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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 18891,36 Auburn, Alabama January 8, 1889 At .a meeting of the Building Committee, o~ the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alab8Jl)a, ther~ were present Messrs , HaralsQn, Kolb, and PalmeJ:. On motion of Mr. Kolb, Resolved that the proposals to...
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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 18891,36
Auburn, Alabama
January 8, 1889
At .a meeting of the Building Committee, o~ the Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Alab8Jl)a, ther~ were present Messrs , HaralsQn, Kolb, and PalmeJ:.
On motion of Mr. Kolb, Resolved that the proposals to complete the main build•i ng of
the college, be aqvertised in the Montgomery papers and Atlanta Constitution for
three weeks, and that all bids for the work prQPosed to be done~ be delivered .to
the President of the College on or before the 2nd day of February next. Adopted.
. . (
Resolved that the Building Committee of th~ Board of Trustees approve. th~ action
of the Committee of the Faculty iq the emplqyment of a Superintendent o~ the Build- '
ing . Adopted.
R. M. Reese
Secretary to Board of Trustees
'101
137
Auburn, Alabama
March 7, 1889
At a meeting of the Committee Gf Visitors, there were present Messrs . Gilchrist,
Ligon, and . Mitchell, the entire committee .
I ~
On motion of Mr . Ligon, Mr . Rosa was authorized' to sell the bull calves born on',
the Station . Adopted .
Resolved, that the money arising from the sales of butter, dupfng ·the present year
ending July 1st, not already appropriated, shall be placed to the credit of the
Dairy Department to meet expenses already incurred.
Resolved 2nd, That President Broun is hereby authorized to expend the' sum of- five
hundred doll ars, to pay the expenses of the Dairy Department already incurred, and
to pay for feed and other necessary expenses that may be r equired up to the 1st of
July .
Resolved 3rd, That the' $500 appropriate~by the 2nd resolution be paid from funds
to be received from the department of Agriculture .
Resolved 4th, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars" be and is hereby appr opriated,
out of money to be r~ceived f.rom the State Agricultupwl Department ~or the
purpose of fencing land for pasturage . r' ,I
The resolutions were adopted. "I
Resolved, That Professor Newman and Mr. Ross, be authorized to make the best arrang~
ments they can for uniting pasture lands adjoining the Station . Adopted • .
j
Doctor Broun reported to the visitors that arrangements with the following -gentlement
had been made, in various parts of the state to engage in soil :experiment:s,
under the direction of the Direct or aa ordered by the Board at their last meeting .
Ie Doctor J . , p . Hampton Meridianville, Mauison -County
2. Mr. B. Hampton Leighton, Colbert CoUnty
3. J. J . Morris " Gadsden, Etowah County
4 ~ J . P. Oliver Dadeville, Tallapoos~. C ounty
5. J. W. Welch Alpine, Talladega C oun'i:-y
6. A. W. Allbright Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County
7. ..Doctor A. stelair Tennille Troy, Pike County .
8 . J . A. McCreary Evergreen, Conecuh "County .
9. Wing c J-ackson, Clarke County
t .
R. M. Reese, Secretary
... Board of Trustees t'"
A. & M. College of Alabama
138
Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
June 10, 1889 . _ .
This being the day designated for the regular annual meeting of the Board of Trustees
of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, on call of tQe roll, there
were present: His Excellency Thomas Seay, Governor of the State; Solomqn Palmer,
uperintendent of Education; Messrs. Gilchrist, Haralson, Harris,- Kolb, Ligon,
Mit. chell , and Stansel .
Absent: Mr . Bishop.
A quorum of the aoard was present .
Mr. Harris wa~ placed on the Committee o,f Finance, Mechanic Arts and College LancE
and Property .
Mr . Stansel was assigned to the Committee on Claims and Mr . Paltner to t.he Committee
on the Course of Study .
Regular order: The report of the ..President of .• the College was read and submitted
which on ~oti0n of Mr . Ligon was laid on the table until the President prepared .
a synopsis of the same under the different subjeats of the ;report .
The reports of the Treasurer and Auditor were read and .on motion was referred to
the Committee on Finance, also reports of Professors and ordered on file.
, .
On motion .of Mr.. Kolb, That those gentlemen present who are' members of the Board
of Control of the Branch Agricultural Experiment Station recently located at
Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama be invited to come before the Board. The '
motion was carried and the President of the Boar.d requested Mr . Kolb to infoxm
tqe~ that the Board would receive them during the morning of tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. Kolb, that a committee to consist of three, with r . St,ansel
as Chairman, be designated by the President of the Board to prepare re~olutions
on the death of C. C. Langdon, late a member of the Board of Trustee~ • . The .
motion was carried and the _President named as the Committee Messrs . Stansel,
Haralson and Ligon .
,.. -- .. ,
On motion of Mr . Kolb, That a committee to consist of three, with Mr . Pa1me~
as Chairman, be appointed by the President to prepare resol utions on .th~ deat.h of
Mr. J . N. Malone, late a member of the Board. The motion was carried, and the
President na~ed as the Committee Messrs . Palmer, Gilchrist and Kolb .
On motion of Mr . Palmer, the Board adjourned until 8:30 o'clock A.M. tomorrow.
R. M. Reese
Secretary
139
The Board met according to adjournment and on call ·of ·the roll there were present:
Thomas Seay, Governor of the State; Solomon Palmer, Superintendent of Education, ani
Messrs . Qilchrist, Haralson, Harris, ~olb, Ligon, itchell and Stansel .
The ~utes of yesterday's meeting were read-and approved by the Board. The gentlemen
of the Boaro. of CQntrol of the A '3'L ~f'r 5TA'17il\) at, Abbeville came befor.e the Board.
On mot,ion of Mr. Ligon, Resolved, That the reports embracing appropriations be referred
to . the Committee on Finanee . The resolution was adopted .
'On motion of Mr . Palmer, Resolved tqat the application made by the Board of Control
for ~ an ~ppropriat~on from the funds of this college be referred to .the Committee on
Finance . Adopted.
~. On motion the Board adjourned until 8 o'clock p .m.
F,. M. Reese,
Secretary
The Board met according to adjournment and on call. of the roll there were present:
Thomas Seay, Governor of the State; Solomon Palmer, Superintendent of Education;
and Messrs. Gilchrist,. Hara,lson, Harris, Kolb, Ligon, Mitchell and- ,Stansel, -and .
Bishop . , I ' ~ ,
By Mr. Stansel, ResQlved that .the degrees be conferred on th~ cadets who have
graduated in the different courses, as recommended by the 'President of the College
in his report to the Board and on Post Gradu~t~s . Adopted .
, '.
On mQtion ot Mr. Haralson, that the degree of B.S o' be 'conferred on .Monzo F. Cory,
after compliance with the rules and regulations of the College in such cases.
Adopted. ~~
~ The report of the Finance Committee 'was received and orde~ed spread on the ~utes •
.
Report: The Finance Committee beg leave to report, that they have examined the
several accounts of ,the Treasurer ,and other matter~ referred to tbem, that they
have gone Qver the books and ,accounts 'and vouchers of i.the Treasurer" 'compared his
statements submitted to the Board with his books and vouche~s and find his statement
of his several accounts correct, showing balances in his hands as follows:
J
On College Account. a balance of
" Agrj.cultural 1,1 " " ' "
II Analysis "II" II
" United States II II" "
On State Appropriations Accout
! .
$ , , 36.89
6,308.50
500.00
1.941.52
$8,846.86
$7,865 .46.' -
;.
The Treasurer submitted to us his Bank passbook and other eVidences of cash assets .
in his hands' which satisfied the committee that he had in hand all of these several
balances .
.J on . Haralson
Chairman
140
Cominittee on Claims
The Committee .on Claims to whom was .referred the application of Mrs. John T. ~unkljn
and Professor W. C. Stubbs, for set tlement of claims against the college, have had
the same under . consideration and have directed me to report that they are not tully
satisfied as to the liability of ,the college to pay these claims, or as to the propietY'
oftordering the paymerit of the sgme without further ~vidence. That the Secr.
tary and Treasurer be .directed to examine the records of the Institution, and ascertain
what action in the past has been taken by the Board in reference to said claims
and p"l'Ocure what evidence they can, 'tending to show that the eollege is not responsible
for 'the same. , And furthe~ that the attorney,General Georcge P. Harrison, for
said claimants, be allowed to file such evidence as he may desire, showing that said .
cla.ims should be pa.id by the college and report the same to the next meeting of
this Board. :
. R. F . Ligon
Chairman
The report of .t he Committee was on motion received and adopted �� • r
By Mr . Harpis, 'Resolved, ~erea8 .a proviso in ,the 'Act of Congress approved ·March 2,
1889, making the annual appropriations to the Experiment Stations, require that the
IIStations shall devote a portion of their work to the examination and classifica-tion
of the soils of their respective states", therefore, Resolved, ~
1st, Tha.t the officers- of the Experiment Station constuting the Board of Directors,
are hereby directed to devote a portion of their time to the examination and
cl assification of the soils of the State, and to di vide among themselves the duties
of such examination and classificatiGn as may' properly belong to each .Department.
2nd, That when the examination and classification shall have been satisfact orily
completed, maps of the state shall, if practicable, be issued as bulletins, giving
the Agricultural, botanical, and geological classification of the different soils
and sections.
3rd, The President of the College is authorized to pay the travelling expenses
of any officer, incurred in making the examinations of , soils herein required 808
he may direct and approve. Adopted.
By Mr. Stansel, Resolved, That no order for supplies or equipment for any department
of the college shall be made by any officer, unless the same i'& appl'oved by
the President. No bills ~or supplies or equipments of any departmeht of the ,college
shall be paid by .the Treasurer unless orders for the same approved by the
President of the College ~re filed in the office of the Treasurer. The rcesolution
was adopted.
Report from Committ ee~n finance by r. Ligon of the Committee: '
The Committee ...on Finance to whom was referred the matter of appropriation of funds
to the Agricultural(Departmen~) Experiment Statfon and Agricultural School located
at Abbeville, Henry County, beg leave to report: That they have given the subject
a very careful consideration and fully appreciate the advantages to this college am
to the Agricultural interest of the State, that are likely to result f~m the
establishment of this Branch Station and' would be glad to aid all in th ei'1:' power
but the financial condition of the college and experiment Bation is such from the
heavy demand made necessary made necessary for the equipment and 'Iork of the Exper:i:-
ment Station here -- the result of the fire two years ago, that it will be utterly .
impossible to give the aid asked, as every cent we can control or more will be
absolutely required for said equipment .
The Committee further report that they regret they are constrained to advise again~
the continuation of the appropriation of the two tho~sand dollars heretofore' made
to the Cane Brake Experiment Station located at Uniontown, Alabama. Your committee
is led to make this recommendation for the reason given above -- want of means -and
for ' the. further reason that it· has grave doubts of the l~gal right to make such
an .appropriation from the fund derived 'from the HatchAc~ or from that set apa~t by
the Legislature to this college from the Fertilizer Fund • . f£hey doubt .~ this Board
of Trustees have any authority under the Fed.eral or State law to divert..any part of .
these funds from the object and purpose as specified in said acts.
The report was received.
Hr. Kolb offered as a substitute for the report of the Committee on Finance the '
.following resolution:
Resolve~ that this Board appropriate from the Hatch fund $1,500 annually to each
of the two agriqultural and Experiment Stations and Schools established by the
last Legislature. Lost.
Resolved, further that this Board continue the appropriation of $2,000 from the
same fund to the 'Cane Brake Experiment Station. Lost .•
The substitute having been divided, a motion by Mr . Kolb to adopt the first subdivision
of .the ;resolution was lost~
~r . Kolb voting Yea.
On motion of Governor eay, ~~ ,Gilchrist in the Chair, that the second subdivision
of the substitute be postponed and made a speCQal. order for tomorrow. Carried .
On motion of Mr . Kolb, Resolved, That in ·tuture all students of foreign states
entering this college shall be charged a tuition fee of forty ~ollars per annum.
Resolved, that this rule shall not apply to such .students who ' are now undergraduates
of the college.
" J
The further consideration was on motion postponed until tomorrow.
On motion the Board adjourned until 8:30 o'clock a.m. tomorrow.
F. M. Reese' ')
Secretary to ·Board-·of Trustees
I
Auburn, Alabama
June 12, 1889 . ;
The Board of Trustees met in pursuance to adjournment and on call of the roll there
were present: lhomas Seay, Governor of the State; Mr. Palmer, Superintendent of
Education, and Messrs. Bishop, Gilchrist, Haralson, Kolb, Li gon, Mitchell, and
Stansel. Absent: Mr. Harris. A quorum.
Report of Special Committee: Mr. Palmer from Special Committ ee to prepare resolutions
on the death of Hon. J . N. Malone late a member of the Board submitted the following,
which was adopted. The resolutions on the opposite page . (Next page)
The ommittee to report suitable resolutions on the death of John Nicholas ,Malone
late a member of this Bo~rd beg leave to ,submit for .adoption the foll owing:
Since the last meeting of this Board, John Nicholas }~lone, one of its members has
departed this life . It is but proper and in accordance with the promptings of
our hearts, that this Board should give some expression to t he serious loss it has
sustained by his death. . , J'
From the earli est history of this college through all its struggles and embarrassments,
without interruption, Judge Malone until the day of his death was a faithful
and earnest member. The college never had a member of the oard who responded more
cheer-fully to its call than did Judge Malone.
He felt a deep interest in all its af fairs and rejoiced at its success and increas-ing
usefulness. . "
By his devotion to ~ the College and his long and valuable services, he endeared ~l .
himself to every member of the Board and Faculty, all of whom feel -keenly t he loss '
they have sustained.
To the surviving members of the Board, it is a matter of great grief, that our
late associate should have been called away from us in the midst of .his useful
life and at a time when his f ondest hopes for t he prosperity of this college was
just beginning to be fully realized.. But, God lmows best and does all things well
and we bow with chastened and sorrowing hearts ~d resignation to His inscrutible
will
As a friend and brot her, as a husband and fathers a neighbor and citizen, as a
judge holding evening t o scales of justice to determine r ight s between man and man,
or seeing to the honest administrat ion of the estates of the widow and orphan, or~s
an humble follower of Christ, Judge Malone was a worthy exampl e of what true and
noble Christian manhood should be. Such ,was his ~ife .that we have every assurance <
he was ready to .receive the reward of the faithful.
As an expression of our high esteem for him, be it resolved by t he Board:
.
I . In the death of John N. Mal one, t his Board has lost one of its most active ,
earnest, wisest and devoted membera. <
I I . That we wil l cherish hi s memory and endeavor to pr ofit by his many virtues .
I II. That in his death, Alabama has l ost a good and pat riot ic citizen and his
f amily a loving and deyoted husband and father.
IV. That a copy of t hese resolutions. ana preamble be placed on r ecord in our minutes
book, and the Secr.etary ,dir ected to ,furnish the family of Judge Y~l one with a copy
of the same.
(Solomon Palmer, Chai rman
Committee CR. F. Kolb
(J . G. Gilchrist
143
The petition of Boling A. Blake,r was referred to the Committee on Finance •
..
The resignation of George Petrie, adjunct professor of Modern Languages and History
was accepted .
r . '
By Mr . ,Ligon, Resolved, that Ute President of the college, be and he is hereby
authorized to fill t ,he place made vacant by the resignation of George Petrie, by
procuring the services of an adjunct professor at a salary not to exceed $800 if
practicable .
Mr . Stansel from .a -special committee to prepare resolutions on the death of the
late Colonel Cliarl~s C .• Langdon, a member of this Board,. submitted the following
which were adopted . Se_e ne~ page ..
