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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1891204 Auburn, Alabama ..rune 8th, 1891 This being. the day f or the regular annual meeting ' of the Board of Trus.fees of the Agricultural and Mechanical Colle e of Alabama, On call of the roll ~here were pr esent His Excellency Thos. G. Jones...

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Summary:Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1891204 Auburn, Alabama ..rune 8th, 1891 This being. the day f or the regular annual meeting ' of the Board of Trus.fees of the Agricultural and Mechanical Colle e of Alabama, On call of the roll ~here were pr esent His Excellency Thos. G. Jones, Governor of the State and ex 'officio Presi dent of the Board; }~ . J . G. Harris , $uperintenden~ and ex officio w~mbe ~ of the ,Board; and )1essrs . Armst ron , Gilchrist, Haralson, C ~ C. Harris , Kolb, . Lin~say and Stan,see l. Absent: Messrs . Bishop and Li gon. A quorum present. , The minutes of the last regular eeting were read and a~proved. ' The Pr esident of the college read and submitted. his r eport, and On motion of ]vir. Armstrong, the d:i..fferent subjects embr aced in the report of the President be referred to appropriate committees . Adopted. Also, that .in conseguence of the absence of the Treasurer on account of illness that · his report be referred to ' the 'Committee on · inance;' Adopted. By Nr . Haralson, Col. HavIkins, President of the State .Fair, being pre sent and desiring to communicate with the Board, an invitation was extended to him to come bef ore the body. ( On mot i on of ,Hr . Haralson, that the matter of maki ng an exhibi t by the college to the State Fair at Birmingham and the fait at Hontgomery be referred to the Fi nance ' Committee . ' Adopted. On mot i on of Mr. Lindsay" That Y..r . Armstrong, supply the place of l'Ir . I . B. Nitchell, deceased, on Committees of '.,lhich he vIaS a member and Hr . J . G. Harris t hat of ]V~ . S olo~n Palmer . The motion ~IaS adopted. By ~Ir . Armstrong, Resolved, that the different heads of departments of the college be requested by the Secretary to cone before the Board and make reort of t he . work done by them, in their respective De artments , at the pleasure and conven­ience of the Board. Adopted. By }w. Kolb, that the President of t he college substitute in hi s budget f or the present fiscal year of the college the sum of ei ht thousand dollars in lieu of five thousand dollars . Adopted. By Mr. Stansel, 1bat a committee be designated to report to the Boar d rules and regulations in regard to uniforms. The resolution \13.S adopted and Hessr s. Stansel, Armstrong, and J . G. Harris were named as the committee . Leave" of absence VJa.S r anted t o Mr. J. G. Harris till t omorrow morning. On motion the Board adjourned until 8 o' clock p.m. F. 1-1. Reese Secretary 205 Ni ght session: June 8th, 1 891 The Board met in accordance vnth adjo~nment and t here ~re present: ' The GDver­' nor of t he State , Messrs . Armstrono' H ralson, C. C. Harris , Kolb and Lindsay. Absent Messrs . Bishop, Gilchrist , J . G. Harris , Li gon, and St ansel . A quorum~ On m9t ion of l1i- • .. A~trong , the Board a:djourned. till 9 o" clock a .m. tomol'rovr • . F. H. Reese Secretary Auburn, Al abama ~ Jlme 9th; 1891 The , ard met at 9 o ' clock a .m. and t here ~<Jere present: Messrs . ArrIlS t rong, Gil­chf.: i:st , Haralson, C. C. Harris, Kolb, Lindsay, and Stansel . Absent : the Governor of the St~te, }~ . J . G. Harris , Bishop and Li gon . A quorum. On mot i on, l1r . St ansel was called to t he Chair . The Secretary read yesterday ' s proceedings , vffiich after correction vrere approved. Professors Newman" and Lupton, in obedience t o the resolution of t he Board of Trustees , came before t hem and mAde statements and s uggest iops - also Profes sor Lane ~ Lr ~ J. G. Harris and the Gover nor of t he State appeared ana t ook thei!' seats "nth t he Board. By }W. ~aralson , Resolved t hat }~ . George Petri e be elect ed Prof essor of Hi story and Latin. at a salary pf fifteen hundred 9,olla1's per' annu.m. }II' . Petrie 1'las' u'n~­mousl. elect ed. By Hr . Haralson, :t:tesolved t hat tht;: Chair of Adjunct .Professor of Electrical and Nechanical Engi neerino be created and t 1at Hr . A. F. l1cKi ssick be elect.ed to the same at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum. Adopted. By :Hr . , Gi lchrist , That t he election of a Veterinary Surgeon be postponed, i'lhi ch ,,~s adopted. t By v1r . Haralson, Resolved t hat the Adjunct Professorship of l-iodern Languages and Hist ory be changed to Nodern Languages and English. Adopted. r By ~ • Haralson, That the chair of Professor of Engl i sh and ,Latin be changed to t hat of English, i'lhich was adopted. A connnunication f rom Hr . Jno . VI. Bishop addressed to t he Secretary of t he Boar d maki ng excuse f or his f ailing t o meet -with t he Board at their present session on account of illnes s . On mot ion, Hr . Bishop .vas excused. 206 By Hr . C. C. Harri s , That the s ala~J of Levi ~V . l1ilkerson, Assistant Chemist , be raised to the sum of fifteen hundres ( ::";1, 500) dollars . Adopted. By !-fr . Gilchris t , that the sal ar i es of r of es50rs of Eingli sh, l'.la.thematics , Civil Engineer ing, atural His.t ory, and Chemistry be raised to the sum of two thousand ( ~~ . ) . . \;2! 000 , dol_~s • }~ . C. C. Har ris moved ap a substit ute f or the mot ion that the Chai r appoi nt a commit t ee t o take i nto consideration the whole question of salaries of the five professors named i n the resolution . The substitute Has adopted and Hessrs . C. C. Harris , Haralson, and Kolb were named the cormnittee . By l-'Ir . J . G. Harris , Resolved that an i ncrease of sal ary of tir . Bill ing Bl akes Assistant in Department of t>lechani c Arts be referred to the committee raised under the substitute of Nr . C. C. Harris . Adopted . On moti on of Hr . Naral son, the Board adjourned till 3 o tclock p .m. F . H. r eese . ecre~ ary Fvening Session June 9t h, 1891 _ he Board met at 3 0 I clock p .m. and there ',Je re pr esent: His xcellency Thos . G. Jones , Governor of the State; }1r. J . G. Harris , and }1essrs . Armstrong, Gilchrist , Haralson, C. ' C. Harri s , Kol b , Lindsay , a..l1d Stansel. Absent Hessrs . Bishop and Ligon. A quorum. By Mr. Haral s on, That Me s srs . J . G. Harris , Lindsay and Ar mstrong be appoi nted . a committee to prepare ' suitable resolutions on the death of Nr . J . B. Hitchell decea sed and late a member of t he Board . Adopted. Mr. C. C. Harris from· the Spe ?ia~ C01l:unittee submitted t he f ollo,dng r epor t : To the Board of Tr ustees of the A. & M. College : Your Committee to whom by resolution of your Board, Has referred t he quest ion of fixing the salaries of the s everal professors, beg leave to report t he.t they have p erformed that dut y and recommend that the salar ies n01" pai d remain f or the next . year lvith the fol1ov~ng ex ce t~ons : . . \ e recorunend that Pr of essor Anderson be pai d Assist . BoLling B1akery 11 H. C. Armstrong, Jr. C. C. Harris ' ) . (09 1 , 600 .00 906 .00 800 .00 Jon. Haralson) COI.fl:·:ITTE"-' R. F . Kol b ) 207 By ! • Gilchrist , That the re ort of the S ecial Committee t o ~mi ch as referr ed t he quest ion .of sal aries, be amended' 0 as t o make t he s al ar ies of Professor Lane and Smit h ~2 , 000 each and the ~yes and nays were -called f or: Thos e vot i ng aye "lere 1 • President , Hessr s . Armstr ong, Gilchrist and St ansel. 