| Summary: | Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1882Auburn, Alabama
June 26, 1882
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Agl. & Mel. Cellege ef Alabama
This being the day designated by a reselutien ef the Beard ef Trustees ef the
Agricultural and Mechanical .Cellege ef Alabama fer their regular annual meeting,
there were present ef t he Board: ~1essers Armstreng, Barnes, Bishep, Clepten,
Haralsen, Langdon, Ligon and Malene.
Mr. J. \iv. Bishep takes' the place ef General Levi It[ . Lawler., who r esigned.
ON HOTICNef Hr. Langden ; in t he absence ef the Geverner ef the State and President
ex efficie ef. the Beard, J.1r. Barnes was called to t he- chair to. act as temperary
Pr esident.
The minutes ef the last meeting were read, alSo. the . preceedings ef the Executive
Cemmittee at a meeting held in Opelika en the 19th day ef September 1881.
Mr . Armstrong requested the Secretary to. cerrect the actien ef the Cemmittee in
reference to. the resignatio.n of Col. R. A. Hardaway as Professer ef. Civil Engineering
-and Cemmandant so as to read as fellews, viz: IlInfermatien ef th.e resignatien
ef Cel. R. A. Hardaway as Cemmandant and Prefesser ef' Civil Engineering haying
ceme to. the attentien e.f the Cemmittee, the fell ewing actien was had. '(Nete) See
the preceedings ef the Executive Cemmitt ee held at the time and place designated.
ON MOTION ef Mr. Haralsen, the 'President of the Cellege be netified that the Beard
is new erganized and are ready to. receive any cemmunicatien he may be pleased to.
make.
The President ef the Cellege read and submitted his repert tegether. with ether
papers which appears fully in the rec.ord as a partef the preceedings ef this
meeting ef the Heard~
ON hOTION ef Mr. Langden, the repert ef the President be received and laid up en
the table'"
The Treasurer was called upen fer his repert which was read and submitted and which
also. appears fully en the reco.rd.
ON MOTION ef Mr. Ligen the report ef the Treasurer was referred to. the Committee
en Finance.
The repert ef t he Auditing Cemmittee, a standing cemmittee created by the Beard,
was read which was also. referred to. the Cemmittee en Finance.
ON MOTION ef Flr. Haralsen, That the President ef the Beard assign to. Mr. Bishep a
place en Committees . The President assigned Mr . Bishep to. the Cemmittees en Finance,
Revisien ef Laws and Ceurse ef Stuqy.
ON NOTION ef Mr . Annstreng the repert ef the President ef the Cellege be taken frem
the table and that it tegether with the repert ef the Prefesser s and the ether papers
be referred by the President to. appropriate committees • . Adopted.
ON MOTION 0. f Mr. Armstro.ng the Beard adjeurned until 8 e'cleck A. M. temerrew.
F. M. Reese, Secretary
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The Board met pursuant to adjournment and t here were pr esent the President, Messers
Armstrong, Bishop, Alopton, Haralson, Langdon, Ligon and Malone.
lbe minutes of yesterdays proceedings were read and approved.
ON. MOTION of Mr. Langdon a Committee of four be appointeei by the President, to · '
revise the duties of the Faculty. Adopted. ' The Committee names are 'Messers
Langdon, Armstrong, Bishop and Haralson.
RESOLVED by Mr. Clopton, That the Chair appoint three members of the Boa~d a . .
committ ee to present to t he naxt General Assembly of Alabama t he propriety and
necessity .of erecting suitable additional buildings for the use of. ·the College.
(Adopted) The Committee named are Hessel'S Clopton, Lig.on and Langdon.
RESOLVED, by Mr. Langdon, That at the next annual meeting of the Board of Trustees
there shall be a reorganization and election of t he , Faculty of therCollege and that
biennially thereafter there shall be an electioil '~ of Professons' .to compo.se such
Faculty. Adopted.
· RESOLVED by Mr. Haralson, That the Board pr~ceed at as early a day as practicable
to elect a President of the College, a. Professor of Civil Engineering and Commandant,
the latter in one, and that in the opinion of the Board thes.e are .the
only vacancies advisable to be filled for t ,he ensuing year. Adopted.
RESOLVED by Mr. Haralson That the President of the College is hereby directed to
have the campus of the College. sut out 'this Fall and Winter in sui.table shade
treesand,t 0 enable him to ' carry , out this instruction, ' the sum of fifty . dollars
is hereby appropriated. Adopted.
RESOLVED by Mr. Haralson that Resolutions numbered 1 and 2 adopted "by the.' Board
at its' last session and found ,recorded on pp.116 and 117 of minutes and records in
reference to making appropriations and expenditures for t he C~llege be and the same
are hereby adopted for t he ensuing year .
RESCLVED , That the f oll owin. appr opri at i ons be made for the ensuing year.:
" EXpense .'
Farm and r ects.
Insurance
Printing
Interest and Exchange
Chemical Department fees
Na.tural History
Frei ght
Military
Advertising
Speakers
Servant Hire
Postage
Fuel"
Music
Traveling expenses of Professurs
For Repairs and in t his the wood work
of. the , Gollege to be painted .
$100'
250
150
200
100
100
50
125
100
200 .
50
10D'(.."
100
150
100
100
425
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ON MOTION OF Mr . Clopton the Board do now as a committee of the whole review and
consider the Rules and Regulations of the College .
At the request of a Committee of the Alumni of the Col lege, certajn papers were
submitted to the Board.
The Rules and Regulations having been read and considered by Sections and Paragraphs,
ON HOn ON of Mr. Halone, they were adopted as a whole.
The Board adjourned until 3 o'clock P. H.
The Board met at 3 o'clock P. M. and there present: The President., Messers Armstrong,
Bishop" Clopton, Haralson, L?l1gdon,Ligon and Malone .
The reports of the Professors. having been read by the Secretary, ON MOTION of
Mr. Armstrong, That the report of Professor Mell be published in the Alabama
. Progress , . a paper published in l"lontgomery, Alabama.
ON MOTI ON of Mr . Armstrong, the fo ~lowing resolution of the Faculty in the following
Vlords, to wit:
"RESOLVED , That in accordance with request from 'American Association f or Advancement
of Science' we. hereby petition and . recolIuneud that t his College do' not hereafter
confer any. of tne regular college degree courses as honor~ry degrees. II \lvhich
Vias adopted •.
Also ON HOn ON of Nr . Armstrong the following resolutions of the Faculty of the
College in the"following words , to wit:
II RESOLVED , That the Boar9- of Trustees concurring, we do hereby recommend that the
degree of Doctor of Divinity be o:mferred on Reverend T. F. r.iangum, P. E. of Montgomery
District, Alab~~a , Conier e~ce~ whereupon, ON MOTION. of Mr. Armstrong the
degree of D. D. in accordance with said resolution was conferred on Reverend T. F.
Manglli~ by 'the Board : . . ,
ON EOTION of Hr. Ligon the degree of L. L. D. WqS conferred on James F. Park of
Tuskegee, Ala9~.
ON HOnON of l'1r . Ligon, the ~pplica~ioq of Cadet A. M. Clegg be refused. Adopted.
ON MOTION of }' .ir. Armstrong, That the various degrees recom.rnended t o be conferred by
the Faculty on the graduating class of 1881-2 was concurred in and the following
degrees were conferred:
In the School of Civil Ensineering :
w. H. Cunnin ghru~
R. F. Ligon
J. H. Hurt
In the School of Science :
w. H. Jones
In the School of Agriculture :
B. H. Fitzpatrick
Bartow Ebberhart
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In the School of Literature:
Howard Lamar
W. M. Pearson
George A. Carden
E. A. Br oun
Mining Engineering:
A. M. Clegg
ON MOTION of Mr . ~mlone , That the resolution of t he Faculty ill reference to a Library
fee to be paid by each Cadet lie on the table. The motion was lost-.
ON MOTION of Mr. Clopton, That a Library fee of two dollars be charged each Cadet
at the opening of each year and this amount be expended in building up a Library
of this College in such manner as be prescribed by the Board of Trustees. Adopted.
ON MOTION OF ¥~. Haralson, That General James H. Lane be unanimousTy elected to the
Chair of Civil Engineering and the Conmandant in the Agricultural and-Mechanical
College of Alabama. Adopted.
ON -MOTION of Mr . Haralson, That ~1r. Glenn the Treasurer and- the Pr~ sident of the
College _ascertain for what sum the building now us ed by the College and which has
heretofore been used for ornmencement Exercises can be purchases and report to the
next regular meeting of the Board. Adopteci .
ON !-lOTION of Mr. Haralson, That the Secretary inform the gentlemeh-l';of the Alumni
who submitted a paper that in the present condi tion of the College they do not
deem it prudent or practical to cGmply with ' ·their request.
ON MOTION of ]Vir:. Armstrong that the -report of P.rofessor E. R. Rivers be filed' with
reports of the other Professors and be spread upon the records. Adopted .
~r. Armstrong asked leave of absence for Mr. Har alson after today, which was grant ed.
ON MOTION OF Mr. Armstrong, the Board adjourned until 8 o'clock A. M. tomorrow.
F. M. Reese, Secretary
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June 28, 1882
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The Board met pursuru1t to adjourThnent and t here were present t he President, Messers
Armstrong, Bishop, Clopton, Langdon , -Ligon and Malone.
ON MOTION- of Hr. Armstrong, That the Chair appoint a special committee of three to
investigate an account presented by Colonel Hardaway t o the Board. The committee
consists of Messers Armstrong, Bishop and ¥~lone.
By request of Mr. Langdon, Hr. Armstrong of the Committee on Course of Study submitted
the foll owing r eport.
1st That the President of the College be the .Professor of Agriculture.
2nd That Horal Philosophy be combined with English Literature and .be .designated
they Chair of Moral Philosophy and English Literature.
(;. C. Langdon, Chairman
Adopted.
ON MOTION of Mr. Clopton the degree of L. L. D. be conferred on Hon. John A. Foster
one of the Chancellors of thi s State, which was unanimously adopted .
ON MOTION of Mr . }~l one in accordance with a .petition of the Allli~i the degree of
A. B. be conferred on Mr. W. M. Oliver. Adopted.
ON MOTION of Mr. -Langdon the Secretary of the Board be paid a salary of two hundred
collars which was adopted unanimously.
