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Show 198. Respectfully submitted, (Signed) warren L. Wattis, Chairman of Committee. Moved by RegentChristensen that the report of the committee be adopted and that the committee proceed.with the drawing up of the proper documents in accordance with . the report and that they be presented to the Attorney General for his approval. Passed. ‘ Regent Alexander moved that they proceed with the special order of_business. No objections. I Regents Ray and Evans then presented the following reports: TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS AND TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF THE BOBRD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH. I Gentlemen: Under the authority and direction of your com- ' mittee I left Salt Lake City May 11th, 1921 for San Francisco, Calif. for the purpose of familiarizing myself with men available for the office of the Presidency of the University of Utah. I proceeded directly to Stanford University where Dr. Robert E. Swain, Professor of Chemistry, took me in charge for the purpose of assisting me in getting the desired 'information. Having a personal acquaintance with Dr. Swain I was anxious that he should permit the Board to consider him. For personal reasons he declined to do this. He put me in contact with Dr. Elwood P. Cubberly, a man of very high rank 'in the educational work, and of broad acquaintance with university men. Dr. Cubberly, on account of his health, could not himself consider the position. With Dr. Cubberly and Er. Wilbur, President of Stanford, I made a canvass of the men who, from the various sources, had been suggested. In addition I interviewed several members,of the Stanford faculty. At the University of California I was not able to see President Barrows, but did interview the Secretary of the BOard of Regents who.recently chose Dr. Barrows for his position. From him I was able to get their estimate of many different men. . ,Several of the men whom Regent Evans had gone East to see were very highly recommended by California educatOrs, .as more suited for the position of President of the University of Utah than any member of either faculty of the California Universities visited. ' |