144
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Auburn, Alabar. ,9-
A. & M. College
June 12, 1889
Whereas death has again invaded our circle and removed f~om among us the Honorable
Charles C. Langdon the member of this Board from the Mobile '~ istrict; therefore,
be it resolved:
I. That in the death of Mr. Langdon, the tate of Alabama has sustained the
loss of one of its most eminent and honored citizens, this Board its leading and
most distinguished member, one of the original members of the Board, ever present .
at our meetings, and to whose wise and prudent counsels is to .be attributed in a
large degree the success and prosperity of this College, to whose .interests he was
always most earnestly devoted, and which is a monument to his wise statesmanship
and' patriotic services.
Committee
(M. L. Stansel, Chairman
(Joh. Haralson
(R. F. Ligon
145
The petition of Cadets Gregory, Persons, and Broun was submitted to 'the Board and
the prayer of the petitioners was not grant ed.
the second subdivi sion of Mr. Ko1b's' resolut ion recurring:
Mr. Stansel moved to amend t he same by stri king out the words "per annum" where they
occur in the resolution .
Mr.. Palmer moved that. the sum, fof "$1500" be inserted in lieu O'f "$2000" .
Mr. Ko1b moved to lay the amendment of Mr. Palmer on the table. Carried .
On motion the second subdivision of Mr. Ko1b's resol ution as amended 'was then
adopted.
r . Gilchrist moved to reconsider the vote by which an appropriation was refused
to ·the Exper~ent -Stations and Schools estab1ished~ by Act o~ the last Legislature.
Adopted. t
Mr. Haral son moved to amend by stri king out lithe ,sum of $1500" and inserting in
lieu $500. Lost .
Mr .. Ko1b I s resolution fixing fees of students from 'foreign states being under con-sideration.
' .
Mr. Mitchell moved as an amendment to the resolution to insert :$20 in lieu of $40 .
The amendment was accepted. . •
On mo~ion of Mr . Ligon, that the resolution and 'amendment-be laid on the table.
Carried .
The Board adjourned unt il 3 O'clock p.m.
F. M. Reese
Secretary
Evening Session
June 12, 1889
The Board met according to adjournment, a quorum was present . '
By Mr. Stansel, Resolved, t hat the salary of P. L. Hutchinson, Assistant in Department
of Chemist ry, be f i ve hundred dollars per annum. 'Adopted.
By Mr. Haralson, Resolved t hat t he matter of t he Dairy, and any change pract icable
to be made with Mr . Ross, or any change in his servi ces, and what he may do at the
Experiment St ation, be 'and the same is hereby ref erred to' the Visiting Committee to
act in t he premises as in t heir j udgment may be best for the college. And that the
Visiting Committee inform Hr . Ross that the College will not purchase the cows
under the option under t he contr act with him. Adopt ed~
By Mr. Mitchel l, Resolved that in making his statement hereafter, the Treasurer
shall report to the Board of 'I'rustees the bills payable which he has not pai d.
Adopted.
The Board adj ourned~til 8 o'clock p.m.
F. M. Reese
Secretary
Night session:
The Board met at 8 o'clock p .m. and there were present : Thomas Seay, Governor of '
the State; ~r, . Palmer, ~perintendent of .~ucation; and Messrs . Bishop, Gilchris~,
Haralson, Kolb, Ligon, Mitchel l and Stansell. Absent, Mr. Harris . A quorum .
By Mr . Haralson, Resdlved, t hat when the ~surance on t he Laboratory expires, that
the Presi dent be directe~ to renew the same ~th a three. year poli cy at the sum
of nine thousand dollars ($9,000);
And that when the main building i s completed that he insure the same for not less
tpan f ifty thousand dollars· ($50,000) for the term of three)years; And. imtil completed
under the present contract, that he insure the main building from time to
time, according to its value as it progresses towards completion in proportion to
its approJdJnate value as it approaches completion., .
II . Resolved, t hat when the main building is furnished and equipped in whole or in
part, the President is hereby directed to insure. the furniture and equip:nents for.
three-fourths of its value . All of which were adopted.
Resolved by the Board, That the Auditor submit the account of the txperiment
Station prepared by him under a resolution of the Board, to the Director, and if
any difference be found by the Auditor in such account current , compared with
the report of the Dir ector, made through the Board of Trustees t o th~ legislature
~f the State at the session of 1886-7 and t he books of the Di rector; t~
dif ference so found, the difference so found, after allowing all just offsets,
to which the Director may be entitled, the 5~~ be charged to him and covered int o
the Treasury . (Adopted.)
Fr om Endowment Fund
President of the College
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Natural Hist ory
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of English .
. . APPRO PRIA '!'IONS
P~ofessor of Ci vil Engineering . ,
Adjunct Professor of ~odern Languages and History
Director of Mechanical Arts Lab . (in part)
1st Asst . " 11 II
2nd II Chemistry
Four Asst . Graduates (tutors)
House Rent - Three Professors
Treasurer (in part)
Secretary and Auditor (in pa~)
C onnnandant
Insurance
Trustef?s '
$ 3,000
1,000
1, 000
1, 800
1,800
.1, 800
, 800
400
250
200 ,
1,000
800
1, 000
350
300
400
250
Fuel
Printing and Advertising
Stationery
Postage
Servants
. Military
Music
Repairs & Grounds
Incidentals
Chambers Property
Furniture & Equipment
United States Fund:
Uniontown Station
Chemists Salary (in part)
Natural History Salary (in part)
1st Asst. Chemist
Asst. Botanist
Dairy - Salary for Ross (in part)
2nd Asst. in Agriculture
Dairyman
Treasurer Salary (in part)
Auditor
Apparatus - Botany
Library
Printing (in part)
Stationery & Postage for Station
Trustees
Field Experiments
Labor in Dairy
Feeding Cattle & Expenses
Arboretum .
Rent Cows
Biologist
Equipment Biology
Incidentals
Agricultural Fund: (Disbursements)
$ 300
300
50
150
360
100
100
100
400
500
2,500
$ 2,000
1,000
1,000
1,500
500
1,000
650
500
500
150
200
200
000
100
100
500
200
600
50
500
2,000
750
200
Director Agricultural Experiment Station $ 2,500
2nd Asst. Chemist (in part) 800
3rd Asst. · II Hutchinson 500
Labor forEkperiment Station 1,000
Equipment for Experiment Station 1,000
Fteld Experiments (in part) 500
Chemical supplies 600
lnsurance at farm .LOO
~pt. Agri. in College equipment 1,000
1st Asst. Agriculturist (includes house rent) 1,000
Jquipment of Botany and Blilol ogy 500
Hoods and for Chemical laboratory 300
Director of Mechl. laboratory in part 1,000
1st. Asst. It II II" 500
2nd asst. Blakey " " 4OC>
Labor II II 100
Coal It It 250
Supplies II " 4OC>
Equipment mech. II " 800
For Cheml. laboratory supplies out of proceeds of farm products 400
Balance of proceeds of farm products to be held as a contingent fund.
147
148
Resolved by the Board that the foregoing appropriations out of the several
funds specified, be and they are hereby made for the ensuing fiscal year.
Adopted.
Resolved by the Board that Geo. F. Atkinson be and he is hereby elected
Biologist of the Experiment Station and Professor of Bi ology in the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Alabama at a · salary of . $2 ,000 per annum and the use
and occupation of this chamber house as a residence, after vacated by the officers
now using the same, until further ordered.
Adopted.
By Mr. Haralson - Resolved that the President of the College be authorized
to correspond with and make application to the proper department at Washington,
D. C. for a Na~al Mechanieal Engineer.
Adopted.
By Mr. Haralson - Resolved that the legitimate travel ling expenses of the
Director to the local stations established by this Board be paid out of the funds
appropriated for making experiments at said stations.
Adopted.
By the Board - Resolved that the President of the Board of Trustees appoint
a committee to consist of three of its members who shall be known as the
Executive Committee of t his Board.
Adopted.
By Mr. Mitchell - Resol ved that the Treasurer and Secretary of the Board be
required to keep their books of account and record, and all valuable papers in
the vault of the college building "Then the same is completed.
Adopted.
By Mr. Haralson - Resolved that the unappropriated .bal ance of the fund
known as the United States fund, be expended for equiprnents and library for the
DepartEent of Biology.
Adopted.
On motion the Board adjourned sine die.
Note
F. M. Reese
Secretary to Bd. of Trustees
A & 11 College of Alabama
The resolution introduced by Mr. Kolb to make an appropri ation from the
Hotels fund or any fUnd of the college to the Experiment Stations at Abbeville
in Henry County, and Athens in Limestone County was not adopted. The Board of
Trustees refusing to make an appropriation to t hose stations
F. r-1. Reese
Sec. to Board of Trustees
149
Report of the President of the College
A & M College June 10, 1889
To the Trustees of the A & M College:
I respectfully report that during the past session there were 209 matriculates,
classified as follows - graduates, 7; first class, 24; second class, 35;
third class, 57; fourth class section A, 64; section B, 22.
Under the circumstances in "IDich t he college has been placed \'rorking in
contracted and temporary rooms, and in several of the departments without proper
equipment, its present pro~perous condition is full of~N~l¥lWIgement.
The conduct and dilligence of the students has been satisfactory, through
their studies were in many cases much interrupted by sickness resulting from
the measels and mumps. There were more than fifty cases of measels among the
students, but due to the care and skill of the surgeon all soon recovered.
At this writing we received the sad news of the death of Col. C. C.
Langdon, one of the first appointed Trustees of this Coilege, .. mo was ahm,ys an
earnest and warm supporter of all that tended to advance its interests.
No one held the course of education as represented by this institution in
higher esteem or "TOrked more earnestly for its advancement. The purity and
dignity of his character and his long services of t he state and college, will
cause his name in the coming years to be highly cherished by this institution.
The College Buildings
The college building in accordance with the contract is to be co~pleted by
by October 1st. The first contract was made with James Swith for ~43,500. The
second contract for the interior of the building was made with the same contractor
for $25,000 with the provision that proper deductions were to be made for all
parts of the specifications omitted by the building committee • Two-thirds of the
amount asked for by the Board at their meeting in l'llontgomery was appropriated by
the Legislature. The 825,000 asked for and not appropriated was necessary for
supplying the building with steam for heating, with water and gas for the
laboratories, with furniture and library, and scientific equipment. We are
therefore compelled to work another year as best we can but with the hope that
the next Legislature will make the appropriation required in order to make this
a scientific institution worthy of the State.
The "rork on the building so far has been done in a very SUbstantial manner,
satisfactory to the architect and the sub-building committee. It is important
that the building should be completed fully in accordance vnth the specifications
of the architect. 1tJhether to omit any part of the specifications or to exceed
the funds appropriated must be decided by the building committee.
It is very clear that the policy of the College no,,; should be to appropriate
all funds that may be available to furnish the necessary scientific
equipment.
Chambers Property
The amount due on the purchase of the Chambers property, $16$0, was paid in
April to • L. qpambers, administrator, after each heir had given a deed to the
property to the college. The deeds, seven in all, are now with one exception
recorded in Lee County. This payment was made in accordance with the action
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taken at the called meeting of the Board after the deeds were examined and
approved.
Langdon Hall
Authority was given to improve Langdon Hall by removing the tower and
changing the front. This has not been done, as no means were available. It
should be done as soon as the requisite funds can be appropriat ed for the
purpose.
Instructors
The best economy of the college is to have t he . extra instruction required
in the .lower cl.asses performed by graduate students. The probably increase of
students next session will render assistance of t his character necessary.
It gives an opportunity for t he students sel ected to pursue a post
graduate course and to better qualify themselves as teachers. I recommend the
authority be given the faculty to appoint four undergraduates with a salary of
$250 each - the position to be tenable for one year and the duties to be
assigned by the resident
Mechanic Arts
The students in the higher classes in Mechanic Arts have been engaged in
constructing a iLO h.p. steam engine, designed especially for running the dynamo.
The engine is about constructed as nearly so and can be exhibited at the
Hontgomery Exposition.
By act of Congress a limited number of officers of the Navy are detail ed
to colleges to act as professors of Hechanical Engi..Yleering. If authority be
given to make application for such an office, there p:>ssibly could be seclll'edd
the services of a valuable professor in a department now devel oping t hat
properly belongs to this college.
I hereby present for your consideration t he rep:>rts of t he different
officers, showing t he character of worle done in each department, and the
< appropriations asked for to furnish the supplies and equipment considered
necessary. Accompanying t~ same are the inventories of the equipment of the (;
experiment station, including the dairy and of the laboratory of Hechanic Arts.
Experiment St ation
The annual report of the Experiment Station publi shed in February a..."ld
herewith submitted, exhibits the character of work done and the Equipment
provided for the station.
Dr. A. E. M.ayer el.ected Biologist last November, resigned the p:>sition
in April. I recommend for the position nOvl vacant, Prof. R. E. Atkinson of
the University of South Carolina to be biologist of the station and perform in
biology in the college. - to have special charge of plant pathology and
entomology. The investigation of these su.bjects is named in the Act of
Congress establishi..Ylg t he experiment stations as of the first imp:>rtance among
the duties of the station.
Nine l ocalities have been selected in different agricultural sections of
the state where soil test experiments are now being made according to methods
prescribed by the Director. I advise the continuance and enlargement of this
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work and would press t he importanqe of thus repeating and verifying field
e~riments in different · typical · agricul~ural sections af the state vmer~ · the
services 'of intelligent fa~rs can be Qibtained who will .accurately perform the '
work r~quired. In. some of the states these adjunct field expe~iments are re- -' ,
garded \v.ith great f avor, so they have excit ed general interest in agricultural
experimentation and have made t he experiments required at a mirriJmrnn cost~
. ,
.~
It is important that the O~rector should visit the localities 'in the· different
counties where the soil test experiments are bei ng made in order to cQnfer with
the f armers as t o the best ~thods t o be used. I therefore advise that an appropriation
be made for this purpose and that the Director be authorized to visit
these localities and r~port the result of his examination. ~
The main qu~stion in t he conduct of the Experiment Station to which all others
should be . made subordinate, sho.uld be what methods of ,cultivat~on will restore fertility
to exhauf::3ted lands , and at the same time give t o ~he farmer a reasonablepro=
fit. This que.stion i n my opinion is so far reaching and so important to us, that
the chief eXB'arimentation and thought of the Station should 'be directed to its
·solut.i~_- 'T'hat method 9f cultivation which retains the fertility of the soil and'
increases its annual yield is . practiced. elsev.ll.ere, notably in England and Germany:;
and its solution for us is the great problem 'which should be made the life work \
of the Station • .
Special Requirement of Act of Congress
In the act of Congress approved ~~rch 2nd, 1889, making the annual appropriation[
to the ~eriment Station, it is r equired that the "Stations shall devote a
portion of their vrork to the exaroination and cl assification of. the soils of the
respective Stat es. 1I
This \irork is imperative and can be accomplished by .assigning t he duty t o its
officers of " the ~ Station and giving such assistq.noe as may be required. If properly '
done it .will prove a wgrk of · value ,to the State and can be so expanded if ,time and
proper assistance are gi ven, as t o include the preparation and publication 6f maps
illustrating the results, giving the chemical "agricultural, geological and botani-cal
classification of the soils of the State. .