4 Those voti ng nay "Jere Hessrs ~ J . "'if. Harris , C. C. Harris , Haral son, Kolb, and Li nd­say. 5 'rhe amenQment Has l ost . The r epor t of the Committ ee recurri ng was concurred in. }~ . Armstr ong from the Commit t ee on Library re ~ort by Professor Thach asked furt her time, whi ch was gr anted. l1r . Ar mstrong al so read a aper in r ef erence to the Li br ary. The Board refused t o make an a ppr opr i ation for an exhi bit t o the State, l' air at' Birmingham and the fair at' Mont 0 ery. By Mr. Rolb, esolved that the informal action, taken by the President of the College, by and wit h the consent of a n~jorit 0 the Boar d 'of Trustees 'in ref~r­ence t o remitting f ees of students from other, states , is hereby ratified and a proved by the Board in regular session. Adopted. By Hr. C. C. Harris , .esolved that t her e is hereby a ro r iated from the funds r eceived f r om the Stat~ Department of Agri cultt~e, t he sum of ei ht tho 'sand dollars, or as much thereof as is necessary to const~ct t ne following buildings : 1st , a r oom f or machine work of Mechanical Art Labor at ory, t he estimated cost of which i s 2~d , to ' repair Langdon Hall 3r d, ' t o build a ctu t ure greenhous e f or Depar t ment of $ 2, 000.00 2,500.00 BioJ-ogy 4t h, f or building at (Provided not mor e 2,500.00 farm 1 , 000. 00 than ~ 450 be used f or a poultry house) ~p8, OOO . 00 t And that a committee of t he Faculty composed of t he Pr esi dent , Pr ofessors Lupt on and Smith, are hereby author~ze d wit h the appr oval of the Executive Committee of the Board of Tr ustees to constr uct new buildings. ' The proviso was st r i cken from the r esol ut i on and the r esol uti on adopted. By P~ . Haralson, esolved that Pr of essor Mell, be and he is hereby appointed ~uper­int endent of Col lege grounds and buil di ngs un er t he direct ion of the President of the coll e e . Adopted. On mot ion, That t he college way have one representative at the Associat ion of Amer.ican 'Aor i cult ural Colleges , 1"!ho shal l be the Eresident of the. College, or such member thereof as he rna designate . Adopted. On mot ion; of ' j}.fr . t,Hara1:s,on that -Degrees as 'recommended by t he Pr-esident in hi s repor t t o t he Board be conferred. , The names will be f ound i n the report 'of t he P,resident r ecorded in this book. The moti on vms adopted. 208 The following expendit ures were recommended to be made from the t .vo i nstallments due the Colle e f rom t he f und·knoi-m as t he Horrill und, v.JQen -r eceived, said funds bei ng due July 1st , 1890 and 1891 . Agr i cUJ. t ural Huseum Iechanic Arts Chemistry Natural History and }iuseum Biology ngineering and Hathematics Physics lectrical ngi neering Li br ary General Iuseum Physical Laborato~J English and History 1st Instal l ment 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 750 2, 000 1,000 500 300 2nd Iristallment , 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 750 2, 000 500 1, 000 300 By I· • Harris , That the sum of'- ~17 . 00 be allowed to 11r. Amstrong or expenses i ndurred by hiln in looking after the Morrill Fund. The. Tr.easurer i s- hereby directed to ay the same . Adopted. , ~ By }~ . rmstrong, Resolved that the College f arm and experiment station shall be under the charge of a practi cal farmer, to be knovm and desi gnated as Farm Superin­tendent , '!rihose salary shall be $1" 500. 2nd . The sai d fanm superintendent shall hav.e char e of and conduct the oper ations of the gr icultural Station in all of its several departments , shall em loy and control the l abor f or the St ation; ' and s~lall look after and keep in good order the college camp's and gr ounds , using t he teams and labor of the St ation f or the pur­pose . . . 3r d. To make such experiments , as in his judgment will tend t o advance "t he interest of the stat ion. ' To Jnake such special experiments in any department of the Station, and at any time and in such w~er as way be ordered by the Board of Direct ion. - 4th. To keep -a conipl~te record of each and every experiment made, whether in the Agr icultural, Dairy or other department, givi ng dates , t o e consumed, labor employed seed a d fertilizers used i'nt h cost of same duly itemized; and in like manner in the Dairy De~artment the kind and quant i ty of feed used, manner of fe eding -and cost of same; and u~on the completion of . eacn exper iment, to make a -ull and com lete re ort of the same t o the Board of Direction. 5th. To s erintend and di rect the erect ion of bui ldi ngs, fences and such other improvements as may Qe ordered by the rustees or Board of Direction, under and by the aut hority of the Board of Trustees . 6th . ' or the prompt efficient and successful performance of the duties requi~ed the Superintendent, shall employ an assistant at a salary of :~800 and one Dai ryman at a salarY. of q~600 , as ma.y be a reed upon and ap roved by the Boar d of Visitors ; and vnll employ such other l abor as he may deem necessary for the economic erform­ance of the requirements herein set forth . He vall also purchase all t ools, imple­ments , and appliances , needed f or the Station; r ovided a list of the same ."lith estimates of the cost be f irst submitted and "approved by the Presi dent of the Board of Dir&ction. 7th. The Superintendent and his assistants shall reside .upon t he Station and' keep the buildings, grounds, etc. , in good condition. . . , • I • Mr ~ Kolb,Jnoved to lay the resolutions on the t 'able, 'which motion was with~awn . , , . }.o1r. J\rmStP9ng, moved ,the preVious question on the passage ot the r esolution and asked tor the yeas and nays. ' Those voting yea were Mr. President and MessrS . Stansel, Gllchrj"st and ArItIStrong •• Those Voting nay were Messrs. J . G. HaiTis, Lindsay, Kolb,lfaralson, and C. C. Harris. 5. The resolutions were lost. By Mr. Armstrong, Resolved that the Experiment Station shall: be under the Direction' ot a Board of Direction, to consist of not less than seven members, as follolm: the President of ,the College, who shall be ex ofticio' Presideht ' of the Board ot Direction; the Protessors o;f Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture, ' whlch shall be khown as <the iocal Board and ot three members of~ the ,Board ot Trustees which shall be known as the Visiting Board. 2nd. It shall be the p.uty· ot the looal Board to prepare trom time to time, the necessary tormulas tor the experiments contemplated under the law as set forth in the Hatch Bill and to furnish t~ F~ S~perintendent with copies of same, together with specific instructions as to how the experiments to be made, giving the objects and purpOse of the same, and to pertorm such other general duties as 'may be re­quired under the law, or as may be directed by the Board ot Trustees . 3rd. It shall Oe the duty ~f the Visiting Board to advise and cooperate with the local Board of DirectQrS, looking to the strict ' compliance with the letter and spirit ot the law as provided in the Hatch Bill. - . . - , I 4th. The said visitj,ng Board shall' meet with tpe - l.'oc8J.~ Bo~ at the Station not' less than once in every three months and the said visiting Board shall be allowed mileage and per ~em of not.}llOre than five dollars per day while traveling . and engaged in such duties • . The resolutions were lost. . ~. By Mr ~ Haralson, Resolved that Mr • • Isaac Ross, in retiring from the semce ot the Board, at the termination of his contract, does so with the confidence and respect ot t:tUs Bo~d as .an. honest, efticient' and faithful -otticer ot the Board. ' The Resolution was unanimously adopted. By Mr. Lindsay, From Committee on the Course of Study, submitted tbe tollowing report, viz: that the head of each Department in the College be requested to make their annual reports to the ?re~ident and' that such parts thereot as may. iii the opinion of the President be ~ valuable to be referred to the .... ~teea, together with ··' the .report of the President, or such part thereof as he may deem, mater ial be printed and a copy of the same be sent to each trustee, .ten days before the annual meeting ~ of the Board. The report was concurred in. By Mr ~ Haralson, Resolved· that in the matter of int.erest amounting to thirty- three .12/1.00 ($33.12) overpaid to Mr . James Smith, the builder: of the main college ' ' building, by the Treasurer that the sum be allowed him and J.. atified by the Board. ,I 210 The res olution was adopted. Also that the item of one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125), the price of a buggy: and harness, ' boUght by Professor Newman for the Experiment Station·'and dis­allowed him by the Examiner of Public Accounts, be allowed - it being understood that Professor Newman has been allowed that amount in settlement of his accounts ~ with the Board of Trustees. Als,p by Mr. Haralson, that the resolution adopted at the last regUlar meeting of the Board Df .Trustees charging, tuitipn to 'students from .other States be and the same is hereby rescinded. ' The,resoluti ons -were adopted. Resolved, That the oftice of Dir8etor and Vice Director~f th&EXperiment Station, be and " the same is ~reby abolished, and the el1til"e con-crol d the Station be and the same ' is hereby vested in the Board of. Direction as heretofore appointed and directed. I£dopted. ' " On motion.. the.' Board adjourned till tomorrow JOOrning 9 o ' clock. '. Auburn; Alabame. , ~ ,loth, 1891 The Board met at 9 o'clock a~m. and there were present Messrs. Armstrong, Gil­christ, Kol b, HaraJ.son,' C. C. Harris, J . G. Harri~, and I.iJ?ds&y'~ : " . Absent the Goyernor of' the State, Bishop, Ligon, Stansel. A quormn. . . . . . . In the ~bsence of the Governor, ~ir. J . G. Harris 'Was called to the chair. • • ~ _ .. . 