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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1903Auburn, Al abama June 8, -' 1903 143 The Board of Trustees of the Alabama PolJ~echnic Institute met in annual session in the library of the Inst itute June 8, 1~3, at 1 o ' clock a .m. The Secretary called the roll and noted the presenc...
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Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1903Auburn, Al abama
June 8, -' 1903
143
The Board of Trustees of the Alabama PolJ~echnic Institute met in annual session in
the library of the Inst itute June 8, 1~3, at 1 o ' clock a .m.
The Secretary called the roll and noted the presence of the folJowing members: His
Exce.lle cy Governor William D. Jelks, Ex. Officio President, Honorab~e Isaac W. Hill,
Superintendent of Education, Ex Officio . , Judge Jon~ Haralson, Judge J . M. Car michael,
Col . R. F. Ligon, 8 . A quorum pres~nt . ~omewhat later Honora~e T. D. Samford appeared,
making nine members in all present • .
The minutes of the l ast pr evious meeting 'lere read, and nem. con . , were declared
approved .
The Treasurer of the Institute, Mr . E. T. Glenn, was admit ted and pre ented his annual
report which he was excused from reading.
The President of the Board appointed Doctor T. H. Frazer on the Committee on 1'inance,
vice Doctor Purser, r esigned. Subsequently, at Doctor Frazer's reques~, he was nelieved
from duty on this committee and Mr . T. D. Samford appointed to fill the vacancy
in his stead .
It was moved
That t he Board now go into executive session, but that the Secretary r emain
in his place . Car ried.
Pr esi dent C. C. Thach of the Institute read his annual report and opened his budgetfor
the year 1903-1904 .
oved,
That the President'·s report and budget be referred ·to a spec~al committee t o be
appointed by the President of the Board.
The motion prevailed, and the President of the Board appointed the following members
as Sllch commit:t,ee: essrs. Frazer', Denson, Ligon , and Haralson . -
Upon call of Standing Committees, Judge Carmichael of the Executi ve Committ ee, made
an oral statement in general terms of what his committee had done . The other standing
committees asked for further time, which was granted .
Upon call of
Special Committee
The committee appointed to ask the legislat ure for an appropriation to erect a statue
of Doctor Wi l liam LeRoy Broun, reported that they had proceeded far enough to realize
the hopelessnes~ of their task, and asked to be discharged . Report received and committee
discharged.
Hoved by Mr . Samford,
. _ That the Budget be amended by adding an appropriation of one
hundred ($100) for the annual alumni dinner . So ordered .
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Mr •. Carmiqhael, Chairman of the Committee on the establishment of a textile department
in the Institute, made an oral report of progress and offered the following resolutions:
Resolved,
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1 . That it i s the sen~e of t he members of the Board of Trustees that there be
added to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute a Textile Department , to be
est ablished and p ~~ in operation at as early a day as practicable.
2 . That the legislatur.e ~o convene in S eptembe~ proximo be memorialized to
make a reasonable appropriation for that purpose •
. 3. !hat so much of the amount ~ealized by~he .Institute, under the present,law,
f rom the .tax on fertilizers ,. and for inspection of illuminating oils, as
may be nece sar,y, be added to the legislative appropriationr and the wh01e .
be devoted, under such regulations as lllay be prescribed by the Eoard', to
Moved,
the establishment and erection of the Textile Department pr ovided for in this
series of resolutions .
Resolutions adopted .
That Messrs. Denson, Ligon, Haral eon, and Carmichael be appointed a committee
to, memorailize the legislature and otherwise promote the object of above resolutions
: arried .
Resolutions upon the death of Hon. Thos. Williams , late member of the Board, were
inUoduced by Judge Denson, and upon motion were unanimously adopted by rising vote •
. esolutions appear on a separate page .
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}loved,
That all degrees as recommended by the President and Faculpy be conferred.
Carried.
Moved by Mr . Ligon,
That the President of the Board be autho ized t o revise, rename
, and reorganize, and add new members to the standing commltt ees as he may deem
pr oper . Motion prevailed .
Moved,
That the Board. now take a r ecess til;}. 3:30 o,'clock this afternoon. Carri ed.
Aft rnoon session: v
The Board resumed its sitting at 3:30 o'clock and· the Secretary noted the presence of
nine members. A quorum.
The commit t ee to whom the President' s annual report and bud et had beeh referred, made
the following report:
~ W e the committee appointed to consider ananreport upon the President ' s report
and budget, submit the following report:
We approve the report and budget and recommendations as made by the President with
the f ollowing qualifications as to the purchaseoof the Mell property : As to this
quest i on, it is the sense of this committee. that it ' is desirable that the Mell
property should be purchased, but the purchasing of the property and the pr i ce to be
paid therefor we recommend be referred to the Executive Committ ee with pewer to act. -
We further recommend that two hundred doll ars, or so much thereof as may be necessar,y,
be appropriated to defray expenses of a Farmers ' Summer School.
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We fupthertake pl 'ea sure Iin , compliment ing our efficient president upon his succinct,
careful l y pr epar ed and businesslike repor t . • ,
J (Signed) T~ H. Frazer
N. D. Denson
R. F. Ligon
'1 Jon . Haralson ~
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Upon motion, the Committees report as set forth above was adopted.
Moved,r
{ That the Budget be amended by increasing the appropriation for' the wages 'of
the night watchman to $360.00 for the year. Adopted. '
By Hr . Samford,
That the TreasUrer be authorized and instructed to :pay Prof . B. B.
Ross o~~hundred and twenty-five ($125) d~l~ars, aTreara~e ~ f ,sala~ due him for a
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part of t he month of September, 1893.
Upon motion, resolution was referred to Committee on Finance with instructions to
report on same at this session of th'e Board~
The Committ~e on FL~an c e made the following r eport:
1 oj. )
Your Committee on Finance respectfully report that t hey have examined and audited
the report of the Treasurer and find it correct as it appears, the addit~ons being
correct . Adopted .
Moved; .. ,
That. the Faculty be , author i zed to allow, in t heir ~iscretion, not exceeding four
public) performances or entertainments per annum in ~ gdon Hal l, charging admission fe es
for the purpose of defraying the expenses thereo~. Motion prevailed .
Move~, (.
That the secti'on of the catalogue of 1903, beginning 'on page 46, and relati ng
to pr ofessional degrees, be embodied in these minutes . Carr'i ed.
Profe,ssional Degrees (Cat. 1903~ pp .46i...47) , '"
The professional degrees of Civil Engineer, Electri cal Engineer, Mechanical Engineer,
Mining Engineer, or Pharmaceutical Chemist will be given four years after receiving
t he degree of V~ste~of Science, provided two yearsoof the intervening time have been
spent in a responsible position in practical engi eering work in that department in
which he recei ve.d the degree of jvIaster of SCience, -or in practical pharmacy, and an
appr oved thesis is submitted to the Faculty, with a reDort of the character of the
work done. Under the same regulati·ons·, the professional degrees enumerated above
may be given eight years after receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science, pro1rided
four years ha~e been spent in practi cal work in the depa r t ment in which one readved
this degree .
The Committee on the Experiment Station mad~ the foll owing report:
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.. l' : 'to the President and members of the Board 'of Trustees of the Alabatna Polytechnic
Institute:"
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The .un,dersign~d, your commit.tee on xper iment Stat ion, made today a cursory inspect
ion of the farm, ffild would report as followS.
We find in progress a l arge n~be~ of experiments with cotton, corn, oats, wheat,
grasses, and other f or age plan~ s ; .with cr ops suitable as food for hogs.
The experiment with cotton , corn, and the small grains include fertilizer experiments,
var i ety tests, experiments in methods of preparation or cultivation, tests of Southern
as compared with Northern grown seed, and rotation experiments.
~xp eriments are in progress to learn how most profitably to improve the land and in- .
cr ease the yiel ds of crops-~whethe r by plowing under the ' st ubble of crimson cl over,
cop- pea s , vetch, etc . , or by the Uqe of stable manu~~, or by .the use of commer ci al
f er tili zers . <
We lea~ that peanuts have proved the best and most practicable food for h08S, and
that t he rope plant forms a valuable supplement to ,peanuts, eapecially at .a crop for
hogs t o graze on during winter. The rape plant, which we find growing on the farm, - I
i s a member of the cabbage family and resembl es rutabaga turnips. The leaf is the
portion valuable for food. . '
Beardless barley is a promising recent introduction, and is valuable because of
i ts extreme earliness , ripening before the earliest oats.
The greater part of the crop of oats has just been harvested. For the fourth
t~e these experiments demonstrate the ver,r. marked superiority in t he yield of .,
oats sOwn in the fall as compared with. those sown i n January and February. The
earlier the date of sowing in the fall, the larger the yield .
Alfalfa and a number of other forage plants are being tested. The value of inocul
ation for alfalfa and for crimson clover is marked in the growth of the plants
or in the thickness 'of the stubble left on the ground. Alfalfa afforde~d a yield of
about a ton per ac~e th~ first cuttin~.
e saw a part of the live stock, noting especially the black polled, red polled, short
horn, and J ersey cattle, and some good specimens of Berkshire hogs. The cattle we're
in good condi t ion.
Rye has again been shown to be a valuable plant for winter past~ge, but not equal
to crimson cloyer or ~etch as a means of imp~oving the soil. ,
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Respect~llysubmitted,
J : , M. !Carmichael)
R. F. Ligon ) Committee
~. D. Denson )
Upon motion, the report of the Committee on Exper~ent Station was adopted.
The following preamble and r esolution was introduced:
Hon. Williarrt D. Jelks, Governor, and Hon. J. M. Carmichael, Pr esident of the
Board of Convict Inspectors, having signified their wtllingnes s .for the establishment
'of an experiment station on Farm No.4, near Hontgomery, Alabama .
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It is therefore resolved by the Board or Trustees that the College be requested
and authorized to establ i sh such stat ion, t he st at e t o furni sh t he land, stock,
l abor, farming impl ements, seeds, and l ocal superivisi Gln, ·and the college to furnish
t he espert supervision ;
Provided that no expense be incurred by the coll e ge, ~ except traveling expenses to
and fro· and board bills.
Preamble and resolution, upon motion, and adopted.
Upon motion Board took a recess till tomorrow, June 9, at 10 o'clock
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Tuesday, June 9, 1903
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board met in the l i brary June 9, ·1903, at 10o'clock a.m.
The decretary noted the presence of 1'1essrs. Bilbro, Frazer, Carmichael, Samford,
Hill, and Denson. 6 members. A quorum.
Upon request Judge Bilbro .took the chair.
The Committee on Finance made the following report.:
l.our Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the matter of Profes sor
B. B. Ross' application for payment of one hundred:.and twenty-five doll ars, arrearage
in salary, beg leave to report that upon personal inspection of the Treasurer s' books,
we are of the opinion that the facts are as stated by Professor Ross in his applica- .
tion, and we ' recommend its payment. '
(Signed)
Moved,
Respectfully submitted,
Jon. Haralson
Thos. D. Samford
That the committees report be concurred in and their recommendations carried
out. Motion prevailed.
Moved,
That the legislative committee be, and it is hereby L~structed to dr aft a
bill and have it passed if possible, provided that whenever the state chemist is
required to make analyses in poison cases and is required to attend the courts t o
testify, on the certificate issued to the state chemist, said state chemist be paid
at least one hundred dollar s upon the certificate of the trial judge of his analysis
and attendance, besides his expenses as a witness for his attendance as such wit nes s .
Resolution adopted .
The followL~g preamble and resolution was intDduced:
Whereas it has come to the knowledge of the Board that dancing is being indulged
in by the pupils of the Institute to an extent excessive in itself, therefore,
Resolved by the Board t hat it shall be the dut y of the Presi dent to guard against
all such excesses in the matter named as would tend to affect the work of the pupi l
and his financial condition . Adopted .
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The Committee on Mechanic Arts, by its chairman, made the following report: .
( To the_Board of Trustees of A. p. I .:
Your Committee on echanic Arts beg to report that a careful
L~ specti on of the work shops, forge room, moulding room, and machi~ e shop has been
made. Everything was found to be in good shape and showed evidences of proper . care
on the part of those in charge. The installation of several peices of machi ner,y
cinse t he last meeting of the Board adds largely to the efficiency of these departments
. Your C onw~ttee was informed that more room was needed in the work shop . The
class using tl).i~ . ro om was Ivery large during the last session. The officers in charge
of this Department are to be congratulated upon the great amount of work that has
been accomplished.
(Signed) T. H. Frazer.
Co~tte es report adopted.
The Co~ttee on ,Lands and Grounds s~bmit as ,their report that we have inspected the
lands and grounds and found that t hey are in splendid condition.
Committee's report adopted.
(Signed} Respectfully,
N. D ~ Denson
J .• A. Bilbro
TlJ.e following resolution was offered by Hr. -Denson:
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Resolved that it is the sense of t his Board that .in the future the hours for the
meetings and work by the Board that in the future the hours for the meetings and
work by the Board should be sq fixed that tpe Board may have the opport unity to
attend all of the exercises of the Institute.