, Dairy
, The ' Dairy establi shed at , the ~ lCl:st al(rlua1 meeting was begun in December, ,the
necessary buildings having then been completed, and has been in operation s~nce
under the espe cial charge of }~ . Ross. From his report vre find the entire cost
of the plant a~d the current expenses of the . dai~J have been to June l~t . as follows:
Cost of Barn and Dairy $ 800.00
II II Equipment 540.29
" II Stock food and ice 730.56
The ~mole amount expended to June 1st being $2,356.61. The oroceeds f r om ·the -sale
of butter were $.618.17. -In these expenses here reported, th~ ' sa1aries of offi cers
and assistant are not included.
I recommend that no private ' propert; b~ 'us; d by the Station for e~riment but
that all t he cattle ,necessary for the Daipy. be us~d by the Station, so that they
can be used as may be deemed best for e~riment e~ -purp~s es • . A Dairy is an
essential part of a complete Experiment Station, necessary f or purposes of experimentation.
But owing to the absence of pasturage, ·tfiis section. o.f our St ation, I ·
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fear, cannot 'be profitably used for Dairy urposes. Hence, the Dairy should not
be expanded, but limited entirely 'to t he olu i n of sci entific questions involved
in the production of butter. It can also render ood service in demonstrations
by careful experiment, the economy and value 'E ensilage and cotton seed"meal.
.. , ' '" !
I consider it essential to economy to have only one officer at the Station authorized
to make purchases; and in fact i t 1tfould be be',st to require copies of all
orders for supplies to be approved and filed in the Treasurer's Office before
being rriAde.
I would ' aiso call your att .ention-to ' the fact, that among th~ commit t ees of the
trustees, there i s no ~xec~tive Committee named.
7
I ' recommend t hat section/of the rules passed FeoruarY 25, 1888 or ani zing the
Station be so amended; as not to requi re each officer of the St ation to issue a
bulletin every tnree mo~ths.
, t.
Every possible care should be taken to gnard t he property of the colle e against '
injury from fire. Besides keeping the property '1'1811 i nsured, I recommend t .. dt,
ls~ a large cistern be bUilt near the college building.
2nd,that one 'or more ' offices ~ in t he ' building should De ass igned to discreet
Assi stant Inst ructors as lodgi ng rooms, one of whom should have especial care of
the building.
3rd, that t he literary societies should not be permit ted to meet in the building
at r;dght.
I also recommend t hat the college records of value ' be required to be ke t in the
vault constructed i n the neW buildLDg. '
Some instruction has been given in pr actical photogr aphy by the Professor of
Natural History 'and Geology, and as 'this ' subject is increasing in tmportance to
teaffiers and i Rvestigators of Science. ! recommend that authority be ~given to
introduce it as ~ ~le of the l~boratory courses of .instruction' in t his college.
Finances
A review of the Treasury report that the debt of $1,762.01, reported at the close
of the last session haa been paid and there i s a balance of 36.82 on hand.
The real' estate account shows a debt of ~1,680 incurred in paying for t he Chambers
property.
The Agricultural account ShOV1S that there has been received from State Commissioner
of Agr i culture since October 1st 1888 ~18, 885.33, from farm roducts, .~1,088 .4l,
f rom t he Dairy $669. 57, rnaking $20, 643 . 2l. " '
The disbursements have been -on account of Exper iment Stat ion, ' Chemical Department
of Station and Dairy Department $11,800.28, ,leaving a balance on hand after paying
t he ~ebt of ~2,475.53 existing at -the last report, of $6,368.50,
The account of the United St ates fund f or the Experiment Station, shows according
to the Treasu.rer's report a ,balance on hand qf $1,941.52.
'. - .
The fourth quarterly payment of $3, 750 of the ann~l\ appropriat'on by Congr ess
val~ be due on July 1st., This whole balance rnust ~ be expended ~ eonstructir.eiy
expended by July 1st, or the part unexnended vall be deducted fr mthe next
annUal ap ropriation. ' •
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, ~
The balance at present unappropriated has been designedly reduced in order t o equip
the department of biology. '. -
Of the appropriat~on made by the last legislature to complet~ the college building
$23,000 has b~en drawn and the application made f or $2, 000, t hel remaining . '25, 000
can be drawn ~fter Odtober 1st at which time the bui lding is to be compl~ted . The
recent contrapt requires the college t o pay the contractor ~.3 , 000 July ,~st , ' 3,000
August 1st, $),000 September 1st .
The Faculty r~ commend t hat the degree of Bachelor of Sci ence be conferred on t he
follo\<u ng stwient:.s: - -
L. D. Burdet te O. D. Killebreiv
A. J . A. M. Lloyd,
J. R. ClovIer . vi. L. Hartin
A. J. Cranfor.d T. A. Ross
B. H. Crensha~ E. J . Spratl~ng
A. ,c. Crm·{der. H. }1. Taylor
H. G. Crowder. P. T. Ve;qghn
H. S. D oste~ . F. H. Vernon
.An . St • C. Dun.stan T. f,f. vJatlington
P. L. Hutchin.son
Also that the, degree of };laster of Sci ence be conferred on:
Geo. F . Bro~,
E. VI. Harris
A. A. Persons.
The De~ree o~ Civil Engineer on:
J. T. Gregory:
S. C. Pitts
ro'
Respectfully submitted,
vlilliam LeRoy Broun
Pr esident
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Report of the Treasurer for the fis cal year ~nding June 1st, 1889;
From Endowment account
11 Incidental "
" Surgeon "'_ II
II Library II
College Account
Receipts
II Expense - diplomas and sale of old bell
II Repairs aCCOlli"1t
"Chemi cal "
Disbursements
By Amount . paid balance June 11}t, 1888 .
" " II Salaries
11 II " Repairs & Grounds
II II II General Ex ense
" II II Stationery
II " " Husi c at Commencement
II II II
It II II
II " /I
II II II
/I II II
u II II
It II " 1/ II It
1/ II II
II II II
II " II
II " II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
Trustees
Military
Servants
Postage
Fuel
House Rent
Special Appropriation
Insurance
Mechanical Current expenses
Physics
Natural History
Engineering
Chemical
Library
Printing
Surgeon
Real Estate
By Balance
Real Estate Account
Receipts
To Awnunt Incidental fees
II II Bills Payable Bank of Opelika
Disbursements
By Amount Paid 1'1. L. Chambers
Agricultural Account
Receipts
o •
'Ii' 20,280.00
82'5.00
,fU7 . 50
324.00
186.21
8.00
61.10 .
$ 22,501.81
$ 1, 762.01
14, 097.50
119.61
528. 55
40.05
77.35 '
300.10
98.15
312.00
164.15
374.32
1,000.00
58.05
320.00
985.53
3. 65
57.86
100.00
161.10
324.00
210 . 26
817 . 50
553 . 23
36. 84
~~ 22,501. 81
553.23
1,600.00
$ 2,233. 23
$ 2, 233 . 23
1888 October 1, To amount received from Com. of Agriculture $ 7,976.54
10, 908.79
1,088.41
667 . 57
1889 April 10, II /I II " II II II
II II
II II
II
1/
II
II
Farm Products
Dairy
$ 20,643.31
Disbursement's
Amount paid balance
Experiment StatiGn Current Expenses
Salaries " ' , -
Part Salary Treasurer
Chemical Department Current 7xpenses
Salaries
House Rent ,
Dairy Department Equipment & Current Expenses
Balance on- Hand
To Balance June 1st, 1888
Analysis Account
Receipts
l>Iay 31, 1889,·.Ca,sh Professor Lupton
By Amount Paid Professor Lupton
Balance
Dis bursement s
Amount
1/
Recapitulation
Receipts
recei~d from College Account
" • II Agricultultural A.ccount
II ' II • t , lI Analysis
II If • ' II Real Estate
,. Balance
Insurance Fund
. To Amount Bal-. June 1st, 1888
Disbursements
By Amount Paid pn College Building
II n fI , . Archi t ect
II II , I} _. _ Superintendent
Treasurers .com.l.
State Appropriations '
Dec . 1888 T~ AillU. from State Treasurer
Hay 1889 To II II II , II
Disbursements
Amount Paid on College Buildip~
II !1 ' ,)1 Archit ect
II
!1
II
11
IT
rr
II
11
Balance!1
Insurance
Supterintendent of Buildings
• ,R~ving Debris
. Interest and Exchange
I
$ 2, 474. 53
3,565.73
2, 849 .33
400 .00
940.31
1, 288.31
200.00
2,556. 61
6 ,~68 . 50
$ 20, 43.31
$ 405 .00
155
395.00 ' .
$ 800.00
$' ' 300~00 '
500.00
$ 800.00
22,501:81
14, 274 .8~
, 300.00
" l,~80~Oo
5, 225.34
~~ 43,~945.,12
~p '11, 5.53':$5
;190.00
284. 00
300 .00
$ 12,327. 85
w 14, 000 .00 '
9, 000 .00
$ 23 , 00q .00
$ 13,558. 67
500.00
367.50
476'.00
148.87
83.50
7, 865.46 t 23,OOO.OO
156
United States Fund from N:a.r.ch 1888 to June 1st, 1888
Receipts
1888 l'ia.rch 27. To. Amount Recei ved from U. S. Treasurer
1888 April 19, tI II II 11 II II II
Disbursements
By Amount Pai~ Ag~i cultural Department, Equipment
II II 11 :Chemical II II ,
II II II Botany II II
II II It '. Library II · , II II II Trustees II
II II II Printing
II II II Uniontmm Station
Balance on: hand JW1e 1, 1888
,June 1st to 0<:tober 1st, 1888:
Receipts
To Amount Balance
From United-States- Treasurer ·
Disbursement'S
Amount paid s~larie~
II II Chemical Department building
II II Farm <
II II II· E,q'uipment
II II Chemical II
II II · ,
- Bot~t· . ",
II II Library
II II Exp . Officers
II II P:r:int~'
II II Stationery
II II Trustees
II II Advertising
11 11 FUrniture
II II Unionto~m St ation
United States Fund
Recapitulation
To Amount received for the year 1877-8
Disbursements
Amount Paid Agricultural Department Equipment
II II II 11 Building
II
II
11
11
II -
n
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
11
II
II
II
Ch.emic,al II
II I Equipment
Botanical 11 II
Unlontovm Station
Liprary
Pr.inting
Trustees
'Salaries
Stationery
~~ 7,500
3,750
$ il, 250
$ 1,7S9.46
803 .75
3is. 65
61 .20
173 .15
17. 50
1, 500.00
$ 4,66:).71
6,586·f 9
~t 11,250.00
~p 6,586.29
3,750 .00
$ 10,336.29
, 612.50
800.00
2,200.00
792 .74
3,596.25
181.43
1,437.82
15. 65
88 .• 11
31.00
26 .94
4.15
49~70
500.00
'$ 10,;336.29
$ 15,,000.00
$ 2, 582 .20
2,200.00
800.00
4,400.00
500.00 .
2,000.00
, - 1,499.02
105. 61
200 .00 '
612.50
31.00
157
,
Amount Paid Expenses O! f icers <!i'
.jj> 15.65
II II Advertising 4.15
11 II Furniture 41.10
$ 15,000.00 • .
October 1888
January 1889
April 1889
Recei pts from October 1st, 18~8 to June 1st, 1889 ,
To Amount From U. S. Treasurer $ 3,750.00
II II ,
II n
II " II
It ,
II II II ,II
Disbursements
3,750.00
3,750.00
$ 11,250.00
Amount Paid Trustees $ 21.07
II II
n il
II n
n ' ~ , tI
It n
II 11
II II
II , .II '
II . II ,.. r
II II
II It
- . 11 H
Expenses of Officers
Botanical Equipment ... <_
Chemical II ...
Farm
Library
Salaries
Uniontown Station
Printing
Arboretum
Stationery
PostE!ge
Balance
67. 89
' 444.47
384.37 ~
400.36
153.10
5,904.00
1,500.00
351.02
46.Q9
. 14.00
22.11
1.1941.52
$ 1l,250.00
E. T. Glenn, Treas~er
A. & 1'1. College
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To the Board of Trustees
of A. & H. College
I herewith submit my report as Auditor.
AubUrn, Alabama
Jtme 8, 1889
From t ime to t ime, I have examined the books of the Treasurer and compared the
large number.-of_voucbers on file, with entries therein.
The initials of my name wil l be found endorsed on each voucher.
The vouche~s ~nd entri es correspond.
In accordanc& with a resolution of the Board, quarterly bal ance sheets of t he .
College account proper, and the Department of Agriculture have been made a.l1d
whi ch accompany t hi s report marked Expt . A and wai ch I ask to be taken as a part
thereof.
The United Statea Fund, accruing from the Hatch Act, as required by the Board has
been Kept separate and di stinct by the Treasurer. Balance sheets ·of ·that fund
mar ked Expt. ~ also accompanies t his report, ,~i ch I ask the Board to adcept as a
part of the same.
The bank b901-o (pass) of the Treasurer, together l,.r.i.th cash and evi dences of advances
made to offioers' .of the college, balance.
The appropriation made by the last legislature for building pur oses is being
expended by the Treasurer for purposes -of the gr ant .
I have also examined the books of the Director of the Exper iment Station. His
book consists of one in which t here is itemized his disbursements and recei pts
from four products,et c. He has a stub book on l~ich the vouchers are humbered to
corr espond ~~th book enties. They were compared and found to be correct, and
~rere noted after comparison .
Slllce 1st Jlli~e 1888 I find no errors in the book of the Director.
Prior to that time and continuing f r om 1st April, 1888 to 1st June, 18$9, the
Treasurer i nforms me the Director has paid into the Treasury one hundred and sixty
one 22/1.00 dollars; orie hfuldredJano."fifty three 52/1.00 dol l ars of which are Shovffi
in a batch of accounts here\vith r esented (8 copy). The Director informs me he
has no book entry of them.
In examination I find t wo entri es in t hese accounts whi ch correspond with entries
in the old account book of the Director heretofore disposed of, viz:
684 Ibs. pork at 6 cts.
433 II stag pork at 5 cts .
making
$41.04
23 . 81
$64. 85
These two items have heretofore been accounted for and his old book ~rill show that
he char ged himself with the two items. Therefore, the Director should have
credit for that amount . Other i tems in the batch of accounts , I do not id~ntify
in such a manner as to show that the Director should have any other credits allolved
on that account.
159
In accordance ~nth a resolution of the Board of Trustees, requiring the Auditor to
prepare in duplicate accounts current for the period of time as shmrffi in the accounts,
to be taken f rom the books of the Director, from st a-t~ement_ from report of
t he Board of Trustees to the Legi slature, based on statement of t he Director, I
state t he order of the Board has been complied "nth and that said account current
is here,.nth submitted and will be placed on 'file.
Any f urther i nformation desired by the Board, if in my pm'Ter i'rill be furnished to
them.
Respectfully submitted,
F. M. Reese
Auditor
BALANCE SHEE'r
COLLEGE ACCOU1lT
June 1st, 188$ to October 1st, 1888:
Receipts:
Expense Account
Library " Repairs II
Chemical ,, --
Surgeon " Incidental "
Endm1lIlent n
Balance Overdrawn
Disbursements; "
By Balance .
Repairs Accoupt
Expense /I
lYIusic n
lvli1itary 'I- ~'
Trustees It
Printing " Salaries n
Servants II
Postage 11-
Fuel n
House Rent II .
Special Appt •. 11
Mechanics II
Library II
Surgeon /I'
186.21
148.00.
