Board of Regents meeting minutes, 1919-1921

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187. salt Lake City, Utah, May 9th, 1921. Board of Regents, University of Utah. Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, your committee appointed on the 16th day of April to investigate available men outside of the faculty of the University of Utah for the presidency of the University, respectfully report as follows: Your committee met on the 19th day of April and from time to time thereafter, and has sent telegrams to the following named persons, setting forth the fact that the position of president of the University of Utah would become vacant on the let day of July, 1921, and asking adiice as to available men for the position: ‘ Edmund K. James, University of Illinois President Angel, Yale University Dr. H. F. Giddings, Columbia University President Lowell, Harvard University W. 0. Thompson, University of Ohio Harry Pratt Judson, University of Chicago Benjamin Ide Wheeler, University of California Science Press, Lancaster, Pa. David Sneddon, c/o Columbia University Dr. Cubberly, Stanford University P. P. Claxton, Commissioner of Education ,Washington,D.C. Nicholas Murray butler, Columbia University Dr. Robert Swain, Stanford University President M. L.Burton, University of Michigan L. D. Coffman, President, University of Minnesota Dean A. E. Burton, Mass. Institute of Technology George A. Hedger, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Acting President of Cornell University Hon. Frank K. Nebeker, Assistant to Attorney General, _ Washington, D. C. Economy, Political of Dr. John G. Gray, Department University of Minnesota (Northfield) Wm. Allen White, Emporia, Kansas. To date replies have been received from the following, copies of which answers are hereto attached: Hon. Frank K. Nebeker, Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University u} Benj. Ide Wheeler Franklin H. Giddings P. P. Claxton, Albert V. Smith, Acting President of Cornell