Board of Regents meeting minutes, 1919-1921

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5, ting " of ‘the student money has been used towards promo "500 ; the Bireau of Lectures and Entertainments and this has been money" The A.S. U. U. Executive Board has given pretty well Spent. natinee dances all year and has taken care of all its tradi t'onal activities and has not gone in debt. 1 The Chronicle and the Pen have received as much money as heretofore. We have taken care of the University High School ‘activities in a satisfactory way, I think. The Utonian has not cooperated at all during the year so we do not know about ‘their finances. The Junior Prom committee seems ready to c00perate now that The various classes they find themselves pretty badly in debt. have found that it has paid them to ask the student body to take care of their funds and the little bit that we have done this year has made it apparent to the students generally that the classes' finances should be properly organized and taken care of and as a result the students themselves amended their constitution wherein it is provided that class dues shall be collected at the time of registration by the Secretary‘s Office. This is a Splendid step forward and I trust that the Regents will approve of this action of the students and make it possible for the Secretary's office to collect class dues next fall.‘ , This is not a final report, but I feel sure that we have enough money in reserve to take care of the outstanding accountsgj and perhaps credit some for next year's use. The Consélidated Music Co. has a claim of several hundred dollars against the MhSic Department of the University, a claim I have refused to consider as legitimate against student funds and which will have to be settled when Prof. Giles comes back. The musical Society has been able to put on its performance and the orchestra has appeared at every university assembly ithout a financial burden to the student funds or University E§nds, because no professional musicians have been paid to lay in the orchestra. The student body, I am sure, will never again consent to the use of any of its money to pay hired musicians or professional actors, and here I make a plea that the University itself will support the students in this action and will also discourage the bringing into an amateur orchestra the professional support. No activity has been forced to seek advice and the student body officers have run the entire business of their organizations themselves. Our office has in no way interferred with . their arrangements or with any contracts that they have entered 1 into. The Debating Society, for instance, had a contract ' " which carried their debating team into Texas and up to Mbntana at a time when funds seemed short, but they were told that while we did not favor these big long trips until the student body could afford the expense, still, since the contract had biin made it would be supported. t I ink that the Dramatic Club selected an e 'ensive alt'EI play as we might have to face some more royaltyxgroublesrobut 35 thighcondition was not of our making. ' _ ings " are not ideal, by any means but ?" actiVities come out quite so well as they hgggeihhzveegil the I I do not Wish, and I know way student initiati you do not wish t ' ° "8 t myy in . any with student a c t'1V1‘tYe' andadvice as long ies my as be I have anything to do will given only when