8.00
13.60
350.00
370.00
5,070.00
lz172.:29
$ 12;218.20
1, 762;Ori
50.52
79.52
77.35
10. 65
202.40
98.35
3,362.50
42.00
94'.81
98'.35
250.00
51.00
476.24
12.50
:250.00
$ 7,:218•20
160
'I BALANCE SHEET
AGRICULTURAL ACCOUNT
From June 1st, 1888 to October 1st, 1888
Receipts:
(nil)
Disbursements:
By Balance
Experiment Station Account
Salaries II
- Chemical Department II
Receipts:
To College Account
Amount Overdrai'lIl
Disbursements: .
By Amount College Account
RECAPITULATION
n II Agricultural Department
. ,
$
$
$"r
$
BALANCE .!~liEE~·.FRON OCTOBER 1st, 1888 to JANUA'J1. .Y 1st, 1889
• • ' . -- _<... • •
Coll ege Account ~ "Receipts
Library II
,. Surgeon [I • •
Incidental II
Balance cr~erdralqn
DisbursemEmts: .
Balance
Repairs Account
Expense II
Stationery " . ,
r'til i tary II
Printing "
Trustees II
Salar i es "
Hire Servant It
Postage "
Ins urance II ~ . •. ". " "
Mechanic Arts "DE! t.- Account
Library II
Physics II
Natural HiS'ory II
Real Est a,te II
Surgeon II
$
$
$
2,474.53
1,163 .14
613 .33
124&
4,375.84
6,145.81
"5z548.23
11, 694.04
7,318.20
4z375 .84
11,694.04
21.00
67.50
52.50
3,146.33
3,277 • .33..
1,172.39
33 .58
174.30
18. 55
28.85
34.50
48.'15
525 .00
45 .00
26.36
112.50
358.75
74.32
3.65
.10
553.23
67.50
3,277.33
BALANCE SHEET
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
FROH OCTOBER 1ST, 1888 TO JANUARY lST, ~ 1889
Receipts:
From St ate .Agr i cultural Department
II Farm Products
Balance ov:erarawn
Disbursements :
By Amount Overdra~m
Salaries .
House Rent .
Ourr ent Expenses Experiment Station
11 t1 Chemical Department
Dairy
Receipts :
College Account
Agricultural" Department
RECAPITULATION
Amount Overdi-a'ltm January 1st, 1889
Disbursements : .. , - -- .
On College Account.: .: .
II Agricultural Department
BALANCE SHEET COLLEGE ACCOUNT
FROM(JAtIDARY 1st , 1889 to APRIL 1st, 1889
Receipts :
From Endo"Wment-. .
II · Incidental
II Li br ary
II Surgeon
II Chemical
II Incidental
II Surgeon '
11 Balance'
161
~~ 7, 916 . 54.
265 .98 r "
271. 86
~~ 4,375 . 84
1,329.89
50 .00
791.33
231.04
1,736. 28
~p 8, 514.38
141.00 ' ~
8, 242. 52 "
3,408.19
11, 791.71
$ 3, 277 . 33
8, 514,38
$ 11,791.71
$ 10,140. 00
50.00
20.00
50.00
2. 50
245 .00
175.00
272. 61
$ 10, 955.11
162
Disbursements :
By Balance
" Repairs Account
11 Expense
II St ationery
Ii Trustees . '!
II Sal aries •
II ~lili tary .
II Servant Hire-_ '
Postage
Fuel
House Rent
Insurance
lvIechanics
Li br ary
Surgeon
Printing
Natural History . . r,
Re.ceipts :
To Balance
1\ Farm Pr oduets
" II II •
II II n •
II Dairy
Disbursemen.ts : ..
By Balance
II House Rent
II Salari es
II Experiment St ation
Chemical Depar t ment
Dai ry
Receipts:
Endovnnent Fund
Incidental
Surgeon
Li brary
Chemical Department
BALANCE SHEET AGRICULTURAL DEPARTI\1ENT
FROH January 1st to April 1st, 1889
BALANCE SHEET COLLEGE ACCOUNT
FROH APRIL 1st TO JUNE 1st 1889
$
3,136.33
11.90
206 .. 43 .
21. 50
44. 50
6,250 .00
33 .1+0
45 .00
2.25
. 13 .97
500.00
97 . 50
231 . 57
89. 65
225.00
11.00
35.16
10, 955 .11
), 233 .33
406 .09
98.46
117.30
202.21
4J 057 .39
271. 86
100.00
1, 436.09
1,184.05
520 .97
544·42
4,057 .39
5, 070:00
107. 50
175.00
135.00
45 .00
5z532. 5.Q.
Disbursements :.
By Balance .
II Repairs Acc.ount.
" Expense - n
II Trustees II
II Engine er ing II
II Salaries "
II hlitary
II Servants
" Postage
II Fuel II
II Speci al A ptn. Account
II Insurance
II Mechanics
" Library
II Surgeon
" Printing
II House Rent
II
II
II
II
II
II
" Natural Hi st9r,{ "
II Balance II
BALANCE SHEET AGRICULTURAL DEPAR'I'HENT
From Apr i l 1st to ,June 1st, 1889
Receipts:
From Comwissioner of Agr i culture
If Farm Produc:ts
If Dairy
Di sbursements :
By Balance .
.. '
Sal ar,{ at ~~eri~ent St ation
Experiment St at ipn
Chemical Salary .
House Rent
Dairy
Balance
BALANCE SHEET UNITED STATES FUND
. ~m! ~qTOBER 1, 1888 to January 1, 1889
Receipts: .. . ' . . - ~,. ..
Amount from Uni t ed St ates Treasurer
Di sbursements :
By Amount Tr ustees Account
II II Botanical Dept . Account
II " Li brary II
II II Salary rI
II II Uniontmm St ation " II II Printing II
II If Agricultural Dept . II
II " Chemical II
$ 272. 61
23.61
68. 20
4. 50
100.00
3, 660 .00
25 . 25
30 .00
40 . 73
133 . 00
7.05
110.00
247 . 97
147. 53
175.00
16. 40
250 .00
22. 60
198.05
~~ 5,532. 50
$ 10, 908.79
200. 58
4Vj .36
$ .11, 570 . 73
$ 11, 576.73
3,750 .00
~"?' 21.07
2.00
6. 55
1, 858. 00
500.00
85.00
310. 70
l46 . 52
164
By Amount Arboretum Account
II II BaJ.ance on Hand
From January. 1 to April 1,1889:
Receipts :
Balance
Fr om Unit ed States Treasurer
Disbursements:
By AWDunt to. Expenses Officers
1/ Botanical. Department
II Libr ary ,
I I Salary
II Uniontovm. Station
II Printing "
. 11 Ar bor etum.
II Balance. o.n .I18:nd,
BALANCE S}~T U"ITED STATES FUND
From April 1st t o June 1889:
Receipts:
To Balance
From United . ~ta~es Tre~s urer
Disbursements:
Botanical Department
Library
Salary
Uniont01,m
Printing
Agr i cultural D~partment
Chemical II.
Arboretum
St ationery
Post age
Balance on Hand
$ 8.26
811. 60
3,750.00 .
1i' 811.80
3,750.00
~ 4, 561.60
:ttl 67.89
355. 39
122. 87
2, 019. 50
500.00
107.47
25 .00
~3~2 . ~4
~Y ' 4, 5 1. 0
$ 1,372.48
3, 750.00
L~~J&
$
86.78
23.68
2,035.50 '
500.00
158.55
89. 66
237. 85
12.83
14.00
22.11
1,941.52
5,122.48
E ITONE FRON BALANCE SHEETS ON ACCOUNT OF
EXPERlllliNT STATION
Fiscal Year f rom June 1st, 1888 to June 1st , 1889:
Receipts , from Farm Products,:
For the Months of June, July and August of 1888
September and November, 1888
From December 1st, 1888 to February 1st, 1889
In February, 1889
From }iarch 4th, 1889 to April 6th, 1889
II April to June 1st , 1889
Sale 6 bales cot t on and other produce
These sbould be added to t his amolint •• a bat ch of
alc sales, farm products re orted by Director, but
not on his books . Less ~ 64. 85 "lith which the Direct
or has heretofore charged himself.
The sales above alluded to amou.Tlg t o ~~153 . 52 from
169 . 93
96.05
232 . 63
117.30
88.55
112.03
-r-::~27~1. 92 -"'
.J 1, 088.41
"rhich deduct fp64. 85. Gives correct amount of f our products $ 88 . 6Z ' ~ "
(sales) $ 1,177.08
EPITONE OF DISBURS]1;HENTS BY DIRECTOR
For Fiscal Year June 1st, 1888 to JaDe 1st, 1889 :
On Account of Labor
n II II Repairs
n II II Equipments
" II It Soils
II n II Stationery & Postage
II II II Freight
II II II Stock
II iJ II ' Soil Tests
II II It Li brary
II II n Supplies
'II .. II '
, .J
11 Salaries, Newman and Lloyd
II 11 1/ ' Seeds & Pl ants
II II II Ferti l i zers
II II II Prin,.ting
. -
~~ 1,340.58
436. 22
2, 448;33
39.36
48. 29
185.79
101.92
, 51.9'5
, ' 311'.16
134.90
90.00
- 103'.26
678. 98
'253".18
$ 6,1.33.92
165
166
Professor J . S. Ne~man, Director
Auburn, Alabama
June, 1$89
Five months wer~ consumed after the creation of t his Department, in obtaining
plans, and spepif ications of cattle barns , Dairy and i ce house, and the completion
of t he s~ .
• t
The pract i cal yrork of the dairy dates f rom December 1st 1$$$ and endL~g June 1st
1$89. 1;·e ha~e . made as f olIo fS :
.
27,$91 lb9 • of milk
17, 664 oz, butter.
The experiments that have been made are published in bulletin 5 ne~" ser i es.
Number of cattle on hand June 1, 1889:
1 Jersey bull
2 It calves
1 Holstein •
3 J er s ey co-:,f,3
..1. It heifers
10 head - which belong to the Station.
The Ross cattle are:
10 Jersey co~{S
6 calves .
lb - making ~n ~ .26 head.
,
The St atement fxom Treasurer ' s report .rill show cost of plant, cost of equi pment
and f ixtures, Qost of labor and dairy man ' s salary.
This Statement ~and an inventory of everything on hand,' both of barn and dairy please
find attached t ,o t hls report .,
.
Statement of r~ceipt s and disbursements of the dairy department of the Agricultural
Experiment Stat.ion as shmoffi from the Treasurer ' s books 'whi.ch c01"r espond ,d t h my O\"ffi
.
To amount of ~ppropriation ~~ 2, 2'70.00
Travelli ng ~enses ' 16$. 96
But ter Se arator 200 .00
$ 2, 638. 96
Disbursements:
By Amount Cost Cat tle Barn 450.00
II II II Dairy 350.00
11 II II Equipment 610 . 84
II II 11 Stock Food 660.01
II II " Labor 116.-00
II II If Travelling expenses 168. 96
II II II Separator 200 .00
ae ~~ 2, 556.61
Balance 82. :25
$ 2, 63$. 96
Amount paid Treasurer:
Proceeds sale of butter
II II 1 bull calf
Keeping cows
Service 'of bull
Flax seed - Doctor Broun
Ice to Brya...T1t
Salary of J. vi. Hart dairyman
Ross, 1st Asst .
Agri<?ulturlst
618.17
39.00
7.00
5.00 ,.
.15
.25
669 .57
266.50
167
168
Auburn, Alabama
Jun~ 2£5-29, 18£59
At a meeting ~ of , the Board of Visitors to the Experiment Station of the A. & M.
College of AlaDama, there 1~re present: ~~ . Gilchrist, Chairman; and Messrs.
Ligon and lviitcnell, who constitute the Conunittee.
By l1r. Mitchel1, Resolved, that t he proceeds of the farm products, be paid into
the Treasury as -a contingent fund for t he Agricult ural Department of the Station.
Adopted. .
By ¥~. Ligon, ResoIved"tnat;it be discretionary 11ith Mr. Ross, 1st Asst. Agri-'
culturist, to attend the fair at Opelika, Montgomery and Birmingham; taki ng for
exhibition such cattle, farm products, etc., as he may deem proper. Adopted.
By !1r. Li gon, Resolved that t he Director of t he Station be authorized to employ,
temporarily, at the Station, at a salary not t o exceed ~~20 per month, Hr. Vlatlington
for t 1tlO months, and after that t o make such arrangements as he may deem proper
~dth one of t he students at a sal ary hot to exceed $15 per mont h. Adopted.
By 1~ . Li gon, Resolved that there be set aside ,?140 or so much t hereof as may be
necessary from t he contingent fund for f eed and other necessary demands in the
department of Mr. Ross. Adopted.
Resolved, that the Agricultural Experiment St ations established by the Legislature,
being separate and di stinct from the col lege, and not being in any manner
under the control of the Trustees of t hi s Institution. No officer of thi s college
or St ation 11ill be permit t ed to absent himself from t he college during i t s session
thereby neglecting his official duti es in order to att end to any of~ice
connected .. dth said sepa.rate St ations. Adopted.
By ~w. Ligon, Resolved that it is expedient t hat ¥tr. Ross, 1st Assistant at the
Agri cultural Experiment Station, be authorized and di rected to relieve the Director
of the Station of all that portion of the Agricultural farm not required for experimental
purposes and the case of t he personal property attached to and belonging to
the same. That the said Ross be required to superintend the gatheri ng, housing
and taking care of the growing field crops and also to control and apply all solid
and liquid manure of the St ation. The meaning and intent of t his resolution is so
to divide t he duties of the Director and 1st Assistant at the St ation, as to confine
the Director to experiments to be made so far as f i eld crops are concerned
and the said Ross to look to the cult ivat i on of t he remainder of said f arm with
the view of making it self sustai ning as to feedi ng all the stock at said St ation.
Adopted.
F. M. Reese
Secretary
Auburn, Alabama
October 31, 1889
169
At a called meeting of~he Committee of Visitors, there were resent Messrs. J . G.
Gilchrist and J. B. Hitchell. A~s ent; Hr. Li gon.
Resolved, that there be reserved for Professor Newman for experimental purposes:
1st, 1tfuat is kn01rffi r as the t en acre field and ten acres including original f orest
and land her et ofore cultivated nOvi gro'l'm up in pine.
2nd, The present horticultural grounds with the addition t hereto, t he land lying
due South, and extending to the edge of the grove near the -dairy.
3rd; Of personal, property:
One mule named Jim and the one horse vlagon nOvi on the farm;
One Bixie turn plovi and attachments;
One one-horse hillside plow;
One r homas harrow;
One plqvl stock and attachments and such articles, implements, etc., as may
be recei ved by him in the division of personal property on the farm.
Adopted.
Resolved that there be made by Professor and Hr. Ross an inventory of all the
personal property belongi ng to the Experiment St ation and that a l ist of such articles
as t hey ~y respectively r eeei ve, be f iled 1 ·th the Treasurer of the College.
Adopt e ~ .
Resolved, t hat t he resolut ion adopted by the Committee be modified to t he ext ent
t hat Professor Newman shall have for his use one t hird of the stable manure on the
Station and Hr . Ross the balance. Adopted.
Resolved, that ~he proceeds, arisi ng from the sale of butter made at the Experiment
St ation be· classed as farm products, and the same or so uch t hereof as may be
necessary be and is hereby appropriated f or the purpose of conducting experimental
and farming operations at the Station. Adopted.
eso1ved, that 111'. Ross be, and he is hereby authorized to- sell or exchange as he
may deem best, the t wo mules named George and ~1ike and procure two good mules in
t hei~ stead. Adopted.
Resolved, that Doctor William LeRoy Broun be, and he is hereby authorized to att~nd
the American Association of Agricultural Colleges to be held in the City of Washington
in November prox. and t hat his expenses be aid by the College~ Adopted.