4 A conmrunication from ~iessrs. D. D. Mcleod, J. O. Pinckard, and V'f. D. Taylor addres'Sed to the Board ot TrU~~~es was read by Mr •• ~trong. :. ...,. ,r • By Mr~ Lindsay', That Tu~sday morning' ot COllJll8ncemeilt be set" apart as' Alumni DaY. I Adopted. By Mr. Haralson, That a change be in the chair of English to that of EngUSh and Political EconoDG"" Adopted. - . ' , v, r By r.h-. Kolb, ReBol ved that' the President of the College, De ' and fie is hereby au~ho-r i Zeid to furnish ~llUSic) Wednesday' night. of Commencement for a ' public banquet . given by the students on that night; ' and that the same be under the direction and supervisi on of the 'Faculty. Adopted. . " . By Mr. Haralson, Resolved that Dr. Lupton be and he is hereby authorized to do such chemical work as will not interfere with his regular college duties and to retain the fees of the Laborator.y under his charge provided the fees shall not exceed five hundred -dollars ($500) annual.l.y, less any breakage or material used in riiak1ng 'bhe analyses . r Adopted. ~ , , . ' j 210 The res olution was adopted. Also that the item of one hundred and twenty five dollars ($125), the price of a buggy: and harness, ' boUght by Professor Newman for the Experiment Station·'and dis­allowed him by the Examiner of Public Accounts, be allowed - it being understood that Professor Newman has been allowed that amount in settlement of his accounts ~ with the Board of Trustees. Als,p by Mr. Haralson, that the resolution adopted at the last regUlar meeting of the Board Df .Trustees charging, tuitipn to 'students from .other States be and the same is hereby rescinded. ' The,resoluti ons -were adopted. Resolved, That the oftice of Dir8etor and Vice Director~f th&EXperiment Station, be and " the same is ~reby abolished, and the el1til"e con-crol d the Station be and the same ' is hereby vested in the Board of. Direction as heretofore appointed and directed. I£dopted. ' " On motion.. the.' Board adjourned till tomorrow JOOrning 9 o ' clock. '. Auburn; Alabame. , ~ ,loth, 1891 The Board met at 9 o'clock a~m. and there were present Messrs. Armstrong, Gil­christ, Kol b, HaraJ.son,' C. C. Harris, J . G. Harri~, and I.iJ?ds&y'~ : " . Absent the Goyernor of' the State, Bishop, Ligon, Stansel. A quormn. . . . . . . In the ~bsence of the Governor, ~ir. J . G. Harris 'Was called to the chair. • • ~ _ .. . 4 A conmrunication from ~iessrs. D. D. Mcleod, J. O. Pinckard, and V'f. D. Taylor addres'Sed to the Board ot TrU~~~es was read by Mr •• ~trong. :. ...,. ,r • By Mr~ Lindsay', That Tu~sday morning' ot COllJll8ncemeilt be set" apart as' Alumni DaY. I Adopted. By Mr. Haralson, That a change be in the chair of English to that of EngUSh and Political EconoDG"" Adopted. - . ' , v, r By r.h-. Kolb, ReBol ved that' the President of the College, De ' and fie is hereby au~ho-r i Zeid to furnish ~llUSic) Wednesday' night. of Commencement for a ' public banquet . given by the students on that night; ' and that the same be under the direction and supervisi on of the 'Faculty. Adopted. . " . By Mr. Haralson, Resolved that Dr. Lupton be and he is hereby authorized to do such chemical work as will not interfere with his regular college duties and to retain the fees of the Laborator.y under his charge provided the fees shall not exceed five hundred -dollars ($500) annual.l.y, less any breakage or material used in riiak1ng 'bhe analyses . r Adopted. ~ , , . ' j 211 By Mr. Kolb, That the sum of five hundred dollars ($500 ~ is hereby appropriated for clerical assistance to the President of the College. Adopted. .. . .. Resolved, That there be appropriated from any unappropriated b~ce of the funds received from th~ State De~nt of Agriculture five hundred dollars ($500) to equip the Culture Greenho~e . Adopted. Resolved, that the sum of sixty-five dollars ($65) or so much thereof as may be necessary be -appropriated to purchase a typewriter for use in the office of the Treas.urer for use in the Office of the Treasurer of the College. Adopted. On motion the Board adjourned until 3 o'clock p .m. The Board met according to adjournment and there 'were present Messrs . Armstrong, Gilchrist, Kelb, - Haralson, ·.n G. Harris, C. C. Harris, Lindsay and Stansel. Absent: the -Governor of the State and ' Messrs . Bishop and Ligon. A quorum. By Mr. Haralson, from Committee on Finance, the Committee on Finance beg leave to report, that owing to the fact that the Examiner of Public Accounts has examined the finances of the College up to this time, which will be embodied in his report to the Governor, we have not gone through with the accounts of the Treasurer as usual and refer to the report of the Examiner wen made as showing a correct statement of ·these accounts. Adopted. ' . Resolved, that the President of the College, is hereby authorized to 'procure an adjustible reading desk for use of Speakers on public occasions. AdOpted. ' Oil motion, the Secretary was requested to inform Mr. Rare, that they nave carefully examined and -investigated his request to have surgeons fees remitted to him and that under all the circumstances they find it impracticable and injudicious to ' co~ ply. with his -request . . Mr. Harris, f'rom the Special CC>IImd.ttee to prepare slit.able memotfal of Mr. Hitchell asked further time for that purpose wich was granted • . . The report when received wtll be spread. upon the minutes • On motion of Nr. Gilchrist, that the correspondence between Colonel Newman and Hr. Isaac Ross, and Which was read to the Board by Mr. Armstrong, be filed with other papers . Adopted. Report of Resolutions By Mr. Armstrong, from special committee: 1. Resolved, ' that the Librar!pn and Assistant Librarian shall prepare 'a catalogue of the Library, including a.:u books on band and all new purchases, t.ogether with reference to authors, and subjects, for printing when ordered; having Governmental publications lIlade on separate list . . . 2. The President also is directed to have a suitable carpet placed in the Library floor . 3. The Library shall be kept open not less thaIi four hours~r day. 212 The r .e " I ~ ,I' J. The Presi dent of the col lege submitt ed hi s annual budgets - as follows : Pres ent Civ . Engineeri ng griculture ngl ' s C er.~is try Hechanic .. Ar t s '. Bi ology , 'H. . , His t ory an 'Latin 50 . lad. a guag .&, ~ ,.. . E is! , l 20q. Slect al ~ Meeh. Eng •. Corrunandant " . 300 . sst. i n Chem~ s t " , 2nd Asst . Chem. 3r d s s"' , . q em. () b. 4t h Asst. Chem. ; Scholarship 5th s t . in Hech. ~ I . ~ , . ts' st Asst . in ~ec h; Arts 2nd sst. nglish & library Ass • in Ag 1culture 1st .If " For eman Dairyman Ni ne Scholarshi p .Al?st • 1 . hysics . . 2 Mathematics ' 1 Agriculture 1 English 1 Botany 1 Engi neering 1 Biology 1 Mech. rts . Asst • .Bot ~ & Sec. of t ati on ~ T easurer 1000 . Sec. Trus t ees 350 . Commut~tion fo ~ house 'r ent for 5 'Prafe'ssor s and President 1250. . 14750. , 10 t i 500 . 500. 10.00. o. 2250 •. ,9050. 1000. 500 • . • t . 1.500. '300 . 500. 800. 1000 . 1500: .1. r 500 . 'SOo. 250 . 1 oo~ , t :300 . '- 1 80. 1800. 1 00. " 2 00 . 1BOO , r- 1$00 . 