Elections of officers being in order, ON MOTION of Mr. Armstrong, Mr. E. T. Glenn
was unanimously elected Treasurer. Adopted . ON MOTION of Mr . Ligon, That the
bond on the Treasurer be in the sum of $10, 000 in lieu of $20, 000 . Adopted.
ON MOTION of Mr. Ligon, That the Treasurer be placed in charge of the Library to
preserve, take care of and keep the same neatly and methodically arr anged and
that for such services he be allm-.red t he swn of one hundred dollars a year.
ON MOTION of Mr . Armstrong, Doctor J. H. Drake was unanimously elected Surgeon for
the ensuing year.
ON MOTION the Board adjourned until 4 o'clock P. M.
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Board met at 4 o'clock P. M • .
Report of the Special Committee
To the Board of Trustees of the A & M College: .
Your· special committee to which was referred the claim ,of Colonel .R. A. Hardaway
and the claims for discount by the Faculty have eX&~ined the accounts of the Treasurer
for the years in which the depreciated currency was paid to them and find that the
&~ounts due to them are as follows:
To O. D. Smith $475.00
II I. T. Tichenor 430.00
II R. A. Hardaway 605.00
II B. B. Ross 605.00
" Prof. w. C. Stubbs 605.00
II II J. T. Dunklin 615.00
" E. T. Glenn 375.00
" F. M. Reese 78.00 .
and recommend the adoption of the following resolution, RESOLVED, That the .Treasurer
be and he is hereby authorized to settle the claims at their face value, paying
first those whose connection with the ~olleg e has been severed by death or resignation.
ON MOTION of Mr. Armstrong, That W. L. Broun be elected President of the College
which was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Clopton offered the following resolution, RESOLVED, That nutwithstanding the
merit of Cadet A. M. Clegg application for two .additional diplomas ·or degrees,
the Board of Trustees do not feel warranted in granting his request in the absence
of the ~ecQmm~ndation · of the .Faculty, they having recommended only one degree.
Xr . Barnes mGv:ed a substitute for ·the resolution that the request of, Cadet A. M •.
Clegg be granted, That the Board of Trustees confer on him the degree of Mining
Engineering as ·recommended by the Faculty to be conferred the degrees of Civil
Engineering and Bachelor of Science. The substitute was lost.
The resolution of Mr . Clayton recurring was ON MOTION adopted.
ON MOTION of Mr . Armstrong the Board do now go into the electing of tutors er
instructors. The election was had be a ballot.
For first Instructor: Hr. Rivers, E. R., had four votes
Mr. Thach, C. C., had three votes.
Mr. Rivers having received a majority of the votes was declared elected as Instructor
jhr the ensuing year.
There being but one name presented to the Board for the place of Second tutor and
that being Mr. O. C. McGehee. y~ . McGehee was unanimously elected, the rul~ being
suspended.
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ON }'lOTION of Mr . Malone the salary of the First tutor was fixed at $900 a year.
Adopted.
ON MOTI ON of Mr. Cl opton, the salary of the Second t~tor was fixed at $750 a year.
Adopted.
Following is a resolution offered by Mr. Clopton:
RESOLUTION by Mr. Clopton,
HESOLVED , .The. pleasant relations which have for ten years existed between the Board
of Trust ees of the Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Reverend I. T.
Tichenor as President of the College have been terminated by his voluntary resignation
and we are unwilling that he shall go f rom us without an expression of our
high appreciation of his service, and our unfeigned regret t hat he is about to
leave us.
In all things he has done i n his laborious, and trying position, he has commanded and
received the sanction of our judgment and has made a deep and lasting impression
on our hearts. He has so borne himreLf in his high office that all men say "well
done."
Wherever he may go and in whatever business he may engage, he carries with him
the unfeigned, the kindest and best wishes of this Board of Trustees.
The Secretary of the Board is her eby unanimously i nst ructed to devote a page in
t he minutes of its proceedings to a record of these expressions by the Board
and t hat he will furnish a copy hereof to the Rev~rend I . T. Tichenor, D. D.
RESOLVED , by Mr. 14alone, That the Treasurer be authorized to rent the College farm
on the best possible terms reserving ground for experiments and that he rent the
houses on t he lands of the College taking out - the tents in r epair s to buildings .
Adopted • .
ON MOTION the Board adjourned sine die.
F. M. Reese, Secretary to the Board
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Reports of Professors which~e a part and parcel of the proceedings of the Board
at their regular Annual Meeting for the year 1881-2.
Report of I. T. Tichenor, President
Gentlemen of the Board of Trustees:
Auburn, Alabama
June ,26, 1882
A few days after the adjournment of the Board in June lasLColonel v!. H. Chambers,
Professor of Agriculture, ceased his earthly. labors and went over the dark river
to the bett~r land.
Before his connection with the College, I held him in high esteem, but after he
became a member of the Faculty, I learned to appreciate him even more highly for
his many virtues. In every relation in life I found him a true and noble man.
As Professor of, Agriculture, he took a deep interest in his work and had planned
wisely for the future success of his Department. The last conversation we ever
had related mainly to its interests .
"Wnile' devoted to his own special work he took broad and liberal views of the Institution
as a wbole and cheerfully cooperated with others in the general work of the
College.
A more valuable man has neve ~ been connected with the Institution and I mourned
his death as. a person.i1 calamity.
During the latter part of the vacation I received information that Colonel Hardaway
had tendered to the Governor of the State or the Executive Committee his
resignati on both as Comn~ndaht and Professor of Civil ·Engineering . Though the
law of the Board required that his resignation should be sent through the Presi dent
of the College . I was l eft to obtain knowledge of it from other sources • .
It was impossible to call the Board t ogether bef ore the opening of the . session and
t he Executive Committee elected Mr. C. C. Thach as an assistant in the Faculty and
instructed, them to make such arr angements as would enable them best to carry forward
the work of the College. The engagements of ~1r:. Thach did not enable him to
take t he ?ositi on tendered hL~ and the Faculty has performed the work without his
assistance.
In order to do this they threw toget her the hour s of recitation, having them all
before 1:30 each day. They were thus enabled to do much of the practical work of
the Colle t~ e in the afternoon. Field work in surveying, practice in telegraphy,
work in the Chemical Laboratory and exercises in declamation were done mainly in
the afternoon . The hour s of drill were recuced to three per week and so arranged
as to interfere as little as pessible with the work of the other departments.
By this arrangement the Professors were enabled to do more work and to do it with
greater satisfaction while it had the additional advantage of giving to the students
more consecutive hours of study .
The number of students during the year has been one hundred and twenty six .
Smal l as t his number is when compared with the attendance of some other years, it
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is fully equal to the expectation formed at the opening oithe Session. The causes
which have operated to produce this reduction in numbers are well known to the
Board. The general deport rrlent of t he students and their progress in study has
been f ully equal to that of any former year of the College.
I desire to call the attention of the Board to the reports of the Professors .of the
College which are herewith sUbmitted. They contain matters of informat ion which
ought to be in possession of every member of the Board and they may furnish suggestions
, that will aid you in, surne particulars.
I would call special attention to the report of .t he Pr <f>fessor of Natural History.
The energy and sagacity he has lnahifested in building up his special De~artment is
worthy of commendation. During the period he has been connected with the,College
he has with very little expense collected for i ts cabinet and museu.'Tl specimens of
such munilier and variety, value and interest as to place it in the front rank of
such collections in the Southern Colleges .
This year he has added to them about 7,000 specimens and taken all t ogether they
contain nearly 25 , 000 and his arr;;l.ngements are such as will enabie him t o continue
t his rapid increase for years to come.
The Prof essor of Chemistry to whom "as assigned the practical work in the Agricultural
Department, presents along with his report of .class work a printed account
of experiments and other matters of interest . This document has been sent
out to many men of prominence in the State and has eli cited no little inter est.
Much of i t i s due t o the late Profes sor of Agriculture, Colooel W. H. ~h~ill ers,
and illustrates how, when we rest from our labors our works do follow us. I
res p ectful+y',~wst that the ~e reports be referred t o your Committee on Course
of Study.
The Faculty have instructed me to present t o the Board certaW-, resolutions which
accompany this report.
They also request the Board to confer upon the young men of the graduating class
the following degrees.
,Note: The degrees recormnended by the President of the College and which,'weve
conferred by resolution of the Board are to be found in' the regular
proceedings.
President's report continued.
My purpose to accept another position at the close of t he present session . has
already b~en made ' known t o the Board. For t his reason I make no recow~endation
or sug,?:estion as to the f uture of the College.
I desire to tender t o the members of t he Board my sincere thanks ·f or the kindness
they have manifested for. me during my connection with the Institution.
Looking back over the t en years I have spent with you, I do nGt now remember one f
single measure I have proposed that did pot meet Y9ur appr obat ion. Those of you
who !;lave been members of the Board from the beginning know as no· other s can the
difficulties, embarrassments and dangers that have environed it from its very
birth . Its i nterests have been a burden of no or dinary magnitude . To conduct
its affairs has sometimes required an amount of patience and prudence difficult
to command and it has at all times required a sagacity and vigilance which could
neither slumber nor sleep .
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Hay I be pardoned for saying that while I have triecl to ' discharge t he. duties of
my position ,to t he best· of my ability I look back upon the work of ten .years of
my matured manhood with no vain regrets.
Were I required t o go back over t hem again even in the light of experience they
have furnished, I can see no material modifications of 'plans or modes of action
which might be ma.de to secure. the success of the Institution. Though my efforts
have not resulted in all I could 'have desired, I do not see how in any matters of
moment the true interest~ of t he College could have been better subserved. ,
vlitb consciousness t o' sustain me, I cheerfully lay down the burden I have borne and
return to t he Board the honor and the responsibility their kindness instructed to
my hands.
Report of Professor 'J.
Doctor 1. ·T. Tichenor, Pres.ident
I submit t he following as my report for
1. T. Tichenor, President
A & 1>1 College of Alabama·
T. Dunklin
Department of Latin and Greek
A & M College
Auburn, Alabama
June 24, 1882
the scholast±~ year just closea,.