The Committ ee adJourned.
F. 11:. Reese
Secretary |
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1889 [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 18891,36
Auburn, Alabama
January 8, 1889
At .a meeting of the Building Committee, o~ the Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Alab8Jl)a, ther~ were present Messrs , HaralsQn, Kolb, and PalmeJ:.
On motion of Mr. Kolb, Resolved that the proposals to complete the main build•i ng of
the college, be aqvertised in the Montgomery papers and Atlanta Constitution for
three weeks, and that all bids for the work prQPosed to be done~ be delivered .to
the President of the College on or before the 2nd day of February next. Adopted.
. . (
Resolved that the Building Committee of th~ Board of Trustees approve. th~ action
of the Committee of the Faculty iq the emplqyment of a Superintendent o~ the Build- '
ing . Adopted.
R. M. Reese
Secretary to Board of Trustees
'101
137
Auburn, Alabama
March 7, 1889
At a meeting of the Committee Gf Visitors, there were present Messrs . Gilchrist,
Ligon, and . Mitchell, the entire committee .
I ~
On motion of Mr . Ligon, Mr . Rosa was authorized' to sell the bull calves born on',
the Station . Adopted .
Resolved, that the money arising from the sales of butter, dupfng ·the present year
ending July 1st, not already appropriated, shall be placed to the credit of the
Dairy Department to meet expenses already incurred.
Resolved 2nd, That President Broun is hereby authorized to expend the' sum of- five
hundred doll ars, to pay the expenses of the Dairy Department already incurred, and
to pay for feed and other necessary expenses that may be r equired up to the 1st of
July .
Resolved 3rd, That the' $500 appropriate~by the 2nd resolution be paid from funds
to be received from the department of Agriculture .
Resolved 4th, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars" be and is hereby appr opriated,
out of money to be r~ceived f.rom the State Agricultupwl Department ~or the
purpose of fencing land for pasturage . r' ,I
The resolutions were adopted. "I
Resolved, That Professor Newman and Mr. Ross, be authorized to make the best arrang~
ments they can for uniting pasture lands adjoining the Station . Adopted • .
j
Doctor Broun reported to the visitors that arrangements with the following -gentlement
had been made, in various parts of the state to engage in soil :experiment:s,
under the direction of the Direct or aa ordered by the Board at their last meeting .
Ie Doctor J . , p . Hampton Meridianville, Mauison -County
2. Mr. B. Hampton Leighton, Colbert CoUnty
3. J. J . Morris " Gadsden, Etowah County
4 ~ J . P. Oliver Dadeville, Tallapoos~. C ounty
5. J. W. Welch Alpine, Talladega C oun'i:-y
6. A. W. Allbright Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County
7. ..Doctor A. stelair Tennille Troy, Pike County .
8 . J . A. McCreary Evergreen, Conecuh "County .
9. Wing c J-ackson, Clarke County
t .
R. M. Reese, Secretary
... Board of Trustees t'"
A. & M. College of Alabama
138
Agricultural and Mechanical College of
Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
June 10, 1889 . _ .
This being the day designated for the regular annual meeting of the Board of Trustees
of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, on call of tQe roll, there
were present: His Excellency Thomas Seay, Governor of the State; Solomqn Palmer,
uperintendent of Education; Messrs. Gilchrist, Haralson, Harris,- Kolb, Ligon,
Mit. chell , and Stansel .
Absent: Mr . Bishop.
A quorum of the aoard was present .
Mr. Harris wa~ placed on the Committee o,f Finance, Mechanic Arts and College LancE
and Property .
Mr . Stansel was assigned to the Committee on Claims and Mr . Paltner to t.he Committee
on the Course of Study .
Regular order: The report of the ..President of .• the College was read and submitted
which on ~oti0n of Mr . Ligon was laid on the table until the President prepared .
a synopsis of the same under the different subjeats of the ;report .
The reports of the Treasurer and Auditor were read and .on motion was referred to
the Committee on Finance, also reports of Professors and ordered on file.
, .
On motion .of Mr.. Kolb, That those gentlemen present who are' members of the Board
of Control of the Branch Agricultural Experiment Station recently located at
Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama be invited to come before the Board. The '
motion was carried and the President of the Boar.d requested Mr . Kolb to infoxm
tqe~ that the Board would receive them during the morning of tomorrow.
On motion of Mr. Kolb, that a committee to consist of three, with r . St,ansel
as Chairman, be designated by the President of the Board to prepare re~olutions
on the death of C. C. Langdon, late a member of the Board of Trustee~ • . The .
motion was carried and the _President named as the Committee Messrs . Stansel,
Haralson and Ligon .
,.. -- .. ,
On motion of Mr . Kolb, That a committee to consist of three, with Mr . Pa1me~
as Chairman, be appointed by the President to prepare resol utions on .th~ deat.h of
Mr. J . N. Malone, late a member of the Board. The motion was carried, and the
President na~ed as the Committee Messrs . Palmer, Gilchrist and Kolb .
On motion of Mr . Palmer, the Board adjourned until 8:30 o'clock A.M. tomorrow.
R. M. Reese
Secretary
139
The Board met according to adjournment and on call ·of ·the roll there were present:
Thomas Seay, Governor of the State; Solomon Palmer, Superintendent of Education, ani
Messrs . Qilchrist, Haralson, Harris, ~olb, Ligon, itchell and Stansel .
The ~utes of yesterday's meeting were read-and approved by the Board. The gentlemen
of the Boaro. of CQntrol of the A '3'L ~f'r 5TA'17il\) at, Abbeville came befor.e the Board.
On mot,ion of Mr. Ligon, Resolved, That the reports embracing appropriations be referred
to . the Committee on Finanee . The resolution was adopted .
'On motion of Mr . Palmer, Resolved tqat the application made by the Board of Control
for ~ an ~ppropriat~on from the funds of this college be referred to .the Committee on
Finance . Adopted.
~. On motion the Board adjourned until 8 o'clock p .m.
F,. M. Reese,
Secretary
The Board met according to adjournment and on call. of the roll there were present:
Thomas Seay, Governor of the State; Solomon Palmer, Superintendent of Education;
and Messrs. Gilchrist,. Hara,lson, Harris, Kolb, Ligon, Mitchell and- ,Stansel, -and .
Bishop . , I ' ~ ,
By Mr. Stansel, ResQlved that .the degrees be conferred on th~ cadets who have
graduated in the different courses, as recommended by the 'President of the College
in his report to the Board and on Post Gradu~t~s . Adopted .
, '.
On mQtion ot Mr. Haralson, that the degree of B.S o' be 'conferred on .Monzo F. Cory,
after compliance with the rules and regulations of the College in such cases.
Adopted. ~~
~ The report of the Finance Committee 'was received and orde~ed spread on the ~utes •
.
Report: The Finance Committee beg leave to report, that they have examined the
several accounts of ,the Treasurer ,and other matter~ referred to tbem, that they
have gone Qver the books and ,accounts 'and vouchers of i.the Treasurer" 'compared his
statements submitted to the Board with his books and vouche~s and find his statement
of his several accounts correct, showing balances in his hands as follows:
J
On College Account. a balance of
" Agrj.cultural 1,1 " " ' "
II Analysis "II" II
" United States II II" "
On State Appropriations Accout
! .
$ , , 36.89
6,308.50
500.00
1.941.52
$8,846.86
$7,865 .46.' -
;.
The Treasurer submitted to us his Bank passbook and other eVidences of cash assets .
in his hands' which satisfied the committee that he had in hand all of these several
balances .
.J on . Haralson
Chairman
140
Cominittee on Claims
The Committee .on Claims to whom was .referred the application of Mrs. John T. ~unkljn
and Professor W. C. Stubbs, for set tlement of claims against the college, have had
the same under . consideration and have directed me to report that they are not tully
satisfied as to the liability of ,the college to pay these claims, or as to the propietY'
oftordering the paymerit of the sgme without further ~vidence. That the Secr.
tary and Treasurer be .directed to examine the records of the Institution, and ascertain
what action in the past has been taken by the Board in reference to said claims
and p"l'Ocure what evidence they can, 'tending to show that the eollege is not responsible
for 'the same. , And furthe~ that the attorney,General Georcge P. Harrison, for
said claimants, be allowed to file such evidence as he may desire, showing that said .
cla.ims should be pa.id by the college and report the same to the next meeting of
this Board. :
. R. F . Ligon
Chairman
The report of .t he Committee was on motion received and adopted �� • r
By Mr . Harpis, 'Resolved, ~erea8 .a proviso in ,the 'Act of Congress approved ·March 2,
1889, making the annual appropriations to the Experiment Stations, require that the
IIStations shall devote a portion of their work to the examination and classifica-tion
of the soils of their respective states", therefore, Resolved, ~
1st, Tha.t the officers- of the Experiment Station constuting the Board of Directors,
are hereby directed to devote a portion of their time to the examination and
cl assification of the soils of the State, and to di vide among themselves the duties
of such examination and classificatiGn as may' properly belong to each .Department.
2nd, That when the examination and classification shall have been satisfact orily
completed, maps of the state shall, if practicable, be issued as bulletins, giving
the Agricultural, botanical, and geological classification of the different soils
and sections.
3rd, The President of the College is authorized to pay the travelling expenses
of any officer, incurred in making the examinations of , soils herein required 808
he may direct and approve. Adopted.
By Mr. Stansel, Resolved, That no order for supplies or equipment for any department
of the college shall be made by any officer, unless the same i'& appl'oved by
the President. No bills ~or supplies or equipments of any departmeht of the ,college
shall be paid by .the Treasurer unless orders for the same approved by the
President of the College ~re filed in the office of the Treasurer. The rcesolution
was adopted.
Report from Committ ee~n finance by r. Ligon of the Committee: '
The Committee ...on Finance to whom was referred the matter of appropriation of funds
to the Agricultural(Departmen~) Experiment Statfon and Agricultural School located
at Abbeville, Henry County, beg leave to report: That they have given the subject
a very careful consideration and fully appreciate the advantages to this college am
to the Agricultural interest of the State, that are likely to result f~m the
establishment of this Branch Station and' would be glad to aid all in th ei'1:' power
but the financial condition of the college and experiment Bation is such from the
heavy demand made necessary made necessary for the equipment and 'Iork of the Exper:i:-
ment Station here -- the result of the fire two years ago, that it will be utterly .
impossible to give the aid asked, as every cent we can control or more will be
absolutely required for said equipment .
The Committee further report that they regret they are constrained to advise again~
the continuation of the appropriation of the two tho~sand dollars heretofore' made
to the Cane Brake Experiment Station located at Uniontown, Alabama. Your committee
is led to make this recommendation for the reason given above -- want of means -and
for ' the. further reason that it· has grave doubts of the l~gal right to make such
an .appropriation from the fund derived 'from the HatchAc~ or from that set apa~t by
the Legislature to this college from the Fertilizer Fund • . f£hey doubt .~ this Board
of Trustees have any authority under the Fed.eral or State law to divert..any part of .
these funds from the object and purpose as specified in said acts.
The report was received.
Hr. Kolb offered as a substitute for the report of the Committee on Finance the '
.following resolution:
Resolve~ that this Board appropriate from the Hatch fund $1,500 annually to each
of the two agriqultural and Experiment Stations and Schools established by the
last Legislature. Lost.
Resolved, further that this Board continue the appropriation of $2,000 from the
same fund to the 'Cane Brake Experiment Station. Lost .•
The substitute having been divided, a motion by Mr . Kolb to adopt the first subdivision
of .the ;resolution was lost~
~r . Kolb voting Yea.
On motion of Governor eay, ~~ ,Gilchrist in the Chair, that the second subdivision
of the substitute be postponed and made a speCQal. order for tomorrow. Carried .
On motion of Mr . Kolb, Resolved, That in ·tuture all students of foreign states
entering this college shall be charged a tuition fee of forty ~ollars per annum.
Resolved, that this rule shall not apply to such .students who ' are now undergraduates
of the college.
" J
The further consideration was on motion postponed until tomorrow.
On motion the Board adjourned until 8:30 o'clock a.m. tomorrow.
F. M. Reese' ')
Secretary to ·Board-·of Trustees
I
Auburn, Alabama
June 12, 1889 . ;
The Board of Trustees met in pursuance to adjournment and on call of the roll there
were present: lhomas Seay, Governor of the State; Mr. Palmer, Superintendent of
Education, and Messrs. Bishop, Gilchrist, Haralson, Kolb, Li gon, Mitchell, and
Stansel. Absent: Mr. Harris. A quorum.
Report of Special Committee: Mr. Palmer from Special Committ ee to prepare resolutions
on the death of Hon. J . N. Malone late a member of the Board submitted the following,
which was adopted. The resolutions on the opposite page . (Next page)
The ommittee to report suitable resolutions on the death of John Nicholas ,Malone
late a member of this Bo~rd beg leave to ,submit for .adoption the foll owing:
Since the last meeting of this Board, John Nicholas }~lone, one of its members has
departed this life . It is but proper and in accordance with the promptings of
our hearts, that this Board should give some expression to t he serious loss it has
sustained by his death. . , J'
From the earli est history of this college through all its struggles and embarrassments,
without interruption, Judge Malone until the day of his death was a faithful
and earnest member. The college never had a member of the oard who responded more
cheer-fully to its call than did Judge Malone.
He felt a deep interest in all its af fairs and rejoiced at its success and increas-ing
usefulness. . "
By his devotion to ~ the College and his long and valuable services, he endeared ~l .
himself to every member of the Board and Faculty, all of whom feel -keenly t he loss '
they have sustained.
To the surviving members of the Board, it is a matter of great grief, that our
late associate should have been called away from us in the midst of .his useful
life and at a time when his f ondest hopes for t he prosperity of this college was
just beginning to be fully realized.. But, God lmows best and does all things well
and we bow with chastened and sorrowing hearts ~d resignation to His inscrutible
will
As a friend and brot her, as a husband and fathers a neighbor and citizen, as a
judge holding evening t o scales of justice to determine r ight s between man and man,
or seeing to the honest administrat ion of the estates of the widow and orphan, or~s
an humble follower of Christ, Judge Malone was a worthy exampl e of what true and
noble Christian manhood should be. Such ,was his ~ife .that we have every assurance <
he was ready to .receive the reward of the faithful.
As an expression of our high esteem for him, be it resolved by t he Board:
.
I . In the death of John N. Mal one, t his Board has lost one of its most active ,
earnest, wisest and devoted membera. <
I I . That we wil l cherish hi s memory and endeavor to pr ofit by his many virtues .
I II. That in his death, Alabama has l ost a good and pat riot ic citizen and his
f amily a loving and deyoted husband and father.
IV. That a copy of t hese resolutions. ana preamble be placed on r ecord in our minutes
book, and the Secr.etary ,dir ected to ,furnish the family of Judge Y~l one with a copy
of the same.
(Solomon Palmer, Chai rman
Committee CR. F. Kolb
(J . G. Gilchrist
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The petition of Boling A. Blake,r was referred to the Committee on Finance •
..
The resignation of George Petrie, adjunct professor of Modern Languages and History
was accepted .
r . '
By Mr . ,Ligon, Resolved, that Ute President of the college, be and he is hereby
authorized to fill t ,he place made vacant by the resignation of George Petrie, by
procuring the services of an adjunct professor at a salary not to exceed $800 if
practicable .
Mr . Stansel from .a -special committee to prepare resolutions on the death of the
late Colonel Cliarl~s C .• Langdon, a member of this Board,. submitted the following
which were adopted . Se_e ne~ page ..