It is further the sense of this Board that tne aoard ought t o att end the various
exerciees in a body .
Adopted.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
to the
of the Alabama 'Bol ytechnic 'Inst i tute
June 8, 1903
149
The friends of the college and of education have cause for gratification at the continued
growth and prosperity of the institution, a prosperity the result, it seems
to me, of the excell ent organiaation effected by the distinguished educator who so
long directed the poli~y of the college, Dr. William LeRoy Broun, who most accurately
adapted. the. scheme and system of our work to the social and economic needs of our
people, and who drew to the college an able and loyal corps of instructors to execute
these plans. I t ake great pleasure in s~g that I haYe had the hearty and sympathetic
cooperation of the Faculty throughout the year in everything that pertained t o
the welfare and interest of the coll ege.
The enrollment of, students for the year is 436, the l argest ' in· the histor,y of t he
institution . ·The classificatipn is as follows: Post Graduate 17; Senior 46; Junior
78; Sophomore 68; Freshmen 92; Special 78; Sub-F~eshmen. 57. Every section of t he
State is represented, fifty-three counties being included. Some of the largest
county enrollments are , Lee 69; Jeffer son 65; Mobile 17; Montgomer,y 19; Calhoun 13;
Talladega 15; ~~dison 8; Marengo 7, . etc .
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Sisty-nine ~tudents outside of Alabama are registered, representi~g ten states and
foreign countries, . including 30 from Georgia, 14 from Florida, ~ 5 from Tennessee, 8
from Cuba, and 1 from Nicaragua.
Among the Departments we find 59 students in Electrical Engineering; 5~ in Mechanical
Engineering; 41 in Civil Engineering; 112 in Agriculture; 242 in Physics; 351 in
Mathen~tics; 351 in English; 233 in History; 49 in Pharmacy; 20 in Veterinary Medicine;
7 in Horticulture; 170 in Chemistry; 272 in Mechanic Arts .
Nine diff erent ~ourses are offer~d. Practical instruction is offe~ed in 14 laboratories .
There have b~en enrolled nine young ladies whose earnest application to work and whose
modest behavior are worthy of special cornm~dation. Young women to be admitted to .
our institution lmlst be prepared to enter the Junior Class, and while this high
standard of adn~ssion reduces the number ,to small proportions, on the other hand it
gives us only young women of definite purpose and of high mental training .
There has been a fine spirit of work throughout the large mass of students during
the session, and their good order and freedom from glagrant violations of the col l ege
regulations have been generallY noted by the authorities. Necessarily, in so large
a student body, there will be some who are remiss, both in their studie's and in thei r
conduct, but their number has been remarkably small during tha past year .
Receipts and Expenditures
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According to the report of the Treasurer, t~e gross receipts of the college for 1902
and 1903 are $77,991.80. The sources of the income are:
Endowment fund U. S. land grant
U. S. Appropri ation-Supplementary 3ndowment
(Act 1890)
$ ~O,280 .. 00
15,850 .00
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U. S. Appropriation for Experiment ~tation (Hatch Fund-1887)
state Tag Tax (1/6 share)
State Appropriation for Benefit of 'H'orticulture
Tuition Non-residents
Incident al fees and other sources
Surgeon fees
Total Income for Year
_ (Less Surgeon's fees $71,657.84)
Balance Brought Forward
Grand Total
Expemditures f or Year (including
Available
Fertilizer Tax
$15,000.00
15,848.03
750.00
930.00
4,909.En
2,012 .50
$73,680.34
i 4,411.46
77,991 .80
68,353.52
$9,638.28
At the r ecent seSSlon of the legislature the tax upon corrmercial fatilizers was reduced
from fifty to thirty cents a ton, the share of the college being placed at onethird
instead of one-sixth. This ration will give us a, slight increase, provided that
the annual sales remain the same . By the terms of the law, this increase must be
appropriated to the support of. the department of animal husbandry.
In return. t o the state for the revenue from the Fertilizer Tag Tax, the College
anal yzes samp~es of all fertilizers sold in the state •. The chemical work extends
throughout the entire year and 'employe the time of four expert chemists. It demands
t he most abwolute skill, care and re1izbility. The number of analyses for the year
has been l 600 . By means of. the guaranteed analyses done by this department, the
farmerR of Alabama are protected against adulteration and. fradulent fertilizers .
According to law, any mineral, soil, etc., whose analysis might contribute to the
comnon good, must, at the direction -of the Commissioner of Agriculture, be ana1y&ed
by the State Chemist. Any surplus in excess of the cost of, the chemical work required.
in the analysis of fertilizers is devoted to the college department of
Agr iculture, Dairying, Ho.rticulture, Farmers' Institutes, ahd Mechanics.
'The. United States FUnd, commonly known as the 'Hatch Fund, according to law, cannot
be used (1) for the analysis of fertilizers, (2) for farmers institutes, (3) nor for
any e.ducational work whatever. No teaching even of Agriculture is permitted. The
entire fund must be applied to experimentation.
These facts are stated in," order that it may be understood that the Department of
Agriculture in the college is largely dependent upon tne revenue arising from. the
t ag t ax.
Horticulture Fund
At the recent meeting of the legislature two important laws affecting the interests
of the coll ege were enacted.
The purpose of these laws was approved by your Executive Committee: The College was
authorized to undertake their execution, and the rr~chinery suggested by me as necessary
therefor was approved and duly organized.
1. The Horticulture law looks to the protection of the fruit-growing industy in
Alabama, whose importance is rapidly 'increasing throughout the Stats. All nursery
stock sold in Alabama by outside dealers or domestic dealers is inspected for all '
manner of injurious insects and plant disease. The law has met the universal appro-val
of the farmers and fruit grov,ers of the state.
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For putting into effect t he provisions of the law, $1500 is annually appr opr iat ed to
be disbursed by the Trustees of t he Alabama Polytechnic Institute . The Professor of
Horticul ture in this inst itut i on is Ex ~fficio St ate Hort iculturi st .
I reconnnend that .the salary Ci)f the r of essor of Horticu],tur.e be placed at f i f teen
hundred dollars, including the use of a coll ege residence. At present the salary
is fPl350.00, a portion of which, according to 'practice, is paid from the coll ege
funds .
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In view of the amount of wok in correspondence and in travel throughout every section
of the state, an assistant will be necessary for the successful execution of the law. ~
Further, in toe absence of the Professor, it will be necessary to leave a competent
person in charge of the Horticulture experiments, greenhou~es, and college classes .
in Horticulture. I reconnnend t hat four hundred dollars be appropriated for the purpose
from the State Horticulture fund .
Inspection of I l luminating Oi ls
Second, the "Act for t he Inspect ion and Tagging of Illuminating Oils" places t he
work of analysis in the nads of the State Chemist , the Professor of Chemistry at the
Alabama Polytechnic Inst itute . The general plan f the law is identical with the
system of tagging and inspecting now in force in corrrLection with t he sale of commercial
fertilizers in the st ate of Alabama . All oil sold in the State i s to be
sold under a , guarantee from the dealer, with penalties for infraction of the law.
TheState Chemist is required to analyze the brands offer ed for sale by various
corporations doing business in the State, and test the same for its fire-proof
qualities and for its chemi cal constituents.
A t ax of ' one-hal~ cent per gallon is levied on all oil to be sold in the state; and
~' t he work done Qy the Institute, the college is paid one-fourth of this amount , or
one-eighth cent per gallon . The tags wil l be issued by the Aud!to~ ' o£ the Stat e, and
the College Tr~asurer, who is a bonded officer~ was empowered by the Executive Committee
to receive and distribute the same to dealers. The custoqy and the sale of
said tags will be in the nads of' the college, and all moneys a~ising therfrom will
be handled by the Treasurer. At the end of each month three-fourths of the proceeds,
according to the provision of the l aw, will be covered into the Treasury of the State .
The amount of the revenue that will prDbably arise from this law cannot be stated
with any great accuracy. Diligent effort has been made to secure statistics as to
the amount of oil sold in the State, but nothing very definite .or .trtLStworthy can be
obtained. According to the license taxes paid by oil companies, as set forth in
t he Auditor's report, it is estimated that about 5,000,000 gallons are accounted for
in t he tax list . If the law works thDl'oughly and successfull y, and reaches all of
this oil, our share should be about '6,.o~ per annum. For every dollar that we get,
we put $3 .00 'into the State Treasury, and therefore we hope to be able to turn over
about $18000 per year to the State:.
Being advised' by the State Audi t .or in several conferences between him, the State Chenust
and myself, and later by the Attorney General in a carefully prepared brief,
th~t the illuminating oil law became effective at the next instance, plans .were
immediately submitted by me to the Executive Committee for executing the duties of the
Coll ege in the' matter, whi ch plans were duly approved •. Later, however , the Ar' di tor
held that the l aw i s as yet inef fective, the point being raised that, according t o a
general statue on our books, no law of a penal nature can be enforced until thirty
days after t he legislat ure adjourned, it being further contended· that the legi sl ature
has not adj ourned, but has taken a recess.
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In order. to carry into effect the law, the Executi ve Committee authorized the election
of a Chemist t o be known as Assistant in Chemist ry in the Coal Oil Department, and
his salary fixed at .$l25.00 per month unt i 1 . June • "
Upon my recormnendation, flI" . W. B. Caly was elected to the position. Hr. Clay is a
graduat e of this institution in the course of Civil Engineering of about ten years' I
standing . He is familiar with the coal oil busiriess and .experienced in the t ests
of the efficiency oil. He reported immediately for duty, and, under the direction .
of the Professor of Chemistry, has made analyses of about seventy specimens of oil
collected from different sections of the. State~ Nearly all of t he samples thus far
secured fall far below the required standard in flash test or fire test and general
purity. As Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, and other states enforce strict inspection
laws, oils of the most inferior grades are dumped upon .the ·Alabama market, and the
consumers are most fla'grantly defrauded.
There was made by the cOInmittee an appropriation of two hundred dollars for tags and
two hundred dollars contlllgent expenses connected with · the~hemical department, apparatus
, etc.
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I ask f or the approval of this action of the Execut1va Committee.
Changes in the Faculty
On t he 10th of September, Professor P. H. Mell, Professor of Botany and Geology, in
order to accept the Presidency of the A & M College of South Carolina, tendered his
resignation. His resignation was accepted by the Executive Committee and his work
was temporarily filled by different officers cf the college, the Department of
Botany being assigned, at his request , to Dr. Wilcox, Mineralogy being undertaken
by t he Department of Chemistry under the superivision of Professor Ross; and for
Geology,. I waS fortunate in the end to secure the services of Dr. J. T •. Anderson
of the Station Staff. Thus, the work for the year in these departments was continued
without interruption, and has been in every way highly satisfactory. I
beg l eave hereby to express my high a ppreciation of the loyalty to the c.ollege on
the part of these gentlemen. Dr. Anderson not being .an instructor in the college,
but being engaged exclusively upon the work of the Experimen~ Station, I fel~ it
necessary t o offer him a slight remuneration for his t ime thus given to college
educational work. I respectfully reco~mend that one hundred dolJars be paid him
for his instruction to the Senior ClaBB in Geology.
On September 10, ¥~. C. F. Austin resigned his position of Assistant Horticulturist
of the Station to accept a more remunerative position in the A & M College of M&ryland
. At a meeting of the Execut~ve Vommittee in Montgomery December 9, Professor
R. S. l1acKintosh, B. Agr. of t he University of Minnesota, was elected as Professor
of Horticulture and Horticulturist tc the Station. Mr. lIlacltintosh comes highly .
recommended, and has already made a good record. He was reared upon the farm and
is acquainted practically with all phases of farm work; he was engaged for two years
in truck gardening . for two years he was Assistant Horticulturist of the HiBnesota
3tation, was Inspector of Nursery Stock for the State, and was prominently identified
with t h~ State Horticultural Society, work' in farmers'institutes, etc. His· work in
connection with the College, the Station, and the State Horticultural law, I am con
fid en, will afford substantial aid to the farming -interests of the State in a new
and important field of development •. ~~. recommendation in regard to Professor VlacKint
osh 's salary has been already set forth.
On December 20, ¥~ . R. w. Clark, Assistant Agriculturist, resigned to accept a
chair in the A & M College of Utah, and Mr. J espe M. Jones, of the r~san College of
Agriculture, was elected for the vacru~cy. Mr . Jones is a cQ~petent, trustworthy, young
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man. He has had ,consi derable t raining iri Animal I ndustry, and is practi cally acquainted
with all the detai ls of cattle raislllg, stock judgi ng, feeding, etc . He has given ent
i re sati sfaction t o t he head of the Department. I r.ecommend that his election be
confirmed.
Hr. R. J. Tranml.ell, the Assistant Professor of r~echanic Ar ts, Qn- April 21, tendered
his r esignation in order to accept what he regarded as a desirable2lace in active
business. His resignation was accepted, and Mr. W. B. Hamilton, a most excellent
young man, a graduate of the College pursuing post-graduate studes,was appointed to
the pasition. I beg leave to recommend V~ . Hamilton's election ~or the ensuing year
at a sala~ of $500.00.