Instruction i n Lat i n has been given in six clas ses during t he year , viz, two in
t he preparatory cour.ses by Hr. McGehee and in four classes in ·the regular College
course . The pr ogress in these several classes has been unusually good so that
the advanc ement t o a higher class will be made almost in every case.
Instruction in Greek has been given in five classes. One in. the preparatoty course
and one each in the r egular College courses. The same good progress may be noted
in t his line of study and similar advancement t o higherr'clai3 Ses the vG.oming ses s ~on.
I take pleasure in commending the uniform zeal and activity in study ·ana. punctual
attendance in r ecitati ons shown by all my clas ses.
The nwnber of r ecitat ions t hat f all to m~r l ot i n consequence of having'-two subjects
with each class imposes upon me t he necessity of a sking some assistance in doing
the work •. The t.past year, Professor Haxson has . kindly aidedi me by taking the 4th
class and teaching i t with good acceptability-as to the class and myself.
I mention t he f act that thiG instruction Wd S acceptable t o t he class because
classes 'always prefer instruction from the regular Professor of the Department
unl ess satisfied t flat they are equally as well instruct ed . The reguiar Pr ofessor
i f he has t he confidence of his cla sses always as t hey fe el "by authority II as was
s~ id on a former not$d occasion. His pupils are thoroughly docil'e in his hands
and r ecei ve with . implici t confid ence his instruations which is not the case when
t hey are as it i<lere in a strangers hands, who has' t hem today but-not tomorrow.
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Professor Maxson had the class the entire year and enjoyed its confidence. I take
pleasure in stating t his fact.
Should the Board desire my advi.ce as to how this deficience may be supplied, I shall
be glad to give it.
In my instructions I need greatly suit able \o,all maps on which I might point out
more distinctly and intelligibly localities as connected with history and historical
events. The mere mention of this necesstty will be suffieient to insure attentien
on the part of the Board.
In closing this report which I deeply regret is the last one I shall make to you
in consequence of your own voluntary action, permit me t o return you my thanks
for your uniform kindness and courtesy t o me on all occasions and to extend t o
you and t he members of your famj_ly my best and sincerest wishes and desires that
happiness and pr osperity may at c~all times attend and abide with you and them.
Respectfully submitted,
J. T. Dunklin, Professor
Latin and Greek
Report of Professor G. W . . Maxson
English Liter ature
State A & M College
Auburn, Alabama
June 24, 1882
Reverend I . T. Tichenor, President
Dear Sir:
I respectfully . submit the f ollowing report of work in my Department during the current
year.
The 2nd clas s bave completed Shaw's History of .r.. . nglish Literature and "Cappies
Logic".
The 3rd class . have completed "Hunt's Rhetoric" and have been i nstructed in elocution
and composition.
The 4th class have completed "Bloss' Ancient History" and Whitney's Essentials· of
English Grammarll •
I have also taught them elocution and composition. I have taught a class in Cicero
and Virgil and one "Leigton's Latin Lesson" .
My-total of recitations is
Number of exercises in Composition
" " " II Elocution
, 880
1,440
1,000
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My classes have been uniformly attentive to work and obedi ent making more- rapid
progress in their studies t han ever before since my connection with the College.
They have also exhibited a higher sense of honor, never showing even a desire to
cover lack of progress by "cheating ." I belieMe this is to be largely attributed
to t he change in the system of College discipl ine inaugurated at the beginning of
the present session and I must heartily congratulate the President on t he success
of the new system.
I cannot close this brief report without returning thanks for your uni form courtesy
and kindness and expres ing my deep regret t hat you are about to sever your connection
with the Coll ege . I shall ever hope and pray that success may attend your
labors in another field.
Respectful ly,
G. 1'1. Maxson
Professor of English
Department of Hathematics
Report of Professor O. D. Smith
Alabarre A & ~ College
Auburn, Alabama
June 26, .1882 -
To I. T. Tichenor, D. D.
Pre sident A & N College
Dear Sir:
I submit the following report of work successfully accomplished in t he Department
of Mat hematics during the present scholastic year.
1st class , 6 in number, have pursued calculus and Sph . Trigonometry.
2nd " 11 " I! 11 finished Analyt Geometry the 1st term.
2nd II 6 11 " II pursued Differential Calculus the 2nd term.
3rd I! 32 " " Ii " Sol. Geometry Planes Sph . Trig. the 1st t erm .
3rd " 32 " " 1.1 " Surveying Mensuration and Levelling the 2nd te~.
4th I! 11 II II " I! Al gebra the 1st term.
4th II 16 II " " II Geometry and books the 2nd term.
4th II 12 " II II II Mathematical Drawing the 2nd term.
There was also an extra class in Algebra made up of students of the 3rd class 11 in
number, who recited most of the year three times a week.
The 1st class had 3 recitations a week.
I! 2nd II " 2 II I! I!
" 3rd II II 10 II II " , being divided into 2 sections.
I! 4th II II 7 " II 11 including Drawing.
I! 3rd II "..l. " II II
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The number of recitations the entire year will average 25 recitations per week .
The increase has been caused by the transfer to this Department from the Department
of Engineering of Surveying and Mathematical drawing.
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The classes ' in this Depa'rtment ha,ve made satisfactory progress.
Very respectfully submitted,
O. D. Smith
Professor of Mathematics
Department of Chemistry
A & M College, Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
Jelle 22, 1882
Reverend I. T. Tichenor, D. D.
President , A & M College
Aubupn, Alabama
Sir:
I have the honor of submitting t he f ollowi ne; r eport .
During s ession just ;closing I have had daily pecitations' in
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3rd class Chemistry consi sting of 33 members .
2nd II II .. II II 6 . II
1st II " II It 2 . II
1st II Agl. II II II 2 II
In a ddition I have taught a class of 13 in Astron.omy and the 1st class d n Agriculture.
My 2nd and 1st · classes -in Chemistry have besides' the above rec-it~tions worked daily
in the Laborato.ry .
The income ·from. my department 'for the year is $80, the expenditure $100 , making "
the net expense of my Department for the entire year of only $20. The appropriat
i on of i5100 is to meet the wants i n supplying us with the chemicals' needed fof
class experiments and work in Laboratory. I therefore respectfully recommend 'in ,
addition to the $100 usually appropriated the laborat ory fees of each year .
All of which is most respectfully submitted,
C'
1l{ . C. Stubbs,
Professor ' of Chemistry
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Reverend I. T. Tichenor, D. Do'
President , A & M College
Auburn , Alabama
Sir:
Department of Agriculture
Alabama A & M College
Auburn, Alabama
June 22, 1882
On the death of Col onel W. H. Chambers , Professor:. qf Agri culture , in this College
last July, at your request I assumed control of the Agr~ultural Department . I
herevnth report my action for the year.
,
The experiments planted by Colonel Chambers were carefully raised and resul~s, together
with much other information is contained in "Report of Agl. end Cheml . Departments,"
herewith transmitt ed.
At the close of the year I ren~ ed the College farms our for the 1882 for $200 with
the agreement that the experiments designed for the year were to be attended by
rentor free of charge to the Gollege. The rentor also ag!'eed in contract (see
enclosed) to keep the College garden(farm) in good orde.r . I further agreed to
advance the rentor during the year $80 in cash which has been done •. ,' I further
sold him a reilillant of some fertilizer s for $3.00 so that in October next there
wil l be due the College by this contract $283.00.
The plot of land directly behind the College of 3 or more acres was selected for
experiments, both in 'corn an<i cottON are there to be found. Also .a series of
phosphoric acid experiments . Besides the above the characteristic soils of North
Alabama and the prairie sqils· af Niddle Alabama were recieved and are now being
exper imented with in boxes and jars with a viev{ of determining the':fertilizers
needed. Analysis of these soils have also been n~de and we hope at the end of
the year tq have an i nteresting report on this subject. All these experiments
(oyer 150 of all ~inds) are varied and suggestive and have cost me much time and
trouble. I turn them over to the successor of C'olonel Chambers in excellent
order.
I have also during the year established an Agricultural Nuseum and have by donations
from var ious sources, made it an pbject of special interest to our farmiing
community .
.. . ".
The farm t o South of the College consisting of 80 acres was rented i n November
last to a Ne g ~o f or two bales of cotton, but he has failed to comply with his
contract and the lands are now unoccupied and hence no income from this source
this year.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
w. C. Stubbs
Department of Natural History and Hineralogy
Report of Professor P. H. Mell
Doctor I. T. Tichenor, President
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
Dear Sir:
I herewith have a report of my work for the 1881-2 sessi on .
Jr13J.
The regular subjects of: my, Department are as follows: Geology, :rv.d.ne~alogy,
Meteorology, Botany, Zoology, Entomology, ' Nat ural Philmsophy and Teleg'raphy • In
Addition t o these I have also taught the following : Civil Engineering OL the first
class, Hini ng Engineering and French. These last respects were assigned to me after
the death of Colonel Chambers and the resignation of Colonel Hardaway . 'Ibis work
required me to meet the cla'ss 33 times per week the first term and 36 times the '
second t erm. It therefore became necessary to devote eight hours per day to class
recitations instead of six hours as' required by our regular schedule.
The young men have 'given evidence of s t eady improvement and ,it is gratifying to
notice the increa'sed interest takeri in those subjects leading to practical Science.
The class in Botany has made a slight departure from the usual work assigned ,to
the' students in this subject. After completing the' regular textbook, I instructed
them in the analysis of plants. ' They devoted' the latter part of the second t ,erm
to this work and the enthusiasm displayed by the young men was more than could be
expected. They gave much extra time outside the recitation. room to this practice.
It has o'ccurred to me on account of the in'terest thus exhibited to organize a
Natural History class , the object of which will be to practica.lly apply lawa and
principles taught in the .lecture room. It is my intention to put tbi's class to work
the first of next term and for the present it will be composed entirely of young men
taken froni 1st and 2nd classes. We will at 'stated periods take trips in the country
immediately surrounding Auburn and gather materials in Botany, ~~neralogy, Geology,
Entomology, etc. These specimens will, be properly labeled and stored away for discussion
by the members of the class at some future meeting .
I desire .to make this organization a permanent feature of the Institution so that
Young men even after graduation will probably continue their contributions to the
collection in the way of specimens and papers for discussion.