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Auburn, Alabar. ,9-
A. & M. College
June 12, 1889
Whereas death has again invaded our circle and removed f~om among us the Honorable
Charles C. Langdon the member of this Board from the Mobile '~ istrict; therefore,
be it resolved:
I. That in the death of Mr. Langdon, the tate of Alabama has sustained the
loss of one of its most eminent and honored citizens, this Board its leading and
most distinguished member, one of the original members of the Board, ever present .
at our meetings, and to whose wise and prudent counsels is to .be attributed in a
large degree the success and prosperity of this College, to whose .interests he was
always most earnestly devoted, and which is a monument to his wise statesmanship
and' patriotic services.
Committee
(M. L. Stansel, Chairman
(Joh. Haralson
(R. F. Ligon
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The petition of Cadets Gregory, Persons, and Broun was submitted to 'the Board and
the prayer of the petitioners was not grant ed.
the second subdivi sion of Mr. Ko1b's' resolut ion recurring:
Mr. Stansel moved to amend t he same by stri king out the words "per annum" where they
occur in the resolution .
Mr.. Palmer moved that. the sum, fof "$1500" be inserted in lieu O'f "$2000" .
Mr. Ko1b moved to lay the amendment of Mr. Palmer on the table. Carried .
On motion the second subdivision of Mr. Ko1b's resol ution as amended 'was then
adopted.
r . Gilchrist moved to reconsider the vote by which an appropriation was refused
to ·the Exper~ent -Stations and Schools estab1ished~ by Act o~ the last Legislature.
Adopted. t
Mr. Haral son moved to amend by stri king out lithe ,sum of $1500" and inserting in
lieu $500. Lost .
Mr .. Ko1b I s resolution fixing fees of students from 'foreign states being under con-sideration.
' .
Mr. Mitchell moved as an amendment to the resolution to insert :$20 in lieu of $40 .
The amendment was accepted. . •
On mo~ion of Mr . Ligon, that the resolution and 'amendment-be laid on the table.
Carried .
The Board adjourned unt il 3 O'clock p.m.
F. M. Reese
Secretary
Evening Session
June 12, 1889
The Board met according to adjournment, a quorum was present . '
By Mr. Stansel, Resolved, t hat the salary of P. L. Hutchinson, Assistant in Department
of Chemist ry, be f i ve hundred dollars per annum. 'Adopted.
By Mr. Haralson, Resolved t hat t he matter of t he Dairy, and any change pract icable
to be made with Mr . Ross, or any change in his servi ces, and what he may do at the
Experiment St ation, be 'and the same is hereby ref erred to' the Visiting Committee to
act in t he premises as in t heir j udgment may be best for the college. And that the
Visiting Committee inform Hr . Ross that the College will not purchase the cows
under the option under t he contr act with him. Adopt ed~
By Mr. Mitchel l, Resolved that in making his statement hereafter, the Treasurer
shall report to the Board of 'I'rustees the bills payable which he has not pai d.
Adopted.
The Board adj ourned~til 8 o'clock p.m.
F. M. Reese
Secretary
Night session:
The Board met at 8 o'clock p .m. and there were present : Thomas Seay, Governor of '
the State; ~r, . Palmer, ~perintendent of .~ucation; and Messrs . Bishop, Gilchris~,
Haralson, Kolb, Ligon, Mitchel l and Stansell. Absent, Mr. Harris . A quorum .
By Mr . Haralson, Resdlved, t hat when the ~surance on t he Laboratory expires, that
the Presi dent be directe~ to renew the same ~th a three. year poli cy at the sum
of nine thousand dollars ($9,000);
And that when the main building i s completed that he insure the same for not less
tpan f ifty thousand dollars· ($50,000) for the term of three)years; And. imtil completed
under the present contract, that he insure the main building from time to
time, according to its value as it progresses towards completion in proportion to
its approJdJnate value as it approaches completion., .
II . Resolved, t hat when the main building is furnished and equipped in whole or in
part, the President is hereby directed to insure. the furniture and equip:nents for.
three-fourths of its value . All of which were adopted.
Resolved by the Board, That the Auditor submit the account of the txperiment
Station prepared by him under a resolution of the Board, to the Director, and if
any difference be found by the Auditor in such account current , compared with
the report of the Dir ector, made through the Board of Trustees t o th~ legislature
~f the State at the session of 1886-7 and t he books of the Di rector; t~
dif ference so found, the difference so found, after allowing all just offsets,
to which the Director may be entitled, the 5~~ be charged to him and covered int o
the Treasury . (Adopted.)
Fr om Endowment Fund
President of the College
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Natural Hist ory
Professor of Mathematics
Professor of English .
. . APPRO PRIA '!'IONS
P~ofessor of Ci vil Engineering . ,
Adjunct Professor of ~odern Languages and History
Director of Mechanical Arts Lab . (in part)
1st Asst . " 11 II
2nd II Chemistry
Four Asst . Graduates (tutors)
House Rent - Three Professors
Treasurer (in part)
Secretary and Auditor (in pa~)
C onnnandant
Insurance
Trustef?s '
$ 3,000
1,000
1, 000
1, 800
1,800
.1, 800
, 800
400
250
200 ,
1,000
800
1, 000
350
300
400
250
Fuel
Printing and Advertising
Stationery
Postage
Servants
. Military
Music
Repairs & Grounds
Incidentals
Chambers Property
Furniture & Equipment
United States Fund:
Uniontown Station
Chemists Salary (in part)
Natural History Salary (in part)
1st Asst. Chemist
Asst. Botanist
Dairy - Salary for Ross (in part)
2nd Asst. in Agriculture
Dairyman
Treasurer Salary (in part)
Auditor
Apparatus - Botany
Library
Printing (in part)
Stationery & Postage for Station
Trustees
Field Experiments
Labor in Dairy
Feeding Cattle & Expenses
Arboretum .
Rent Cows
Biologist
Equipment Biology
Incidentals
Agricultural Fund: (Disbursements)
$ 300
300
50
150
360
100
100
100
400
500
2,500
$ 2,000
1,000
1,000
1,500
500
1,000
650
500
500
150
200
200
000
100
100
500
200
600
50
500
2,000
750
200
Director Agricultural Experiment Station $ 2,500
2nd Asst. Chemist (in part) 800
3rd Asst. · II Hutchinson 500
Labor forEkperiment Station 1,000
Equipment for Experiment Station 1,000
Fteld Experiments (in part) 500
Chemical supplies 600
lnsurance at farm .LOO
~pt. Agri. in College equipment 1,000
1st Asst. Agriculturist (includes house rent) 1,000
Jquipment of Botany and Blilol ogy 500
Hoods and for Chemical laboratory 300
Director of Mechl. laboratory in part 1,000
1st. Asst. It II II" 500
2nd asst. Blakey " " 4OC>
Labor II II 100
Coal It It 250
Supplies II " 4OC>
Equipment mech. II " 800
For Cheml. laboratory supplies out of proceeds of farm products 400
Balance of proceeds of farm products to be held as a contingent fund.
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Resolved by the Board that the foregoing appropriations out of the several
funds specified, be and they are hereby made for the ensuing fiscal year.
Adopted.
Resolved by the Board that Geo. F. Atkinson be and he is hereby elected
Biologist of the Experiment Station and Professor of Bi ology in the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Alabama at a · salary of . $2 ,000 per annum and the use
and occupation of this chamber house as a residence, after vacated by the officers
now using the same, until further ordered.
Adopted.
By Mr. Haralson - Resolved that the President of the College be authorized
to correspond with and make application to the proper department at Washington,
D. C. for a Na~al Mechanieal Engineer.
Adopted.
By Mr. Haralson - Resolved that the legitimate travel ling expenses of the
Director to the local stations established by this Board be paid out of the funds
appropriated for making experiments at said stations.
Adopted.
By the Board - Resolved that the President of the Board of Trustees appoint
a committee to consist of three of its members who shall be known as the
Executive Committee of t his Board.
Adopted.
By Mr. Mitchell - Resol ved that the Treasurer and Secretary of the Board be
required to keep their books of account and record, and all valuable papers in
the vault of the college building "Then the same is completed.
Adopted.
By Mr. Haralson - Resolved that the unappropriated .bal ance of the fund
known as the United States fund, be expended for equiprnents and library for the
DepartEent of Biology.
Adopted.
On motion the Board adjourned sine die.
Note
F. M. Reese
Secretary to Bd. of Trustees
A & 11 College of Alabama
The resolution introduced by Mr. Kolb to make an appropri ation from the
Hotels fund or any fUnd of the college to the Experiment Stations at Abbeville
in Henry County, and Athens in Limestone County was not adopted. The Board of
Trustees refusing to make an appropriation to t hose stations
F. r-1. Reese
Sec. to Board of Trustees
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Report of the President of the College
A & M College June 10, 1889
To the Trustees of the A & M College:
I respectfully report that during the past session there were 209 matriculates,
classified as follows - graduates, 7; first class, 24; second class, 35;
third class, 57; fourth class section A, 64; section B, 22.
Under the circumstances in "IDich t he college has been placed \'rorking in
contracted and temporary rooms, and in several of the departments without proper
equipment, its present pro~perous condition is full of~N~l¥lWIgement.
The conduct and dilligence of the students has been satisfactory, through
their studies were in many cases much interrupted by sickness resulting from
the measels and mumps. There were more than fifty cases of measels among the
students, but due to the care and skill of the surgeon all soon recovered.
At this writing we received the sad news of the death of Col. C. C.
Langdon, one of the first appointed Trustees of this Coilege, .. mo was ahm,ys an
earnest and warm supporter of all that tended to advance its interests.
No one held the course of education as represented by this institution in
higher esteem or "TOrked more earnestly for its advancement. The purity and
dignity of his character and his long services of t he state and college, will
cause his name in the coming years to be highly cherished by this institution.
The College Buildings
The college building in accordance with the contract is to be co~pleted by
by October 1st. The first contract was made with James Swith for ~43,500. The
second contract for the interior of the building was made with the same contractor
for $25,000 with the provision that proper deductions were to be made for all
parts of the specifications omitted by the building committee • Two-thirds of the
amount asked for by the Board at their meeting in l'llontgomery was appropriated by
the Legislature. The 825,000 asked for and not appropriated was necessary for
supplying the building with steam for heating, with water and gas for the
laboratories, with furniture and library, and scientific equipment. We are
therefore compelled to work another year as best we can but with the hope that
the next Legislature will make the appropriation required in order to make this
a scientific institution worthy of the State.
The "rork on the building so far has been done in a very SUbstantial manner,
satisfactory to the architect and the sub-building committee. It is important
that the building should be completed fully in accordance vnth the specifications
of the architect. 1tJhether to omit any part of the specifications or to exceed
the funds appropriated must be decided by the building committee.
It is very clear that the policy of the College no,,; should be to appropriate
all funds that may be available to furnish the necessary scientific
equipment.
Chambers Property
The amount due on the purchase of the Chambers property, $16$0, was paid in
April to • L. qpambers, administrator, after each heir had given a deed to the
property to the college. The deeds, seven in all, are now with one exception
recorded in Lee County. This payment was made in accordance with the action
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taken at the called meeting of the Board after the deeds were examined and
approved.
Langdon Hall
Authority was given to improve Langdon Hall by removing the tower and
changing the front. This has not been done, as no means were available. It
should be done as soon as the requisite funds can be appropriat ed for the
purpose.
Instructors
The best economy of the college is to have t he . extra instruction required
in the .lower cl.asses performed by graduate students. The probably increase of
students next session will render assistance of t his character necessary.
It gives an opportunity for t he students sel ected to pursue a post
graduate course and to better qualify themselves as teachers. I recommend the
authority be given the faculty to appoint four undergraduates with a salary of
$250 each - the position to be tenable for one year and the duties to be
assigned by the resident
Mechanic Arts
The students in the higher classes in Mechanic Arts have been engaged in
constructing a iLO h.p. steam engine, designed especially for running the dynamo.
The engine is about constructed as nearly so and can be exhibited at the
Hontgomery Exposition.
By act of Congress a limited number of officers of the Navy are detail ed
to colleges to act as professors of Hechanical Engi..Yleering. If authority be
given to make application for such an office, there p:>ssibly could be seclll'edd
the services of a valuable professor in a department now devel oping t hat
properly belongs to this college.
I hereby present for your consideration t he rep:>rts of t he different
officers, showing t he character of worle done in each department, and the
< appropriations asked for to furnish the supplies and equipment considered
necessary. Accompanying t~ same are the inventories of the equipment of the (;
experiment station, including the dairy and of the laboratory of Hechanic Arts.
Experiment St ation
The annual report of the Experiment Station publi shed in February a..."ld
herewith submitted, exhibits the character of work done and the Equipment
provided for the station.
Dr. A. E. M.ayer el.ected Biologist last November, resigned the p:>sition
in April. I recommend for the position nOvl vacant, Prof. R. E. Atkinson of
the University of South Carolina to be biologist of the station and perform in
biology in the college. - to have special charge of plant pathology and
entomology. The investigation of these su.bjects is named in the Act of
Congress establishi..Ylg t he experiment stations as of the first imp:>rtance among
the duties of the station.
Nine l ocalities have been selected in different agricultural sections of
the state where soil test experiments are now being made according to methods
prescribed by the Director. I advise the continuance and enlargement of this
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work and would press t he importanqe of thus repeating and verifying field
e~riments in different · typical · agricul~ural sections af the state vmer~ · the
services 'of intelligent fa~rs can be Qibtained who will .accurately perform the '
work r~quired. In. some of the states these adjunct field expe~iments are re- -' ,
garded \v.ith great f avor, so they have excit ed general interest in agricultural
experimentation and have made t he experiments required at a mirriJmrnn cost~
. ,
.~
It is important that the O~rector should visit the localities 'in the· different
counties where the soil test experiments are bei ng made in order to cQnfer with
the f armers as t o the best ~thods t o be used. I therefore advise that an appropriation
be made for this purpose and that the Director be authorized to visit
these localities and r~port the result of his examination. ~
The main qu~stion in t he conduct of the Experiment Station to which all others
should be . made subordinate, sho.uld be what methods of ,cultivat~on will restore fertility
to exhauf::3ted lands , and at the same time give t o ~he farmer a reasonablepro=
fit. This que.stion i n my opinion is so far reaching and so important to us, that
the chief eXB'arimentation and thought of the Station should 'be directed to its
·solut.i~_- 'T'hat method 9f cultivation which retains the fertility of the soil and'
increases its annual yield is . practiced. elsev.ll.ere, notably in England and Germany:;
and its solution for us is the great problem 'which should be made the life work \
of the Station • .
Special Requirement of Act of Congress
In the act of Congress approved ~~rch 2nd, 1889, making the annual appropriation[
to the ~eriment Station, it is r equired that the "Stations shall devote a
portion of their vrork to the exaroination and cl assification of. the soils of the
respective Stat es. 1I
This \irork is imperative and can be accomplished by .assigning t he duty t o its
officers of " the ~ Station and giving such assistq.noe as may be required. If properly '
done it .will prove a wgrk of · value ,to the State and can be so expanded if ,time and
proper assistance are gi ven, as t o include the preparation and publication 6f maps
illustrating the results, giving the chemical "agricultural, geological and botani-cal
classification of the soils of the State. .