All of these gentlemen who hav61 severed their connection with the college were most
faithful offi cers in the discharge of their duties and the best wishes of their f ormer
colleagues attend them in their new fields of labor.
Geology 'and Mineralogy
The t4mporary ' provision for the work in this department left vacant by Professor Mell,
has been in every way ef ficient and satisfactory, but it will Ibe necessary t o make a
permanent arrangement for ·the future.
I r ecommend that the work of Geology and Mineralogy be combined with the work of
Ivlining Engineering and continue a separate and independent chair. The chair of
Geology has existed in the College ' sinca its organization. , Moreover, the work in
luning Engineering in the State -of Alabama is developing . every day, cind offers rare
opportunities for ,young men to earn handsome salaries. We already have a large
number of our graduates in the mineral region of Jefferson, Walker , and ad j oining
counties; and they have succeeded admirably in thei l'. profession. Elommunications
from allover the mineral region call for~ oung mep .properly equipped in mining
engineering. I take pleasure in calling your attention to a .-communication f rom Mr.
T. 'G. Culverbouse, General Super L'1tendent of , the Slos s· Sheffield St.eel and I ron
Co. Sixty five students were registered this session f rom Jeffe,rson County, onefourth
of the patronage of the College being from that and ne~ghboring counties in t he
mineral regi on of the State.
I recommend that a salary of $1600 be attached to this position, and I r ecommend to
you for the position a young gentleman who is now employed by the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co. at a salary of $2400. He desires, however, to cast his lot in the educational
world . He is a distinguished graduate 'of our own institution in the Department of
Civil Engineertng; later t ook the degree of Haster of Science, 'and still later t he
degree of Min~ Engineer. He ranked at the very head of his class, and was awarded
on merit the scholarship in civil engineerin g ~ During the two years that he was a
post-graduate, he gave i nstruction in the college, and his work was highl y satisfactory.
He was held in high esteem by al l of the Professors, and is a young man
of marked ability. During the four years that he has been f rom college he has gone .
t o the top of his progession, filling with success positicns in bridge bui l ding and
all departments of engineering, and now occupies one of the mQst responsible and
lucat ive positions in he business of the great c9rporation with which he is connected .
I r efer to }1r . G. N. 14it c ham , of Pratt City, Alabama. Incase he is sel ected now, .
he agrees to go immedia.tely to the Columbia School of I-J:ines, New York City, and
engage in work connect~d with this department until the opening of next ses sion in
Septemper.
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. Experiment Station
The Experiment St ation f or t he invest i gat i on of questions pertaining to agriculture
was or ganized under the probisions of the Hatch Act, February 24, 1888. The staff
of t he Station is now cor posed of the foll owing officers: (1) Chemist, (2) Veterinar
ian, (3) Agricultur ist , (4) Biologist , and , BotanLst, (5) Horticulturist , (6) .
Associate Chemist , (7 ,8 & 9) three Assistant Chemists, (10) Farm Superintendent,
and (11) Assistant Agricult urist . .1 bave found all.members of the staff energetic
and ent husiastic in their work, and the result of their labors seems in every way
commendable ~ It is diff icult for ttle ordi nary person to realize the i-mmense amount
of pat i ence, accurate care, and scientific knowledge that is e.mployed in conducting
t hese experiments, noting and recording t he f act s, and drawing t herefrom trustworthy
conclusions for the benefit 'of the man on the f arm .
Bulletins
The Stat i on bullet ins issued by our Station Corps cinse the organization number 124,
amounting t o about 4500 pages of printed mat ter, touching on the whole range of
ag:r;;icul t ur al topics . L8,st year, four bulletins on such practical questions as tiThe
Cow- Pea," "Dairy Herd Records and 'Creamery Notes , 1I were issued . The mailing list
to which t hese bulletins are issued embraces over 10, 000 names .
Farmers ' Institutes
For di f fusing among the people .the l atest and best L~formation , no agency is
superior t o farmers' institutes . ~ecessarily only a small number of men can
attend college courses in agricult~re , .but through this institute work, the best
knowledge and experience in regard to farmingi..l1terests are given directly to the
man who makes the living .on the soil . This institute work is under the directorship
of Doct or C. • Cary, who is generously aided by his col leagues of the 3tation
Counci l . He reports that last year the college held institutes in twenty counties ,
with an average atten ance of one hundred and nine farmers--a total of .2613 . I
recommend t he continua nee o~ the appropriation and of the present organization .
Animal Husbandry or Stock Rai sing
Car eful i nvestigation has been made in regard to the value of a epartment of
Animal Husgandry, and I have found unanimous agreement among the leading men of the
a r i cultural colleges as to the supreme importance of this .great f ield of _work .
Our people- i n Alabama cannot afford in their farming operations to be producers
of onl y t he simplest and c~udest ~orms of agricultural roducts; and in the
department of horticulture that we are developing, and in the epartment of cattle
raisi ng bot h for the dairy and for beef purposes , we trust t hat something can be
accompl ished in t he way of making the cultivation of the soil more attractive and
mor e pr of i table . Wisconsin spends annually $30,000 and Illinoi s i,jl2l, 000 in this .
work .
Our St ati on can, of course, hope for no sums like these, y.et with the small means
at comJand; oUr work 'with livestock has, been continued for nearly f our years , and
valuab l~ results have peen accompli&hed . The Agt~culturist ~kes an .encouraging
report in r egard to this work, enumerating eight e~~eriments with dai~ cows , .more
than a dozen experiments in fe eding hogs, etc.
The St at i on now has on hand : Dairy Cattle, 15; Beef Cattle, 16; Hogs, 10; Sheep, 35.
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Valuable experiments have likewise been conducted in gr owing forage crops of all
varieties--vetch, cow-peas, soy beans , red clover , the rape plant , alfalfa, etc.
Results have been obtained that are really .arvelous from th ~ pr ocess of inomul ating
the seed of l eguminous platns . The Agricultur ist , Profes sor Duggar, makes appl ication
for extra appropri ations f or t he furtherance of the work in the department of ~~i~al
industry, the purchase of cat tle, food, extra labor, proper housing, etc . , and I
recommend the appropriation of $2200 for t hi s purpose. I further recommend the appropriat
ion of $300 for necessary repairs on Station buildings .
I recommend that Professor Duggar be elected to the position of Director of the Station
vacated September 10 by Doctor P. H. llcell. Pr ofessor Du :~gar has been connected with
this institution since September 9, 1895, and has within that period of time devoted
. his best ener gies to t he development of his department and the welf are of the college .
He is resourceful and highl y successful in experiment work, and ·has accemplished marked
results in rnany lines that have attracted favorable comment . He enjoys the high
esteem of his professional a ssociates throughout the Union, and in this appointment,
I feel that the . best interest s of t he college will be subser ved .
I n t his connection, I call attention to Section 5 of the original . articles of organization
of the Station adopted by the Board of Trust ees i n 1888. This section · sets
forth the functions of the Director . A member of the Board of Directors shall be
appointed by the Trustees officer in charge; who , in addition to the speci al duti es
of t he Statiorl t o which he may be as signed, shall conduct the general correspondence
i ncidental to the work of the Station . I recommend that $2~0 be appropriated ~or
cLerical aid for the Director .
Chemistry
It is recommended by the Professor of Chemistry that a definite portion of the chemical
work of the Experiment Station be regularly assigned to Doctor J . T* Anderson, who is
now Associate Chemist, and that the title of his position be "Chemist in Charge -of
Soil and .Crop Investigationll owing t o the additional duties devolving upon the
Professor of Chemistry as College Professor of Chemistry, State Chemist, and head of
the Illmninating Oil Department , this distribution of work seems advisable. I also
rec ommend that the Chemist in charge of Soil and Crop Investigat ion shall have the
assistance of at least one of the ehemical .laboratoFJ assistants when the lat t er is
not epgaged in s tate fertilizer work • .
I recommend the appr opr.iation of $225 . 00, an unexpended balance of salaries appropriated
last year to the chemical department , said $225 .00 to be used for temporary
help in the State Laboratory, June 15th to August 1st . One -of the chemical assi stants
was de.tailed last fall for special work for the U. S. Department of Agr·icul ture, ·and
another r~sign ed before t he end of the college year, ~~d in this way the department
failed to utilize t he amount mentioned.
I also recommend the appropriation of $200 .CO, an unexpended balance from a special
appropriation made last year fOD chemical apparat us . The apparatus has been ordered,
ana is in transit .
Considerable i nterest has been awakened throughout the Gulf States in the raising of
sugar cane and the general development . of the sugar industry . Interesting experiments
have been conducted by our college in the r efining of cane syrup, and ir e Bragg,
Assistant in the Chemical Laboratory, was selected last fall t o assist the Federal
Govermment in experiments along this line in the southern part of Alabama . I r ecommend
that $2 00 .00 be appropriated for experiments with cane syrup and sugar under t he
direction of the Professor of Chemistry.
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Botany
I r ecommend that Doctor E. eade Wilcox be r elieved of the work of Horticulture,
which was connected with his old chair and has been made ,a sepa rate department
under r ofessor ¥~c Kintosh, and that he be assigned t he full work. i n Botany. I
recommend t hat hi s ,chair be designated as the Prof essorship of Botany, and that
his title be in the Station Council as Plant Physi ologi st and Pat hol ogist of the
~xpe riment St ation . I recommend the appropr iati on of $150 for impr ovement in the
gr eenhouse devoted to the study of plant diseases .
d Pharmacy .
Thi s department was established in 1895, eight years ago, under the direction of
rofes sor E. . · iller, the ,present head of the department . The course offered
has prove.d to be very popular and effective, being pursued by forty nine special
s t~d ents this session . Professor f 'ller i s an industrious worker, is entirely
devoted t o his pr ofession, and accomplished most thorough work wi th hi s students,
In r ecognition of his long s ervices and competent work, I r ecommend that his salary
be 'increased $200 .00 . I also recommend the establislullent of a full .scholarship
for this department .
Build~gs and Repairs
The appropriations made by your honorable body at your last session have been duly
expended upon the college bui ldings and upon t he bui ldings connected with the Experiment
Station, all of which are now in good repair . The gr eatest need, however, of
the col l ege at present is more space for the largely i ncreased attendance . We
have no more buildings now with nearly 450 students than we had with a patr onage
of 'scarcely 200 . The State has made no appropriation to us ' for buildings within
fifteen J~ears; and, according to the laws appropriating the funds of our r egular
i ncome , only the smallest sum is annually available for building -purposes . The
r esult i s that our needs are most imperative for increased space in our shops, our
laboratories, and our lecture rooms . Three Professors frequently use in turn the
same le ctur ~ r oom, and the classes are often so badly crowded that it is impossible
t o properly seat the -students . Just now an opportunity occurs in a way to obtain
some 'r elief from this overcrowded condition. Doctor P. H. Mell off~rs f or sale
t o t he coll ege his former residence for the sum of $3000 to be paid in annual installments
of $1000 each . I recommend the purchase of t his building . I t occupies a
beautiful and very eligible lost ~djacent to the .college campus, and I think it
would be Unfortunate for the propertyto pass into the possession of any person not
connected with the college. It will be serviceabl e for a number of pressing coll ege
needs , ,for additional lecture rooms , ,officers, Young ·ien I s Christian Association,
dormitory for needy and worthy young men on the Alumni Scholarshi p Fund, etc .
I f ur t her recoTIIDlend that the sum of three thousand dollars be set aside as a fund
f or building purposes to be used when an adequate sum has been secured for a suitabJ.
e bui l ding .
1,!ater Suppl y
TV'ith t he rapid growth of the work in the different t shops and laborator ies , an
adequat.e supply of water has becom.e a serious problem. A system has been t horoughly
studied and worked out by the Professors of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
whereby i t i~ thought t hat a full and constant supply can be furnished t he coll ege .
OBe t housand doll ars will· be necessary to put the nlan into successful opera~ion .
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Nechanical and Electr ical Engineering
These two ,departments continue prosperous and t hey are doing e~f e ctive work. In the
rapid development of our state and the e ntire South there i s an ever i ncreasing demand
f or el ectri cal and mechanical engineer s . The students who take t hese cour ses
r eadily find rem~Derative occupations, and I am pleased to say that many of the
representatives of these departments occupy positions of high trust and lucrati ve
remun e~on . The new system of power in our shops by means of electric transmission ,
authorized by your body at the l ast meeting, has been duly installed, and has proved I
in every way satisfactory ·and successful . Upon recommendations of the two chitf
Professors in charge of t his work, I recommend the further extension of the machinery
and equi pments of the central power house- - $1490 . I also r ecommend the appropriation
of ~p785 for supplies and equipment for , the departmert of mechanies .
