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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1901Aubufu, Alabama June 10, 1901 . . 109 The Beard 'Of Trustees 'Of the Alabama Pelytechnic Institute met in regular annual sessien in the Insti~ut,e Library Mepday, J,une 10, 1.901, a,t 10, o-'clock a.m. In ;the absence 'Of His...
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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1901Aubufu, Alabama
June 10, 1901 . .
109
The Beard 'Of Trustees 'Of the Alabama Pelytechnic Institute met in regular annual
sessien in the Insti~ut,e Library Mepday, J,une 10, 1.901, a,t 10, o-'clock a.m.
In ;the absence 'Of His Excellency: Geverner W. J • .amferd, Judge Jen.' Ha:ralsen
called the Beard. ·to .ord,er and nominated Hon • Thomas 'V'Jilliams for temporary Presi:dent.
The neminatien was seconded,. the metiQn p~t, and Mr. ,Williams was ~lected ' by acclamatien.
The roll was called and the fellewing members were feund present: Messers Haralsen,
vrilliams, Terry, Ligen, .Betts, Whitaker, and. the recently appeinted members, Hessers
Purser and Carmichael-- eight in all. A quorum. Absent: . vove_rner Samferd and
Messers Abercrembie, Bilbre, and Frazer •• 4.
. -
The minutes 'Of the last meeting 'Of tp~ Beard were read and approved.
The Treasur~r 'Of tpe Institute w~s admitted and ~ea~ his annual repert,. and the -
same wa~ r~ferred ~e the Cemmittee ·en Finance. - . - - Meved that Dr. Purser's name be substituted fey -that 'Of Mr. Re~fre whereever the ,
l~tter 'Occurs in the list' of standing committees. Carried.
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The President of th~ Institute read his annual_ repert." and upon motion the Same waS
referred to special co~nittee. The Chair appointed as such cemmittee Messers
Whitaker, Ligen, ~nd Purs~r.
. " , -: I On call of committees, the Executive Committee reported that they had appreved the
appeintment 'Of Dr. Paul Mrrill as. a substitute for Professer~ B • .B. Ress ' during. the
latter's absence on leave, and that no ether bus;i.ness had come befere them sin~e
last meeting 'Of the. Bpard.
The call of cemmittees was interrupted by a m9tion te. substitute· the name of C91.
R. F. Ligon fer that of Col._ Gilchrist wherev!=lr the latter 'Occurs on. cemmittees.,
Metion prevailed. ~
Moyed th~t ~he Committee )of Visiters. ~0 the Experiment ~tatien be abelished. Car-
. ,
Moved that the Chair appoint as Committee en Experiment Statien Messere Carmichael,
Williams, and Haralson. Motion prevailed, and the Chair declared the Committee se
censtitutf?d.
~ ,~ .. \.,.
The other standing cemmittees were called and eacp ig turn repert~d that ne business
had ceme befere them.
_ '1'
On call of Special Cemmittees, the Se~retary reperted that in co~pl~ance w~th the
instructions 'Of the Board he had investigated the facts in the case 'Of the claim 'Of
Prefesser B. B; Ress fer· an arrearage 'Of $125~00 of salarY, and feund them exactly
as stated, to wit: Professor Ress was elected te the Chair 'Of Chemistry September
3, 1893, and for his services three-feurths 'Of a menth, that is, frem September 3
to October 1, l893, .he has never received any pay. . _
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Moved that the Board, after ~ination into the claim of Professor B. B. Ross
as presented at our last meetL~gi do not consider the claim such an one that we
can consistently al~ow. Carried.
The Speci.aJ.. Committ'ee, with power -to act, on the claim 'Of vi. B. Frazer preferred
at last session, reported progress, and upon motion action on said claim was postponed
to 3 'o'clock this afternoon, and ·the President was requested to invite Hr.
Frazer and Professor Earle' to' appear bsfore the Board at that hour.
The Secretary read the resignation of ProfessorF. S. Earle of the Chair of Biology
and :Horticulture, the same to take effect ' July'~ i, 1901.· - 1
Moved that Professor Earle's resignation be accepted. Carried.
Moved that -the Board proceed to elect a Professor of Biology-and Ho~ticulture, vice
Professor 'Harle, resigned.
Motion prevailed, and President Broun read the applications of five candidates,
together with & synopsis of their testimonials.
Professor H.- H. , Hume was nominated. The ' nomination was seconEled, ' andno other
name being put in nomination, a viva ~oce vote was 'taken and Professor H. H. '
Hume was declared duly elected Professor of Biology and Horticulture, his term to
begin July 1, 1901, and his salary to be fifteen hundred (1500) doll~rs per annum.
The President submitted the reports of Professors and heads of departments, with
inventories of col~ege property and the same w~re ordered filed. ~-
The Secretary read a communication from C. W. Nixon asktng increased pay for the
time already served as As sistant in Chemistry. Not approved.
Also; a petition from the Treasurer for authority, with the approval 'of the President,
to draw on April 1 each year~ the Morrill Fund for the last quarter of the
fiscal year, instead of drawing the same June 30 . Not approvea.
Also, a petition from the Treasurer for an appropriation of three hundred dollars
for· salary of clerk in his Department. , Passed over till the ' Presideh~ ~ sJ·budget
should come up for consideration.
A-lso, application from S. W. John for the honorary degree~ o'f LL D for T. lvI. Owen • .
Reference was made to rule of Board not to confer honorary degrees, and the petition
was not granted.
v
Moved that ~.
WH&~S F. J. Cowart, R. L. Bennett , and C. L. Newman, former -students
of this institution, have attained eminemce in the field of science, and are, in
the opinion of , this" Board,' worthy, "
Be it resol ved that the degree of Master of Science be, and the same is hereby
conferred upon 'each of said parties. Adopted.
Moved that degrees as reeommended by the Faculty be conferred on stucients named.
Carried.
At 12:45 o'clock p.m., the Board took a receSs till 3 o'clock p.m.
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Afternoon Session
The Board was called to order at 3 p.m., Col. Thos. Williams in the Chair. The
Secre.tary noted the presenc.e of eight members, a quorum.
\ r.lr. W. B. Frazer was admitted, and made a statement in regard to his claim heretofore
referred to in these minutes • .
Professor F. S. Earle was admitted, and made a statement in regard to Mr. Frazer.ls
employment and services as Assistant in Horticulture.
These two gentlemen having retired, the Board proceeded to a consideration of the
claim of Ivlr. V.I . B. Frazer.
Moved that the Board affer to J1.1r. \rl . B. Frazer two hundred- dollars on condition
that he receive the same in full settlement of all claims against the Institute.
Carried.
Mr. W.B. Frazer was recalled, and the offer of the Board was made to him as set
. forth in above resolution, and he stated that he would accept the offer.
The Special Committee on the Annual Report of the President of th e Institute re- ·
ported as follows:
We approve and ask the concurrence of the. Board in the following recommendations
made by the President of the Institute:
1. That no honorary degree of any character will be conferred by this Institute,
and that a statement to this effect be printed in the catalogue.
2. That the degrees as set forth in the catalogue of 1901, be conferred •
.
3. That $3,380 be appropriated to enlarge and equip the Dep~rtment of Hechanic
Arts.
3~. That $550 be appropriated for repairs and f or purchaBe of animals in Agricultural
Department.
4. That leave of absence be granted to Professor E. R. Miller, as requested by him.
5. That E. M. Mason be made Acting Assistant Professor of Pharmacy.
6. That $125 be appropriated for expenses of an Assistant to study free-hand
drawing.