In the course of time as the quantity of material increases, I think it will be
wise t o set aside a special room for the .use of this class and its collections.
With t he resistance of the member s of the Faculty, I hope to make t.his class and
its collecti ons a valuable agent f or educating the tudents in Science.
MT class ~ Geology, Heteorology, 1Jiineralogy, Zoology, Entomology and Telegraphy
have accomplished the work ass i gned them. I have been informed that two of the
studehts that graduated in TeleEraphy last session. succeeded in obtaining st'ations
as operators.
The class in Naturql Philosophy has made progress. It is however a di fficult matter
to teach this suoject with as much satisfaction as some other topics of my Department.
The small amount of apparatus on hand though of t he best make and newest
patterns limit s t o such a degree the number of experiments as to render it a difficult
matter t o give the students mind as clear a conception of the subject as more
elaborate experiments would readily accomplish. It is to be hoped that this branch
of the Institution can be fully equipped.
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The students in Civil Engineering have mastered the course ass i gned t hwm; and it
is pleasing to know that the unifDrm interest exhibited by members of the class
enabled t hem to solve many knot ty questions that would have otherwise acted as
stumbli ng blocks to thei r progre s s . It was nw pleasure to take them intu the
fi el d t he last two or t hree weeks of their course and map out a railroad one or '
t wo miles long i n order to i ve practical application of the sub jects they had ,
studied under me . And I am gratified t o make plain the r eadiness and ease with
which they manipulat ed the instruments and solved the pr oblems i ndicat ed the
clos e attenti on given their Profes sor.
They have also calculated the str ains and dimensions of the different styles of
bridges. and have under my special inst ruction drawn to scale and tinted several
of t he,se bridges thus calculated I am glad to say this work in drawing. was well
executed.
During t he past year one student has taken t he course 'in hining Engineering. This
coupse as you a re well aware' has j ust been established; and it is t o be hoped its
success will ,be well assur'ed another year. Alabama is the greatest mining State
in t he Uni on .on account of her varied resources, and it is sad commentary upon her
enterprise t hat no institution within her borders has until t his year used any
efforts to educate' her sons ·for developing these hidden treasures. Capital is
compelled to send abroad for mining engineers to develop properties it proposes to
work. I have within the last few weeks r eceived a letter from a party in Mexico
asking f or informat ion concerning t he extent and developments of mineral deposits
of Alabama. He st ates that he can f ind nothing written on the subject which meets
his views . His desi re is to come here and s ettle in the mineral regions pr ovided
.the outlook i s favorable. I am sorry to say I could furnish but l i t t le informa��tion
i n regard to the extent of t he deposi t s of metals as he desir es particularly
t o work in these ores.' Now with good mining engineers from this Institution scattered
allover Alabama it would not be difficult for outside parties t o obtain
full i nfo rmation in r egard to the resources .of t he State.
With t his end in view I would most earnestly recommend that the Board of Trustees
, as soon as t he finances of the Coll ege will allow, appropriate sufficient sums for
the 'full equipment of the Depar tments of this course. We are in need oS suitable
apparatus, such as sta~p s, crushers, models of mining machinery and underground
wor ks. Several hundred dol lars a year would i n a few yea r s place t his course on
an equal fOoting with that of any other Institution in the Unlted States.
The French class has made greater' progress than any other c'lass that has studied
the subject s ince I have been connected with the College. It is to be regretted
that they must drop the subject just at t his point when .. one more years study would
enable them to read the language r eadily .•
The Museum
Under my supervision the museum has made vast stri des du ing ~he past year . Th~
additional amount of 6,.733 specimens of thi s number 1399 specimens we'r e. donated ·
by f riends of the Coll ege and 5,304 were obt ained by exchanging with r esponsible
parties throughout this country and parts of Europe. In my l ast report to you I
mentioned t hat during my vi sit t o Clai borne, Al abama , I had collected a l arge
quantity of ' the remarkable f os s t l s found there i n such abundance .
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Upon my return I issued circulars to the various Institutions in the United States
and Canada , calling attention to this collection of f ossils with the desire of exchanging
them for spec:bnens illustrating other departments of Science. Very soon
a large number of applications came in from all quarters of the country acceeding
t o--- my proposal. The demand became too great, it was utterly impossible to label
and pack them fast enough • . 1 now have on file ninety three letters received within
the past year asking for these Claiborne fossils -and -i n exchange samples from almost
everything belonging to the Department of Science has been offered.
August 6, 1881 , I received a letter from Professor Jaques De Morgan of the Paris
School of. Mines proposing to exchange fossils from the Tertiary formation o'f France
for those from Claiborne. Very soon I received a box of 4,813 most exquisite specimens.
I have entered into an-agreement with him to- continue these exchanges in the
future.
January 4, 1882, J. S. Newberry of the Columbia School of Hines ordered a full
set of these for a "scientific " friend in France.
January 9, 1882, W. H. Cranford of Beccles, Suffolk, England wrote for Claiborne
fossils in exchange for those of the t ertiary f ormations of Engl and, Italy and
Germany.
July, 1882, a scientist from the Bermuda I slands applied for a collection in exchange
for specimens of land and fresh water shells of those Islands.
These letter s are samples of communications I am rece±vingfrom all quarters.
Permit me in a few words to give you the condition of this vast collection gathered
together in the manner, indicated above. At the close of the last year we had on
hand 6,735 fossils, 2,173 minerals, 1709 shells and corals, 126 Indian relics and
4,265 specimens in my pri vate collection. The museum has been increased the past
year by t he addition of 4,957 fossils, 26 minerals, 361 shells and corals, 36 fossils,
36 Z6 0£ogic~1 ~ specimens, 1,311 botanical specimens and 45 Indian relics. These
added to collections on hand at my last report makes a sum total of 22,465 specimens
all labeled and well arranged for study and display.
In addition to the colJ ections mentioned above, I have attempted within the past
f our months to establish an Industrial Museum consisting of samples t aken from the
Arts and Manufactures.
I wrote autographed letters to fifty or more prominent establishments and they all
with one or two exceptions readily complied with my request and in two months a
room 15 x 20 was well supl-,lied with excellent illustrations of a number of branches
of industry. Although this collection is yet in its extreme infancy, still I have
seen the benefit accrui ng to the students .
To illustrate: In the lecture room I display a specimen of Asbestos to the class
and after describing its derivation and surroundings in the vein, I i mpress upon
the student .its pratical b nportance, by showing him from this Industrial Museum
specimens of indestructible lamp wich made of this material also samples-of steam
packing for rendering light steam chests on l ocomotives. Again: I describe to
the class the methods of smeltering iron and mention the resulting materials of
metallic iron and slag. 1be latter for i nstance producing by superheated steam
"Mineral Wool'l which subserves an excellent prupose for deadening sound in rail
road coaches by being introduced between double floors and for making dwellings
warm and comfortable when placed between the walls and beneath the floors.
It is my intention during another year t o make t his Industrial Museum a necessary
addi tion to t he Inst itution.
I am indebted t o you for additional room for di splaying t o advantage the great
col l ection now on hand . I am thereby enabled t o classify the specimens and distinctly
separat e the various departments of the Huseum . . I have at my di sposal
five r ooms : one 20x 45, one 14 x 24, two 15 x 20, and one 14 x 15 making 2,046
feet square surface.
Accompanying this repor t I hand you a copy of my last article t o t he Amer ican Institute
of Mini ng Engineers r ead at its meeting in Washington February last. During
the past year having received quite a ,number of letter s from various par t i es enquiring
for suitable material for making fire which I concluded to adopt this means
of direct i ng att enti on t o the superior quality and gr eat quantity of soapst()ne in
Alabama and call speci al at t ent i on to i t s adapt ability f or fire bri ck.
The shipment of f i r e brick fromwroad f or lining the furnaces of Alabama has been
expensive and t roublesome . But if Iny deduct i ons are cor rect the close pr oximi ty
of t his stone t o the iron and coal r egions will render its use Gl. great saving of
money and time .
In additi on to the duties alr eady mentioned, I have al so had charge of a seried of
meteor ol ogical obser vations made at this Institution f or the benefit of ' the Si gnal
s ervice . I began t his work in Februa!7 1881 and besides t he reports made t o the
Si gnal of ficers I have kept a very car eful r ecord f or t he Col l ege Library. A
syno p ~ is of the past years observations was published in Professor Stubbs r eport
(Agr i cultur al ) to which I r ef er you .
Thanking you for many kind f avors and official courtesies OL the past.
I r emain ,yours very r espectfully,
P. H. Mell, Jr.
Professor
Natural History and Geology
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Report ' of Commandant
Auburn, Alabama
June 26, 1882
Reverend I. T. Tichenor, D. D. '
President A & H College of Alabama.
Dear Sir :
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I have the honor to submit' this my report as Corrmandant for the past collegiate
year. At the opening of the- session the Faculty acting under a resolution of the
Board, giving them cert;i in po"rere in the Military Department to abridge the authority
of the Commandant to such an extent as t o make him ' purel y an executive officer
under the Pr esident and Faculty. Appreciating the change of the relation of the
Commandant to the President and Faculty, I have executed conscientiously suCh
matters as have been submitt ed to me.
The method of discipline has been as far as possible that of' moral suasion. An
effort has been made to make the cadet do from a sense of right ,rather than from
any fear of punishment . I have frequently had citizens to call my attention to
the f act that we have "an un\lsually good set of boys here this year'" losing sight
of the fact that a majority of them are old students.
I have been. repeatedly a s s~r-ed by citizens tha~ the general dep~rtment of cadets
our in t own has not been kno..rn to be better in years, but while this i9 the case I
fe el it my dd y t o call at tention to certain di ficulties met with this year . In '
t he first place, c:ertain restraints were removed such ,as cdnfining cadets to College
on Saturdays and requiring them to walk punishment post whenever they ' accumulated
over a certain number of demerits within one week, and nothing was substituted for
this restraint. Unfortunately, the impression was made on the mine of the cadets
that demerits incurred in t he lHlitary Department would not colint against them in
their academic grades •. This impression coupled with the further fact that there was
no i mmediate retribution for the accumulation of over ten demerits per week rendered
cadets careless in the accumulation of demerits in the Military Department for
minor offenses and made discipline in this Department a matter (the Commandant not
feeling authorized to take 'any step in the matter without the action of the Facu±ty)
but not until the second term was any ' action taken by the Faculty, when the erroneous
impression as to demerits not counting i n the academic grade was corrected by
direction of the Faculty. And since that tL~e the deportment of cadets in minor
det'ail has been better.