Gymnasium
Physical education has come to have an assured position in the scheme of education,
and athletic sports, when under pr oper su ervision and r estraint, and when subordinat ed
t o the main aims and purposes of mental training, are without question most valuabl e
to young students . This institutions has always attempted to wisely guide, rather
than to harshly repress , the love of sport in every healthy young man . We have
found athletics beneficial not only for t he health and physical vigor of the student ,
but also distinctly beneficial from the standpoi nt of general deportment . Young man
have a certain amount of energy at their disposal, which finds a harmless safety
valve in robust outdoor sports. For the furtherance of the work of t his department ,
I reconwend improven~nts in the present gymnasium . Estimates wer e made for this
work duri ng the administration of Doctor Broun . The basement of the building can be
rendered available and of great utility by proper improvements . I r ecommend the
appr opriation of $850 for this purpose .
Increase in Salaries
Applications are made by different pr ofessors f or increase in salary, which I
respectfully refer to you for consideration.
I incorporate as a part of my report the r eports of the heads of the different depar t ments
. I also submit for your consideration t he budget f or t he regular expenditures
in salaries and current expenses.
In t he Department of English and Political Economics , my work has been as follows:
Class
Post Graduate English
Seni or Class English
(Third term, Political Economy)
J unior Class English
Senior Class Mental 'Sci ence
Total
Hours per week
2
2
3
2
9
'Number of students
7
40
76
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The application to their work on t he part of the studentsiin my classes has been most
satisfactory, and the results highly encouraging . In the r eading of my examination
papers in the Senior and Junion Classes, I have been very gr eatly assisted by Mr .
Webb of the Department of English . He has had change of the Junior Class in the
writing and delivery of their orations throughout the year, and also of the Shphomore
Class in declamation . The public exercises in these departments have been entirely
creditable to his inddstry and competency.
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The ~gl ish work in t he Sophomor e Classes has been conduct ed by Professor Wiatt,
ir e Webb, and ,r. Yonge. ~r . Scroggs , the Librarian, also r ender s efficient ai d
in the "'trrit.ing of themes by the Senior and Junior Classes, and has also conducted
one ~of t he three sections of the Freshman Class .
After due examj~ation, the foll owing students are recommended by the Faculty for
the degree of:
Albert Miner Aver-y
~eans Blanton Bagby
~'~rshall Leonard Bize
James Victor Blackwell
Rush Pearson Burke
Thomas A~thu r Caddell
Dudley Chipley
Charles anders Culver
. oward Ellis Davis
\' i lliam 1 Tptson avis
"'\Jill:i:am v-Iert Dinsmore
Thomas J oseph Dowtiell
Geor ge Fouche Freeman
i t hel. Julia Harwell
Ernest Cecil Haynie
Henry Hiden
George Bloise Hill
~'li lburn Hill
Roy auffman
10ward 4alcolm Kilpatrick
l.'Jalter Joseph Knight
Percy HcLean Marsm..l
\;J"infield Scott }/,artin
Robert Peyton ~ eins
John Har ris Mi tchell
'l'homas iJilliam Morgan
Salli e Fleming Or dway
James Porter Pater son
'!allace Powell Pruitt
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Paul Ri gney
lVilliam i:latson Rutl and
Clifford Philip Rutledge
Hans Schmi dt
John Rice Searcy
Julian Cassius j mith
vlilliam Bee Stokes
Edward Taylmr
Louis Earle Thornton
WIlliam Lawson Thornton
Holmes Fielding Troutman
Filo Harris Turner
Joseph Dorrah Walker
Henry ~atthew Yonge
Bachelor of Science
Florida
Lee
Georgia
Calhoun
Montgomery
Stowah
Florida
Lee
Mobile
Hobile
l'-1organ
14ontgomery
Cherokee
Lee
Lee
Jefferson
Talladega
Etowah
Kobile
Georgia
Nobile
Geor gie
J efferson
Jefferson
Georgia
Jefferson
Tennessee
Montgomery
Lowndes
Hadison
Chambers
Lee
Jefferson
Conecuh
M.acon
:;.:arion
:..a.rengo
Florida
Talladega
Georgie
Florida
Jef ferson
Florida
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After due examination the fdlowing st udents are recommended by the Faculty for the
degr ee ' of: .
Frederick Cornelius Atkinson
Charles Homer Billi ngsley
J esse Wright Boyd
l-furion Lara Brown
illiarn Bulger Hamilton
Dallas Tabor Herndon
Edward Andrew filler
John Eayres Davis Yonge
unico Alfonso Washington
Y~ ster of Science
• Elmore
Lee
Georgia
Elmore
Georgia
JY~rshall
Florida
Georgia
The Facult y recommends t hat t he degr ee of Elect rical and Mining Eningeer now hel d by
1r . B. S. Patrick be changed in designation to r.'J.aster of Sci ence .
Needs of the College
In conclusion I beg leave to call the attention of the Board to the urgent need of
funds on t he part of t he institution f or its further development and progress . Without
increase i n income, we have reached t he limit _of our development . Technical education
is necessarily expensive, immensel y more so than the old form of literary educaton .
It needs extensi ve l aboratories and f ull equi pment in cost l y a .paratus and machinery,
and heavy outlay for running expenses. \'le are excelled now by every single southern
stat e in point of annual income and equipment i n inst itutions of similar natur e . The
following f i gures Wil l illustrate this stat ement:
Institution
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Georgia College Ag . & Hech .Art s
Hississippi Ag . & l:Tech . College
S. C. Ag . College (Clemson) .
Virginia A & .• • College
1901-02 Year
Annual Income
from State
$14, 014 (Tag Tax)
45, 000
25,719
89 ,965
115,000
Technical Institutions in the North
IOvia A & M College . 101,068
Indiana Poly. Inst . (Purdue) 65,160
Michigan Ag . College 72,782
Kansas -Ag. College 22,700
Massachusetts Inst . Of Technology 25,000
Total Income not
Including U.S. Fund f or
Experiment Stati on
$54,164
78, 621
66,153
120,808
168,501
173,178
148,148
189,289
80,000
347,132
Under such circumstances we .cannot hope to give to the young men of Alabama scient ific
education equal in thDroughness and ext ent to that of the more fav0red institutions .
We must cease to compete with them as we have thitherto. For years those institutions
have been drawing from us some of our best men .
The Northern institutions cited are also taken in t he main from states largely agr icultural
in t heir industries . We will pot dwell upon these f i gures, as they are
entirely too discouraging . .
I f eel that a fair and full .presentatimn of t he case to t he people and law-makers of
t he state _will appeal bot h to t hei r pr ide and to their enlightened- sarishnes s . The
Col l ege has hithert o, under .its wise managements, achieved much in the past for the
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development of t he mater i al interest s of the Stat e . Its gr aduates ar e engaged by t he
score in mining, i n engineering, in farming, and in other indust r ial pur sui t s . Wi t h
proper aid much more can be acc ompl i shed . The mater i al resours es of our St ate have
just been- t Ol.ched on the surface . There are still irruneIlBe,_ fields to be developed
by our own youth, provided they are af forded opportunities for securing a broad and
sound scientific education . There can be no doubt of the real practical value of
such education as a powerful factor for the economic 'velfare of t he community, in- .
creasing i nve !tion, advancing w;g es and salaries, and addi ng inmlensely t o t he productiveness
and rr~t erial prosper ity of the people.
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~
tt? 750.00
$ 750 .00
$15, 000 .00
$15 ,000.00
Recapitulat ion
To Endowment and General Account
" Agr i cultural Account
" l orrill Account
" Hat ch Fund
11 Hort i cultural Account
R~ c e ipts
Disbursements
By Amount Paid Endowment & General Account
11 " \I Agricultural Account
" 11 " Morrill Account
11 II " Hatch Account
It It " Horticultural Account
II If Calance
$ 28,209.22
20 ,146 .48
13 , 886.10
15 , 000 .00
750 .00
$ 25,420 .13
13,773 .01
13, 886 .10
15,000 .00
274 .28
92638 .28
163
$77,991 .80
$77 , 991 . 80
Salaries due July 1, 1903 $ 7, 041.16 .
Respectfully submitted,
(Si gned) E. T. Glenn
Treasurer
THE BUDGET
OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1903-1904 .
Presi dent & Sta .
Hathernatics
Civil Engineering
History & Latin
Chemistry
Hechanical Engineering
Physiol . & Vet . Science
Pharmacy
Agr i culture
Elec. Engineering
}~odern Lang . & English
Biology & Botany
Physics
Horticul ture
Asst . Prof . ~ath
Com . & I nst . i:..:ath
Assoc . Chemist
Asst . Chemist, 1st
II II 2nd
If II 3rd
Original
Endowment
1862
$3000
1000
1000
1800
1000
1600
. 1'1 ~ aoo
600
200
l>1orrill
Endowment
1890
i~ 800
800
1500
1800
1800
1000
1000
450
200
Hatch State
Fund Agricultural Horticulture
1887 Fund Fund
$ 800
$300
1000 800
1000 800
900 600
600
400 300 600
550
800 800
600
200
500
Totals
$3000
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
l 80n
1600
1500
1600
1300
1550
l 25()
1600
1200
600
500
rigi nal or ril l Hat ch State Horti-
End mvmen t Endowment Fund Agr icultural culture
l s62 1890 l S87 Fund Fund
500 500
Library, Printing & . Advt . 450 1000 300
Coal 350 200 450
Stationery 150 200
Postage 150 150 150
Labor (Col le ge) 400
Commencement 300 ... ;-- 200
Grounds & Repairs 400 400
General Expenses 600 200
lilitary 200
Supplies & Labor, Exp . ta o 2000
II II II Horti . 500 200
Co-op oil Tests 200
Supplies & Labor, Mechanics 900 300
II II Chemistry 600 500
II Ele~ . Engineering 500
Trustees' . xpenxes 300
Farmer s ' Institutes 600
Physics 400
Physiol . & Vet . Sci. 200 250
Botany 500
Pharmacy 400
Contingent 100
Insurance 100
Amounts 3900 22PO 5S50 4250
Additional Appropriations
made by the Board of Trustees , not included in. . the Budget .
1 0cholar ship in Pharmacy
1 Clerk to Di rector of Station
(Unexpended appnpriations,
Chemistry (for apparatus and supplies
(Sugar and Syrup experiments (special)
. )Repairs
Agrlculture Inoculati on Experiments
Doctor J . T. Anderson-I nstruction in Geol ogy
Botany-rtepairs Plant Laboratory
Physical Laooratory for students - Apparatus
Veterinary Depart ment- Supr lies & Buildings
Civil Engineering
Oi l Tags & Apparatus for Analyzer
Animal Husbandry
Water ;)upply
Coke & Iron(325) - Tools for
. Students(125) -1 l .athe(200) Mechanlcs)
Locker(45) _Indicator(65) _Tur_
bine wheel (30) - General (10)
:J:; 250 .00
200 .00
425 .00
200 .00
300 .CO
150 .00
100 .00
150 .00
250 .00
350.00
150 .00
400 .00
2200 .00
1000 .CO
SOOl OO
165
Totals
1000
1750
1000
350
450
400
500
. 800
SOO
200
2000
700
200
1200
1100
500
300
600
400
450
500
400
100
700
16400
166
Central Power House
1 t-1ixer for College
Gymna sium Repairs
(2 Hotor s
(Switch Board
(Improved Draft_
Gas Hachine
$ 1411.00
Repairs ¥l8.in Building-Roof , $30; Hain Pi pe Line, $30, Ar ea $100
130 .00
850 . 00-
160 .00
Si nking Flmd for Building Purposes
COr:m1encement- Alumni Dinner
0ummer School of Agr iculture
Night Watchman-Addition to Annual Salary
f'rof . B. B. Ross - Arrearage ,Sal ary
Resolutions upon the Deat h of
Han . Thomas Will iams
3000 .00
100 .00
200 .00
60 .00
125 .00
''her eas since the last meetin 1. of the Board a Trustees, Han . Thoma's Williams, a
member of the Board, has de r t ed this l ife, which sad event occur red April 13, '
19 3; t herefore, ( ~,
Re solved, That in his death' we have l ost one of our most valued members , t he St ate
on-e of llits most eminent ci t i zens , and the cause of educat on one of its most
enthus ' astic advocates .
Resolved, fu rth ~r , that th e s e ~ r esolut~on ~ _be speaq upo~ a s ~parate page of our
minutes as a memorial of our departed friend, and that a copy of them be forwa~d
by the Secretary t o the family of the decease •
Adopt ed by rising vote, June 8, 1903 . |
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1903 [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 1903Auburn, Al abama
June 8, -' 1903
143
The Board of Trustees of the Alabama PolJ~echnic Institute met in annual session in
the library of the Inst itute June 8, 1~3, at 1 o ' clock a .m.
The Secretary called the roll and noted the presence of the folJowing members: His
Exce.lle cy Governor William D. Jelks, Ex. Officio President, Honorab~e Isaac W. Hill,
Superintendent of Education, Ex Officio . , Judge Jon~ Haralson, Judge J . M. Car michael,
Col . R. F. Ligon, 8 . A quorum pres~nt . ~omewhat later Honora~e T. D. Samford appeared,
making nine members in all present • .
The minutes of the l ast pr evious meeting 'lere read, and nem. con . , were declared
approved .
The Treasurer of the Institute, Mr . E. T. Glenn, was admit ted and pre ented his annual
report which he was excused from reading.