7. That a committee of three members of the Board of Trustees be appointed to
consider the establishment of a Department of Mining Engineering.~
8. That the increase of salaries made b~ dependent on the funds received and
hence be liable to be reduced as the income may require.
9. The promotion of the inst~uctor in Mechanic Arts (in wood) to be Assistant
Professor to date from June 8, 1900.
10. That j 200 be appropriated to purchase a lo~ Df land ·(about. 2 acres) wes~ of
Veterinary Building.
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11. That expenses of officers to association of American Agricultural Colleges
be pa.id. Amount of same $125.
12. That the First Instructor in Chemistry, C. L. Hare, be made Assistant Prof~
essor.
13. That the Secretary of the Board be made Auditor • .
l4~ That $900 be appropriated for new equipment . of Electrical Engineering._
15. That $100 be appropriated for the Band, for iUstruments.
16. That $560 be appropriated for completing the basement- of the. gymnasium.
17. That $300 be appropriated to pay a stenographer for the Director of the Experiment
' Station.
18. That $ be appropriated for additional shelves for the Library.
19. That $100 be appropriated for blinfisonal wfuhsoweand still for the State Chemist.
20. -_ ~hat $100 extra be appropriat~d for the equipment of Physics.
Moved that the report of the Special Committee of the President's Annual Report
be adopted and their recommendations concurred in. C.arried.
The Chair appointed as the Special Con@ittee on establishing a Departme~t of
Mining Engineering, Messers Carmichael, ' Haralson, and Betts.
The President of the Institute read his budget of appropriations for the year
1901-l902, .and the same was considered seriatim by the Board as a 80mmittee of the
Whole, and as amended was adopted and ordered spread upon the minutes.
The Committee on Finance made the following report:
Your Committee on Finance beg l 'eave to report that they have exaruined and audited
the report of the Treasurer, and find the same correct.
.June 10, 1901
Report adopted.
(Signed)
(Jon. Haralson
(Tancred Betts
(John F. Purser
Moved that a Committee composed of members of this Board of Trustees-, consisting .
of three persons ta be appo-~ted by -the Chair, shall be charged with the duty of
investigating the feasibility of erecting a textile department in connection with
the College, and of ascertaining the probable cost of -such department and the cos~
of administra.tion thereof per annum, and to report at the next meeting of this
Board.
Resolution adopted and the Chair announced that ~he Committee provided for in the i--
resolution should be constituted as follows: Messers Carmichael, Haralson, and
Ligon. Upon motion, President Wm. LeRoy Broun 'was added to the committee.
There being no other business, the Board adjourned sine die.
R. Vi . Burton, Secretary
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The President's Annual Report
To,
The Trustees of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Sirs':
, '
In presenting thIs 'report of the condition and progress of the Institute during the
session 1900-1~Ol, 'I have the 'honor to state, there were registered 414 matriculates
the -largest number ever enrolled' in one session. Of these, 341, were .froID ' Alabama
23 from Georgia, 17 from Fl orida, and the remainder f r om ten other states, with two
from Nicaragua and one from Cuba.
Among t he number were 12 young women, who, by their faithf ulness general ly, ranked
high in their classes.
The general conduct of the students has .been exceptionally praiseworthy, and earnest
attention to educational work has been given by the majority, though 'an unusual
number has been .dropped from the rolls for neglect of study. '
The lat ter cadets were from those of t he lower classes who were not qualiffied by
training and discipline to appreciate t he advantages of a collegiate institute,
and who were by nature not fond .of .study.
The ,defi9i:enCY of good rural schools of high grade in our state requires us 'to
maintain a sub-freShman class in .order' to train those ' who ar-e not qualified, and
have not .had the opportunity of qualifying,"themselves, for regular college ·work~
When education in our State is suffieiently developed, it will not be -necessary .
to retain this sub-coll ege class. But for the present, and until then we deem it
our duty to ·continue the admissiQn of worthy applicants ~lmmissiMK
~xxmx~~~~ODad~~~EXXXKK~~~ubdCcd~~~~xX~ of the required age who
who are not prepared for the
cation. During this session
aga from 15 to 22 years.
freshman class, and t o make provision for their eduabout
fifty were adrrdtted £ ~ that class, varying in
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'ATHLETICS
The students have taken the usual interest in- the exercises ~f the gymnasium and
in general athletics. This is encouraged so far as beneficial. But care is. taken
that these exercises are not permitted to interfere with their studies, by limiting
the time for athletics t~ the hours after 4 p.m. and also by limiting the
number of public games.
SCHOOLS OF ¥JNES AND MINING ENGINEERING
During the first ses'sion of the) 66th Congr.ess a Bill to establi·sh a School of
Mines an~Yiining Engineering in connection with each land-grant college was passed '
in the U. S. Senate~ without a dissenting vote; subsequently, though unanimously
recolDlIlended by the Committee on lUnes and ¥.tinfng of the. House of Representatives,
it failed t o become a law, because political necessities required that it should
not be introduced. Unless unforeseen conditr ons in~ervene, it is believed that
a similar measure will. early be enacted into a law.
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~fuen that is done, and the school for Alabama is established at this Institute,
the technical education given will represent the four main departments of engineering,
and with each mutually aSSisting the others, they will become potent factors ·
in promoting the industrial development of the State.
ENDOWMENT PERl-1ANENT .
As a relief t o the apprehension in regard to the permanency of the endowment f~om
the gnenral government, I would state that the Homestead Bill, approved May 17,
1900, . contains the provision that lIif at any time ~the proceeds of the sale of
_p~bliQ l~ds are insufficient to pay the ,C'ollege Annuities of the .Act of 1890, such
deficiencies· should ,be paid from the Treasury of the. U. S.II This provision places
the endowment beyond any contingency~
H~.LTH OF CADETS
/ .
The Surgeon has been prompt and regular in attendance to meet .the demands of the
students. The number of cases of siclmess arising from la grippe and the mumps
vas· unusually large, but in no case serious. Several were ill with pneumonis, but
in only one instrance was there a fatal result. ~ This was, the fourth death of a
student that has occurred at the College in the last eighteen years. The uniformly
close attention paid the health of the students by the Surgeon merits your commendation.
THE Y. M,CH A.
The Y. Iv1. C. A. has been cenduated by the stUdents with .efi'~ciency and with ~ood 1
results .for the College. They have been assisted by ·ministers· of the- different
chuz:ch,es, and, by the .laciies' auxiliary, in ·t 'heir Sunday afternoon meetings. They-.
have a ~eparate room set apart for their private meetings, and ,the use of the
, Assembly Hall for their public lectures.
HONORARY. DEGREES
The faculty have presented for your consideration some names for honorary academic ·
degrees. This recommendation was made before they discovered that there was a law
on your books prohibiting the conferring of such degrees. With the propriety of
this law, I think they unanimously concur. I, therefore, recommend that you direct
to be published in the catalogue that IINo honorary degree of any character will be
given by th~s Institute." This will give the Institute a distinctive character
of one conferring honors only for . work done, and .not a. s a compliment. I also
recommend that you by special order approve of the de-grees nvw given, . .as. stated ltn
thepresent catalogues, and of t~e ~hanges made therein.
EXPERIMENT STATION
Professor F. S. Earle, Professor of Biology and Horticulture, has rewigned his
positiop to take effect. July 1. He has been an efficient and taithful' officer,
who is widely and favorably known· as an expert in his Department of Botanyl He~
has noW' been called to a similar position in Columbia University, N.Y. . I will
for. his successor, submit the names of competent persons for your censideration.
