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Show "The need of a library to support our Metallurgical Research Department has been felt from the beginning. One of the best investigators in the country in the field . of Metallurgy refused a position here, offered him by the Bureau of Mines, because we lacked a suitable metallurgical library. Dr. D. R. Lyon, formerly here, now superintendent (J of the U. S. Bureau of Mines Stations, still believes strongly; g that we should all unite in building up here on the campus . g in Laboratory Research the greatest non-ferrous Metallurgical the world. x But, he writes that our handicap is lack of a library. "But we feel that it is now feasible to remove this handicap to a large degree. For out of3the Betallurgical Building Fund, we expect to save about $9,000.00 to buy books and journals. Further, we believe that the best ,‘ possible use to which we can put the income from the MCGregor , endowment is the purchase of books and technical papers. l VWe have already received on account of the mcGregor We recommend that of this amount $2,500 be set aside as a loan fund to deserving students registered _ .- Fund $7,519.98. In in the School of Mines and Engineering, and that the remainderag of the amount be spent in the purchase of books and journals ' for the Utah Engineering Experiment Station, including the metallurgical Research Department. Further we believe that the future income from the mcGregor Fund, so_far as we can now see, should be devoted to the purchase of books, etc., for the Research Library. Hoping that these recommendations will receive your gt endorsement, I am Yours very truly, (Signed) Jos. r. merriii.‘ Moved by Regent Young that the recOmmendation of Dr.- Merrill be approved, assuming that the $2500 to be set aside for a loan can be done under the terms of the will. Telephone Service Passed. Dr. Widtsoe called attention to the fact that the demand on our telephone service has become so great that it would soon be necessary for the institution to install additional trunk lines. Paving of He also stated that with property owners on 'V Dniver.8t. University Street, the University had petitioned to have the Petitioned street paved. .1: |