The President of the Board appointed Doctor T. H. Frazer on the Committee on 1'inance,
vice Doctor Purser, r esigned. Subsequently, at Doctor Frazer's reques~, he was nelieved
from duty on this committee and Mr . T. D. Samford appointed to fill the vacancy
in his stead .
It was moved
That t he Board now go into executive session, but that the Secretary r emain
in his place . Car ried.
Pr esi dent C. C. Thach of the Institute read his annual report and opened his budgetfor
the year 1903-1904 .
oved,
That the President'·s report and budget be referred ·to a spec~al committee t o be
appointed by the President of the Board.
The motion prevailed, and the President of the Board appointed the following members
as Sllch commit:t,ee: essrs. Frazer', Denson, Ligon , and Haralson . -
Upon call of Standing Committees, Judge Carmichael of the Executi ve Committ ee, made
an oral statement in general terms of what his committee had done . The other standing
committees asked for further time, which was granted .
Upon call of
Special Committee
The committee appointed to ask the legislat ure for an appropriation to erect a statue
of Doctor Wi l liam LeRoy Broun, reported that they had proceeded far enough to realize
the hopelessnes~ of their task, and asked to be discharged . Report received and committee
discharged.
Hoved by Mr . Samford,
. _ That the Budget be amended by adding an appropriation of one
hundred ($100) for the annual alumni dinner . So ordered .
"
Mr •. Carmiqhael, Chairman of the Committee on the establishment of a textile department
in the Institute, made an oral report of progress and offered the following resolutions:
Resolved,
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1 . That it i s the sen~e of t he members of the Board of Trustees that there be
added to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute a Textile Department , to be
est ablished and p ~~ in operation at as early a day as practicable.
2 . That the legislatur.e ~o convene in S eptembe~ proximo be memorialized to
make a reasonable appropriation for that purpose •
. 3. !hat so much of the amount ~ealized by~he .Institute, under the present,law,
f rom the .tax on fertilizers ,. and for inspection of illuminating oils, as
may be nece sar,y, be added to the legislative appropriationr and the wh01e .
be devoted, under such regulations as lllay be prescribed by the Eoard', to
Moved,
the establishment and erection of the Textile Department pr ovided for in this
series of resolutions .
Resolutions adopted .
That Messrs. Denson, Ligon, Haral eon, and Carmichael be appointed a committee
to, memorailize the legislature and otherwise promote the object of above resolutions
: arried .
Resolutions upon the death of Hon. Thos. Williams , late member of the Board, were
inUoduced by Judge Denson, and upon motion were unanimously adopted by rising vote •
. esolutions appear on a separate page .
- .
}loved,
That all degrees as recommended by the President and Faculpy be conferred.
Carried.
Moved by Mr . Ligon,
That the President of the Board be autho ized t o revise, rename
, and reorganize, and add new members to the standing commltt ees as he may deem
pr oper . Motion prevailed .
Moved,
That the Board. now take a r ecess til;}. 3:30 o,'clock this afternoon. Carri ed.
Aft rnoon session: v
The Board resumed its sitting at 3:30 o'clock and· the Secretary noted the presence of
nine members. A quorum.
The commit t ee to whom the President' s annual report and bud et had beeh referred, made
the following report:
~ W e the committee appointed to consider ananreport upon the President ' s report
and budget, submit the following report:
We approve the report and budget and recommendations as made by the President with
the f ollowing qualifications as to the purchaseoof the Mell property : As to this
quest i on, it is the sense of this committee. that it ' is desirable that the Mell
property should be purchased, but the purchasing of the property and the pr i ce to be
paid therefor we recommend be referred to the Executive Committ ee with pewer to act. -
We further recommend that two hundred doll ars, or so much thereof as may be necessar,y,
be appropriated to defray expenses of a Farmers ' Summer School.
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We fupthertake pl 'ea sure Iin , compliment ing our efficient president upon his succinct,
careful l y pr epar ed and businesslike repor t . • ,
J (Signed) T~ H. Frazer
N. D. Denson
R. F. Ligon
'1 Jon . Haralson ~
1,
Upon motion, the Committees report as set forth above was adopted.
Moved,r
{ That the Budget be amended by increasing the appropriation for' the wages 'of
the night watchman to $360.00 for the year. Adopted. '
By Hr . Samford,
That the TreasUrer be authorized and instructed to :pay Prof . B. B.
Ross o~~hundred and twenty-five ($125) d~l~ars, aTreara~e ~ f ,sala~ due him for a
•
part of t he month of September, 1893.
Upon motion, resolution was referred to Committee on Finance with instructions to
report on same at this session of th'e Board~
The Committ~e on FL~an c e made the following r eport:
1 oj. )
Your Committee on Finance respectfully report that t hey have examined and audited
the report of the Treasurer and find it correct as it appears, the addit~ons being
correct . Adopted .
Moved; .. ,
That. the Faculty be , author i zed to allow, in t heir ~iscretion, not exceeding four
public) performances or entertainments per annum in ~ gdon Hal l, charging admission fe es
for the purpose of defraying the expenses thereo~. Motion prevailed .
Move~, (.
That the secti'on of the catalogue of 1903, beginning 'on page 46, and relati ng
to pr ofessional degrees, be embodied in these minutes . Carr'i ed.
Profe,ssional Degrees (Cat. 1903~ pp .46i...47) , '"
The professional degrees of Civil Engineer, Electri cal Engineer, Mechanical Engineer,
Mining Engineer, or Pharmaceutical Chemist will be given four years after receiving
t he degree of V~ste~of Science, provided two yearsoof the intervening time have been
spent in a responsible position in practical engi eering work in that department in
which he recei ve.d the degree of jvIaster of SCience, -or in practical pharmacy, and an
appr oved thesis is submitted to the Faculty, with a reDort of the character of the
work done. Under the same regulati·ons·, the professional degrees enumerated above
may be given eight years after receiving the degree of Bachelor of Science, pro1rided
four years ha~e been spent in practi cal work in the depa r t ment in which one readved
this degree .
The Committee on the Experiment Station mad~ the foll owing report:
~ ,
.. l' : 'to the President and members of the Board 'of Trustees of the Alabatna Polytechnic
Institute:"
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The .un,dersign~d, your commit.tee on xper iment Stat ion, made today a cursory inspect
ion of the farm, ffild would report as followS.
We find in progress a l arge n~be~ of experiments with cotton, corn, oats, wheat,
grasses, and other f or age plan~ s ; .with cr ops suitable as food for hogs.
The experiment with cotton , corn, and the small grains include fertilizer experiments,
var i ety tests, experiments in methods of preparation or cultivation, tests of Southern
as compared with Northern grown seed, and rotation experiments.
~xp eriments are in progress to learn how most profitably to improve the land and in- .
cr ease the yiel ds of crops-~whethe r by plowing under the ' st ubble of crimson cl over,
cop- pea s , vetch, etc . , or by the Uqe of stable manu~~, or by .the use of commer ci al
f er tili zers . <
We lea~ that peanuts have proved the best and most practicable food for h08S, and
that t he rope plant forms a valuable supplement to ,peanuts, eapecially at .a crop for
hogs t o graze on during winter. The rape plant, which we find growing on the farm, - I
i s a member of the cabbage family and resembl es rutabaga turnips. The leaf is the
portion valuable for food. . '
Beardless barley is a promising recent introduction, and is valuable because of
i ts extreme earliness , ripening before the earliest oats.
The greater part of the crop of oats has just been harvested. For the fourth
t~e these experiments demonstrate the ver,r. marked superiority in t he yield of .,
oats sOwn in the fall as compared with. those sown i n January and February. The
earlier the date of sowing in the fall, the larger the yield .
Alfalfa and a number of other forage plants are being tested. The value of inocul
ation for alfalfa and for crimson clover is marked in the growth of the plants
or in the thickness 'of the stubble left on the ground. Alfalfa afforde~d a yield of
about a ton per ac~e th~ first cuttin~.
e saw a part of the live stock, noting especially the black polled, red polled, short
horn, and J ersey cattle, and some good specimens of Berkshire hogs. The cattle we're
in good condi t ion.
Rye has again been shown to be a valuable plant for winter past~ge, but not equal
to crimson cloyer or ~etch as a means of imp~oving the soil. ,
, ,
Respect~llysubmitted,
J : , M. !Carmichael)
R. F. Ligon ) Committee
~. D. Denson )
Upon motion, the report of the Committee on Exper~ent Station was adopted.
The following preamble and r esolution was introduced:
Hon. Williarrt D. Jelks, Governor, and Hon. J. M. Carmichael, Pr esident of the
Board of Convict Inspectors, having signified their wtllingnes s .for the establishment
'of an experiment station on Farm No.4, near Hontgomery, Alabama .
147
It is therefore resolved by the Board or Trustees that the College be requested
and authorized to establ i sh such stat ion, t he st at e t o furni sh t he land, stock,
l abor, farming impl ements, seeds, and l ocal superivisi Gln, ·and the college to furnish
t he espert supervision ;
Provided that no expense be incurred by the coll e ge, ~ except traveling expenses to
and fro· and board bills.
Preamble and resolution, upon motion, and adopted.
Upon motion Board took a recess till tomorrow, June 9, at 10 o'clock
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Tuesday, June 9, 1903
Pursuant to adjournment, the Board met in the l i brary June 9, ·1903, at 10o'clock a.m.
The decretary noted the presence of 1'1essrs. Bilbro, Frazer, Carmichael, Samford,
Hill, and Denson. 6 members. A quorum.
Upon request Judge Bilbro .took the chair.
The Committee on Finance made the following report.:
l.our Committee on Finance, to whom was referred the matter of Profes sor
B. B. Ross' application for payment of one hundred:.and twenty-five doll ars, arrearage
in salary, beg leave to report that upon personal inspection of the Treasurer s' books,
we are of the opinion that the facts are as stated by Professor Ross in his applica- .
tion, and we ' recommend its payment. '
(Signed)
Moved,
Respectfully submitted,
Jon. Haralson
Thos. D. Samford
That the committees report be concurred in and their recommendations carried
out. Motion prevailed.
Moved,
That the legislative committee be, and it is hereby L~structed to dr aft a
bill and have it passed if possible, provided that whenever the state chemist is
required to make analyses in poison cases and is required to attend the courts t o
testify, on the certificate issued to the state chemist, said state chemist be paid
at least one hundred dollar s upon the certificate of the trial judge of his analysis
and attendance, besides his expenses as a witness for his attendance as such wit nes s .
Resolution adopted .
The followL~g preamble and resolution was intDduced:
Whereas it has come to the knowledge of the Board that dancing is being indulged
in by the pupils of the Institute to an extent excessive in itself, therefore,
Resolved by the Board t hat it shall be the dut y of the Presi dent to guard against
all such excesses in the matter named as would tend to affect the work of the pupi l
and his financial condition . Adopted .
148
The Committee on Mechanic Arts, by its chairman, made the following report: .
( To the_Board of Trustees of A. p. I .:
Your Committee on echanic Arts beg to report that a careful
L~ specti on of the work shops, forge room, moulding room, and machi~ e shop has been
made. Everything was found to be in good shape and showed evidences of proper . care
on the part of those in charge. The installation of several peices of machi ner,y
cinse t he last meeting of the Board adds largely to the efficiency of these departments
. Your C onw~ttee was informed that more room was needed in the work shop . The
class using tl).i~ . ro om was Ivery large during the last session. The officers in charge
of this Department are to be congratulated upon the great amount of work that has
been accomplished.
(Signed) T. H. Frazer.
Co~tte es report adopted.
The Co~ttee on ,Lands and Grounds s~bmit as ,their report that we have inspected the
lands and grounds and found that t hey are in splendid condition.
Committee's report adopted.
(Signed} Respectfully,
N. D ~ Denson
J .• A. Bilbro
TlJ.e following resolution was offered by Hr. -Denson:
I
Resolved that it is the sense of t his Board that .in the future the hours for the
meetings and work by the Board that in the future the hours for the meetings and
work by the Board should be sq fixed that tpe Board may have the opport unity to
attend all of the exercises of the Institute.
It is further the sense of this Board that tne aoard ought t o att end the various
exerciees in a body .
Adopted.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
to the
of the Alabama 'Bol ytechnic 'Inst i tute
June 8, 1903
149
The friends of the college and of education have cause for gratification at the continued
growth and prosperity of the institution, a prosperity the result, it seems
to me, of the excell ent organiaation effected by the distinguished educator who so
long directed the poli~y of the college, Dr. William LeRoy Broun, who most accurately
adapted. the. scheme and system of our work to the social and economic needs of our
people, and who drew to the college an able and loyal corps of instructors to execute
these plans. I t ake great pleasure in s~g that I haYe had the hearty and sympathetic
cooperation of the Faculty throughout the year in everything that pertained t o
the welfare and interest of the coll ege.