Dr. P. I. IvIurrill, the Acting ·Pr9:fessor· of Chemistry, who has .for the past year f
filled the position occupied by ~rofessor B~ B. Ross, now, witn your. approval,
absent at a German University, has with faithfulness and ability conducted in a
satisfa~ty manner the large classes under his charge. Professor Ross expects to
return in time to take charge next session.
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FA~~' INSTITUTES
Under the directiol'l of Doctor Cary, assisted ~"by other officers at the EXPeriment
Station, seventeen Institutes have been conducted among the farmers of --the State,
in sixteen different counties.
I regard these farmer's institutes of much value asa means of diffusing a know- ·
ledge of scientific agriculture among the people, and recommend for your approval
a renewal -&f the appropriation made for that purpose, and would recommend an increase
were means available. The officers perfor.m this work without remuneration, the
appropriation being used only to pay for necessary expenses.
IMPROVEMENTS
The forge and foundry building has been enlarged and improved and supplied with ·
additional equipment, the forge department being furnished with additional Buffalo
forges with hoodS, and underground smoke drafts. The boiler house has been enlarged
and a new 100 H. P. Heine water tube boiler installed. A safety tank of boiler
iron has been placed in the upper room in the tower, instead of the old unsafe _
sheet iron tank formerly used. With the approval of the Executive Committee, application
was made to the Legislature for funds sufficient to construct a steel tower
with large tank for protection· against fire. This.:application was -not approved for
want of funds.
D~PROV~~TS NEEDED
The large increase of students in Mechanical Engine~ring has so filled the room -at
our disposal as to require an enlargement.
It is -prop:o:sed to enlarge the machine department by extending the wing fifty feet.
This is necessary to provide f or the increased classes. It is estimated that this
buildigg with the necessary fixtures will cost $1,930 -
and the machinery required 1,450 $3,380.
I recommend that this amount be appropriated for the purpose specified.
LIBRARY
The Library contained in three adj oining rooms is open to students and officers
daily from 9 to 5. The General Library is much used by students as a reading
t oom and contributes greatly ~o the general education and interest. It is recognized
as an important feature in the collegiate equi pment, aBd receives monthly
accessions in valuable works and periodicals published.
PHARMACY . ,
Pr ofessor Hiller of the Department of Pharmacy, presents an application to be
granted a leave of absence for -one year, in order that he may attend a German
University . He requests this provided "a satisfactory and acceptable substitute is
furnished to conduct "the .department. I recoro.mend that this application be -
granted.
The i ncreased knowledge and enlarged views acquired by coming in contact with the -
leading men of the world in sC:ience, will add greatly to the educational strength
of your faculty, and hence to the benefit of the students.
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FREE-HAl':JD DRA\VING
This , subject has not been taught in our Ins~itut~. It should be • . 1 propose
th~refore, with your approval, instea~ of employing an exp~rt with a .large salary
to require the young graduate who may be selected to ~ssist in Drawing~ to attend
the summer school at Harvard to obtain instruction therein, and for the purpose
I r~commend an appropriation of $125.00.
REPORT QF TREASURER
The Treasurer shows tha~ the Institute received this
sources
session from all'
$69,046~53
And expended 67,863.86.
The receipts were from the following sources: .
1. General Endowment Fund-being L~~erest on proceeds o£ land grant of Act
Congress, 1862 . $~0,~80.00
2. Agricultural Experiment Station Fund, Act of Congress,
18~7
3. M.orrill Fund, Act of Congress; 1890
4~. From State of Alab~, one-sixth of , tag tax on
fertilizers for 1901
5.
6.
Tuition f ees and other sources
Incidental fees and other sources
The available balnce is reported to be
1,;000.00
13,831.25
14,01].83
5,921.95
850.00
5,691. 77
t'" _ ...
I herewith submit for your consideration q. budget of appropriation~ for n,ext session
for salaries and equ,.ipment, conforming to the requirements of the acts of Congress
c?ncerning the several donations.
After due examination, the faculty recommend the following cadets for the degree
of Bachelor of Science:
Robertson Tanner Arnold
Herschel Winston Bass
Idaline Bell
Kenneth Bradford
Thomas BIlagg
Samuel Hammer Browne
Salmon Holmes Burns
David James Castieman
Herschel Henry Conner
William Hamilt on Eager
Eugene Flynn Enslen
LeRoy }fudi son Felton
John Drewry Foy
James Olney Goggans
VIal ter Lee Greene .
William Hope Haigler
Paul Shields Haley
Michael Smith Harvey
Charles Henry· Haynes
Daniel Hagood Haynes
Arber Samuel Hartz
Robert Holland Hood
Florida
St. Clair
Lee
Montgomery
Lee
Tuscaloosa
Lee
Hale
Macon
Winstc:m
J efferson
South Carolina
Barbour
Tallapoosa
Lee
Montgomery
Walker
Lee
Bullock
Dallas'
Georgia
Jefferson
Arth~r . Flournoy , Jackson '
James Baxter Jackson
Jefferson. Franklin Jones
Myron Daniel Kahn
Claude Kauffman
~mett Stephens Killebrew
William Reid Lancaster
John Talbert Letcher
Karl Edward Lindrose
vvalter Deems McCrary
William Boyd McGehee
Benjamin Baldwin ,Merriwether
Abram Hill M_,tchell
Isaac Lenoir Moore
Merrill Hastings l'4oore
Will iam Louis Noll
Dorsey Julian Partker
James Cochran Phelps
James Blackmon Powell
Shepherd Harrison Roberts
Harvey Owen Sargent
Oscar Menderson Sctloss
Lyman Hall Shaw
Henry Alexander Skeggs
John Hunt Skeggs
Matthew Schtt Sloan
Holland McTyeire Smith
Louis Sternfeld
Godfrey Rhodes Thomas
Manly Curry Turpin
Henry Edward Werner
Leonidas Wharton
Gaiusl Whitfield
Jere Crawford Williams
John Rutledge Williams
Edward Houston Wills
Georgia
Lee
SumpterLee
Hobile
Dale
Lee
~iJa con
- ' ... -, Mississippi
Lee
Montgomery
Montgomery
Lee
Lee
Montgomery
Tennessee
Escambia
Lee
Bullock
Montgomery
Franklin
Barbour
Sumter
Morgan
Morgan
JvIible
Lee
r.1ontgomery
Sumter
Virginia
Texas
Cherokee
Mar engo
Lee
Jefferson
Lee
Tney also recommend the following for the post graduate degree of
Idaline Bell
Emma Beall Culver
Charles Le~lis Harold
Mabel Heard
John Willianl Jepson
Enoch Marvin Mason
James Richard Rutland
Harvey Owen Sargent
Haster of Science
Lee
Lee
Escambia
Lee
Chambers
Franklin
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They also present for your consideration, for the Honorary Degree of Haster of
Scmence, subject to the conditions aforenamed, the following names:
1. R. L. Bennett, Director of Agricultural Experiment Station, University of
Kansas;
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2. F. L. t,;owart , Professor of Natural Science, Normal College,Tr:oy, Alabama ..
3. • L. Newman, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas.
