1866 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the East Alabama Male College

Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1866BOARD HINUTES March 20, 1866 BOARD met as per cal l of the President . H.J:1Iml::RS FR.t:.:S.6!~ T , viz : Reverend J . B. Glenn , TIeverood I-I . N. NcTyier e , Reverend 'iL B. Neal, Rever end 1;) . S. Andr mvs , Reverend ~ .. J . Hammi l,...

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Summary:Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1866BOARD HINUTES March 20, 1866 BOARD met as per cal l of the President . H.J:1Iml::RS FR.t:.:S.6!~ T , viz : Reverend J . B. Glenn , TIeverood I-I . N. NcTyier e , Reverend 'iL B. Neal, Rever end 1;) . S. Andr mvs , Reverend ~ .. J . Hammi l, Reverend :"f . A. HcGar t y , A. ? r azer, Ii . N. Snead, S . Per ry, J . O. Ogl e­t r ee , 1. hi l l , ·,L H. C. Price, :::;; . T. C.a enn, I.l . T •. Hal l ar,Jay, and C. B.aif or d . ?llAY:6R by Rever end Doctor H. N. Mc'l'yiere. IT CALL f or r eports . TilL ?l G.3I:U~:JIJT made known t he object of the meet iHg, viz', to take some steps tOHard collecting t he debts due t he College and to make some preliminary arr angement s for opening the Fall exercises i n t he College t hi s year . R,~:) LVED, That the Tr easurer f urnish t he , Secr etary an Audited r eport of t he financi al condition of the College . IDSCLVED , 'l'hat the Tr easurer be instruct ed t o furni sh Ers . · Batt.~ le with a copy of her obligati on t o t he East Al abarna IVlal e Collef':e . RB~)OLV~D , That the Board of Trustees make arr angements f or openi.ng t he r egul ar exercises of t he College i n September next and give publi­city t hereto . RESCLV..!JD , That t he Reverend M. S. Andr ews be requested t o cHll on 11rs . Bat tle and r epresent t he kind f eelings of t he Board of Tr ust ees t oward her and t hei r disposition to r ender her all t he r el i ef upon the question of interest now due upon her endowment obl i gation com­patibl e with thei r duty . RE30LVl!;D, That the Reverend E. J . Hamrnil be and he i s hereby appointed gener al agent f or the College . R.b~:::;C LV.ill ,. That the Audit ing Gonunittee i n connecti on wi t h t he Tr easurer be instructed to prepar e a det ailEd report of t he financ es of the Col l ege , cJassi f ying t he assets i..Ylto good, bad and- doubt ful , by the meeting of t he board on t he 15th Nay next . Ri!:30LV~D , That the Zxecutive Committee be empowered to empl oy an agent f or t he College unt il t he next session of the Annual Conference . RESOLVED , That the Pr esident and SecTet a r-y be authorized to gi ve t o t he Executive Comnittee new n8tes for t he ones pr eviously given and lost. / 62 HE50LV£.:D, That a cormnittee of five be appoi nted by the President t c consider t he expedien cy of modifying t he ,course of instruction in the College and to r eport t hereon to the Board at a meeting on the 15th Nay next . Committee a ppointed: i1ev eren9- DQctor n. N. hcTyiere Reve reng~ , J . Harr~il R ev ~reJ;1d ~V . A. H9Cart y :(I.everend G. "'1 . F • . Pr:;Lce Honorable D. Clopton THE FSLJIGl'iATICN of A. Frazer as Tre~ surer ,.,as r eceived and accepted and E . 'I' . Glenn el ected t o fill said vacancy . H.EV 3EL~t~ D ,r; . J . HalTIr!1il \<vas elected as a meiilber of t he Auditing C orrnTtit tee in place J . ~i . vJillis , .removed . 