Proceedings of the Board of Regents (1914-1917)

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APRIL MEETING, I9i6

M. Reed, widow of the late John O. Reed, and from Dr.
Mary MI. Cutler.
On motion of Regent Gore, the Rcgents directed that
the Standing Committees of the Board should remain in
I916 the same as they had been in 1915.
The President presented a letter from Liang Tun Yen,
Minister of Communications of the Chinese Republic, expressing to the University the Ministry's appreciation of
the leave of absence granted to Professor I-Ienry C. Adams,
enabling him to take part in the work of the Chinese Commisison on the Unification of Railway Accounts and Statistics.
The President stated that there had been deposited with
the Treasurer the suni of $Ioo contributed by the NewT York
Alumnre Association to constitute the Eliza Mosher Loan
fund. Under the terms of the gift this fund is to be
loaned to women of the University irrespective of Department but with especial consideration for medical -vomen;
the fund is to be administered by the Dean of W\omen
and the Woman Physician of the Health Service, in cooperation with the President of the New York Michigan
Alumnae Association. This gift was accepted with an expression of the thanks of the Regents.
Dean Bates communicated to the Board the fact that
Professor Rolbert E. Bunker had presented to the Law
Library I r volumes of New York State Reports. On
motion of Regent Gore this gift was accepted with the
thanks of the Regents.
On motion of Regent Clements, the Board granted the
petition of Albert Hyma that the due dates of his two
loans of $75 each should be extended one year respectively
from April 5, I9I6, and July I,:r916.
On Motion of Regent Sawyer, the Board renewed for
the year I915-I916 the contribution of the University in
the sum of $Ioo to the work of the American School of
Archaeology at Jerusalem.
The President presented the following report of the
Executive Committee, and, on motion of Regent Leland,.
this report was approved and adopted: