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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1899Alabama Pe1ytechnic Institute Auburn, -' Alabama June 12, 1899 71 The Board of Trustee-s ' ef the A1abari1a Pe1ytechnic ',Institute met inJ the-Ce1lege L1brary Menday, June 12,1899, at 9:30 a.m. .. r :t Present: Hen. Jehn W~ Abercr...
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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1899Alabama Pe1ytechnic Institute
Auburn, -' Alabama
June 12, 1899
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The Board of Trustee-s ' ef the A1abari1a Pe1ytechnic ',Institute met inJ the-Ce1lege L1brary
Menday, June 12,1899, at 9:30 a.m. .. r :t
Present: Hen. Jehn W~ Abercrombie, Supe~endent cf Educatien, &c Officio.
• Deeter T. H'. Frazer - . -
Mr.N. P. Renfro.
Heh~ Jenathan Har1asen
Hon~ Thomas Williams
Hon~ J. A. Bilbro.
Rev. W. C. Whitaker
Mr. Tancred Betts
Upen request, Han. J enathan Haralson acted as President pre tem", and Reverend W. C.
~bitaker as Secretary pre tern.
Treasurer E. T. Glenn presented his repert, which was read, in part, and en motion
was referred to. the Finance Cemmittee. (Page 129)
President Wm. LeRoy Breun read his annual repert, whicli, en metion, was referred
to. a special cemmittee censisting ef Messers. 1.nitaker, Williams, Betts, g}d hazer.
(Page 119)
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The Budget ef Apprepriations for the year 1899-1900 was prevented by President
Breun, and, en metion, was referred to. the Finance Committee • . , .
The -reperts and inventeries ef the v:arieus de}!lartments, ef the Institute were re-ceived
and filed.
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The Beard th'en ' adjeurned~ until Tuesday, ' J1llle 13, ~ 9 a.in. t
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn, · Alabama.
June 13, 1899
The Board of Trustees of th.e Alabama Polytechnic Institute met in the eollege
Library, Tuesday, June 13, 1899, at 9 a.m.
Present: j. ·His Excel,lency 'Jas. F .. . J ohnst'Dn; President 'Ex Off~cio
John ~f • Abercrombie, Supt .of Education, Ex Officio •
J. G. Gilchrist .
F. M. Moseley
W. K. Terry
T. H. Frazer
N. P. Renfro
Jon. Haralson
Thos. Williams
J. A. Bilbro ' ..
W. C. Whitaker
Tancred Betts
12 Full Board
The Committee on Report of the · President of the Institute reported the following
" resolutions, which were adopted:
1. That the President of the Institute be authorized to receive six (6) Cuban
students_ without pa~ent of tuition fees . (See page 122) '. ~
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2. That the President of the Institute be authorized to use the halls of the
Literary So~ieties for College. purposes. J (Page ,123)
3. That a Laborator y Fee of five ($5) dollars per session be charged in the
Junior and Senior Classes , . 1..""1 the" Departments of Chemistry a:nd Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering. (Page 123)
4. That one hundred ($100) dollars be granted Professor F. S. Earle for a
conveyance to be used for College purposes only~ (Page 124)
5. That t he President of the Institute be authorized to make necessary improvements
for the Chemical Laboratory, the Forge and Foundry rooms, an d the
Library. (Page 124)
6. That the Department of Animal Industry be and hereby is established and
placed under the charge of the Professors of Veter inary Science and Agricultur e,
and the appropriation be made as recommended. (Page 125 & 134)
7. That the appropriation recommended for an Assistant in Horticulture be
and hereby is granted. (See Budget, Page 134)
8. That post-graduate stUdents not holding scholarships shall hereafter be
charged the same fees as other students. (Page 123)
9. That the President of the Institute be and hereby is authorized to purchase
annually two medals, at a cost of ten ($10) aollars each, for the use of the Literary
Societies, to be awarded as may be determined by the Faculty . (Page 123)
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10. That the Libra~ be enlarged as recommended. (Page 124, ,No.4)
11 •. That B. ,S. Patrick be, and hereby is, appointed as Commandant. (Page 121)
12. ,That B. H. Crenshaw be made Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Mechanical
Drawing. (Page 126)
13. That an assistant in the Departments of Animal Industry and Horticulture, respectively',
shall be appointed by the Professor of each of these Departments,
with the approval of the President of the Institute. (Page 126)
14. That all Instructors and As sistants whose positions are not ' subjectto the
action of the Faculty, be and hereby are re-appointed. ~Page 126)
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15. That the Faculty are authorized to grant honorary scholarsh~ to worthy non,
reisdent students .who comply with the conditions presc~lbed inthe catalogue.
16. That the President is authorized to employ additional assistance in the De'
partment of English, if necessary. (Page 123)
17. That it is advisable tb lessen the experiments in cotton and increase those in
grasses and , other f.orage crops. '
The following resolutions were rejected by the Board:
That five hundred ($500) dollars be and hereby is granted for the employment of an
additional Assistant in Chemistry. Lost. (Page 127)
That one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars be appropriated out of any available
funds, to pay the traveling expenses of two representatives' of this Institute to
the National Educational Convention to be held in California this summer. Tabled.
(Page 126)
The Finance Committee made report, recommending that the Treasurer's report be
spread upon the Minutes. So ordered.
Also, that the Budget of Appropriations for the year 1899-1900 be considered by
the Committee of the Whole, and as adopted, with amendments, if any, be spread
upon the Minutes. So ordered.
The Board, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the items of
the Budget seriatim.
Consideration of Budget
Moved that the appropriation for salary of the Treasurer of the Institute be reduced
to twelve hundred ($1,200) dollars. Lost. Ayes 5, Nays 7.
Moved that the appropriation for Treasurer's Assi stant be struck out. Carried.
Moved that the appropriation' for Record of Trustees be changed to appropriation for
sala~ of Secreta~ of Board, and the amount reduc ed to one hundred ($lOOt dollars;
also, that R. W. Burton be elected Secreta~ of the Board. Carried.
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The Budget as amended, was adopted and ordered spread upoh the Minutes.
Moved that the. resolution numbered ,l4 in these minutes (See Page ll7, . Res. No~ > 14)
be amerided so as to except the Superintendent of the Farm from its provisions.
Amendment adopted, and the Board proceeded to elect a Superintendent of the Farm.
Mr. Renfro norilinated R. W. Phelps
Mr. Moseley nominated T .• U. Culver
Messers Terry and Bilvro acted as tellers.
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A vote was taken, with' the follmdng result: £Iir. Culver received eight (8) votes,
and Mr.. Phelps four, (4) • .
Hr. Culver was declared elected Superintendent of the Farm.
~6minations for Treasurer being declared in order, Governor Johnston nominated
E. T. Glenn.
There being no other nomination, ,Mr. Glenn was declared elected Treasurer of the
Institute.
Election of Surgeon being next in' order, Mr. Renfro nominated Dr. 'J. H. Drake, Sr.
and no ' other name being presented, Dr. Drake was declared elected.
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A communication from Professor B. B. Ross was received and filed.
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Adjourned sine die.
je i Alabama Polytechnic ~stitute
Au.b1,lrn, Alabama
June 15, 1899
The President of the Board appointed the following Trustees' as members
C omm.:Lt tee on the Experiment ,Station: N., P ~ Renfro,i Opelika,_ Chairman
.. .J. G. Gilchrist, Hope -Hull
.; T. · H., Frazer, l"lobile __
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of the
Entered on the minutes by order of His Excellency Joseph F-. Johnston, President.
R. W., Burton, Secretary
Report of>. the President to the Trustees
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In presenting this Annual Report of the College, I am gratified to state that there
hav~ been enrolled during the sessi.on, 357 students. -. Of these ,- 1$ were graduates,
46 were seniors, .63 were juniors, 72 were sophomores, 62 fres.hmen, 58 special and
irregular, with 38 sug-freshmen who are candidates for the freshman class, not yet
fully prepared. , ;
Of the total number, 19 were young.: women; who were generally in the junior and senior
classes. During this session they, as heretofore, by their diligent application,
set a commendable and inspir.ing example to the 'other students 'of the College. Their
good work received the unqualified approbation of the Faculty.
The average age of the students at the time of admissioh .was .. 18 .years and 4 months.
Forty-six counties of Alabama sent 303 cadets, and twelve othe~ states and countries
were represented by 56 student5, ' including 28 from Georgia, 10 from Florida, 8
from Tennessee, ' 2 from Louisiana., -and -one fr.()m··eacn ·of- the following: ' 'Missouri,
Vi rginia, Texas, Mississippi, and South Carolina, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba.
The number of students pursuing the studies of the different Departments was as
follows:
In English
" Latin & History
" Mathematics
" Chemistry
" Physics
fl Agriculture
II ,Civil Engineering
" Electrical and Mechanical Engineering .
"1 Pharmacy .
II _ Vet:erinary Science
254 '
180 _
266
160
133
108
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47 .
