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Office of the Board of Trustees of the
Ohio University.
Athens Ohio June 19th 1900-1.30 P.M
The Board met pursuant to adjournment, same members
Present as upon this morning, being more than a quorum
of said Board.
[inserted] Postponement
of Election of
Prof of English
Literature [end inserted]
And thereupon the nomination by Mr Bundy of Prof. C.
S. Coler for the Chair of English literature was then
discussed. And thereupon Mr Davidson moved that the
filling of the Chair of English literature be postponed
until the August 24th 1900 meeting of this Board, and
thereupon the yeas and nays being demanded a ballot was
taken resulting in nine yeas and five nays and thereupon
the Chair declared that said motion had been duly
adopted, and that said subject was postponed until the
August 1900 meeting of this Board.
[inserted] Election of
Prof. Mercer. [end inserted] Mr Jewett moved that William. F. Mercer be elected to
the Chair of Biology and Geology of the Ohio University for
the ensuing year at a salary of $1400. per year, and no
other nominations being made a ballot was taken resulting
in a vote of 15 years for said Mercer, nays none, and being the
unanimous vote of all the members of the Board present at
this meeting, and thereupon the Chair declared that
said Mercer had been duly elected as Professor of Biology
and Geology for the ensuing year, at a salary of $1400.00 per year.
[inserted] Election of
Prof. Bentley [end inserted] Prof. William Bentley was placed
in nomination for the Chair of Chemistry at a salary
of $1000. per year, and no other nominations being made,
a ballot was had resulting in fifteen yea votes for the
candidate, nay none, being the unanimous vote of all of the
members of the board present at this meeting, and thereupon
the Chair declared that Prof. William Bentley had
as Professor of Chemistry for the ensuing year of the Ohio
University at a salary of $1.000.00 per year
[inserted] Election of
Prof. Atkinson. [end inserted] Mr Lowry placed in nomination Albert. A. Atkinson for
the Chair of physics, and no other nomination having
been made, a ballot was had resulting in fifteen yea
votes for Albert. A. Atkinson, nays none, being the unanimous