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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1883Alabama Agricultural and Eechanical College Auburn, Alabarna June 25 , 1883 + 155 This being the day designated for the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and MechaniF-al College of Alabama and the roll being cal led'...

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description	Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1883Alabama Agricultural and Eechanical College Auburn, Alabarna June 25 , 1883 + 155 This being the day designated for the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and MechaniF-al College of Alabama and the roll being cal led', there were present: His Excellency E. A. Oneal, Governor of t he State l11essers Armstong, Superi ntendant of Education Haralson , Hardie Langdon Ligon Malone , Stansel ,. ' 'J Messers Barnes and Cl opton appeared duri ng the r eading of t he minutes and took their seats . Mr. Bishop absent . The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved . William Leroy Broun, t he President of the College ' being present , wa5 call ed on for his annual report which was read and submitted, together with the r eports of t he L. culty and other papers . , ON MOTl ON of 1-1r . Barnes , t he, r e' ort of the Presi dent lie on the t able . The Treasurer of the College bei ng pr esent with the Board, read and submitted his report of the financial transactions of his offic e of t he year 1882- 3, which, ON HOTION of Mr . Stansel was r eferred to Committee on Finance . l"lr . Landgon from the Committee appointed by the Board at its l ast session "To pr esent to the General Assembly the necessity of erecting suitabl e additional bui ldings for the College , etc ." made a verbal report of his action thereon, and informed the 'Board of an agreement , made and entered int o on t he part of a Committee appointed 'by t he Board of Trustees of t he A & M College of Alabama , and a Committee on the Part of the State Univer sity, with E. A. Oneal the Gover nor of the State i n reference to appropriations made by the l ast General Assembly of this St ate to : the two Colleges named . A copy 'of the agreement was read and is as fol Jows : The St ate of Alabama Montgomery County This writt en i nstrument wit nesseth that a bill�� 'J havi ng passed both Houses of the General Assembly of Alabama, making appropriations for the benefit of the Univer sity of Alabama and the Agricultural and' Hechanical College , which bill is now in the hands of t he Governor, awaiting his approval to become a l aw, and the Governor and AUditor having serious apprehensions, that if the sai d· bill should become a l aw, the appropriations made thereby; would emb-arass or interfere with the prompt payment of the i nterest maturing on the St ate debt vumy 1, 1884 . ---------------------------------------------- 156 Now we t he under signed members of the Board of Trustees of the State University consist ing of a Committ ee duly appointed and authorized by a resol uti on adopted at a r egul ar meeting of said Board of Trustees of t he State University, viz, Willis 6. Cl arke, N. H. R. Dunson and Enoch t iorgan and we, H. D. Clopt on , C. C. Langdon and Rober t F. Ligon , a Committee appoint ed and authorized by a like r esol ution adopted by the Board of Trustees of said' Agricultur al and Mechru1ical College , on behalf of said several Boards of Tr ustees , represented by us, ' r espect ively as Committees, as aforesai d, do hereby covenant and agree with his Excell ency Edward:A. Oneal as governor of said State ; That no part of t he appropri ations made by sai d bill f or the benefi t of said several institut ions shall. be drawn from the Treasury of the State ; That no part of the appropriations made by said bill for t he benefit of said several i nsti tution shal l be drawn from the Treasury of the St ate , until t he interest on the State debt accr uing July 1, 1884 is provided f or; and the warrant i s sued by t he Audit or under the said bill for t he several portions of t he sai d appropri ations which re payable in~ the year 1883, shall not be pres ented to the Treasurer f or payment until the said interest on the said tlebt of the St ate f or July 1884 shal l have been provi ded for, and said war rants i f so required by t he Governor, to be hel d by such person , until t he same can by the terms of this agreement be presented f or payment . And we further respectively ~l edge and bi nd said several Boards of Trustees t o have a copy of this agreement and covenant entered on the minutes of said several Boards of Trustees at thei r next meeting as t he terms and conditions upon which the benefit of said bill a re accepted by said s everal Boa ds of Trustees. ~1itness our aands and seals thi s 23rd day of February A. D., 1883 . Committ 'ee on behalf of State /7 W. G. Clarke, Chairman N. R. H. Danson University: H. D. Clopton C. C. Langdon R. F. Ligon /1 Committee on behalf of Agr icultural and Mechanical College. We the undersigned member s of the Boar d of Trustees of the State University, but not members of said Committee hereby unit e in the pledges and agr eements contained i n t he forego L~g instrument . Wi tness our hands and seals thi s 23rd day of February A. D., 1883: H. Clay Armstrong Superintendent of Educati on and Ex Officio member James Crook ~rustee 7t h Congressi onal District i . S. Thoringtc;m Trustee from 2nd Congressional District. ON MOTION of Mr . Barnes, the act ion of t he Committe.e on the par t of the A & M College is hereby notifi ed aad that the Sec retary be. directed to spread the agree~ent upon t he minutes of this Board. -/tl57 ON MOTION of Mr. Haralson; That ~ Committee of three be appointed by the President t o examine the act of .t he last Legislature of this Stat e at its last ses.sion in ref erence t o examinati on and analysis of Commer cial Fertilizers and the duties of the Pro f e ~ s or of Chemistry of thi s I nstituti on in r eference thereto and the r ecei pt of f ees t herefrom, and to prepare such resolut ions as may ba neces sary to be adopted by this Board to s ecure for the College the benefits of said Act and repor t ther eon t o the Board. The Commi ttee consi sts of Messer s Ha ralson , Langdon and Stansel. The report of the Librarian was read and ON MOTION of Hr, . A.rmstrong was ref erred to the Committee on Finance . ON r:':OTION of Mr . Barnes, That when the Boar d adjourned they adjourn to meet t omorrow mor ni ng i n secret sessi on as a Committee of the Whole . Mr . Armstrong read an appl icat ion from Mr . H. T. Frazer" one of the Inst ructors in the College, in reference t o t he use of a r oom in the College building f or a Summer School. ON MOTI ON of Ivlr . Barnes , That the application of Mr . Frazer lie on t he table . ON MOTICN of Nr . Malone the Board adj ourned until tomorrow morning 8 o'clock . F. M. Reese Secretary t o Board of Trust ees A & M College of Al abama Auburn, Alabama June 26, 1883 The Board met accor ding to adjournment and there were the Governor and Messer s : , ''1 Absent: Mr . Bishop. Armstrong Barnes Cl opton Haralson Hardie Langdon Ligon .Malone Stansel , The minutes wer e read and approved. A communi cation in writing f rom fi l liam L. Broun, Pr esident of the Col lege, i nviting the Board to visit and inspect the College farm was received. The i nvitation was accepted . The Board then went into executive session . 158 The Board of Trustees being in Executive Session . Mr . Haralson a c~ed as temporary Secretary . On the return of t he Secretar,y t o t he Board, Mr . Haral son delivered t o the Secretary the fol lowing pr oceedings had by the~ . ON HOTION of Hr. Barnes ; That t he degrees recommended by the Faculty as contained in t he Presidents report 'be conferred as f ollows : For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts W. H. Bruce N. P. SaJIlford T. F. . Mangum R. L. Sutton For the Degree of Bachelor of Agriculture M. L. Harp A. M. ~klntosh D. B., Mangum . For the Degree of Bachelor of Science A. L. Harlan E. M. Pac.e For the Degr ee of Bachel or of Engineering W. S . Cox C. L. Gay W. L. Elli s The President having recommended for the Degree of Kaster of Arts Mr . E~ R. Rivers. ON OTION the degree was conferred . Also , ON MOTI ON, The degree of Civil Engineer ing was conferred upon Messers J . D. Trammell and O. H. Crittenden . ON MOTION of Mr. Barnes, the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on Reverend R. B. Cranfor d of Mobi le, Alaba..-na. Adopted . ON MOTICN of Kr. Barnes, That the degree of Doctor of Divinity be conferred on Reverend Frederich Howard of the South Western Baptist University of JacKson, Tennessee , which was adopted . Of MOTION of Mr. Ligon, That the degree of Doctor of Divinity be conferred upon Henry Clay Morrison of Loui sville , Dentucky. Adopt ed . ON MOTION of Mr . Annstrong; That the request of Mr . H. T. Frazer to occupy a room in the ~ollege Bui lding for a Summer School dur ing the vacation be granted; Provided he gets the written consent of the companies i n which the building is insured, that this rnay be done without violating the policies of insurance Govering .the buil ding . ON MeTION of Mr. Stansel , That t he rules as amended by the Faculty and submi tted to the Board be referred to the Committee on Rul es . Mr. Haralson as Chair.man o~ the Commit tee appointed t o consi der the Act of the Legisl ature establishing a department of Agr i culture for this Stat e submitted t he following : ~~ereas the General Assembly at its last session adopted an Act entitled an Act to establish a Department of Agricul ture for the State of Alabama, approved February 23 , 1883 . Wherein it provided among other things ; That for the purpose of establishing an experimental f a rm, or station, one third of the net proceeds - --- -~-- - --- - - - ------- 159 ' aIlllual ly accruing from the, sale of tags as herein before provi ded shall be paid to the Treasurer of the A,& M College on the ap~roval of the Governor, to be distributed under the direction of the Board of Trustees of this said Institu- ~~ tion, f or the development of ·the Agricultural and Mechanieal Department of said College ~ Provided; The Trustees of said C olleg e shall cauSe t o be made at such College all analyses of fertilizers t at may be required under the provision. of this Act , without any charge t herefor; And provided further that the Trustees shall establish and maintain an Agricultural experimental, station where careful experiments shall be made in scientific Agriculture results of which together with all other needed i nformation shall be furnished the Commi ssioner of Agriculture for publ ication i n his mont ~ly bulletins and annual reports . Be i t resolved by the Board of Trustees of said A & 1 College in Annual Session concurred that we do hereby accept all the provisions and conditions of said Act necessary to be complied with, in order t o entitle A & M College of Alabama to the benefits of said Act ; That the professor of Chemistry and all other officers andProfessors of' the College who may' be changed therewith, be and they are hereby required to make' all analyses of fertilize rs' that may be required under the pro- ' visions of this Act without any charge therefor. That the Board of Trustees hereby order anddi rect that an. Ag.ricultural E sperimen.ta~ farm or station such as is referred to in said Act' be and the same is h~ reby established, and ordered to be maint ained, where caref ul experiment s shall be made 'in 'scientifi"c agiculture , results of w'hi t h together with all other needed i nformation shall be furnished the Commissioner o'f Ag.ricult ure for publication in hi s monthly bulletins and annual reports . That the President 'of the A & M College be , ' and he is hereby directed t o provide for the Commissioner of Agr icul t ure to be appointed a suitable room in the College buil di ng to be occupied by him as an office . ON MOTI ON of }'1:r . Hardie; That Mr . Armstrong be directed to confer with Mr '. J. B. Gay and ascertain at what price he will sell his pr emises adjoining the Coll ege lands and to purchase at a price not to e xceed $1800.00; and also to look after other lands to be connected with the College premises with a view t o the purchase of the same for the Coll ege; and to take steps t o dispose. of· the 16 acres of l and belonging to the College and in the cdrporate limits of Auburn, as recommended by the President in his annual r eport to the Board of Trustees . ON }'fOTION of Mr. Haralson; That Messers Clopt on, Armstrong, Ha,l'(iie, Barnes and Ligon, be and they are hereby appointed an Executive Commit tee of this Board to whom the matt.er of College bui ldings and improvements in the i nterior be specially referred with power to act. RESOLVED by Mr . Barnes; That the reorgani z at~on of this College be referred t o a committee of five. The Committee named are Messers Barnes, Langdon , Clopton, Stansel and Haralson. RESOLV~D by Mr . Landgon; That the Be8ird pr oceed at once to eiect a prof e sso~, of Agricultur,e whose salary sha.ll be $1800 and such additional a;Llowance as Director of t he Experimental farms or Stati on as will make his' entire compensation $2500 and house rent free . ON IV10TION of .hr . Armstrong : That J .S;ljew,man be elected Prof essor and Dir ector of Experimental Stat i on . Mr. Newman was wlanimousl y elected to the places named in Mr. Langdon's mesoluti on. Auburn , Alabama June 27 , 1883 . The Secretary, having resumed his place with the Board, on call of the roll. There were· present Messers Armstrong, Barnes , Clopt on, Haralson, Hardie, L~gdon , Ligon, Malone, and St ansel. Absent , the Governor and Mr . Bishop. In the absence of the Governor, President ex officio of t he Board, Mr. Clopton was called to the Chair . ON iViOTION of Nr. Armst rong,: That t he 2nd paragraph of the ;Rules and Regulations of t he Coll ege be amended so as to r ead as f ollows , by stri ki ng out t he last l ines of t he 2nd paragraph . The Rules and Regulat i ons ver e t hen adopted asa whole . On t he suggesti on of the, President; That .portion of the President I s r e ort embraci ng a number of r ecommendations therein set was t al<en up and considered in~ .thi s order. Viz; ' 1. Recommendat i on No. 1, . That a t wo year course i n Agr icult ure and a t wo year Commercial Cour se be est ablished for the_purpose of meeting the wants of those st udent s who are not able to spend a longer time at College and ,who l ook rather t o _<" immediate r esults. Upon a satisfactory compl etion of each of· the cours,es or either of t hem, a certificate of Proficiency should be awarded . 2 . 3. 4. 5. Recommendati on No.2 . That the degree of Bachel or of Sci ence alone be gi ven on the completion 9f anyone of the, regular under graduate courses in the College, t he di pl oma to state the course t hat the ~tudent has taken. Recommendation No. 3 •• That t he post graduat e degree of Civil Engineer or ¥~ st~r of Science, be awarded thr ee years aft~r graduation only to those student s who have engaged in tWt1ifessional work upon passing an ey.amination to be prescr ibed by the Faculty. Recommendat i on No.4. That the military drill be ~lective with members of the 1st class save when bat talion drill is required . · . " ! Recommendation No . 5. That Thanksgi ving day and 22nd Februa ry may be declared holidays an~ that the evening of each day before the celebratipn of one of the l iterary societ ies . 6. Recommendat i on No.6. That the 22nd February be also, declared an Arbor Day and that the st udents be en c our~g ed on t hat day as the Facul t y may deem best to -) pl ant trees on the College groung;.s. . .. 7. Recommendation No.7. That the t wo Liter ary Societi es be, permi t t ed each to have a final cel ebration the one on Monday and the other Tuesday evening of Commencement week . Al so. t bat t hey be r equi-red before i nvit ing fl. repr esentative orator f or Commencement , to submit names t o the Fac.-iuty for app~9v al , from which the selectio!} may be mad~ . And· also that the. priv:Ji.lege n·ow enjoyed, of el ect ing two speakers f or Comrr.encement f rom the Second Cla~s be withdrawn . 1< 161 8 . Recommendation No.8. That the Literary Societies be required by your order to hold their sessions on Saturda - ~o rn in gs and that no night meet i ng be allowed without special permission from the Faculty. 9. Recommendation NO •. 9. That the regulations be madified in accordance with the manuscript copy herewith presented and t hat a sufficient number be printed for the use of the cadets and officers of the college. These several reconunendations were then adopted by the Board . That portion of the report recommending if the funds of the College will permit an appropriations of $600 to the Department of Natural Hist ory was ON MOTION of }fr . Armstr0ng , r eferred to the Executive Committee. By Mr. Armstrong, RESOLVED, That : hereafter an annual hop be allowed to be under the charge and marlagement of the Presi dent and Faculty of the College, under such regulations as they may deem proper. -By Mr . Stansel ';. RESOLVED , That the degree of- Learned Doctor of Law be conferr ed on Burwell B. Lewis , President of the Stat e University and upon Isaac T. Tichenor of Atlanta, Georgia. RESOLVED , By Mr. Armstrong, That the Treasurer i s hereby directed to pay to F. M. Reese the sum of $78, due to him as Secretary of this Board on account of discount on Alabama Certificates. Mr . Bar nes presented an account of Dr. I. T. Tichenor for money expended by him i n fitting up the flower garden attached to the College Campus . ON MOTION of Mr . Haralson, That the Treasurer of the College is hereby directed to~to I . T. Tichenor $100 heretofore expended by him f or the siad flower garden. 1 - - - ---- - - - - -- ~ 162 Auburn ~ Alabama June 28, ' 1883 The Board met in pur suance of adjournment and there wer e present on call of the roll: 1-1essers Armstrong, Barnes, Clopton, Haralson, Hardie" Langdon, Ligon, Mal one, and Stansel. The Governor and Mr. Bishop absent. Mr . Clopton in the chair. A communication in writing addressed to the Board of Trustees by several of the cadets asking an appropriati on to aid them i n t he publishing of a paper to be conducted by t he students was read . The Sec r etary was i nstructed to reply, ,which was done and i n his communication in whi ch he informed them that the Board expr essed their regrets, "That the sheer lack of f unds compelled them with much regret to decline their request." By Mr. Armstrong, RESOLVED: That the Executive .Gommittee heretofore appointed are hereby authorized and direct ed t o take the nec es sary steps to obtain t he f und appropriated by t he l a'st Legislature for the benefit of the"t Agricult.ural·land ·Mechanical College; said Committee to proc'eed in that behalf in accordance with the terms of the Act of the Legi slature and the agr eement made by the Committee with ,the Governor. That the said Committee shall also s ee that the bond required by said Act be given by the Treasurer of t he A & M College is properly executed . wit h good and sufficient security in the 'sum of $5000; and the Board t hrough the Executive Committee of the same shall make to the Auditor of the State the quarterly reports requir ed by said Act to be made by t he :Board to the Auditor. ' By Mr. Haralson, RESOLVED : That t he Executive Committee Gf t his Board appointed .at this session are hereby charged with the matter of the dr~wing of .the one- . t hird net pr oceeds, annually accruing from the sale of tags for fe rtili zers as provi ded i n Sect i on 17 of t he Act approved February 23 , 1883, entitled an Act t o establish a Depart ment of Agr i cultur e f or t he State of Alabarra. That the Treasurer be allov-Ted to draw the share of thi s Sol.~ eg e of sai d fund only on t he certific at e of t he lxecuti ve Commit tee to the Governor that said f unds are required f or the pur poses of the Col l ege under said Act and that t he Governor be request ed to order said f unds paid only on the receipt 0f such qer tificat e rom sai d committee and t hat a'-. copre! . tbi!:v res Qihutiori be f urni shed,"t!fjl tl1e Gover nQr .c -; ! • By Mr . Ligon, RESOLv.:.c.D, That the Corps of t he A & lii College of alabama be subject t o t he order of t he Governor a s a part of the military f orce of this State. Hr. Hardie; at the reques t of Mr . Barnes, t he Chairman of t he Finance Gormni ttee; r ead a r epor t f rom that Commi ttee as f ollows : The Fi nance Committee t o whom was ref erred the Treasur er ' s Repor t beg t o say t ha.t t hey have exami ned the vouchers and books of the Treasurer's Of fic e and find vouchers f or al l moni es paid out and t hat t he books are correctly and reasonably well kept and correspond with t he repor t of t he Treasurer. ~e respectfully recommend the f olloyring appr opriati ons for different purposes the ensuing year ; Expenses of Prof essors $100.00 Expense Account (Unnames) 250 .00 Print ing 250.00 Milit ary Account Servant' s hire Post age $100.00 200.00 100 .00 - ----- -. - - - ----, Stationery Int. and Exchange Nat . History }'1usic $ 50.00 50.00 150.00 100.00 Fuel Advertising Speakers Desk f or Commandant Frazer's account _ last year $200.00 200.00 50.00 35.00 50.00 -It 163 We further recommend that these appropriations are made with the distinct understanding and requirement that they are in no instance to be exceeded by any office of the College, That if any Pr ofessor or other person who may be charged with expendit ure of these appropriations shall violate these injunctions the President and Treasurer are hereby ordered not to pay the account . In case it becomes necessary in any instance to exceed these appropriations it shall not be done until the matter has been first referred to the Executive Committee and i ts Chairman has made a written order, allo~dng the expenditure which alone shall be a voucher to the Treasurer . We further recommend that the Treasurer be required to have his pass book with the Bank with which he may deposit , written up at least once a month, and in every case at the" end of the fi scal year , so as to be ready f or the examination of the Board. The r eport was received and adopted •. By Mr . Barnes, RESOLVED , Thatthe ~ecutive Committee b~ and they are hereby i nstructed to allow for the purposes of an Agricultural Library for the use of the Col lege such sum as they may in their judgement think proper for the use and benefit of that Department of the College .• ON ·~O TI OIl of ~ir . Barnes , That a committee of three be to consist of Kessers Langdon , Armstrong, Clopton, prepare a r equest on the part of the various railroads in this State t o grant to the Professor of Agriculture a pass on their r espective rail roads for the purpose of aiding and advancing that Department of the College and the Agricultural interests of the State . ON MOTION of Mr . Haralson, That the Prof essor of Agriculture be directed to prepare a plan and submit the same to the Executive Conunittee f or the laying out and ornamentat ion of the Campus and grounds of the College . ON HOTION of Mr . Langdon ; That the President of the College, Doctor Broun, be requested to furnish a copy of such porti ons of his baccalaureate address as he may elect for pUblication. ON MOTION of Mr. Clopton, That the Governor be requested to instruct the Adjutant General of this State to procure for t he use of the Corps of Cadets new and improved arms and accoutrements suitable f or the pur poses of the Cor ps . Hr . Cl opton having formerly announced to the Board the r esignation of William L. Broun as President of t he A & M College By Mr . Haralson RESOLVED : --- - - - ----- ------------ That the relations ,between Doctor Hilliam LeRoy Broun. as President of the State Agricultural and M~hanical College of Alabama and thei Board, has been terminated by his voluntary retirement t o acc ept service i n his profession in anothe~ State. His great distinction and recognized fitness f or the Presidency of t his Instituti on directed our att ention to him in the first instance and secured himthe "l ace without solicitation on his part . Though his term has been brief with us., hi s fidelity to this trusts , the intelligence he has· brought to the discharge of his varied and important duties, and his agreeabl e and most pleasant social im~ercourse and rel at ions with the Faculty and students, have impressed ·us profoundly and cause us sincere regret at his retirement. ~/e are unwilling that he should depart from our midst , without bearing with him to his new ·home some testimoni al of our Iriendship for him as a man and our high appr eciation of his exalted worth a s a citizen and an e UCE.t r . ,,8 here t en er 1 it'!! and .. his family our most af fe ct i onat e adi eus , commending .hit'il to the attention and regards of good people everywhere, and in i nvoking upon him the bles sings of Almighty God •. The resolution was unanimously adopted. The Secretary is hereby direct ed to devote a page of the Records t o this memorial and f ur ni sh a certified copy of the sa~e to Doctor B roun~ Be it ordained by the Board of 'Trust ees: That the follo'iing studies may be pursued in this College under the t wo degree courses 'heretofore provided in accor dance 'with recomrnendation of the President of the College: 1. English--History--Political Economy--Hental and Ivloral Science 2. Agriculture and Horticulture 3. Mechanics and , Physics 4. Mathematics and Astronomy 5. Engi neering--I ndustrial and Graphic .Drawing 6. Chemistry--General--Agricultural--Inausttial and Analytic ~l 7. Natural History--Botany--Zoology--Mineralogy--Physiology 'and Geology , ' 8. Latin and Modern Languages: and that the study. of no f oreign :language (ancient or moder n) shall be requi red to either of the degr ee courses in this College. By ¥~. : Stansel, RESOLVED, That t his Board pr0ceedto fill the vac a~tchairs in the Facul t y as provided f or .in the resolutions adopted this ,day, apranging the same such officers ·to hold their chairs until the next meeting of this Board. And that at the next Annual Meeting of this Board, the said chairs shall be vacated and t he same . filled as this Board .may then .r povide and the members of the Faculty be assured that under the reorganization to adapt this Institution to the designs of the Board, it may and probably will be necessary to .dispense with ·the services of some one or more of them . 2nd, That the matter of the ar rangement of the courses allQwed td be pu.rsued in the College , bedistributed by the Faculty to toe different Professors and Inst·ructO!1S as may be deemed best by them. The Presi dent af the Board announced that the election of President of the College was now in order. ' Mr. Armstr ong placed in·nomination t hen t he name of Colonel D. F. Boyd as President of the Agri cultural and Mechanical College of Al abama. There being no other name put in nominati on ON MOTION : of Mr. Malone, That the election of Colonel D. F. Boyd be declared unanimous . ON HOTlON of Mr . Langdon, That the salary of the President of this College be fixed at the sum of $2500 and house rent. ON HOTION of Hr. Barnes, That the Board do now proceed to the election of Professors in this College. John T. Dunklin was elected a Professor . W. C. Stubbs was elected a Profe ssor . O. D. Smi th was elect ed a Profes sor . G. W. Haxson was elected a Pr of essor. P. H. Mell was elected a Pr ofessor. t 166 ON MOTION of Mr. Armstrong, Tnat General Ja..vnes H. Lane be elect,ed to the chair of . Civil ' Engineering and Mining Engineering. General Lane was elected t o that chair. ON NOTION OF Mr. Haralson, That C. C. Thach be elected Instructor and Tutor with his present salary, viz, $900 .00. ON lJiOTION of Mr. Barnes, That E. T. Glenn be elected Treasurer.. Mr. Glenn ldas elected. ON MOTICN of Mr . Stansel , That F. M. Reese be elected SecretalJT of this Board of Trustees with the present salary; "v±z, <$200.00. By Mr. Haralson ," RESOLVED, That ,~iri view ··of the coti.rses --prescribed' under the. r eorganization of the College and the studies allowed to be pursued in those courses to entitle a student to graduation therein; Cffid' of the fact . ,that there are students now in the Coll ege whose studies have been chosen and pursued under the fo rmer system who may desire t o pursue these studies for t he :ensuing year, the Boa~d hereby allow such students to pursue their former studies to graduation this year if the students so deisre. By Mr~ Haralson, RESOLVED, That the matter of the, appointfQ.ent of a ssistant chemists be left to the Professor of Chemistry by and with the cidvise and c'onsent of ,the Executive Committee at such :compensation as may be determined on by them. At the suggestion of the President of the Board, That Mr. Armstrong be instructed to ascertain the amounts expended 'for telegraphing on account of the Board also charges for hack hire and direct the Treasurer to pay such arnountsall of which was assented to. ON MOTION of Mr. Hardie, That the Board do now adjourn to meet on Wednesday at Auburn on the '19th day of December 1883. F. M. Reese, 'Secretary to Board of TrUstees of the A & M College of .Alabama -1 167 Report of President of the A & M College To the Trustees of the A & M College G-entlemen: I respectfully present the following report of the 11th ses;:;ion of the A & M College ending June 27, 1883. During its session 127 students matricul ated with a large percentage in the col ·legiate classes. Of them, . 12 have completed satisfactorily the prescribed courses and are reco~~ended by the Faculty for the following degrees: For the degree of Bachelor of Arts: VI . H. Bruce T.. F. VJangum N. P. Samford R. L. Sutton For the degree of Bachelor of Agriculture H. L., Harp D. B. Hangum A. M. Hclntosh For the degree of Bachelor of Science A. L. Harlan,. E. M. Pace For the degree of Bachelor of Engineering W. S. Cox W. L. Ellis C. L. Gay The Faculty also recorrunend for the Honorary de-gree of }laster of Arts, Mr. E. R. Rivers, and. for ' the degree of Civil Engineering, Messers J. D. Tramwell and 0 •. H. Crittenden. - The two latter ' having submitted theses satisfactory to the Faculty. The general order and conduct of the students has been worthy of commendation. No student has . been disIlliss!3d for miscondp.ct. " . I With the exception of sickness from the measles from which through the car.eof the Surgeon no serious consequences resulted. The he~th of the stu~ ents has .been good. I cheerfully bear testimony to the faithful and diligent n~nner in which the Faculty have severally discharged their duties during the sess i on . 