31
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The health of the cadets has been generally good, in a large degree owing to ·the
efficient care of the surgeon; though it"is a Gause ·of regret to announce the
death of three students during the year, a number exceeding the total deaths of
all the students occurring at the College during -the previous years of my connection
with this institution.
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The members of the faculty have, without exception, 'performed faithful and ' laborious
work.
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Professor C. F.. Baker, to whom was given leave of absence without salary, last
summer, resigned his position in January.
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The Finances
The report of the Trep.surer gi;ves a caref.ul s.tat:ement 'of the receipts and disbursements
of the'- income of· 'thei Co'lle§e derived from each of its four different
funds, the endowment funa and t he state agricultural fund, received from the state;
and the Agricultural Experiment Station fund, and the Morrill fund received directLy
from the Dnited States' Treasury • . This report closes June 1st, ana will not
exactly correspond with the report made to the authorities at WaShington City,
which closes, as they r equir.e, at the end of the fiscal year, July 1st.
The Treasurer reports that the receipts have exceeded the disbursements by
$2,712.44. Of this balance, $2,070.44 arises from fees for Chemical Analyses
and from farm products, and is therefore available for building and repairs.
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, During' the' year,' ~he offfciaL .eXaminer 'made 'a :c.areful examinatiDn of the b'ooks of
the Tr'easurer and reported the result to the ~proper authoritie~. 'I infer from the
care taken by the Treasurer he reported no important errors. None were reported
to the President.
Insurance
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The Treasurer reports that the total insurance on all the property amounts to
$97,200.00. That the policies' ar.e 'taken in different companies and 'become due
every three years; part being payable every year.
Name of the College
In accordance with your resolution last June the name of the College was changed
by the General Assembly to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The catalogue
states, adopting the language of the Act of Congress and the Act of the State
Legislature, that it is also the State College for the benefit of Agriculture
and the Mechanic Arts.
The name Alabama Polytechnic Institute denotes more clearly the general chara'cter
of the scientific education originally designed by the Act of Congress, and also
removes the necessity of the College defending itself from .unjust criticisms suggested
by its former contracted name. wben this -broader eonception of its educational
and material interests become recognized, and its beneficial' work for the
educational and material interests more clearly seen, we may hope for that substantial
recognition and support on the part of the State which modern science
education requires. ~
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~ilitary Department,
Owing to the late Spanish War, the Connnandant was recalled to the Army, and no
o.t'ficer was detailed to the Cot-lege. , '
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By your appointment, a former graduate, B. -S. Patrick, was made Commandant. He
has faithfully and satisfactorily performed the duties of his position, and if the
War Department declines to detail an officer, I recommend Col. Patrick and Commandant.
His admirable character and close attention to his duties render him
especially acceptable.
The efficiency of ' our Military Department and the patriotism of the ~adets and
alumni was made evident in the number who became commissioned officers in the
volunteer army. A report published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture,of the
commissioned officers from:! the · several- land-grant colleges--made to determine their
military efficiency--showed that Auburn ranked third in the list of 32 Colleges
reporting; the number of commissioned officers reported was only exceeded by two
State Universities.
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Cuban Students
Last winter, I replied to a letter from the Secretary of an Educational Society
in New York, of which Gen. vfueeler is the-Chairman, asking how maily needy students
from Cuba this College would receive and educate without charge for tuition. Being
without authority to -name a definite number, I accepted ohe; the Society sending'
money to pay his board, and he agreeing to perform work in agriculture, or in any
other occupation-, to provide for his necessary- expenses. I respectfully ask for
authority to receive others on the same conditions, if deemed advisable ..
Elementary Work
A number of our students do not possess the mental discipline and: training that
comes of. consecutive years spent under a competent teacher; hence, a -large amount
of elementary work is requirea of the faculty. Success requires the patient work
of individual teaching, arid in the Departments of English, Mathematics, ald Latin
with a full College of students, much labor is required. Good teaching requires
subdivision of the large- cla-s&es into small sections-; hence, the necessity of young
assistants to take charge oftha sections, and this in no respect diminishes the
teaching hours of the r~gular professors, btitonly makes possible' the efficient
instruction of large classes. Hence, I recommend the usual provision of scholar~
ship graduate students, and also authority to employ extra assistance in English,
should it be necessarY. And as a necessary provision for additional section ' and
examination rooms, I request authority to use the Literary Society Halls as occasion
may ranire; this may be done without interfering with the Societies.
The Societies do not exert the . valuable influence they should. Theyare. ineffi~
ient,inactive, and attended regularly by few students. Probably, the annual
bestowal of a medal on Commencement day to the best debater and best writer, would
tend to increase attendance and enhance their educational value. For this purpose,
I recomrr~nd that authority be given to annually purchase two medals, and that the
~onditions of their award be determined by the Faculty.
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The Post Graduate Students
The post-graduate students have been exempt from the payment of all fees. I
respectfully recommend that in future the exemption shall apply only to those holding
scholarships by appointment of the Faculty.
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Laboratory Fees.
It· is customary for , students in the higher classes of a College to pay laboratory
fees to compensate somewhat for the breakage and the' cost of material coms~ed.
I recommend that we at lea.st require a laboratory fee. of $5.00 per session in the
Departments of ChemistrY and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, to be paid by
students doing the w@rk of the junior and senior classes.
Dormitories
The arrangement made with Mrs.-Hitchell, -}lrs. DeBardelaben, and Hrs. Anderson, by
which the College paying $150.00 rent, cadets are furnished board, lodging, and
fuel for $9.50 per month, has continued to work satisfactorily, and I recommend
its continuance, where advisable, the payment of rent being conditional on the
number of cadets boarding.
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Biological Survey
The Professor of Biology is much int erested .in ' completing a biological survey of
th~ State, which consists in -c911ecting, labeling, and preserving specimens of
the plants representing the growth of different- sections, preparatory to completing
an agricultural map of the state.
For t he purpose of making the survey required he proposes to travel during the
summer, in a private conveyance, stopping when necessary for examinantion. For
this purpose, he applies for the use of a conveyance that will cost $100.00, f'
I recommend that his Department be granted the same, to be.\liaed for College
purposes.
Material Improvements
There are_ certain material improvements, which, if made, ·wtll be of permanent
benefit, and are therefore recommended:
1. TIle conversion of the present- greennouse 'on the campus into a ~ chemical laboratory
for the use of the Experiment Station • . This can be done at a cost of
$900.00, the funds ·for which are now available, . derived chiefly from fees
for chemic ~~l analyses ..
2. The removal of_tne greenhouse to the horticultural grounds. The Professor of
Veterinary Science also applies for its use as a dissecting room.
3. The enlargement of the ·foundry and ·forgebufi.dil'lg-. ·-It is proposed to remove the
west side and enlarge the building by an addition of 20 feet laterally, and to
furnish the forge room with proper equipment. -- ~he rooms at present are too
small, and many students, for want of room, are refused permission to work in
these laboratories.
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The cost of this improvement of the building, it is estimated, will be $600,
and of the .equipment reuired, $650.
4. That a door be cut on either side of the general library to communicate with
the adjoining room, as thereby the three libraries can be paced under the care
of one Assistant.
Residence
,The special improvement made last year was the construction of a residence for the
Professor of Horticulture, at a - cos~ of~1950 . - - - -
Water Supply
Three two-inch wells were bored to the depth of 100 feet -and less, ·and the fact
wash shown, that the air -pressure system will furnish a permanent supply of water
for all College purposes, including' fire 'prot-ection; -this work was not fully completed
for want of available funds. Ttls plan of water supply for fire protection
should -be completed as 'soon as means can" be provided. A, complete system of water
supply, affording the necessary fire, protection, will cos~ about $3,000--as shown
in a caref ully prepared thesis by Instructor Fullau.
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Farmers' Inst1.tute-
Under your action last summer, Farmers' Institutes were conducted by the officers
of the ~eriment Station, under the di rectiorr af Dr. Cary, in different sections
of the state, representing twelve counties. In some cases much interest was manifested
~ This praetical educational extension of agricultural science will, if c~ntinued,
excite in 'Alabama an interest similar to what it has ~ other states where
Inst itut~s , receive ' a special appropriation, and thereby are enabled to commarid 'a
number of speciaY lecturers.
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I recommend their continuance, with the small means at our disposal, calling attention
to the fact t hat we-are notified by ~he -Director of the Experiment Station
at Washington t hat the money received from the U. S. Tr easury cannot be used for
this purpose.
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Animal Industry
The necessity of developing ana utilizing 'the possibilities of the South in thedireetipn
of breeding and fattening cattle and hogs for home consumption and for
market, has become a vital quest ion to the Southern farmer. .
It is iinportant now that we should lessen -expenses elsewhere~ if necessary, and appropriate
funds for developing this interest. It requires not only the production
of food ~ and forage cr'ops, but also t he' proper care and handling of animals ,the'
selection of t he best breeds to be used, . and their proper acclimation t~ the South.
All this demands expert lmowledge. I,- therefore, r~comrnend that an appropriation
be made for the purchase of cat tle for experimental purposes, and for the employment
of an Assist ant i n t he Depar tment.