There were certain cases presented to t he Faculty in fo~nal charges in which punishment
was not administered as promptly as would have been best for the discipline
of the College . Action wa,s delayed from t 'ime to time until the offenders began
to feel that they could' db as they pleased without beini severely dealt with; The
bad' effect of this was not confined to the offenders but pervaded the Corps . I
believe there is moie in' the prom~tness with which discipline is' administered than
in the severity of the punishment and that a mild rebuke promptly given may often'
super cede necessity for severe punishment which comes more slowly .
I must call attention to the fact that the general deportment of ~he cadets through
the term has been very good and I especially cOIrrrnend them for thei r deportn ent in
to..rn when not immediately under the eye of authority.
I would respectfully recommend that, the Armori es be removed to some more suitable
place if satisfactory arrangements can be made for in the present Armories the walls
are always more or less damp and it is almost impossible to preY-ent t he arms, from
rusting.
In expenses this year I have kept within appropriations made by the Board •
Reverend I. T. Tichenor, D. D.
President of A & M College
Dear Sir:
. Resp~ctfully submitted,
E. H. Rivers
Commandant
Alabama A & M College
Auburn, ' Alabama
June 26, 1882
I have the honor ,t o present my report as Instructor of the collegiate year just
ending.
The tabulated statement below will exhibit the work done by 'me in the different
Departments.
Hour
1
2
3
4
5
6
5
'Total
Subject
Duties of Commandant
No . Exercises
Per iveek 1st Term
5
Two classes in Bookkeeping 5
2nd class in Engineering 5
" II II Drawing 5
3rd & 4th II II 4
II in German 5
Tactics 1
Number per week 30
No. Exercises
Per Week 2nd Term
5
5
5
5
2
5
1
28
I .i . .. '
It will be seen during the first term I was engaged every hour of the school day,
and one hour not ,being suffieient time to perform the duties of Cornrnand'ant part of
the duties had to be performed outside of College hours.
During the 2nd term, Professor Smith relieved me from two re.citations per week in
drawing .
I have in previous reports explained my methods of teaching these different subjects.
I need only add that I make the instruction as practical as ,possible. In
teach~ng the German I combine the ordinary methodwLth what is known as the natural
or Pest,alozzian method, using as much as possible the spoken language which facilitates
the student in acquiring a vocabulary and is a material ad in reading at
sight.
It affords me pleasure to be able to report satisfactory progress on the part of my
classes generally .
Respectfully submitted,
,_ E. R. Rivers,
Instructor
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Report of O. C. McGehee, Instructor in Preparatory Depar tment
A & M College , Auburn, Alabama Juna 24, 1882
Reverend I. T. Tichenor, D. D.
President of A & !vI C allege
Sir :
I have the honor of submitting t o you the following report of my Department for the
scholastic year ending June 28, 1882 .
1st The highest number of boys in my Department for the year has been 36--1owest
number 26 , making an a verage of 31. Besides the regular number of students in my
Department , there hav.e been from time to time during the session out of the coll
egiate Department the following : 1 in Greek, 5 in Latin, 2 in Gr .s.l"':llnar, 5 in
Aritlli~ti c, 14 in Alaebra, making a t otal taught by me during the" ~ear 73.
2nd vle have completed every subject pursued in this Department and according to
my judgement the students are more thor ough than ever before since I have had
charge of this Department. I have been able t o pass abou~ 88 per cent and among
the nlinber who failed were some who never intended to enter the 4th class this
year, but desired to be ready for the Preparatory Department next session .
Respectfully submitted,
C. C. HcGehee
Instructor '
Preparatory Depar t ment
A & M College
Treasurer's Report
To the Honorable Board of Trustees
Gentlemen :
A & M College
Treasurer's Office
June 15, 1882
I have the honor to present for your consideration the transactions of this office
f or the year ending June 15, 1882 .
Receipts
From State Treasurer
II Incidental & Surgeon ' s fee
II Farm
II
II
"
Expense
Chemical Ach.
Advertising error
$20,280 .00
1,727.50
390 .75
110 .00
80.00
25.00
-$~2--2-, ~61~3· .25
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Disbursements
By amount paid Balance .
" II " Expense Account
" " II Repair and I mpr ovement
" " " Expense of Profess ors
" II II Print i ng
II It II Stationery
II II " Freight
" II " Interest & Exchange
II " " Apparatus Chemical
" " " Nilitary
II II " Trustees
" II II Servant hire
II II II 14.usic
" II II Sala.ries
II II II Salary (back)
" II II Farm (proper )
II II II Huseurn
II II II Printing reports
II II " Postage
II II II Fuel
II II II Speakers
II II " Insurance
II II II Surgeon
II II II Advertising
Bal ance LD Treasury
apc .
II
It
It
" II
II
"
"
" II
II
" II
II
II
II
II
II
11
II
$ 1, 581.39
123, 70
203.15
81.65
170.85
44.30
109.90
166 .14
216 .92
224.67
2L~5 .55
156 .. 90
100 .00
15., 635.00
1,596.60
449.86
98.79
57 .50
94 .72
149.25
22.50
150.00
460 .00
201. 55
2'G..3l±
$22,613 .25
Respectfully submitted,
E. T. Glenn
Treasurer
A & H College
Appropriations
For Expense apc . .;pl00.00
Rects. on Expense " 110 .00
Rep . & Improvement " 200 . 00
Farm It 250.00
Rects. from farm II 390 .75
Insurance ff 150,00
Pr inting " 200.00
Stationer.y " 50.00
I nt '. & Exchange " 200;00,
Ap . & Chemical " 200.00
Receipts " 80.00
Frei ght " 175.00
Military . " 150.00
Adver tising II 200 .00
Error II 25 .00
Spearkers " 75 .00
Servant hire II 250!OO
Pos t age " 75.00
Fuel It 150.00
Music II 100.00
Expense .Profe.ssors /I 200 .00
$3 , 330.75
Receipts in
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Disbursements
On Expense Account apc . $123.00
Rep. & Improvements
Farm Act. proper '
Museum
Printing reports
Insurance
Printing
Stationery
Int. & Ex .
Apparatus
_ Chemicals
Freight
Military
Advertising
Speakers
Servant hire
<. Postage
Fuel
l\1usic
Exp. Professors
,excess appt .
E. T. Glenn
Treasurer
.A & H College
II 203.17
" 449 .86
II 98 .79
II 57 .80
" ,150.00
" 170 . 85
,II 41~ . 30
" 166 .14
II 116.92
II 100.00
If 109 . 90
" 189 .76
II 201.55
II 22 . 50
II 156 . 90
II 94.72
, II 149.25
II 100.00
If. 81.95
$2, 787.06
2~2· 69
$3,330 .75
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Agricultural and Hechanical Coll ege·
Auburn, Alabama
June 15 , 1882 .
To the. Board of Tnustees .
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama
Gentlemen :
At the instance and request of Doctor Tichenor, Pre~id ent of t he Coll ege, Colonel
W. C • .Dowdell , f ormerly of the 'tanding Cormnittee , c.reated by resoluti on of t he
Board .to exami ne, audit , etc. the books and account.s .of 'the Treasurer of the College
, .has been ki nd enough to aid me i n the discharge of that work .
Your C.orrunittee has the pleasure t ·o report to the Boa:r:d that they have carefully and
critically examined as to amounts r eceived and di sbursed :
Total Amount r eceived $22, 613 .25
Total Amount disbursed 22 ' 240 .91
Leaving i n hands of Treasure$ 272 .34
The T~easurer exhibited to you~ ConIDrittee vouchers numbering nearly 3, 000 all
of which ~l!ey f ound endorsed and approved by the Pre~iden~ of t he Col lege .
You~ c.ommittee further has the pleasure to inform you that the books and paper s
of the Treasurer are neat l y kept and t hat he has been fai thful and prompt in
the discharge of his duties as such officer •
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. Respectfully submitted,
F. N. Reese ) Committee
it-I . C. Dowdell )
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Regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees at their regular Annual Meeting in
June 1882.
Regul ations .
Article I
Section 1. The President , Commandant and other Professors constitute the Faculty.
IAl ~I~ hlA> c..o ~ l' .. liSWnA!..L <if all M-IITt€-/t) 01 W,o.i1(JINl lc.... \n sT"u",r'''';j d,5C.'f'i,,v,z c..,......1 r"~II(
Section 2 • . The President is the chief Zxecutive officer of the College. ~E shall
have the general governrrlent of the college and be held responsible for its proper
management . He shall preside at all meeti ngs of t he Faculty and s hal l be allowed
a vote on all questions and will r'ec01mnend suitable persdns to fill various chairs.
As t he Head of the Military Department , he shall direct all field exercises ru1d to
hL'l1 all other officers shall make such reports at such times and on such occasions
as he may require. He shall make to the Board of Trustees an Annual Report of the
operations of the College and suggest plans for developing its usefulness. He
will be the organ of communication between the Faculty and the Board of Trustees.
The Commandant
Section 3.. The Commandant shall have immediate comnand of the corps of cadets and
shall appoint all its officers and non-commissioned officers , subject to confirmation
by the Faculty.
These appointments shall be made from those Cadets who have been most active and
soldier-like in the performana~ of their duties, most exemplary in t heLr deportmeant
and have the best academic standing .
The Commandant of Oadets shall see to the execution of all orders issued by the
President and shall have the immediate supervision of all the officers of corps ,
and cause t hem properly to discharge their duties; he shali have power to enf orce
proper diSCipl ine during all l.filitary . He shall cooperate with the President in
maintaining discipline. He shall forward to the President every morning between
the hours of eight and t en o'clock the reports of the Officer of the Day and such
reports as may be requ~red as to the conditi on and discipline of the corps. He
shall make weekly inspections and reviews in order to secure cleanliness of person
and proper care of arms and accountrements .
Section 4. Professors and Teachers . Every Professor and Teacher is requir ed at
all times to enforce good order, discipline and attention to study .