'The Professor of Chemistry has had charge of the Department of Agriculture and has i n progress a large number of experiments that may prove of much value in their results . For ·special information in regar d t .o these several departments, I .respectfully refer you to' their respective reports herewith forwarded . The Department of Physics and .Astronomy during the session has been under > ~y special charge. -1\ 168 Object of the College In regard to the f uture work and growth of the College, I r espectfully call your attention to the following suggestions. The l aw to which the Coll ege owes its existence clearly defines t he "leading object " t o be t o teach, to teach t hose branches that r elate to Agriculture and the Nechanical Ar ts . The only questi on shoul d be , how can the College best comply with the law. This c'an be done by concent r ation, and not by diffusion, . by concen.trating the educational force of the: College on a few courses that are required by the law under which it exists ; i n this way there could i n t ime , be built up what the State now greatly needs and what is necessary to a complete system; an Institute distinct for teachi ng Science and i ts application, with such auxiliary discipline and subj ects as ar e necessary and essential to educat i on of any character . Wi t h continuous effort s to expand only' i n this direction, the College would ultimately become what it was designed by. l aw to beco;ne, a Polytechnic Institute •. State Appropriation The Act of the State Legislature appr~pria t ing $30,000 to the College, already d~f ines the objects for which it must be used . It will . require according to the' est:imat.e made by t he Pr of essor of Engineering, to stucco, paint and repair the College buildings. Shoul~ the present old chapel be purchased and used in constructing an audience hall of the same dimensions, the amount required need not exceed $}OOO. It. would seem the part of wisdom to spend a minimum' amoung for .a building to be .used only one week in a year. I would recoITmend that not less than $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 if possible be set aside for the purshase of apparatus , needed f or teaching science and its applications. Unwise expenditures are apt to be made in purchasing apparatus without due consideration . Partial purchases should be made each session four t imes or four years. Department of Agric.ulture The Act of the Legislature whereby the Department of Agriculture is established appropriates one-third of the tax on fertilizers to the College for purposes specified in the Act. A careful 'enquiry made of the different railroads by the Professor of Chemistry shows that 72,000 tons of· commercial fertilizers were brought 'into this State between September 12, 1882 and Eay 1883 . From these estimates we may safely conclude that not less than $10,000 will be received from this source probably by the 12th of March of each year. The conditions n~Jed in the 17th Section of this Act requires the establislwent of an Exper:i.mental Stati on wit h provision for ma,king chemical analyses of commercial fe rtilizers . - - - - ----- - ,, ~ 1t169 A suitable farm must be purchased as the eighty acres South of the College, a gift from the citizens of Auburn, wil l not be sufficient for the work,to be done. , The 16 acres West of the College now used asi an,';9x.periinental flat would then be no longer of service and hence could be sold.' It will also he, necessary tostipply , means to purchase improved stock, machines and irilplements for the farm, as well as to rent the necessary buildings. ~ .. I recommend that the Department of Agriculture be organized by appointing (1) a Director of the Experimental Station and a Professor of Agricultt1re, (2) a State chemist who shall have charge of the analytical work, and (3) an assistant chemist who could also act as adjunct Professo r of Chemistry. I would direct· yotirattention to Mr. ;I. S. 'Newmanof .Georgia for the position of Director" of the Station and Professor of Agriculture . I cons:J.der him well 'qualified. by educa.t. i on and; e}, ~per~'ehceto discharge satisfa~. duties of. . the position. The Professor of Chem~stry JoS the pr.oper person·,·to bej" apJ.:omted1 cherrust of the ',' StatIon. ' ,. . . C-fort" L'? -\h·~d~ ' , t .l " .:) .'~. The duti es of these positions will by law involve peculiar r esponsiJbilities and may be pnerous , lience, they in my opinion should not be imposed without additional com-pens~ t'ioh. ,-, Teinporary provision mllstbe' made for a special laboratory ·for. the chemist where the analyses may b'emade' with· that, 'absolute regard for secrecy and non-interference , that the work will demand. To supply this temporary laboratory with the necessary fur~ naces, balances and general outfit, it is estimated and required an outfit of $800 • . , ~ , ~. , So soon as the means can be obtained it will be necessary to erect a new Agricultur al1laboratory with improved modern appliances . With the organization named, the station can begin -work at once. Other officers can be appointed as time will show them necessary. The eXperimental station if 'properly conducted w:Ul"not simply be a model farm. Its office will be to, dis-c'ov'er what, is not known, to'L, dissem;inat~ ' wha.t is known, to 'il.,.· lustrate to students the improved methods of Agr iclllture, and to protect the farmer from imposition b':' chemical and microscopic analyses. Hence 'from the· Station if well organized, large r.e sult.s of great value may be reasonably anticipated. The same Act of the Legislature also requires that a r oom shall be furnished the Cormnissioner of AgricUlture in the Col1ege builiing . - .'. ,:.~ . Applied Mechanics After the Department of Agriculture has been rend'erect so complete, as the means 'a-t your disposal will furnish, it will be necessary ·todevelop the Department of Applied Hechanics. The full equipment of this Department with hall and outfit , will require' a large outlay of funds, hence its development must of necessity be left to the future. The Library The Library contains about 1,400 volumes, not well selected for the use of students or Professors. If possible it_should be largely increased as no College can do its ligitL"Il.ate work 'without a well founde.d library. Some part of the second appropriation ,by the Legislature must be used in th~ purchase-of additional books, while the small income from the library fees of students will barely serve to supply the necessary literary and scientific periodicals. Secret Societies By former legislation, students on matriculation are required to sign a pledge that they will not become members of any ColJege secret societies. My observation and reflection convince me that there are grave .objections to requir.:ing a youth to sign a solemn pledge that he may be subsequently induced to violate •• He is' apt to t.hink the pledge being cornpulso~ is not binding ~'1d thus violence is done at an early age to his sense of the obli5ation of the pledge, and serious injury -of a lasting nature to his character may result. Whatever may be your legislation in regard to t he admi ssio;1 or prohibition of secret societies, I recommend the abolition of the r;J31edge~ '-" - _" : The unseccessful attempt to su-o-uress the secret societies among c!-olle~~ '-~tu~en~-~ has in my opinion often been productive of at least as much injury as the open esixtence has created. I have -never been able to see in: them, the great evil that others do; though, in regard to this question my colleagues do not all agree with me. Special Recommendations The Faculty unite with me in recorr.mending the following changes, the details of which are set forth in the manuscript prepared f or the new catalogues which is herewith submitted ,for approval. ~Note the special recommendations Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were adopted by ~he Board of Trustees and are to be found recorded in the regular proceedings of the B.oard on pp. 222,3 of the rninut.es in this book.(pp.160 ... l6l) The Faculty also request that your attention be drawn to the possible advantage of changing the session, so as to begin on the 2nd Wednesday of Septemb.er and close on the 2nd Wednesday of June. They submit the regulation with recommendation. The Professor of Natural History, asks' for an appropriation of $-600 to purchase , models of plants, microscopes, etc. This would add i ncreased interest to his Department and an appropriation is recommended if the funds will permit. Several of the sp~cial appropriations granted in -your annual budget to the different departments have been acoording to the report of the Treasurer somewtlat , overdrav.'l1 •. The expenditures were all necessary. In concluding this report of the years work with the suggestions made for your con~ideration, I desire in thus surrendering my charge to express my high appreciation of the honor conferred in entrusting to my care this Institution and to add the hope that the grand work of the Coll ege may go steadily forward, expanding in the single direction of science and its application. Auburn, Alabama June 23, 1883 Respectfully sub~itted, William LeRoy Broun President of A & M College Colonel William LeRoy Broun , L. L. D. Presi dent Auburn, Alabama Sir: -A 171 Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College Department of Chemistry Auburn , Alabama June 15, 1883 I have . the aonor of submitting scholastic report as follows for the ,year just ending. The f ol l ovling clC\sses in Gtlemistry have been inst ruct ed : 3rd class 1 hour daily in General Chemistry 2nd class 1 hour daily in Analytical 1st class 1 hour daily in Analytical 1st class 1 hour dialy in Agricul t ural The 1st and 2nd classes have besides t hese morning reci tations devoted the evenings to laboratory work under my instructioD and super vision . All of my classes have made fair progress . Mr. C. A. Owsl ey, t!, graduate of, this College now professor in College, Waxahachi, Texas, pursued by consent of Faculty the study of analytical chemistry under my supervision a part of l ast vacation. The r egular laboratory fee $10.00 was .col lected of him . Mr . Lee Early Carledge of Hidway, Alabama, was permitte~by Faculty to take special course in ,Chemistry. He entered upon his studies i n September, and has successful ly completed the cours e, beside$ pursuing the studies of Pharmacy and Botany--the latter under Professor Meil, the former under me . He is a young man of excellent character, studious habits , good manipulation skill and with a decided predilection for chemical work . He will be r ecommended for proficiency in thi s course . I haye received during the year $90 .00 ·in fees; $100.00 in appropriation; total $190.00. I have expended $219 .72, leaving an excess over appr opriati ons $29. 72. I Illost respectfully ask that this amount be all ovled . My accounts appr oved by the President are in t he hands of the Treasurer. I respectfully ask continuation of same amount , viz , $100.00 and f ees to my Department for ensuing year. All of which is r espectfully submitted, w. C. Stubbs , Pr ofessor of Chemistry 172 Col onel William LeRoy Broun, LL D. Pr esident , A & M College Auburn , Alabama Sir : Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College Auburn , Al abama June 15, 1883 At your r e uest I have . contin ed t o exercise t he duti es per tai ni ng to Department of Agriculture. i<I have given dailyinstru6ti on to 1st class in Agriculture , both in scientific and practical agriculture. I have also made many valuable additions to the Agricultural Huseum . The large number of specimens accumulat.lng ren ered it necessary t o i ncrease our gl ass ware accordi ngly •. $ _____ have thus been i n-vested and t he amount charged to f arm account , though not pr operly a part of expens e of f arm. *We have no 2nd class in Agriculture . Result s of experiment s r eported last year have been off icially gi ven to the public in a report of Board of Trustees to the Legislature. This report I believe has been furnished to every member of the Board . The number of these reports available t o College for distribution was far too small. They have been eagerly sought by pl ant ers all over the State and am sorry to i nform you that the supply is exhausted while t he demand continues . (with unsatisfactory r esult s , accordi ngl y . upon your recommendat i on ) ~ Last ye2.r we rent ed out the f arm o.nd a pertena:.ces 1tT:' +;'~ unsat i sfactory r esults . ·Accor dingly upon ' our recommendation we determi ned upon pol i cy of cul tivat i ng all our lands wit h hired l abor . On e the 15th November , we hired Fred Bockman at . $20 per month , and took charge of all the l ands belonging to the College . We had ther efore to expend much time i n fenCing and clearing. Eleven acres of this tract have been surveyed accuratel y, s t '1ked and numbered and appropriated to permanent experiments . Besides this five or six acres of the farm are i n corn, simply with a view of raisi ng provender for the stock . The experiments of last year hav.e been i n main. repeated, while many new ones , l ooki ng to a partial solution of the theoretical and practical questions invol ved in: Sout hern Agriculture have been instituted . Seventeen different kinds of wheat i ncludi ng several so-call ed IIRust Pr oof.1I and standard varieti es of North and West. One variety from .3outh Fr ance -(kindly presented by Honorabl e Geor ge B. Loring) were seeded wit h a view of t esti ng what variety, i f any, was adapt ed to our soil and climate . The season has been partially f avorable and several yarieties give promise of a good yiel d . They have been all harvested, but not thrashed, and hence resul ts cannot be, given . No manur e was used . An acre was pl anted in Irish potatoes . These were sold t o a firm i n Montgomery at $3.14 per eushal delivered ·at depot . S o~ def ect occurred in contra ct with Lee Farmers Cl ub under whi ch these potatoes were sold and a dispute has arisen which must re sult either i n a l aw suit or a compromise. i<zmproperly inserted at wrong pl ace . ,~.. ~------------------------------------------------------~--------------~~----------~----------~ In either event the above amount will not be realized. Of the four acres in sffi~ ll grain, two have been followed by peas , one by corn and one by cotton . The acre in potatoes has also been planted in cotton . The nTh~ber of experiments now under way are too numerous for insertion here. I most respectfuliy refer you to arm reco d, a simple classification of experiments is here given . 1 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 acres in 11 11 11 " 1 " 5 to 6 " 3 11 2 " 1 " 2 " 1 " 1 " 1 " 1/2 11 3 " 1 " 1 " 7 to 9 " 1 2 1/2 " " 11 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Oats Wheat , to test varieties suited to our s6il and climate . Corn, with nitrogen of manures . " _ ,. to test superiority of. " , to raise food. Cotton, with nitrogen of manures . " , phosphoric acid of manures . " to test proportwn 'of nitrogen to phosphoric acid needed " " " " " " " " " II Peas by cotton. , to test Farmans formula 1 broadcast , 1 drill . , without Kassit , with floats as substituted for phosphoric acid. , cotton seed meal phosphate and kassit as substituted for Farmans formula (v9J-ue of) .• , magueria to cotton I' , varieties of cotton (fi ne seed) , fol .. owing potatoes , following wheat , simply to cultivate the land . , in I rishf potatoes , using ash element. By i ncluding the expense of the Agricultural ~useum , the expenditures have exceeded appropriations. But then we l1qve a large crop on hand with expenses daily diminishing, a farm enclosed and partl y cleared and a va.luable set of experiments . I recommend the sale of the 16 acre farm with improvements . It i s utterly unfit for ,experiments, on ac count of differnecy of fertility, unknown amount of fertilizers used thereon in the past , and the. proximity to so many nei ghbors who raise troublesome poultry . Other recommendations are relegated' to my successor, who will in' all probability be appointed by the Board at its next session . With him or any member of the Board seeking i f ormati on of this Department , I shall be gl ad to confer. Respectfully submitted, w. C. Stubbs Acting Professor of Agriculture 174 lL· Heport .of Department of l"!:athematics .' Doctor . W. LeRoy Broun Presi dent A & M Coll ege of Alabama Dear Sir: " I r espectful l y submit a report of my department of the year just closing . The foll owing table gives the subjects , number of students , and number of reci t ations exclusive ~f examinations by classes . Class IV IV III II I . Corrunercial Sub j ect 1st Section Al gebra 2nd Section .Al gebra Geometry, Pl ane &·Sph . Trig . Surveyi ng, Leveling simple railroad .curves Analytical Geometry & Dif. Calculus Integral Calculus Bookkeepi ng & Co~ •. Arith., excluding names used twice·. No . Students No. Recitations 22 22 ,'. 24 · 19 5 .. 175 175 175 105 52 For the purpose of comparison I give the number of students in each class the past as well as the present year . b . Fourth Glass Third Cl ass Second Cl ass First Class 1882-3 44 24 19 _5 92 r 1881-2 17 31 11 .6 :.; r65 · . , It will be se.en that al ;though1.l;qhe number of students matriculated this year i s but little in excess of l ast year, the increase in the college classes. in this de- . partment i s . from 65 to 92 or 210 per cent • . This is an encouraging i ndication that students with better reparation are entering college . ~ The fourth class is di vided into two sections in order to secure thorough drill and grounding in f undamental stud ~es . of the course . The third class devoted two afternoons of the week duri ng most of the 2nd term to field work i n surv~yin g , leveling and mining out simpl e railway curves . Pl ans and profiles of the work are required. They are al so given thorough instruction in the theory, use and adjustment of cpmpass , l evel and transit. This class has made excellent progress and accomplished a l arge amount of work . The first and second classes have com leted their courses creditably . The constant aim of instruction i n this Depart ment is to combine a maximum of mental training with rapid and accurate application of knowledge . All of which is respectfully submitted , Auburn, Alabama June 23, 1883 O. D. Smith, Prof essor of Mathematics To W. LeRoy Broun 11 D Presi dent' State A & M C,oll'ege Auburn, Al abama June, 1883 f\; 175 I respectfully submit the f ollowing report of work done in my Department during the session endi ng June 24, 1883 . I have taught the Fourth Class the general outlines of Ancient istory, composition and orthography . }1y. aim has been to give a pr actical knowledge of the grammatical structure and usage of our language and correct , as far as ~ p o ssible the defects of early traini ng and i ts elementary principl es. I have bad f requent exercises in orthogra hy, oral and writ ten and have instructed the class in social and corrunercial correspondence and forms of business papers . The class has completed Bloss I Ancient History and Harts Element f ... of Compositi on and have been constantly instructed in elocution . · Fre uent exercises in declamation have been re uired both in l ecture room and chapel . Thirty-four students of the Fourth Cl ass have had five r egular recitati ons per week . The First Class in Li terature has completed Hickoks Mental Science and Moral Phil osophy, havi ng f ive recitations per. week til the middle of the 2nd (These last two lines belong in another place and are inserted . ) I have taught the 3rd class Rhetoric , Compositi on and El ocuti on and pursued much the same course as with the 4t h class . They have completed Harts Rhetoric and have had constant exercises in composition and declamation . I propose during t he next sessi on to give this class instruction in the onstitution of the. Unit ed States and the general principles of our Government . The class has had f ive recitati ons per week duri ng the 1st Term and two duri ng the 2nd. The class contain.s 22 students . The 2nd class has completed Shaws History of English Literature and Coppee 1s Logic. The. students' have been requi red to write bi ographical sketches of eminent authors and criticisms on their work . The class in English Literature numberes 20; the class in Logic 11, and both classes have had t hree l essons per week during the Sessi n . The 1st clas's in Literature has completed Hickok I s Mental Science and loral Phil osophy, having five rec itati ons per week t i l l the middl e of t he 2nd Sessi on t ill the close of the Sessi on, having t hr ee reci t ations per week . These ,subjects have been taught by familiar l ectures in the class room based upon the 8ubjectmatter presented in the text books . The student s of the 1st and 2nd classes have each writt en and del ivered three original orati ons , unless exca sed by proper authority . These clas ses have been submissive to discipline, courteous , studious and attentive, and have made commendabl e progress . I need outline maps and charts , as aids in teaching t he subject of Hist ory. An appr opriation of $40 .00 \..,roul d supply my l ecture r oom. Doctor W. L. Br oun President , A & 1-1 College Respectfully submitted, G. W. M:axson Pr of essor of English A & K College Auburn, Alabama June 2u, 1883 Department of Latin and Greek I submi t t he f ollowing as ~y scholastic report f or the year now cl os ing . -1'-: 178 With the a ssistance of Instructor Thach who has quite successf ully t aught the Lati n of the 3rd class and the 4th clas s , I have been able t o meet all t he other classes of the College in Latin and Gr eek during the year . The pr ogress of the classes in these subjects has been good , consider ing the trouble resulting from an unusually large number ~f ca ses of measles. The cour se pursued and accomplished by t he several classes is in the main that outlines by the catalogue or an equivalent amouht . The method of i nstruction employed l ooks not onl y to the acquisition of the Greek and. Latin l anguages and liter ature, but also t o t he l ear]li ng of English in its gr~nma r and usage. The disciplinary uses of t hese sub j ects are sought t o be attained in the cultivat i on of mem,ory, judgement , taste and t he various f aculties of the mind . The want of all maps and some r eference books is very much felt. These aids woul d very much f acilitate t he work of i nst ru.ction as well as as si st the students in their efforts to att ain t horoughness and accuracy in their pursuits . I f any . appr opriations are made to render any of the Departments more efficient in their wor k, I wish something to be done i n the r espect menti oned for · classical study . Not hing even t o the extent of a map or a s i ngl e 'Teference book has ever been given t o t hose who l abor i n t he fiel d of t he humanities . No complaint is made on t his score f or t he past , but only a petition i s put i n f or the future , i n case appropriations are made . The amount need not be gr eat , but t he additions can be made year after year and t hese small amounts in course of time wi ll enable t he Instructors and students in t hi s D ~ partment to have al l t he advantages neces sary for the most successf ul work . . In Conclus i on, Doctor Br oun, permit me .to t hank you for your courteous and kind attention dur i ng the short time of ,your administration and t o express my regret as well as that of t he fri ends of '~he Col l ege that you find i t to your· i nterest to sever your connect i on witn us . ----- -- - ----------~-------------- - .- - - ---- r ~i ~'. -Pr179 You carry with you my best wishes and most earn"est desire' for your-sellf and happiness i n your,,, new f i.eld of labor, an~ I only; hope 'You may find as many "well 'wisher s and ! fi':rends in YOl!1.r new, home a5" you have her-e.'" _ "3' ,~ > r r" , , J • • ~ d J ... , " " J . T ~ Dunkl in ') . '! . . l Alabama A & 11 Coll ege Jun'€! -15 , l SS) .J.. " Doct.or W. LeRoy Broun President Si r: • 11 i ... . > I have the honor t o make the f ollowing r eport \. ~.--, b J Civil Engi neering ! ~.I' .' .... J j I' • 1 j .... .~ On enter ing on" t he duties he~e at -the beginning ~ f t he pr esent Session, I- ~ound i n this Department t wo transits and one ro'd, two ' levels and 'two r ods ,-' two s-urveyors compas s es. and one· chai n and one sextaht. 'One t ran"si t ," both levels and one c'ompass wer .e out I of order . One of tbe l evels ha been r~paire d . "~, • ) J • ~ .. i ;,_ roo: 0' Rankin ' s Ci vil Engineer ing and vJhi ppl e ' s Br i dge Building are the only boeks · of r ef er ence t o be found i n the Col lege Libr ary • ... 1 r C' ." , The ; lstsand 2ndYclasses have r ec'ited 'to me daily. I have -hot changed any of the' - t ext· books -usee. by my predecess0rs, but have added t o t he' lst class course Allan ' s St r engt h of Beams under Trahsverse· Lea&s . The t wo cla's ses in '; Engineering have sent consi derabl e t i me in the f i eld, and have been taught practi cally hew to put i n curves by def leet ion ang~ e s , - c ,ora~ fingl e s , tangent and chord def l ections and with t wo trans its wit hout a chain ; how t o put in ordinates , how to run a line of l evel s , hOvi t o establ ish grade l ines ; how t o set sl ope stakes , and how t o calcul ate excavat i ons and embankments . P ,," ' The lJepartment needs books of r ef erence , model s , suitabl e l ecture r oom furni ture , etc . Drawi ng In t his department I f ound several f olios "i n l andsca e , f igure and classical sub j ects" which I turned over to t he Li brari an . I also found: 9 French models in carpentry 32 " architectures 12 " masonry arches 14 " geometrical figures 59 of Reservoir Depols, etc. 120 mechanical machines, etc. ,-- The explanati ons to all of the above are in French. The following Ameri can models 1 also on hand, better adapted to our wants: 1 2 pro j ections 5 carpentry and framing 13 mechanics and machines -{\ 180 There is not in t his Department a single model in pen or colored topography (irnportant dr~wings to an engmeer) nor a model of any ~ind of a bridge, the Department needs models,books of referenGe, drawing boards and suitable drawing tables. I have not changed the text books in any of the classes . The 4th class has been taught ElementaF,f Freehand and Linear Drawing twice a week . The 3rd class pr ojection and model drawing twi ce a week. They have also been made to develop figures from their pr ojections and t Q cut models of the s~~e. The 2nd class has been taught daily to draw curves, planes and elevations, isometric pr ojections, perspective and shades and shadows. The 1st class has been ~nstructed daily i n drawing some of Prang 's Amer i can Models in Fr aming and l'.iachines and pi eces of Pen Topography and Practical Perspective. In the absence of suitabl e models, I borr owed a f ew cadet drawings f r om the Professor of Dr awm g in the Uni t ed States Hilitary Academy at V' est Point, that the class mi ght see what they ought to do in thi s direction. Hand dravm copies of some of those have been made by Cadets Cox and Gay,C). Personal In addition to being occupi ed the whole of t he six periods allotted by the Faculty to academic duties, I have returned to Coll ege every afternoon to attend drill and inspectipns and to finiBh up my work as Commandant. At the opening of the s ession the keeping .:,f the dai l y demerit r~ cord was also assigned to me by the Faculty . I kept it t he 1st q,uarter and exh;ibited it weekly to the cadets. I was then relieved of that d~ty at my own request as I foumd I could not attend to it and at the same t i me properly discharge the duties of the positi ons to which I had been elected. As the Col l ege has only tvm books of r eference on Civil Engineering and none on Dr awing, I have been compelled to 9uy three or four on my ovm account. I hope it will be your pleasure to recommend to the Board 9f Trustees that I be allowed to turn over to the College Librarian at the price paid for them these books. Respectfully submitted, James H. Lane Professor of Ci vil Engineering - - - - - - - - - ---- - - - - - ------- Doctor W. LeRoy Broun . President Sir : Alabama A & M College June 16, 1883 fr 181 ivhen I entered upon my duties in t his College as Commandant, I made a careful inspection of .the Nilitary Department with the following result. 232 Breech loading muskets in very bad order and generally damaged. 189 Bayonets, battered and in bad order generally, many without clasps. 168 Cartridge' boxes in good order considering the service seen. 256 Bayonet Scabbards generally worthless 189 Leather waist belts ,very badly damaged. 187 U. S . plates badly battered some with broken hooks. 24 Sar.geant swords and belts almost worthless. 2 Silk battalion flags , one slightl y the other Q~dly damaged. 6 }I arker flags badly use. a. ' 1 Snare DrUm badly used. 1 Bass Drum worthle~s. On the 9th November, 93 of the guns and 94 of t he bayonets were turned over to the State by order of Governor Cobb . I wrote to Governor Cobb and Oneal asking them . for .new cadet muskets and equi prnents which can be had without coat to the State if Alabama has not drawn her quota of arms from the general government. I do not know what official action has been taken in this direction. Onthe matter of the $100 appropriated to this Department, $88 has been spent in cleaning arms and purchasing cadet plates, drums, drumheads, sashes , etc. The CQmmandant needs a good desk, all of his writing having been done t his session on a warped table. If the college can afford it , we ought to have t wo paid drummers and not two inexperienced cadets to beat the mi litary c.alls. It would not cost much and it would certaiilly make the military .feature of the College much more attractive. NorIT~lly ~e have had 45 minutes drill formations a week, but from a carefully kept record, I find that we have from various ,causes, bad weather, etc. missed one-third of thi s time and that we have .actually averaged only 2 2/3 drill per week. -f 182 The corps has been drilled in the school of t he soldier, the company and the batt alion, and it has also been practical ly instructed in guard meetings, inspections, drill parades and reviews. The 2nd class has united once a week in tactics. Serious irregularities caused by measles, bad Weather, etc. have prevented the corps from being as well drilled as I had hoped. Military Tact ics is required by law to be taught in all colleges and universities supported wholly or in part by the Congressional Land Grant; and the true meaning of this expression is to be found in the able speech made by the patron of the vill creating agricultural and mechanical col~ eges. In 1879, the Hon. Justin S. llorril, while advocating the additional appropriation for these colleges said that "while the world is in a transitory state and all lands do not rest from war, the art can. ot be wholly neglected inasmuch as it is still true that one sword keeps another in its scabbard, and therefore something of ni litary science and discipline as an incident of these national colleges is provided for and will be obtained by all their students supplying in an emergency to each state a valuable aggregate of available knowledge and that without any charge to the national government." In the Conference of Coll ege Pr esidents in 1879, President Orton of the Ohio Univer sity stated that "those Vlho think that since the days of peace has returned, our swords should be beaten into ploughshares and our spears into pr.uning hooks, and our sons be required to l earn the ways of war no more are likely to yield but a perfunctory obedience to the mandatory provisions of this law". On this occasion he and five other college presidents, ably and war.nly advocated compulsory drill in all agricultural and mechanical colleges and that suffieient time be devoted to it to make i t a success and not a farce •. Only one, President Laws, of t he University of ~s~i spoke against it and he was manly enough to admit that "his opposition was but theoretical." I have in my possession the catalogues of nearly all the colleges and universities of the United States which are enjoying the benefits of the Congressional Land Grant and I find that while the old established institutions like Yale, Dartmough, Brown, Rutgers and Delaware are dodging the law requiring "Hilitary Tactics" to be taught by giving a few lectures a session on Hilitary cience, the purely agricultural and mechanical coll eges and the universities generally in the comparatively new states are carrying out this wise provision of the law by having compulsory drills, 3, 4, 5, and 6 times a week for all able bodied male students, and that many of them devote conside able time .to lecture room instruction in Military Science. In several, the corps of cadets is ~ part of the Militia of the tate and its cadet officers are commissioned by the Governor. In a fe,v the drill is voluntary and has proved a failure. In one of these Commandant reports that "in two years, his battalion had been reduced from 300 t o 7 membersl! In another it is stated off icial ly that .by correspondence they have ascertained that in 23 colleges about four fifths of the whole number having bribed state officers detailed the drill is made obligatory on all able bodied ale students with marked su~c es s . In the Universit ~ of Ohio, the drill was voluntary for a short while, it is now obligatory. ~~ erever the military feature has been given a fair and impartial trial , its merits hav~ at once been recognized. uch a man as Colonel William Preston Johnston, though a graduate of Yalg1 officially informed the Board of Trustees of the UniverSity of Louisiana and the worl d, t hat the good behavior of his cadets was largel y due to the military discipline in that Institute. General Ste phen D. Lee of ~ i., Pr esident of A & M Coll ege of Mi., writes me that his Facult y were ..;. 