1500 • , 2QQO . , 1500 . 1~ . ,. joO . ~ 00. 1So0. 500 • ·500 . 250. 1QOO. 9 • 2~50 . -500. '. 1500. 350. 1250. r 37850. , 213 ·Original . Harrill Hatch Agr. Endm..mtent Fund Fund Ft.u1d -Total ' Amt. OVer 14; 750 9,050 8, 000 6, 050 37 , 850 Library 500 500 1, 000 Pri nting & Advertising 350 1000 1, 350 Fuel 300 300 Stationery 150 100 25 Po st age 300 50 350 Insurance 200 200 Servant s, College 400 400 Commencement 125 125 . Grounds , 100 IDO Genl. Exp. , Frts. & repairs 500 500 Hil itary 100 100 Supplies &. labor Expt . Station 2500 1000 3500 Supplie s for Hech. A~s . 1000 100 Equipment , labor, supplie s ,' Chern. 450 750 1200 Equipment, ectrical & I1echanic al Engineering 500 500 Coo erative soil test expts. 400 100 500 Furniture & Equipment 1000 1000 Trustees 250 100 350 Building 750 750 Physi cs 500 500· Contingent 550 72 1150 100 1872 Total $ 21, 075-. 9, b22 15, 000 8000 $53, 697 By l1r. Kolb , Resolved- - that the budgets as reported by the President, be a opted as a whole ; which was adopted. On motion t he Board adjourned sine die. Report of the President F. H. Reese Sec. to Board of Trustees of the Agricultural and Hechanical College of Alabama . · To the Trustees of the A & 1-1 College Sirs: -The present session of the college has been one of gratifying success. The total number of students enrolled during the session was 284, the largest number of matriculates in the history of the college. The order and attention to collegiate duties, have been in general commendabl e, and the health of the students eJtce11entJ for this we have reason to be tharu(ful to an all Wise Proyidence. One death occured, cause by a cadet contracting a contagious diseas~ else~here , ut through the thou htful and prompt action of the surgeon no other student was affected. It may not be improper for me in this report to )';lake -mention of the loss to your 214 ody and to the college by' the death of Col. J . B. Mitchell. The news of his death caused prof.ound sor row-to all t e of icers of the college, who in their intercourse with lim, had ' e~ned u es ec a des eero lim for his high character and for his devotion to the best interests of the instituti on. ': t : - ~ Tre~surer's Report The r eport of the Treasurer shows th~t the debt on the college buildi g amounting to ~p4575 . 75 has been red uc'ed, in accordance wlth your orders, by using such funds as were availabl for building purposes by $3838 . 90 and shOlfS also that the debt of 1180 being the balance due for the purchase of the Chambers prope~vJ, has been paid. There exists therefore now only a debt of $736.85 on the main college building;- which can be readily paid next session. The report also Shows an unexpended balance in hand in the funds received from the State pepart11!ent oJ of Agriculture amounting to $3385. 30. The total expenditures of the department of Agriculture , including farm and daiFY amounted to $11,6 3. 71. The receipts from farm products were $1190 . 49 - from the Dairy $943. 56, making the net cost of the department of agriculture ,$9 , 559,. 66. The department of Chemistry expended $6461. 85, and Mechanic Arts $40f8 . 57 .~ In this connection your attention is called to the State Examiners- report of the result of his examination of the accounts of the Treasurer of t e College an of the Professor of Agriculture . Fina~es I beg to call your attention to a brief statement of the financial condition of the college, with- the limitations and conditions attached to the income from each endowment. 1. The origi'nal e,rrloi'1I1lent -made "by Act 0 Conp"~ss) ap roved July 2nd , 1862, gave to Alabama 30~000 acres of land for each senator and representative, the income of which invested in State bonds, amounting to ~253 , 50D . ~ias b- tj:1e . terms of the act to be used to establish a college whose chief object· was to teach science and its applications, 0 ther arts, as in the wo:ro.s of the act, lito teach such branches of learning as are related to A~riculture and the l1echanic Artsll . The act is very comprehensive and excludes directly no branch of learning. It does not exclude the classics, b t it is positive in beginning military tactics to be taught. • . 2. The endowment of larch 2nd, 1887, of $15,000 per year vias not made for in­struction, but solely for scientific investigation and research respecting the principles and applications of Agricultural Science" and is limited tD this character of investigation. 3. The endo'Wment of ugust 30th, 1890, was given "to be applied only in instruction in Agriculture and the Hechanic Arts, the English language and the various branches of the mathematical, physical, natural and economic science, with special reference to their appli:ation in the in ties of l'fe and to t e faciliti 5 for instruction. This fund therefore cannot be ~ used to pay.for instruction in Ancient or Modern l?nguages. The first installment of $15, 000 of this fund was due the State June 30th, 1890. The second installment of $16,000 is due the state on or before July 31st, 1891. 56- 6/100 of each installment, by Act of the Legi slature is due this college for the education of white students. The amount to ·e received of t e first and second 215 ins tallments can be used only for facilities for instruction and not for the pay­ment of salaries, as the session will have exptre for which the app opriati n was made, \lhen the money is received. 4. The income of the state from the sale of ertilizers , Ivas granted i n accordance With the act of the Legislature for the development of Agricultural and the Mechanic Arts, and on conditi on t hat the chemical analyses of fertilizers should be made free of charge. The income eceived fron the endO\llTlents made by the acts of Congress, are ,further conditioned by the provision that no pa t of this income shall be used for repairs, or f I' building purposes, save "in the act establishing the '?x:pt. Station - 750.00 per ear can De used for building pur:?oses. In t s hedul of appropriatio s to be prese ted fa your consi de atio , the con­diti ns and limitations attac. ed to t lese several funds aTe carefull- con idered and strictI observed. The income fro the State By the Act of the Legisl ature -lo. 270 reducing the cost of ta s , " sufficient for a t on of fertilizer to fifteen cents will be the 1 w after 'Sept mber, 1891, the colle e will eceive from 05000 to ~~60oo per annum, an amount less than one third of What it has eceivod heretofore- note t he la\V reducing t 1 ta fe ~ to 15 c per ton i d not ass - The f&e stanG.s as at re"'ent 50 cts. er ton. , secretaI" . But if the 012 lail shou remain in force and taGs be sold at 50 ets. per ton, thu giving the coll~~ a nuch 111. .J ' "'~ ' ncomo "'Oi' l1v,{t :lea ... , I' ctill woul recommenG that. the expenditures for current expenses from this fund be limited to :;;;5000 and t t the une~{pc ded al~ ce be carefully conserved and appl'o ria ted l'>o.;,· the develo m lt of the depa! '~I' e t 6f Agricul tru (' and Hechanic Arts i 1 construe' iL£: such ernar..e t tnilc~ing~ as ~~e ::'n the pr esent em r ... ·ed b he groivth of t he de ar t..­ments, and as wil in t 18 f, 'ure1!laterially adv nee tht. education" Inter'ost.s of the college. e 8tate la· oe') not inlibi ... t 18 a . plica-L' one of t is fund to building pul oses ; it only requires t:1at it shal_ e used fOl' the develo T"lGnt of the de artiTI3.'1t::; of Agrie ture and t 1e Hechanie rts, as the Trustees may deem best an.1 as the college is now situated, its interests w~ll be best advanced by ap ropriating all available excess ove_ irru:1.ediate necessities to the repair and constructions of ermanent buildi gs ,for the us, 0 the depa tInents of Agriculture and l1echanic Arts . T lere is immediatel required an additional room for the l1acline depa "tment of Hechanic Arts, in order thaI" t 1e entire room now occu')ie the rnaehine an woo work ,ay be devoted to 1100d J'Ork alone . Th" .s room ~Jill cost accordlq; to pl ans s bmitted ~p1800 to :" 2000. I would also recommend that Langdon Hall be encased With bricl\: and )lave a ne,->' front and metal 'roof. This uoul :make ita d able building and diminish the daneer from fire . The changes proposed vlould co t aceoI'din", to the estimates of ai'c:1itect.s :$2150 . 