11 . N. SN.sAD vvas elected as a member of the Auditing Committee in place of E . T. (;l erln , who is elected Treasurer . ON i<CTIOJ of Reverend ['if . S . Andrews, the follmv-ing was unanL'nously passed by the Doard, \,frlER,MS, < by the dispensation of an all- wi se , but inscrutible Pr ovi denc e , the ;-;apt Alabama Hale College and the l~ethodist 0hurch South have been deprived of the services of our late Presi o.ent , Reverend Doctor ~'i . J' . ;3asnet . lr!BSR.GAS , we feel it due to pr opr iety and j ust to the ijlemory of the deceased, this Board should give some expressi on of their f eeling on the sad occasion . THill3FORE, lliGoOLVED , That while we bow with submission to the lv-ill of God, yet we can but mourn t nat so early in it s histoI"J t he College has been deprived of t he efficient labour s of so r,reat and g09d a man . H,2.30LV.GD, That in the death of Doctor Sasnet, the church , College and t he worlci have sustained no or dinary loss . F/..;:;SCLVill , That ,ve deeply sympathize with the bereaved f arrcLly of our esteemed brother &'1d we pr ay that God may give them His sustaining grace in thi s their saddest hour . R2SCLV3D, That a copy of t hese r e s ol utions be furnis hed t he family of t he deceased . (Jl,j :LCTICN the Soard a d journed t o neet on the 1 5th Hay next . B. Gl enn, Pr esident c . Raiford, Se c re ta~J -'- BOARD hINUTES May 15 , 1866 TRUSTEES met as .per ,adj ournment . PH.l£SZNT: Hever end John B. Glenn, L . Dowdell, C. D. 01.iver , 'Z. J . Hamill, v: . S . Andrews , W. B. Neal, Isaac Hill , S. P.erry, E. T. Glerl1'1 , "v'J. T. Davis, J . B. Banks , H. N. Snead, and C. Haifor.d . Pill Y:i:<l.. t by R.ever~nd C. D. Oliver . l-a NUTES of last meeting read and approved . The treasurer, in cOIDl ection with t he Auditing Committee , in obedience to a motion on l ast meeting reported t he financial condition of the College which ''las read and order ed to r ecord . Ad j ourned t o 2 :30 P. H. 2 :30 P. r'1. PR.ESt'NT: l1ever end J . B. Glenn, E. J . Hamill , III. S. Andrews , C. D. Oliver, L . Dowdell , vL B. Neal , J . B. Banks , E. T. GleIm, I. Hill, S. Perry , and C. Raiford . PRAYEH by Reverend L. Dowdell . Mr . ~'J . T. Devis asked t his Board to remit the amount he is now endebted to the College . ON HOTION, RE00LV3D , 1'hat the Board postpone a.cting upon petition of Nr . Davis until r egular Annual Heeti ng in July next. The corrmittee of five appoi nt ed at the last meeting of t his Board to consider the propriety of a change i n t he course of study in the College was represented by Reverend :c. J . Hamill. 1'he onl y member of committee present who states t hat said commi ttee has had no meet­ing and a sked further t L le to report . Request granted. ON LG TIm~ , RE3GLVm , That the President and Secretary with t he assist­ance of Rever end Z. J . Hamill furnish each preacher belonging to the NontgomeF,f Conference with t he naIlles and amounts of each person en­debt ed t o the Col l ege in their r espective circuits or stations with a r equest t o cal l their attention t o t he same . ON t OTION, Geor ge C. Dill a rd of Auburn , D. Browden of Hont gomery and J . P. Harris of Oak Bowery .. er e elected Trustees to fill the va cancy by death of J . B: Oglett'ee and by removal of J . O. l-1cDowell and vacated place of J . Vi . ;J. Drake . Adjourned to