Respectfully submitted,
William LeRoy Broun '
Report of the Treasurer for the Year 1900-01,
~ndowment and General Account
Rec eipts:
To Cash f rom State Treasury $ 20,280.00
" " II Incidental Fees-Balance 63 .94
II " II II II 1, 790 .00
II II II Surgeon's Fees 1,795.00
II " II Library Account 748 .00 "
" II II Tuition II 850.00
" " II General Expense 311.80
" " " Dormitories 180.00
" " II Postage 25.86
" II " Fuel 7.79
" " II :Hilitary 2.~0 $ 26,054.69
Disbursements:
By Amount paid Salaries $ 16,244.50
" " II Sur geon 1,795.00
II " II Mechanic Arts 1,001.59
II II II Library 773.73
II " " General Expense 715 .15
II II " Printing 669.28
" II II Fuel 750.65
II " II Stationery 149.77
~ II II Postage 383.70
II II II Servant's Hire 365.50
" II II Conwencement Expenses 414.49
II " II Grounds & Repairs 456 .82
II II II Military 113.31
II II II Trustees Expenses 310.89
II II " Huseum 300.00
" " II Dormitories 500.00
II " II Watchman 240.00
" " II Insurance 630.00
II " " Physics 189.13
II II II Contingent 51.18 $ 26"954.69
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Agricultural Account
Receipts : . .. .r
To Balance $ 4,444 .16
" Gash from State Treasury 14 ,013 .83
" " " · Fann Products 715.75
" " " Horticulture 179.62
" 11 " · Analysis 176 .75
" II " Mechanic Arts (Lab fees) 165.00
" " " Chemi stry 164 .88
II " 11 II (Lab, fee$) 270.00
" " " Electrical En~e ering (Lab fees) 132 .50
" " " Boiler 163 .05
II " U · Pharmacy 38.15 $ 20,463.69
Disbursements:
By amo'lmt Paid Salaries $ 5,797.46
II " " Boiler 2,060.08
" II II Improvement Lab. C. 1, 034 .02 .
" " II Fuel 100.00
II II " Mechanic Art.s 165 .00
" II II Insurance 100.15
II " . "' . Physic s 158.24
II II II C herrcistry 664 .69
II II II Farmers I Institutes 500 .00
If " " Veterinary Spienpe 222-.25
II II I-I Biology 120.74
" II II Botany 173 .36
II II " Building . 758 .07
If " " Special Apprppriation 973.32
II " II Veterinary Building 530 . 51
" II II Horticulture 171.10
II II II El ectrical Engineering 197 .89
II II " Pharmacy 335 .64
II II II Water Wor ks 709.40 .$ 14,771.92
.
Hats::h Fund - 1900 & 1901
Receipts :
To U. S. Tr ea$ury $ 15,000.00
Di sbursements
By Amount Paid Salaries $ 9, 072 .35
II II II Labor 1,266 .49
II II II Publications 1,138.39
If " II Freight and Express 346 . 61
II II II Heat , Light & Water 216 .44
" II II ~hemical Supplies 870.41
" " 2 Fertilizers 315.80
II II II Feeding Stuffs 215.56
" " II Library 500.00
II II' II Tools , Implements & Machinery 142.08
II II II Scientific Apparatus 177.52
" II II Livestock 44.ibl
II II II Contingent 14.00
II II II Traveling Expenses 95 .29 $ 15, 000 .00
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M0rril l Fund ~ 1900
July 1, To Cash from State Treasury $ 3,1+43 .75
\jredit
By Salary Account i 2z442 172
To Gash from State Treasury $ 10,387.50
Disbursements :
By Amount Paid Salaries $ 9,050.00
" " II Library 500.00
II II II Electrical Engiru:u3ring 437 . 50
II II II Pharmacy 400.00 $ 10z387.50
, Recapitulation
Recei pts :
To Endowment and General Account
II Agriculture
II Morrill
II Hatch
Disbursements:
By Amount Pai d
II II II
II II II
II II II
" Balance
Endowment & General
Agriculture . ,
Horrill
Hatch
alc
-Bills Payable
Salaries due July 1, 190ib:
Endowment Account
Agriculture
Mmrrill
II
"
$ 26, 054.69
20, 463 .69
10,387 .50
15 ,000.00
$ 26,064.69
14,771.92
10,387 . 50
15,000.00
52691. 77
$ 2,737 .50
1,125 .00
2z1+62 .50
$ 71 1905.88
i 71 2902.88
$ 72325.00
Respectfully submitted, ' •
E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
Appropriations for 1901-1902
Qriginal
Endowment
1862
President
Mathematics
Botany & Geology
Civil Engineering
Agriculture
$3,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
English
Chemistry
IvIechanic Art s
Biology & Horticulture
History & Latin
Modern Lang~ & Eng.
Electrical Engineering
Physiol.-Vet Science
Commandant & Inst. l'futh
Associate Chemist
II
II
II
Pharmacy '
II
II
II
1st
2nd.
3rd
Asst. Prof. Physics
II II Math & M. Eng.
1,000
1,000
1,500
1, 800
1,500
800
II II Mech. Arts(iron)700
2nd II II II II (wood)
lrd II" II II II 250
Farm Superintendent
Asst. Animal Industry
II Horticulture
Treasurer 1,000
House Rent, President
and six Pr ofs.- ~mth
Engineering, English,
Hist., Mech. Arts, E.
Engineering 1,400
Gorrunut ation for Rent
for 3 Professors -
Vet. Science, Botany,
and Chemistry
Scholarshi ps:
1 sub-freshman 300
1 Sect. President 250
Seven Scholarships)
1 Eng., 1 Math., 1
C i v * Engr lvIa th • ,
1 Chern., 1 Elec. Eng .,
1 Latin & Hi story 1,750
110rrill
Endowment
1890
.$ 800
800 .
800
1,800
250
500
200
1,600
1,000 .
1,000
400
900
Hatch State'_
Fund Agricul-
1887 tural fund
$ 800
1,000 ~ 800
800
300
1,000 500
1,000 sao
800 800
6ee
200 200
600
600
500
400
400
200
250
600 For House
75
600
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$3,000
1,800
1,800
1;800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,500
1,800
1,500
1,800
1,800
1,050
1,600
1,100
600
500
1,600
1,400
1,400
1,100
1,100
500
600
600
675
1,500
1,400
600
300
250
122
Original Morrill
Endowment Endowment
Hatch
Fund
1887
Four Scholarships:
1 Vet. Science
1 Biology ~Ph~rmacy
1 Asst. to Director of
Station, 1 Agriculture,
Asst. Librari~ & Eng.
1 Inst. Gymrias~um
1 Ni ght Watc~
Rent for 3 Dorms
1 Sect . of Tru~tees
For Instructor to
learn free hand drawing
Clerk of Treas~rer
1862 " 1890
$ 500
$ 500
200
300
450
100
~,3~0 $11~5~0 ~,OOO
3 , a 'I -';(5 l';j O()
State
Agricultural
Fund
~
$ 500
250
125 .
250
$6,,952
0; /j
Totals
$ 1,000
750
200
300
450
100
125
250
$46 800 - ,
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'-JJanuary 25, 1902
The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytecbnic Institute met in the President's ·
Office at the ~nstitute January 25, 1902, at 3 o'clock p.m.
There were pregent Messers Betts, Frazer and Purser. No quorUm being present,
Board adjourned without transacting any business.
.
The Board of
R. W. Burton
Secretary
List of Standing Committees
of
Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic
Revised June, 1901
Institute,
Executive C0mmtttee: The Governor, Messers Haralson and Carmichael.
Committee on Finance: Messers Haralson, Betts, and Purser.
Comrnittee on Agriculture: Messers Ligon, Williams , and Carmichael.
Committee on Experiment Station: Messers Carmichael, Williams, and Haralson.
Committee on Mechanic Arts: Messers Whitaker, Terry, and Frazer.
Gommittee on College Lands and Grounds: Messers Williams, Bilbro, ,and vVhitaker ..
Corrroittee on G~aims: Messers Purser, Betts, and Ligon. .
Committee on Course of Study and Library: Hessers Abercrombie , vJhitaker, ami Frazer.