, Dairy
, The ' Dairy establi shed at , the ~ lCl:st al(rlua1 meeting was begun in December, ,the
necessary buildings having then been completed, and has been in operation s~nce
under the espe cial charge of }~ . Ross. From his report vre find the entire cost
of the plant a~d the current expenses of the . dai~J have been to June l~t . as follows:
Cost of Barn and Dairy $ 800.00
II II Equipment 540.29
" II Stock food and ice 730.56
The ~mole amount expended to June 1st being $2,356.61. The oroceeds f r om ·the -sale
of butter were $.618.17. -In these expenses here reported, th~ ' sa1aries of offi cers
and assistant are not included.
I recommend that no private ' propert; b~ 'us; d by the Station for e~riment but
that all t he cattle ,necessary for the Daipy. be us~d by the Station, so that they
can be used as may be deemed best for e~riment e~ -purp~s es • . A Dairy is an
essential part of a complete Experiment Station, necessary f or purposes of experimentation.
But owing to the absence of pasturage, ·tfiis section. o.f our St ation, I ·
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fear, cannot 'be profitably used for Dairy urposes. Hence, the Dairy should not
be expanded, but limited entirely 'to t he olu i n of sci entific questions involved
in the production of butter. It can also render ood service in demonstrations
by careful experiment, the economy and value 'E ensilage and cotton seed"meal.
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I consider it essential to economy to have only one officer at the Station authorized
to make purchases; and in fact i t 1tfould be be',st to require copies of all
orders for supplies to be approved and filed in the Treasurer's Office before
being rriAde.
I would ' aiso call your att .ention-to ' the fact, that among th~ commit t ees of the
trustees, there i s no ~xec~tive Committee named.
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I ' recommend t hat section/of the rules passed FeoruarY 25, 1888 or ani zing the
Station be so amended; as not to requi re each officer of the St ation to issue a
bulletin every tnree mo~ths.
, t.
Every possible care should be taken to gnard t he property of the colle e against '
injury from fire. Besides keeping the property '1'1811 i nsured, I recommend t .. dt,
ls~ a large cistern be bUilt near the college building.
2nd,that one 'or more ' offices ~ in t he ' building should De ass igned to discreet
Assi stant Inst ructors as lodgi ng rooms, one of whom should have especial care of
the building.
3rd, that t he literary societies should not be permit ted to meet in the building
at r;dght.
I also recommend t hat the college records of value ' be required to be ke t in the
vault constructed i n the neW buildLDg. '
Some instruction has been given in pr actical photogr aphy by the Professor of
Natural History 'and Geology, and as 'this ' subject is increasing in tmportance to
teaffiers and i Rvestigators of Science. ! recommend that authority be ~given to
introduce it as ~ ~le of the l~boratory courses of .instruction' in t his college.
Finances
A review of the Treasury report that the debt of $1,762.01, reported at the close
of the last session haa been paid and there i s a balance of 36.82 on hand.
The real' estate account shows a debt of ~1,680 incurred in paying for t he Chambers
property.
The Agricultural account ShOV1S that there has been received from State Commissioner
of Agr i culture since October 1st 1888 ~18, 885.33, from farm roducts, .~1,088 .4l,
f rom t he Dairy $669. 57, rnaking $20, 643 . 2l. " '
The disbursements have been -on account of Exper iment Stat ion, ' Chemical Department
of Station and Dairy Department $11,800.28, ,leaving a balance on hand after paying
t he ~ebt of ~2,475.53 existing at -the last report, of $6,368.50,
The account of the United St ates fund f or the Experiment Station, shows according
to the Treasu.rer's report a ,balance on hand qf $1,941.52.
'. - .
The fourth quarterly payment of $3, 750 of the ann~l\ appropriat'on by Congr ess
val~ be due on July 1st., This whole balance rnust ~ be expended ~ eonstructir.eiy
expended by July 1st, or the part unexnended vall be deducted fr mthe next
annUal ap ropriation. ' •
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The balance at present unappropriated has been designedly reduced in order t o equip
the department of biology. '. -
Of the appropriat~on made by the last legislature to complet~ the college building
$23,000 has b~en drawn and the application made f or $2, 000, t hel remaining . '25, 000
can be drawn ~fter Odtober 1st at which time the bui lding is to be compl~ted . The
recent contrapt requires the college t o pay the contractor ~.3 , 000 July ,~st , ' 3,000
August 1st, $),000 September 1st .
The Faculty r~ commend t hat the degree of Bachelor of Sci ence be conferred on t he
follo\<u ng stwient:.s: - -
L. D. Burdet te O. D. Killebreiv
A. J . A. M. Lloyd,
J. R. ClovIer . vi. L. Hartin
A. J. Cranfor.d T. A. Ross
B. H. Crensha~ E. J . Spratl~ng
A. ,c. Crm·{der. H. }1. Taylor
H. G. Crowder. P. T. Ve;qghn
H. S. D oste~ . F. H. Vernon
.An . St • C. Dun.stan T. f,f. vJatlington
P. L. Hutchin.son
Also that the, degree of };laster of Sci ence be conferred on:
Geo. F . Bro~,
E. VI. Harris
A. A. Persons.
The De~ree o~ Civil Engineer on:
J. T. Gregory:
S. C. Pitts
ro'
Respectfully submitted,
vlilliam LeRoy Broun
Pr esident
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Report of the Treasurer for the fis cal year ~nding June 1st, 1889;
From Endowment account
11 Incidental "
" Surgeon "'_ II
II Library II
College Account
Receipts
II Expense - diplomas and sale of old bell
II Repairs aCCOlli"1t
"Chemi cal "
Disbursements
By Amount . paid balance June 11}t, 1888 .
" " II Salaries
11 II " Repairs & Grounds
II II II General Ex ense
" II II Stationery
II " " Husi c at Commencement
II II II
It II II
II " /I
II II II
/I II II
u II II
It II " 1/ II It
1/ II II
II II II
II " II
II " II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
II II II
Trustees
Military
Servants
Postage
Fuel
House Rent
Special Appropriation
Insurance
Mechanical Current expenses
Physics
Natural History
Engineering
Chemical
Library
Printing
Surgeon
Real Estate
By Balance
Real Estate Account
Receipts
To Awnunt Incidental fees
II II Bills Payable Bank of Opelika
Disbursements
By Amount Paid 1'1. L. Chambers
Agricultural Account
Receipts
o •
'Ii' 20,280.00
82'5.00
,fU7 . 50
324.00
186.21
8.00
61.10 .
$ 22,501.81
$ 1, 762.01
14, 097.50
119.61
528. 55
40.05
77.35 '
300.10
98.15
312.00
164.15
374.32
1,000.00
58.05
320.00
985.53
3. 65
57.86
100.00
161.10
324.00
210 . 26
817 . 50
553 . 23
36. 84
~~ 22,501. 81
553.23
1,600.00
$ 2,233. 23
$ 2, 233 . 23
1888 October 1, To amount received from Com. of Agriculture $ 7,976.54
10, 908.79
1,088.41
667 . 57
1889 April 10, II /I II " II II II
II II
II II
II
1/
II
II
Farm Products
Dairy
$ 20,643.31
Disbursement's
Amount paid balance
Experiment StatiGn Current Expenses
Salaries " ' , -
Part Salary Treasurer
Chemical Department Current 7xpenses
Salaries
House Rent ,
Dairy Department Equipment & Current Expenses
Balance on- Hand
To Balance June 1st, 1888
Analysis Account
Receipts
l>Iay 31, 1889,·.Ca,sh Professor Lupton
By Amount Paid Professor Lupton
Balance
Dis bursement s
Amount
1/
Recapitulation
Receipts
recei~d from College Account
" • II Agricultultural A.ccount
II ' II • t , lI Analysis
II If • ' II Real Estate
,. Balance
Insurance Fund
. To Amount Bal-. June 1st, 1888
Disbursements
By Amount Paid pn College Building
II n fI , . Archi t ect
II II , I} _. _ Superintendent
Treasurers .com.l.
State Appropriations '
Dec . 1888 T~ AillU. from State Treasurer
Hay 1889 To II II II , II
Disbursements
Amount Paid on College Buildip~
II !1 ' ,)1 Archit ect
II
!1
II
11
IT
rr
II
11
Balance!1
Insurance
Supterintendent of Buildings
• ,R~ving Debris
. Interest and Exchange
I
$ 2, 474. 53
3,565.73
2, 849 .33
400 .00
940.31
1, 288.31
200.00
2,556. 61
6 ,~68 . 50
$ 20, 43.31
$ 405 .00
155
395.00 ' .
$ 800.00
$' ' 300~00 '
500.00
$ 800.00
22,501:81
14, 274 .8~
, 300.00
" l,~80~Oo
5, 225.34
~~ 43,~945.,12
~p '11, 5.53':$5
;190.00
284. 00
300 .00
$ 12,327. 85
w 14, 000 .00 '
9, 000 .00
$ 23 , 00q .00
$ 13,558. 67
500.00
367.50
476'.00
148.87
83.50
7, 865.46 t 23,OOO.OO
156
United States Fund from N:a.r.ch 1888 to June 1st, 1888
Receipts
1888 l'ia.rch 27. To. Amount Recei ved from U. S. Treasurer
1888 April 19, tI II II 11 II II II
Disbursements
By Amount Pai~ Ag~i cultural Department, Equipment
II II 11 :Chemical II II ,
II II II Botany II II
II II It '. Library II · , II II II Trustees II
II II II Printing
II II II Uniontmm Station
Balance on: hand JW1e 1, 1888
,June 1st to 0<:tober 1st, 1888:
Receipts
To Amount Balance
From United-States- Treasurer ·
Disbursement'S
Amount paid s~larie~
II II Chemical Department building
II II Farm <
II II II· E,q'uipment
II II Chemical II
II II · ,
- Bot~t· . ",
II II Library
II II Exp . Officers
II II P:r:int~'
II II Stationery
II II Trustees
II II Advertising
11 11 FUrniture
II II Unionto~m St ation
United States Fund
Recapitulation
To Amount received for the year 1877-8
Disbursements
Amount Paid Agricultural Department Equipment
II II II 11 Building
II
II
11
11
II -
n
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
11
II
II
II
Ch.emic,al II
II I Equipment
Botanical 11 II
Unlontovm Station
Liprary
Pr.inting
Trustees
'Salaries
Stationery
~~ 7,500
3,750
$ il, 250
$ 1,7S9.46
803 .75
3is. 65
61 .20
173 .15
17. 50
1, 500.00
$ 4,66:).71
6,586·f 9
~t 11,250.00
~p 6,586.29
3,750 .00
$ 10,336.29
, 612.50
800.00
2,200.00
792 .74
3,596.25
181.43
1,437.82
15. 65
88 .• 11
31.00
26 .94
4.15
49~70
500.00
'$ 10,;336.29
$ 15,,000.00
$ 2, 582 .20
2,200.00
800.00
4,400.00
500.00 .
2,000.00
, - 1,499.02
105. 61
200 .00 '
612.50
31.00
157
,
Amount Paid Expenses O! f icers <!i'
.jj> 15.65
II II Advertising 4.15
11 II Furniture 41.10
$ 15,000.00 • .
October 1888
January 1889
April 1889
Recei pts from October 1st, 18~8 to June 1st, 1889 ,
To Amount From U. S. Treasurer $ 3,750.00
II II ,
II n
II " II
It ,
II II II ,II
Disbursements
3,750.00
3,750.00
$ 11,250.00
Amount Paid Trustees $ 21.07
II II
n il
II n
n ' ~ , tI
It n
II 11
II II
II , .II '
II . II ,.. r
II II
II It
- . 11 H
Expenses of Officers
Botanical Equipment ... <_
Chemical II ...
Farm
Library
Salaries
Uniontown Station
Printing
Arboretum
Stationery
PostE!ge
Balance
67. 89
' 444.47
384.37 ~
400.36
153.10
5,904.00
1,500.00
351.02
46.Q9
. 14.00
22.11
1.1941.52
$ 1l,250.00
E. T. Glenn, Treas~er
A. & 1'1. College
0
158
To the Board of Trustees
of A. & H. College
I herewith submit my report as Auditor.
AubUrn, Alabama
Jtme 8, 1889
From t ime to t ime, I have examined the books of the Treasurer and compared the
large number.-of_voucbers on file, with entries therein.
The initials of my name wil l be found endorsed on each voucher.
The vouche~s ~nd entri es correspond.
In accordanc& with a resolution of the Board, quarterly bal ance sheets of t he .
College account proper, and the Department of Agriculture have been made a.l1d
whi ch accompany t hi s report marked Expt . A and wai ch I ask to be taken as a part
thereof.
The United Statea Fund, accruing from the Hatch Act, as required by the Board has
been Kept separate and di stinct by the Treasurer. Balance sheets ·of ·that fund
mar ked Expt. ~ also accompanies t his report, ,~i ch I ask the Board to adcept as a
part of the same.
The bank b901-o (pass) of the Treasurer, together l,.r.i.th cash and evi dences of advances
made to offioers' .of the college, balance.
The appropriation made by the last legislature for building pur oses is being
expended by the Treasurer for purposes -of the gr ant .
I have also examined the books of the Director of the Exper iment Station. His
book consists of one in which t here is itemized his disbursements and recei pts
from four products,et c. He has a stub book on l~ich the vouchers are humbered to
corr espond ~~th book enties. They were compared and found to be correct, and
~rere noted after comparison .
Slllce 1st Jlli~e 1888 I find no errors in the book of the Director.
Prior to that time and continuing f r om 1st April, 1888 to 1st June, 18$9, the
Treasurer i nforms me the Director has paid into the Treasury one hundred and sixty
one 22/1.00 dollars; orie hfuldredJano."fifty three 52/1.00 dol l ars of which are Shovffi
in a batch of accounts here\vith r esented (8 copy). The Director informs me he
has no book entry of them.
In examination I find t wo entri es in t hese accounts whi ch correspond with entries
in the old account book of the Director heretofore disposed of, viz:
684 Ibs. pork at 6 cts.
433 II stag pork at 5 cts .
making
$41.04
23 . 81
$64. 85
These two items have heretofore been accounted for and his old book ~rill show that
he char ged himself with the two items. Therefore, the Director should have
credit for that amount . Other i tems in the batch of accounts , I do not id~ntify
in such a manner as to show that the Director should have any other credits allolved
on that account.
159
In accordance ~nth a resolution of the Board of Trustees, requiring the Auditor to
prepare in duplicate accounts current for the period of time as shmrffi in the accounts,
to be taken f rom the books of the Director, from st a-t~ement_ from report of
t he Board of Trustees to the Legi slature, based on statement of t he Director, I
state t he order of the Board has been complied "nth and that said account current
is here,.nth submitted and will be placed on 'file.
Any f urther i nformation desired by the Board, if in my pm'Ter i'rill be furnished to
them.
Respectfully submitted,
F. M. Reese
Auditor
BALANCE SHEE'r
COLLEGE ACCOU1lT
June 1st, 188$ to October 1st, 1888:
Receipts:
Expense Account
Library " Repairs II
Chemical ,, --
Surgeon " Incidental "
Endm1lIlent n
Balance Overdrawn
Disbursements; "
By Balance .
Repairs Accoupt
Expense /I
lYIusic n
lvli1itary 'I- ~'
Trustees It
Printing " Salaries n
Servants II
Postage 11-
Fuel n
House Rent II .
Special Appt •. 11
Mechanics II
Library II
Surgeon /I'
186.21
148.00.
8.00
13.60
350.00
370.00
5,070.00
lz172.:29
$ 12;218.20
1, 762;Ori
50.52
79.52
77.35
10. 65
202.40
98.35
3,362.50
42.00
94'.81
98'.35
250.00
51.00
476.24
12.50
:250.00
$ 7,:218•20
160
'I BALANCE SHEET
AGRICULTURAL ACCOUNT
From June 1st, 1888 to October 1st, 1888
Receipts:
(nil)
Disbursements:
By Balance
Experiment Station Account
Salaries II
- Chemical Department II
Receipts:
To College Account
Amount Overdrai'lIl
Disbursements: .