Monday aft er the first Wednesday in July next . C. Raiford , Secretary J . B. Glenn, Pr esident 63 64 REPORT OF E. T. GLillJN, TREASUHJ:!",lt OF ST ALABAMA r-:ALE COLUbE I.ffiY 15, 1866 To amount of subscription notes Interest on same to Dec. 1 , 1$65 Amount endo,~ent . notes in Tr easury Interest on Sffiije 40 Dec. 1, 1$65 Amount Rail RQad stock lITotes for Tuition . Doubtful Assets Confederate securities ~~h. , 500 .00 Included in above r eport are doubtful uncertain securities as foll ows : Tuition of Preparatory School Amount of subscription notes Interest on same t o Dec . 1 , 1865 mount of endmvment notes Amount of Confederate securities Total runount available assets and $ 700 .00 7549 .00 3243 .00 100 .00 4500.00 9~24 , 736 . 00 9,303 .60 31, 645 .00 6, 677 .0Q 6,742 .7'3 1 ,423.12 _ 4, 500 .00 $85, 027 .45 --- -- 65 BOAED IvIINU'l'E,S July 9, :1866 Board lnet as per adj ourned . There not being a quorum presen t , HAft er prayer by Reverend T·:. S . Andrews , Board adjourned t o 10:00 A. N. l Oth next . Tuesday, l Ct h tJuly Board met at 8 :00 A . . h. . PIUSEHT: Reverend John B. Gl enn , C. D. Oliver, ';; . B. Neal , H. S . Andr ews , vI. A. l:cCarty, Bishop McTyiere , E. T. Gl enn, Isaac Hill, S. I'erry , H. N. Snead , J . B. Danks , D. 'l'. Halliday, £.: . J. Earnill , A. . Frazer, C. Hai ford, and G. C. Dillard . Frayer by Heverend Doctor l1.cTyiere . Rule sus pended and the case of the endebtedness of the College to J . O. Ogl etree was t aken up and a f ter discussion, GN LOTI ON, C. l1aiford, IV . A. l'lcCarty , and I . Hill wer e a ppointed a committee to arrange with Kr . Ogl etree . Cn a cal l for reports from committee s , Bishop IJ~cTyiere , Chairmen of corruni t t ee f ormed in Harch l ast , reported a s .f ollows : That the faculty be dir ected t o adher e t o the cour se of study already laid dovm and pursued in gr a duating students , but in view of the d emands of the tirftes , your comi,littee ; .. rculd reconrrnend t hat liberal facilit i es be offered to t hose young men who would pur sue their studies in this ' Institution and have not the means or time t o allow them to take a re8ular cour se . ,On .ca l l for unfinished business , the case of W. T. Davis was taken up and on motion of J . B. Banks , :"RESCLVlill , That t he r equest of said Dav:is be granted after discus sion ; ON HOTION of E. T. Glenn , the r esolution was indefinitel y post poned . ON l·~C'1'lC,n by G. C. Dillard, P3S0LV;A.l , That the Board of l r ustees present to a rrange for the opening of exercises in t he College .on 5th September next, during discussion t he Board adjourned to .2 :}0 P . l',~ , 2 :30 P . E . Board met . PRS;).GNT : Heverend J . B. Caenn, Doctor h c 'l'yiere , ,i. 13 . Neal" E •. S . An ' r e>i3 , .0 . ,J, HaJn.ill, i i . A. h cCarty , 2 . T. Glerm , 1. Hill , J . E . Banl{s, H. I~ . bnea.d , S . Perry, A. Frazer, C~ . C. Di l l ard, 1) . 1:. l-Lalli­day , and C. Rai f ord . Pf-lAY.t£.R by Reverend D. J . Barnill. BO RD r e sumed the consider a l,ion of the r esol ution i n r elation to 1'e­openin. §: the ex ercise s in t he College and voted a f firmativel y . eN l':O'I'1C~'; of ;{everend ~"[ . A. i.cCarty, i:i.b;:;OLV ,~D , That the Board , declare t he various chairs in the C ol l.ege va c ated \o[hich ,,{a s ad.opt ed . or:- Ll'rICN by vi. A. 1\~cC arty , fL,jCLV.:i:D , That the Board pr oceed t o an elect ion of a presi dent and professor of I'iutual and Hor al Sci ence . 