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I also recommend tha~ this. Depa~tment of Animal Industry be' placed' under, tae
direction of the Profe ssors of Veterinary .scienc,e. and Agriculture. ,.
Equipment
The demands of each scientific department- f or increas.ed equipment are annually
presented. They are far in excess of all available funds. In the scheme of the
annual budget of appropriations, which is respectfully submitted with thie report
for your consideration, t ~ ose for each Depar t ment are recommended as requirements
and probable income \vill justify.
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Two important National Educational Conventions will be held in Californiz this
summer. It is desirable t hat representat ives of this College should attend, and
I recommend an appropriation for traveling expenses of two delegates, if funds
area vailable • .
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Instructor B. H. Crenshaw ma~ es application. to be made Assistant P~ofe s sor without
increase pf salary. As Instructor, he has given entire satisfaction.
I respectfully recommend t he re-appointment_of ·all I nstructors and Assistants
whose positions are not subject to the action of the Faculty.
·The subject of int-:ooducing instruction in Spanish as a parto! our College c.ourse
has been considered. Reflection does not commend the wisdom of shortening, the
shor;tening the course in -applied science, ' t hat we are _pledged to teach, in order
to make room for a subject of doubtful utili ty and o~ small educational value in
comaprison with science.
The College course now provides for more laboratory work with the students in
Chemistry than formerly~ ~nd z his~ in-the- opinion- of the Professor, will necessitate
additional assistance, to have the work of instruction and analysis required
satisfactorily done.
I, theref·ore, respectfully' recommend .that an additional .assistant in Chemistry Qe
granted at a siary ·of $500, especially as ' the fees from the analyses will, it ~s
inferred, meet this ad~itional -charge.
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I herewith submit for insPJ'ction and preservation, copies of the e:Xa.m.inations given
at each term examination during t he year •.
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The Faculty recommend the following students for the degrees named:
Graduates
LeRoy James Allen.
Jesse Maldrie Atkinson
Emmett Gale Buck
Alston Boyd
Degrees
Bachelor of Science
Harriet Lavinia Dabney Boudurant
Bailey Edgar Brown
Mattie Lucile Burton
Thomas Greene Bush
Charles Wallace Collins
Colonel Sel don Crew
Frederick Robert Daly
Bolivar Davis
}liar,ion. Dawson
James F.rancis Dobbin
Flake Earl~ Farley
Arthur Henry Feagin
Michael Thomas Fullan
J ones Stephens · Gilliland
Theophulus Eaton Goodwin
Fannie ¥1and Holstun
Felix Grundy Horn
Kate Meade Lane
Harry Toulmin Lay
Thomas Heriningon McAdory
Isham Fennell McDonnell
Jackson Chadwidk ·~linge
Benjamin Otey Minge
Hartley Alley Moon _
Hattie Marshall Phelps
Mary Evelyn Robinson
John Osgood Rush
William Oscar Scroggs
Joseph Wilson Sutcliffe
Dozier Turner
J~~es Alfred Ward
Thomas William Wert
George Madison \iheeler
Post-Graduates
Degrees
Marengo
Dale
Mobile
. Tennessee
Lee
Morgan
Lee
Calhoun
Hale
Coosa
Jefferson
Jefferson
Elmore ·
Florida
Lee
Bullock
Georgia
Coosa
Crenshaw
Lee
Sumter
Lee
Montgomery
Jefferson
Madison
Marerigo
JIi.f.arengo
Coosa
Lee
Lee
Autauga
Georgia
, Louisiana
Elmore
r-1adison
Morgan
Madison
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
M. T. Fullan
J~ Haralson
A~ S. Moses
G. Wrigley
Georgia
Dallas
Baldwin
Georgia
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G. N. Mitcham
Miss E. Black
Miss M. W. Boyd
A. H. Clark
J. 1'1. King
F. C. Morriss
A. M. Ransom
J. vi. vvilliams
Mining Engineer :
11aster of Science
Pharmaceutical Chemist
Georgia.
Lee
Lee -
Montgomery
Georgia
, Talladega
Georgia
Lee
The Faculty also recommend for thenonorary degree of Master of Science, R. L.
Bennett, Director of Experiment Station' of Arkansas Industrial ·University.
June 12, 1899
To,
(Signed)
Respectfully submitted,
Wm. LeRoy Broun,
President
Finance Committee I s Report on the Report of the College Treasurer
A & M College '
Auburn, ' Alabama
June 12, 1999
The President and Members of the Board of Trustees:
We, the undersi gned members of the Finance Committee to whom was referred the ,
Report of the Treasurer, respectfully report that we have examined the same' and
find it correct.
(Signed) Jon. Haralson
Tancred Betts
-T. H. 'Frazer .- -
Report of the Treasurer for the Year 1898-99, Ending June 1st" 1899
Endowment and General Account ~
June 1, 189~ ~O
Receipts:
To Balance June 1, 1898
" Cash from ,State Treasury
" Incidental Fee
" II
II
"
"
" II
Surgeon
Library . .
Tuition Balance
Tuition - ~
General Expense (Diplomas, -Etc.)
Mechanic Arts
House Rent
Disbursement s:
By ~~ount pai d Salaries
II " II Genera.l Expense
" " II Surgeon
. $ 88 ~78
20,280.00
1,522~50
1,515:00
659:10
480.00
680.00
- 289.66 .
109.30
, 135 ~ 00
17,326:02
647.52
II " 11 Printing & Advertising
1,515.00
282:36
659.1Q
287.97
II " II Library , )-
"" Fuel
"" Stationery
"" Postage
"" Servant Hire
"" Corr.mencement EXpenses
"" Grounds & Repairs
" II "¥1ili tary
" " "Mechanic Arts
II " "Trustees, & Reco~s
II " "Insurance
" II " Water Works
" " " Dormitories
" " II Wat chman
," " II Contingent " " Special appropriation
II II " Tuition
Balance Tuition
67~26
277:73
, 252:43
59L68
"313 :91 . a
143.76
909~30
218.91
643.05
118.02
413.00 .
240:00
16~oa.
(S. E )69.29,~
160.00... . 1
Mo~rill Fund
June 1, 1899 Receipts '
To Cash from' State Treasury, July 1,1898
By amount p~id $alaries
" Balance -. ,-
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.
$2,772~38 .
358.51
--
$25,759.34
"
$2'5,i52~32
• c - 607 ~02
$25,759.34
..
- 3,130.89
3,130.89
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To Balance, July 1,- 1898
" Cash of State Treasury
" " " Electric Engineering'
II " "Pharmacy
Disbursements
By Salary Account
" Library
" Mechani.a. Arts
" Electric Engineering
" Pharmacy
Balance
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~~_ Agricul tuz:aJ,. F.~4..
Receipts
June 1, 1899
To Balance June 1, 1898
" Cash from State Treasury "_ ..
" " "Farm Products
" " "Analysis (Balance June., 1898)
" " "Analysis
" " II Horticul ture
" " "Chemistry
" " n Botany
Disbursements
$ 358.51
9,9l8~00
2.25··
11.80
$8,634.99
500.00
200.00
5 0 8~51
411.80
$3;240~55
6,432~60
' 720:.65·
628$00
774.50
49.25
39~05
6.90
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By Amount Paid Salaries $4,790 :30
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" II
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II
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" Balance
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" Building 1,957.45
" Analysis 38.46~
II Chemistry 444~42
II Physics 5$ ~23:'
" Veterinary Science~v . 207 ~ 49
Biology ~ 97~ 93
" Botany 106.90
II Traveling Expenses'" l5L58
" Farmers'- Institutes .. _.-':.. ._. 200.00
" : . ~t];inology · 24 ~ 7 9
" " Fuel 100.00
" Trust ees ~ - _. - :t09 ~OO-II
Farm 659.94
II lvIecaanic Arts
" Horticulture
" Pharmacy
" InsUrance
II Printing & Advert-ising(
Farm Products) $720.65
(Analysis) 1,349.19 . \
'i 22.3.71
50.80
3lL06
lOO.dO I
200.00 '· - -- -
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$10,290.50
$10,255~30
35~26 .
$10,290.56 .
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$ 9,821.06
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June 1, 1899 Receipts:
To Cash of U. S. T.reasury
Disbursements:
By Sala.ry Account
II Labor
" Publications
" Postag~ & Stationery
" Freight & Express
" Heat, Light & Water
" Chemical Supplies
" Seeds, Plants, & Supplies
" Fertilizers
II Feeding Stuff
II Library
" Tools & Implements
" Furniture & FiXtures
II Scientific Apparatus
II Livestock
" Traveling Expenses
" Contingent
II Building & Repairs
Receipts,:
To Endowment '& General Fund
" Horrill Fund, ete.
Hatch Fund
$ 8,742.00
1:,127~92
1,099.18
162.45
320~84
168~96
443~ 46
510~42
237~38
143~79
572~12
46.93
135~36
200~17 .