By Amount College Account
RECAPITULATION
n II Agricultural Department
. ,
$
$
$"r
$
BALANCE .!~liEE~·.FRON OCTOBER 1st, 1888 to JANUA'J1. .Y 1st, 1889
• • ' . -- _<... • •
Coll ege Account ~ "Receipts
Library II
,. Surgeon [I • •
Incidental II
Balance cr~erdralqn
DisbursemEmts: .
Balance
Repairs Account
Expense II
Stationery " . ,
r'til i tary II
Printing "
Trustees II
Salar i es "
Hire Servant It
Postage "
Ins urance II ~ . •. ". " "
Mechanic Arts "DE! t.- Account
Library II
Physics II
Natural HiS'ory II
Real Est a,te II
Surgeon II
$
$
$
2,474.53
1,163 .14
613 .33
124&
4,375.84
6,145.81
"5z548.23
11, 694.04
7,318.20
4z375 .84
11,694.04
21.00
67.50
52.50
3,146.33
3,277 • .33..
1,172.39
33 .58
174.30
18. 55
28.85
34.50
48.'15
525 .00
45 .00
26.36
112.50
358.75
74.32
3.65
.10
553.23
67.50
3,277.33
BALANCE SHEET
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT
FROH OCTOBER 1ST, 1888 TO JANUARY lST, ~ 1889
Receipts:
From St ate .Agr i cultural Department
II Farm Products
Balance ov:erarawn
Disbursements :
By Amount Overdra~m
Salaries .
House Rent .
Ourr ent Expenses Experiment Station
11 t1 Chemical Department
Dairy
Receipts :
College Account
Agricultural" Department
RECAPITULATION
Amount Overdi-a'ltm January 1st, 1889
Disbursements : .. , - -- .
On College Account.: .: .
II Agricultural Department
BALANCE SHEET COLLEGE ACCOUNT
FROM(JAtIDARY 1st , 1889 to APRIL 1st, 1889
Receipts :
From Endo"Wment-. .
II · Incidental
II Li br ary
II Surgeon
II Chemical
II Incidental
II Surgeon '
11 Balance'
161
~~ 7, 916 . 54.
265 .98 r "
271. 86
~~ 4,375 . 84
1,329.89
50 .00
791.33
231.04
1,736. 28
~p 8, 514.38
141.00 ' ~
8, 242. 52 "
3,408.19
11, 791.71
$ 3, 277 . 33
8, 514,38
$ 11,791.71
$ 10,140. 00
50.00
20.00
50.00
2. 50
245 .00
175.00
272. 61
$ 10, 955.11
162
Disbursements :
By Balance
" Repairs Account
11 Expense
II St ationery
Ii Trustees . '!
II Sal aries •
II ~lili tary .
II Servant Hire-_ '
Postage
Fuel
House Rent
Insurance
lvIechanics
Li br ary
Surgeon
Printing
Natural History . . r,
Re.ceipts :
To Balance
1\ Farm Pr oduets
" II II •
II II n •
II Dairy
Disbursemen.ts : ..
By Balance
II House Rent
II Salari es
II Experiment St ation
Chemical Depar t ment
Dai ry
Receipts:
Endovnnent Fund
Incidental
Surgeon
Li brary
Chemical Department
BALANCE SHEET AGRICULTURAL DEPARTI\1ENT
FROH January 1st to April 1st, 1889
BALANCE SHEET COLLEGE ACCOUNT
FROH APRIL 1st TO JUNE 1st 1889
$
3,136.33
11.90
206 .. 43 .
21. 50
44. 50
6,250 .00
33 .1+0
45 .00
2.25
. 13 .97
500.00
97 . 50
231 . 57
89. 65
225.00
11.00
35.16
10, 955 .11
), 233 .33
406 .09
98.46
117.30
202.21
4J 057 .39
271. 86
100.00
1, 436.09
1,184.05
520 .97
544·42
4,057 .39
5, 070:00
107. 50
175.00
135.00
45 .00
5z532. 5.Q.
Disbursements :.
By Balance .
II Repairs Acc.ount.
" Expense - n
II Trustees II
II Engine er ing II
II Salaries "
II hlitary
II Servants
" Postage
II Fuel II
II Speci al A ptn. Account
II Insurance
II Mechanics
" Library
II Surgeon
" Printing
II House Rent
II
II
II
II
II
II
" Natural Hi st9r,{ "
II Balance II
BALANCE SHEET AGRICULTURAL DEPAR'I'HENT
From Apr i l 1st to ,June 1st, 1889
Receipts:
From Comwissioner of Agr i culture
If Farm Produc:ts
If Dairy
Di sbursements :
By Balance .
.. '
Sal ar,{ at ~~eri~ent St ation
Experiment St at ipn
Chemical Salary .
House Rent
Dairy
Balance
BALANCE SHEET UNITED STATES FUND
. ~m! ~qTOBER 1, 1888 to January 1, 1889
Receipts: .. . ' . . - ~,. ..
Amount from Uni t ed St ates Treasurer
Di sbursements :
By Amount Tr ustees Account
II II Botanical Dept . Account
II " Li brary II
II II Salary rI
II II Uniontmm St ation " II II Printing II
II If Agricultural Dept . II
II " Chemical II
$ 272. 61
23.61
68. 20
4. 50
100.00
3, 660 .00
25 . 25
30 .00
40 . 73
133 . 00
7.05
110.00
247 . 97
147. 53
175.00
16. 40
250 .00
22. 60
198.05
~~ 5,532. 50
$ 10, 908.79
200. 58
4Vj .36
$ .11, 570 . 73
$ 11, 576.73
3,750 .00
~"?' 21.07
2.00
6. 55
1, 858. 00
500.00
85.00
310. 70
l46 . 52
164
By Amount Arboretum Account
II II BaJ.ance on Hand
From January. 1 to April 1,1889:
Receipts :
Balance
Fr om Unit ed States Treasurer
Disbursements:
By AWDunt to. Expenses Officers
1/ Botanical. Department
II Libr ary ,
I I Salary
II Uniontovm. Station
II Printing "
. 11 Ar bor etum.
II Balance. o.n .I18:nd,
BALANCE S}~T U"ITED STATES FUND
From April 1st t o June 1889:
Receipts:
To Balance
From United . ~ta~es Tre~s urer
Disbursements:
Botanical Department
Library
Salary
Uniont01,m
Printing
Agr i cultural D~partment
Chemical II.
Arboretum
St ationery
Post age
Balance on Hand
$ 8.26
811. 60
3,750.00 .
1i' 811.80
3,750.00
~ 4, 561.60
:ttl 67.89
355. 39
122. 87
2, 019. 50
500.00
107.47
25 .00
~3~2 . ~4
~Y ' 4, 5 1. 0
$ 1,372.48
3, 750.00
L~~J&
$
86.78
23.68
2,035.50 '
500.00
158.55
89. 66
237. 85
12.83
14.00
22.11
1,941.52
5,122.48
E ITONE FRON BALANCE SHEETS ON ACCOUNT OF
EXPERlllliNT STATION
Fiscal Year f rom June 1st, 1888 to June 1st , 1889:
Receipts , from Farm Products,:
For the Months of June, July and August of 1888
September and November, 1888
From December 1st, 1888 to February 1st, 1889
In February, 1889
From }iarch 4th, 1889 to April 6th, 1889
II April to June 1st , 1889
Sale 6 bales cot t on and other produce
These sbould be added to t his amolint •• a bat ch of
alc sales, farm products re orted by Director, but
not on his books . Less ~ 64. 85 "lith which the Direct
or has heretofore charged himself.
The sales above alluded to amou.Tlg t o ~~153 . 52 from
169 . 93
96.05
232 . 63
117.30
88.55
112.03
-r-::~27~1. 92 -"'
.J 1, 088.41
"rhich deduct fp64. 85. Gives correct amount of f our products $ 88 . 6Z ' ~ "
(sales) $ 1,177.08
EPITONE OF DISBURS]1;HENTS BY DIRECTOR
For Fiscal Year June 1st, 1888 to JaDe 1st, 1889 :
On Account of Labor
n II II Repairs
n II II Equipments
" II It Soils
II n II Stationery & Postage
II II II Freight
II II II Stock
II iJ II ' Soil Tests
II II It Li brary
II II n Supplies
'II .. II '
, .J
11 Salaries, Newman and Lloyd
II 11 1/ ' Seeds & Pl ants
II II II Ferti l i zers
II II II Prin,.ting
. -
~~ 1,340.58
436. 22
2, 448;33
39.36
48. 29
185.79
101.92
, 51.9'5
, ' 311'.16
134.90
90.00
- 103'.26
678. 98
'253".18
$ 6,1.33.92
165
166
Professor J . S. Ne~man, Director
Auburn, Alabama
June, 1$89
Five months wer~ consumed after the creation of t his Department, in obtaining
plans, and spepif ications of cattle barns , Dairy and i ce house, and the completion
of t he s~ .
• t
The pract i cal yrork of the dairy dates f rom December 1st 1$$$ and endL~g June 1st
1$89. 1;·e ha~e . made as f olIo fS :
.
27,$91 lb9 • of milk
17, 664 oz, butter.
The experiments that have been made are published in bulletin 5 ne~" ser i es.
Number of cattle on hand June 1, 1889:
1 Jersey bull
2 It calves
1 Holstein •
3 J er s ey co-:,f,3
..1. It heifers
10 head - which belong to the Station.
The Ross cattle are:
10 Jersey co~{S
6 calves .
lb - making ~n ~ .26 head.
,
The St atement fxom Treasurer ' s report .rill show cost of plant, cost of equi pment
and f ixtures, Qost of labor and dairy man ' s salary.
This Statement ~and an inventory of everything on hand,' both of barn and dairy please
find attached t ,o t hls report .,
.
Statement of r~ceipt s and disbursements of the dairy department of the Agricultural
Experiment Stat.ion as shmoffi from the Treasurer ' s books 'whi.ch c01"r espond ,d t h my O\"ffi
.
To amount of ~ppropriation ~~ 2, 2'70.00
Travelli ng ~enses ' 16$. 96
But ter Se arator 200 .00
$ 2, 638. 96
Disbursements:
By Amount Cost Cat tle Barn 450.00
II II II Dairy 350.00
11 II II Equipment 610 . 84
II II 11 Stock Food 660.01
II II " Labor 116.-00
II II If Travelling expenses 168. 96
II II II Separator 200 .00
ae ~~ 2, 556.61
Balance 82. :25
$ 2, 63$. 96
Amount paid Treasurer:
Proceeds sale of butter
II II 1 bull calf
Keeping cows
Service 'of bull
Flax seed - Doctor Broun
Ice to Brya...T1t
Salary of J. vi. Hart dairyman
Ross, 1st Asst .
Agri<?ulturlst
618.17
39.00
7.00
5.00 ,.
.15
.25
669 .57
266.50
167
168
Auburn, Alabama
Jun~ 2£5-29, 18£59
At a meeting ~ of , the Board of Visitors to the Experiment Station of the A. & M.
College of AlaDama, there 1~re present: ~~ . Gilchrist, Chairman; and Messrs.
Ligon and lviitcnell, who constitute the Conunittee.
By l1r. Mitchel1, Resolved, that t he proceeds of the farm products, be paid into
the Treasury as -a contingent fund for t he Agricult ural Department of the Station.
Adopted. .
By ¥~. Ligon, ResoIved"tnat;it be discretionary 11ith Mr. Ross, 1st Asst. Agri-'
culturist, to attend the fair at Opelika, Montgomery and Birmingham; taki ng for
exhibition such cattle, farm products, etc., as he may deem proper. Adopted.
By !1r. Li gon, Resolved that t he Director of t he Station be authorized to employ,
temporarily, at the Station, at a salary not t o exceed ~~20 per month, Hr. Vlatlington
for t 1tlO months, and after that t o make such arrangements as he may deem proper
~dth one of t he students at a sal ary hot to exceed $15 per mont h. Adopted.
By 1~ . Li gon, Resolved that there be set aside ,?140 or so much t hereof as may be
necessary from t he contingent fund for f eed and other necessary demands in the
department of Mr. Ross. Adopted.
Resolved, that the Agricultural Experiment St ations established by the Legislature,
being separate and di stinct from the col lege, and not being in any manner
under the control of the Trustees of t hi s Institution. No officer of thi s college
or St ation 11ill be permit t ed to absent himself from t he college during i t s session
thereby neglecting his official duti es in order to att end to any of~ice
connected .. dth said sepa.rate St ations. Adopted.
By ~w. Ligon, Resolved that it is expedient t hat ¥tr. Ross, 1st Assistant at the
Agri cultural Experiment Station, be authorized and di rected to relieve the Director
of the Station of all that portion of the Agricultural farm not required for experimental
purposes and the case of t he personal property attached to and belonging to
the same. That the said Ross be required to superintend the gatheri ng, housing
and taking care of the growing field crops and also to control and apply all solid
and liquid manure of the St ation. The meaning and intent of t his resolution is so
to divide t he duties of the Director and 1st Assistant at the St ation, as to confine
the Director to experiments to be made so far as f i eld crops are concerned
and the said Ross to look to the cult ivat i on of t he remainder of said f arm with
the view of making it self sustai ning as to feedi ng all the stock at said St ation.
Adopted.
F. M. Reese
Secretary
Auburn, Alabama
October 31, 1889
169
At a called meeting of~he Committee of Visitors, there were resent Messrs. J . G.
Gilchrist and J. B. Hitchell. A~s ent; Hr. Li gon.
Resolved, that there be reserved for Professor Newman for experimental purposes:
1st, 1tfuat is kn01rffi r as the t en acre field and ten acres including original f orest
and land her et ofore cultivated nOvi gro'l'm up in pine.
2nd, The present horticultural grounds with the addition t hereto, t he land lying
due South, and extending to the edge of the grove near the -dairy.
3rd; Of personal, property:
One mule named Jim and the one horse vlagon nOvi on the farm;
One Bixie turn plovi and attachments;
One one-horse hillside plow;
One r homas harrow;
One plqvl stock and attachments and such articles, implements, etc., as may
be recei ved by him in the division of personal property on the farm.
Adopted.
Resolved that there be made by Professor and Hr. Ross an inventory of all the
personal property belongi ng to the Experiment St ation and that a l ist of such articles
as t hey ~y respectively r eeei ve, be f iled 1 ·th the Treasurer of the College.
Adopt e ~ .
Resolved, t hat t he resolut ion adopted by the Committee be modified to t he ext ent
t hat Professor Newman shall have for his use one t hird of the stable manure on the
Station and Hr . Ross the balance. Adopted.
Resolved, that ~he proceeds, arisi ng from the sale of butter made at the Experiment
St ation be· classed as farm products, and the same or so uch t hereof as may be
necessary be and is hereby appropriated f or the purpose of conducting experimental
and farming operations at the Station. Adopted.
eso1ved, that 111'. Ross be, and he is hereby authorized to- sell or exchange as he
may deem best, the t wo mules named George and ~1ike and procure two good mules in
t hei~ stead. Adopted.
Resolved, that Doctor William LeRoy Broun be, and he is hereby authorized to att~nd
the American Association of Agricultural Colleges to be held in the City of Washington
in November prox. and t hat his expenses be aid by the College~ Adopted.
The Committ ee adJourned.
F. 11:. Reese
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