183 at first opposed to the mil i tary feature, but are now heartily in favor of i t and t hat military discipline is carried i nto all the Departments of the Institution, i ncluding the wor king details wi t h reat success . I : 2, e ,_ - more 1 . ers in , - sS<3ssio from coll ege pr esidents , rec ently received, which advocate the military f eat ure in A & F Colleges in the strongest terms. In view of this array of ,facts and others that might be adduced, and my own large experience as an educator in colleges , with and without the military feature before and since the war, I hope it wi l l not be amiss i n me t o respectfull y urge upon the honorable Board of Trust ees through yeu, the great LT.portance of jealously fostering the military feature in this College both as to drill and discipline. It may not be necessa:-y in insti tutions in large cities ' .... here there is a strong and efficient police, but in colleges located in small towns. like Auburn it is essential to good order an to the reputation of the colleges at hone and abroad. Mi litary disc ipline properly and str ictly enforced makes a cadet systematic , punctual, at entive ru1d submis sive, and at the s~e time teaches him how to co~nd all important feat res in the education of our boys in technilogical colleges, who are eX~.l e c t ed to take charge of surveying and other rai lroad parties and laborers on fa~s and plantations and in work shops, factories, etc. The drill does not interfere with academic duties as it t akes place in the afternoon and as an exercise it is an. excelJ ent substitute for gymnasiums and base ball ~lubs, t o say nothing of its gr eat importance to the state in case of riots, insurrections and other disturbances. Especially ought eV,ery white person to be thoroughly drill ed in military evolutions and the use of arms in this state where the increase of the negro population in the last ten years is enormously large in couparison with that of the whites . - --- Respectfully submitted, James H. Lane Commandant -A: 184 Doctor W. LeRoy Broun President of A & 1-1 Coll ege Slr: I have the honor of submi tting to you the following report of the work done in the Department of Natural History during the year 1882-3. Geology The students of the 1st cl ass have been instructed in this subject and it was gr at ifying t o note t heir interest and the disposition t o aVcril themselves of every opportunity for improvement. Some of t heir own accord have taken a course of reading out6ide the regular pr escribed s chedule. With the large geological and mineralogical col lections in the l'luseum, I am enabled to add much to my lect ures by obj ect i l lustrations that give the student a much clearer i dea of the text than many well rounded sentences. Mineralogy The courses of Science and gr i culture r equired t his subject. A thorough drilling was given in the systems of chryst allizations the first half of the session, and the latter half was devoted to blow pi pe work. Special effort has been made to acquaint the student with t hose cownon forms of minerals that form t he b~sis of all our ordinary soils. Zoology and 3ntomology A suff i ci ent amount of time was consumed t he 1st part of the s ession in gaining a general knowledge of the di ffereBt branches of the Animal hingdon. But with the Br anch Arti culate, or Insect s, much t ime and care was taken to make t he student f amiliar with t he habits , mo es of multiplication and r emedies best adapted for destroying t hese insects that are in jurious t o agricultural interests. Botany This subject is complet ed in the 2nd class. The latt er part of the session is devot ed to anal ytical wor k entir ely . The class is pr ovided wi th plants from the neighboring fields, and taught how to determine thei r speci fic names. This work is sufficiently exhaustive t o enabl e t he student after completing the course to name unassisted any of the ordinary breeds and gras ses that he will encounter in t he fields of t his section. In order to enlarge the scope of my Department I require microscopes and dissecti ng instruments for investi gation in mineralogy, zoology and botany. I need also a set of Auzoux models of plants for class illustrations. I would therefore ask for an appropriation as Sl on as practi cable of $500 to purchase t hese microscopes and models. Hining One student has ~ited to me during the session i n economic geology and mlnlng machiner y . I have attempted t o i llustrate as far as possi bl e the needful machinery and apparatus by means of dr awings and diagr ams that I have hurriedl y sket ched as neces s i t y r eq~ ired. -------- -- -------------' -t1 185 Telegraphy his has been rather a side issue or annex to my Department being entirely an opt i onal study, consequently, ·it is rather difficult to keep a full class fter the novelt y has worn off. Thirty-one students were enrolled at the beginning of the year, but the class has diminished until now it numbers twelve. Among these I shall r ecommend for certificates two who are able ~o rec eive 12 words per milinute and are prepared to take char ge of offices. It occurs to me mor e satisfactory r esul t s could be obtained if this subject was made compulsory upon al l those who take the commercial course leaving it optional t o a l l the ot her students. French I have assi sted the Instruct or in l-iodern Languages to some extent during the past year . Three of students of the 1st class who failed to study r ench in t he 4th class r eci t ed t o me three t imes per week throughout the year so as to enable them t o standfue r equisite examination for their uegrees . ~'i eteorology ~i ght een lectures on this subject were given the 1st class during the 2nd term . In the limit ed t ime allotted t o me I have carried the students as near as possible through the co plete system adopted by the United States signal service. As the r esult of my work in this direction, several of our graduates are now engaged as observers i n the ~ignal Service, holding honorable and r esponsible positions. One of these has been · sent to the Polar regions accompanying a special scientific expedition . I have continued the past ye~r my observations of the weather. Monthl y reports have been made to the Chief of Si gnal Service. I herewith give a synopsis of this work, taken f rom r ecords cOMering the year 1882 . Barometer : l ean pressure f or the year ionth of highest mean pressur e Highest mean monthly Lowest mean monthly Month of lowest mean pressure Date of highest pressure (daily) Hi ghest daily pres sure Date of l owest dai ly pressure Lowest daily pressure Range of t he year Thermometer: ean temperature for the year Harmest month of the year Hi ghest range during that month Average temperature of t he warmest month The month of widest range of temperature Dif f erence between max . and mime for t his Coldest month of the year Lowest range durin"g this month Average temperature for this month month 30 .071 March 30 . 229 29 .723 June Harch 23 30 . 'f;46 September 10 29 .442 1.104 62 . 60 J une 930 77 . 50 ovember 30 .50 December 14 . 50 420 ~ 186 Warmest day of the year Average t emperature of the warmest day Coldest day of the year Average temperature of the coldest day Temperature range of the year Pluriameter: Total depth rain in inches per year No . of days on which rain fell during the year Month of greatest depth of rain Greatest depth in one month Day on which greatest amount of rain Greatest amount of r pin one day in inches Month with most rainy days Greatest number rainy days in month The dryest month of the year Total prec ipitation , for t his month The number of perfectly clear days in year Fair days, but few clouds visiple Cloudy days, the sky completely covered The number of days in which frost occurred The last killing frost in Spring Number days in which ice occurred The windi est month of the year The number of quite strong winds The prevailing wind during the year Direction of wind producing most frequent rains Direct ion of wind producing clear weather umber of calm days during the year Month of greatest number of calm days Plum trees beginning ,to bloom ' each" " " " Foliage begin ing t o turn and fall Peach trees blooming a second t ime and apple trees with s econd crop of fruit Number of thunder storms . during the year "" " " " "winter "" " " " "spring " " " " " " " II " " " " summer fall Slight fall of sno,,! Jan • . 29, OV . 25, & Dec. 29 Comet in the East visible 4 O'clock A. M. Transit of Venue between .9 A. • & 3 P. June 20 850 December 8 21.70 78.50 64.19 106 Februa.ry 11.305 September 10 7 July 16 June 2.11 22 54 92 21 ~lar ch 29 11 February 13 'Nest N.l • & w. 23 August February 21 March 3 October 28 November 1 15 3 8 3 1 September 22 December 6 -A 187 Nicrophotography In comlection with my other work I have experimented tq some extent in miorophotography with SOlne success . The objects of these experinents is to determine the feasibility of preparing slides f or the lantern to illustrate on the screen many of the beautiful specimens of infusorial earth and microscopic organisms belonging to the museum so that they may be seen at once by a whole class and thus add much to the interest of my lectures. lost of the apparatus I have purchases oub of my private funds, come portions I made myself, and the remainder was obtained from the College coll ection. I was unwilli ng to draw from the f unds of the Institution until I had succeeded in making the experiments valuable. I herewith hand you a few specimens of pictures pr oduced by this microphotographic outfit. Museum I take pleasure in calling at tention to the rapid growth of our already handsome collection. Since my last report the addi t i ons have been as follovTs: Shells and corals Minerals Botanical oological Fossils , Uscellaneous 2,440 221 442 140 1,203 65 4,502 1931 of ~his amount are given by friends of the Institution. By means of exchange, 839 wer e received from scientists in thi s country and 1732 from abroad-I taly, ~gland , exico and the Bermuda Islands. In est' ating the number and ~he value of the specimens of the museum, I have made no mention of a large mass of material in the shape of fis sils and minerals, always kept on hand for the purpose of exchange. This material is only classified and labelled as the boxes are packed for sh~pment. It is kept en masse, stored away in the r oom used for working purposes. All branches of the collection are thus built up wherever deficiencies occur. For instance, I sent to Missouri a few weeks since a collection of fos sils and .will r eceive in exchange stuffed birds and skeletons of animals. The ncl.ustrial College of rkansas suppl ied t he museum with pl ants of that state, some of which ar e very rare in exchange for fossils. And the Bermuda I slands have f urni shed sea shells in large numbers for minerals, f ossils and shells of this Stat e . Since I began this series of exchange four years ago, I have supplied every prominent coll ege and museum in the United States, besides a large number of private collections with Claiborne fossils and Alabama minerals. I have also sent out collect i ons to G er~y, France, gland and the Bermuda Isl ands. In the past year I have s ent out from the museum 2143 specimens all classified and labelled. To carry out this work r equires a considerable amount of labor outside of the regular hours fDD college exercises. ~ uch of this is of a delicate character, such as dist i nguishing between the almost obscure feat ures that create the difference in a 188 scientists eye between the fossils. 1hese slight and delicate differences render it very necessary that the classificat.i n should be done by myself and not entrusted to any other hands. It is a work that demands time, patience and the -- closest attention in order to aVG~d mistakes especially with the microscopic specimens that require a strong objective glass to bring out their distinguishing characteristics. I would much desi re to bring in as an aid to the work of packing and shipping the as si stance of the scientific students; but they have been unable to give their time to the work on account of the number of exercises r equired of them elsewhere. I have been willing to undertake this heavy task because it i s my desire to build up such a useum as wi l l afford a valuable store for study to the students of this Institution. And while this is my first wish and expectation still my ambition r eaches further than t his. I long to have at this college a collection of such a rare and vari ed character as wil l i nduce students of science in other sections of thi s .and neighboring states to visit this Euseum for special study as is now done in some of the lar est Inst itutions in t he Northern 0tates. This I admit is a high aspiration , but have I not sufficient ground for such a lefty aim? I think if you .. .rill make a casual view of the growth of the Museum within the few years it has been under my control, you will at once admi t it only a question of time and but a few years at most, I think that you will also conclude that the system I have adorted to att ain such an end is the most expeditious and economical. The amount of money appropr i ated by the Board of Trustees at i ts meeting l ast June to t he Department of Natural History was $50 . Of t his sum, $25 was expended for shelving, bottles and boxes for properly protecting and displaying the s pecimens and $25 was used to defray the freight charges . Valuing t hi s collection in accordance with the mar~er in which such material is sold in hiladelphia, ~ 5eO Mould not purchase the gathering of this past year . Four years ago the iuseum of this College numbering a little over 5000 spec imens, while today there are 26,967, or at the rate of over 5, 000 yearly, with so small an expenditure as not t o be felt by the Institution. At no greater increase than t his, within the next four years ~"e will have 50,00 specimens on our shelves. But if the 'yearly appropriation of the funds for the ~ useum could be enlarged, the Col lection would grow much more ~ap idly . I have been compelled to ' decline to exchange with several prominent sci entists within the l ast two months because my appropri ation had been exhausted and I had no means of defraying the necessary freight charges. It is my desire to obtain the skeletons of all the domestic animals and mount t hem in the iuseum for the special study of the agricultural st udents. This of course will r equire a special appropriation t o purchase the animals . Wi th the proper encouragement and as istance in the shape of funds , I would l ike to undertake this work during the coming year. The 1useum is sadly in need of suitable cases and drawers for the protection of the specimens f rom dust and too much handling . I would call the attention of t he Board of Trustees to the matter and re'-1uest that as soon ' as possible a sufficient appropriation be made to properly accompl i sh. this object. Nithin t he past few mont hs I have r eceived a letter fro1n a scientist in Sweden asking for the ~ulf and Atlantic shells in exchange for those of that country. Unfortunately we have but few of the Atlantic shells in the collection and none -A 189 for exchange . I wO-clld ask that in order to meet this demand and at the smae time fill up the conchological branch of the Museum, the customary appropriation to my Department be placed this year at 150 . If t his mmet s the wishes of the Board I will visit the coast of Florida this summer or somet L~e during the winter months and make not only a large collect i on of shells but also pres erve i n alcohol as gr eat a variety of animals as possible . During the year I have discovered a ne1'l fos sil from the Claibourne beds of Alabama Tertiary Formation . This specimen was s ent to the Paleontologist of the Philadelphia cademy of Sciences f or identification and he has returned it to me , pronouncing it new t o cience . I have several other specimens from the above formation that I think are also new, but my tL~ e has been so much occupied by other matters I have been unable to satisfy my mind thoroughly on this point . I have placed them asi de for special study at some future t ime . Before closing this report I will direct your attention to one other means for enlarging the scope and increasing the usefulness of this Department . If has often occurred to me that the introduction of t he elementary sciances in our public schools throughout the tate would greatly aid this Institution in carrying out to the fullest extent the intention of vongress in establishin , these Colleges, vis, the education of practical scientists and mechanics . Now it s eems to me nothing would sooner bring about such a st ate of affairs than cultivating a caste among the teachers and pupils for the study of nature in the presence of nature, by collecting minerals , woods , shell s, insect s, and almost everythi ng that one sees in walkine through the fields in the neighborhood of the school house. This museum can be made a central office, furn i shing information c0ncerning the methods of clas sifying t hi6 crude material and exchanging f or duplicates fro each college labelled spec imens, that are pouring into the different branches of the Museum from all quarters of the country . In thi s manner each school may with an hours work eac day build up quite a handsome collection . Information could be issued from this epartment in the _orm of circulars giving instruction in a brief and simple manner how to stuff .imals, mount skeletons, collect minerals , capture and mount entomological speciJ ens and in fact any desired i nformation that will assist in developing a t aste for the stud of the Natural Sciences . This i s not an easy task I must a~~t , but under proper system and regulations, i t can be conducted quite satisfactorily t o all concerned and certainly if the teachers throughout the State will take hold with enthusiasm and dete ~nination . Natural History, Geology and Chemistry are fast becoming important f actors in the develo; ,ment of Alabama ' s resources and no public school teacher should be found defici ent in at least a general knowledge of these scientific subjects . The boys and girls should be i nstructed how to eal l t hings by their proper names for it is just as easy to say butterfly, moth and caterpiller as to call all insects "bugs" indiscrimimately. mat greater incentive to t he acqui sition of knowledge in these branches than gathering together day by day natures treasures and storing them away in a suitable pl ace for exhibition and study? If t hi s system could be adopted in the public schools, much of our time now consumed in giving a foundation in dcience could be as si gned to higher and ore practical work . The last year in the col l ege course at least could be set aside for less text book work and more original investigation and r esearch . The st udents will become thinkers and originat ors instead of slaves to text books . , hen they leave the Institution they will be bett er able to succ essfully lay hold and grasp the scientific and mechanical problems that will meet them in their ._--- ---- ------------ J>-- 190 I professions . If any efforts on my part could bringcbout such a state of affai rs , I would more than willingly of fer my servi ces as indicat ed above . And nothing would give me more pleasure than to fe el tqat my weak ef forts had helped to produce suc a revolution . I would respectfully direct t he att ention qf our most excellent state ~upe rintendent to t his ~atter and r equest that he wil l t ake i t under consi derat i on . Thanking yo~ Sir , for the many court esies you have extended to .~e in my work during t he past year , I remain very respect fully , Doctor ' i lliam Le oy Broun r esident A & College of Al~bama Dear Sir: • H. lIell rofessor of Natural istory A & Ii College Auburn, Alabama June 25, 1883 I r espectfully sub 't t o you this my report for t he school year just closin . The work done in my Depart. ent is shown in the following tabl e: -Cl-a s-s Subject 'tudents o . Recitat ions IV Latin 9 138 IV rench 20 138 III German 11 138 III Latin 11 138 The progress in the classes has been generally good in the epartment . The deportment without exception. The short course assigned to the lodern Langua es renders the work in that line very unsatisfactory and incomplete . I would suggest that by some arrangement , t he time each or both of t hese languages be extended . . Very respectfully submitted, C. C. Thach I nstructor Doctor " . LeRoy Broun ear Si r: Report of T. • Frazer , Instructor A & oll ege June 23, 1883 -!- 191 I have the honor of submitt ing- the following as a report of the ~rk done in my Department during the l ast scholast ic year . I have had charge of Secti on B of t he 4th class consist ing of twenty-two students . Besides t hose regularly assigned to that class , I have had a number from ection A to r eport to me in Algebr a , Ar~t hmetic , Greek and Latin. Below is a list of subjects taught and the number of students in each class : mgl i sh Gr a.rnmar Dr awing Penmanship rthography ureek rithmetic Latin Al gebra 1 [hole section " " II II II II 12_4 from Section A Vhole ection and 9 from A 17- 6 f rom Sect i on 30-10 f rom Section A The students have made- good progress . The most mar ked impr ovement found in drawing and perunans i p . t tendance and discipline good t h ough the term. Respectfully sub -tted , T. H. F ra ~er, Instructor f-' 192 Treausrers ~ e p9 rt To the Honorable Board of Trustees Agr icultural and echanical College Gentl emen : I erewith present to you the ruillual statement of the financial transactions of the Tr easurers offi ce f or year ending June 15, 18 3 . 'Receipts To balance from l ast year To amount from State Treasurer I ncidental f ees and urgeon From Farm From Diplomas Fr om he i cal fe es From Library fe es Balance i sburse ents y amount paid expenses of rofessors " " epa irs and Improvement II " lanting trees II II Expense apc . " " Printing II II II ta.tionery apc . II II Fr eight II " II Int. Exch . 1I II II usic " " " Trustees " II II l-lili tary " " " .::>peakers " II " Servant hirell II II Salar ies " " II Discount " II " Farm " II " Postage II II II Fuel II II II ouse rent for resident II II Insurance apc . II II Chemical II II " Surgeon " " " Advertising apc. II II Library " E. 272 .34 20,280 .00 1,872.00 280 .00 60 .00 90],00 240 .00 31 .11 $23,394 .45 105.00 610 .45 50 . 0 180 .18 181 . 51 50 .00 159.18 86 .79 100 .00 163 .90 88 .65 32 .35 205.30 15 , 230 .00 3, 688.25 605.61 130 .34 150 .90 166.66 200 .00 219. 90 515 .00 205. 50 216.44 $23 , 394.45 T. Glenn , Treasurer -- -.- - - - -It 193 ccompanying the report of the Treasurer , he , t ogether with the President of the Coll ege , made the following co~.unication to the Board . Auburn, Alabama June 25 , 1883 IJe are authorized to state to the Board of Tr ustees that the old chapel can be purchased for five hundr ed dollars ( ~ 5 00) , including bui ldin lot , or three hundred and fifty ($350) dol l ars without lot . Respectfully, w. LeRo Broun , President 'I'. Glenn , rea surer The resident and Treasurer were i nstructed by the Board at t heir annual ses 5ion 1882 to ascertain for what sum the pr operty known as the "Old ' hapel" could be purchased . ~eport of F. ': . Reese on 'r easurer' s Report To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the & 1-1 Gol le e of Alabama Gentlemen : & ]vi College Aubur n , Alabama June 21, 1883 I ave the pleasure to inform you that I have carefully examined the a ccounts , books and vouchers of the Treasurer of the oll ege embracin the fis cal year, June 15 , 1882 t o June 15 , 1883 . I find that he has vouchers for the amount di sbursed as shown by his statement of his financi al transactions for the period of t " e mentioned . Hi s books 'are neatly kept and preserved wi th such care as the appliances of his office Eiffords . Doctor rake , the .:>urgeon of the ollege , ki ndly assisted e i n the invest "gation and examination of the books and vouchers of the Tr easurer . Respectfully, F . ! • Reese uditing Committee r 194 Library Auburn, labaIna June 20, 1883 To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the A & College of lab~ma Having been appointed by you at your last annual session as Librari an, I at once pr oceeded t o have a r oom in t he college puil ing f i tted up for the purpose and have rna ked and classified the books therein . I found belo glllg to the Library 1 , 219 bound voltunes and 681 pamphlets and magazines . The larger proportion of them.c nsist of va r ious reports , etc . of the different departr ents at fashington City; also the laws and other papers and documents of different states , many of which are books of little value . i nce or ganizing the Library, I have r eceived during the year from Colonel Oates , our immediate r epr esentative in Congres s , and direct 'rom the e partmen ~ : 43 vol umes official gazettes, patent office . 14 II miscel l aneous pamphlets 34 II 0enat e House ocuments, United States 5 II Reports commissioner Education 3 II lIar of the ebel lion, Col onel Oates 1 II Large map United t at es , II II 67 II Unbound Eclectic '.agazines , pr esented y iss i'Lary Andrews 85 volumes of Lite ary and Histo ical works have been bought , and we have subscribed f or and are regularly receiving 22 different scientif i c and lite:'ary per iodicals . The st udents are allowed t he use of t he books and peri odicals under rules and re ulations prescribed by the f aculty . They have generally read the books of lite ary and historical character and have exh ibit~d much interest in t he success of t he Library . It is to be hoped from this small beglilning the College will be able by a judicious expenditure of the a ropriation which we hope the Board will deem proper to make at its pr esent session, t o ~{ e thi s an at t r a ctive f eature of the institut ion . Respectfull y, • Glenn Librarian ' his closes the r eports submitted to th.e Hoard of Trustees at their annual session in June , 1883 . F. .~ . Reese ecr etary to Board of Trustees Auburn , Alabama July 26, 1883 195 The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and Nechanical College of labama having met at Auburn on Thursday the 26th day of July, 1883 . There were present : Ab sent , Mr . Barnes. The Chairman , lvlr . Clopton Mr . Armstrong Mr . Hardie Mr . Ligon A resolution adopted at their annual meetin providing for the elect ion of an Assistant Chemist , the name of W. LeRoy oroun , Jr . of ashville, Tennessee , having been submitted to the Committ ee. ~ ~r. Broun was unanimously elected A.ss1stant rofessor of Chemistry with a salary of t\-/el ve hundred dollars ($1200) per annur • The following action was then taken by the Committee: ·H3R£AS , after a careful investigat ion and consultation on the part of the Committee with the President elect of the College, and those members of the Faculty present , it was evident to the Committee that certain appropriations were necessary to be made immediately, therefore , R3 ' LV , That there be appropriat ed to pay for lands purchased for the College the sum of $2, 300 .00 To rofessor Newman to purchase Pair of Eules Two horse wagon To hire and process farm labor Farm implements ertilizers eeds , plants, etc . epairs to buildings, fences, etc . Agricultural ibrary Visiting experimental station and selecting literature \/agon harness Inci dentals For laboratory of tate Chemist Maps, charts, and globes To epartment of Che istry with fees To epartment of thematics To rofessor Lane t o relinburse him for books in Department of Engineerinf money spent for 350 .00 65 .00 540 . 00 100 .00 400 .00 100 .00 400 .00 200 . 00 150 .00 30 .00 15 .00 $2,350 .00 500 .00 100 .00 100 .00 100 .00 22 . 95 R~ LVED , That t-essers Armst r ong, Professors Je· ... T.laIl and Glenn be, and they are authorized to act as a committee to: 1 . To have new steps and other woodwork where necessary about the coll ege building. X 196 2. To have the roof repaired and r epainted . 3. To have the outside walls of the building repainted and otherwise repaired as they may deem best for the immediate preservation of the building. 4. 0 procure estimates of cost of repainting and painting the outs i de of the buildi ng and penciling the same. 5. To procure esti~~tes of inside painting. 