6~oo
297~52
35~50
750.00
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Recapit'ulation
II Agriculture, Farm Products,
II Hatch, Fund
$25~759~34
10,290~56
Analysis 11,891.50
15,000.00
Disbursements:
By Endowment & General Fund
" Morrill Fund I
" Agriculture, Farm Products, AnalysB
" Hatch Fund
" Balance
$25:,152.32
10;255~30
9,821.06
15;000.00
2,712.72
Bills Payable
Sa.laries ~ due July 1, 1899:
From Endowment 'Fund
From Morrill Fund
From Agriculture Fund
$ 3,200~00
2:,525.00
1,126.66
$15,000.00
$15,000.00
, $62,941.40
$62,941.40
$ 6,851.66
Respectfully submitted,
E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
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To,
Report of Finance Committee on the
Budget of Appropriations for 1899-1900
The President and Members of the 'Board of Trustees:
, .
A: & ,M College '
Auburn, Alabama
June 1.2 , 1899 . . '
v;e, the undersigned members of the .Finance Connnittee to whom wa's referred' the
Budget of the President f or 1899-1900, respectfully' report that we have carefully
exa~ined the same, and recommend its adoption, subject to such changes as
the Board as a Committee of the Whole may make.
(Sigiledt Jon ~ Haralson
FinaIic,e Commit-Tancred Betts
tee T. H.Frazer
The Budget of Appropriations for '1&99-1900 as amended and adopted by the Board
of Trustees:
Original
Endowment
1862
President $2:,000
Mathematics 1:,000
Botany & Geology 1,~00
Civil Engineering 1,000
Agriculture
English 1,000
Chemistry 1,000
Mechanic Arts
Biology & Horticulture
History & Latin 1,800
Modern Lang. & Eiig. 1,600
E1ec. Erigineering
Physio1. & Vet. Sc.
COlIllIlBndant 300
Asst. Chemist 1st
" " 2nd
" u 3rd
Pharmacy
Inst. Math & Mech. E.
As st. t.fech Arts (Iron) 700
" " " (Wood)
Farm Superintendent
Asst. Ariima1 Industry
Asst~ Horticulture
Asst. Phys. Lab ' 200
Treasurer 1,000
State
Morrill Hatch Fund Agricultural
'EndoWment Fund
1890 -.;1=8~87:..-_
$1,000
800
" $ 800
800
1,500
- - . - 800- - 800
1,500 -. - - . .
1,000
1,800
1,900
- - 800
500
.. -' 200 - - .' -
1:,600
1,000
300
900
300
600
600
,- 800
500
$ 300
300
800
800
800
500
300
300
100
300
Total
$3:,000
1:,800
1:,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1;800
1,800
.1,800
1;800
1,600
1:,800
1,800
300
1 , 600'
1,000
' 500
1:,600
1,300
1:,000
1,000
600
. 600
-600
1:,000
1,500
Original ~orri11 Hatch State
Endo'WlIlent Endo'WlIlent Fund Agricultural
1862 1890 1887 Fund Total
House Rent~Pres. &
Six Professors
Chem~, Math:, Engr.,
Eng., Hist., & Latin . ,
Mech. Arts. $1,200 $ 200 $1,400
Commutation for rent
Profs. Vet. 5c. & Bot • . 400
Scholarships:
1 Sub-Fres,liriwl '300 , 300
1 Sec'y-Pres. 250 250
Six Scholarships!
1 Eng., l ,Math.,
1 Mech Arts, _1
Civil Engr.8; Math,
1 Chern., 1 E1ec. Engr.1,500 1,500
Five Scholarships:
1 Agriculture
1 Vet. Science
1 Biology
1 Botany
1 Latin 200 300 500
Asst. Librarian 500 500 ' f'
Instructor Gym 200 200
Night Watchman 240 240
Rent for Dorm. 450 450
Sec ;'Y of Trustees 100 100
AMOUNT $17,540 $12,000 $8,800 $4;'500 ' $42,840
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Library 500 ' 250 750
Prtg. & Advt. 350 1,150 1,500
Coal 250 100 100 450
Stationery 150 150.
Postage 300 300
Labor (College) 400 400
Commencement 300 300
Grounds & Repairs 200 200
General Expenses 500 500
Military 100 -100
Sup~ & Labor Ex. Station 1,700 1,700
Sup. & Labor Horticult. 450 450
Co-op. Soil Tests -150 ' 150
Animal Industry 1,200 1,200
Building & Repairs
Sup. & Labor(Mech) 800 200 1,000
Sup. & Labor(Chem) 600 200 800
Equip. & E. Engr. 500 500
Trustees' Expenses 300 300
Farmers' Institutes 500 500
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Original Morrill' 'Hatch Fund State
·Endowment Endowment ·· Agricultural
.1862 , ._ .1890. 1887 F,Wld Total
Physics
Equip. Phys. & Vet. Sc.
Equip. Biology
Equip. Bot. & Garden
Equip Pharmacy
Insurance
Amount
Amt. Brot. For'd
T~t.al
I ' 700
4,350
17,540
$21,890
$ 400
$1,600
12,000
$13,600
Committees
$ 200
200
200
$6;200
8,800
$15,000
$ 100
100
100 , . ' .
100
$1,200
4,500
$5,700
$ - 100
300
300
·· 300
· 400
700
$1,3350 .
' 42 840
$5,6190'
Appointed by His Excellency Jas. F. Johnston, Governor and Ex Offi~io President
of the Board of Trustees . .
of
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute
July 3, 1899
Executive Committee: Governor Johnston, Chairman
Haralson
Moseley
Finance: Haralson, Chairman
Betts
Renfro
Revision. of Laws: Bet ts, .Chairman
Bilbro: '
Terry
Agriculture: GilchriSt ; Chairman
WilliaiIia
Moseley
Mechanic Arts: Whitaker, Chairman
Terry
Frazer
College Lands & Grounds: Williams , Chairman
Bilbro
Claims: Renfro, Chairman
Betts
Gilchrist
Whitaker
Course of Study&Library: Aber crombie, Cha.irman
Whitaker
Frazer
Visitor's to Experiment Station: Moseley, Chairinan
Gilchrist
Haralson
Buildings & Repairs: Frazer, Chairman
Terry
Bilbro
Called Meeting
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Montgomery, Alabama
,Augusb 22, 1899
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The B0ar.d' of Trustees of the Alabama 'Polytechnci Institute met, rupon call of the'
President, in the Office of the Governor at Montgomery, Tuesday, Augus~ 22, 1899,
at 12 o'clock noon.
The roll was called, and the following members were found present~
His Excellency" Gov. ,Jas. F. Johnston, President Ex Officio
Mr ~ Abercrombie
Mr. Gilch:dst
Mr. Frazer . '1 •
Mr~ Renfro
Mr. W~lliams
Hr. v-Jhitaker 7--a quorum
'Ihe minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
A communication from Professor A. F.McKissick tendering his resignation as
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics to take effect September 1, 1899,
was read by the Secretary.
Upon motion, the resignation of Professor McKissick was accepted.
The President of the College, Dr. Wm. LeRoy Broun presented applications, accompanied
with testImonials of sundry persons for the Chair of Electrical Engineering and
Physics made vacant by the resignation of Professor McKissick.
Mr. Frazer nominated Arthur St. Charles Dunstan, of the University of Kansas, for
the position.
Mr. Dunstan's nominations was seconded by Mr. Williams.
No other nominations being made, the Chair put the question of Mr. Dunstan's election
to; viva voce vote, and Mr. Dunstan was declared lmanimously elected Professor of
Electrical Engineering and Physics, his term of office to begin September 1, 1899.
President 'Broun made a statement concerning a $250 scholarship in Chemistry held
by A. McB. Ransom, and asked that Mr. Ransom be paid five hundred dollars for the
ensuing year.
Mr. Whitaker moved that the increase of ' salary of Mr. Ransom, 'to five hundred dollars,
as recommended by President Broun, be granted. Carried.
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President Broun presented a petition from the ProLessor of .Mechanical Engineering
for an additional appropriation of three hundred (300) dollars for increasing the
equipment of the Forge Department.
Also, that the salary of J. Q. Burton, third Assistant Chemist; "])e increa_sed to
six hundred (600) dollars for the current year.
Moved by V~. Renfro,
That the additional appropriation of $300 asked for by Professor
Wilmore, be granted; also, that the salry of Mr ~ Burton, Third:.Assistant Chemist,
be increased to six hundred (600) dollars. Carried.
By Mr. Williams: _, _,
Resolved,. That the . ~hair appoints a Committee of three to have the
laws, rules, and regulations of the Board of Trustees codified, and that s~id
Committee be inst~cted tOlSport at the next annual meeting Df the Board. Motion
prevailed. . ,
Mr. Williams asked to be excused from service on the committee, whereupon, the
President of the Board appointed the following:
Committee. on .CDdification of Laws:
Mr. Betts, Chairman
}lir. Terry
lir • vJhitaker.
No other business being presented, the Board, upon motion, adjourned.