66 Cf'.l t "'l'~ 'I'J", Doctor 'ic'I'ylere- nominated Rever end J . F. Dowdell , who was u;1animously el ected pr esident and yr of essor as above . ON }~O TI ON , The Board pr oceeded to elect t hr ee ot her pr ofe s sor s , \<fh i ch r esult ed as follows , viz : J ohn Darby, A. fl . , Professor of: Natural Science John '1' . Ju..l1kl in, A. ~,: . , Professor of Ancient Langu;;tges John 'il . Glenn, J r ., A. H., Professor of Eathernatics ON ;:QTI ON of .Isaac Hill , 'J;'hat t he Board tender t o Syd .F • .Fr azier , the office of Principal .of ,the Preparatory Department , al l owing him t he entir.e tui tion of said .Depar t.ment . Pr esident Dowdel l and ~Pro f esso r .Dunklin being present , a ccept ed the offices to l rlhich. they wer e .elected. S . F . Fr azier being pr esent a sked for 10 days t i me t o decide which was gr anted . In case he decline s , the Pr esident and faculty ar e authorized t o supply hi s place . OH El~ T ION , by l'l • .::> . Andrews , RESOLVED , That t he tuition .in the Coll ege be sixty dollars per annum and five dollars cont ingent fee . C. Hai ford, Chairman of ' committee t o arrange with J ohn Ogletree, r e ports no satisfactory arr angement made . ON ECTICH, The salarles of President and Pr ofessor s were estimat ed as follows ; For Pr esi dent For each Prof essor 'i'wo t housand dollars , Fifteen hundr ed dol lar s . ON LCTION, the Chair was requested to appoi nt a" committee of three t o nomi nate officers of the Board for tbe .en suing year . " onuni t t ee , viz : A. Fr azer, H. S . Andrews, and S. Perry , \vho nominated the fol lowing pers.ons who were duly elected, vi z : J ohn B. Gl enn , President C. D. Ol iver , ,Vice President C .. Rai fo r d, Secret ary E. T. Gl enn, Treasurer i2:xecut i ve Commi ttee : E., T. Glenn" .I . Jlill H. N. S.nead G. C. Dillard [3. Pe rr~r S . Perr y, E. J . Hwni ll, G. C. Dillard, and H. N. Snead were appoint ed Auditing Commi tt ee . Adjourned t o Tues day, September 4, next . John B. Glelli~ , Pr esi dent C. Raiford , Secretary -- BOARD EINUTES September 4, 1866 67 BOARD me~ as per adjournment . PRE;:JENT: lleverend J . B. Cjler).n, J . G. Dowdell, E. J . Hamill , lVi . S . l\ndr e"v.Js , C. D. Oliver, .e; . T. Glenn , I . Hi l l , A. Frazer, D. T. Halliday, G. C. Dill ard, and C. Raiford . PRAY~t by Rever end i . J . Ha~ll . F,lNU'I'ES of l ast meeting r ead and approved . On the call f or correspondence, the Secretar;r read the acceptance of Professor John Glenn and S. T. Frazier to the different positions to 1;~h i c h t hey had been elect ed . Al so the Secretary read to the Boar d the resignation of S . F . Frazier elected as Principal of the Pr eparatory Department whicb Wc;tS received on the condition that the Board b ~ released f r om the pa~~ent of r ent for the Female College building as owned by the said S . F. Frazier . ON l'.OTI OIJ of rteverend iE . J . Hamill , F.E3CLV.l::J) , That the Pr esident be and he i s hereby aut horized to sell at market price one thousand dollar s North of the E & G Rail Road stock to pay the pr esent and future necessary liabilities . eN l-:OTION, B.Ji;SOLVED, That t he Executive Committee is authorized to sel l or rent t he buil dings on the Col lege gr ounds as thought . best. ADJ OLl?NSiJ to 14th next . J . B. Gl enn , President .C . Rai ford, Secretary September 11,., 1866 BOARD l·::..r;T but no quoruIli, adjourned to Novernber 20 , 1866 . J . B. Glenn, President C. Hai ford, Secretary 68 BO ill 1- l\'UTES November 20 , 1866 BO met . 