6. To pr ocure and ascertain cost of removing t he buil ding , heretofore used by the College on public occasions, as a chapel, to the college grounds and the erection thereon of a buildin suitable fo r a chapel after .the plans and specifi cations, submitted by Pr ofessors Thach and Lane; and to have this est · ,ate itemized . The Committee then adjourned . F. 4. Reese Secretary to Board of Trustees of the tate Agricultural & echanical College Auburn, Alabama October 16, 1883 -fJr197 At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the A & K College of Alabama hel in _uburn on the 16th day of C~ tober, 1883 - there were present of the Committee: Hessers Clopton , A strong, and Ligon . l-~ r . Barnes having business engagements was with the Committeee only a shoTt time . Hr. Hardie, absent . The following proceedings were had by the COIIJIl1ittee, R.Z OLVE : 'fhat in view of the [ resent necessity for arr angements to carry into effect an Act of the General Assembly of labama providing for the analyses of fertilizers, ~ appropriation of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) is hereby made to be expended by • C. 0tubbs, tate Chemist, in purchasing neces sa r y apparatus, chemicals, materials and fixtures for a laboratory . R~ LVED , 2nd: That J. J . N e\~, ~ r ofesso r of Agriculture, is hereby authorized to s ell the crop raised on the college farm, and to use the same for the benefit of said farm; and that he is to keep an account of all products sold and expenditures made and r eport the same to the Board of Trustees at their next meeting. R 'SC LV~n , 3rd: That Messers Armstrong, Glenn and Newman, are authorized and directed to have the Colle e building painted inside and out and t o have the same whitewashed or calso ined as they may deem best. F. • Reese ecretary to the Board of Trustees Agricultural and lechanical College of Alabama An additional resoluti on handed to me by I r. Armstrong which he overlooked who acted as ~ ecr~tary to the Committee in my absence . RES OLV~D , That rofessor Smit h and Lane , be and they are hereby authorized to have repaired the instruments belongi ng to their respective Departments . F . 11. . Reese Secretary to Board of Trustees --r 198 Auburn , Alabama December 19, 1883 At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and ,echanical College of Alabama held in Auburn, December 19, 1883; there were' pre sent : His &xcel lency E. A. Oneal , Governor of t he ~tat e and resident Ex Officio of the Board , lr. Armsnxng, 'uperintendent of Education , .essers Cl opton , Haralson, Hardie , Langdon , Ligon, ~lone . Absent , lessers Barnes, Bishop and ~tar1sel . The Pre sident of the ColJege was request ed to submit any co wunications he might desi re to the Board . The Pr esident handed to the Secretary a corrm_unication pr epared by himself and one by Professor Stubbs addressed t o the Board of Trustees which were read and subni t ted and or ~ . C TICN of }'lI' . ialone , R ~ OLVED : That the Pr esident ' s report -and accompan ring papers , together with the report of the Fresident made to the Executive Committee of the Board at their ses&ion October 16, 1883, lie on the tabl e for t he pr esent, and to be consider ed in committee of the whole . Adopt ed . Jr . Haralson, RESGLVED , That the Treausrer of t he College, be and he is hereby instructed without delay to have t he deed from • R. ' ivers to land to the College pr obated and recorded ~ and That he have the deed f r om ir e J . D. Gay to the College also pr obated and r ecor ded, and if t he <leed from Mr . Gay has been rnade to t he tate of Alabama instead of the Board of Trustees , t hat he be requi r ed t o proceed at once t o have the mistake cor r ected and the conveyance made to the Board of Trustees and when made, recorded and placed on file in his office . Adopted . r . Haralson , t:OV 'D: That the members <)f the Faculty be r equested by the ;:.,ecr etary t o have an interview wit h t he Board f or the pur pose of consu .t ation . _I' . Cl ooton, RESOLVED , That in the opinion of the Board of Trust ees , t he number of weekl y r eci tati ons as at present pr esc r ibed by t he Faculty ar e too numerous and the F~ c ulty are hereby directed to rearrange the weekly recitations so as not to r equ±r.e IDorecthan ·15 ±n the regulap cour se per week . The purpose of this r esolution is t o limit the number of r ecitations in the r egular cour se , so that the student desiring may take one or more of the optional studies . 2 . RESCL\r..:ID , THAT in order there may be nothing doubtful , it is es :'ecially declared that it is the purpose of the Boafld of Trustees t o make t his an Agr i cultural and Mechanical Col lege , t o fit young men for the practi cal duties of life in these two departments of Industry . hnd the Faculty are her eby directed so to arr ange the st ~d i es that those pupils who desire to pursue the sutdy of Latin , Fr ench and German, may have an opportunity of so doing . These studies are not to conflict with the r egular courses or to be so suboroinated as to be excluded . 3 . ~OLV , That the Faculty are hereby direct ed to ca rr~T the object of the foregoing resolution in effect as early as practicable . lif,r . ~lon e , R.E:.J >LV ~lJ , That the ~e c utive orrmtittee be directed to contract for and have erected an assembly r eom of about fifty by one hundred f eet to cost not exceeding ,;3, 500 . 00 . .fr 199 2 . RESGLVED , That the cont ract for expenditures by the ecutive Committee includi g those already mady by them as also by the Board of Trustees shall not exceed ~ 15,000 . OO . 3. RES LV , Th t the accounts of the ~c ut ive Committee have the approval of the Board of Trus tees . lr . Clopton , REu LV 'D, That each professors and all other off icers and employees of the College , be and they are hereby required to file ~th the Treasurer, a list of all personal property in their possession, respectively with certificate of correctness within thinty days • • Clopton, LVLD : That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to e ploy servants in and about the college , and superintend the policing the s e and for this pur pose he shall not exceed $20 .00 per. month in addition to the amount already appropriated t her efor . ~ . Haralson, LV : That }essers lopton, Li ~ on and Armstr ong be a committ~e to whom shall be referred the rules and regulations of the college for their supervi sion and discussi on and to report such changes as to them may seem proper and desirable, and to have the same arranged under eads, ect ions, etc., so a's to be of easy reference and to have pr epared an index theret o . And said committee are hereby instructe to report at the next re ular annual meeting of the Board . r . Haralson, ' LVED , That the Board of Trustees , at the instance and request of the President , have enquired into the recently threatened disturbances on the part of the students , and for t he pr oper adjournment of which the President and Faculty addressed themselves . Upon an investigation, the Board i s gratified to find no occasion for their interposition in that mat ter. r . Gbpton , RESOLV D, That the appropriation for Commencement expenses in the sum of $96 .27 be allowed . And that the appropriation for i nterest and eXChange be increased $50 . That for the Military be increased 50, and for rinting , $50 . r . rmstrong, ·'SGLV i : That whensoever an appropriations are made by the Board of Trustees for t he benefit of any e art _ents of the ol l ege' the Professor or ot her off icer for t he benefit of who e De a rt~ent the appropri at ion is made shall make his order expending such appropriation throu h the Tr easurer of the Col l ege to whom all bills must be sent for payment . nd for the benefit of all interested, the jecret ary is hereby dir ected to call their attention to the resolution of the Board to be found on pages 225-6 of t he minutes . (Pages 162- 3) {r . lopton , RES LV31, That the sum of cne hundred dol lars be allowed .::. . T. Glenn for his services in superintending repairs on coll ege building . ~r . Clopton, R:3 LV~U , That the Pr ofessor of herrdstry be empowered to make any analyses he may deem proper not re uired by existing laws, on request , using the laboratory and c emicals of the College for that purpose . That he shall make and collect proper char ges for the same and pay the proceeds of the same into the Tr easury . And f or this l abor the Board of Tr ustees will make him sui table compensation , in gross . nd t he Board hereby fix and establish the following schedule of charges for such analyses so made by the Pr ofessor of Chemistry, viz , ,.f> 200 Plain acid phosphates each A~~ oniat ed Acid phosphates It It with potash Karrit , Ge ,_ an potash , sal t s , nitrate soda , sul phate annnonia , gypsum, limestone , etc ., each 0oils , muds , ffiuck , etc . for Agr i cultur al Dept . (only) , each !>:ineral waters qualit ative , each It I r on ores Gold It Coal It It quantitative It It It 15. 00 2()('OO 25. 00 10 .00 10 .00 10 .00 30 .0 10 .00 10 .00 10 .0 ~r . rmstr ong, RE30 Vim, That all College exercises be suspended f r om 4 :30 p .m. roll call Friday , December 21 , 1883, until 8 :15 a .m. roll call ' ednesday, January 2, 1884 • . r . Haralson , OLVED : That t he ~e c r.etary be allowed the sum of ten dollars f qr pr eparing and making t wo copi es of the rul es and r egulat ions . ir . Haralson , '( LV • That the r eport made by the r esident to the Board at their present sessi on, an at the session of the Execut ive Committ ee in October be s pr.ead upon the minutes of the Board . - ---- ------ t e uest of lr . Cl0 ton to i l e ber 19, 1683 , have thought on the minutes . !-201 Comm~tt ee tabu ate) e emand r e eren e to op the sa~e ~p e c ial appropr i ati on by the General ssembly of labama : 15, 000 . 00 ..i:xpenditures : For l and ~ 2 , 3 00 . 00 gr i cultural 0ta . 2, 350 .00 Stat e Lab . 1 , 500 .00 Charts , Glopes , and maps ~hemi s try :iathemati cs Book,s , Prof . Lane painting wood work r e airing, etc . 100 .00 144 .00 100 .00 22 . 95 coll ege buil ing 3, 841 .32 Completing re~ai r s 800 .00 $11, 114. 27 -r obabl e cost of s se bl y room 50xlOO To balance $ 3, 500 .00 __ 1:., 500 .00 ' 15, 000 .00 Amount forward of appropriation for 1 3 af ter completing everything begun and in i mmediate cont empl ation . December 19, 1883 ----------------------------- $15, 000 . 00 $ 1 , 500 .00 H. . Clopt on , Chairman 202 Report of the resident of the ollege Auburn, AJ.abama December 18, 1883 To the Honorable members of the Board of Trustees Gentlemen : I would respectful l y call your att ention to the r eport , wi~h accompanying documents , which I had the honor to make to your committee i n ctober last . There is very little to be added to that report, to eive you a f air· account of the condition of the C 011 ege • There are now 108 matriculates , 4 of whom have withdrawn f om the insti tution . The indications are that our number of cadets wi l l be mat erially increased in January . Fair progress seems to have been made by the cadets in their studies ; and considering the very materi al change Dla e t hi s session i n t he course of study, the Board has r oo t o congrat ulate itself upon t he favorable r esults-. If I am not overstep ing the limits of my authority , I would speak of the ability and zeal with which the several pr ofessors have done their parts . Either in wri ting or verbally, they are r eady to give the Board any fur ther information which may be desired concerning their duties . It i~ to be hoped the Board will be able to assist by the needed ap ~ropriat ions the other e ~artments as the A r i cultural and 'hemical Departments were ••• the good effects of which are so plainly under t he skill full direction of Professors Newman and tubbs . And for the i brary especially, I ' wish to repeat my intercession of October last . Something ought to be done t o give our young men pr oper readi ng matter at this cr itical t i me of t heir intellectual growth . 1 e have now a sub-freshman or prepa r atory class, but we have rec eived so many smal l boys, of little or no preparation·, that we are not doing good work f or some of t hem, and some parents are inclined to complain of what they rega d as neglect (some1"here) of their l ittle sons . There is no help for t his , I think except to exclude the too young or ill pr e t)ared, or to have a r egular preparatory epartment attached to t he Coll ege . Nor is the English l anguage sufficiently t aught in the College classes . The discipline of the s choul has in general bee pret t y good; a serious exception however occurred last week and the week before; but as I request the Board to invest i gate this case , believing that such imvestigation will r esult in good to the Coll ege , and that it is but just to all concerned , I ought not now pe haps , do more t han call attention t c i t . In justice to the cadets, however, I should say there wa~ an outheak, no outward demonstrat i on , of disor der or dissatisfaction . Still the case was very serious and will merit the attention of the Board and of the peopl e of labama . I t i s found diffi cult at times t o understand the regulations-- especia ' l y to know what , in given cases may be the duty of the Faculty or other officers; accompany ' g wil l be found "a request from the acuIty, for a codification of the rules and regulat ions . and I would r espectful l y suggest as I did in October last t hat a thorough revisi om of the r egulations is necessary . I have omitted t o say that their applicati ons have been made for the admissi on of three young ladies to t he College . The Faculty did not consider that they had the authority to arunit them as regul ar students, but gave them the privilege of attending the classes of such of t he r r cfessors as chose vduntarily to instruct them. And . - - -----~----------.-- - - - - 203 one of them, QSS Payne of uburn , is now attending some of the middle and higher. classes and atFains to a hi gh rade of profi ciency . The Library it s eems , has been permanently l ocated by order of the Board in the Southwest r oom, 1st flo or; I would res ectfully su gest that that r oom and the adjoining one (next to the office of ~he Commissioner of Agriculture) could be used most advantageousl:' by the epartment of atural ilosophy if in the opinion of the Boa d an ther suitable r oom can be found for the i brary. The r oom now occupied b the Library is immediately over the 'hemical Laboratory and could be readily and cheaply furnis hed with ,as by that Department . Besides, owing to the irrunediate proximity ,much of the a pparatus could be used in common and expense saved . Feeling great need of a suitable off ice desk, I have bou ht on my own account a large sized (IIWooten ~u een Anne ll ) desk for $118, including fr ei ght from Indianapolis . Its cost was 165, but was put dovm t o me 33.r.> off . The Board can have the desk at its cost to me . \ e have been 310w in getting the cadets in uni form , some are not unifo rmed even yet . I think the fault is in the contract , which seems to be wanting in the necessary business checks and guarantees . And on failure to uni f orm the cadets within · a reasona ly proper time , has given some dissatisfaction. The health of our cadets has been remarkably good . No sickness among them worth speaking of . I would respectfully call the at tention of the Board to so much of my October r eport , as r efers to the relation between the Treasurer and the President which would s eem to need defining . Pr actically then is a want of proper checks one on the other . If I can be permit ted to say so, in no spirit of dictation, I would suggest that it would be better for the President of t he College to be total ly disconnected from all connection of oversight or responsibility, with the financial business affair s of the school. That I think had better devolve upon some member of your own honorable body , who here or nearby may reside . But if you thin~ differently, then please defi ne again your instructions t o be followed in lett er and spir i t by both the Tr eausrer and President . Frequently, I have been call ed upon ~o appr ove payments as President, somet' les aft er the bills were made a d aid of which I knew nothi ng . This I respectfully submit is not r, ' ht, nor in justice t o myself can I do so longer . But I do not wish to reflect upon your Trea~~rer; he is , I learn but following a long usage here . He means ri ht , and I am sur e , it i s all r i ght so far; but experience showing how easy i t is , for well meaning oersons to get i nto t rouble , by no~ f ollowing strictly the law l aid down for their guid~~ ce. I have felt it to be my duty t o call attention to this matter, especially since I am so vital ly concer ned personally and offi cially . Havi ng to say the above with much regret , I feel that I would not be doing justice were I not also to say that in all my long and varied experience in life, I have never seen an off icer more devoted to his t rust--never one with his heart more in his work , nor mor e zealously attached to thi institution he ser ves--overzeal pr ompting to do any and every t hing for the school that he thinks ought to be done whether it is his business or not seems to be, his danger. I have merely asked that so valuable an off icer and t ose conducting the coll ege business with him be pr otected by the necessary checks and balances . I was about forgetting to call att ention to the necessity of an appropriati on for fie~d music, drummers and fife . Up to this time the musicians have been paid out of the military fund which I presume was hardly the intention of the Board . I am, Gentlemen , very r espectfully, your obedient servant , D. F. oyd , President «204 P. S. Accompanying please find copies of Resoluti ons of Faculty, marked A & B, also report of Professor Stubbs .relative t o the fitting up of his new Laboratory. Respectfully, D. • Boyd Report of the resident of the Coll ege to the Executive Committee To the Executive Committee oard of Trustees Auburn Gentlemen: Auburn, Alabama October 15, 1883 I respectfully beg leave to forvard the acco panying communicati ons from the several Professors setting forth in detail some of t he wants of their Department . I do not know that it is in the power of the Corrunittee to meet the wants therein set f orth; still it may not be amiss t o call your attention to them . It is hard for a college t do good work without the necessa ry appliances for instruction; such as a good Library, apparatus , cabinets , etc; and of some of these necessary aids , this College is almost wholly destitute. Its Library is virtual Ly nothing the philosophical apparatus is very scanty and the chenical laboratory needing much for proper efficiency. e same may be said of the gineering Department , also that of Natural History, and the Department of A riculture has not beugn . ith almost everything yet to be done to make it of use . In a word, t o do the great work be-fore us , we have but f ew facilities; and it rests with the great state of Alabama and her coll ege representatives to decide whether this College shall be a success or a failure. Gi ve your Faculty a fair .chance todo something and I believe so ething will be done ; refuse out of mi staken notion of school economy to eet thei r working wants and you will have but a ollege in name . I earnestly call your attention therefor e to the reco endations of your Professor s . That they have been selected to do special work m ans that they are the best judges of the work and of the means with which t o do it . 'rhe Faculty is the College, and no college has ever succeeded and never can when the utmost deference is not shown t o the opinion of the rofessor as to his own special chair and every possible assistance rendered him to work out his own ideas . on ' t elect a Faculty and let them do nothing for wan of means to do somethin ; nor will professors of roper spirit long be content doing nothing . I do hope the earnest wor ds of your professors as to the facilities you should give them to do your work, will be heeded by you as far as practicable ; and as an old colle e officer of no little experience let me see more and knmv more of your Faculty, personally and officially than you do . Invite them to attend your meetings , consult with them, not only about their own special departments and duties, but also about t he general state of the College . They are. here day in and day out t he year reound, thinkin g of what is best for the College. You can be her e but seldom and then only for a few days; and it is r easonable to expect that your faculty know more about this College than you do, or 205 possibly can know. Then who so well fitted as your pr ofessors to be your advisors? And I do hope you will consult with them freely and fully . I am sure it will be for the best all round. And all this I say with the utmost deference and respect for you as our official superiors , and as distinguished citizens of Alabama, I mean no di srespect . The Professors have called attention to the school furniture, needed in the class rooms, I would also speak of the furniture needed for the offices and hal ls . The resident's Of f ice is almost vQthout furniture of any kind . The little I found in the office on taking charge recently, I found it to be advisable to Five up mostly to the omma~dant and Prof~s s or Thach so that the entire outfit of the Pr esident's Off~ ce consists of two or three plain cheap tables and some 61d split bottom chairs . A suitable office desk, book case, letter copying pr ess , large table and one dozen chairs for Faculty me tings will c6st say 200 . The. study hass or chapel needs a good plain table and a dozen chairs at a cost say $50. The Library needs another large table, one dozen neat chairs, and additional caseing for books , altoget her say 100. And I think the study hall (or chapel) , the library and central hallway should have neat chandeliers to be l i ghted from gas in the chemical laboratory, but of. this I have made no est imate of the cost . It is frequently the case. that the study hall i s used for lectures at night , and to use such temporary lights as we can command is rude and inconvenient. I found the building very dirty and r equiring much work to get it in even a tolerable condition of cleanliness . We are still scrubbing and whitewashing; anQ it will r equire at least three good servants to keep the building (with the chemical laboratory) in order . It has a demoralizing effect upon youth to quarter them in foul or badly kept r ooms . Negligence and filth leaa to immorality and a proper school economy calls for clean class rooms with neat and comfortable furnitUre . Students respect good furnitUre and deface it less than bad furniture. A col lege bui lding shpuld be pleasant and attractive within and without , as homelike as possible . If the Committee has the power, I would be glad for them to define the duties of Pr esident of the College . It seems to be difficult t o get a clear understanding of them. The records of the Board of Trustees would seem to require the President to have general .charge of the building and of such duties as usually fall to a proctor or quarter master, but such charge and duties are practically thrown upon the Treasurer, without any compensation therefor . If such duties are mine, I wish to know it . I do not wish any duty of mine imposed on another . ::>till I would ex-pr ess the opinion that the President of the College has but little time to devote to the duties of roctor or l.lUarter I-laster . I would also respectfully request information on this point . I see from the re ulations , t hat it is made the duty of the Fresidents to order all debits and credits made to the several College accounts and that no money shall be drawn from t he funds of the College or from the deposit of the cadets, but upon the order of the President, and upon a check drawn' by the Treasurer and countersigned by the President, and that the Treasur ers account shall be subject to the revisal and appr oval of the President . Now oes that mean that the President shall be an Auditor or ' omptroller of accounts and as such kee ~ the accounts of the Institution . The Treaaarer only to keep an account of the cash transactions? till I cannot well see how the Presidentcan have the requisite knowledge of the accounts, unless that be the case , or the Treasurer thoroughly subordinated t c the President, and be the bbokkeeper and paymaster of the College subject entirely to the supervision, direction and control of the President . And thi s t oo I cannot believe to have been the purpose of the Board, for it would destroy - _._---- - - ---------- ----- f 206 the necessary independence of the t wo officers and t he indispensable check of the one upon the other. Please give me information on this important subj ect, for while I regret that the President has anything whatever t o do with the finances, accounts, etc., yet if it is his duty I must do it and will do it if I can only know what and how I am to do. In connection with this matter I should state that I do not understand how the Board draws funds from the Bank at Opelika in excess of deposits; in other words I do not understand the system of "Overdrafts" there as practiced, nor can I learn (from the r ecords of the Board) of any rightful authority for IT~king said overdrafts. I have not yet countersigned any checks at all. I would not like to do so in excess of your deposits without proper legal authority from you to do it. I presume of course that the Board of Trustees has gi ven the r e4uisite authority for the overdrafts or virtual loans from the Bank, and that the Bank is furnished with it in proper l egal shape. The~e seems t o be no record of it here in the office of the Treasurer or Secretary of the Board. The number of matriculates this session to date is ninety seven. Being 76 from Alabama, 12 from Georgia, 2 from Florida, 2 from Tennessee, 2 from Louisiana, 3 from Texas. In the Senior class there are 10, Junior, 9. In the 00phomore, 23. Freshman, 31 and in the sub-freshman 13, with 11 optional or irregular students. The total members to date last session was 103, showing a falling off t his year of 6. The 1:0S5 is due to the going away of so many old students. The number of new students this year is comparatively heavy being 40. Thas would seem to indicate that the people over the. state at large approve the action of the Board in making the school more scientific and industrial than fornerly, while those students who have left us on account of that change now find i t is to be hoped even more and better literary training at the State University at Tuscaloosa. It would seem as i f the peopl e of Alabama are at l east gett ing suited in their State educational facilities. To Tuscaloosa let t he student of general culture go, and heIl'e·, l .ekthe young man come who, wishes to fit himself for a special scienfific or industrial pursuit . Alabama needs both her Univer sity and her Agric'ltural College . 1-fa::r both prosper and fill thei r very different and distinct missions . The .discipline of t he school under existing rules and regulations .. jsin a very dangerous and pr ecarious condition. I find a military institute un er a f aculty government which is a contradi ction in terms and al most a nullity in pr actical effect. In its di sCipline your school is anomaly. You have military requirements enough to harass your boys and raise a row but not enough military honor in the hands of your President t o put down a row. You hold him responsible for the discipline and well being of your College ; yet you give him very little authority to meet that r esponsibility. Your rules and r egulations are true to no one principle or method of school government it seems to me , but are a combination of two or more t otally different and antagonisti c methods. The whole t hing ne ~ ds overhauling from bottom to tpp; and it cannot be done too soon. Delay in this case is certainly dangerous. How t hen has not been an explosion in your discipline , a breaking down of · all control and r estraint over your students, I can only account for by your fortunate location in this quiet , well ordered community, and ·doubtless by the special care of a KLnd Providence. I would also call your attention to the absence of any general inventory of the College property. 'orne of the Pr ofessors I believe have s pecial lists of some of the more valuable articles in t heir possession ; but I thing it necessary t o have a full list made of all the pe rsonal property and a money valuation put upon it. 207 Your col l ege buildi ng would s eem t o be very inadequatel y protected against f i re. Indeed, i n case of fir e , I do not see how t he bui l ding could be saved r You have no wat er . But t wo l a r ge cisterns might easil y be f i l led from the water from t he r oof; and the engine which it i s t o be hoped you wil l supply t he Chemical Department wit h, can be used wit h pr oper hose t o t hrow water t o any part of your house. I t i s danger ous f.or us t o infer that, because we have been spared f or t wenty f ive years , we may not burn up tomorrow. The illness of t he Tr ea surer has prevented his f urnishing me with a balance sheep showing t he financial condi tion of the CoJ.l ege, i t s a s sets and l iabi lities , et c. I have a st atement of the last r eceipts and payments from June 15 t o August 31 l ast. I cannot close t has report without beggi ng you again t o consider well the re com~endat i on s of your Faclu t y and Pr ofessors , especia l l y considering the ob j ect of t he s chool--it s scientif i c and industr ial character merit t he words of your s ci ent i f i c and i ndustrial prof essors whi ch should be heeded . No mat ter , how well all other s conn ected wit h the Institution do t heir wor k, if t he Pr ofes sor s in the gr i cultural Department fail of succes s ; your-Agr i cultural College will be adjudged by t he peopl e t o be a failure . And I do not s ee how we can expect success if we do not gi ve t he Pr ofessors t he means whi ch they declar e t o be i ndispensable f or t heir wor k . By resol ution of the Board of Trustees, qua rters have been given to the Commis si oner of Agr i cultur e in t his bui l ding; and t hat St at e Offi cer is now her e in the perf ormance of his duties of of fi ce.- He l ooks t o t his Col lege t o have his anal ys es of fert ilizers made . I t cannot be done , un+ess t he Chemical Department is suppl ied with mor e and better apparatus , and a separat e l aboratory pr ovi ded f or i t away from t he pr esent general or clas l aboratory , to whi ch students and ot her s must have more or less access at all t imes t o do their alloted wor k . This inci dental r equi sition of the State Department with the necessary chemical work in your Agr i cultural 3xper iment Station and t he t eaching of general and analytical chemist ry to your own s t udent s all re~ui r e s a f i rst rate labor at ory equi pped in t he best style . The State of Alabama has f urnished you the money f or that purpose ; will you so use it gent lemen. I repeat your Chemi cal Department must be put in fir st cla ss order for t he f oll owing r easons : 1 . The St at e Commis sioner of Agricul ture l ooks to you t o analyze co~nerc ial f ert i l i zers as he i s r equi red t o have done under the f ertilizer l B ~ . 2 . He al so desi r es you t o make f or him the analysis of soil s , waters , et c., as r equi r ed of him under that same fertilizer l aw. 3. The manuf acturer s of fe r t ilizers and deal( r s in them are r eques t ing your chemist t o anal yze t hei r f ertil i zer s here for their special benefit in advance of t he require Lent s of t he law . They naturally prefer the pr i vate work t o be done here in your l abor atory si nce thi s is the head quarters of the St ate .gr icultural and Fertilizer Department . 4. And apart f r om t he work expected of you by t he St ate C o~niss ion er of Agr i cult ure and conductor of your own Agr i cul t ural ExperLment Station expec
