MDTUrFS OF TIB BOATED OF T!RUSTEES  -  February 3, 1910



     Thus you see, gentlemen of the Board, we shall be placed at a manifest disadvantage

through loss of prestige in our own Conmonwealth and through loss of prestige in the

Association of Agricultuxal and Mechanical Colleges tad Mcperiment Stations, and more

important still, in the Association of American State Universities. VWe shall vir-

tually be placed in quarantine and not allowed to land until wee can show a clean

bill of health.

     After remarks by Mr. Walker and Mr. Wathen, Mr. Clay made the following state-

ment:- In order to put my position on record I am going to move to strike out

from the report of the Committee the name of Judge H.S. Barker and insert that

of Professor Smith of the University of Louisiana. There being no second to this

motion, the Chairman directed the Secretary to call the roll upon the motion as

to thether the report of the Committee should be adopted and the vote stood as

follows:-

    Governor Willson                       Aye

    President Patterson

    Mr. Turner                             Aye

    Mr. Nichols                            Aye

    Mr. Edelin                             Aye

    Mr. Carpenter                          Aye

    Mr. Cox                                Aye

    Mr. Terrell                            Aye

    Mr. Clay                               Aye

    Mr. Stoll                              Aye

    *Mr0'. Walker                          Aye

    Mr. Wathan                             Aye

    Report of the committee is received and approved.

    Moved that Judge Henry S. Barker be elected President of the University.