1 RESENT: Reverend J . B. Glenn , '.1 . A. HeCarty, 2. . J . Harnill, N. B. Neal , J . F • .Dowd.e·l l, L S. Andrews , A. Br azer, E. T. r..;·lenn, H. N. Snead, G. C. Dillard, and C. Raiford . PHAY:"-;I?, by Reverend f . B. Neal . ON MCTION of l everend VI . A. HcCarty, RE3CLV.bD , That the r esident and Secretary be and they are hereby appoipted a cormnittee to make the Annual Report of the East Alabama liale College to the l':ontgomery Conferen ce . ON l'D'I'ION of Reverena W. A. H:cCarty, RESOLV.E,'D, That the Board ask this next nnual Conference for t he appointment of the Reverend . J . Hamill to the agency of t he East labarJa Hale College for the next year . ON j>,OTION of E. T. Glenn , fillSOLVED , That the Boar d pr oceed to the election of four Lay and three Clerical Trustees . Hhereupon the fol lowing persons were elected : Eever end J . . Armstrong, H. C. Dowdell , -I'J . H. Lamar, and O. VI. Stewart as l ay Trustees and the Reverend Cottrel, E. D. Fetrie, and B. B. Ross as members of the Annual Conference t o fill places of Reverend Carmical, F'urguson, and McDowell . Cl LOTICN of the Heverend .Ji . S . Andrews , R1i:SOLVED , That the ixecuti ve (; om­mit t ee be empowered and r equested to borrow $3, 000 .00 and to place the Rail Road stock as collateral security, also t o sell the vacant lots if thought best . ADJOURNED to 27 next . J . B. Glenn, President C. Haifor d, Secretary -- BOARD h I NUT.2:S ~ ovember 27 , 1866 BOARD met . . PRESSN'I' : Reverend J . B. c;;.lenn, -VOl . B. Neal , c. D. Oli.ver , .r:; . J . Hamill , J . F . Dowdell, Ii, . 1' . Glenn , .A • . Fr azer, S . Perry, ·W. H. , Lamar , o. \;~ . Stey.rart , .H • . N • . Sneaci, G. C. Di l lard, aNd G. Raifor d . PRAYEH. by Reverend J . F . Dmvdell . ~,~ INU TbS of last meeting read and aFproved . 69 ON LDTION of Reverend J'. L' . Dowdel l , ?.7...3CI,V":;j), Tha t the l'{ecuti ve Board be authori.zed to borr ow ~?3 , OOO . 0(j upon the bebt terms they can make , pl edging t he H. & G. Rail Road s t ock amounting t o about $7 , 000 . 00 for c ol lateral s ecurity, and if t his i s not practica1)le, then to sell t he said Rail Hoad stock at not less than thi rty cents on the dollar . J . B. Gl enn, President C. : aif or d , Secretary J 70 BOARD MIlJUTES De c emb~r 24, 1866 BOARD met at thl? c9-11 of the Pres:j.dent . Pm;8" iT; J . F. Dowdell , H. S. ndr ews, J . . R. ArmstrQng, vI. Ferry, E. T. Glenn , If! . C. iJow-dell, G, C, Di llard; Stewart, 3 . J . Hrunill , and C. Raifor d . P Y.6T-t by i ever end J . R. An llstrong . Heverend ,T. B. Gl enn, B. Neal, I, Hill, S. H. N. Sn ead , O. v • The Executive Committee notified t he Board of t hei r fR i l ur e to ra;,ise the money r equired . ON r'..O'rION, ~ E~ ,LV D, That the President owdElll be reque$ted to notify Professor Darby thqt t he Boaro accepts his proposition. AD.JOURN2D • J . B. Gl enn , President c. F~ifor d , Secretary RbSOLVED, That Reverend J . F. Dowdell and k . S. Andrews be aut horized to effect a compromise at an early day with Mr s . Battle of her endebtedness to the Coll ege upon an equitable basis .