Each Professor is at the head of his own department; he will therefor e choose, his
o\~ method of inst ruction and will control in that respect such as sistants as may
be empl oyed in his depart~emt .
Section 5. It shall be the duty of every Professor, Instructof and every Assistant
Instructor, who is knowing t o any ~lations of the rules and regulations , or to any
crime , irregular~ , negligent or other improper conduct of which a Cadet has been
guilty to report the same without delay to the President or Commandant i n absen c ~
of the President.
Section 6. No Professor or Teacher, shall without consent of the Faculty, absent
himself from his duties or engage in any pursuit ' of professional or business
character that can in any way aff ect his eff iciency or punctuality in t he discharge
of his duti es in College . No Professor or Teacher shall give a certifi cate to the
qualifications, standing, conduct or character of any student , or concerning the
examinat i on of any candidate for admission unless by consent of the Faculty.
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Section 7. The Professors and Teachers shall receive every mark of r espect to
which their rank and office may entitle them respectively; but no Prof es.sor,
Assistant Prof essor or Teacher shall receive any f ee , present or reward from
any student connected with the College.
Section 8 . The Faculty shal l hold weekly meetings on Thursdays , 3:00 p .m. for
,reviewing the s tate of the College and considering such ,other Business as may
require their action. One of their number shall be elected annually Secretary,
who shall keep a full record of their proceedir..gs in a well bound book. , No action
of t he Faculty shall be valid which is not recorded in the Factililf Book.
Secti on 9. In case a vacancy occurs in the affice of t he President , the senior
member of the Faculty shall be ex officio President and shall discharge the duties
of the office until the vacancy is filled • ..
Section 10. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the offices of Instruction or any
member ~f the Faculty or offi cer shall become incapable of performing his duties,
~he Faculty shall make provision until the next meeting of the Board of Trustees .
Section 11. The opini on or vote of any member of t he Faculty shall not be made
known directly or indirectly except by unanimous consent of the Faculty •. No
law of the College o~ act of the Faculty or of any individual member thereof in
his i ndividual or official capacity nor any question cOllilected with discipline
shall be discus s ed by any officer of the Coll ege i n the presence of any st udent.
Section 12 . The Faculty twice a term shall send to the parent or guardian of
each student a r eport of hi s s chol arship' and deportment .
Secti on 13 . The Faculty shall have power to make all needful rules and r egulations
not in conflict with laws enacted by t he Board of Trustees and may suspend any
rule or r egulation of t heir own pertaining t o discipline or government of the
College by a two-third vote of the entire F a~ulty.
A Treasurer shall be appointed biennially by the Board of Trustees who shall give
bond an.d security for the fait hful performance of his duty . All f unds belonging
to the College shall be deposited in such Bank as the Board may direct t o the
cr edit of the Treasurer of the Coll.ege. The Treasurer shall keep separate accounts
wit h t he various departments of the College and all tlebts and cr edits to their
accounts shall be made upon the order of · the President.
The Trea surer1s account shall be subject to the revisal and approval of the President
. He shall make a monthly balance sheet , showing the condition ·of the Tr easury
for the use of the Presi.dent . He shall make annuall y a detai 'led report to be
laid bef ore the Presi dent , setting f ort h all payment p an~ receipts on account of
the Coll ege , in such distinct a ccounts with voucher s as may be required by Board
of Trust ees .
Sur geon-A surgeon shall be appointed for the College by the B o~rd of Trustees.
He shall promptl y and faithfully att end in person upon the students at the College
whenever call ed upon professionally for that pur pose by any of th ~ officers of the
College . At the request of the President , he shall make careful exa~nati on into
and report in writing upon the health of any cadet, who comp~ning of sickness,
may ask on that account to be reli~ved from any of his duties; and he shall generally
do whatever is proper to be done by him as health officer of the Institution.
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Section 2. A yacancy during the ternl .shall be fill ed by the Faculty, but in case
of sickness or temporary absence the surgeon shall furnish a competent physician
at his own expense .
Undergr aduates of marked merit may be appoir..ted instr~c :tors by the Faculty, and will
be obeyed and r espected ac cordingl y . They are exempt from Military duty .
Article II
Courses of Instruction . As prescribed i n last catalogue and synchronistic table .
Article III
Section 1. Applicants will be received as students upon application to the President
and the present ation of proper testimonials of moral character and ;:;ustaining
a satisfa c to~r exami nation.
Section 2 . Pupils may be admitted to a special course . They will be as s i gned to
classes by t he examini ng comnuttee and will be gi ven work equivalent to f i ft een
recitat ions per week . A study cannot be dis conti nued without the written request
of parent or guardian and. consent of the Faculty .
Sect i on 3. Any student desiring to take up a new study or discontinue one must
apply in writing to the Ghai rman of the , Examining Commi ttee who will· report their
action t o the Faculty for consi deration.
Section 4. No one will be admitted who"has been ecpelled or dismi ssed fromcny
other College or who i s l abor i n.g under any disorder of any infectous or immoral .
nature .
Section 5. Students on their arrival will r eport immedi atel y to the President ,
and will enter at once on their duties . Anyone violating t his r ule will be r eported
t o the Faculty.
Sect i on 6. Ev~ ry Cadet when he enters College shall subscribe i n a bock· to be
kept fo;r' that purpose the following matricultation promise: "Being now about to
enter as a student the Agricultur al "and Mechanical College , I do hereby promi se to
obey all its la.wa and regulations ; and I pl edge myself on honor that .so long as I
am a student of the College , during term time, or \'fhile I remain at College duri ng '
vacation I will not have in my pessessi on any deadly weapon except such arms as are
f urnished by the ~ilitary Department ; and I do f urther pledge myself on honor that
I will not join directly or i ndirectly, or f orm any connection with any :: ecret club,
society, .fraternity or other organization composed in whole or in· part of students
of the College or attend the meetings of any s ecret organization .
}llilitary Oreanizati on and Instruction
Section 1. For military exer cises t he st udents ar e organi zed into companies
c on st~tuting the batt alion or corps of cadets .
Secti on 2 . Students over f ourteen years of age and five f eet high, not physically
disabled are required to become member s of the corps and discharge military duty
unless excused by the Faculty.
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Section 3. The officers of the corps are Pr esident, the Commandant, Surgeon and
such cadets as may be appointed by' the Faculty upon the nomination of the Commandant .
Section 4. Appointments and promotions in the Corps are honor able disti nctions fDr
profic iency and good conduct. c','
Section 5. Promotions will take pl a ce i n t he order of original appoint ment , only
when the efficiency, fidelity, pr ogress in st udies, and othe"r qualifications war r ant
t hem.
Section 6. Every officer, commi ssioned and non- commissi oned apon appointment or
promotion is r equired to pl edge himself to a faithful discharge of his of ficial
duties.
Section 7. Then shall be Mi litary exercises on the field at such time as the Faculty
may direct.
Adjutant
The Adjutant shall keep the records of the College so that 'they may e,xhibit at al l
times the date of admis si on and discharge of every cadet, his quarterly merit and
demerit (abstracts of which in the form prescribed, he will transmit t o the parent
or guardian) and whatever else ID3y be necessary to complete the history of the College
or the academic hi story of each cadet.
I t shal l be his duty to pres ent to the Faculty at the first meeting in each month
a statement showing the number of demerits of each cadet and whenever any cadet
has accuinulated twenty":'five (25) demerits be shall present t he name of such cadet
to the Faculty, at the first regular meeting after such accumulation and f or every
subsequent accumulation of twenty-five demerits against the same cadet , hasshall
mak~ a report to the Faculty.
Duties of Officers
Section 1. Cadet officers are rega rded as assistants in discipline; their orders
when on duty are t o be regarded as authorized and to be obeyed accordingly. They
are required to set examples of Hilitary deportment ami general good conduct t o
other cadets.
Section 2. Cadet officers are required t o reportJall violations of orders or
regulations coming to their knowledge.
:::iection 3". ,Non-Commiss i oned off icers, Sect i on marcher s, and Sentinels 'are, required
t o report all infractions of regulations or or ders while on duty with their company,
section, guard or other detachment.
Section 4. An officer of the day is duly detailed from the roster of cadet ,officers
of the College whose duty it is t o att end t o company parades, class parades and
chapel; and especially to supervise the daily details and duties and cause to be
enforced the discipline and police of the corps, servants att endance, etc . He
will report all observed violations of regulations to the Commandant.
Section 5. It shall be his duty t o make a t our of i ospection through the t own
each night after taps , and whenever he has reason to suppose that t here is or will
be disorder among the students. ~nenever it becomes necessary he may detail officers,
or in urgent cases, cadets who shall assist him in suppres sing disorder,
and his assistants t hus detailed shall report all violati ons of r egulations or
orders .
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Section 6 . On Saturday and Sunday, he shall visit all rail r oad trains , stopping
in Auburn between day light and midnight, unless prevented by other of ficial duties .
On other days he shall visi t trains when not on duty at the College .
Section 7 . The Officer of the Day wi ll always be present at guard mounting to
receive his guard, superintend the inspection and see that tbe guard is in good
order and duly equipped .
Section 8. As soon as the new guard has been marched oof, the Officer of the Day
will r eport to the Conmlandant for or der s and instruction .
Secti on 9. It shall be the dut y of the Officer of the Day to see that all r eliefs
are properly inspected by t he Sergeant; both before they go .t o and after they come
from their post ; that the non-coll@issioned officers are correct and punctual in the
performance of all their duties , and that the Sentinels are properly posted, well
i nstructed and vigilant, for which purpose he wil l vi sit every relief. He wi ll
remain in the College during his tour, without taking off his hood and sash or
leaving, except for meals , superintending all daily duty f rom whichhe .himself i s
excused.
Section 10 . He will cause all signals to be given at the proper time ; attend punctually
all company or class parades ; see t hat they are r apidly and quietly formed at company
roll calls , rec eive the report from the captain or officer cOlnmanding, and inspect
quarters as directed.
Section 11 . At class parades he will see that the seni or squad marcher present calls
the roll , report to him all who are absent or otherwise delinquent ; then ma r ches
his company to the . secticn room, and after recitation marches it back for dismission
in an orderly and soldier like manner .