'Ihere is also eeded a culture hou~e , speciall y construe ,;,ed f I' the pu.rposes of investigating the dif,uClses of 1 ts and their remedIes. The Bi olobist h s undertaken 'the stud or cotton rus t and other plant diseases and this cul ture house is required in order to conduct s ccessfull - imrestigations ,of this character. - Plans are here'i'vi th submitted with a estimated cost of $2000 to ~ 2200 . The Professor of Agriculture also states, that additional buil dings needed in hi dopa tment ~1ill cost :;;:1000. Should t e ' ount available b sufficient, when these required buildings are completed , I would. recom I end the constructi on on the colle e campus of a specia building for Agriculture alone - to ontain a l arge /: :;ricul­tural muse ,to be filled with roducts and implements, illustratine the l~griculture 216 of ·this and other countries and furnis ed 1dth of fices for the "WOrk of the Expt . Station. A small building' for assayfng is also needed by the depar·tment of Chem-istry. . Devel opment The present condition of the college gives promise of increased useful-lness in the cause of Education and demands careful consideration that. its eA~ansion should be in accordance with the requirements of the several acts granting its endo~ment, with. what is best for the Educational interests of the State . I recommend that the. following additions be made to the off~cers of instruction. 1st. A Professor of History am. Latin. The Department of English is one of the most i mportant in the college and has so increased in numbers as to demand more assistance . The best relief will be found by combining History and Latin in one department under a competent professor. At present the Professor of English gives instruction in English, Latin, }foral Science and Political Economy. 2nd. That the Adjunct Professor shi p of Modern Languages and History be made the Adjunct Professorship of 110dern Languages and English. p:/t¢./t'Pif./t'P~t~/Y;~/ipt>I4-#~~ ft/;fpf~pppr/pf/Y~t~ftP~/$it~A¢~1 . 3. That there be appointed an adjunct profesoor o£ Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. ~. . That there be appointed a professor of Veterinary .Science. By the appointment of these officers the college will have increased ability to educate more tho ou&hly the youth who may come under its charge and its courses of instruction "tvill be expanded consistently with the conditi ons imposed in t he endowment and with the educational demands of" the State. . TIlese additional officers, would according to the scheme proposed, increase the amount required to pqy salaries by about $3500. Gymnasium As the college is not provided with a gymnasium Whi ch would be a very desirable addition to its educational eqUipment'S, I ask authority to use any income avaii­able and not appropriated to purchase appliances necessary for suitable outdoor exercises. Water and Gas Supply During the year the laboratories of the main building have been ~pplied with -gas and "tvater. This lfas absol utely necessary .as 'other"torise the laboratory 'work required coul not be accomplished. Two .>.tanks holding 5000 gallons have been . placed in the 4th story and hose connected therevuth, capable of reaiing any part of the building, is placed in each floor , thus affording ppotecti on against fire . I would also recommend as a further pr tection to the college property the appoint­ment of one of the officers, living near the col~ege , superintendent of the 'grounds and buildi ngs, who shall have especial care of the same . Scholarships After meeting of the Board held in MontgomerJT Nov. 7th, t here was made conditional - - provision for nine scholarships 11i th salary of $250 each. The students of the graduating class to be appointed to these scholarships , were in accordance with the ~esolution to give assistance from three t o four hanrs each day and also to prosecute post graduate studies. I recommend tnat the order establishing these scholarships be made to apply to the next session. Non- resident Students After the adjournment of the Board at the las~ annual meeting in June 1890 a 217 paper addressed to the Trustees was signed by each member of the Faculty, asking that the order chal'lging non- resident students $40 tuition be suspended for one - year. . This application was approved by eight trustees and by reason of this approval the order \laS not enforced. I recommend that this action be now fonnally ratified and that hereafter no differences be made in the fees charged resident and non- resident students. The principle is generally accepted in t he -A & M Colleges, that by reason of the endo1rJlTlent being a grant from the General Gover nment a'nd not from the State, no difference is made in the fees paid on account of residence simply. The presence of non- resident students enhances the reputation of the college without increasing its current expenses - hence their presence is desired by the Faculty and by the citizens of Auburn who furnish the dormitories and board. Commandant Application lvas made to the Secretary of "Jar for the detail of an officer of the Army to suppl y the place of Lt. J . B. l1cDonald, who has performed the duties of his 0 ffice in an acceptable manner and who se term of service 1r1ill expire next September. The Secretary has ordered Lt. 'Jonas A. Emory to report for duty on - September 1st. Insurance The college building is now insured f or three years for ~p50 , 000 . The Chemical Laboratory and equipment for $12, 000 and Langdon Hall for $3000 and the furniture and equipment of the college for $5000. T'ne f arm buildings are insured for ~2000 and the Chamber s residence for $1000, machinery, e t e., in Langdon Hall for ::Ji50oo. All are insured for three years, save the machinery of the l1echanic Art Laborato~-' and the, Chambers building. Inventori es The reports required by the acts of Congre ss and made biennially to t he Legis­lature should also incl ude a s urunary 0 the inventories of all the college property i ncl uding equipment of eac epartment. In many of the states -this Inventory is made an important part of the annual r eports, and these reports are printed by the Stat e and given-to the colle'ges for distribution. It is to be hoped that our Legisla t ure In b e i nduced to extend' the same liber ality to us . The Ex~eriment Stati on The gricultural Experiment Station uas organized as a department of the college unde~ , a Board of irection , composed of the President of the college and f ull officers of t he Station. TI1e Soard hol ds r egular meetings an is require I i n 0 der t o secur e unity on purpo se s to confer al:d determi e t he Experiment ation and research ,>1 ich shall be undertaken and adopt each -ear a definite ::'ine 01' wor <. 1! \/or ing u ' der" his ~ani z tio bel.'8 are no special duties for a Di:rec.to Dr Vice-Dir cwr and in fact s far , no one person has perfom d t e. gen 'al directive uties 0 the Z:iI..