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spelling	1883 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of AlabamaAuburn University (formerly Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama); Board of TrusteesMinutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1883Alabama Agricultural and Eechanical College Auburn, Alabarna June 25 , 1883 + 155 This being the day designated for the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and MechaniF-al College of Alabama and the roll being cal led', there were present: His Excellency E. A. Oneal, Governor of t he State l11essers Armstong, Superi ntendant of Education Haralson , Hardie Langdon Ligon Malone , Stansel ,. ' 'J Messers Barnes and Cl opton appeared duri ng the r eading of t he minutes and took their seats . Mr. Bishop absent . The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved . William Leroy Broun, t he President of the College ' being present , wa5 call ed on for his annual report which was read and submitted, together with the r eports of t he L. culty and other papers . , ON MOTl ON of 1-1r . Barnes , t he, r e' ort of the Presi dent lie on the t able . The Treasurer of the College bei ng pr esent with the Board, read and submitted his report of the financial transactions of his offic e of t he year 1882- 3, which, ON HOTION of Mr . Stansel was r eferred to Committee on Finance . l"lr . Landgon from the Committee appointed by the Board at its l ast session "To pr esent to the General Assembly the necessity of erecting suitabl e additional bui ldings for the College , etc ." made a verbal report of his action thereon, and informed the 'Board of an agreement , made and entered int o on t he part of a Committee appointed 'by t he Board of Trustees of t he A & M College of Alabama , and a Committee on the Part of the State Univer sity, with E. A. Oneal the Gover nor of the State i n reference to appropriations made by the l ast General Assembly of this St ate to : the two Colleges named . A copy 'of the agreement was read and is as fol Jows : The St ate of Alabama Montgomery County This writt en i nstrument wit nesseth that a bill�� 'J havi ng passed both Houses of the General Assembly of Alabama, making appropriations for the benefit of the Univer sity of Alabama and the Agricultural and' Hechanical College , which bill is now in the hands of t he Governor, awaiting his approval to become a l aw, and the Governor and AUditor having serious apprehensions, that if the sai d· bill should become a l aw, the appropriations made thereby; would emb-arass or interfere with the prompt payment of the i nterest maturing on the St ate debt vumy 1, 1884 . ---------------------------------------------- 156 Now we t he under signed members of the Board of Trustees of the State University consist ing of a Committ ee duly appointed and authorized by a resol uti on adopted at a r egul ar meeting of said Board of Trustees of t he State University, viz, Willis 6. Cl arke, N. H. R. Dunson and Enoch t iorgan and we, H. D. Clopt on , C. C. Langdon and Rober t F. Ligon , a Committee appoint ed and authorized by a like r esol ution adopted by the Board of Trustees of said' Agricultur al and Mechru1ical College , on behalf of said several Boards of Tr ustees , represented by us, ' r espect ively as Committees, as aforesai d, do hereby covenant and agree with his Excell ency Edward:A. Oneal as governor of said State ; That no part of t he appropri ations made by sai d bill f or the benefi t of said several institut ions shall. be drawn from the Treasury of the State ; That no part of the appropriations made by said bill for t he benefit of said several i nsti tution shal l be drawn from the Treasury of the St ate , until t he interest on the State debt accr uing July 1, 1884 is provided f or; and the warrant i s sued by t he Audit or under the said bill for t he several portions of t he sai d appropri ations which re payable in~ the year 1883, shall not be pres ented to the Treasurer f or payment until the said interest on the said tlebt of the St ate f or July 1884 shal l have been provi ded for, and said war rants i f so required by t he Governor, to be hel d by such person , until t he same can by the terms of this agreement be presented f or payment . And we further respectively ~l edge and bi nd said several Boards of Trustees t o have a copy of this agreement and covenant entered on the minutes of said several Boards of Trustees at thei r next meeting as t he terms and conditions upon which the benefit of said bill a re accepted by said s everal Boa ds of Trustees. ~1itness our aands and seals thi s 23rd day of February A. D., 1883 . Committ 'ee on behalf of State /7 W. G. Clarke, Chairman N. R. H. Danson University: H. D. Clopton C. C. Langdon R. F. Ligon /1 Committee on behalf of Agr icultural and Mechanical College. We the undersigned member s of the Boar d of Trustees of the State University, but not members of said Committee hereby unit e in the pledges and agr eements contained i n t he forego L~g instrument . Wi tness our hands and seals thi s 23rd day of February A. D., 1883: H. Clay Armstrong Superintendent of Educati on and Ex Officio member James Crook ~rustee 7t h Congressi onal District i . S. Thoringtc;m Trustee from 2nd Congressional District. ON MOTION of Mr . Barnes, the act ion of t he Committe.e on the par t of the A & M College is hereby notifi ed aad that the Sec retary be. directed to spread the agree~ent upon t he minutes of this Board. -/tl57 ON MOTION of Mr. Haralson; That ~ Committee of three be appointed by the President t o examine the act of .t he last Legislature of this Stat e at its last ses.sion in ref erence t o examinati on and analysis of Commer cial Fertilizers and the duties of the Pro f e ~ s or of Chemistry of thi s I nstituti on in r eference thereto and the r ecei pt of f ees t herefrom, and to prepare such resolut ions as may ba neces sary to be adopted by this Board to s ecure for the College the benefits of said Act and repor t ther eon t o the Board. The Commi ttee consi sts of Messer s Ha ralson , Langdon and Stansel. The report of the Librarian was read and ON MOTION of Hr, . A.rmstrong was ref erred to the Committee on Finance . ON r:':OTION of Mr . Barnes, That when the Boar d adjourned they adjourn to meet t omorrow mor ni ng i n secret sessi on as a Committee of the Whole . Mr . Armstrong read an appl icat ion from Mr . H. T. Frazer" one of the Inst ructors in the College, in reference t o t he use of a r oom in the College building f or a Summer School. ON MOTI ON of Ivlr . Barnes , That the application of Mr . Frazer lie on t he table . ON MOTICN of Nr . Malone the Board adj ourned until tomorrow morning 8 o'clock . F. M. Reese Secretary t o Board of Trust ees A & M College of Al abama Auburn, Alabama June 26, 1883 The Board met accor ding to adjournment and there were the Governor and Messer s : , ''1 Absent: Mr . Bishop. Armstrong Barnes Cl opton Haralson Hardie Langdon Ligon .Malone Stansel , The minutes wer e read and approved. A communi cation in writing f rom fi l liam L. Broun, Pr esident of the Col lege, i nviting the Board to visit and inspect the College farm was received. The i nvitation was accepted . The Board then went into executive session . 158 The Board of Trustees being in Executive Session . Mr . Haralson a c~ed as temporary Secretary . On the return of t he Secretar,y t o t he Board, Mr . Haral son delivered t o the Secretary the fol lowing pr oceedings had by the~ . ON HOTION of Hr. Barnes ; That t he degrees recommended by the Faculty as contained in t he Presidents report 'be conferred as f ollows : For the Degree of Bachelor of Arts W. H. Bruce N. P. SaJIlford T. F. . Mangum R. L. Sutton For the Degree of Bachelor of Agriculture M. L. Harp A. M. ~klntosh D. B., Mangum . For the Degree of Bachelor of Science A. L. Harlan E. M. Pac.e For the Degr ee of Bachel or of Engineering W. S . Cox C. L. Gay W. L. Elli s The President having recommended for the Degree of Kaster of Arts Mr . E~ R. Rivers. ON OTION the degree was conferred . Also , ON MOTI ON, The degree of Civil Engineer ing was conferred upon Messers J . D. Trammell and O. H. Crittenden . ON MOTION of Mr. Barnes, the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on Reverend R. B. Cranfor d of Mobi le, Alaba..-na. Adopted . ON MOTICN of Kr. Barnes, That the degree of Doctor of Divinity be conferred on Reverend Frederich Howard of the South Western Baptist University of JacKson, Tennessee , which was adopted . Of MOTION of Mr. Ligon, That the degree of Doctor of Divinity be conferred upon Henry Clay Morrison of Loui sville , Dentucky. Adopt ed . ON MOTION of Mr . Annstrong; That the request of Mr . H. T. Frazer to occupy a room in the ~ollege Bui lding for a Summer School dur ing the vacation be granted; Provided he gets the written consent of the companies i n which the building is insured, that this rnay be done without violating the policies of insurance Govering .the buil ding . ON MeTION of Mr. Stansel , That t he rules as amended by the Faculty and submi tted to the Board be referred to the Committee on Rul es . Mr. Haralson as Chair.man o~ the Commit tee appointed t o consi der the Act of the Legisl ature establishing a department of Agr i culture for this Stat e submitted t he following : ~~ereas the General Assembly at its last session adopted an Act entitled an Act to establish a Department of Agricul ture for the State of Alabama, approved February 23 , 1883 . Wherein it provided among other things ; That for the purpose of establishing an experimental f a rm, or station, one third of the net proceeds - --- -~-- - --- - - - ------- 159 ' aIlllual ly accruing from the, sale of tags as herein before provi ded shall be paid to the Treasurer of the A,& M College on the ap~roval of the Governor, to be distributed under the direction of the Board of Trustees of this said Institu- ~~ tion, f or the development of ·the Agricultural and Mechanieal Department of said College ~ Provided; The Trustees of said C olleg e shall cauSe t o be made at such College all analyses of fertilizers t at may be required under the provision. of this Act , without any charge t herefor; And provided further that the Trustees shall establish and maintain an Agricultural experimental, station where careful experiments shall be made in scientific Agriculture results of which together with all other needed i nformation shall be furnished the Commi ssioner of Agriculture for publ ication i n his mont ~ly bulletins and annual reports . Be i t resolved by the Board of Trustees of said A & 1 College in Annual Session concurred that we do hereby accept all the provisions and conditions of said Act necessary to be complied with, in order t o entitle A & M College of Alabama to the benefits of said Act ; That the professor of Chemistry and all other officers andProfessors of' the College who may' be changed therewith, be and they are hereby required to make' all analyses of fertilize rs' that may be required under the pro- ' visions of this Act without any charge therefor. That the Board of Trustees hereby order anddi rect that an. Ag.ricultural E sperimen.ta~ farm or station such as is referred to in said Act' be and the same is h~ reby established, and ordered to be maint ained, where caref ul experiment s shall be made 'in 'scientifi"c agiculture , results of w'hi t h together with all other needed i nformation shall be furnished the Commissioner o'f Ag.ricult ure for publication in hi s monthly bulletins and annual reports . That the President 'of the A & M College be , ' and he is hereby directed t o provide for the Commissioner of Agr icul t ure to be appointed a suitable room in the College buil di ng to be occupied by him as an office . ON MOTI ON of }'1:r . Hardie; That Mr . Armstrong be directed to confer with Mr '. J. B. Gay and ascertain at what price he will sell his pr emises adjoining the Coll ege lands and to purchase at a price not to e xceed $1800.00; and also to look after other lands to be connected with the College premises with a view t o the purchase of the same for the Coll ege; and to take steps t o dispose. of· the 16 acres of l and belonging to the College and in the cdrporate limits of Auburn, as recommended by the President in his annual r eport to the Board of Trustees . ON }'fOTION of Mr. Haralson; That Messers Clopt on, Armstrong, Ha,l'(iie, Barnes and Ligon, be and they are hereby appointed an Executive Commit tee of this Board to whom the matt.er of College bui ldings and improvements in the i nterior be specially referred with power to act. RESOLVED by Mr . Barnes; That the reorgani z at~on of this College be referred t o a committee of five. The Committee named are Messers Barnes, Langdon , Clopton, Stansel and Haralson. RESOLV~D by Mr . Landgon; That the Be8ird pr oceed at once to eiect a prof e sso~, of Agricultur,e whose salary sha.ll be $1800 and such additional a;Llowance as Director of t he Experimental farms or Stati on as will make his' entire compensation $2500 and house rent free . ON IV10TION of .hr . Armstrong : That J .S;ljew,man be elected Prof essor and Dir ector of Experimental Stat i on . Mr. Newman was wlanimousl y elected to the places named in Mr. Langdon's mesoluti on. Auburn , Alabama June 27 , 1883 . The Secretary, having resumed his place with the Board, on call of the roll. There were· present Messers Armstrong, Barnes , Clopt on, Haralson, Hardie, L~gdon , Ligon, Malone, and St ansel. Absent , the Governor and Mr . Bishop. In the absence of the Governor, President ex officio of t he Board, Mr. Clopton was called to the Chair . ON iViOTION of Nr. Armst rong,: That t he 2nd paragraph of the ;Rules and Regulations of t he Coll ege be amended so as to r ead as f ollows , by stri ki ng out t he last l ines of t he 2nd paragraph . The Rules and Regulat i ons ver e t hen adopted asa whole . On t he suggesti on of the, President; That .portion of the President I s r e ort embraci ng a number of r ecommendations therein set was t al<en up and considered in~ .thi s order. Viz; ' 1. Recommendat i on No. 1, . That a t wo year course i n Agr icult ure and a t wo year Commercial Cour se be est ablished for the_purpose of meeting the wants of those st udent s who are not able to spend a longer time at College and ,who l ook rather t o _<" immediate r esults. Upon a satisfactory compl etion of each of· the cours,es or either of t hem, a certificate of Proficiency should be awarded . 2 . 3. 4. 5. Recommendati on No.2 . That the degree of Bachel or of Sci ence alone be gi ven on the completion 9f anyone of the, regular under graduate courses in the College, t he di pl oma to state the course t hat the ~tudent has taken. Recommendation No. 3 •• That t he post graduat e degree of Civil Engineer or ¥~ st~r of Science, be awarded thr ee years aft~r graduation only to those student s who have engaged in tWt1ifessional work upon passing an ey.amination to be prescr ibed by the Faculty. Recommendat i on No.4. That the military drill be ~lective with members of the 1st class save when bat talion drill is required . · . " ! Recommendation No . 5. That Thanksgi ving day and 22nd Februa ry may be declared holidays an~ that the evening of each day before the celebratipn of one of the l iterary societ ies . 6. Recommendat i on No.6. That the 22nd February be also, declared an Arbor Day and that the st udents be en c our~g ed on t hat day as the Facul t y may deem best to -) pl ant trees on the College groung;.s. . .. 7. Recommendation No.7. That the t wo Liter ary Societi es be, permi t t ed each to have a final cel ebration the one on Monday and the other Tuesday evening of Commencement week . Al so. t bat t hey be r equi-red before i nvit ing fl. repr esentative orator f or Commencement , to submit names t o the Fac.-iuty for app~9v al , from which the selectio!} may be mad~ . And· also that the. priv:Ji.lege n·ow enjoyed, of el ect ing two speakers f or Comrr.encement f rom the Second Cla~s be withdrawn . 1< 161 8 . Recommendation No.8. That the Literary Societies be required by your order to hold their sessions on Saturda - ~o rn in gs and that no night meet i ng be allowed without special permission from the Faculty. 9. Recommendation NO •. 9. That the regulations be madified in accordance with the manuscript copy herewith presented and t hat a sufficient number be printed for the use of the cadets and officers of the college. These several reconunendations were then adopted by the Board . That portion of the report recommending if the funds of the College will permit an appropriations of $600 to the Department of Natural Hist ory was ON MOTION of }fr . Armstr0ng , r eferred to the Executive Committee. By Mr. Armstrong, RESOLVED, That : hereafter an annual hop be allowed to be under the charge and marlagement of the Presi dent and Faculty of the College, under such regulations as they may deem proper. -By Mr . Stansel ';. RESOLVED , That the degree of- Learned Doctor of Law be conferr ed on Burwell B. Lewis , President of the Stat e University and upon Isaac T. Tichenor of Atlanta, Georgia. RESOLVED , By Mr. Armstrong, That the Treasurer i s hereby directed to pay to F. M. Reese the sum of $78, due to him as Secretary of this Board on account of discount on Alabama Certificates. Mr . Bar nes presented an account of Dr. I. T. Tichenor for money expended by him i n fitting up the flower garden attached to the College Campus . ON MOTION of Mr . Haralson, That the Treasurer of the College is hereby directed to~to I . T. Tichenor $100 heretofore expended by him f or the siad flower garden. 1 - - - ---- - - - - -- ~ 162 Auburn ~ Alabama June 28, ' 1883 The Board met in pur suance of adjournment and there wer e present on call of the roll: 1-1essers Armstrong, Barnes, Clopton, Haralson, Hardie" Langdon, Ligon, Mal one, and Stansel. The Governor and Mr. Bishop absent. Mr . Clopton in the chair. A communication in writing addressed to the Board of Trustees by several of the cadets asking an appropriati on to aid them i n t he publishing of a paper to be conducted by t he students was read . The Sec r etary was i nstructed to reply, ,which was done and i n his communication in whi ch he informed them that the Board expr essed their regrets, "That the sheer lack of f unds compelled them with much regret to decline their request." By Mr. Armstrong, RESOLVED: That the Executive .Gommittee heretofore appointed are hereby authorized and direct ed t o take the nec es sary steps to obtain t he f und appropriated by t he l a'st Legislature for the benefit of the"t Agricult.ural·land ·Mechanical College; said Committee to proc'eed in that behalf in accordance with the terms of the Act of the Legi slature and the agr eement made by the Committee with ,the Governor. That the said Committee shall also s ee that the bond required by said Act be given by the Treasurer of t he A & M College is properly executed . wit h good and sufficient security in the 'sum of $5000; and the Board t hrough the Executive Committee of the same shall make to the Auditor of the State the quarterly reports requir ed by said Act to be made by t he :Board to the Auditor. ' By Mr. Haralson, RESOLVED : That t he Executive Committee Gf t his Board appointed .at this session are hereby charged with the matter of the dr~wing of .the one- . t hird net pr oceeds, annually accruing from the sale of tags for fe rtili zers as provi ded i n Sect i on 17 of t he Act approved February 23 , 1883, entitled an Act t o establish a Depart ment of Agr i cultur e f or t he State of Alabarra. That the Treasurer be allov-Ted to draw the share of thi s Sol.~ eg e of sai d fund only on t he certific at e of t he lxecuti ve Commit tee to the Governor that said f unds are required f or the pur poses of the Col l ege under said Act and that t he Governor be request ed to order said f unds paid only on the receipt 0f such qer tificat e rom sai d committee and t hat a'-. copre! . tbi!:v res Qihutiori be f urni shed,"t!fjl tl1e Gover nQr .c -; ! • By Mr . Ligon, RESOLv.:.c.D, That the Corps of t he A & lii College of alabama be subject t o t he order of t he Governor a s a part of the military f orce of this State. Hr. Hardie; at the reques t of Mr . Barnes, t he Chairman of t he Finance Gormni ttee; r ead a r epor t f rom that Commi ttee as f ollows : The Fi nance Committee t o whom was ref erred the Treasur er ' s Repor t beg t o say t ha.t t hey have exami ned the vouchers and books of the Treasurer's Of fic e and find vouchers f or al l moni es paid out and t hat t he books are correctly and reasonably well kept and correspond with t he repor t of t he Treasurer. ~e respectfully recommend the f olloyring appr opriati ons for different purposes the ensuing year ; Expenses of Prof essors $100.00 Expense Account (Unnames) 250 .00 Print ing 250.00 Milit ary Account Servant' s hire Post age $100.00 200.00 100 .00 - ----- -. - - - ----, Stationery Int. and Exchange Nat . History }'1usic $ 50.00 50.00 150.00 100.00 Fuel Advertising Speakers Desk f or Commandant Frazer's account _ last year $200.00 200.00 50.00 35.00 50.00 -It 163 We further recommend that these appropriations are made with the distinct understanding and requirement that they are in no instance to be exceeded by any office of the College, That if any Pr ofessor or other person who may be charged with expendit ure of these appropriations shall violate these injunctions the President and Treasurer are hereby ordered not to pay the account . In case it becomes necessary in any instance to exceed these appropriations it shall not be done until the matter has been first referred to the Executive Committee and i ts Chairman has made a written order, allo~dng the expenditure which alone shall be a voucher to the Treasurer . We further recommend that the Treasurer be required to have his pass book with the Bank with which he may deposit , written up at least once a month, and in every case at the" end of the fi scal year , so as to be ready f or the examination of the Board. The r eport was received and adopted •. By Mr . Barnes, RESOLVED , Thatthe ~ecutive Committee b~ and they are hereby i nstructed to allow for the purposes of an Agricultural Library for the use of the Col lege such sum as they may in their judgement think proper for the use and benefit of that Department of the College .• ON ·~O TI OIl of ~ir . Barnes , That a committee of three be to consist of Kessers Langdon , Armstrong, Clopton, prepare a r equest on the part of the various railroads in this State t o grant to the Professor of Agriculture a pass on their r espective rail roads for the purpose of aiding and advancing that Department of the College and the Agricultural interests of the State . ON MOTION of Mr . Haralson, That the Prof essor of Agriculture be directed to prepare a plan and submit the same to the Executive Conunittee f or the laying out and ornamentat ion of the Campus and grounds of the College . ON HOTION of Mr . Langdon ; That the President of the College, Doctor Broun, be requested to furnish a copy of such porti ons of his baccalaureate address as he may elect for pUblication. ON MOTION of Mr. Clopton, That the Governor be requested to instruct the Adjutant General of this State to procure for t he use of the Corps of Cadets new and improved arms and accoutrements suitable f or the pur poses of the Cor ps . Hr . Cl opton having formerly announced to the Board the r esignation of William L. Broun as President of t he A & M College By Mr . Haralson RESOLVED : --- - - - ----- ------------ That the relations ,between Doctor Hilliam LeRoy Broun. as President of the State Agricultural and M~hanical College of Alabama and thei Board, has been terminated by his voluntary retirement t o acc ept service i n his profession in anothe~ State. His great distinction and recognized fitness f or the Presidency of t his Instituti on directed our att ention to him in the first instance and secured himthe "l ace without solicitation on his part . Though his term has been brief with us., hi s fidelity to this trusts , the intelligence he has· brought to the discharge of his varied and important duties, and his agreeabl e and most pleasant social im~ercourse and rel at ions with the Faculty and students, have impressed ·us profoundly and cause us sincere regret at his retirement. ~/e are unwilling that he should depart from our midst , without bearing with him to his new ·home some testimoni al of our Iriendship for him as a man and our high appr eciation of his exalted worth a s a citizen and an e UCE.t r . ,,8 here t en er 1 it'!! and .. his family our most af fe ct i onat e adi eus , commending .hit'il to the attention and regards of good people everywhere, and in i nvoking upon him the bles sings of Almighty God •. The resolution was unanimously adopted. The Secretary is hereby direct ed to devote a page of the Records t o this memorial and f ur ni sh a certified copy of the sa~e to Doctor B roun~ Be it ordained by the Board of 'Trust ees: That the follo'iing studies may be pursued in this College under the t wo degree courses 'heretofore provided in accor dance 'with recomrnendation of the President of the College: 1. English--History--Political Economy--Hental and Ivloral Science 2. Agriculture and Horticulture 3. Mechanics and , Physics 4. Mathematics and Astronomy 5. Engi neering--I ndustrial and Graphic .Drawing 6. Chemistry--General--Agricultural--Inausttial and Analytic ~l 7. Natural History--Botany--Zoology--Mineralogy--Physiology 'and Geology , ' 8. Latin and Modern Languages: and that the study. of no f oreign :language (ancient or moder n) shall be requi red to either of the degr ee courses in this College. By ¥~. : Stansel, RESOLVED, That t his Board pr0ceedto fill the vac a~tchairs in the Facul t y as provided f or .in the resolutions adopted this ,day, apranging the same such officers ·to hold their chairs until the next meeting of this Board. And that at the next Annual Meeting of this Board, the said chairs shall be vacated and t he same . filled as this Board .may then .r povide and the members of the Faculty be assured that under the reorganization to adapt this Institution to the designs of the Board, it may and probably will be necessary to .dispense with ·the services of some one or more of them . 2nd, That the matter of the ar rangement of the courses allQwed td be pu.rsued in the College , bedistributed by the Faculty to toe different Professors and Inst·ructO!1S as may be deemed best by them. The Presi dent af the Board announced that the election of President of the College was now in order. ' Mr. Armstr ong placed in·nomination t hen t he name of Colonel D. F. Boyd as President of the Agri cultural and Mechanical College of Al abama. There being no other name put in nominati on ON MOTION : of Mr. Malone, That the election of Colonel D. F. Boyd be declared unanimous . ON HOTlON of Mr . Langdon, That the salary of the President of this College be fixed at the sum of $2500 and house rent. ON HOTION of Hr. Barnes, That the Board do now proceed to the election of Professors in this College. John T. Dunklin was elected a Professor . W. C. Stubbs was elected a Profe ssor . O. D. Smi th was elect ed a Profes sor . G. W. Haxson was elected a Pr of essor. P. H. Mell was elected a Pr ofessor. t 166 ON MOTION of Mr. Armstrong, Tnat General Ja..vnes H. Lane be elect,ed to the chair of . Civil ' Engineering and Mining Engineering. General Lane was elected t o that chair. ON NOTION OF Mr. Haralson, That C. C. Thach be elected Instructor and Tutor with his present salary, viz, $900 .00. ON lJiOTION of Mr. Barnes, That E. T. Glenn be elected Treasurer.. Mr. Glenn ldas elected. ON MOTICN of Mr . Stansel , That F. M. Reese be elected SecretalJT of this Board of Trustees with the present salary; "v±z, <$200.00. By Mr. Haralson ," RESOLVED, That ,~iri view ··of the coti.rses --prescribed' under the. r eorganization of the College and the studies allowed to be pursued in those courses to entitle a student to graduation therein; Cffid' of the fact . ,that there are students now in the Coll ege whose studies have been chosen and pursued under the fo rmer system who may desire t o pursue these studies for t he :ensuing year, the Boa~d hereby allow such students to pursue their former studies to graduation this year if the students so deisre. By Mr~ Haralson, RESOLVED, That the matter of the, appointfQ.ent of a ssistant chemists be left to the Professor of Chemistry by and with the cidvise and c'onsent of ,the Executive Committee at such :compensation as may be determined on by them. At the suggestion of the President of the Board, That Mr. Armstrong be instructed to ascertain the amounts expended 'for telegraphing on account of the Board also charges for hack hire and direct the Treasurer to pay such arnountsall of which was assented to. ON MOTION of Mr. Hardie, That the Board do now adjourn to meet on Wednesday at Auburn on the '19th day of December 1883. F. M. Reese, 'Secretary to Board of TrUstees of the A & M College of .Alabama -1 167 Report of President of the A & M College To the Trustees of the A & M College G-entlemen: I respectfully present the following report of the 11th ses;:;ion of the A & M College ending June 27, 1883. During its session 127 students matricul ated with a large percentage in the col ·legiate classes. Of them, . 12 have completed satisfactorily the prescribed courses and are reco~~ended by the Faculty for the following degrees: For the degree of Bachelor of Arts: VI . H. Bruce T.. F. VJangum N. P. Samford R. L. Sutton For the degree of Bachelor of Agriculture H. L., Harp D. B. Hangum A. M. Hclntosh For the degree of Bachelor of Science A. L. Harlan,. E. M. Pace For the degree of Bachelor of Engineering W. S. Cox W. L. Ellis C. L. Gay The Faculty also recorrunend for the Honorary de-gree of }laster of Arts, Mr. E. R. Rivers, and. for ' the degree of Civil Engineering, Messers J. D. Tramwell and 0 •. H. Crittenden. - The two latter ' having submitted theses satisfactory to the Faculty. The general order and conduct of the students has been worthy of commendation. No student has . been disIlliss!3d for miscondp.ct. " . I With the exception of sickness from the measles from which through the car.eof the Surgeon no serious consequences resulted. The he~th of the stu~ ents has .been good. I cheerfully bear testimony to the faithful and diligent n~nner in which the Faculty have severally discharged their duties during the sess i on . 