R. W. Burton, Secretary
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1899 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Alabama Polytechnic InstituteAuburn University (formerly Alabama Polytechnic Institute); Board of TrusteesMinutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1899Alabama Pe1ytechnic Institute
Auburn, -' Alabama
June 12, 1899
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The Board of Trustee-s ' ef the A1abari1a Pe1ytechnic ',Institute met inJ the-Ce1lege L1brary
Menday, June 12,1899, at 9:30 a.m. .. r :t
Present: Hen. Jehn W~ Abercrombie, Supe~endent cf Educatien, &c Officio.
• Deeter T. H'. Frazer - . -
Mr.N. P. Renfro.
Heh~ Jenathan Har1asen
Hon~ Thomas Williams
Hon~ J. A. Bilbro.
Rev. W. C. Whitaker
Mr. Tancred Betts
Upen request, Han. J enathan Haralson acted as President pre tem", and Reverend W. C.
~bitaker as Secretary pre tern.
Treasurer E. T. Glenn presented his repert, which was read, in part, and en motion
was referred to. the Finance Cemmittee. (Page 129)
President Wm. LeRoy Breun read his annual repert, whicli, en metion, was referred
to. a special cemmittee censisting ef Messers. 1.nitaker, Williams, Betts, g}d hazer.
(Page 119)
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The Budget ef Apprepriations for the year 1899-1900 was prevented by President
Breun, and, en metion, was referred to. the Finance Committee • . , .
The -reperts and inventeries ef the v:arieus de}!lartments, ef the Institute were re-ceived
and filed.
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The Beard th'en ' adjeurned~ until Tuesday, ' J1llle 13, ~ 9 a.in. t
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Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn, · Alabama.
June 13, 1899
The Board of Trustees of th.e Alabama Polytechnic Institute met in the eollege
Library, Tuesday, June 13, 1899, at 9 a.m.
Present: j. ·His Excel,lency 'Jas. F .. . J ohnst'Dn; President 'Ex Off~cio
John ~f • Abercrombie, Supt .of Education, Ex Officio •
J. G. Gilchrist .
F. M. Moseley
W. K. Terry
T. H. Frazer
N. P. Renfro
Jon. Haralson
Thos. Williams
J. A. Bilbro ' ..
W. C. Whitaker
Tancred Betts
12 Full Board
The Committee on Report of the · President of the Institute reported the following
" resolutions, which were adopted:
1. That the President of the Institute be authorized to receive six (6) Cuban
students_ without pa~ent of tuition fees . (See page 122) '. ~
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2. That the President of the Institute be authorized to use the halls of the
Literary So~ieties for College. purposes. J (Page ,123)
3. That a Laborator y Fee of five ($5) dollars per session be charged in the
Junior and Senior Classes , . 1..""1 the" Departments of Chemistry a:nd Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering. (Page 123)
4. That one hundred ($100) dollars be granted Professor F. S. Earle for a
conveyance to be used for College purposes only~ (Page 124)
5. That t he President of the Institute be authorized to make necessary improvements
for the Chemical Laboratory, the Forge and Foundry rooms, an d the
Library. (Page 124)
6. That the Department of Animal Industry be and hereby is established and
placed under the charge of the Professors of Veter inary Science and Agricultur e,
and the appropriation be made as recommended. (Page 125 & 134)
7. That the appropriation recommended for an Assistant in Horticulture be
and hereby is granted. (See Budget, Page 134)
8. That post-graduate stUdents not holding scholarships shall hereafter be
charged the same fees as other students. (Page 123)
9. That the President of the Institute be and hereby is authorized to purchase
annually two medals, at a cost of ten ($10) aollars each, for the use of the Literary
Societies, to be awarded as may be determined by the Faculty . (Page 123)
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10. That the Libra~ be enlarged as recommended. (Page 124, ,No.4)
11 •. That B. ,S. Patrick be, and hereby is, appointed as Commandant. (Page 121)
12. ,That B. H. Crenshaw be made Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Mechanical
Drawing. (Page 126)
13. That an assistant in the Departments of Animal Industry and Horticulture, respectively',
shall be appointed by the Professor of each of these Departments,
with the approval of the President of the Institute. (Page 126)
14. That all Instructors and As sistants whose positions are not ' subjectto the
action of the Faculty, be and hereby are re-appointed. ~Page 126)
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15. That the Faculty are authorized to grant honorary scholarsh~ to worthy non,
reisdent students .who comply with the conditions presc~lbed inthe catalogue.
16. That the President is authorized to employ additional assistance in the De'
partment of English, if necessary. (Page 123)
17. That it is advisable tb lessen the experiments in cotton and increase those in
grasses and , other f.orage crops. '
The following resolutions were rejected by the Board:
That five hundred ($500) dollars be and hereby is granted for the employment of an
additional Assistant in Chemistry. Lost. (Page 127)
That one hundred and fifty ($150) dollars be appropriated out of any available
funds, to pay the traveling expenses of two representatives' of this Institute to
the National Educational Convention to be held in California this summer. Tabled.
(Page 126)
The Finance Committee made report, recommending that the Treasurer's report be
spread upon the Minutes. So ordered.
Also, that the Budget of Appropriations for the year 1899-1900 be considered by
the Committee of the Whole, and as adopted, with amendments, if any, be spread
upon the Minutes. So ordered.
The Board, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, proceeded to consider the items of
the Budget seriatim.
Consideration of Budget
Moved that the appropriation for salary of the Treasurer of the Institute be reduced
to twelve hundred ($1,200) dollars. Lost. Ayes 5, Nays 7.
Moved that the appropriation for Treasurer's Assi stant be struck out. Carried.
Moved that the appropriation' for Record of Trustees be changed to appropriation for
sala~ of Secreta~ of Board, and the amount reduc ed to one hundred ($lOOt dollars;
also, that R. W. Burton be elected Secreta~ of the Board. Carried.
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The Budget as amended, was adopted and ordered spread upoh the Minutes.
Moved that the. resolution numbered ,l4 in these minutes (See Page ll7, . Res. No~ > 14)
be amerided so as to except the Superintendent of the Farm from its provisions.
Amendment adopted, and the Board proceeded to elect a Superintendent of the Farm.
Mr. Renfro norilinated R. W. Phelps
Mr. Moseley nominated T .• U. Culver
Messers Terry and Bilvro acted as tellers.
, .
A vote was taken, with' the follmdng result: £Iir. Culver received eight (8) votes,
and Mr.. Phelps four, (4) • .
Hr. Culver was declared elected Superintendent of the Farm.
~6minations for Treasurer being declared in order, Governor Johnston nominated
E. T. Glenn.
There being no other nomination, ,Mr. Glenn was declared elected Treasurer of the
Institute.
Election of Surgeon being next in' order, Mr. Renfro nominated Dr. 'J. H. Drake, Sr.
and no ' other name being presented, Dr. Drake was declared elected.
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A communication from Professor B. B. Ross was received and filed.
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Adjourned sine die.
je i Alabama Polytechnic ~stitute
Au.b1,lrn, Alabama
June 15, 1899
The President of the Board appointed the following Trustees' as members
C omm.:Lt tee on the Experiment ,Station: N., P ~ Renfro,i Opelika,_ Chairman
.. .J. G. Gilchrist, Hope -Hull
.; T. · H., Frazer, l"lobile __
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of the
Entered on the minutes by order of His Excellency Joseph F-. Johnston, President.
R. W., Burton, Secretary
Report of>. the President to the Trustees
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In presenting this Annual Report of the College, I am gratified to state that there
hav~ been enrolled during the sessi.on, 357 students. -. Of these ,- 1$ were graduates,
46 were seniors, .63 were juniors, 72 were sophomores, 62 fres.hmen, 58 special and
irregular, with 38 sug-freshmen who are candidates for the freshman class, not yet
fully prepared. , ;
Of the total number, 19 were young.: women; who were generally in the junior and senior
classes. During this session they, as heretofore, by their diligent application,
set a commendable and inspir.ing example to the 'other students 'of the College. Their
good work received the unqualified approbation of the Faculty.
The average age of the students at the time of admissioh .was .. 18 .years and 4 months.
Forty-six counties of Alabama sent 303 cadets, and twelve othe~ states and countries
were represented by 56 student5, ' including 28 from Georgia, 10 from Florida, 8
from Tennessee, ' 2 from Louisiana., -and -one fr.()m··eacn ·of- the following: ' 'Missouri,
Vi rginia, Texas, Mississippi, and South Carolina, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba.
The number of students pursuing the studies of the different Departments was as
follows:
In English
" Latin & History
" Mathematics
" Chemistry
" Physics
fl Agriculture
II ,Civil Engineering
" Electrical and Mechanical Engineering .
"1 Pharmacy .
II _ Vet:erinary Science
254 '
180 _
266
160
133
108
9
47 .
31
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The health of the cadets has been generally good, in a large degree owing to ·the
efficient care of the surgeon; though it"is a Gause ·of regret to announce the
death of three students during the year, a number exceeding the total deaths of
all the students occurring at the College during -the previous years of my connection
with this institution.
.. .1
The members of the faculty have, without exception, 'performed faithful and ' laborious
work.
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Professor C. F.. Baker, to whom was given leave of absence without salary, last
summer, resigned his position in January.