Committee on Buildings and Repairs: Nessers. Frazer, Terry, and Bilbro. |
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1901 [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 1901Aubufu, Alabama
June 10, 1901 . .
109
The Beard 'Of Trustees 'Of the Alabama Pelytechnic Institute met in regular annual
sessien in the Insti~ut,e Library Mepday, J,une 10, 1.901, a,t 10, o-'clock a.m.
In ;the absence 'Of His Excellency: Geverner W. J • .amferd, Judge Jen.' Ha:ralsen
called the Beard. ·to .ord,er and nominated Hon • Thomas 'V'Jilliams for temporary Presi:dent.
The neminatien was seconded,. the metiQn p~t, and Mr. ,Williams was ~lected ' by acclamatien.
The roll was called and the fellewing members were feund present: Messers Haralsen,
vrilliams, Terry, Ligen, .Betts, Whitaker, and. the recently appeinted members, Hessers
Purser and Carmichael-- eight in all. A quorum. Absent: . vove_rner Samferd and
Messers Abercrembie, Bilbre, and Frazer •• 4.
. -
The minutes 'Of the last meeting 'Of tp~ Beard were read and approved.
The Treasur~r 'Of tpe Institute w~s admitted and ~ea~ his annual repert,. and the -
same wa~ r~ferred ~e the Cemmittee ·en Finance. - . - - Meved that Dr. Purser's name be substituted fey -that 'Of Mr. Re~fre whereever the ,
l~tter 'Occurs in the list' of standing committees. Carried.
- +
The President of th~ Institute read his annual_ repert." and upon motion the Same waS
referred to special co~nittee. The Chair appointed as such cemmittee Messers
Whitaker, Ligen, ~nd Purs~r.
. " , -: I On call of committees, the Executive Committee reported that they had appreved the
appeintment 'Of Dr. Paul Mrrill as. a substitute for Professer~ B • .B. Ress ' during. the
latter's absence on leave, and that no ether bus;i.ness had come befere them sin~e
last meeting 'Of the. Bpard.
The call of cemmittees was interrupted by a m9tion te. substitute· the name of C91.
R. F. Ligon fer that of Col._ Gilchrist wherev!=lr the latter 'Occurs on. cemmittees.,
Metion prevailed. ~
Moyed th~t ~he Committee )of Visiters. ~0 the Experiment ~tatien be abelished. Car-
. ,
Moved that the Chair appoint as Committee en Experiment Statien Messere Carmichael,
Williams, and Haralson. Motion prevailed, and the Chair declared the Committee se
censtitutf?d.
~ ,~ .. \.,.
The other standing cemmittees were called and eacp ig turn repert~d that ne business
had ceme befere them.
_ '1'
On call of Special Cemmittees, the Se~retary reperted that in co~pl~ance w~th the
instructions 'Of the Board he had investigated the facts in the case 'Of the claim 'Of
Prefesser B. B; Ress fer· an arrearage 'Of $125~00 of salarY, and feund them exactly
as stated, to wit: Professor Ress was elected te the Chair 'Of Chemistry September
3, 1893, and for his services three-feurths 'Of a menth, that is, frem September 3
to October 1, l893, .he has never received any pay. . _
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Moved that the Board, after ~ination into the claim of Professor B. B. Ross
as presented at our last meetL~gi do not consider the claim such an one that we
can consistently al~ow. Carried.
The Speci.aJ.. Committ'ee, with power -to act, on the claim 'Of vi. B. Frazer preferred
at last session, reported progress, and upon motion action on said claim was postponed
to 3 'o'clock this afternoon, and ·the President was requested to invite Hr.
Frazer and Professor Earle' to' appear bsfore the Board at that hour.
The Secretary read the resignation of ProfessorF. S. Earle of the Chair of Biology
and :Horticulture, the same to take effect ' July'~ i, 1901.· - 1
Moved that Professor Earle's resignation be accepted. Carried.
Moved that -the Board proceed to elect a Professor of Biology-and Ho~ticulture, vice
Professor 'Harle, resigned.
Motion prevailed, and President Broun read the applications of five candidates,
together with & synopsis of their testimonials.
Professor H.- H. , Hume was nominated. The ' nomination was seconEled, ' andno other
name being put in nomination, a viva ~oce vote was 'taken and Professor H. H. '
Hume was declared duly elected Professor of Biology and Horticulture, his term to
begin July 1, 1901, and his salary to be fifteen hundred (1500) doll~rs per annum.
The President submitted the reports of Professors and heads of departments, with
inventories of col~ege property and the same w~re ordered filed. ~-
The Secretary read a communication from C. W. Nixon asktng increased pay for the
time already served as As sistant in Chemistry. Not approved.
Also; a petition from the Treasurer for authority, with the approval 'of the President,
to draw on April 1 each year~ the Morrill Fund for the last quarter of the
fiscal year, instead of drawing the same June 30 . Not approvea.
Also, a petition from the Treasurer for an appropriation of three hundred dollars
for· salary of clerk in his Department. , Passed over till the ' Presideh~ ~ sJ·budget
should come up for consideration.
A-lso, application from S. W. John for the honorary degree~ o'f LL D for T. lvI. Owen • .
Reference was made to rule of Board not to confer honorary degrees, and the petition
was not granted.
v
Moved that ~.
WH&~S F. J. Cowart, R. L. Bennett , and C. L. Newman, former -students
of this institution, have attained eminemce in the field of science, and are, in
the opinion of , this" Board,' worthy, "
Be it resol ved that the degree of Master of Science be, and the same is hereby
conferred upon 'each of said parties. Adopted.
Moved that degrees as reeommended by the Faculty be conferred on stucients named.
Carried.
At 12:45 o'clock p.m., the Board took a receSs till 3 o'clock p.m.
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Afternoon Session
The Board was called to order at 3 p.m., Col. Thos. Williams in the Chair. The
Secre.tary noted the presenc.e of eight members, a quorum.
\ r.lr. W. B. Frazer was admitted, and made a statement in regard to his claim heretofore
referred to in these minutes • .
Professor F. S. Earle was admitted, and made a statement in regard to Mr. Frazer.ls
employment and services as Assistant in Horticulture.
These two gentlemen having retired, the Board proceeded to a consideration of the
claim of Ivlr. V.I . B. Frazer.
Moved that the Board affer to J1.1r. \rl . B. Frazer two hundred- dollars on condition
that he receive the same in full settlement of all claims against the Institute.
Carried.
Mr. W.B. Frazer was recalled, and the offer of the Board was made to him as set
. forth in above resolution, and he stated that he would accept the offer.
The Special Committee on the Annual Report of the President of th e Institute re- ·
ported as follows:
We approve and ask the concurrence of the. Board in the following recommendations
made by the President of the Institute:
1. That no honorary degree of any character will be conferred by this Institute,
and that a statement to this effect be printed in the catalogue.
2. That the degrees as set forth in the catalogue of 1901, be conferred •
.
3. That $3,380 be appropriated to enlarge and equip the Dep~rtment of Hechanic
Arts.
3~. That $550 be appropriated for repairs and f or purchaBe of animals in Agricultural
Department.
4. That leave of absence be granted to Professor E. R. Miller, as requested by him.
5. That E. M. Mason be made Acting Assistant Professor of Pharmacy.
6. That $125 be appropriated for expenses of an Assistant to study free-hand
drawing.
7. That a committee of three members of the Board of Trustees be appointed to
consider the establishment of a Department of Mining Engineering.~
8. That the increase of salaries made b~ dependent on the funds received and
hence be liable to be reduced as the income may require.