'The Professor of Chemistry has had charge of the Department of Agriculture and has i n progress a large number of experiments that may prove of much value in their results . For ·special information in regar d t .o these several departments, I .respectfully refer you to' their respective reports herewith forwarded . The Department of Physics and .Astronomy during the session has been under > ~y special charge. -1\ 168 Object of the College In regard to the f uture work and growth of the College, I r espectfully call your attention to the following suggestions. The l aw to which the Coll ege owes its existence clearly defines t he "leading object " t o be t o teach, to teach t hose branches that r elate to Agriculture and the Nechanical Ar ts . The only questi on shoul d be , how can the College best comply with the law. This c'an be done by concent r ation, and not by diffusion, . by concen.trating the educational force of the: College on a few courses that are required by the law under which it exists ; i n this way there could i n t ime , be built up what the State now greatly needs and what is necessary to a complete system; an Institute distinct for teachi ng Science and i ts application, with such auxiliary discipline and subj ects as ar e necessary and essential to educat i on of any character . Wi t h continuous effort s to expand only' i n this direction, the College would ultimately become what it was designed by. l aw to beco;ne, a Polytechnic Institute •. State Appropriation The Act of the State Legislature appr~pria t ing $30,000 to the College, already d~f ines the objects for which it must be used . It will . require according to the' est:imat.e made by t he Pr of essor of Engineering, to stucco, paint and repair the College buildings. Shoul~ the present old chapel be purchased and used in constructing an audience hall of the same dimensions, the amount required need not exceed $}OOO. It. would seem the part of wisdom to spend a minimum' amoung for .a building to be .used only one week in a year. I would recoITmend that not less than $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 if possible be set aside for the purshase of apparatus , needed f or teaching science and its applications. Unwise expenditures are apt to be made in purchasing apparatus without due consideration . Partial purchases should be made each session four t imes or four years. Department of Agric.ulture The Act of the Legislature whereby the Department of Agriculture is established appropriates one-third of the tax on fertilizers to the College for purposes specified in the Act. A careful 'enquiry made of the different railroads by the Professor of Chemistry shows that 72,000 tons of· commercial fertilizers were brought 'into this State between September 12, 1882 and Eay 1883 . From these estimates we may safely conclude that not less than $10,000 will be received from this source probably by the 12th of March of each year. The conditions n~Jed in the 17th Section of this Act requires the establislwent of an Exper:i.mental Stati on wit h provision for ma,king chemical analyses of commercial fe rtilizers . - - - - ----- - ,, ~ 1t169 A suitable farm must be purchased as the eighty acres South of the College, a gift from the citizens of Auburn, wil l not be sufficient for the work,to be done. , The 16 acres West of the College now used asi an,';9x.periinental flat would then be no longer of service and hence could be sold.' It will also he, necessary tostipply , means to purchase improved stock, machines and irilplements for the farm, as well as to rent the necessary buildings. ~ .. I recommend that the Department of Agriculture be organized by appointing (1) a Director of the Experimental Station and a Professor of Agricultt1re, (2) a State chemist who shall have charge of the analytical work, and (3) an assistant chemist who could also act as adjunct Professo r of Chemistry. I would direct· yotirattention to Mr. ;I. S. 'Newmanof .Georgia for the position of Director" of the Station and Professor of Agriculture . I cons:J.der him well 'qualified. by educa.t. i on and; e}, ~per~'ehceto discharge satisfa~. duties of. . the position. The Professor of Chem~stry JoS the pr.oper person·,·to bej" apJ.:omted1 cherrust of the ',' StatIon. ' ,. . . C-fort" L'? -\h·~d~ ' , t .l " .:) .'~. The duti es of these positions will by law involve peculiar r esponsiJbilities and may be pnerous , lience, they in my opinion should not be imposed without additional com-pens~ t'ioh. ,-, Teinporary provision mllstbe' made for a special laboratory ·for. the chemist where the analyses may b'emade' with· that, 'absolute regard for secrecy and non-interference , that the work will demand. To supply this temporary laboratory with the necessary fur~ naces, balances and general outfit, it is estimated and required an outfit of $800 • . , ~ , ~. , So soon as the means can be obtained it will be necessary to erect a new Agricultur al1laboratory with improved modern appliances . With the organization named, the station can begin -work at once. Other officers can be appointed as time will show them necessary. The eXperimental station if 'properly conducted w:Ul"not simply be a model farm. Its office will be to, dis-c'ov'er what, is not known, to'L, dissem;inat~ ' wha.t is known, to 'il.,.· lustrate to students the improved methods of Agr iclllture, and to protect the farmer from imposition b':' chemical and microscopic analyses. Hence 'from the· Station if well organized, large r.e sult.s of great value may be reasonably anticipated. The same Act of the Legislature also requires that a r oom shall be furnished the Cormnissioner of AgricUlture in the Col1ege builiing . - .'. ,:.~ . Applied Mechanics After the Department of Agriculture has been rend'erect so complete, as the means 'a-t your disposal will furnish, it will be necessary ·todevelop the Department of Applied Hechanics. The full equipment of this Department with hall and outfit , will require' a large outlay of funds, hence its development must of necessity be left to the future. The Library The Library contains about 1,400 volumes, not well selected for the use of students or Professors. If possible it_should be largely increased as no College can do its ligitL"Il.ate work 'without a well founde.d library. Some part of the second appropriation ,by the Legislature must be used in th~ purchase-of additional books, while the small income from the library fees of students will barely serve to supply the necessary literary and scientific periodicals. Secret Societies By former legislation, students on matriculation are required to sign a pledge that they will not become members of any ColJege secret societies. My observation and reflection convince me that there are grave .objections to requir.:ing a youth to sign a solemn pledge that he may be subsequently induced to violate •• He is' apt to t.hink the pledge being cornpulso~ is not binding ~'1d thus violence is done at an early age to his sense of the obli5ation of the pledge, and serious injury -of a lasting nature to his character may result. Whatever may be your legislation in regard to t he admi ssio;1 or prohibition of secret societies, I recommend the abolition of the r;J31edge~ '-" - _" : The unseccessful attempt to su-o-uress the secret societies among c!-olle~~ '-~tu~en~-~ has in my opinion often been productive of at least as much injury as the open esixtence has created. I have -never been able to see in: them, the great evil that others do; though, in regard to this question my colleagues do not all agree with me. Special Recommendations The Faculty unite with me in recorr.mending the following changes, the details of which are set forth in the manuscript prepared f or the new catalogues which is herewith submitted ,for approval. ~Note the special recommendations Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were adopted by ~he Board of Trustees and are to be found recorded in the regular proceedings of the B.oard on pp. 222,3 of the rninut.es in this book.(pp.160 ... l6l) The Faculty also request that your attention be drawn to the possible advantage of changing the session, so as to begin on the 2nd Wednesday of Septemb.er and close on the 2nd Wednesday of June. They submit the regulation with recommendation. The Professor of Natural History, asks' for an appropriation of $-600 to purchase , models of plants, microscopes, etc. This would add i ncreased interest to his Department and an appropriation is recommended if the funds will permit. Several of the sp~cial appropriations granted in -your annual budget to the different departments have been acoording to the report of the Treasurer somewtlat , overdrav.'l1 •. The expenditures were all necessary. In concluding this report of the years work with the suggestions made for your con~ideration, I desire in thus surrendering my charge to express my high appreciation of the honor conferred in entrusting to my care this Institution and to add the hope that the grand work of the Coll ege may go steadily forward, expanding in the single direction of science and its application. Auburn, Alabama June 23, 1883 Respectfully sub~itted, William LeRoy Broun President of A & M College Colonel William LeRoy Broun , L. L. D. Presi dent Auburn, Alabama Sir: -A 171 Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College Department of Chemistry Auburn , Alabama June 15, 1883 I have . the aonor of submitting scholastic report as follows for the ,year just ending. The f ol l ovling clC\sses in Gtlemistry have been inst ruct ed : 3rd class 1 hour daily in General Chemistry 2nd class 1 hour daily in Analytical 1st class 1 hour daily in Analytical 1st class 1 hour dialy in Agricul t ural The 1st and 2nd classes have besides t hese morning reci tations devoted the evenings to laboratory work under my instructioD and super vision . All of my classes have made fair progress . Mr. C. A. Owsl ey, t!, graduate of, this College now professor in College, Waxahachi, Texas, pursued by consent of Faculty the study of analytical chemistry under my supervision a part of l ast vacation. The r egular laboratory fee $10.00 was .col lected of him . Mr . Lee Early Carledge of Hidway, Alabama, was permitte~by Faculty to take special course in ,Chemistry. He entered upon his studies i n September, and has successful ly completed the cours e, beside$ pursuing the studies of Pharmacy and Botany--the latter under Professor Meil, the former under me . He is a young man of excellent character, studious habits , good manipulation skill and with a decided predilection for chemical work . He will be r ecommended for proficiency in thi s course . I haye received during the year $90 .00 ·in fees; $100.00 in appropriation; total $190.00. I have expended $219 .72, leaving an excess over appr opriati ons $29. 72. I Illost respectfully ask that this amount be all ovled . My accounts appr oved by the President are in t he hands of the Treasurer. I respectfully ask continuation of same amount , viz , $100.00 and f ees to my Department for ensuing year. All of which is r espectfully submitted, w. C. Stubbs , Pr ofessor of Chemistry 172 Col onel William LeRoy Broun, LL D. Pr esident , A & M College Auburn , Alabama Sir : Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College Auburn , Al abama June 15, 1883 At your r e uest I have . contin ed t o exercise t he duti es per tai ni ng to Department of Agriculture. i<I have given dailyinstru6ti on to 1st class in Agriculture , both in scientific and practical agriculture. I have also made many valuable additions to the Agricultural Huseum . The large number of specimens accumulat.lng ren ered it necessary t o i ncrease our gl ass ware accordi ngly •. $ _____ have thus been i n-vested and t he amount charged to f arm account , though not pr operly a part of expens e of f arm. *We have no 2nd class in Agriculture . Result s of experiment s r eported last year have been off icially gi ven to the public in a report of Board of Trustees to the Legislature. This report I believe has been furnished to every member of the Board . The number of these reports available t o College for distribution was far too small. They have been eagerly sought by pl ant ers all over the State and am sorry to i nform you that the supply is exhausted while t he demand continues . (with unsatisfactory r esult s , accordi ngl y . upon your recommendat i on ) ~ Last ye2.r we rent ed out the f arm o.nd a pertena:.ces 1tT:' +;'~ unsat i sfactory r esults . ·Accor dingly upon ' our recommendation we determi ned upon pol i cy of cul tivat i ng all our lands wit h hired l abor . On e the 15th November , we hired Fred Bockman at . $20 per month , and took charge of all the l ands belonging to the College . We had ther efore to expend much time i n fenCing and clearing. Eleven acres of this tract have been surveyed accuratel y, s t '1ked and numbered and appropriated to permanent experiments . Besides this five or six acres of the farm are i n corn, simply with a view of raisi ng provender for the stock . The experiments of last year hav.e been i n main. repeated, while many new ones , l ooki ng to a partial solution of the theoretical and practical questions invol ved in: Sout hern Agriculture have been instituted . Seventeen different kinds of wheat i ncludi ng several so-call ed IIRust Pr oof.1I and standard varieti es of North and West. One variety from .3outh Fr ance -(kindly presented by Honorabl e Geor ge B. Loring) were seeded wit h a view of t esti ng what variety, i f any, was adapt ed to our soil and climate . The season has been partially f avorable and several yarieties give promise of a good yiel d . They have been all harvested, but not thrashed, and hence resul ts cannot be, given . No manur e was used . An acre was pl anted in Irish potatoes . These were sold t o a firm i n Montgomery at $3.14 per eushal delivered ·at depot . S o~ def ect occurred in contra ct with Lee Farmers Cl ub under whi ch these potatoes were sold and a dispute has arisen which must re sult either i n a l aw suit or a compromise. i<zmproperly inserted at wrong pl ace . ,~.. ~------------------------------------------------------~--------------~~----------~----------~ In either event the above amount will not be realized. Of the four acres in sffi~ ll grain, two have been followed by peas , one by corn and one by cotton . The acre in potatoes has also been planted in cotton . The nTh~ber of experiments now under way are too numerous for insertion here. I most respectfuliy refer you to arm reco d, a simple classification of experiments is here given . 1 1/2 2 1/2 1/2 acres in 11 11 11 " 1 " 5 to 6 " 3 11 2 " 1 " 2 " 1 " 1 " 1 " 1/2 11 3 " 1 " 1 " 7 to 9 " 1 2 1/2 " " 11 " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " Oats Wheat , to test varieties suited to our s6il and climate . Corn, with nitrogen of manures . " _ ,. to test superiority of. " , to raise food. Cotton, with nitrogen of manures . " , phosphoric acid of manures . " to test proportwn 'of nitrogen to phosphoric acid needed " " " " " " " " " II Peas by cotton. , to test Farmans formula 1 broadcast , 1 drill . , without Kassit , with floats as substituted for phosphoric acid. , cotton seed meal phosphate and kassit as substituted for Farmans formula (v9J-ue of) .• , magueria to cotton I' , varieties of cotton (fi ne seed) , fol .. owing potatoes , following wheat , simply to cultivate the land . , in I rishf potatoes , using ash element. By i ncluding the expense of the Agricultural ~useum , the expenditures have exceeded appropriations. But then we l1qve a large crop on hand with expenses daily diminishing, a farm enclosed and partl y cleared and a va.luable set of experiments . I recommend the sale of the 16 acre farm with improvements . It i s utterly unfit for ,experiments, on ac count of differnecy of fertility, unknown amount of fertilizers used thereon in the past , and the. proximity to so many nei ghbors who raise troublesome poultry . Other recommendations are relegated' to my successor, who will in' all probability be appointed by the Board at its next session . With him or any member of the Board seeking i f ormati on of this Department , I shall be gl ad to confer. Respectfully submitted, w. C. Stubbs Acting Professor of Agriculture 174 lL· Heport .of Department of l"!:athematics .' Doctor . W. LeRoy Broun Presi dent A & M Coll ege of Alabama Dear Sir: " I r espectful l y submit a report of my department of the year just closing . The foll owing table gives the subjects , number of students , and number of reci t ations exclusive ~f examinations by classes . Class IV IV III II I . Corrunercial Sub j ect 1st Section Al gebra 2nd Section .Al gebra Geometry, Pl ane &·Sph . Trig . Surveyi ng, Leveling simple railroad .curves Analytical Geometry & Dif. Calculus Integral Calculus Bookkeepi ng & Co~ •. Arith., excluding names used twice·. No . Students No. Recitations 22 22 ,'. 24 · 19 5 .. 175 175 175 105 52 For the purpose of comparison I give the number of students in each class the past as well as the present year . b . Fourth Glass Third Cl ass Second Cl ass First Class 1882-3 44 24 19 _5 92 r 1881-2 17 31 11 .6 :.; r65 · . , It will be se.en that al ;though1.l;qhe number of students matriculated this year i s but little in excess of l ast year, the increase in the college classes. in this de- . partment i s . from 65 to 92 or 210 per cent • . This is an encouraging i ndication that students with better reparation are entering college . ~ The fourth class is di vided into two sections in order to secure thorough drill and grounding in f undamental stud ~es . of the course . The third class devoted two afternoons of the week duri ng most of the 2nd term to field work i n surv~yin g , leveling and mining out simpl e railway curves . Pl ans and profiles of the work are required. They are al so given thorough instruction in the theory, use and adjustment of cpmpass , l evel and transit. This class has made excellent progress and accomplished a l arge amount of work . The first and second classes have com leted their courses creditably . The constant aim of instruction i n this Depart ment is to combine a maximum of mental training with rapid and accurate application of knowledge . All of which is respectfully submitted , Auburn, Alabama June 23, 1883 O. D. Smith, Prof essor of Mathematics To W. LeRoy Broun 11 D Presi dent' State A & M C,oll'ege Auburn, Al abama June, 1883 f\; 175 I respectfully submit the f ollowing report of work done in my Department during the session endi ng June 24, 1883 . I have taught the Fourth Class the general outlines of Ancient istory, composition and orthography . }1y. aim has been to give a pr actical knowledge of the grammatical structure and usage of our language and correct , as far as ~ p o ssible the defects of early traini ng and i ts elementary principl es. I have bad f requent exercises in orthogra hy, oral and writ ten and have instructed the class in social and corrunercial correspondence and forms of business papers . The class has completed Bloss I Ancient History and Harts Element f ... of Compositi on and have been constantly instructed in elocution . · Fre uent exercises in declamation have been re uired both in l ecture room and chapel . Thirty-four students of the Fourth Cl ass have had five r egular recitati ons per week . The First Class in Li terature has completed Hickoks Mental Science and Moral Phil osophy, havi ng f ive recitations per. week til the middle of the 2nd (These last two lines belong in another place and are inserted . ) I have taught the 3rd class Rhetoric , Compositi on and El ocuti on and pursued much the same course as with the 4t h class . They have completed Harts Rhetoric and have had constant exercises in composition and declamation . I propose during t he next sessi on to give this class instruction in the onstitution of the. Unit ed States and the general principles of our Government . The class has had f ive recitati ons per week duri ng the 1st Term and two duri ng the 2nd. The class contain.s 22 students . The 2nd class has completed Shaws History of English Literature and Coppee 1s Logic. The. students' have been requi red to write bi ographical sketches of eminent authors and criticisms on their work . The class in English Literature numberes 20; the class in Logic 11, and both classes have had t hree l essons per week during the Sessi n . The 1st clas's in Literature has completed Hickok I s Mental Science and loral Phil osophy, having five rec itati ons per week t i l l the middl e of t he 2nd Sessi on t ill the close of the Sessi on, having t hr ee reci t ations per week . These ,subjects have been taught by familiar l ectures in the class room based upon the 8ubjectmatter presented in the text books . The student s of the 1st and 2nd classes have each writt en and del ivered three original orati ons , unless exca sed by proper authority . These clas ses have been submissive to discipline, courteous , studious and attentive, and have made commendabl e progress . I need outline maps and charts , as aids in teaching t he subject of Hist ory. An appr opriation of $40 .00 \..,roul d supply my l ecture r oom. Doctor W. L. Br oun President , A & 1-1 College Respectfully submitted, G. W. M:axson Pr of essor of English A & K College Auburn, Alabama June 2u, 1883 Department of Latin and Greek I submi t t he f ollowing as ~y scholastic report f or the year now cl os ing . -1'-: 178 With the a ssistance of Instructor Thach who has quite successf ully t aught the Lati n of the 3rd class and the 4th clas s , I have been able t o meet all t he other classes of the College in Latin and Gr eek during the year . The pr ogress of the classes in these subjects has been good , consider ing the trouble resulting from an unusually large number ~f ca ses of measles. The cour se pursued and accomplished by t he several classes is in the main that outlines by the catalogue or an equivalent amouht . The method of i nstruction employed l ooks not onl y to the acquisition of the Greek and. Latin l anguages and liter ature, but also t o t he l ear]li ng of English in its gr~nma r and usage. The disciplinary uses of t hese sub j ects are sought t o be attained in the cultivat i on of mem,ory, judgement , taste and t he various f aculties of the mind . The want of all maps and some r eference books is very much felt. These aids woul d very much f acilitate t he work of i nst ru.ction as well as as si st the students in their efforts to att ain t horoughness and accuracy in their pursuits . I f any . appr opriations are made to render any of the Departments more efficient in their wor k, I wish something to be done i n the r espect menti oned for · classical study . Not hing even t o the extent of a map or a s i ngl e 'Teference book has ever been given t o t hose who l abor i n t he fiel d of t he humanities . No complaint is made on t his score f or t he past , but only a petition i s put i n f or the future , i n case appropriations are made . The amount need not be gr eat , but t he additions can be made year after year and t hese small amounts in course of time wi ll enable t he Instructors and students in t hi s D ~ partment to have al l t he advantages neces sary for the most successf ul work . . In Conclus i on, Doctor Br oun, permit me .to t hank you for your courteous and kind attention dur i ng the short time of ,your administration and t o express my regret as well as that of t he fri ends of '~he Col l ege that you find i t to your· i nterest to sever your connect i on witn us . ----- -- - ----------~-------------- - .- - - ---- r ~i ~'. -Pr179 You carry with you my best wishes and most earn"est desire' for your-sellf and happiness i n your,,, new f i.eld of labor, an~ I only; hope 'You may find as many "well 'wisher s and ! fi':rends in YOl!1.r new, home a5" you have her-e.'" _ "3' ,~ > r r" , , J • • ~ d J ... , " " J . T ~ Dunkl in ') . '! . . l Alabama A & 11 Coll ege Jun'€! -15 , l SS) .J.. " Doct.or W. LeRoy Broun President Si r: • 11 i ... . > I have the honor t o make the f ollowing r eport \. ~.--, b J Civil Engi neering ! ~.I' .' .... J j I' • 1 j .... .~ On enter ing on" t he duties he~e at -the beginning ~ f t he pr esent Session, I- ~ound i n this Department t wo transits and one ro'd, two ' levels and 'two r ods ,-' two s-urveyors compas s es. and one· chai n and one sextaht. 'One t ran"si t ," both levels and one c'ompass wer .e out I of order . One of tbe l evels ha been r~paire d . "~, • ) J • ~ .. i ;,_ roo: 0' Rankin ' s Ci vil Engineer ing and vJhi ppl e ' s Br i dge Building are the only boeks · of r ef er ence t o be found i n the Col lege Libr ary • ... 1 r C' ." , The ; lstsand 2ndYclasses have r ec'ited 'to me daily. I have -hot changed any of the' - t ext· books -usee. by my predecess0rs, but have added t o t he' lst class course Allan ' s St r engt h of Beams under Trahsverse· Lea&s . The t wo cla's ses in '; Engineering have sent consi derabl e t i me in the f i eld, and have been taught practi cally hew to put i n curves by def leet ion ang~ e s , - c ,ora~ fingl e s , tangent and chord def l ections and with t wo trans its wit hout a chain ; how t o put in ordinates , how to run a line of l evel s , hOvi t o establ ish grade l ines ; how t o set sl ope stakes , and how t o calcul ate excavat i ons and embankments . P ,," ' The lJepartment needs books of r ef erence , model s , suitabl e l ecture r oom furni ture , etc . Drawi ng In t his department I f ound several f olios "i n l andsca e , f igure and classical sub j ects" which I turned over to t he Li brari an . I also found: 9 French models in carpentry 32 " architectures 12 " masonry arches 14 " geometrical figures 59 of Reservoir Depols, etc. 120 mechanical machines, etc. ,-- The explanati ons to all of the above are in French. The following Ameri can models 1 also on hand, better adapted to our wants: 1 2 pro j ections 5 carpentry and framing 13 mechanics and machines -{\ 180 There is not in t his Department a single model in pen or colored topography (irnportant dr~wings to an engmeer) nor a model of any ~ind of a bridge, the Department needs models,books of referenGe, drawing boards and suitable drawing tables. I have not changed the text books in any of the classes . The 4th class has been taught ElementaF,f Freehand and Linear Drawing twice a week . The 3rd class pr ojection and model drawing twi ce a week. They have also been made to develop figures from their pr ojections and t Q cut models of the s~~e. The 2nd class has been taught daily to draw curves, planes and elevations, isometric pr ojections, perspective and shades and shadows. The 1st class has been ~nstructed daily i n drawing some of Prang 's Amer i can Models in Fr aming and l'.iachines and pi eces of Pen Topography and Practical Perspective. In the absence of suitabl e models, I borr owed a f ew cadet drawings f r om the Professor of Dr awm g in the Uni t ed States Hilitary Academy at V' est Point, that the class mi ght see what they ought to do in thi s direction. Hand dravm copies of some of those have been made by Cadets Cox and Gay,C). Personal In addition to being occupi ed the whole of t he six periods allotted by the Faculty to academic duties, I have returned to Coll ege every afternoon to attend drill and inspectipns and to finiBh up my work as Commandant. At the opening of the s ession the keeping .:,f the dai l y demerit r~ cord was also assigned to me by the Faculty . I kept it t he 1st q,uarter and exh;ibited it weekly to the cadets. I was then relieved of that d~ty at my own request as I foumd I could not attend to it and at the same t i me properly discharge the duties of the positi ons to which I had been elected. As the Col l ege has only tvm books of r eference on Civil Engineering and none on Dr awing, I have been compelled to 9uy three or four on my ovm account. I hope it will be your pleasure to recommend to the Board 9f Trustees that I be allowed to turn over to the College Librarian at the price paid for them these books. Respectfully submitted, James H. Lane Professor of Ci vil Engineering - - - - - - - - - ---- - - - - - ------- Doctor W. LeRoy Broun . President Sir : Alabama A & M College June 16, 1883 fr 181 ivhen I entered upon my duties in t his College as Commandant, I made a careful inspection of .the Nilitary Department with the following result. 232 Breech loading muskets in very bad order and generally damaged. 189 Bayonets, battered and in bad order generally, many without clasps. 168 Cartridge' boxes in good order considering the service seen. 256 Bayonet Scabbards generally worthless 189 Leather waist belts ,very badly damaged. 187 U. S . plates badly battered some with broken hooks. 24 Sar.geant swords and belts almost worthless. 2 Silk battalion flags , one slightl y the other Q~dly damaged. 6 }I arker flags badly use. a. ' 1 Snare DrUm badly used. 1 Bass Drum worthle~s. On the 9th November, 93 of the guns and 94 of t he bayonets were turned over to the State by order of Governor Cobb . I wrote to Governor Cobb and Oneal asking them . for .new cadet muskets and equi prnents which can be had without coat to the State if Alabama has not drawn her quota of arms from the general government. I do not know what official action has been taken in this direction. Onthe matter of the $100 appropriated to this Department, $88 has been spent in cleaning arms and purchasing cadet plates, drums, drumheads, sashes , etc. The CQmmandant needs a good desk, all of his writing having been done t his session on a warped table. If the college can afford it , we ought to have t wo paid drummers and not two inexperienced cadets to beat the mi litary c.alls. It would not cost much and it would certaiilly make the military .feature of the College much more attractive. NorIT~lly ~e have had 45 minutes drill formations a week, but from a carefully kept record, I find that we have from various ,causes, bad weather, etc. missed one-third of thi s time and that we have .actually averaged only 2 2/3 drill per week. -f 182 The corps has been drilled in the school of t he soldier, the company and the batt alion, and it has also been practical ly instructed in guard meetings, inspections, drill parades and reviews. The 2nd class has united once a week in tactics. Serious irregularities caused by measles, bad Weather, etc. have prevented the corps from being as well drilled as I had hoped. Military Tact ics is required by law to be taught in all colleges and universities supported wholly or in part by the Congressional Land Grant; and the true meaning of this expression is to be found in the able speech made by the patron of the vill creating agricultural and mechanical col~ eges. In 1879, the Hon. Justin S. llorril, while advocating the additional appropriation for these colleges said that "while the world is in a transitory state and all lands do not rest from war, the art can. ot be wholly neglected inasmuch as it is still true that one sword keeps another in its scabbard, and therefore something of ni litary science and discipline as an incident of these national colleges is provided for and will be obtained by all their students supplying in an emergency to each state a valuable aggregate of available knowledge and that without any charge to the national government." In the Conference of Coll ege Pr esidents in 1879, President Orton of the Ohio Univer sity stated that "those Vlho think that since the days of peace has returned, our swords should be beaten into ploughshares and our spears into pr.uning hooks, and our sons be required to l earn the ways of war no more are likely to yield but a perfunctory obedience to the mandatory provisions of this law". On this occasion he and five other college presidents, ably and war.nly advocated compulsory drill in all agricultural and mechanical colleges and that suffieient time be devoted to it to make i t a success and not a farce •. Only one, President Laws, of t he University of ~s~i spoke against it and he was manly enough to admit that "his opposition was but theoretical." I have in my possession the catalogues of nearly all the colleges and universities of the United States which are enjoying the benefits of the Congressional Land Grant and I find that while the old established institutions like Yale, Dartmough, Brown, Rutgers and Delaware are dodging the law requiring "Hilitary Tactics" to be taught by giving a few lectures a session on Hilitary cience, the purely agricultural and mechanical coll eges and the universities generally in the comparatively new states are carrying out this wise provision of the law by having compulsory drills, 3, 4, 5, and 6 times a week for all able bodied male students, and that many of them devote conside able time .to lecture room instruction in Military Science. In several, the corps of cadets is ~ part of the Militia of the tate and its cadet officers are commissioned by the Governor. In a fe,v the drill is voluntary and has proved a failure. In one of these Commandant reports that "in two years, his battalion had been reduced from 300 t o 7 membersl! In another it is stated off icial ly that .by correspondence they have ascertained that in 23 colleges about four fifths of the whole number having bribed state officers detailed the drill is made obligatory on all able bodied ale students with marked su~c es s . In the Universit ~ of Ohio, the drill was voluntary for a short while, it is now obligatory. ~~ erever the military feature has been given a fair and impartial trial , its merits hav~ at once been recognized. uch a man as Colonel William Preston Johnston, though a graduate of Yalg1 officially informed the Board of Trustees of the UniverSity of Louisiana and the worl d, t hat the good behavior of his cadets was largel y due to the military discipline in that Institute. General Ste phen D. Lee of ~ i., Pr esident of A & M Coll ege of Mi., writes me that his Facult y were ..;. 