-pt ,. Station 1 ieh t e title of tha.t officer indicates, the dutie s assigned to a dire inr being in this college given to a Board of Direction as they are also i som of the A & 1-1 college s i n other stat e",. \~le t her e is mue: detail wor. to be done i n connection with the general corres­pondence of the Expt. Station, the dist ributi on of bulle tins to farmers , and the care of the Library, ·there is also mora i' rk of a si1nilar character to b ' done ' in eonnectipn 1-1ith the college and its Libra y. Eco orny ~lOuld. r equire that these duties should be performed by one per on and efficie'ncy '--ould be 'proIjloted by having the vwrk done in r (jffi at" t e college accessible t all the offic rs. ulletin No. 23 section .f the periments. Coopera ive Experiments of 29 different fan ers in di.:'ferent " the Station b.y can ucting coope ative, ex- <, Dai,r\J By the conditions of the contract, the term of service of Mr. T. Ross, 1st Asst. gricu turist eX'Pires on Jul 1st of this year , l-lhila as s t . \'0SS has fait f ull' erforme the duties as signed 1im by our contract, the cos t of the e erimen of co c uctine a dair on, t..'he cal c lled :'01' t.he II ittsn -at,re ~l11e lk has . roved. +...00 gr "at to jll~t i '\ a r ecommendation of i;t,.s c r. in:.1ance . The buildi ngs and a pliances' lvill jus ify the .employment of a Dairym.an for the purpose of . making special experim nts in f eeding stock, an in the produ.tti n of butter. These experiments should be conduc ted so as to be of practical benefit. Without ~ncurring a large outl ay. It is ifell to observe that the f arm does not conmtut e the station, but only one of the accessories , .and not the most im ort ant one , fa t. e oon i '(;10n5 'wh ' cll. ' influe.ce field e~~eriment s carulot be controlled anP, are f 'equently i nconclusive. The labo atories • .Ji th cuJ-;ture .greenhouse uhere conditions' can be controlled and exact methods followed, and by iihich all important agricultural discoveries have been made , constitute the important applian es of' t he s t ation. And ldthout the aid of these laboratories well equipped and well manned, but little benefit to scientific a riculture can be made or oped for by field experiments al one. Hence the vrisdom and necessity of ahTays connecting a station wi. th a college - so vrell is the ivisdom of t his union of college and station now r ecognized that in :Europe where the experi ence has been greatest, the chief work o~ many important sta ions is now concentr ated in col lege labor torie s. Our obj ec t should be to improve the quality of the "t-lOrk done - no.t in attempting to po ularize the station by lowering the scientific charaoter --lith lumerou s· r actical experiments but by cont rasting the scope. of i nvestigati on and. maldng it more sci entific. Poul try House The Board appropri ated in June 1890 ~450 to build and stock a poultr,r house or yard. As the money appropriated for that purpo se was not ' expel ded or avail­abl e until the month ' of April; I advised that its expenditure shou d be deferred until the present meeting . I respectfully state that the present plan of adding another class of experiments to the station i s in my 0pL~ion not well advised and therefore I recommend that lie should rather contract and make more scientific 219 what we have undertaken. Association of Agricultural Colleges I beg to report that the me-eti:ng of the Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations, held at the University of Illinois in November, 1890, was at tended by Professor Atkinson .and myself, and that in June , 1890, on a .call by telegram from the chainnan of the Executive Committee, I reported at .. lashington to confer with office s from other colleges in regard to the bill then before Congress. The. actual and necessary expenses incurred during t.l1e visit were paid by the college. The Association of Agricultural Colleges convenes at stated periods and should have at each meeting one or more representatives from this college. Professor Atkinson, has also in the prosecution of his experimental work and investigations relating to cotton rust, visited farms in different sections of the State and I have approved his account for necessary expenses incurred. N"ith your sanction I will continue to approve 'the payment of expenses incurred in these visits , made for scientific observation. I present here wi~ the reports of the officers of instruction, £iving detailed statements of their. department , their \-lark and their "tvants, to whic_ your attention is respe ~tfully invited. The Faculty a ter due examinat,ion recommend that the post graduate degr.ee of Haster of Science be conferred on the follovdng students: Daniel GiJ.lis John Hrumn nd . Li~t~e Andrew Manly Lloyd Robert Ernest Noble James Fielder Nilkinson And that the degre~of Bachelor of Science be conferred on the following under­graduates: . La1-l!'ence ~arne st Baker Harrison enton Frank Jaryis Bivins Leaborn ~im Buckalew James Alb{3!'t Cox J ame s Na tp.aniel Dean Walter Ed¥ard Fitzgerald \lilliam Nprman Glass Charles Bpwls Glerm Clifford ~Roy Hare Beverly Franklin Harwood Charle s C~cero Johnson John Calv~n Kimball Frank AII~mony Lupton William A1.ldley l1arshall Alexander -pawling ~Lennon Uill:1am Henry Oates Petit Reynolds ~'lilliam Edtvard Reynolds Ro ert Charlton Smith r / / 220 They also recommend that the honorary egree of Civil ngine,ering be conferred on J . Mc eid 0 Texas an the honorary degree of Master of Arts on ~alter C. Whitaker of Mont gomery. A & N College Auburn, .A:la. June 8th, 1891. _ Respectfully, Wm. leRoy Broun President The forego"ng is a copy of the report of the president of the college. F. M. Reese Sec . , _ t, • Report of Treasurer for the fispal ear ending June 1st, 1891. To Balqnc June 1st, 2891 " Endowment Account II Errors xpense acct. " " Insurance II " " Equi ment 11 II " Printing " " Library Acct. 1/ Surgeons" " Fuel Sold {reptd. ( " ( 11 ( ,II By Amt. paid S'a.lax:hes Acct. II " " Expense It " II II Music II College Account Receipts by Examiner) II It ) II 11 ) II II' ) Disbursements " II II Special Appropriation Acct. " II " Equipment Acct. (College) " 1/ " l1iIi tary " " " II T~ustees II II " It Postage II " " " Print i ng " " " II Insurance " " II II Servants " 'II II 1/ s t ationery " II II II Fuel II II II II Grounds " " II II Library II II " II Bills Payable II 1/ II SUrgeons Acct. Bal ance r $ 806. 50 20280. 00 37 . 58 75. 25 6. 00 8. 60 454. 00 1118. 00 2. 50 $ 227lr8 .43 $ 16032. 50 865. 40 100 .. 00 93 .. 00 1096. 00 110.63 182. 42 182. 68 3.30 . 47 312. 50 ' 310. 50 50 . 75 189. 02 105. 96 32'2. 08 l180 ~ 00 1118. 00 206. 52 i22788 .43 AGRICULTURAL FUND Receipts • To Balance June 1st, 1890 f " Experiment Sta. error reported by Examiner /I Amt. received from Commissioner /I" /I Chemical Dept. If" II Societies Disbursements " By Amount paid Salaries " " II Equipment & Cur. Expenses Expt. Sta. " " "Labor II II If Farm and Labor II If II Equipment Departments II II "Chemical , " II II II Agricult urC!,l Huseum II II 1\ FieldExp~r.iments II II " Hechanic Art:;i Dept. H II 11 Biology . , II H II Botany II II II Balance ANALYSIS ACOOUNT Receipts-. To Bal. June 1st 1890 • It Amount received from Prot .. Lupton r Disbursements . By amount paid Real Estate (Bills Payable) " " ' . ... • . Building ~. - " It "Prot. Lupton $ 42].2 •. 87 11.29 18800·.33 69.08 121.50 $ 6487. 57 1182. 78 897. 37 1809.09 5887. 71 958. 45 93095 399. 19 1128. 57 500. 00 485. 09 610.00 450.00 610. 00 15>. 00 300.00 REAL ESTATE (Bills P:.q ~ble). . . ' Receipts To Amount received Analysis' Account " ., tI Incidental" .. II .. . -Expe Ilse II . '. Disbursements I By amount paid Real Estate (Bills Payable) BUILDIllG ACCOUNT Receipts . To Error reported by Elauniner " Sale Building Material 610.00 562.50 7.50 1180.00 1. 00 .- 121 • .35 221 $ 23215. 07 i9~ 29. 77. 3385. 30 , 1060.00 1180. 00 1180. oo 222 To amount Fam Products 11 II Dairy n II tt Incidental Fees tt n Diploma Fees , ' tt tI An~sis AecOunt .. II U. S. Fund . ' Balance paid by Treasurer, By Balance due June 1st 1890 11 Amount paid Snith (Contractor) Interest College Account Agricultural Fwxl Analysi s Account Incidental Fees Farm Products DairY Products Sale Diplomas BuilditlE Material U. S. Fund Disbursements RECAP~TUIA TION Receipts Error Building Account, reported by Examiner College Account. Agricul tunl n Analysis .. -, Disbursements Real Estate (Bills Payable) Building Account Balance * ' LIABILITIES OUTSTANDING To Building Account due TreaSurer tt Chemical " tt Biology U $ 1190 . 49 943. 56 567. 50 115. 00 150.00 " 750.00 ~ 736. 85 3789.01 587.00 195.14 $ 22188.43 23215.07 1060. 00 1130.00 1190. 49 943. 56 li5.00 l2l. 35 750.00 1.00 22581. 91 19829.77 300.00 liBc. OO 3838.90 136.85 303.01 '2li>.OO Respectfull1 'SUbmitled, !' ' J _ 4575. 75' 4515.15 $51314. 90 411)) . 58 3584.32 51311i.90 ' 1280. 46 I E. T. Glenn, .Treasurer HATCH FUND FooM JULY 1st 1890 ro JUNE 1st 1891. Receip.ts To U. S. Treasurer tI Amount received Dairy Dept. Disbursements By A100unt paid Salary Account ft tl tI Incidental $ 15000.00 6.50 $ 1395. 00 " 203. 