9. The promotion of the inst~uctor in Mechanic Arts (in wood) to be Assistant
Professor to date from June 8, 1900.
10. That j 200 be appropriated to purchase a lo~ Df land ·(about. 2 acres) wes~ of
Veterinary Building.
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11. That expenses of officers to association of American Agricultural Colleges
be pa.id. Amount of same $125.
12. That the First Instructor in Chemistry, C. L. Hare, be made Assistant Prof~
essor.
13. That the Secretary of the Board be made Auditor • .
l4~ That $900 be appropriated for new equipment . of Electrical Engineering._
15. That $100 be appropriated for the Band, for iUstruments.
16. That $560 be appropriated for completing the basement- of the. gymnasium.
17. That $300 be appropriated to pay a stenographer for the Director of the Experiment
' Station.
18. That $ be appropriated for additional shelves for the Library.
19. That $100 be appropriated for blinfisonal wfuhsoweand still for the State Chemist.
20. -_ ~hat $100 extra be appropriat~d for the equipment of Physics.
Moved that the report of the Special Committee of the President's Annual Report
be adopted and their recommendations concurred in. C.arried.
The Chair appointed as the Special Con@ittee on establishing a Departme~t of
Mining Engineering, Messers Carmichael, ' Haralson, and Betts.
The President of the Institute read his budget of appropriations for the year
1901-l902, .and the same was considered seriatim by the Board as a 80mmittee of the
Whole, and as amended was adopted and ordered spread upon the minutes.
The Committee on Finance made the following report:
Your Committee on Finance beg l 'eave to report that they have exaruined and audited
the report of the Treasurer, and find the same correct.
.June 10, 1901
Report adopted.
(Signed)
(Jon. Haralson
(Tancred Betts
(John F. Purser
Moved that a Committee composed of members of this Board of Trustees-, consisting .
of three persons ta be appo-~ted by -the Chair, shall be charged with the duty of
investigating the feasibility of erecting a textile department in connection with
the College, and of ascertaining the probable cost of -such department and the cos~
of administra.tion thereof per annum, and to report at the next meeting of this
Board.
Resolution adopted and the Chair announced that ~he Committee provided for in the i--
resolution should be constituted as follows: Messers Carmichael, Haralson, and
Ligon. Upon motion, President Wm. LeRoy Broun 'was added to the committee.
There being no other business, the Board adjourned sine die.
R. Vi . Burton, Secretary
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The President's Annual Report
To,
The Trustees of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Sirs':
, '
In presenting thIs 'report of the condition and progress of the Institute during the
session 1900-1~Ol, 'I have the 'honor to state, there were registered 414 matriculates
the -largest number ever enrolled' in one session. Of these, 341, were .froID ' Alabama
23 from Georgia, 17 from Fl orida, and the remainder f r om ten other states, with two
from Nicaragua and one from Cuba.
Among t he number were 12 young women, who, by their faithf ulness general ly, ranked
high in their classes.
The general conduct of the students has .been exceptionally praiseworthy, and earnest
attention to educational work has been given by the majority, though 'an unusual
number has been .dropped from the rolls for neglect of study. '
The lat ter cadets were from those of t he lower classes who were not qualiffied by
training and discipline to appreciate t he advantages of a collegiate institute,
and who were by nature not fond .of .study.
The ,defi9i:enCY of good rural schools of high grade in our state requires us 'to
maintain a sub-freShman class in .order' to train those ' who ar-e not qualified, and
have not .had the opportunity of qualifying,"themselves, for regular college ·work~
When education in our State is suffieiently developed, it will not be -necessary .
to retain this sub-coll ege class. But for the present, and until then we deem it
our duty to ·continue the admissiQn of worthy applicants ~lmmissiMK
~xxmx~~~~ODad~~~EXXXKK~~~ubdCcd~~~~xX~ of the required age who
who are not prepared for the
cation. During this session
aga from 15 to 22 years.
freshman class, and t o make provision for their eduabout
fifty were adrrdtted £ ~ that class, varying in
• J , J
'ATHLETICS
The students have taken the usual interest in- the exercises ~f the gymnasium and
in general athletics. This is encouraged so far as beneficial. But care is. taken
that these exercises are not permitted to interfere with their studies, by limiting
the time for athletics t~ the hours after 4 p.m. and also by limiting the
number of public games.
SCHOOLS OF ¥JNES AND MINING ENGINEERING
During the first ses'sion of the) 66th Congr.ess a Bill to establi·sh a School of
Mines an~Yiining Engineering in connection with each land-grant college was passed '
in the U. S. Senate~ without a dissenting vote; subsequently, though unanimously
recolDlIlended by the Committee on lUnes and ¥.tinfng of the. House of Representatives,
it failed t o become a law, because political necessities required that it should
not be introduced. Unless unforeseen conditr ons in~ervene, it is believed that
a similar measure will. early be enacted into a law.
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~fuen that is done, and the school for Alabama is established at this Institute,
the technical education given will represent the four main departments of engineering,
and with each mutually aSSisting the others, they will become potent factors ·
in promoting the industrial development of the State.
ENDOWMENT PERl-1ANENT .
As a relief t o the apprehension in regard to the permanency of the endowment f~om
the gnenral government, I would state that the Homestead Bill, approved May 17,
1900, . contains the provision that lIif at any time ~the proceeds of the sale of
_p~bliQ l~ds are insufficient to pay the ,C'ollege Annuities of the .Act of 1890, such
deficiencies· should ,be paid from the Treasury of the. U. S.II This provision places
the endowment beyond any contingency~
H~.LTH OF CADETS
/ .
The Surgeon has been prompt and regular in attendance to meet .the demands of the
students. The number of cases of siclmess arising from la grippe and the mumps
vas· unusually large, but in no case serious. Several were ill with pneumonis, but
in only one instrance was there a fatal result. ~ This was, the fourth death of a
student that has occurred at the College in the last eighteen years. The uniformly
close attention paid the health of the students by the Surgeon merits your commendation.
THE Y. M,CH A.
The Y. Iv1. C. A. has been cenduated by the stUdents with .efi'~ciency and with ~ood 1
results .for the College. They have been assisted by ·ministers· of the- different
chuz:ch,es, and, by the .laciies' auxiliary, in ·t 'heir Sunday afternoon meetings. They-.
have a ~eparate room set apart for their private meetings, and ,the use of the
, Assembly Hall for their public lectures.
HONORARY. DEGREES
The faculty have presented for your consideration some names for honorary academic ·
degrees. This recommendation was made before they discovered that there was a law
on your books prohibiting the conferring of such degrees. With the propriety of
this law, I think they unanimously concur. I, therefore, recommend that you direct
to be published in the catalogue that IINo honorary degree of any character will be
given by th~s Institute." This will give the Institute a distinctive character
of one conferring honors only for . work done, and .not a. s a compliment. I also
recommend that you by special order approve of the de-grees nvw given, . .as. stated ltn
thepresent catalogues, and of t~e ~hanges made therein.
EXPERIMENT STATION
Professor F. S. Earle, Professor of Biology and Horticulture, has rewigned his
positiop to take effect. July 1. He has been an efficient and taithful' officer,
who is widely and favorably known· as an expert in his Department of Botanyl He~
has noW' been called to a similar position in Columbia University, N.Y. . I will
for. his successor, submit the names of competent persons for your censideration.
Dr. P. I. IvIurrill, the Acting ·Pr9:fessor· of Chemistry, who has .for the past year f
filled the position occupied by ~rofessor B~ B. Ross, now, witn your. approval,
absent at a German University, has with faithfulness and ability conducted in a
satisfa~ty manner the large classes under his charge. Professor Ross expects to
return in time to take charge next session.