Section 12. He will order all absent€es not properly excused, forthwit h to their
r espect i ve sections, companies or t o whatever their duties may require . He will
immediately report to the Commandant all whom he does not fi.nd and such as fail t o
obey.
Secti.on 13 . He will all ow no noise , scuffling or other disturbance , in or about the
building, but wi ll take prompt and efficient measures t o suppress disorder of vlhatever
ki nd .
Section 14 . He wil l especially report all students who may loiter out of quarters
or cl assrooms during study hours or drill and to this ena he wil l frequently examine
the premises .
Section 15. He will turn over to the offic er who relieves him a,l l orders , l eaves or
permits in f orce which he may have received. during his tour . He .. d.ll in the fO.rm
pr es cribed, report to the Commandant when he marches off duty . 1st t he delinquenc ies
occurring during t he tour, 2nd leaves or pe~.its granted or expired during his tour,
3rd any fac t s connected vuth the i nteri or police of the corps which he finds worthy
of special notice .
Section 16 . He will record on his r eport in the proper place any delinquencies or
violations of rules that may be made known to him by any cadet or student .
Section 17 . A permit granted to a cadet on gUB.rd, to one detailed f or it , calculated
in any manner to interfere with that duty shall be i nvalid unless it fully states
t he f act .
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Recitations
Section 1. Stvdents are required to fall into ranks of sect i ons as or ganized by
t he Faculty, and march quietly t o and from section r ooms; to be orderly and decorous
during their att endance there , on quitting their seats" on leaving the room by the
Instructors authority.
Section 2. If a student deserts his sect i on on the march to t he section room, the
squad marcher will immediately report him to the Instructor who will enforce attendance
as in cades of absence.
Section 3. Should the Inst ructor fail on any a ccount to attend punctually at
the hour of r eci tation , the squad marcher will detain his section in the recitation
room for ten minu't:,"es unles s ' sooner dismissed by--a member of the Faculty.
Section 4. If a student repeatedly absents himself fromreoitation, whether on
account of sickness or other cause or mru1ifests a continued want of application
or capacity, the Instructor will promptl y submit the matter to the faculty.
Section Marchers
Section 1. For the academic and other exercises not purely Military, cadets are
formed into sections, under the command of squad marchers of their own number and
are a pointed by thei r Instructors .
Section 2. As soon as the signal i s given, he shall form hi s s ection at the place
of assembling. He shall march his s ection to the Section r oom under the direction
of the Officer of the Day in an orderly and soldier like manner.
Sect i on 3. wnen the Sect i on i s di sw~ssed , he shall form his section in the Section
r oom and march it t o the pl ace of a s sembli ng.
Section 4. wn ile a section is under the charge of t he marcher he shall be r esponsible
i n t he absence of the Frofessor or Instructor , of the section for any lDJUry
done to the College or other property and for the good order of his section .
Section 5. i'~hen dismissed by the Instructor, he shall form his section as before
and march it in l i ke manner to the place ,where it assembled and t hen dismi ss it.
Section 6. He shall report to the Officer of the Day every violation of the regulations
which has been committed by any member of the Sec,tion of which he is the
marcher, while in the r ecitation room or while marching t o ar from it.
Section 7. He shall call the roll and note such absentee whose name he ,shall ,
report to the Officer Qf the Day.
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Examination and Diplomas
Section 1. There shal l be a written or oral exami nation during that term qn the
studies pas sed over, at the end of each term, and at no ot her t~e .
Section 2. A cadet found def i cient in progr ess will not be advanced to th ~ next
class; and if f ound so on account of neglect of st udi es , he may be dismissed .
Sect ion 3. Degreeq will be grant E:d t o those who hav.e passed satisfactory examinat
i ons on t he r espective cours es .
Sect i on 4. Certificates of prof i ci ency may be gi ven a student , upon completion
of any department of a course .
Section 5. All degrees , r egular and honorary, must be .conferred upon recommendation
of the Faculty, approved by t he Boa rd of Truste es .
Section 6. Bad character, a ~ ollege delinquen~ y of any ki nd shall oe a good r eason
f or exclusion from a degree.
Sect i on 7. Ea ch applicant for a regular degree shall write and submit to the Faculty
a t hesison .some subj ect of immediate relation to the st udies of his .course ,
and del i ver the same at Commencement if required by t he Faculty.
Sect i on 8 . No cadet will receive a di ploma until he shall have exhibited t o the
Pr esi dent a cert i f i cat e from t he Tr easur er of the College that his college dues
a r e all paid, and shall have per formed t he exercise assigned him by the. Faculty
f or Commencement .
~'Se t i on 9. Each appl i cant for a degree s .all .appl y to the aculty at the first
Faculty meet ing in Harch f or the degree he desires. But one degree will be
gr anted a student in any one year .
Sect i on 10 . Student s pas si ng sat isfactory examinati ons on t he general course of
the year s will be entitled to certi ficates of proficiency .
Section 11 . No r egular degree of t he under of post gr aduate course shall be
conferred upon any one unt il he has been a student of this College f or at least
one year and has passed the examinat i on for that year in his course .
*Section 9 should precede Section 8 .
Di sci pline and Poli ce
Subor di nation and obedience t o pr oper authority are indispensabl e duties of a
soldier ; and will be inculcated and enfor ced in every department of College.
I gnor ance of t he r egUl ations and o rder~ is no excuse to a student for their
viol ati on as it is hi s dut y to a cquai nt himself with them fo r which purpose he
will be furnished with a copy of the r egul at i ons and the Order Book is always
open to inspection in the Adjutant' s Office .
Punishments to whi ch students are liabl e are comprised llOder the f ol l owing
heads :
1. Pri vate repr imand
2 . Sending from Section r oom and off Parade t o ~uart ers .
3. Privat i ons of recitat i on and extra duty
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4. Arr est with confinement to quarters.
5. Publi.c r eprimand or r epri mand in order s
6. Probation
7. Suspension
3 . Dismi s s i on
9. Expulsion
The firs t t wo classes may be inflicted by any Professor or Teacher; the first four
-by the Pr esident or Commandant; and any of them by the Faculty.
Students who ffiall be guilty of the f ollowing vi olations of College rules shall be
dismissed:
1. Visiting bar r ooms, or l iquor sal oons; usi ng, keeping, buying, selling,
bringing, selling, or causing to be brought into .College limit s intoxicating
liquors.
2. Drawing or uaing any d eadly weapon against any .person; offering or accepti
ng a challenge t o fight a duel; engagi ng in, or aiding ru1d promoting a
duel.
3. Wantonly insulting or maliciously assault ing a citizen.
4. Joi.ning in any meeti ng or engaging i n any sedition against the authorities
of the College.
5. Breach of arr est, or refusing to submit to ar rest.
6. Ref using to give evidence when requi red to do so by the Faculty unless
. --\ it;"w0uld , CF.jjIlimate ~~bimself.
7. Failing t o make satisfa ctory arrangements for liquidat'ion, of indebtedness
to College .
8 . Gambling, engaging in raffles, or in games of chanc'e f or money or in any
manner waging money or other things.
9 . Cheating on examination.
10. Publishing or causi ng to be published in any newspaper, peri odical or
placard, any criticism upon t he action or character of any student or
officer of t he College .
11. Deserting College .
Section 2. St udents who shall be guilty of any of the following violations of college
r ules may be dismissed or less severely punished.
1. Having in their possession arms or weapons not issued for the performance
of military duty; keeping leaded arms of any kind i n quarters under any
pretext •
2. Engaging i n a fight; offering violence or using opprobrious language to- '
ward another; upbraiding anot her for declining t o fight.
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3. Ent~ ring into cqmbinations or becoming a 'party to any agreement ~ o avoid
or violate any college regulation; beginning, .causing or joining any .boistro~
s or ·riotous conduct to the prejudice of good order and military
di~~ipline.
4. Absenting t hemselves from quarters or leaving Col lege l imits , visiting
railroads or depot at time of arrival or departure of train without permiss
ion .
5. si nG profane or obscene langua~e .
5i. Irreverent behavior during divine s ervice .
6. Disobedience of srders issued by any officer of the Coll ege or .a,ny officer
of the Corps or Sentinel when, orr ·duty; insubordinat ion and disrespect to
the authorities of the College .
7. ;Injuring, defacing or destr oying , area~ , arms, accoutrements , or' .. other
College pr operty .
8 . Answering for another at roll call, falsehood or misrepresentat.ion in .
any off,icial statement .
9. Or ganizing, joining, attending any society, association or fraternity
secret or otherwise not recognized by the Faculty.
10 . Interfering ,with, ·or attempting to -chastise any servant or employee of
the College.
11. Cooking or preparing food or giving any entertainment i n College quarters
or reoms without pe nmission •
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12,. Damaging wantonly any property i n roomS at boarding-,houses.
:. 13. Getting on sick list and being returned by Surgeon.
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14 . Over staying leave of absence without excuse.
15. Failing t o attend examinations.
16 . Complaining to o~fic er f or making a false report.
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19 . Repeated violat i ons of minor rules and orders ; perpistept negl~ct , of c.
study, absence fromr r ecitations and rol l calls and general deficiency
in academi .c a.nd rn~li t§,rY.. <;iuti~s.
20 . All offenses against good morals and all g;r'b.SS -neglect and, grave i rregularities
to the prejudice of good or der and proper diSCipline not here
enumerated.
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Section 3. i- inor offenses shall be punished by demerits , 'inflicted by the ·Pr esident
on a scale of from 1 to 10, the classification of offenses and number of demerits
attached to each offense may be determined by the Faculty. A list shall
be published in orders and posted for the i nf ormation of the students .
Demerits
:3ect i on 1. At the first Faculty meeting in each month, the Adjutant shall report
the number of demerits of each student to the Faculty .
Section 2 . A student who r eceived 10 demerits in one week shall be confined in
t he guard room on Saturday.
Sect ion 3. A student who has received 25 demerits snall be arraigned before the
Facult y and for each additional 25 demerits.
Section 4. A st,udent revelclng 150 demer its for the whole or any part of an academic
year or. 250 for a longer period shall be declared deficient ii1 department and
dismissed.
Section 5. A cadet officer receiving ~OO demerits in an academic year or f.ailing
to pass his examinations in t wo subjects of his course, shall be forthwith reduced
t o ranks .