69 $ 1.5006 . ~ 0 u By amount paid Dairy . . n " •• Botany .I.I .... .I.t Library .. Printing " .. tI Stationery II .If Postage' ,. " " " < 'Biology \I " It BUilding . " " SOil Test: .(- ,. . Correspondenoe:oroered of record: Mr. I. Ross . Dear Sir: $1173. 0.7 15.18 543. 73 939.34 71.67 86. 36' . 226."~8 750..00 $ 11405.92' )600.. 58 1~o.6. 50 , , . •E ". : T. .. Glenn, Treasurer Alabama Polytechnic Institute A & M College Auburn, Ala. !. Qet·." -16th,- 1890. ~. J 22). . The misunderstanding between you and Professor Newman .should be settled ,by mutua1. 'friends. I thel'etoi-e 'ask you.. to place i.ri flffY hahds the corre­spondence 'With> authority. ,to' 'conter with Professors Lup.ton and .snith !and to. agr~ to abide by the result of. our conference. , ,A." .similar letter is. addressed to Prof essor Newman. . . " " WIn,. ~!~y Broun., : ... ' Auburn, ' ~ Oct. Dr . ~. Ilaroy Br()ti~ , .. . .. ! ; Dear Sir. .. 1 • , In· replY to yours ofthB 16th inst. '.suggestmg -,that I Submit the correspondence upon what you term ·"The misunderstanding" between' Profe.sscir Newman ani myself' to yourself. Et als, -has been duly considered,. and in reply say· - That I highli appreciate' your kindly tendered sern:ces, and the lnotives actuating you in the ,ma't'ter'- ' BUt to be' cardid wi'th you,. I ,pnist s8:JT there is .no msunders'tanding between Pn;tesS)r Nawiaan and JDYself; 'and .has placed on recOrd charges insinuating 'agnnst ~ lihich have not, nOl' cannot be sUstained b'y proof, at 'le'ast ha has persistently ref"used' to show' any 'disposition to dos:i; - hence, 'I-'cannot -and' will ato:t 'submd.t' ·to any interevention: wliich does not 'clear . the records in unequivocal tams, and ' the effort iri this~ direction should, come trom Prof. Newman." ' . Very' respecttunY; '. ISaac Ross ... , 224 To The Hon. Board of Trustees of the A & M College. Auburn, Ala. June 8th 1891. ~ . Dear Sirs: _ You will find rq official report of the current year in the hands of Dr. Broun, to which I call your ICare.tul attention; and further ~k to call your attention to the fact that at your last annual meeting Dr. Browr allowed the report of the Director of the Expr. Station to pass unchallengeq into your hands, and the s~ 1i.a~ made a part of the records of that session. This report does me great injustice and smuld be either sustained by Specific charges and specifications or expunged from the record,- and it is to this end that I ask your consideration. ·'lb.e' attacheii ~cbTrespondence will show tha~ I have exhausted all honorable means to attain the end desired. Hence, I mw come to you and ask that you open an avenue through. which a fair and impartial investigation may be had, or that you order the report expunged from the record. Ross' first. co1llJl11.1lti.cation to _.1'. $. New.m.an. (1) Prof. J . s. Ne~an. Dear Sir. Your Obedient Servant Isaac Ross As' ~fessor of Agriculture. in the A & M. College" you on June 4t h, '1890, made a report of that department to the Presi4ent( 1;0 be haMed to t he Board ot Trustees of 'B.aid institution in which you 'criticise- and make invidious comparisons in reference to the department of lflich I haye speci,al charge. I call your attention to several statements therein made using your own language, as given in quotation aar~, ' and respectfully ask ani demand as a matter of justice to myself that you give the facts, the specifiC items entering into and forming the basis of the statements therein made. First, To wit,- "A defect in the facilities which is seriously felt by both the professor and students is ~the irIlprac.ticabili ty of giving the desired instruction in the Stock and Dairy department' Without inf'ringement upon ;erivate iI\terest protec.ted . by contract. " Second, To wit,- "The zeal and efficiency of the t-wp -assistants have been in.as striJd.rJg contil"a..st a:s t.he ditference ,in their salaries. The eff icient one receives $650.00 and the' ,inefficient one -$2000. 00. " . Third. To wit - "You pay al~ expenses .and' receive only; a portio.n :of the proceed~. " Fourth.. To wit - "No ~tter how mnest men ar~ when ~ ... private'" interest clashes With the public, e~n thoUgh they may not be conscious of the fact, 'the public interest VIill. suffer. " . In reply to the 2nd, 3rdr 4th, quotations to which special attention is called, examine my contract and' "present ,the facts" specif.ically wherem I have been inefficient or derelict in duty, Ol: diverted., or utilized arry public laterest to rrrr O'Wn" benefi..t. Fifth, To' w:t.t - Valuable f experiJlents will be . 'conQuct'ed in which the whole peop-le will be :i,nterested. additional facilities for instruction opened to students in the ~ll~ge 8J1d visiting fazm:!rs." Have I ever evaded or refused to render every facility possible for the gratification of ~nquiring visitors, and to make faithful experiments upon orders' 8JIlinating from the proper authority, and in due fonn? If so, please state specifically. Sixth. To wit - "Several feeding e:xperiments were ordered in January last but results have not been reported. Judging from personal observation of the manner of conducting the se experiments no reliable r esults were obtained. II Did you ever verbally or otherwise indicate when reports upon experiments, herein referred to, were to be handed in? And was it not but a few weeks before handing in your report that they were completed? Seventh. 22$ To wit - "I respectfully submit that a mixture .of priyate and publi c interest under the contract under which this department is conducted ha s not resulted f avorably to the latter. II Do you. mean. by t his s t atement to convey the idea that I have knowingly taken advantage of the tems of the contr act for private gain, or that you simply set up your judgment in opposition to the unanimous. action of t~ Board of Trustees? . - Isaa"C R<?ss Newrnail's. reply , to Ra\ ss' fii-st. communication: · (1) Mr. Isaac Ross. Dear Sir. Your" comunication of the 1$th inst. by Gen. Armstrong. The report to which you refer is official and not personal. It simply conveys to the Board of Trustees such information and recomendat;ons as ::'J113 duty as an officer in charge of, and responsible for, the work of the station called for. I t expre saas my . opinion of the po1iq of contracting with employees in the Station work ' and iIi no way refiected or was intended to refiect upon yo1t;t" hones1;.y qr . integri ty or your faithfulness in complying with your contract. My opinion would be the same -no matter 'Who. the contracting party was. The report deals with principles and questions of public poiiqy: am. seeks to point.,out what, . in my opinion, _the beBt.:~tere~ts of r t.bI3 ·Station l?Ju¥"e.- -This wa~ p~mp~,d . so-leli. "'; by the deep interest which I .felt in I?~moting the 'usefulness of the Ta>rk of t he Sta tion and College. · . - . . , . .. ; : -- . ' : t p.' v .. .. . Ross I . No. 2. Auburn, Ala. Sept. 4th, 1890. Prof. J . S. Newman. Dear Sir. Yours of the 2200 ult. wa2! prontptly delivered, but owing to pressing duties at that time, am your kmwn absence, reply thereto has been delq~. Your general disclaimer sounds very weil, but I fail to see wherein 'the cliB.rges· pera:milly made in your report (to which your at,tenti on was duly called in Iff3' fir at note) are in arry way modified 0F.:lexp;Lained. More especi.aJ.ly paragraphs nos. 2, 3, &. 4. It is to these I . !1gain call your special at~n~~on" and as~ that you so amend y.0~ report as ~ give the .~ac~..J wh.i.ch" frOm your standpomt authorized the .statements .. tperein made. . Ani as no. 2, . Wbich is as toU:on, ~ "The zeal. & e~ficiency of- t~ tJ19 assistapts J\ave been in as strild.'ng contrast as the difference in. their -salaries. ~ eff iciept · ODe receives $6~ .OO· and .the inefficient #2000.00.-" does not apply in .arty way to, the' "'~ublic. policy" of t he." Inst1't ution, but, ~~ purely per~na1. I insis,t upon its r e traction in, toto, or . ~~ificat~~ns. upo~_ 1b~ .we can take .i ,sue. I do not consider _that Y0uf positl.On. ~s- Profes~r or Agricl,llture. secur.ep to you jihat degree ot imperialism whiCh p1ac~s you beyond the rejl~l¥lble· dem~m4s of the humblest employee or ~he insti 1uti~n, (wpich you ,,?o!lcede that·, ~ am in yours of the 2200 u1 t . ) .' ' . (. Respectfully yours, Isaac Ross . 