183 at first opposed to the mil i tary feature, but are now heartily in favor of i t and t hat military discipline is carried i nto all the Departments of the Institution, i ncluding the wor king details wi t h reat success . I : 2, e ,_ - more 1 . ers in , - sS<3ssio from coll ege pr esidents , rec ently received, which advocate the military f eat ure in A & F Colleges in the strongest terms. In view of this array of ,facts and others that might be adduced, and my own large experience as an educator in colleges , with and without the military feature before and since the war, I hope it wi l l not be amiss i n me t o respectfull y urge upon the honorable Board of Trust ees through yeu, the great LT.portance of jealously fostering the military feature in this College both as to drill and discipline. It may not be necessa:-y in insti tutions in large cities ' .... here there is a strong and efficient police, but in colleges located in small towns. like Auburn it is essential to good order an to the reputation of the colleges at hone and abroad. Mi litary disc ipline properly and str ictly enforced makes a cadet systematic , punctual, at entive ru1d submis sive, and at the s~e time teaches him how to co~nd all important feat res in the education of our boys in technilogical colleges, who are eX~.l e c t ed to take charge of surveying and other rai lroad parties and laborers on fa~s and plantations and in work shops, factories, etc. The drill does not interfere with academic duties as it t akes place in the afternoon and as an exercise it is an. excelJ ent substitute for gymnasiums and base ball ~lubs, t o say nothing of its gr eat importance to the state in case of riots, insurrections and other disturbances. Especially ought eV,ery white person to be thoroughly drill ed in military evolutions and the use of arms in this state where the increase of the negro population in the last ten years is enormously large in couparison with that of the whites . - --- Respectfully submitted, James H. Lane Commandant -A: 184 Doctor W. LeRoy Broun President of A & 1-1 Coll ege Slr: I have the honor of submi tting to you the following report of the work done in the Department of Natural History during the year 1882-3. Geology The students of the 1st cl ass have been instructed in this subject and it was gr at ifying t o note t heir interest and the disposition t o aVcril themselves of every opportunity for improvement. Some of t heir own accord have taken a course of reading out6ide the regular pr escribed s chedule. With the large geological and mineralogical col lections in the l'luseum, I am enabled to add much to my lect ures by obj ect i l lustrations that give the student a much clearer i dea of the text than many well rounded sentences. Mineralogy The courses of Science and gr i culture r equired t his subject. A thorough drilling was given in the systems of chryst allizations the first half of the session, and the latter half was devoted to blow pi pe work. Special effort has been made to acquaint the student with t hose cownon forms of minerals that form t he b~sis of all our ordinary soils. Zoology and 3ntomology A suff i ci ent amount of time was consumed t he 1st part of the s ession in gaining a general knowledge of the di ffereBt branches of the Animal hingdon. But with the Br anch Arti culate, or Insect s, much t ime and care was taken to make t he student f amiliar with t he habits , mo es of multiplication and r emedies best adapted for destroying t hese insects that are in jurious t o agricultural interests. Botany This subject is complet ed in the 2nd class. The latt er part of the session is devot ed to anal ytical wor k entir ely . The class is pr ovided wi th plants from the neighboring fields, and taught how to determine thei r speci fic names. This work is sufficiently exhaustive t o enabl e t he student after completing the course to name unassisted any of the ordinary breeds and gras ses that he will encounter in t he fields of t his section. In order to enlarge the scope of my Department I require microscopes and dissecti ng instruments for investi gation in mineralogy, zoology and botany. I need also a set of Auzoux models of plants for class illustrations. I would therefore ask for an appropriation as Sl on as practi cable of $500 to purchase t hese microscopes and models. Hining One student has ~ited to me during the session i n economic geology and mlnlng machiner y . I have attempted t o i llustrate as far as possi bl e the needful machinery and apparatus by means of dr awings and diagr ams that I have hurriedl y sket ched as neces s i t y r eq~ ired. -------- -- -------------' -t1 185 Telegraphy his has been rather a side issue or annex to my Department being entirely an opt i onal study, consequently, ·it is rather difficult to keep a full class fter the novelt y has worn off. Thirty-one students were enrolled at the beginning of the year, but the class has diminished until now it numbers twelve. Among these I shall r ecommend for certificates two who are able ~o rec eive 12 words per milinute and are prepared to take char ge of offices. It occurs to me mor e satisfactory r esul t s could be obtained if this subject was made compulsory upon al l those who take the commercial course leaving it optional t o a l l the ot her students. French I have assi sted the Instruct or in l-iodern Languages to some extent during the past year . Three of students of the 1st class who failed to study r ench in t he 4th class r eci t ed t o me three t imes per week throughout the year so as to enable them t o standfue r equisite examination for their uegrees . ~'i eteorology ~i ght een lectures on this subject were given the 1st class during the 2nd term . In the limit ed t ime allotted t o me I have carried the students as near as possible through the co plete system adopted by the United States signal service. As the r esult of my work in this direction, several of our graduates are now engaged as observers i n the ~ignal Service, holding honorable and r esponsible positions. One of these has been · sent to the Polar regions accompanying a special scientific expedition . I have continued the past ye~r my observations of the weather. Monthl y reports have been made to the Chief of Si gnal Service. I herewith give a synopsis of this work, taken f rom r ecords cOMering the year 1882 . Barometer : l ean pressure f or the year ionth of highest mean pressur e Highest mean monthly Lowest mean monthly Month of lowest mean pressure Date of highest pressure (daily) Hi ghest daily pres sure Date of l owest dai ly pressure Lowest daily pressure Range of t he year Thermometer: ean temperature for the year Harmest month of the year Hi ghest range during that month Average temperature of t he warmest month The month of widest range of temperature Dif f erence between max . and mime for t his Coldest month of the year Lowest range durin"g this month Average temperature for this month month 30 .071 March 30 . 229 29 .723 June Harch 23 30 . 'f;46 September 10 29 .442 1.104 62 . 60 J une 930 77 . 50 ovember 30 .50 December 14 . 50 420 ~ 186 Warmest day of the year Average t emperature of the warmest day Coldest day of the year Average temperature of the coldest day Temperature range of the year Pluriameter: Total depth rain in inches per year No . of days on which rain fell during the year Month of greatest depth of rain Greatest depth in one month Day on which greatest amount of rain Greatest amount of r pin one day in inches Month with most rainy days Greatest number rainy days in month The dryest month of the year Total prec ipitation , for t his month The number of perfectly clear days in year Fair days, but few clouds visiple Cloudy days, the sky completely covered The number of days in which frost occurred The last killing frost in Spring Number days in which ice occurred The windi est month of the year The number of quite strong winds The prevailing wind during the year Direction of wind producing most frequent rains Direct ion of wind producing clear weather umber of calm days during the year Month of greatest number of calm days Plum trees beginning ,to bloom ' each" " " " Foliage begin ing t o turn and fall Peach trees blooming a second t ime and apple trees with s econd crop of fruit Number of thunder storms . during the year "" " " " "winter "" " " " "spring " " " " " " " II " " " " summer fall Slight fall of sno,,! Jan • . 29, OV . 25, & Dec. 29 Comet in the East visible 4 O'clock A. M. Transit of Venue between .9 A. • & 3 P. June 20 850 December 8 21.70 78.50 64.19 106 Februa.ry 11.305 September 10 7 July 16 June 2.11 22 54 92 21 ~lar ch 29 11 February 13 'Nest N.l • & w. 23 August February 21 March 3 October 28 November 1 15 3 8 3 1 September 22 December 6 -A 187 Nicrophotography In comlection with my other work I have experimented tq some extent in miorophotography with SOlne success . The objects of these experinents is to determine the feasibility of preparing slides f or the lantern to illustrate on the screen many of the beautiful specimens of infusorial earth and microscopic organisms belonging to the museum so that they may be seen at once by a whole class and thus add much to the interest of my lectures. lost of the apparatus I have purchases oub of my private funds, come portions I made myself, and the remainder was obtained from the College coll ection. I was unwilli ng to draw from the f unds of the Institution until I had succeeded in making the experiments valuable. I herewith hand you a few specimens of pictures pr oduced by this microphotographic outfit. Museum I take pleasure in calling at tention to the rapid growth of our already handsome collection. Since my last report the addi t i ons have been as follovTs: Shells and corals Minerals Botanical oological Fossils , Uscellaneous 2,440 221 442 140 1,203 65 4,502 1931 of ~his amount are given by friends of the Institution. By means of exchange, 839 wer e received from scientists in thi s country and 1732 from abroad-I taly, ~gland , exico and the Bermuda Islands. In est' ating the number and ~he value of the specimens of the museum, I have made no mention of a large mass of material in the shape of fis sils and minerals, always kept on hand for the purpose of exchange. This material is only classified and labelled as the boxes are packed for sh~pment. It is kept en masse, stored away in the r oom used for working purposes. All branches of the collection are thus built up wherever deficiencies occur. For instance, I sent to Missouri a few weeks since a collection of fos sils and .will r eceive in exchange stuffed birds and skeletons of animals. The ncl.ustrial College of rkansas suppl ied t he museum with pl ants of that state, some of which ar e very rare in exchange for fossils. And the Bermuda I slands have f urni shed sea shells in large numbers for minerals, f ossils and shells of this Stat e . Since I began this series of exchange four years ago, I have supplied every prominent coll ege and museum in the United States, besides a large number of private collections with Claiborne fossils and Alabama minerals. I have also sent out collect i ons to G er~y, France, gland and the Bermuda Isl ands. In the past year I have s ent out from the museum 2143 specimens all classified and labelled. To carry out this work r equires a considerable amount of labor outside of the regular hours fDD college exercises. ~ uch of this is of a delicate character, such as dist i nguishing between the almost obscure feat ures that create the difference in a 188 scientists eye between the fossils. 1hese slight and delicate differences render it very necessary that the classificat.i n should be done by myself and not entrusted to any other hands. It is a work that demands time, patience and the -- closest attention in order to aVG~d mistakes especially with the microscopic specimens that require a strong objective glass to bring out their distinguishing characteristics. I would much desi re to bring in as an aid to the work of packing and shipping the as si stance of the scientific students; but they have been unable to give their time to the work on account of the number of exercises r equired of them elsewhere. I have been willing to undertake this heavy task because it i s my desire to build up such a useum as wi l l afford a valuable store for study to the students of this Institution. And while this is my first wish and expectation still my ambition r eaches further than t his. I long to have at this college a collection of such a rare and vari ed character as wil l i nduce students of science in other sections of thi s .and neighboring states to visit this Euseum for special study as is now done in some of the lar est Inst itutions in t he Northern 0tates. This I admit is a high aspiration , but have I not sufficient ground for such a lefty aim? I think if you .. .rill make a casual view of the growth of the Museum within the few years it has been under my control, you will at once admi t it only a question of time and but a few years at most, I think that you will also conclude that the system I have adorted to att ain such an end is the most expeditious and economical. The amount of money appropr i ated by the Board of Trustees at i ts meeting l ast June to t he Department of Natural History was $50 . Of t his sum, $25 was expended for shelving, bottles and boxes for properly protecting and displaying the s pecimens and $25 was used to defray the freight charges . Valuing t hi s collection in accordance with the mar~er in which such material is sold in hiladelphia, ~ 5eO Mould not purchase the gathering of this past year . Four years ago the iuseum of this College numbering a little over 5000 spec imens, while today there are 26,967, or at the rate of over 5, 000 yearly, with so small an expenditure as not t o be felt by the Institution. At no greater increase than t his, within the next four years ~"e will have 50,00 specimens on our shelves. But if the 'yearly appropriation of the funds for the ~ useum could be enlarged, the Col lection would grow much more ~ap idly . I have been compelled to ' decline to exchange with several prominent sci entists within the l ast two months because my appropri ation had been exhausted and I had no means of defraying the necessary freight charges. It is my desire to obtain the skeletons of all the domestic animals and mount t hem in the iuseum for the special study of the agricultural st udents. This of course will r equire a special appropriation t o purchase the animals . Wi th the proper encouragement and as istance in the shape of funds , I would l ike to undertake this work during the coming year. The 1useum is sadly in need of suitable cases and drawers for the protection of the specimens f rom dust and too much handling . I would call the attention of t he Board of Trustees to the matter and re'-1uest that as soon ' as possible a sufficient appropriation be made to properly accompl i sh. this object. Nithin t he past few mont hs I have r eceived a letter fro1n a scientist in Sweden asking for the ~ulf and Atlantic shells in exchange for those of that country. Unfortunately we have but few of the Atlantic shells in the collection and none -A 189 for exchange . I wO-clld ask that in order to meet this demand and at the smae time fill up the conchological branch of the Museum, the customary appropriation to my Department be placed this year at 150 . If t his mmet s the wishes of the Board I will visit the coast of Florida this summer or somet L~e during the winter months and make not only a large collect i on of shells but also pres erve i n alcohol as gr eat a variety of animals as possible . During the year I have discovered a ne1'l fos sil from the Claibourne beds of Alabama Tertiary Formation . This specimen was s ent to the Paleontologist of the Philadelphia cademy of Sciences f or identification and he has returned it to me , pronouncing it new t o cience . I have several other specimens from the above formation that I think are also new, but my tL~ e has been so much occupied by other matters I have been unable to satisfy my mind thoroughly on this point . I have placed them asi de for special study at some future t ime . Before closing this report I will direct your attention to one other means for enlarging the scope and increasing the usefulness of this Department . If has often occurred to me that the introduction of t he elementary sciances in our public schools throughout the tate would greatly aid this Institution in carrying out to the fullest extent the intention of vongress in establishin , these Colleges, vis, the education of practical scientists and mechanics . Now it s eems to me nothing would sooner bring about such a st ate of affairs than cultivating a caste among the teachers and pupils for the study of nature in the presence of nature, by collecting minerals , woods , shell s, insect s, and almost everythi ng that one sees in walkine through the fields in the neighborhood of the school house. This museum can be made a central office, furn i shing information c0ncerning the methods of clas sifying t hi6 crude material and exchanging f or duplicates fro each college labelled spec imens, that are pouring into the different branches of the Museum from all quarters of the country . In thi s manner each school may with an hours work eac day build up quite a handsome collection . Information could be issued from this epartment in the _orm of circulars giving instruction in a brief and simple manner how to stuff .imals, mount skeletons, collect minerals , capture and mount entomological speciJ ens and in fact any desired i nformation that will assist in developing a t aste for the stud of the Natural Sciences . This i s not an easy task I must a~~t , but under proper system and regulations, i t can be conducted quite satisfactorily t o all concerned and certainly if the teachers throughout the State will take hold with enthusiasm and dete ~nination . Natural History, Geology and Chemistry are fast becoming important f actors in the develo; ,ment of Alabama ' s resources and no public school teacher should be found defici ent in at least a general knowledge of these scientific subjects . The boys and girls should be i nstructed how to eal l t hings by their proper names for it is just as easy to say butterfly, moth and caterpiller as to call all insects "bugs" indiscrimimately. mat greater incentive to t he acqui sition of knowledge in these branches than gathering together day by day natures treasures and storing them away in a suitable pl ace for exhibition and study? If t hi s system could be adopted in the public schools, much of our time now consumed in giving a foundation in dcience could be as si gned to higher and ore practical work . The last year in the col l ege course at least could be set aside for less text book work and more original investigation and r esearch . The st udents will become thinkers and originat ors instead of slaves to text books . , hen they leave the Institution they will be bett er able to succ essfully lay hold and grasp the scientific and mechanical problems that will meet them in their ._--- ---- ------------ J>-- 190 I professions . If any efforts on my part could bringcbout such a state of affai rs , I would more than willingly of fer my servi ces as indicat ed above . And nothing would give me more pleasure than to fe el tqat my weak ef forts had helped to produce suc a revolution . I would respectfully direct t he att ention qf our most excellent state ~upe rintendent to t his ~atter and r equest that he wil l t ake i t under consi derat i on . Thanking yo~ Sir , for the many court esies you have extended to .~e in my work during t he past year , I remain very respect fully , Doctor ' i lliam Le oy Broun r esident A & College of Al~bama Dear Sir: • H. lIell rofessor of Natural istory A & Ii College Auburn, Alabama June 25, 1883 I r espectfully sub 't t o you this my report for t he school year just closin . The work done in my Depart. ent is shown in the following tabl e: -Cl-a s-s Subject 'tudents o . Recitat ions IV Latin 9 138 IV rench 20 138 III German 11 138 III Latin 11 138 The progress in the classes has been generally good in the epartment . The deportment without exception. The short course assigned to the lodern Langua es renders the work in that line very unsatisfactory and incomplete . I would suggest that by some arrangement , t he time each or both of t hese languages be extended . . Very respectfully submitted, C. C. Thach I nstructor Doctor " . LeRoy Broun ear Si r: Report of T. • Frazer , Instructor A & oll ege June 23, 1883 -!- 191 I have the honor of submitt ing- the following as a report of the ~rk done in my Department during the l ast scholast ic year . I have had charge of Secti on B of t he 4th class consist ing of twenty-two students . Besides t hose regularly assigned to that class , I have had a number from ection A to r eport to me in Algebr a , Ar~t hmetic , Greek and Latin. Below is a list of subjects taught and the number of students in each class : mgl i sh Gr a.rnmar Dr awing Penmanship rthography ureek rithmetic Latin Al gebra 1 [hole section " " II II II II 12_4 from Section A Vhole ection and 9 from A 17- 6 f rom Sect i on 30-10 f rom Section A The students have made- good progress . The most mar ked impr ovement found in drawing and perunans i p . t tendance and discipline good t h ough the term. Respectfully sub -tted , T. H. F ra ~er, Instructor f-' 192 Treausrers ~ e p9 rt To the Honorable Board of Trustees Agr icultural and echanical College Gentl emen : I erewith present to you the ruillual statement of the financial transactions of the Tr easurers offi ce f or year ending June 15, 18 3 . 'Receipts To balance from l ast year To amount from State Treasurer I ncidental f ees and urgeon From Farm From Diplomas Fr om he i cal fe es From Library fe es Balance i sburse ents y amount paid expenses of rofessors " " epa irs and Improvement II " lanting trees II II Expense apc . " " Printing II II II ta.tionery apc . II II Fr eight II " II Int. Exch . 1I II II usic " " " Trustees " II II l-lili tary " " " .::>peakers " II " Servant hirell II II Salar ies " " II Discount " II " Farm " II " Postage II II II Fuel II II II ouse rent for resident II II Insurance apc . II II Chemical II II " Surgeon " " " Advertising apc. II II Library " E. 272 .34 20,280 .00 1,872.00 280 .00 60 .00 90],00 240 .00 31 .11 $23,394 .45 105.00 610 .45 50 . 0 180 .18 181 . 51 50 .00 159.18 86 .79 100 .00 163 .90 88 .65 32 .35 205.30 15 , 230 .00 3, 688.25 605.61 130 .34 150 .90 166.66 200 .00 219. 90 515 .00 205. 50 216.44 $23 , 394.45 T. Glenn , Treasurer -- -.- - - - -It 193 ccompanying the report of the Treasurer , he , t ogether with the President of the Coll ege , made the following co~.unication to the Board . Auburn, Alabama June 25 , 1883 IJe are authorized to state to the Board of Tr ustees that the old chapel can be purchased for five hundr ed dollars ( ~ 5 00) , including bui ldin lot , or three hundred and fifty ($350) dol l ars without lot . Respectfully, w. LeRo Broun , President 'I'. Glenn , rea surer The resident and Treasurer were i nstructed by the Board at t heir annual ses 5ion 1882 to ascertain for what sum the pr operty known as the "Old ' hapel" could be purchased . ~eport of F. ': . Reese on 'r easurer' s Report To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the & 1-1 Gol le e of Alabama Gentlemen : & ]vi College Aubur n , Alabama June 21, 1883 I ave the pleasure to inform you that I have carefully examined the a ccounts , books and vouchers of the Treasurer of the oll ege embracin the fis cal year, June 15 , 1882 t o June 15 , 1883 . I find that he has vouchers for the amount di sbursed as shown by his statement of his financi al transactions for the period of t " e mentioned . Hi s books 'are neatly kept and preserved wi th such care as the appliances of his office Eiffords . Doctor rake , the .:>urgeon of the ollege , ki ndly assisted e i n the invest "gation and examination of the books and vouchers of the Tr easurer . Respectfully, F . ! • Reese uditing Committee r 194 Library Auburn, labaIna June 20, 1883 To the Honorable Board of Trustees of the A & College of lab~ma Having been appointed by you at your last annual session as Librari an, I at once pr oceeded t o have a r oom in t he college puil ing f i tted up for the purpose and have rna ked and classified the books therein . I found belo glllg to the Library 1 , 219 bound voltunes and 681 pamphlets and magazines . The larger proportion of them.c nsist of va r ious reports , etc . of the different departr ents at fashington City; also the laws and other papers and documents of different states , many of which are books of little value . i nce or ganizing the Library, I have r eceived during the year from Colonel Oates , our immediate r epr esentative in Congres s , and direct 'rom the e partmen ~ : 43 vol umes official gazettes, patent office . 14 II miscel l aneous pamphlets 34 II 0enat e House ocuments, United States 5 II Reports commissioner Education 3 II lIar of the ebel lion, Col onel Oates 1 II Large map United t at es , II II 67 II Unbound Eclectic '.agazines , pr esented y iss i'Lary Andrews 85 volumes of Lite ary and Histo ical works have been bought , and we have subscribed f or and are regularly receiving 22 different scientif i c and lite:'ary per iodicals . The st udents are allowed t he use of t he books and peri odicals under rules and re ulations prescribed by the f aculty . They have generally read the books of lite ary and historical character and have exh ibit~d much interest in t he success of t he Library . It is to be hoped from this small beglilning the College will be able by a judicious expenditure of the a ropriation which we hope the Board will deem proper to make at its pr esent session, t o ~{ e thi s an at t r a ctive f eature of the institut ion . Respectfull y, • Glenn Librarian ' his closes the r eports submitted to th.e Hoard of Trustees at their annual session in June , 1883 . F. .~ . Reese ecr etary to Board of Trustees Auburn , Alabama July 26, 1883 195 The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and Nechanical College of labama having met at Auburn on Thursday the 26th day of July, 1883 . There were present : Ab sent , Mr . Barnes. The Chairman , lvlr . Clopton Mr . Armstrong Mr . Hardie Mr . Ligon A resolution adopted at their annual meetin providing for the elect ion of an Assistant Chemist , the name of W. LeRoy oroun , Jr . of ashville, Tennessee , having been submitted to the Committ ee. ~ ~r. Broun was unanimously elected A.ss1stant rofessor of Chemistry with a salary of t\-/el ve hundred dollars ($1200) per annur • The following action was then taken by the Committee: ·H3R£AS , after a careful investigat ion and consultation on the part of the Committee with the President elect of the College, and those members of the Faculty present , it was evident to the Committee that certain appropriations were necessary to be made immediately, therefore , R3 ' LV , That there be appropriat ed to pay for lands purchased for the College the sum of $2, 300 .00 To rofessor Newman to purchase Pair of Eules Two horse wagon To hire and process farm labor Farm implements ertilizers eeds , plants, etc . epairs to buildings, fences, etc . Agricultural ibrary Visiting experimental station and selecting literature \/agon harness Inci dentals For laboratory of tate Chemist Maps, charts, and globes To epartment of Che istry with fees To epartment of thematics To rofessor Lane t o relinburse him for books in Department of Engineerinf money spent for 350 .00 65 .00 540 . 00 100 .00 400 .00 100 .00 400 .00 200 . 00 150 .00 30 .00 15 .00 $2,350 .00 500 .00 100 .00 100 .00 100 .00 22 . 95 R~ LVED , That t-essers Armst r ong, Professors Je· ... T.laIl and Glenn be, and they are authorized to act as a committee to: 1 . To have new steps and other woodwork where necessary about the coll ege building. X 196 2. To have the roof repaired and r epainted . 3. To have the outside walls of the building repainted and otherwise repaired as they may deem best for the immediate preservation of the building. 4. 0 procure estimates of cost of repainting and painting the outs i de of the buildi ng and penciling the same. 5. To procure esti~~tes of inside painting. 6. To pr ocure and ascertain cost of removing t he buil ding , heretofore used by the College on public occasions, as a chapel, to the college grounds and the erection thereon of a buildin suitable fo r a chapel after .the plans and specifi cations, submitted by Pr ofessors Thach and Lane; and to have this est · ,ate itemized . The Committee then adjourned . F. 4. Reese Secretary to Board of Trustees of the tate Agricultural & echanical College Auburn, Alabama October 16, 1883 -fJr197 At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the A & K College of Alabama hel in _uburn on the 16th day of C~ tober, 1883 - there were present of the Committee: Hessers Clopton , A strong, and Ligon . l-~ r . Barnes having business engagements was with the Committeee only a shoTt time . Hr. Hardie, absent . The following proceedings were had by the COIIJIl1ittee, R.Z OLVE : 'fhat in view of the [ resent necessity for arr angements to carry into effect an Act of the General Assembly of labama providing for the analyses of fertilizers, ~ appropriation of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) is hereby made to be expended by • C. 0tubbs, tate Chemist, in purchasing neces sa r y apparatus, chemicals, materials and fixtures for a laboratory . R~ LVED , 2nd: That J. J . N e\~, ~ r ofesso r of Agriculture, is hereby authorized to s ell the crop raised on the college farm, and to use the same for the benefit of said farm; and that he is to keep an account of all products sold and expenditures made and r eport the same to the Board of Trustees at their next meeting. R 'SC LV~n , 3rd: That Messers Armstrong, Glenn and Newman, are authorized and directed to have the Colle e building painted inside and out and t o have the same whitewashed or calso ined as they may deem best. F. • Reese ecretary to the Board of Trustees Agricultural and lechanical College of Alabama An additional resoluti on handed to me by I r. Armstrong which he overlooked who acted as ~ ecr~tary to the Committee in my absence . RES OLV~D , That rofessor Smit h and Lane , be and they are hereby authorized to have repaired the instruments belongi ng to their respective Departments . F . 