Reports and Excuses
Section 1. All violations of rules, regulations and orders not requlrlng F'aculty
action shall be published on parade or in chapel daily. ExcUGes m~st be made to
the President at the next orderly hour, either orally or in writing as he may require.
Section 2. All unexcused delinquencies with ten demerits attached will be recorded
in the Adjutant's Office , subject to the inspection of all concerned.
Section ,3. Charges against a student for offenses requiring Faculty action will
be furnished the student principably by the President in such manner as he may
direct.
Arrest.s
Section 1. Arrests may be made by the President -or 'Commandant in person or'
through the Adjutant. In cases of mutiny, direct disobedience of orders, gross
disrespect to a superior officer, quarrels, affrays, riots, breach of the peace
or other offenses herein, specially provided for, any professor, teacher, officer
of whatever condition may make the a rrest . Any student who shall re ~u se to, obey
such arrest , though made by an inferior in rank, shall be dismissed, or otherwise
less severely punished~ ,
Section 2. Every student in arrest shall confine hL~self to his own room until
released, unless other \'{ise ordered. Academic and mi litary duties must be punctually
attended to during arrest.
Section 3. vmen a student is confined to his quarters,to the guard room or College
grounds, any breach of said confinement shall be regarded and punished as a breach
of arrest.
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Section 4. No general permit granted to students to go beyond College l imits
extends to any student under arrest or confinement , except f or attendance at
church or Sabbath. Any student who shall leave his r oom or place of confinement
under such general permit shall be guilty of a breach of arrest .
Boarding Houses
Section 1. All non-resi dent students must immediately on arrival select boarding
houses within College limits and report the same to Commandant .
Section 2 . Cadets after selecting their boarding houses with approval of the
Faculty will be permitted to make changes only on good and sufficient reasons with
the approval of the Faculty.
Sectinn 3. Applications to change boarding houses must be made two weeks before
t he close of the month , and when permission is granted, the student must give the
Landlord one weeks notice and pay all dues before leaving.
Section 4 . . Students will be allowed ·t o change boarding houses but once in each ,
t erm.
Section 5. The Faculty ~ll feel atut horized to r emove cadets from boarding houses
when it becomes manifest t hat they are failing in their duties f rom improper associations
or for any other reason demanding such r emoval.
l.,!uarters
Section 1. Cadet quarters are organized into Divisions , each of which will be
under the "supervision of a cadet officer designated as Inspector of Divi~ion whose
duty it shall be to visit each room at taps , to see that the occupants are in bed,
lights extingui sped; and that qui et and good order prevail . The result of tnese
inspections , he shall report to the Commandant . He will also inspect at such other
t imes through the day as may best serve to enforce regulations and "orders". He
will especially see that there is no vi piting in study hours, no noise at any time
in quarters or boarding houses; that no cadet is on bed at revei lle or before tatt oo ;
that all lights are extinguished at taps, except in rooms of officers allowed to
have them. ' He shall communicate to occupants of rooms in his division a;Ll orders
relat i ng to police and cause them to be observed and will report immediately· al l
violations or orders observed in his division t o the Commandant .
Section 2 . Students are r equired to conduct themselves i n an orderly ~nne r at
their boarding houses . They are prohibited from all laud conversation, boister ous
conduct and i dsorder in halls or rooms and from the indulgence of anything that
will i nter f ere with study during study hours , especial ly singing and pla3ring on
musical instruments.
Section 3. Students ~r e .requi r ed to repair promptly to their rooms at Call to
quarters to devote study hours t o the~r appropriate academi c duties .
Section 4. Cadet quarters may be inspected at any time by any memb~ r of the
Faculty .
Section 5 • . Absence from quarters at i nspection 'will be prompt l y repor ted to the
Commandant.
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Leave of Absence and Honorable Discharge
Section 1. ' Leave of absence and honorable discharge will not be granted within
six weeks of the examination except in extreme cases.
Section 2. No student can be granted a ,.leave of absence more than five times during
a term of t wenty weeks .
Section 3. Leave of absence and permission to go beyond bounds must he signed by
the President or Commandant .
Section 4. Every cadet who obt ains a leave of absence or permission to go beyond
limits and to be absent from r.oll call shall unless published in orders show his
permit to the First Ser geant of his company and leave i t with the Officer of the
Day .
Section 5. No leave of absence will take effect until the cadet to whom it is
granted has left the college grounds and town and every "leave" f or whatever
period will expire as soon as the cadet returns to the College or town • .
Section 6. Any student who shall overstay a l eave of ab sence must produce satisfac
otry evidence 'of his having been detained unavoidably.
Section 7. Day scholars detained at home from any cause must render written
excuse , approyed by parent , guardian or phusician, setting forth substantial
r eason satisfactory t o the President, for the detent i on otherwise these reports
will not be excused .
Section 8. Students desiring to be absent from any recitation shall apply f or
leave t o the Professor and to leave College or Campus during study hours t o the
President , or be exc. used fr om. any mil itary duty to t he Commandant .
In case of emergency should the Professor to whom the recitat ion i s due be' absent
applicati ons must be made t o the Pres i dent . " In all such cases the appl i cat ion
must be si gned by the Commandant and l eft with the o·fficer in charge .
Section 9. Every cadet before l eaving for the vacation or on r esignations shall
col l ect all ' the property of the Co11e'ge -in his possession and t urn it over to the
~uart e rmaster •
Section 10. Cadets on leave of absence shall conform t o al -l those regulations
which prescribe propriety of conduct on t he part of a cadet and shall in all cases
of vi olation be liable t o punishment according t ·o the nature of the offense .
Resi gnati ons I ,
Sect ion 1. Resignations must be accompanied by the' written r equest of parent or
guardian addr essed di rectly to the Presi dent . They will not be accept ed wi thin
six weeks of Commencement , except f or urgent reasons , which must be communicated
to the Facul ty .
Section '2. Resi gnationw will mot be accepted unti l Coll ege dues are paid and all
propert :i belonging to the Coll.ege in the pessession of the student is retur ned to -
the pr oper office .
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Section 3. College fees paid for the term will not be refunded.
Section 4. Students r esi gning except f or good cause shall on reentering during that
term pay fees anew .
Section 5. Applications for leave of a bsence on account of ill health must be
accompanied by Sur geon ' s certificate.
-- Section 6 • . No cadet will be granted a leave of absence which interferes with his
academic duties , except upon application of his parent or guardian addressed directly
to t he PresidenL and not t hrough the cadet, except i n cases of sickness and
ur gent necessity t he Faculty will exercise their discreti on in granting .such applicat
ion .
Secti on 7. A cadet applying for a leave must ascertain that his leave is granted
before absenting himsel f from any collegiate duty .
The Sick
Section 1 . The sick requl rlng prescriptions or to be excused from duty will report
to the Surgeon immediately after chapel exercises.
Section 2. Cadets requiring surgeons attendanc.e at other times than those pr escri bed
i n r egul ations will report the fact to Commandant.
Section 3 . *N.ote . The 3rd Section should be before 2nd and r ead as follows:
Sick in quarters will be r eported t o the Sur geon by Second Sergeant at r egul ar
Surgeons call.
Section 4. A cadet on the sick report and excused from duty, whether f or the whole
day, or a part of it, shall not leave his quarters during the whole day exce.pt t o
perf orm necessary duties . Cadetp on the sick list on Saturday 'or Sunday and excused
from any duty are deprived by this Section of all privileges given on t hose
days .
Section 5. No student on sick l ist will be excused from any duty except by the
Surgeon; and in all cases the exemption must be made prior t o the omission of the
duty, and extend no l onger than t ill trle next s i ck call or otherwise the excuse
will be invalid . Convalescents will return to duty only od the judgement of the
Surgeon .
Societies
Section 1. No society shall be organized by the students without special license
f rom the Faculty, nor shall any a ssembly of students be held for this or any other
purpose , without wri tten permi ssion f r om the President or Commandant under penalty
of dismission to the officers presiding at such meeti ng and such other students
present thereat as shall be adjudged deserving of t hat punishment .
Section 2 . The regular meet ings of the Literary Societies are appointed to be
held every Friday night between call to quarters and 11 o 'clock P. M. At all
call ed meetings the presi ding officer must be furnished with authority from the
President .
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Section 3. The Secretaries of the Literary and other Societies shall report to
the Pr esident their respective rolls at the opening of each session and the names
of all members as soon as elected and they shall make such r eports of at tendance
and absentees as the Presi dent may require.
Section 4. Students attending the Literary Soci eties 'are excused from quart ers
but are not allowed t o visit stores , public places , or. the 'ro oms of other cadets
going or returning from the Ha.lls of the Societies. Students not att ending t he
Societies are required to remain i n r ooms attending t o academic duties • . All violations
of this rule will subject the offender t o trial by t he Faculty.
Section 5. ·But two publ ic debates will be allowed each year, one in · each Society
on its annual anniversary celebration .
:Hiscellaneous
Section 1 . 1tlhenever a student f ound deficient , he shall be as s i gned by the Prof essor
through the Commandant a task to be accomplished durL~ g donfinement on Saturday without
a ssistance .
Section 2 . A student taking all the studies of a re;gular course on the General
Cour se of t he firs t t wo years, shall take no other extra studJ' unl ess as s i gned
ther et c· by the exa::d.ning committee .
Section 3. Students having passed satisfactory examinations on the General
Couse of two years , will be entitled to Certifi cates of Proficiency.
Section 4. All Literary addresses or essays for chapel or Commencement exerci ses
shall be submitted to the Profes sor of English and t he student shall abide the
Professors criticism and on failure thereof the student may be stopped on the
stage. The Professor of :english may require a certificate appended ,. that t he ,
student has not rec eived any forbidden assistance .
Section 5. No student shall be elected by any Society or a ssi gned by the Faculty
to any ~ubli c exercise at Commencement who i s not r egul ar in one of the degree
courses and whose average gr ade in daily recitations and examinati ons from the
time of his matriculation to the time of his ass i gnment . falls below ·gO, or who
has failed to pass an.y,,- re{luired examination .
Section 6. All laws i n conflict with the f oregoi ng r ul es and r egulations are hereby
repealed .
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