The enrollment of, students for the year is 436, the l argest ' in· the histor,y of t he
institution . ·The classificatipn is as follows: Post Graduate 17; Senior 46; Junior
78; Sophomore 68; Freshmen 92; Special 78; Sub-F~eshmen. 57. Every section of t he
State is represented, fifty-three counties being included. Some of the largest
county enrollments are , Lee 69; Jeffer son 65; Mobile 17; Montgomer,y 19; Calhoun 13;
Talladega 15; ~~dison 8; Marengo 7, . etc .
'::I
Sisty-nine ~tudents outside of Alabama are registered, representi~g ten states and
foreign countries, . including 30 from Georgia, 14 from Florida, ~ 5 from Tennessee, 8
from Cuba, and 1 from Nicaragua.
Among the Departments we find 59 students in Electrical Engineering; 5~ in Mechanical
Engineering; 41 in Civil Engineering; 112 in Agriculture; 242 in Physics; 351 in
Mathen~tics; 351 in English; 233 in History; 49 in Pharmacy; 20 in Veterinary Medicine;
7 in Horticulture; 170 in Chemistry; 272 in Mechanic Arts .
Nine diff erent ~ourses are offer~d. Practical instruction is offe~ed in 14 laboratories .
There have b~en enrolled nine young ladies whose earnest application to work and whose
modest behavior are worthy of special cornm~dation. Young women to be admitted to .
our institution lmlst be prepared to enter the Junior Class, and while this high
standard of adn~ssion reduces the number ,to small proportions, on the other hand it
gives us only young women of definite purpose and of high mental training .
There has been a fine spirit of work throughout the large mass of students during
the session, and their good order and freedom from glagrant violations of the col l ege
regulations have been generallY noted by the authorities. Necessarily, in so large
a student body, there will be some who are remiss, both in their studie's and in thei r
conduct, but their number has been remarkably small during tha past year .
Receipts and Expenditures
J
According to the report of the Treasurer, t~e gross receipts of the college for 1902
and 1903 are $77,991.80. The sources of the income are:
Endowment fund U. S. land grant
U. S. Appropri ation-Supplementary 3ndowment
(Act 1890)
$ ~O,280 .. 00
15,850 .00
150
U. S. Appropriation for Experiment ~tation (Hatch Fund-1887)
state Tag Tax (1/6 share)
State Appropriation for Benefit of 'H'orticulture
Tuition Non-residents
Incident al fees and other sources
Surgeon fees
Total Income for Year
_ (Less Surgeon's fees $71,657.84)
Balance Brought Forward
Grand Total
Expemditures f or Year (including
Available
Fertilizer Tax
$15,000.00
15,848.03
750.00
930.00
4,909.En
2,012 .50
$73,680.34
i 4,411.46
77,991 .80
68,353.52
$9,638.28
At the r ecent seSSlon of the legislature the tax upon corrmercial fatilizers was reduced
from fifty to thirty cents a ton, the share of the college being placed at onethird
instead of one-sixth. This ration will give us a, slight increase, provided that
the annual sales remain the same . By the terms of the law, this increase must be
appropriated to the support of. the department of animal husbandry.
In return. t o the state for the revenue from the Fertilizer Tag Tax, the College
anal yzes samp~es of all fertilizers sold in the state •. The chemical work extends
throughout the entire year and 'employe the time of four expert chemists. It demands
t he most abwolute skill, care and re1izbility. The number of analyses for the year
has been l 600 . By means of. the guaranteed analyses done by this department, the
farmerR of Alabama are protected against adulteration and. fradulent fertilizers .
According to law, any mineral, soil, etc., whose analysis might contribute to the
comnon good, must, at the direction -of the Commissioner of Agriculture, be ana1y&ed
by the State Chemist. Any surplus in excess of the cost of, the chemical work required.
in the analysis of fertilizers is devoted to the college department of
Agr iculture, Dairying, Ho.rticulture, Farmers' Institutes, ahd Mechanics.
'The. United States FUnd, commonly known as the 'Hatch Fund, according to law, cannot
be used (1) for the analysis of fertilizers, (2) for farmers institutes, (3) nor for
any e.ducational work whatever. No teaching even of Agriculture is permitted. The
entire fund must be applied to experimentation.
These facts are stated in," order that it may be understood that the Department of
Agriculture in the college is largely dependent upon tne revenue arising from. the
t ag t ax.
Horticulture Fund
At the recent meeting of the legislature two important laws affecting the interests
of the coll ege were enacted.
The purpose of these laws was approved by your Executive Committee: The College was
authorized to undertake their execution, and the rr~chinery suggested by me as necessary
therefor was approved and duly organized.
1. The Horticulture law looks to the protection of the fruit-growing industy in
Alabama, whose importance is rapidly 'increasing throughout the Stats. All nursery
stock sold in Alabama by outside dealers or domestic dealers is inspected for all '
manner of injurious insects and plant disease. The law has met the universal appro-val
of the farmers and fruit grov,ers of the state.
151
For putting into effect t he provisions of the law, $1500 is annually appr opr iat ed to
be disbursed by the Trustees of t he Alabama Polytechnic Institute . The Professor of
Horticul ture in this inst itut i on is Ex ~fficio St ate Hort iculturi st .
I reconnnend that .the salary Ci)f the r of essor of Horticu],tur.e be placed at f i f teen
hundred dollars, including the use of a coll ege residence. At present the salary
is fPl350.00, a portion of which, according to 'practice, is paid from the coll ege
funds .
t
In view of the amount of wok in correspondence and in travel throughout every section
of the state, an assistant will be necessary for the successful execution of the law. ~
Further, in toe absence of the Professor, it will be necessary to leave a competent
person in charge of the Horticulture experiments, greenhou~es, and college classes .
in Horticulture. I reconnnend t hat four hundred dollars be appropriated for the purpose
from the State Horticulture fund .
Inspection of I l luminating Oi ls
Second, the "Act for t he Inspect ion and Tagging of Illuminating Oils" places t he
work of analysis in the nads of the State Chemist , the Professor of Chemistry at the
Alabama Polytechnic Inst itute . The general plan f the law is identical with the
system of tagging and inspecting now in force in corrrLection with t he sale of commercial
fertilizers in the st ate of Alabama . All oil sold in the State i s to be
sold under a , guarantee from the dealer, with penalties for infraction of the law.
TheState Chemist is required to analyze the brands offer ed for sale by various
corporations doing business in the State, and test the same for its fire-proof
qualities and for its chemi cal constituents.
A t ax of ' one-hal~ cent per gallon is levied on all oil to be sold in the state; and
~' t he work done Qy the Institute, the college is paid one-fourth of this amount , or
one-eighth cent per gallon . The tags wil l be issued by the Aud!to~ ' o£ the Stat e, and
the College Tr~asurer, who is a bonded officer~ was empowered by the Executive Committee
to receive and distribute the same to dealers. The custoqy and the sale of
said tags will be in the nads of' the college, and all moneys a~ising therfrom will
be handled by the Treasurer. At the end of each month three-fourths of the proceeds,
according to the provision of the l aw, will be covered into the Treasury of the State .
The amount of the revenue that will prDbably arise from this law cannot be stated
with any great accuracy. Diligent effort has been made to secure statistics as to
the amount of oil sold in the State, but nothing very definite .or .trtLStworthy can be
obtained. According to the license taxes paid by oil companies, as set forth in
t he Auditor's report, it is estimated that about 5,000,000 gallons are accounted for
in t he tax list . If the law works thDl'oughly and successfull y, and reaches all of
this oil, our share should be about '6,.o~ per annum. For every dollar that we get,
we put $3 .00 'into the State Treasury, and therefore we hope to be able to turn over
about $18000 per year to the State:.
Being advised' by the State Audi t .or in several conferences between him, the State Chenust
and myself, and later by the Attorney General in a carefully prepared brief,
th~t the illuminating oil law became effective at the next instance, plans .were
immediately submitted by me to the Executive Committee for executing the duties of the
Coll ege in the' matter, whi ch plans were duly approved •. Later, however , the Ar' di tor
held that the l aw i s as yet inef fective, the point being raised that, according t o a
general statue on our books, no law of a penal nature can be enforced until thirty
days after t he legislat ure adjourned, it being further contended· that the legi sl ature
has not adj ourned, but has taken a recess.
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In order. to carry into effect the law, the Executi ve Committee authorized the election
of a Chemist t o be known as Assistant in Chemist ry in the Coal Oil Department, and
his salary fixed at .$l25.00 per month unt i 1 . June • "
Upon my recormnendation, flI" . W. B. Caly was elected to the position. Hr. Clay is a
graduat e of this institution in the course of Civil Engineering of about ten years' I
standing . He is familiar with the coal oil busiriess and .experienced in the t ests
of the efficiency oil. He reported immediately for duty, and, under the direction .
of the Professor of Chemistry, has made analyses of about seventy specimens of oil
collected from different sections of the. State~ Nearly all of t he samples thus far
secured fall far below the required standard in flash test or fire test and general
purity. As Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, and other states enforce strict inspection
laws, oils of the most inferior grades are dumped upon .the ·Alabama market, and the
consumers are most fla'grantly defrauded.
There was made by the cOInmittee an appropriation of two hundred dollars for tags and
two hundred dollars contlllgent expenses connected with · the~hemical department, apparatus
, etc.
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I ask f or the approval of this action of the Execut1va Committee.
Changes in the Faculty
On t he 10th of September, Professor P. H. Mell, Professor of Botany and Geology, in
order to accept the Presidency of the A & M College of South Carolina, tendered his
resignation. His resignation was accepted by the Executive Committee and his work
was temporarily filled by different officers cf the college, the Department of
Botany being assigned, at his request , to Dr. Wilcox, Mineralogy being undertaken
by t he Department of Chemistry under the superivision of Professor Ross; and for
Geology,. I waS fortunate in the end to secure the services of Dr. J. T •. Anderson
of the Station Staff. Thus, the work for the year in these departments was continued
without interruption, and has been in every way highly satisfactory. I
beg l eave hereby to express my high a ppreciation of the loyalty to the c.ollege on
the part of these gentlemen. Dr. Anderson not being .an instructor in the college,
but being engaged exclusively upon the work of the Experimen~ Station, I fel~ it
necessary t o offer him a slight remuneration for his t ime thus given to college
educational work. I respectfully reco~mend that one hundred dolJars be paid him
for his instruction to the Senior ClaBB in Geology.
On September 10, ¥~. C. F. Austin resigned his position of Assistant Horticulturist
of the Station to accept a more remunerative position in the A & M College of M&ryland
. At a meeting of the Execut~ve Vommittee in Montgomery December 9, Professor
R. S. l1acKintosh, B. Agr. of t he University of Minnesota, was elected as Professor
of Horticulture and Horticulturist tc the Station. Mr. lIlacltintosh comes highly .
recommended, and has already made a good record. He was reared upon the farm and
is acquainted practically with all phases of farm work; he was engaged for two years
in truck gardening . for two years he was Assistant Horticulturist of the HiBnesota
3tation, was Inspector of Nursery Stock for the State, and was prominently identified
with t h~ State Horticultural Society, work' in farmers'institutes, etc. His· work in
connection with the College, the Station, and the State Horticultural law, I am con
fid en, will afford substantial aid to the farming -interests of the State in a new
and important field of development •. ~~. recommendation in regard to Professor VlacKint
osh 's salary has been already set forth.
On December 20, ¥~ . R. w. Clark, Assistant Agriculturist, resigned to accept a
chair in the A & M College of Utah, and Mr. J espe M. Jones, of the r~san College of
Agriculture, was elected for the vacru~cy. Mr . Jones is a cQ~petent, trustworthy, young
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man. He has had ,consi derable t raining iri Animal I ndustry, and is practi cally acquainted
with all the detai ls of cattle raislllg, stock judgi ng, feeding, etc . He has given ent
i re sati sfaction t o t he head of the Department. I r.ecommend that his election be
confirmed.
Hr. R. J. Tranml.ell, the Assistant Professor of r~echanic Ar ts, Qn- April 21, tendered
his r esignation in order to accept what he regarded as a desirable2lace in active
business. His resignation was accepted, and Mr. W. B. Hamilton, a most excellent
young man, a graduate of the College pursuing post-graduate studes,was appointed to
the pasition. I beg leave to recommend V~ . Hamilton's election ~or the ensuing year
at a sala~ of $500.00.
All of these gentlemen who hav61 severed their connection with the college were most
faithful offi cers in the discharge of their duties and the best wishes of their f ormer
colleagues attend them in their new fields of labor.
Geology 'and Mineralogy
The t4mporary ' provision for the work in this department left vacant by Professor Mell,
has been in every way ef ficient and satisfactory, but it will Ibe necessary t o make a
permanent arrangement for ·the future.
I r ecommend that the work of Geology and Mineralogy be combined with the work of
Ivlining Engineering and continue a separate and independent chair. The chair of
Geology has existed in the College ' sinca its organization. , Moreover, the work in
luning Engineering in the State -of Alabama is developing . every day, cind offers rare
opportunities for ,young men to earn handsome salaries. We already have a large
number of our graduates in the mineral region of Jefferson, Walker , and ad j oining
counties; and they have succeeded admirably in thei l'. profession. Elommunications
from allover the mineral region call for~ oung mep .properly equipped in mining
engineering. I take pleasure in calling your attention to a .-communication f rom Mr.
