiethice;ZaWEini1 IncatthtU 8lormeed.OfthiIkceTItiotrithiUfbido-pucncttnortlt;
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Independent American and General Advertiser
Platteville, Wisconsin, US
Sat, Nov 18, 1848
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