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FA~~' INSTITUTES
Under the directiol'l of Doctor Cary, assisted ~"by other officers at the EXPeriment
Station, seventeen Institutes have been conducted among the farmers of --the State,
in sixteen different counties.
I regard these farmer's institutes of much value asa means of diffusing a know- ·
ledge of scientific agriculture among the people, and recommend for your approval
a renewal -&f the appropriation made for that purpose, and would recommend an increase
were means available. The officers perfor.m this work without remuneration, the
appropriation being used only to pay for necessary expenses.
IMPROVEMENTS
The forge and foundry building has been enlarged and improved and supplied with ·
additional equipment, the forge department being furnished with additional Buffalo
forges with hoodS, and underground smoke drafts. The boiler house has been enlarged
and a new 100 H. P. Heine water tube boiler installed. A safety tank of boiler
iron has been placed in the upper room in the tower, instead of the old unsafe _
sheet iron tank formerly used. With the approval of the Executive Committee, application
was made to the Legislature for funds sufficient to construct a steel tower
with large tank for protection· against fire. This.:application was -not approved for
want of funds.
D~PROV~~TS NEEDED
The large increase of students in Mechanical Engine~ring has so filled the room -at
our disposal as to require an enlargement.
It is -prop:o:sed to enlarge the machine department by extending the wing fifty feet.
This is necessary to provide f or the increased classes. It is estimated that this
buildigg with the necessary fixtures will cost $1,930 -
and the machinery required 1,450 $3,380.
I recommend that this amount be appropriated for the purpose specified.
LIBRARY
The Library contained in three adj oining rooms is open to students and officers
daily from 9 to 5. The General Library is much used by students as a reading
t oom and contributes greatly ~o the general education and interest. It is recognized
as an important feature in the collegiate equi pment, aBd receives monthly
accessions in valuable works and periodicals published.
PHARMACY . ,
Pr ofessor Hiller of the Department of Pharmacy, presents an application to be
granted a leave of absence for -one year, in order that he may attend a German
University . He requests this provided "a satisfactory and acceptable substitute is
furnished to conduct "the .department. I recoro.mend that this application be -
granted.
The i ncreased knowledge and enlarged views acquired by coming in contact with the -
leading men of the world in sC:ience, will add greatly to the educational strength
of your faculty, and hence to the benefit of the students.
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FREE-HAl':JD DRA\VING
This , subject has not been taught in our Ins~itut~. It should be • . 1 propose
th~refore, with your approval, instea~ of employing an exp~rt with a .large salary
to require the young graduate who may be selected to ~ssist in Drawing~ to attend
the summer school at Harvard to obtain instruction therein, and for the purpose
I r~commend an appropriation of $125.00.
REPORT QF TREASURER
The Treasurer shows tha~ the Institute received this
sources
session from all'
$69,046~53
And expended 67,863.86.
The receipts were from the following sources: .
1. General Endowment Fund-being L~~erest on proceeds o£ land grant of Act
Congress, 1862 . $~0,~80.00
2. Agricultural Experiment Station Fund, Act of Congress,
18~7
3. M.orrill Fund, Act of Congress; 1890
4~. From State of Alab~, one-sixth of , tag tax on
fertilizers for 1901
5.
6.
Tuition f ees and other sources
Incidental fees and other sources
The available balnce is reported to be
1,;000.00
13,831.25
14,01].83
5,921.95
850.00
5,691. 77
t'" _ ...
I herewith submit for your consideration q. budget of appropriation~ for n,ext session
for salaries and equ,.ipment, conforming to the requirements of the acts of Congress
c?ncerning the several donations.
After due examination, the faculty recommend the following cadets for the degree
of Bachelor of Science:
Robertson Tanner Arnold
Herschel Winston Bass
Idaline Bell
Kenneth Bradford
Thomas BIlagg
Samuel Hammer Browne
Salmon Holmes Burns
David James Castieman
Herschel Henry Conner
William Hamilt on Eager
Eugene Flynn Enslen
LeRoy }fudi son Felton
John Drewry Foy
James Olney Goggans
VIal ter Lee Greene .
William Hope Haigler
Paul Shields Haley
Michael Smith Harvey
Charles Henry· Haynes
Daniel Hagood Haynes
Arber Samuel Hartz
Robert Holland Hood
Florida
St. Clair
Lee
Montgomery
Lee
Tuscaloosa
Lee
Hale
Macon
Winstc:m
J efferson
South Carolina
Barbour
Tallapoosa
Lee
Montgomery
Walker
Lee
Bullock
Dallas'
Georgia
Jefferson
Arth~r . Flournoy , Jackson '
James Baxter Jackson
Jefferson. Franklin Jones
Myron Daniel Kahn
Claude Kauffman
~mett Stephens Killebrew
William Reid Lancaster
John Talbert Letcher
Karl Edward Lindrose
vvalter Deems McCrary
William Boyd McGehee
Benjamin Baldwin ,Merriwether
Abram Hill M_,tchell
Isaac Lenoir Moore
Merrill Hastings l'4oore
Will iam Louis Noll
Dorsey Julian Partker
James Cochran Phelps
James Blackmon Powell
Shepherd Harrison Roberts
Harvey Owen Sargent
Oscar Menderson Sctloss
Lyman Hall Shaw
Henry Alexander Skeggs
John Hunt Skeggs
Matthew Schtt Sloan
Holland McTyeire Smith
Louis Sternfeld
Godfrey Rhodes Thomas
Manly Curry Turpin
Henry Edward Werner
Leonidas Wharton
Gaiusl Whitfield
Jere Crawford Williams
John Rutledge Williams
Edward Houston Wills
Georgia
Lee
SumpterLee
Hobile
Dale
Lee
~iJa con
- ' ... -, Mississippi
Lee
Montgomery
Montgomery
Lee
Lee
Montgomery
Tennessee
Escambia
Lee
Bullock
Montgomery
Franklin
Barbour
Sumter
Morgan
Morgan
JvIible
Lee
r.1ontgomery
Sumter
Virginia
Texas
Cherokee
Mar engo
Lee
Jefferson
Lee
Tney also recommend the following for the post graduate degree of
Idaline Bell
Emma Beall Culver
Charles Le~lis Harold
Mabel Heard
John Willianl Jepson
Enoch Marvin Mason
James Richard Rutland
Harvey Owen Sargent
Haster of Science
Lee
Lee
Escambia
Lee
Chambers
Franklin
117
They also present for your consideration, for the Honorary Degree of Haster of
Scmence, subject to the conditions aforenamed, the following names:
1. R. L. Bennett, Director of Agricultural Experiment Station, University of
Kansas;
118
2. F. L. t,;owart , Professor of Natural Science, Normal College,Tr:oy, Alabama ..
3. • L. Newman, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas.