B
The Finances
The report of the Trep.surer gi;ves a caref.ul s.tat:ement 'of the receipts and disbursements
of the'- income of· 'thei Co'lle§e derived from each of its four different
funds, the endowment funa and t he state agricultural fund, received from the state;
and the Agricultural Experiment Station fund, and the Morrill fund received directLy
from the Dnited States' Treasury • . This report closes June 1st, ana will not
exactly correspond with the report made to the authorities at WaShington City,
which closes, as they r equir.e, at the end of the fiscal year, July 1st.
The Treasurer reports that the receipts have exceeded the disbursements by
$2,712.44. Of this balance, $2,070.44 arises from fees for Chemical Analyses
and from farm products, and is therefore available for building and repairs.
. , . ...
, During' the' year,' ~he offfciaL .eXaminer 'made 'a :c.areful examinatiDn of the b'ooks of
the Tr'easurer and reported the result to the ~proper authoritie~. 'I infer from the
care taken by the Treasurer he reported no important errors. None were reported
to the President.
Insurance
-,
The Treasurer reports that the total insurance on all the property amounts to
$97,200.00. That the policies' ar.e 'taken in different companies and 'become due
every three years; part being payable every year.
Name of the College
In accordance with your resolution last June the name of the College was changed
by the General Assembly to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. The catalogue
states, adopting the language of the Act of Congress and the Act of the State
Legislature, that it is also the State College for the benefit of Agriculture
and the Mechanic Arts.
The name Alabama Polytechnic Institute denotes more clearly the general chara'cter
of the scientific education originally designed by the Act of Congress, and also
removes the necessity of the College defending itself from .unjust criticisms suggested
by its former contracted name. wben this -broader eonception of its educational
and material interests become recognized, and its beneficial' work for the
educational and material interests more clearly seen, we may hope for that substantial
recognition and support on the part of the State which modern science
education requires. ~
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~ilitary Department,
Owing to the late Spanish War, the Connnandant was recalled to the Army, and no
o.t'ficer was detailed to the Cot-lege. , '
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By your appointment, a former graduate, B. -S. Patrick, was made Commandant. He
has faithfully and satisfactorily performed the duties of his position, and if the
War Department declines to detail an officer, I recommend Col. Patrick and Commandant.
His admirable character and close attention to his duties render him
especially acceptable.
The efficiency of ' our Military Department and the patriotism of the ~adets and
alumni was made evident in the number who became commissioned officers in the
volunteer army. A report published by the U. S. Department of Agriculture,of the
commissioned officers from:! the · several- land-grant colleges--made to determine their
military efficiency--showed that Auburn ranked third in the list of 32 Colleges
reporting; the number of commissioned officers reported was only exceeded by two
State Universities.
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Cuban Students
Last winter, I replied to a letter from the Secretary of an Educational Society
in New York, of which Gen. vfueeler is the-Chairman, asking how maily needy students
from Cuba this College would receive and educate without charge for tuition. Being
without authority to -name a definite number, I accepted ohe; the Society sending'
money to pay his board, and he agreeing to perform work in agriculture, or in any
other occupation-, to provide for his necessary- expenses. I respectfully ask for
authority to receive others on the same conditions, if deemed advisable ..
Elementary Work
A number of our students do not possess the mental discipline and: training that
comes of. consecutive years spent under a competent teacher; hence, a -large amount
of elementary work is requirea of the faculty. Success requires the patient work
of individual teaching, arid in the Departments of English, Mathematics, ald Latin
with a full College of students, much labor is required. Good teaching requires
subdivision of the large- cla-s&es into small sections-; hence, the necessity of young
assistants to take charge oftha sections, and this in no respect diminishes the
teaching hours of the r~gular professors, btitonly makes possible' the efficient
instruction of large classes. Hence, I recommend the usual provision of scholar~
ship graduate students, and also authority to employ extra assistance in English,
should it be necessarY. And as a necessary provision for additional section ' and
examination rooms, I request authority to use the Literary Society Halls as occasion
may ranire; this may be done without interfering with the Societies.
The Societies do not exert the . valuable influence they should. Theyare. ineffi~
ient,inactive, and attended regularly by few students. Probably, the annual
bestowal of a medal on Commencement day to the best debater and best writer, would
tend to increase attendance and enhance their educational value. For this purpose,
I recomrr~nd that authority be given to annually purchase two medals, and that the
~onditions of their award be determined by the Faculty.
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The Post Graduate Students
The post-graduate students have been exempt from the payment of all fees. I
respectfully recommend that in future the exemption shall apply only to those holding
scholarships by appointment of the Faculty.
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Laboratory Fees.
It· is customary for , students in the higher classes of a College to pay laboratory
fees to compensate somewhat for the breakage and the' cost of material coms~ed.
I recommend that we at lea.st require a laboratory fee. of $5.00 per session in the
Departments of ChemistrY and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, to be paid by
students doing the w@rk of the junior and senior classes.
Dormitories
The arrangement made with Mrs.-Hitchell, -}lrs. DeBardelaben, and Hrs. Anderson, by
which the College paying $150.00 rent, cadets are furnished board, lodging, and
fuel for $9.50 per month, has continued to work satisfactorily, and I recommend
its continuance, where advisable, the payment of rent being conditional on the
number of cadets boarding.
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Biological Survey
The Professor of Biology is much int erested .in ' completing a biological survey of
th~ State, which consists in -c911ecting, labeling, and preserving specimens of
the plants representing the growth of different- sections, preparatory to completing
an agricultural map of the state.
For t he purpose of making the survey required he proposes to travel during the
summer, in a private conveyance, stopping when necessary for examinantion. For
this purpose, he applies for the use of a conveyance that will cost $100.00, f'
I recommend that his Department be granted the same, to be.\liaed for College
purposes.
Material Improvements
There are_ certain material improvements, which, if made, ·wtll be of permanent
benefit, and are therefore recommended:
1. TIle conversion of the present- greennouse 'on the campus into a ~ chemical laboratory
for the use of the Experiment Station • . This can be done at a cost of
$900.00, the funds ·for which are now available, . derived chiefly from fees
for chemic ~~l analyses ..
2. The removal of_tne greenhouse to the horticultural grounds. The Professor of
Veterinary Science also applies for its use as a dissecting room.
3. The enlargement of the ·foundry and ·forgebufi.dil'lg-. ·-It is proposed to remove the
west side and enlarge the building by an addition of 20 feet laterally, and to
furnish the forge room with proper equipment. -- ~he rooms at present are too
small, and many students, for want of room, are refused permission to work in
these laboratories.
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The cost of this improvement of the building, it is estimated, will be $600,
and of the .equipment reuired, $650.
4. That a door be cut on either side of the general library to communicate with
the adjoining room, as thereby the three libraries can be paced under the care
of one Assistant.
Residence
,The special improvement made last year was the construction of a residence for the
Professor of Horticulture, at a - cos~ of~1950 . - - - -
Water Supply
Three two-inch wells were bored to the depth of 100 feet -and less, ·and the fact
wash shown, that the air -pressure system will furnish a permanent supply of water
for all College purposes, including' fire 'prot-ection; -this work was not fully completed
for want of available funds. Ttls plan of water supply for fire protection
should -be completed as 'soon as means can" be provided. A, complete system of water
supply, affording the necessary fire, protection, will cos~ about $3,000--as shown
in a caref ully prepared thesis by Instructor Fullau.
- or ... " ... __ _ _ ..._. ..-, . _ _ _ ..... ... ~ _ _ .... _ __
Farmers' Inst1.tute-
Under your action last summer, Farmers' Institutes were conducted by the officers
of the ~eriment Station, under the di rectiorr af Dr. Cary, in different sections
of the state, representing twelve counties. In some cases much interest was manifested
~ This praetical educational extension of agricultural science will, if c~ntinued,
excite in 'Alabama an interest similar to what it has ~ other states where
Inst itut~s , receive ' a special appropriation, and thereby are enabled to commarid 'a
number of speciaY lecturers.
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I recommend their continuance, with the small means at our disposal, calling attention
to the fact t hat we-are notified by ~he -Director of the Experiment Station
at Washington t hat the money received from the U. S. Tr easury cannot be used for
this purpose.
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Animal Industry
The necessity of developing ana utilizing 'the possibilities of the South in thedireetipn
of breeding and fattening cattle and hogs for home consumption and for
market, has become a vital quest ion to the Southern farmer. .
It is iinportant now that we should lessen -expenses elsewhere~ if necessary, and appropriate
funds for developing this interest. It requires not only the production
of food ~ and forage cr'ops, but also t he' proper care and handling of animals ,the'
selection of t he best breeds to be used, . and their proper acclimation t~ the South.
All this demands expert lmowledge. I,- therefore, r~comrnend that an appropriation
be made for the purchase of cat tle for experimental purposes, and for the employment
of an Assist ant i n t he Depar tment.
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I also recommend tha~ this. Depa~tment of Animal Industry be' placed' under, tae
direction of the Profe ssors of Veterinary .scienc,e. and Agriculture. ,.