226 Newmanl S Mr. Isaac Ross. Dear Sir. , Referring to yours of the 4th inst. As to amending or retracting any portion- of my report, which has been accepted by, and is the property of the Board of Trustees, I could nei ther amend nor retract it if I 'WOuld, nor would if I could. I consider that my answer to your first complaint covers the whole ground, am is all that Qne g~ntleman, ~bou:J.d ask of. ano,ther. You can rest assured that whenever I intend to refiect upon YOll'''Personal1:y-, I will addre ss you personally am not the Board of Trustees. (' I Very respectfully. s. Newman ' ~f. J . S~ Newman. '" Dear' Sir.: . , fi Referrii1g to yom;s or the 19th inst. in 1tJ.ich-,:ou say "As. to ameiiding or retz:oacting ~ portj;on of my "report, whiC;h has, b~Qn"" . , accepted-by, 'am is the property O;'f ,'t1\e BoaTd o~ Tru~s, ,I could neither 'ameJld nor retract -if 1 wOulci, nor -WOUld if I could. If I insj.st is not a sa1(isfactory , _ reply to my note of the 4th inat. calling your attention to i t ans 2, 3, &: 4, and more particular17 to No.2, which in no wise relates to the .I{'ublic p£licy" of the institution. I ag~in aSk -itS- ~traction or that you give .1nstances and . reci fications in each, which authorized the statement. In justice to myself consider thisno'tEIiig ~ -nor ~'-tltah "one gentleman should ask of another." ,1 Isaac Ross. " r. r " 227 10 A.M. ' and the ot hers .fran 2' to. 4 P. N':) ~ 'SO , 1, was mi'staken in mY statement , of your "item" no . 1. and will a~ once ,take advan~~g~ C?!_ the facilities .lor practical instruction ~n the "stocky&rd, and Dairyn. .No. 2.. You ',will remember that I called on yOU" to do a li:ttle clerical' 'WOrk, .to w:hich you replie(i, "This is not my'.business"-. Your. assignment as an assistant, thus reduced me practa­cally to one since I, of course,wbuld not caJ."l upon you again after such reply. Do you -think you would have, made such reply if employed &:S an assistant am oot secured iri your. position by contract? NO. 4. ' Is a statement of a general pr'inci­pIe of human nature, uhiversally reco'gnizea, aM used:to enforce -the 'bad policy of the contract. You have already told that it did not reflect upon you personally. Your early attention will oblfge. Yours. .Resphct:fu11y, J. S. Newman. Ross' No. 4 Auburn, Ala. oct. ' 15th, 1890. Prof. J. S. Neliman. . , Dear S:jx. ' .' Yours of. the 6th inst. receivea, am in reply' say that "Since", according to lj,ur standard, my communication of the 25th ults. is "couched in. more respecttul anguage", and pertained to matters now personal. You had no right, in a pretended reply thereto, to engraft a quasi official communi­cation. Hence I ask you ,to sever the two. Assuring you that upon proper official request I will do all in my power to afford you ever,y facility possible in your class observations or practice. If not practicable to do so at the time, I will endeavor to give you good and sufficient reasons therefor. Your seaning inexcusable ignorance, of what is permissable and proper, 1lnder the con­tract, cIearly shOws ~ur stolid indifference to, or inefficiency in promoting the interest of my department, in accordance with the letter ani intent of the action' 0'£ the Board ot; Trustees. Which certainlY may be done without infringing . upon... rq pravate interest. And t~r .. 'you Under 'the circumstances; at this late day, to cane With seeming !EileleSS ' ~l1.eity: am iimocency and say ~If. so, I . was mistaken in my statemen or your em no. 1" is too ridiculous and absurd for r espect£Ul ' crit:ie1sm~ ~ As to your co'mments on no. 2.. I admit the-language quoted "That it was not my business" to perform the task asked 'Of mEl' 'at' that . time, for you certainly had no ~ght ' {contract or po' contrac~) under the. action of the visiting Committee to command my services. Before my duties were increased by the Committee you' well know' I never f~led to perforlP.' proinptq am efi'.iciently every task assigmd to me without regard to the extent or character thereof. And yet when our o.fficial relationship was changed, ~ I · for a while was being taxed to the utmost of my physical ability, in faithful effort to promote the­practical agricultural interest that had been committed to me. You seek to take advantage of my refusal to obey your unautmrized demands, in a truckling subservient way, to make it the basis of the slanderous charges' in paragraph no. 2. T.h~ contract feature referred to in this connection (in a manner most contemptible) has no bearing whatever. ' Your comment on paragraph No. 4. I allow to pass,' as it is very evident that you are' seeking ' to· make everything' general and offiCial, to avoid the force of personal liability for the un:­authorized charges you have made against me.' I have now followed you seria- .tive, and I think f'ully met the issues made, though fatiguing to patience and restraining to a just indignation.; If you were as ' fair in the interpretation of your own English, as you are in admitting the degre'e of respectfulness of my last communication, this matter colild and l«>uld have been eilied long since. By the tem "more respecti"ultt you charge t hat the preceding' communications were di srespectful. ' Which ! , deny and challenge any impartial ·criticism. It is a reflection upon my common intelligence to s~ that paragraph No. 2 is not 228 personal and. highly offensive in l'anguage. You. -say, "No Q!/ence has been givsll. . or intended. " 1nd, yet you :1ntensii'y -its perBOnality atd' offens;Lveness' by saying in yours of the 19th ults.. that yPU "could-not, - nor wti:uld j.f you e.oul.d." amend - or retract any part of i t~ (Your report) . :: You have,-.as' it were, sworn out a warrant', and so far as 'yo~ oou;td, fil-ed· an indie'tlDent' agJlinst. me .. (the onlJ one on record)· unsustained by eharges,~ and spec1fic~tions . To!1W no offence has been given ox 'intended, and yet no 'retraction or. honorable 'amends, str:i.p:s the as-sertion of every semblance' 01 sinceri.tY and exhibits a degree of unmanliness , which at once excites 'faelings 'of ,camm:ing1-ed pity and rcontempt~ ~ - 'T J ". ' _ _ .. Respecttully. 'Isaac ROss • • '~". No .. 4 • Oct. 20th, 1890. Mr. Isaac Ross. ..0 Dear .Sir"., The character of yours of the 13th inst • .forbids furt.her notice on my part. Our social and official relations will- cease Wi th this date. We will pass and repasEt in: future .. as strangers. -, . -_ Respecttiilly. ' J. S. -Ne1l1l&ll Montgomery, , Ala. Jamary 13th, 1892. j ~. t 1". :c. .., At a c'alled meeting bf the Board of Trustees 01.""-the Agrieultural. tam. Mechanical-' College of Alabama. he~d 'in the EXecutive office at the .Gapit.-ol on January" 13th" 1892. ~.call of,the roll of the roll ~he~ . l$re _ p~sE!ntl - ; ,. - - J'" - ,~ + -. , .-. Thos. 0. Jones, ' ,(}overnor ot the ... State ani 'Ex-Qff .. J . G-. ' Ha.rri~, Supt. of EducatiPn ,and President-of the Board .... 'l. Messrs. A.rmstrong~ ' Gilchrist, Ligon.-and -Lindsay. I Absent: Messrs. Bishop, Kolb, Harris:, 'Haralson, and stanse);. A quorum being present, 1the JTesident of the college utrdtted 'the following report. f ., • To the Board of .Trtrstees of the A & M College , 'l 'Lv' I respectfully . report that George .B. 'Bryant resigned the off ice. of: Director of the Laboratory , of Mecnamc Arts Sept. 16th l89x; and,that with 'the approval of the .Faculty I temporarily appointed 1st ' Asst. J,. J . Willmore to the-vacant position and promoted ,D .. H. Blakey .tor- the position of. 1st. Asst. I -recommeoo that these appointment.s be confirmed' and <that InstI11ctors WillmoreJ and Blakey he' granted the salaries\ assigned to the posi tion-s ~h6Tj pd:W fill. ' , On the 1st of October Jas. 'S. Newman' presented his resi-gnation of the ' office. of Professor o£ Agriculture and AgricUltrist to take effect Januar.y 1st 1892. That vacancy remains' to be tilleq,.In order to be .able to recommend to you a suitable office~ ~~r the vacan~pOsftion ~ich by college law is made the -[ P - j-