11. . Reese Secretary to Board of Trustees --r 198 Auburn , Alabama December 19, 1883 At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and ,echanical College of Alabama held in Auburn, December 19, 1883; there were' pre sent : His &xcel lency E. A. Oneal , Governor of t he ~tat e and resident Ex Officio of the Board , lr. Armsnxng, 'uperintendent of Education , .essers Cl opton , Haralson, Hardie , Langdon , Ligon, ~lone . Absent , lessers Barnes, Bishop and ~tar1sel . The Pre sident of the ColJege was request ed to submit any co wunications he might desi re to the Board . The Pr esident handed to the Secretary a corrm_unication pr epared by himself and one by Professor Stubbs addressed t o the Board of Trustees which were read and subni t ted and or ~ . C TICN of }'lI' . ialone , R ~ OLVED : That the Pr esident ' s report -and accompan ring papers , together with the report of the Fresident made to the Executive Committee of the Board at their ses&ion October 16, 1883, lie on the tabl e for t he pr esent, and to be consider ed in committee of the whole . Adopt ed . Jr . Haralson, RESGLVED , That the Treausrer of t he College, be and he is hereby instructed without delay to have t he deed from • R. ' ivers to land to the College pr obated and recorded ~ and That he have the deed f r om ir e J . D. Gay to the College also pr obated and r ecor ded, and if t he <leed from Mr . Gay has been rnade to t he tate of Alabama instead of the Board of Trustees , t hat he be requi r ed t o proceed at once t o have the mistake cor r ected and the conveyance made to the Board of Trustees and when made, recorded and placed on file in his office . Adopted . r . Haralson , t:OV 'D: That the members <)f the Faculty be r equested by the ;:.,ecr etary t o have an interview wit h t he Board f or the pur pose of consu .t ation . _I' . Cl ooton, RESOLVED , That in the opinion of the Board of Trust ees , t he number of weekl y r eci tati ons as at present pr esc r ibed by t he Faculty ar e too numerous and the F~ c ulty are hereby directed to rearrange the weekly recitations so as not to r equ±r.e IDorecthan ·15 ±n the regulap cour se per week . The purpose of this r esolution is t o limit the number of r ecitations in the r egular cour se , so that the student desiring may take one or more of the optional studies . 2 . RESCL\r..:ID , THAT in order there may be nothing doubtful , it is es :'ecially declared that it is the purpose of the Boafld of Trustees t o make t his an Agr i cultural and Mechanical Col lege , t o fit young men for the practi cal duties of life in these two departments of Industry . hnd the Faculty are her eby directed so to arr ange the st ~d i es that those pupils who desire to pursue the sutdy of Latin , Fr ench and German, may have an opportunity of so doing . These studies are not to conflict with the r egular courses or to be so suboroinated as to be excluded . 3 . ~OLV , That the Faculty are hereby direct ed to ca rr~T the object of the foregoing resolution in effect as early as practicable . lif,r . ~lon e , R.E:.J >LV ~lJ , That the ~e c utive orrmtittee be directed to contract for and have erected an assembly r eom of about fifty by one hundred f eet to cost not exceeding ,;3, 500 . 00 . .fr 199 2 . RESGLVED , That the cont ract for expenditures by the ecutive Committee includi g those already mady by them as also by the Board of Trustees shall not exceed ~ 15,000 . OO . 3. RES LV , Th t the accounts of the ~c ut ive Committee have the approval of the Board of Trus tees . lr . Clopton , REu LV 'D, That each professors and all other off icers and employees of the College , be and they are hereby required to file ~th the Treasurer, a list of all personal property in their possession, respectively with certificate of correctness within thinty days • • Clopton, LVLD : That it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to e ploy servants in and about the college , and superintend the policing the s e and for this pur pose he shall not exceed $20 .00 per. month in addition to the amount already appropriated t her efor . ~ . Haralson, LV : That }essers lopton, Li ~ on and Armstr ong be a committ~e to whom shall be referred the rules and regulations of the college for their supervi sion and discussi on and to report such changes as to them may seem proper and desirable, and to have the same arranged under eads, ect ions, etc., so a's to be of easy reference and to have pr epared an index theret o . And said committee are hereby instructe to report at the next re ular annual meeting of the Board . r . Haralson, ' LVED , That the Board of Trustees , at the instance and request of the President , have enquired into the recently threatened disturbances on the part of the students , and for t he pr oper adjournment of which the President and Faculty addressed themselves . Upon an investigation, the Board i s gratified to find no occasion for their interposition in that mat ter. r . Gbpton , RESOLV D, That the appropriation for Commencement expenses in the sum of $96 .27 be allowed . And that the appropriation for i nterest and eXChange be increased $50 . That for the Military be increased 50, and for rinting , $50 . r . rmstrong, ·'SGLV i : That whensoever an appropriations are made by the Board of Trustees for t he benefit of any e art _ents of the ol l ege' the Professor or ot her off icer for t he benefit of who e De a rt~ent the appropri at ion is made shall make his order expending such appropriation throu h the Tr easurer of the Col l ege to whom all bills must be sent for payment . nd for the benefit of all interested, the jecret ary is hereby dir ected to call their attention to the resolution of the Board to be found on pages 225-6 of t he minutes . (Pages 162- 3) {r . lopton , RES LV31, That the sum of cne hundred dol lars be allowed .::. . T. Glenn for his services in superintending repairs on coll ege building . ~r . Clopton, R:3 LV~U , That the Pr ofessor of herrdstry be empowered to make any analyses he may deem proper not re uired by existing laws, on request , using the laboratory and c emicals of the College for that purpose . That he shall make and collect proper char ges for the same and pay the proceeds of the same into the Tr easury . And f or this l abor the Board of Tr ustees will make him sui table compensation , in gross . nd t he Board hereby fix and establish the following schedule of charges for such analyses so made by the Pr ofessor of Chemistry, viz , ,.f> 200 Plain acid phosphates each A~~ oniat ed Acid phosphates It It with potash Karrit , Ge ,_ an potash , sal t s , nitrate soda , sul phate annnonia , gypsum, limestone , etc ., each 0oils , muds , ffiuck , etc . for Agr i cultur al Dept . (only) , each !>:ineral waters qualit ative , each It I r on ores Gold It Coal It It quantitative It It It 15. 00 2()('OO 25. 00 10 .00 10 .00 10 .00 30 .0 10 .00 10 .00 10 .0 ~r . rmstr ong, RE30 Vim, That all College exercises be suspended f r om 4 :30 p .m. roll call Friday , December 21 , 1883, until 8 :15 a .m. roll call ' ednesday, January 2, 1884 • . r . Haralson , OLVED : That t he ~e c r.etary be allowed the sum of ten dollars f qr pr eparing and making t wo copi es of the rul es and r egulat ions . ir . Haralson , '( LV • That the r eport made by the r esident to the Board at their present sessi on, an at the session of the Execut ive Committ ee in October be s pr.ead upon the minutes of the Board . - ---- ------ t e uest of lr . Cl0 ton to i l e ber 19, 1683 , have thought on the minutes . !-201 Comm~tt ee tabu ate) e emand r e eren e to op the sa~e ~p e c ial appropr i ati on by the General ssembly of labama : 15, 000 . 00 ..i:xpenditures : For l and ~ 2 , 3 00 . 00 gr i cultural 0ta . 2, 350 .00 Stat e Lab . 1 , 500 .00 Charts , Glopes , and maps ~hemi s try :iathemati cs Book,s , Prof . Lane painting wood work r e airing, etc . 100 .00 144 .00 100 .00 22 . 95 coll ege buil ing 3, 841 .32 Completing re~ai r s 800 .00 $11, 114. 27 -r obabl e cost of s se bl y room 50xlOO To balance $ 3, 500 .00 __ 1:., 500 .00 ' 15, 000 .00 Amount forward of appropriation for 1 3 af ter completing everything begun and in i mmediate cont empl ation . December 19, 1883 ----------------------------- $15, 000 . 00 $ 1 , 500 .00 H. . Clopt on , Chairman 202 Report of the resident of the ollege Auburn, AJ.abama December 18, 1883 To the Honorable members of the Board of Trustees Gentlemen : I would respectful l y call your att ention to the r eport , wi~h accompanying documents , which I had the honor to make to your committee i n ctober last . There is very little to be added to that report, to eive you a f air· account of the condition of the C 011 ege • There are now 108 matriculates , 4 of whom have withdrawn f om the insti tution . The indications are that our number of cadets wi l l be mat erially increased in January . Fair progress seems to have been made by the cadets in their studies ; and considering the very materi al change Dla e t hi s session i n t he course of study, the Board has r oo t o congrat ulate itself upon t he favorable r esults-. If I am not overstep ing the limits of my authority , I would speak of the ability and zeal with which the several pr ofessors have done their parts . Either in wri ting or verbally, they are r eady to give the Board any fur ther information which may be desired concerning their duties . It i~ to be hoped the Board will be able to assist by the needed ap ~ropriat ions the other e ~artments as the A r i cultural and 'hemical Departments were ••• the good effects of which are so plainly under t he skill full direction of Professors Newman and tubbs . And for the i brary especially, I ' wish to repeat my intercession of October last . Something ought to be done t o give our young men pr oper readi ng matter at this cr itical t i me of t heir intellectual growth . 1 e have now a sub-freshman or prepa r atory class, but we have rec eived so many smal l boys, of little or no preparation·, that we are not doing good work f or some of t hem, and some parents are inclined to complain of what they rega d as neglect (some1"here) of their l ittle sons . There is no help for t his , I think except to exclude the too young or ill pr e t)ared, or to have a r egular preparatory epartment attached to t he Coll ege . Nor is the English l anguage sufficiently t aught in the College classes . The discipline of the s choul has in general bee pret t y good; a serious exception however occurred last week and the week before; but as I request the Board to invest i gate this case , believing that such imvestigation will r esult in good to the Coll ege , and that it is but just to all concerned , I ought not now pe haps , do more t han call attention t c i t . In justice to the cadets, however, I should say there wa~ an outheak, no outward demonstrat i on , of disor der or dissatisfaction . Still the case was very serious and will merit the attention of the Board and of the peopl e of labama . I t i s found diffi cult at times t o understand the regulations-- especia ' l y to know what , in given cases may be the duty of the Faculty or other officers; accompany ' g wil l be found "a request from the acuIty, for a codification of the rules and regulat ions . and I would r espectful l y suggest as I did in October last t hat a thorough revisi om of the r egulations is necessary . I have omitted t o say that their applicati ons have been made for the admissi on of three young ladies to t he College . The Faculty did not consider that they had the authority to arunit them as regul ar students, but gave them the privilege of attending the classes of such of t he r r cfessors as chose vduntarily to instruct them. And . - - -----~----------.-- - - - - 203 one of them, QSS Payne of uburn , is now attending some of the middle and higher. classes and atFains to a hi gh rade of profi ciency . The Library it s eems , has been permanently l ocated by order of the Board in the Southwest r oom, 1st flo or; I would res ectfully su gest that that r oom and the adjoining one (next to the office of ~he Commissioner of Agriculture) could be used most advantageousl:' by the epartment of atural ilosophy if in the opinion of the Boa d an ther suitable r oom can be found for the i brary. The r oom now occupied b the Library is immediately over the 'hemical Laboratory and could be readily and cheaply furnis hed with ,as by that Department . Besides, owing to the irrunediate proximity ,much of the a pparatus could be used in common and expense saved . Feeling great need of a suitable off ice desk, I have bou ht on my own account a large sized (IIWooten ~u een Anne ll ) desk for $118, including fr ei ght from Indianapolis . Its cost was 165, but was put dovm t o me 33.r.> off . The Board can have the desk at its cost to me . \ e have been 310w in getting the cadets in uni form , some are not unifo rmed even yet . I think the fault is in the contract , which seems to be wanting in the necessary business checks and guarantees . And on failure to uni f orm the cadets within · a reasona ly proper time , has given some dissatisfaction. The health of our cadets has been remarkably good . No sickness among them worth speaking of . I would respectfully call the at tention of the Board to so much of my October r eport , as r efers to the relation between the Treasurer and the President which would s eem to need defining . Pr actically then is a want of proper checks one on the other . If I can be permit ted to say so, in no spirit of dictation, I would suggest that it would be better for the President of t he College to be total ly disconnected from all connection of oversight or responsibility, with the financial business affair s of the school. That I think had better devolve upon some member of your own honorable body , who here or nearby may reside . But if you thin~ differently, then please defi ne again your instructions t o be followed in lett er and spir i t by both the Tr eausrer and President . Frequently, I have been call ed upon ~o appr ove payments as President, somet' les aft er the bills were made a d aid of which I knew nothi ng . This I respectfully submit is not r, ' ht, nor in justice t o myself can I do so longer . But I do not wish to reflect upon your Trea~~rer; he is , I learn but following a long usage here . He means ri ht , and I am sur e , it i s all r i ght so far; but experience showing how easy i t is , for well meaning oersons to get i nto t rouble , by no~ f ollowing strictly the law l aid down for their guid~~ ce. I have felt it to be my duty t o call attention to this matter, especially since I am so vital ly concer ned personally and offi cially . Havi ng to say the above with much regret , I feel that I would not be doing justice were I not also to say that in all my long and varied experience in life, I have never seen an off icer more devoted to his t rust--never one with his heart more in his work , nor mor e zealously attached to thi institution he ser ves--overzeal pr ompting to do any and every t hing for the school that he thinks ought to be done whether it is his business or not seems to be, his danger. I have merely asked that so valuable an off icer and t ose conducting the coll ege business with him be pr otected by the necessary checks and balances . I was about forgetting to call att ention to the necessity of an appropriati on for fie~d music, drummers and fife . Up to this time the musicians have been paid out of the military fund which I presume was hardly the intention of the Board . I am, Gentlemen , very r espectfully, your obedient servant , D. F. oyd , President «204 P. S. Accompanying please find copies of Resoluti ons of Faculty, marked A & B, also report of Professor Stubbs .relative t o the fitting up of his new Laboratory. Respectfully, D. • Boyd Report of the resident of the Coll ege to the Executive Committee To the Executive Committee oard of Trustees Auburn Gentlemen: Auburn, Alabama October 15, 1883 I respectfully beg leave to forvard the acco panying communicati ons from the several Professors setting forth in detail some of t he wants of their Department . I do not know that it is in the power of the Corrunittee to meet the wants therein set f orth; still it may not be amiss t o call your attention to them . It is hard for a college t do good work without the necessa ry appliances for instruction; such as a good Library, apparatus , cabinets , etc; and of some of these necessary aids , this College is almost wholly destitute. Its Library is virtual Ly nothing the philosophical apparatus is very scanty and the chenical laboratory needing much for proper efficiency. e same may be said of the gineering Department , also that of Natural History, and the Department of A riculture has not beugn . ith almost everything yet to be done to make it of use . In a word, t o do the great work be-fore us , we have but f ew facilities; and it rests with the great state of Alabama and her coll ege representatives to decide whether this College shall be a success or a failure. Gi ve your Faculty a fair .chance todo something and I believe so ething will be done ; refuse out of mi staken notion of school economy to eet thei r working wants and you will have but a ollege in name . I earnestly call your attention therefor e to the reco endations of your Professor s . That they have been selected to do special work m ans that they are the best judges of the work and of the means with which t o do it . 'rhe Faculty is the College, and no college has ever succeeded and never can when the utmost deference is not shown t o the opinion of the rofessor as to his own special chair and every possible assistance rendered him to work out his own ideas . on ' t elect a Faculty and let them do nothing for wan of means to do somethin ; nor will professors of roper spirit long be content doing nothing . I do hope the earnest wor ds of your professors as to the facilities you should give them to do your work, will be heeded by you as far as practicable ; and as an old colle e officer of no little experience let me see more and knmv more of your Faculty, personally and officially than you do . Invite them to attend your meetings , consult with them, not only about their own special departments and duties, but also about t he general state of the College . They are. here day in and day out t he year reound, thinkin g of what is best for the College. You can be her e but seldom and then only for a few days; and it is r easonable to expect that your faculty know more about this College than you do, or 205 possibly can know. Then who so well fitted as your pr ofessors to be your advisors? And I do hope you will consult with them freely and fully . I am sure it will be for the best all round. And all this I say with the utmost deference and respect for you as our official superiors , and as distinguished citizens of Alabama, I mean no di srespect . The Professors have called attention to the school furniture, needed in the class rooms, I would also speak of the furniture needed for the offices and hal ls . The resident's Of f ice is almost vQthout furniture of any kind . The little I found in the office on taking charge recently, I found it to be advisable to Five up mostly to the omma~dant and Prof~s s or Thach so that the entire outfit of the Pr esident's Off~ ce consists of two or three plain cheap tables and some 61d split bottom chairs . A suitable office desk, book case, letter copying pr ess , large table and one dozen chairs for Faculty me tings will c6st say 200 . The. study hass or chapel needs a good plain table and a dozen chairs at a cost say $50. The Library needs another large table, one dozen neat chairs, and additional caseing for books , altoget her say 100. And I think the study hall (or chapel) , the library and central hallway should have neat chandeliers to be l i ghted from gas in the chemical laboratory, but of. this I have made no est imate of the cost . It is frequently the case. that the study hall i s used for lectures at night , and to use such temporary lights as we can command is rude and inconvenient. I found the building very dirty and r equiring much work to get it in even a tolerable condition of cleanliness . We are still scrubbing and whitewashing; anQ it will r equire at least three good servants to keep the building (with the chemical laboratory) in order . It has a demoralizing effect upon youth to quarter them in foul or badly kept r ooms . Negligence and filth leaa to immorality and a proper school economy calls for clean class rooms with neat and comfortable furnitUre . Students respect good furnitUre and deface it less than bad furniture. A col lege bui lding shpuld be pleasant and attractive within and without , as homelike as possible . If the Committee has the power, I would be glad for them to define the duties of Pr esident of the College . It seems to be difficult t o get a clear understanding of them. The records of the Board of Trustees would seem to require the President to have general .charge of the building and of such duties as usually fall to a proctor or quarter master, but such charge and duties are practically thrown upon the Treasurer, without any compensation therefor . If such duties are mine, I wish to know it . I do not wish any duty of mine imposed on another . ::>till I would ex-pr ess the opinion that the President of the College has but little time to devote to the duties of roctor or l.lUarter I-laster . I would also respectfully request information on this point . I see from the re ulations , t hat it is made the duty of the Fresidents to order all debits and credits made to the several College accounts and that no money shall be drawn from t he funds of the College or from the deposit of the cadets, but upon the order of the President, and upon a check drawn' by the Treasurer and countersigned by the President, and that the Treasur ers account shall be subject to the revisal and appr oval of the President . Now oes that mean that the President shall be an Auditor or ' omptroller of accounts and as such kee ~ the accounts of the Institution . The Treaaarer only to keep an account of the cash transactions? till I cannot well see how the Presidentcan have the requisite knowledge of the accounts, unless that be the case , or the Treasurer thoroughly subordinated t c the President, and be the bbokkeeper and paymaster of the College subject entirely to the supervision, direction and control of the President . And thi s t oo I cannot believe to have been the purpose of the Board, for it would destroy - _._---- - - ---------- ----- f 206 the necessary independence of the t wo officers and t he indispensable check of the one upon the other. Please give me information on this important subj ect, for while I regret that the President has anything whatever t o do with the finances, accounts, etc., yet if it is his duty I must do it and will do it if I can only know what and how I am to do. In connection with this matter I should state that I do not understand how the Board draws funds from the Bank at Opelika in excess of deposits; in other words I do not understand the system of "Overdrafts" there as practiced, nor can I learn (from the r ecords of the Board) of any rightful authority for IT~king said overdrafts. I have not yet countersigned any checks at all. I would not like to do so in excess of your deposits without proper legal authority from you to do it. I presume of course that the Board of Trustees has gi ven the r e4uisite authority for the overdrafts or virtual loans from the Bank, and that the Bank is furnished with it in proper l egal shape. The~e seems t o be no record of it here in the office of the Treasurer or Secretary of the Board. The number of matriculates this session to date is ninety seven. Being 76 from Alabama, 12 from Georgia, 2 from Florida, 2 from Tennessee, 2 from Louisiana, 3 from Texas. In the Senior class there are 10, Junior, 9. In the 00phomore, 23. Freshman, 31 and in the sub-freshman 13, with 11 optional or irregular students. The total members to date last session was 103, showing a falling off t his year of 6. The 1:0S5 is due to the going away of so many old students. The number of new students this year is comparatively heavy being 40. Thas would seem to indicate that the people over the. state at large approve the action of the Board in making the school more scientific and industrial than fornerly, while those students who have left us on account of that change now find i t is to be hoped even more and better literary training at the State University at Tuscaloosa. It would seem as i f the peopl e of Alabama are at l east gett ing suited in their State educational facilities. To Tuscaloosa let t he student of general culture go, and heIl'e·, l .ekthe young man come who, wishes to fit himself for a special scienfific or industrial pursuit . Alabama needs both her Univer sity and her Agric'ltural College . 1-fa::r both prosper and fill thei r very different and distinct missions . The .discipline of t he school under existing rules and regulations .. jsin a very dangerous and pr ecarious condition. I find a military institute un er a f aculty government which is a contradi ction in terms and al most a nullity in pr actical effect. In its di sCipline your school is anomaly. You have military requirements enough to harass your boys and raise a row but not enough military honor in the hands of your President t o put down a row. You hold him responsible for the discipline and well being of your College ; yet you give him very little authority to meet that r esponsibility. Your rules and r egulations are true to no one principle or method of school government it seems to me , but are a combination of two or more t otally different and antagonisti c methods. The whole t hing ne ~ ds overhauling from bottom to tpp; and it cannot be done too soon. Delay in this case is certainly dangerous. How t hen has not been an explosion in your discipline , a breaking down of · all control and r estraint over your students, I can only account for by your fortunate location in this quiet , well ordered community, and ·doubtless by the special care of a KLnd Providence. I would also call your attention to the absence of any general inventory of the College property. 'orne of the Pr ofessors I believe have s pecial lists of some of the more valuable articles in t heir possession ; but I thing it necessary t o have a full list made of all the pe rsonal property and a money valuation put upon it. 207 Your col l ege buildi ng would s eem t o be very inadequatel y protected against f i re. Indeed, i n case of fir e , I do not see how t he bui l ding could be saved r You have no wat er . But t wo l a r ge cisterns might easil y be f i l led from the water from t he r oof; and the engine which it i s t o be hoped you wil l supply t he Chemical Department wit h, can be used wit h pr oper hose t o t hrow water t o any part of your house. I t i s danger ous f.or us t o infer that, because we have been spared f or t wenty f ive years , we may not burn up tomorrow. The illness of t he Tr ea surer has prevented his f urnishing me with a balance sheep showing t he financial condi tion of the CoJ.l ege, i t s a s sets and l iabi lities , et c. I have a st atement of the last r eceipts and payments from June 15 t o August 31 l ast. I cannot close t has report without beggi ng you again t o consider well the re com~endat i on s of your Faclu t y and Pr ofessors , especia l l y considering the ob j ect of t he s chool--it s scientif i c and industr ial character merit t he words of your s ci ent i f i c and i ndustrial prof essors whi ch should be heeded . No mat ter , how well all other s conn ected wit h the Institution do t heir wor k, if t he Pr ofes sor s in the gr i cultural Department fail of succes s ; your-Agr i cultural College will be adjudged by t he peopl e t o be a failure . And I do not s ee how we can expect success if we do not gi ve t he Pr ofessors t he means whi ch they declar e t o be i ndispensable f or t heir wor k . By resol ution of the Board of Trustees, qua rters have been given to the Commis si oner of Agr i cultur e in t his bui l ding; and t hat St at e Offi cer is now her e in the perf ormance of his duties of of fi ce.- He l ooks t o t his Col lege t o have his anal ys es of fert ilizers made . I t cannot be done , un+ess t he Chemical Department is suppl ied with mor e and better apparatus , and a separat e l aboratory pr ovi ded f or i t away from t he pr esent general or clas l aboratory , to whi ch students and ot her s must have more or less access at all t imes t o do their alloted wor k . This inci dental r equi sition of the State Department with the necessary chemical work in your Agr i cultural 3xper iment Station and t he t eaching of general and analytical chemist ry to your own s t udent s all re~ui r e s a f i rst rate labor at ory equi pped in t he best style . The State of Alabama has f urnished you the money f or that purpose ; will you so use it gent lemen. I repeat your Chemi cal Department must be put in fir st cla ss order for t he f oll owing r easons : 1 . The St at e Commis sioner of Agricul ture l ooks to you t o analyze co~nerc ial f ert i l i zers as he i s r equi red t o have done under the f ertilizer l B ~ . 2 . He al so desi r es you t o make f or him the analysis of soil s , waters , et c., as r equi r ed of him under that same fertilizer l aw. 3. The manuf acturer s of fe r t ilizers and deal( r s in them are r eques t ing your chemist t o anal yze t hei r f ertil i zer s here for their special benefit in advance of t he require Lent s of t he law . They naturally prefer the pr i vate work t o be done here in your l abor atory si nce thi s is the head quarters of the St ate .gr icultural and Fertilizer Department . 4. And apart f r om t he work expected of you by t he St ate C o~niss ion er of Agr i cult ure and conductor of your own Agr i cul t ural ExperLment Station expecAuburn University Board of Trustees18831880sAuburn University LibrariesEducation -- Higher Education; History -- 1875-1929: The New South EratextpdfBOT_1883.pdfAuburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archiveseng1883This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. 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