Equipment
The demands of each scientific department- f or increas.ed equipment are annually
presented. They are far in excess of all available funds. In the scheme of the
annual budget of appropriations, which is respectfully submitted with thie report
for your consideration, t ~ ose for each Depar t ment are recommended as requirements
and probable income \vill justify.
1
Two important National Educational Conventions will be held in Californiz this
summer. It is desirable t hat representat ives of this College should attend, and
I recommend an appropriation for traveling expenses of two delegates, if funds
area vailable • .
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Instructor B. H. Crenshaw ma~ es application. to be made Assistant P~ofe s sor without
increase pf salary. As Instructor, he has given entire satisfaction.
I respectfully recommend t he re-appointment_of ·all I nstructors and Assistants
whose positions are not subject to the action of the Faculty.
·The subject of int-:ooducing instruction in Spanish as a parto! our College c.ourse
has been considered. Reflection does not commend the wisdom of shortening, the
shor;tening the course in -applied science, ' t hat we are _pledged to teach, in order
to make room for a subject of doubtful utili ty and o~ small educational value in
comaprison with science.
The College course now provides for more laboratory work with the students in
Chemistry than formerly~ ~nd z his~ in-the- opinion- of the Professor, will necessitate
additional assistance, to have the work of instruction and analysis required
satisfactorily done.
I, theref·ore, respectfully' recommend .that an additional .assistant in Chemistry Qe
granted at a siary ·of $500, especially as ' the fees from the analyses will, it ~s
inferred, meet this ad~itional -charge.
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I herewith submit for insPJ'ction and preservation, copies of the e:Xa.m.inations given
at each term examination during t he year •.
:
The Faculty recommend the following students for the degrees named:
Graduates
LeRoy James Allen.
Jesse Maldrie Atkinson
Emmett Gale Buck
Alston Boyd
Degrees
Bachelor of Science
Harriet Lavinia Dabney Boudurant
Bailey Edgar Brown
Mattie Lucile Burton
Thomas Greene Bush
Charles Wallace Collins
Colonel Sel don Crew
Frederick Robert Daly
Bolivar Davis
}liar,ion. Dawson
James F.rancis Dobbin
Flake Earl~ Farley
Arthur Henry Feagin
Michael Thomas Fullan
J ones Stephens · Gilliland
Theophulus Eaton Goodwin
Fannie ¥1and Holstun
Felix Grundy Horn
Kate Meade Lane
Harry Toulmin Lay
Thomas Heriningon McAdory
Isham Fennell McDonnell
Jackson Chadwidk ·~linge
Benjamin Otey Minge
Hartley Alley Moon _
Hattie Marshall Phelps
Mary Evelyn Robinson
John Osgood Rush
William Oscar Scroggs
Joseph Wilson Sutcliffe
Dozier Turner
J~~es Alfred Ward
Thomas William Wert
George Madison \iheeler
Post-Graduates
Degrees
Marengo
Dale
Mobile
. Tennessee
Lee
Morgan
Lee
Calhoun
Hale
Coosa
Jefferson
Jefferson
Elmore ·
Florida
Lee
Bullock
Georgia
Coosa
Crenshaw
Lee
Sumter
Lee
Montgomery
Jefferson
Madison
Marerigo
JIi.f.arengo
Coosa
Lee
Lee
Autauga
Georgia
, Louisiana
Elmore
r-1adison
Morgan
Madison
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
M. T. Fullan
J~ Haralson
A~ S. Moses
G. Wrigley
Georgia
Dallas
Baldwin
Georgia
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G. N. Mitcham
Miss E. Black
Miss M. W. Boyd
A. H. Clark
J. 1'1. King
F. C. Morriss
A. M. Ransom
J. vi. vvilliams
Mining Engineer :
11aster of Science
Pharmaceutical Chemist
Georgia.
Lee
Lee -
Montgomery
Georgia
, Talladega
Georgia
Lee
The Faculty also recommend for thenonorary degree of Master of Science, R. L.
Bennett, Director of Experiment Station' of Arkansas Industrial ·University.
June 12, 1899
To,
(Signed)
Respectfully submitted,
Wm. LeRoy Broun,
President
Finance Committee I s Report on the Report of the College Treasurer
A & M College '
Auburn, ' Alabama
June 12, 1999
The President and Members of the Board of Trustees:
We, the undersi gned members of the Finance Committee to whom was referred the ,
Report of the Treasurer, respectfully report that we have examined the same' and
find it correct.
(Signed) Jon. Haralson
Tancred Betts
-T. H. 'Frazer .- -
Report of the Treasurer for the Year 1898-99, Ending June 1st" 1899
Endowment and General Account ~
June 1, 189~ ~O
Receipts:
To Balance June 1, 1898
" Cash from ,State Treasury
" Incidental Fee
" II
II
"
"
" II
Surgeon
Library . .
Tuition Balance
Tuition - ~
General Expense (Diplomas, -Etc.)
Mechanic Arts
House Rent
Disbursement s:
By ~~ount pai d Salaries
II " II Genera.l Expense
" " II Surgeon
. $ 88 ~78
20,280.00
1,522~50
1,515:00
659:10
480.00
680.00
- 289.66 .
109.30
, 135 ~ 00
17,326:02
647.52
II " 11 Printing & Advertising
1,515.00
282:36
659.1Q
287.97
II " II Library , )-
"" Fuel
"" Stationery
"" Postage
"" Servant Hire
"" Corr.mencement EXpenses
"" Grounds & Repairs
" II "¥1ili tary
" " "Mechanic Arts
II " "Trustees, & Reco~s
II " "Insurance
" II " Water Works
" " " Dormitories
" " II Wat chman
," " II Contingent " " Special appropriation
II II " Tuition
Balance Tuition
67~26
277:73
, 252:43
59L68
"313 :91 . a
143.76
909~30
218.91
643.05
118.02
413.00 .
240:00
16~oa.
(S. E )69.29,~
160.00... . 1
Mo~rill Fund
June 1, 1899 Receipts '
To Cash from' State Treasury, July 1,1898
By amount p~id $alaries
" Balance -. ,-
- '-
.
$2,772~38 .
358.51
--
$25,759.34
"
$2'5,i52~32
• c - 607 ~02
$25,759.34
..
- 3,130.89
3,130.89
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I·
I.
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To Balance, July 1,- 1898
" Cash of State Treasury
" " " Electric Engineering'
II " "Pharmacy
Disbursements
By Salary Account
" Library
" Mechani.a. Arts
" Electric Engineering
" Pharmacy
Balance
• oJ
. , '
, "),
----~--
~~_ Agricul tuz:aJ,. F.~4..
Receipts
June 1, 1899
To Balance June 1, 1898
" Cash from State Treasury "_ ..
" " "Farm Products
" " "Analysis (Balance June., 1898)
" " "Analysis
" " II Horticul ture
" " "Chemistry
" " n Botany
Disbursements
$ 358.51
9,9l8~00
2.25··
11.80
$8,634.99
500.00
200.00
5 0 8~51
411.80
$3;240~55
6,432~60
' 720:.65·
628$00
774.50
49.25
39~05
6.90
• 4 't
By Amount Paid Salaries $4,790 :30
It
"
"
"
"
"
"
" II
" II
"
"
"
"
"
" II
II
"
"
"
"
"
" It
1/
II
"
" Balance
"
" Building 1,957.45
" Analysis 38.46~
II Chemistry 444~42
II Physics 5$ ~23:'
" Veterinary Science~v . 207 ~ 49
Biology ~ 97~ 93
" Botany 106.90
II Traveling Expenses'" l5L58
" Farmers'- Institutes .. _.-':.. ._. 200.00
" : . ~t];inology · 24 ~ 7 9
" " Fuel 100.00
" Trust ees ~ - _. - :t09 ~OO-II
Farm 659.94
II lvIecaanic Arts
" Horticulture
" Pharmacy
" InsUrance
II Printing & Advert-ising(
Farm Products) $720.65
(Analysis) 1,349.19 . \
'i 22.3.71
50.80
3lL06
lOO.dO I
200.00 '· - -- -
-.,..._--
$10,290.50
$10,255~30
35~26 .
$10,290.56 .
t·
$ 9,821.06
!I
I,
-
June 1, 1899 Receipts:
To Cash of U. S. T.reasury
Disbursements:
By Sala.ry Account
II Labor
" Publications
" Postag~ & Stationery
" Freight & Express
" Heat, Light & Water
" Chemical Supplies
" Seeds, Plants, & Supplies
" Fertilizers
II Feeding Stuff
II Library
" Tools & Implements
" Furniture & FiXtures
II Scientific Apparatus
II Livestock
" Traveling Expenses
" Contingent
II Building & Repairs
Receipts,:
To Endowment '& General Fund
" Horrill Fund, ete.
Hatch Fund
$ 8,742.00
1:,127~92
1,099.18
162.45
320~84
168~96
443~ 46
510~42
237~38
143~79
572~12
46.93
135~36
200~17 .