Respectfully submitted,
William LeRoy Broun '
Report of the Treasurer for the Year 1900-01,
~ndowment and General Account
Rec eipts:
To Cash f rom State Treasury $ 20,280.00
" " II Incidental Fees-Balance 63 .94
II " II II II 1, 790 .00
II II II Surgeon's Fees 1,795.00
II " II Library Account 748 .00 "
" II II Tuition II 850.00
" " II General Expense 311.80
" " " Dormitories 180.00
" " II Postage 25.86
" II " Fuel 7.79
" " II :Hilitary 2.~0 $ 26,054.69
Disbursements:
By Amount paid Salaries $ 16,244.50
" " II Sur geon 1,795.00
II " II Mechanic Arts 1,001.59
II II II Library 773.73
II " " General Expense 715 .15
II II " Printing 669.28
" II II Fuel 750.65
II " II Stationery 149.77
~ II II Postage 383.70
II II II Servant's Hire 365.50
" II II Conwencement Expenses 414.49
II " II Grounds & Repairs 456 .82
II II II Military 113.31
II II II Trustees Expenses 310.89
II II " Huseum 300.00
" " II Dormitories 500.00
II " II Watchman 240.00
" " II Insurance 630.00
II " " Physics 189.13
II II II Contingent 51.18 $ 26"954.69
119
Agricultural Account
Receipts : . .. .r
To Balance $ 4,444 .16
" Gash from State Treasury 14 ,013 .83
" " " · Fann Products 715.75
" " " Horticulture 179.62
" 11 " · Analysis 176 .75
" II " Mechanic Arts (Lab fees) 165.00
" " " Chemi stry 164 .88
II " 11 II (Lab, fee$) 270.00
" " " Electrical En~e ering (Lab fees) 132 .50
" " " Boiler 163 .05
II " U · Pharmacy 38.15 $ 20,463.69
Disbursements:
By amo'lmt Paid Salaries $ 5,797.46
II " " Boiler 2,060.08
" II II Improvement Lab. C. 1, 034 .02 .
" " II Fuel 100.00
II II " Mechanic Art.s 165 .00
" II II Insurance 100.15
II " . "' . Physic s 158.24
II II II C herrcistry 664 .69
II II II Farmers I Institutes 500 .00
If " " Veterinary Spienpe 222-.25
II II I-I Biology 120.74
" II II Botany 173 .36
II II " Building . 758 .07
If " " Special Apprppriation 973.32
II " II Veterinary Building 530 . 51
" II II Horticulture 171.10
II II II El ectrical Engineering 197 .89
II II " Pharmacy 335 .64
II II II Water Wor ks 709.40 .$ 14,771.92
.
Hats::h Fund - 1900 & 1901
Receipts :
To U. S. Tr ea$ury $ 15,000.00
Di sbursements
By Amount Paid Salaries $ 9, 072 .35
II II II Labor 1,266 .49
II II II Publications 1,138.39
If " II Freight and Express 346 . 61
II II II Heat , Light & Water 216 .44
" II II ~hemical Supplies 870.41
" " 2 Fertilizers 315.80
II II II Feeding Stuffs 215.56
" " II Library 500.00
II II' II Tools , Implements & Machinery 142.08
II II II Scientific Apparatus 177.52
" II II Livestock 44.ibl
II II II Contingent 14.00
II II II Traveling Expenses 95 .29 $ 15, 000 .00
120
M0rril l Fund ~ 1900
July 1, To Cash from State Treasury $ 3,1+43 .75
\jredit
By Salary Account i 2z442 172
To Gash from State Treasury $ 10,387.50
Disbursements :
By Amount Paid Salaries $ 9,050.00
" " II Library 500.00
II II II Electrical Engiru:u3ring 437 . 50
II II II Pharmacy 400.00 $ 10z387.50
, Recapitulation
Recei pts :
To Endowment and General Account
II Agriculture
II Morrill
II Hatch
Disbursements:
By Amount Pai d
II II II
II II II
II II II
" Balance
Endowment & General
Agriculture . ,
Horrill
Hatch
alc
-Bills Payable
Salaries due July 1, 190ib:
Endowment Account
Agriculture
Mmrrill
II
"
$ 26, 054.69
20, 463 .69
10,387 .50
15 ,000.00
$ 26,064.69
14,771.92
10,387 . 50
15,000.00
52691. 77
$ 2,737 .50
1,125 .00
2z1+62 .50
$ 71 1905.88
i 71 2902.88
$ 72325.00
Respectfully submitted, ' •
E. T. Glenn, Treasurer
Appropriations for 1901-1902
Qriginal
Endowment
1862
President
Mathematics
Botany & Geology
Civil Engineering
Agriculture
$3,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
English
Chemistry
IvIechanic Art s
Biology & Horticulture
History & Latin
Modern Lang~ & Eng.
Electrical Engineering
Physiol.-Vet Science
Commandant & Inst. l'futh
Associate Chemist
II
II
II
Pharmacy '
II
II
II
1st
2nd.
3rd
Asst. Prof. Physics
II II Math & M. Eng.
1,000
1,000
1,500
1, 800
1,500
800
II II Mech. Arts(iron)700
2nd II II II II (wood)
lrd II" II II II 250
Farm Superintendent
Asst. Animal Industry
II Horticulture
Treasurer 1,000
House Rent, President
and six Pr ofs.- ~mth
Engineering, English,
Hist., Mech. Arts, E.
Engineering 1,400
Gorrunut ation for Rent
for 3 Professors -
Vet. Science, Botany,
and Chemistry
Scholarshi ps:
1 sub-freshman 300
1 Sect. President 250
Seven Scholarships)
1 Eng., 1 Math., 1
C i v * Engr lvIa th • ,
1 Chern., 1 Elec. Eng .,
1 Latin & Hi story 1,750
110rrill
Endowment
1890
.$ 800
800 .
800
1,800
250
500
200
1,600
1,000 .
1,000
400
900
Hatch State'_
Fund Agricul-
1887 tural fund
$ 800
1,000 ~ 800
800
300
1,000 500
1,000 sao
800 800
6ee
200 200
600
600
500
400
400
200
250
600 For House
75
600
121
$3,000
1,800
1,800
1;800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,500
1,800
1,500
1,800
1,800
1,050
1,600
1,100
600
500
1,600
1,400
1,400
1,100
1,100
500
600
600
675
1,500
1,400
600
300
250
122
Original Morrill
Endowment Endowment
Hatch
Fund
1887
Four Scholarships:
1 Vet. Science
1 Biology ~Ph~rmacy
1 Asst. to Director of
Station, 1 Agriculture,
Asst. Librari~ & Eng.
1 Inst. Gymrias~um
1 Ni ght Watc~
Rent for 3 Dorms
1 Sect . of Tru~tees
For Instructor to
learn free hand drawing
Clerk of Treas~rer
1862 " 1890
$ 500
$ 500
200
300
450
100
~,3~0 $11~5~0 ~,OOO
3 , a 'I -';(5 l';j O()
State
Agricultural
Fund
~
$ 500
250
125 .
250
$6,,952
0; /j
Totals
$ 1,000
750
200
300
450
100
125
250
$46 800 - ,
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[]/v ~ (fE (} &J IJ T 0 f'v\ In ~ ey 11PI M Auburn, Alabama
'-JJanuary 25, 1902
The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytecbnic Institute met in the President's ·
Office at the ~nstitute January 25, 1902, at 3 o'clock p.m.
There were pregent Messers Betts, Frazer and Purser. No quorUm being present,
Board adjourned without transacting any business.
.
The Board of
R. W. Burton
Secretary
List of Standing Committees
of
Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic
Revised June, 1901
Institute,
Executive C0mmtttee: The Governor, Messers Haralson and Carmichael.
Committee on Finance: Messers Haralson, Betts, and Purser.
Comrnittee on Agriculture: Messers Ligon, Williams , and Carmichael.
Committee on Experiment Station: Messers Carmichael, Williams, and Haralson.
Committee on Mechanic Arts: Messers Whitaker, Terry, and Frazer.
Gommittee on College Lands and Grounds: Messers Williams, Bilbro, ,and vVhitaker ..
Corrroittee on G~aims: Messers Purser, Betts, and Ligon. .
Committee on Course of Study and Library: Hessers Abercrombie , vJhitaker, ami Frazer.
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