T. 'G. Culverbouse, General Super L'1tendent of , the Slos s· Sheffield St.eel and I ron
Co. Sixty five students were registered this session f rom Jeffe,rson County, onefourth
of the patronage of the College being from that and ne~ghboring counties in t he
mineral regi on of the State.
I recommend that a salary of $1600 be attached to this position, and I r ecommend to
you for the position a young gentleman who is now employed by the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Co. at a salary of $2400. He desires, however, to cast his lot in the educational
world . He is a distinguished graduate 'of our own institution in the Department of
Civil Engineertng; later t ook the degree of Haster of Science, 'and still later t he
degree of Min~ Engineer. He ranked at the very head of his class, and was awarded
on merit the scholarship in civil engineerin g ~ During the two years that he was a
post-graduate, he gave i nstruction in the college, and his work was highl y satisfactory.
He was held in high esteem by al l of the Professors, and is a young man
of marked ability. During the four years that he has been f rom college he has gone .
t o the top of his progession, filling with success positicns in bridge bui l ding and
all departments of engineering, and now occupies one of the mQst responsible and
lucat ive positions in he business of the great c9rporation with which he is connected .
I r efer to }1r . G. N. 14it c ham , of Pratt City, Alabama. Incase he is sel ected now, .
he agrees to go immedia.tely to the Columbia School of I-J:ines, New York City, and
engage in work connect~d with this department until the opening of next ses sion in
Septemper.
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. Experiment Station
The Experiment St ation f or t he invest i gat i on of questions pertaining to agriculture
was or ganized under the probisions of the Hatch Act, February 24, 1888. The staff
of t he Station is now cor posed of the foll owing officers: (1) Chemist, (2) Veterinar
ian, (3) Agricultur ist , (4) Biologist , and , BotanLst, (5) Horticulturist , (6) .
Associate Chemist , (7 ,8 & 9) three Assistant Chemists, (10) Farm Superintendent,
and (11) Assistant Agricult urist . .1 bave found all.members of the staff energetic
and ent husiastic in their work, and the result of their labors seems in every way
commendable ~ It is diff icult for ttle ordi nary person to realize the i-mmense amount
of pat i ence, accurate care, and scientific knowledge that is e.mployed in conducting
t hese experiments, noting and recording t he f act s, and drawing t herefrom trustworthy
conclusions for the benefit 'of the man on the f arm .
Bulletins
The Stat i on bullet ins issued by our Station Corps cinse the organization number 124,
amounting t o about 4500 pages of printed mat ter, touching on the whole range of
ag:r;;icul t ur al topics . L8,st year, four bulletins on such practical questions as tiThe
Cow- Pea," "Dairy Herd Records and 'Creamery Notes , 1I were issued . The mailing list
to which t hese bulletins are issued embraces over 10, 000 names .
Farmers ' Institutes
For di f fusing among the people .the l atest and best L~formation , no agency is
superior t o farmers' institutes . ~ecessarily only a small number of men can
attend college courses in agricult~re , .but through this institute work, the best
knowledge and experience in regard to farmingi..l1terests are given directly to the
man who makes the living .on the soil . This institute work is under the directorship
of Doct or C. • Cary, who is generously aided by his col leagues of the 3tation
Counci l . He reports that last year the college held institutes in twenty counties ,
with an average atten ance of one hundred and nine farmers--a total of .2613 . I
recommend t he continua nee o~ the appropriation and of the present organization .
Animal Husbandry or Stock Rai sing
Car eful i nvestigation has been made in regard to the value of a epartment of
Animal Husgandry, and I have found unanimous agreement among the leading men of the
a r i cultural colleges as to the supreme importance of this .great f ield of _work .
Our people- i n Alabama cannot afford in their farming operations to be producers
of onl y t he simplest and c~udest ~orms of agricultural roducts; and in the
department of horticulture that we are developing, and in the epartment of cattle
raisi ng bot h for the dairy and for beef purposes , we trust t hat something can be
accompl ished in t he way of making the cultivation of the soil more attractive and
mor e pr of i table . Wisconsin spends annually $30,000 and Illinoi s i,jl2l, 000 in this .
work .
Our St ati on can, of course, hope for no sums like these, y.et with the small means
at comJand; oUr work 'with livestock has, been continued for nearly f our years , and
valuab l~ results have peen accompli&hed . The Agt~culturist ~kes an .encouraging
report in r egard to this work, enumerating eight e~~eriments with dai~ cows , .more
than a dozen experiments in fe eding hogs, etc.
The St at i on now has on hand : Dairy Cattle, 15; Beef Cattle, 16; Hogs, 10; Sheep, 35.
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Valuable experiments have likewise been conducted in gr owing forage crops of all
varieties--vetch, cow-peas, soy beans , red clover , the rape plant , alfalfa, etc.
Results have been obtained that are really .arvelous from th ~ pr ocess of inomul ating
the seed of l eguminous platns . The Agricultur ist , Profes sor Duggar, makes appl ication
for extra appropri ations f or t he furtherance of the work in the department of ~~i~al
industry, the purchase of cat tle, food, extra labor, proper housing, etc . , and I
recommend the appropriation of $2200 for t hi s purpose. I further recommend the appropriat
ion of $300 for necessary repairs on Station buildings .
I recommend that Professor Duggar be elected to the position of Director of the Station
vacated September 10 by Doctor P. H. llcell. Pr ofessor Du :~gar has been connected with
this institution since September 9, 1895, and has within that period of time devoted
. his best ener gies to t he development of his department and the welf are of the college .
He is resourceful and highl y successful in experiment work, and ·has accemplished marked
results in rnany lines that have attracted favorable comment . He enjoys the high
esteem of his professional a ssociates throughout the Union, and in this appointment,
I feel that the . best interest s of t he college will be subser ved .
I n t his connection, I call attention to Section 5 of the original . articles of organization
of the Station adopted by the Board of Trust ees i n 1888. This section · sets
forth the functions of the Director . A member of the Board of Directors shall be
appointed by the Trustees officer in charge; who , in addition to the speci al duti es
of t he Statiorl t o which he may be as signed, shall conduct the general correspondence
i ncidental to the work of the Station . I recommend that $2~0 be appropriated ~or
cLerical aid for the Director .
Chemistry
It is recommended by the Professor of Chemistry that a definite portion of the chemical
work of the Experiment Station be regularly assigned to Doctor J . T* Anderson, who is
now Associate Chemist, and that the title of his position be "Chemist in Charge -of
Soil and .Crop Investigationll owing t o the additional duties devolving upon the
Professor of Chemistry as College Professor of Chemistry, State Chemist, and head of
the Illmninating Oil Department , this distribution of work seems advisable. I also
rec ommend that the Chemist in charge of Soil and Crop Investigat ion shall have the
assistance of at least one of the ehemical .laboratoFJ assistants when the lat t er is
not epgaged in s tate fertilizer work • .
I recommend the appr opr.iation of $225 . 00, an unexpended balance of salaries appropriated
last year to the chemical department , said $225 .00 to be used for temporary
help in the State Laboratory, June 15th to August 1st . One -of the chemical assi stants
was de.tailed last fall for special work for the U. S. Department of Agr·icul ture, ·and
another r~sign ed before t he end of the college year, ~~d in this way the department
failed to utilize t he amount mentioned.
I also recommend the appropriation of $200 .CO, an unexpended balance from a special
appropriation made last year fOD chemical apparat us . The apparatus has been ordered,
ana is in transit .
Considerable i nterest has been awakened throughout the Gulf States in the raising of
sugar cane and the general development . of the sugar industry . Interesting experiments
have been conducted by our college in the r efining of cane syrup, and ir e Bragg,
Assistant in the Chemical Laboratory, was selected last fall t o assist the Federal
Govermment in experiments along this line in the southern part of Alabama . I r ecommend
that $2 00 .00 be appropriated for experiments with cane syrup and sugar under t he
direction of the Professor of Chemistry.
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Botany
I r ecommend that Doctor E. eade Wilcox be r elieved of the work of Horticulture,
which was connected with his old chair and has been made ,a sepa rate department
under r ofessor ¥~c Kintosh, and that he be assigned t he full work. i n Botany. I
recommend t hat hi s ,chair be designated as the Prof essorship of Botany, and that
his title be in the Station Council as Plant Physi ologi st and Pat hol ogist of the
~xpe riment St ation . I recommend the appropr iati on of $150 for impr ovement in the
gr eenhouse devoted to the study of plant diseases .
d Pharmacy .
Thi s department was established in 1895, eight years ago, under the direction of
rofes sor E. . · iller, the ,present head of the department . The course offered
has prove.d to be very popular and effective, being pursued by forty nine special
s t~d ents this session . Professor f 'ller i s an industrious worker, is entirely
devoted t o his pr ofession, and accomplished most thorough work wi th hi s students,
In r ecognition of his long s ervices and competent work, I r ecommend that his salary
be 'increased $200 .00 . I also recommend the establislullent of a full .scholarship
for this department .
Build~gs and Repairs
The appropriations made by your honorable body at your last session have been duly
expended upon the college bui ldings and upon t he bui ldings connected with the Experiment
Station, all of which are now in good repair . The gr eatest need, however, of
the col l ege at present is more space for the largely i ncreased attendance . We
have no more buildings now with nearly 450 students than we had with a patr onage
of 'scarcely 200 . The State has made no appropriation to us ' for buildings within
fifteen J~ears; and, according to the laws appropriating the funds of our r egular
i ncome , only the smallest sum is annually available for building -purposes . The
r esult i s that our needs are most imperative for increased space in our shops, our
laboratories, and our lecture rooms . Three Professors frequently use in turn the
same le ctur ~ r oom, and the classes are often so badly crowded that it is impossible
t o properly seat the -students . Just now an opportunity occurs in a way to obtain
some 'r elief from this overcrowded condition. Doctor P. H. Mell off~rs f or sale
t o t he coll ege his former residence for the sum of $3000 to be paid in annual installments
of $1000 each . I recommend the purchase of t his building . I t occupies a
beautiful and very eligible lost ~djacent to the .college campus, and I think it
would be Unfortunate for the propertyto pass into the possession of any person not
connected with the college. It will be serviceabl e for a number of pressing coll ege
needs , ,for additional lecture rooms , ,officers, Young ·ien I s Christian Association,
dormitory for needy and worthy young men on the Alumni Scholarshi p Fund, etc .
I f ur t her recoTIIDlend that the sum of three thousand dollars be set aside as a fund
f or building purposes to be used when an adequate sum has been secured for a suitabJ.
e bui l ding .
1,!ater Suppl y
TV'ith t he rapid growth of the work in the different t shops and laborator ies , an
adequat.e supply of water has becom.e a serious problem. A system has been t horoughly
studied and worked out by the Professors of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
whereby i t i~ thought t hat a full and constant supply can be furnished t he coll ege .
OBe t housand doll ars will· be necessary to put the nlan into successful opera~ion .
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Nechanical and Electr ical Engineering
These two ,departments continue prosperous and t hey are doing e~f e ctive work. In the
rapid development of our state and the e ntire South there i s an ever i ncreasing demand
f or el ectri cal and mechanical engineer s . The students who take t hese cour ses
r eadily find rem~Derative occupations, and I am pleased to say that many of the
representatives of these departments occupy positions of high trust and lucrati ve
remun e~on . The new system of power in our shops by means of electric transmission ,
authorized by your body at the l ast meeting, has been duly installed, and has proved I
in every way satisfactory ·and successful . Upon recommendations of the two chitf
Professors in charge of t his work, I recommend the further extension of the machinery
and equi pments of the central power house- - $1490 . I also r ecommend the appropriation
of ~p785 for supplies and equipment for , the departmert of mechanies .
Gymnasium
Physical education has come to have an assured position in the scheme of education,
and athletic sports, when under pr oper su ervision and r estraint, and when subordinat ed
t o the main aims and purposes of mental training, are without question most valuabl e
to young students . This institutions has always attempted to wisely guide, rather
than to harshly repress , the love of sport in every healthy young man . We have
found athletics beneficial not only for t he health and physical vigor of the student ,
but also distinctly beneficial from the standpoi nt of general deportment . Young man
have a certain amount of energy at their disposal, which finds a harmless safety
valve in robust outdoor sports. For the furtherance of the work of t his department ,
I reconwend improven~nts in the present gymnasium . Estimates wer e made for this
work duri ng the administration of Doctor Broun . The basement of the building can be
rendered available and of great utility by proper improvements . I r ecommend the
appr opriation of $850 for this purpose .
Increase in Salaries
Applications are made by different pr ofessors f or increase in salary, which I
respectfully refer to you for consideration.
I incorporate as a part of my report the r eports of the heads of the different depar t ments
. I also submit for your consideration t he budget f or t he regular expenditures
in salaries and current expenses.