6~oo
297~52
35~50
750.00
- - - - - - - -
Recapit'ulation
II Agriculture, Farm Products,
II Hatch, Fund
$25~759~34
10,290~56
Analysis 11,891.50
15,000.00
Disbursements:
By Endowment & General Fund
" Morrill Fund I
" Agriculture, Farm Products, AnalysB
" Hatch Fund
" Balance
$25:,152.32
10;255~30
9,821.06
15;000.00
2,712.72
Bills Payable
Sa.laries ~ due July 1, 1899:
From Endowment 'Fund
From Morrill Fund
From Agriculture Fund
$ 3,200~00
2:,525.00
1,126.66
$15,000.00
$15,000.00
, $62,941.40
$62,941.40
$ 6,851.66
Respectfully submitted,
E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
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To,
Report of Finance Committee on the
Budget of Appropriations for 1899-1900
The President and Members of the 'Board of Trustees:
, .
A: & ,M College '
Auburn, Alabama
June 1.2 , 1899 . . '
v;e, the undersigned members of the .Finance Connnittee to whom wa's referred' the
Budget of the President f or 1899-1900, respectfully' report that we have carefully
exa~ined the same, and recommend its adoption, subject to such changes as
the Board as a Committee of the Whole may make.
(Sigiledt Jon ~ Haralson
FinaIic,e Commit-Tancred Betts
tee T. H.Frazer
The Budget of Appropriations for '1&99-1900 as amended and adopted by the Board
of Trustees:
Original
Endowment
1862
President $2:,000
Mathematics 1:,000
Botany & Geology 1,~00
Civil Engineering 1,000
Agriculture
English 1,000
Chemistry 1,000
Mechanic Arts
Biology & Horticulture
History & Latin 1,800
Modern Lang. & Eiig. 1,600
E1ec. Erigineering
Physio1. & Vet. Sc.
COlIllIlBndant 300
Asst. Chemist 1st
" " 2nd
" u 3rd
Pharmacy
Inst. Math & Mech. E.
As st. t.fech Arts (Iron) 700
" " " (Wood)
Farm Superintendent
Asst. Ariima1 Industry
Asst~ Horticulture
Asst. Phys. Lab ' 200
Treasurer 1,000
State
Morrill Hatch Fund Agricultural
'EndoWment Fund
1890 -.;1=8~87:..-_
$1,000
800
" $ 800
800
1,500
- - . - 800- - 800
1,500 -. - - . .
1,000
1,800
1,900
- - 800
500
.. -' 200 - - .' -
1:,600
1,000
300
900
300
600
600
,- 800
500
$ 300
300
800
800
800
500
300
300
100
300
Total
$3:,000
1:,800
1:,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1;800
1,800
.1,800
1;800
1,600
1:,800
1,800
300
1 , 600'
1,000
' 500
1:,600
1,300
1:,000
1,000
600
. 600
-600
1:,000
1,500
Original ~orri11 Hatch State
Endo'WlIlent Endo'WlIlent Fund Agricultural
1862 1890 1887 Fund Total
House Rent~Pres. &
Six Professors
Chem~, Math:, Engr.,
Eng., Hist., & Latin . ,
Mech. Arts. $1,200 $ 200 $1,400
Commutation for rent
Profs. Vet. 5c. & Bot • . 400
Scholarships:
1 Sub-Fres,liriwl '300 , 300
1 Sec'y-Pres. 250 250
Six Scholarships!
1 Eng., l ,Math.,
1 Mech Arts, _1
Civil Engr.8; Math,
1 Chern., 1 E1ec. Engr.1,500 1,500
Five Scholarships:
1 Agriculture
1 Vet. Science
1 Biology
1 Botany
1 Latin 200 300 500
Asst. Librarian 500 500 ' f'
Instructor Gym 200 200
Night Watchman 240 240
Rent for Dorm. 450 450
Sec ;'Y of Trustees 100 100
AMOUNT $17,540 $12,000 $8,800 $4;'500 ' $42,840
":
Library 500 ' 250 750
Prtg. & Advt. 350 1,150 1,500
Coal 250 100 100 450
Stationery 150 150.
Postage 300 300
Labor (College) 400 400
Commencement 300 300
Grounds & Repairs 200 200
General Expenses 500 500
Military 100 -100
Sup~ & Labor Ex. Station 1,700 1,700
Sup. & Labor Horticult. 450 450
Co-op. Soil Tests -150 ' 150
Animal Industry 1,200 1,200
Building & Repairs
Sup. & Labor(Mech) 800 200 1,000
Sup. & Labor(Chem) 600 200 800
Equip. & E. Engr. 500 500
Trustees' Expenses 300 300
Farmers' Institutes 500 500
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Original Morrill' 'Hatch Fund State
·Endowment Endowment ·· Agricultural
.1862 , ._ .1890. 1887 F,Wld Total
Physics
Equip. Phys. & Vet. Sc.
Equip. Biology
Equip. Bot. & Garden
Equip Pharmacy
Insurance
Amount
Amt. Brot. For'd
T~t.al
I ' 700
4,350
17,540
$21,890
$ 400
$1,600
12,000
$13,600
Committees
$ 200
200
200
$6;200
8,800
$15,000
$ 100
100
100 , . ' .
100
$1,200
4,500
$5,700
$ - 100
300
300
·· 300
· 400
700
$1,3350 .
' 42 840
$5,6190'
Appointed by His Excellency Jas. F. Johnston, Governor and Ex Offi~io President
of the Board of Trustees . .
of
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute
July 3, 1899
Executive Committee: Governor Johnston, Chairman
Haralson
Moseley
Finance: Haralson, Chairman
Betts
Renfro
Revision. of Laws: Bet ts, .Chairman
Bilbro: '
Terry
Agriculture: GilchriSt ; Chairman
WilliaiIia
Moseley
Mechanic Arts: Whitaker, Chairman
Terry
Frazer
College Lands & Grounds: Williams , Chairman
Bilbro
Claims: Renfro, Chairman
Betts
Gilchrist
Whitaker
Course of Study&Library: Aber crombie, Cha.irman
Whitaker
Frazer
Visitor's to Experiment Station: Moseley, Chairinan
Gilchrist
Haralson
Buildings & Repairs: Frazer, Chairman
Terry
Bilbro
Called Meeting
.:t
Montgomery, Alabama
,Augusb 22, 1899
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The B0ar.d' of Trustees of the Alabama 'Polytechnci Institute met, rupon call of the'
President, in the Office of the Governor at Montgomery, Tuesday, Augus~ 22, 1899,
at 12 o'clock noon.
The roll was called, and the following members were found present~
His Excellency" Gov. ,Jas. F. Johnston, President Ex Officio
Mr ~ Abercrombie
Mr. Gilch:dst
Mr. Frazer . '1 •
Mr~ Renfro
Mr. W~lliams
Hr. v-Jhitaker 7--a quorum
'Ihe minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
A communication from Professor A. F.McKissick tendering his resignation as
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Physics to take effect September 1, 1899,
was read by the Secretary.
Upon motion, the resignation of Professor McKissick was accepted.
The President of the College, Dr. Wm. LeRoy Broun presented applications, accompanied
with testImonials of sundry persons for the Chair of Electrical Engineering and
Physics made vacant by the resignation of Professor McKissick.
Mr. Frazer nominated Arthur St. Charles Dunstan, of the University of Kansas, for
the position.
Mr. Dunstan's nominations was seconded by Mr. Williams.
No other nominations being made, the Chair put the question of Mr. Dunstan's election
to; viva voce vote, and Mr. Dunstan was declared lmanimously elected Professor of
Electrical Engineering and Physics, his term of office to begin September 1, 1899.
President 'Broun made a statement concerning a $250 scholarship in Chemistry held
by A. McB. Ransom, and asked that Mr. Ransom be paid five hundred dollars for the
ensuing year.
Mr. Whitaker moved that the increase of ' salary of Mr. Ransom, 'to five hundred dollars,
as recommended by President Broun, be granted. Carried.
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President Broun presented a petition from the ProLessor of .Mechanical Engineering
for an additional appropriation of three hundred (300) dollars for increasing the
equipment of the Forge Department.
Also, that the salary of J. Q. Burton, third Assistant Chemist; "])e increa_sed to
six hundred (600) dollars for the current year.
Moved by V~. Renfro,
That the additional appropriation of $300 asked for by Professor
Wilmore, be granted; also, that the salry of Mr ~ Burton, Third:.Assistant Chemist,
be increased to six hundred (600) dollars. Carried.
By Mr. Williams: _, _,
Resolved,. That the . ~hair appoints a Committee of three to have the
laws, rules, and regulations of the Board of Trustees codified, and that s~id
Committee be inst~cted tOlSport at the next annual meeting Df the Board. Motion
prevailed. . ,
Mr. Williams asked to be excused from service on the committee, whereupon, the
President of the Board appointed the following:
Committee. on .CDdification of Laws:
Mr. Betts, Chairman
}lir. Terry
lir • vJhitaker.
No other business being presented, the Board, upon motion, adjourned.
R. W. Burton, Secretary
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