In t he Department of English and Political Economics , my work has been as follows:
Class
Post Graduate English
Seni or Class English
(Third term, Political Economy)
J unior Class English
Senior Class Mental 'Sci ence
Total
Hours per week
2
2
3
2
9
'Number of students
7
40
76
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The application to their work on t he part of the studentsiin my classes has been most
satisfactory, and the results highly encouraging . In the r eading of my examination
papers in the Senior and Junion Classes, I have been very gr eatly assisted by Mr .
Webb of the Department of English . He has had change of the Junior Class in the
writing and delivery of their orations throughout the year, and also of the Shphomore
Class in declamation . The public exercises in these departments have been entirely
creditable to his inddstry and competency.
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The ~gl ish work in t he Sophomor e Classes has been conduct ed by Professor Wiatt,
ir e Webb, and ,r. Yonge. ~r . Scroggs , the Librarian, also r ender s efficient ai d
in the "'trrit.ing of themes by the Senior and Junior Classes, and has also conducted
one ~of t he three sections of the Freshman Class .
After due examj~ation, the foll owing students are recommended by the Faculty for
the degree of:
Albert Miner Aver-y
~eans Blanton Bagby
~'~rshall Leonard Bize
James Victor Blackwell
Rush Pearson Burke
Thomas A~thu r Caddell
Dudley Chipley
Charles anders Culver
. oward Ellis Davis
\' i lliam 1 Tptson avis
"'\Jill:i:am v-Iert Dinsmore
Thomas J oseph Dowtiell
Geor ge Fouche Freeman
i t hel. Julia Harwell
Ernest Cecil Haynie
Henry Hiden
George Bloise Hill
~'li lburn Hill
Roy auffman
10ward 4alcolm Kilpatrick
l.'Jalter Joseph Knight
Percy HcLean Marsm..l
\;J"infield Scott }/,artin
Robert Peyton ~ eins
John Har ris Mi tchell
'l'homas iJilliam Morgan
Salli e Fleming Or dway
James Porter Pater son
'!allace Powell Pruitt
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Paul Ri gney
lVilliam i:latson Rutl and
Clifford Philip Rutledge
Hans Schmi dt
John Rice Searcy
Julian Cassius j mith
vlilliam Bee Stokes
Edward Taylmr
Louis Earle Thornton
WIlliam Lawson Thornton
Holmes Fielding Troutman
Filo Harris Turner
Joseph Dorrah Walker
Henry ~atthew Yonge
Bachelor of Science
Florida
Lee
Georgia
Calhoun
Montgomery
Stowah
Florida
Lee
Mobile
Hobile
l'-1organ
14ontgomery
Cherokee
Lee
Lee
Jefferson
Talladega
Etowah
Kobile
Georgia
Nobile
Geor gie
J efferson
Jefferson
Georgia
Jefferson
Tennessee
Montgomery
Lowndes
Hadison
Chambers
Lee
Jefferson
Conecuh
M.acon
:;.:arion
:..a.rengo
Florida
Talladega
Georgie
Florida
Jef ferson
Florida
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After due examination the fdlowing st udents are recommended by the Faculty for the
degr ee ' of: .
Frederick Cornelius Atkinson
Charles Homer Billi ngsley
J esse Wright Boyd
l-furion Lara Brown
illiarn Bulger Hamilton
Dallas Tabor Herndon
Edward Andrew filler
John Eayres Davis Yonge
unico Alfonso Washington
Y~ ster of Science
• Elmore
Lee
Georgia
Elmore
Georgia
JY~rshall
Florida
Georgia
The Facult y recommends t hat t he degr ee of Elect rical and Mining Eningeer now hel d by
1r . B. S. Patrick be changed in designation to r.'J.aster of Sci ence .
Needs of the College
In conclusion I beg leave to call the attention of the Board to the urgent need of
funds on t he part of t he institution f or its further development and progress . Without
increase i n income, we have reached t he limit _of our development . Technical education
is necessarily expensive, immensel y more so than the old form of literary educaton .
It needs extensi ve l aboratories and f ull equi pment in cost l y a .paratus and machinery,
and heavy outlay for running expenses. \'le are excelled now by every single southern
stat e in point of annual income and equipment i n inst itutions of similar natur e . The
following f i gures Wil l illustrate this stat ement:
Institution
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Georgia College Ag . & Hech .Art s
Hississippi Ag . & l:Tech . College
S. C. Ag . College (Clemson) .
Virginia A & .• • College
1901-02 Year
Annual Income
from State
$14, 014 (Tag Tax)
45, 000
25,719
89 ,965
115,000
Technical Institutions in the North
IOvia A & M College . 101,068
Indiana Poly. Inst . (Purdue) 65,160
Michigan Ag . College 72,782
Kansas -Ag. College 22,700
Massachusetts Inst . Of Technology 25,000
Total Income not
Including U.S. Fund f or
Experiment Stati on
$54,164
78, 621
66,153
120,808
168,501
173,178
148,148
189,289
80,000
347,132
Under such circumstances we .cannot hope to give to the young men of Alabama scient ific
education equal in thDroughness and ext ent to that of the more fav0red institutions .
We must cease to compete with them as we have thitherto. For years those institutions
have been drawing from us some of our best men .
The Northern institutions cited are also taken in t he main from states largely agr icultural
in t heir industries . We will pot dwell upon these f i gures, as they are
entirely too discouraging . .
I f eel that a fair and full .presentatimn of t he case to t he people and law-makers of
t he state _will appeal bot h to t hei r pr ide and to their enlightened- sarishnes s . The
Col l ege has hithert o, under .its wise managements, achieved much in the past for the
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development of t he mater i al interest s of the Stat e . Its gr aduates ar e engaged by t he
score in mining, i n engineering, in farming, and in other indust r ial pur sui t s . Wi t h
proper aid much more can be acc ompl i shed . The mater i al resours es of our St ate have
just been- t Ol.ched on the surface . There are still irruneIlBe,_ fields to be developed
by our own youth, provided they are af forded opportunities for securing a broad and
sound scientific education . There can be no doubt of the real practical value of
such education as a powerful factor for the economic 'velfare of t he community, in- .
creasing i nve !tion, advancing w;g es and salaries, and addi ng inmlensely t o t he productiveness
and rr~t erial prosper ity of the people.
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President
Report of Treasurer
for the year 1902-1903, ending June 1, 1903.
ldo~nent and General Account
Receipts
Bal ance JUBe 1, 1' 02 $1474 .03
20280 .00
1997. 50
2012 . 50
930 .00
ash from
II II
II II
II 11
II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
II II
State Treasurer
Incidental Fees
Surgeon's II
Tuition II
Library II
lilicpense (Diplomas)
'ilitary
-1echanics (Laboratory Fees, etc . )
House Rent
Grounds .and Repairs
Stationery
Postage
Disbursement s
838 .75
238 .00
1.50
218 .04
195 .00
2.00
3 .59
18.31
By amount Paid Salaries $17430 ~12
II II
II II
II " II II
" II
II II
II II
II II
II II
II " II II
II II
II II
II " II 11
II II
II II
II
II
II
" II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
Surgeon
Printing and dvertising
Li brary
Fuel .
Stationery
Postage
Servant Hire
Commencement Expenxes
Grounds & Repairs .
Expense
Hili tary
Mechanic Arts '
Special Appr opriation
Watchman
II Dormitory
II Contingent
II Civil Engineering
Balance
2012 . 50
407. 56
838 .75
215 .32
100 .00
142 .68
360 .96
300 .00
100 .00
857 .92
139 .13
1119.01
100 .00
300 .00
604 .97
366 .88
24 .42
-2789 .09
$28209 .22
$28309.22
Agricvltural Account
Recei pt s
To Balance from June 1, 1902
tI Cash from state Treasury
tI" II Farm Products
II
" II
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" II
II
" II
II
By Amount
" "
" "
" "
" II
II II
" "
" It
II "
II II
. II II
" II
" II
II II
" II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
II
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II
II
II
II
II
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Horticulture
Analysis
Chemistry (Labor ator,y fees,
El ectrical Engineering
Fuel
Live St ock
etc . )
Disbursements
Paid Salaries
II Stationery
II Printing & Advertising
II Fuel
" Postage.
" COl:lnencement Expenses
" Grounds & Repairs
II Chemistry
II Trustees .
II • Farmers , I nstitutes
II Veterinar-.f Depar tment
11 Insurance
II Farm Repairs
II Horticulture
" Huseum
II Electrical EngL~ eering
II & M. Engineering, Special
" Live .stock
" ~ens e s Col lege Association
II Library Repairs.
It Farm
Balance
Morrill Account
. Receipts
July 1, 1902
To cash from State Treasury
By Salary Account Paid
To Cash from State Treasury
II II II Pharmacy
$ 2, 937 .43
15,848 .03
418.52
148.33
13 .00
295 .73
93 .75
14.00
377 .69
$6, 825.00
114. 95
300 .00
450 .00
200 .00
221.10
232 .35
759 .86
290 .87
611 .46
101 .91
740 .00
358 .37
32 .18
31 .58
493 .30
1, 079 .46
364 .14
118.19
276 . 58
170.71
6,373.47
$10,387 .50
36 .10
161
$10,423 .60
162
By A, ount Paid
II 11 " 11 " 11
II " 11
" II 11
II II II
Mor rill Account (Con't)
Salaries
Library
Physics
Pharmacy
Disbursement s
E & 1-1: . Engineering, special
1echarlics _
~~ 8, 054 .16
588. 56
400.00
436 .10
744 .78
200.00
STate Horticultural Account
Receipts
To Cash f r om State Treasury
Disbursements
By Amount Paid Professor ~lacKintosh 'w 274 .28
II Balance ~75 . 72
.Hatch Fund, 1902-1903
Receipts
To United tat es Treasury
Disbursements
By .ount Paid Salaries $ 8, 828 .91
" 11 11 Labor 1,367 .62
11 11 II Publi cations . 799. 69
" II II Postage 147 . 58
II II II Freight & press 266 .12
II II II Heat , Light , .& Water 308 .29
11 II 11 Chemical Supplies /,1.08 .78
II II II Seeds , Plant&, and Supplies 687 .81
II 11 11 Fertilizers . 342 .07
11 11 11 Feeding Stu:ff. 317.57
11 II II. LibI!ary 500 .45
" 11 " Tools , Implements, & l1achinery 72 .89
II II II Scientific Apparatus 398 .38
II II II Live Stock 17 .25
II II II Furniture & Fixtures 118 .37
II II " Contingent 15 .00
" " 11 Building & Repairs ~03122
$10, 423 .60
~
tt? 750.00
$ 750 .00
$15, 000 .00
$15 ,000.00
Recapitulat ion
To Endowment and General Account
" Agr i cultural Account
" l orrill Account
" Hat ch Fund
11 Hort i cultural Account
R~ c e ipts
Disbursements
By Amount Paid Endowment & General Account
11 " \I Agricultural Account
" 11 " Morrill Account
11 II " Hatch Account
It It " Horticultural Account
II If Calance
$ 28,209.22
20 ,146 .48
13 , 886.10
15 , 000 .00
750 .00
$ 25,420 .13
13,773 .01
13, 886 .10
15,000 .00
274 .28
92638 .28
163
$77,991 .80
$77 , 991 . 80
Salaries due July 1, 1903 $ 7, 041.16 .
Respectfully submitted,
(Si gned) E. T. Glenn
Treasurer
THE BUDGET
OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1903-1904 .
Presi dent & Sta .
Hathernatics
Civil Engineering
History & Latin
Chemistry
Hechanical Engineering
Physiol . & Vet . Science
Pharmacy
Agr i culture
Elec. Engineering
}~odern Lang . & English
Biology & Botany
Physics
Horticul ture
Asst . Prof . ~ath
Com . & I nst . i:..:ath
Assoc . Chemist
Asst . Chemist, 1st
II II 2nd
If II 3rd
Original
Endowment
1862
$3000
1000
1000
1800
1000
1600
. 1'1 ~ aoo
600
200
l>1orrill
Endowment
1890
i~ 800
800
1500
1800
1800
1000
1000
450
200
Hatch State
Fund Agricultural Horticulture
1887 Fund Fund
$ 800
$300
1000 800
1000 800
900 600
600
400 300 600
550
800 800
600
200
500
Totals
$3000
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
1800
l 80n
1600
1500
1600
1300
1550
l 25()
1600
1200
600
500
rigi nal or ril l Hat ch State Horti-
End mvmen t Endowment Fund Agr icultural culture
l s62 1890 l S87 Fund Fund
500 500
Library, Printing & . Advt . 450 1000 300
Coal 350 200 450
Stationery 150 200
Postage 150 150 150
Labor (Col le ge) 400
Commencement 300 ... ;-- 200
Grounds & Repairs 400 400
General Expenses 600 200
lilitary 200
Supplies & Labor, Exp . ta o 2000
II II II Horti . 500 200
Co-op oil Tests 200
Supplies & Labor, Mechanics 900 300
II II Chemistry 600 500
II Ele~ . Engineering 500
Trustees' . xpenxes 300
Farmer s ' Institutes 600
Physics 400
Physiol . & Vet . Sci. 200 250
Botany 500
Pharmacy 400
Contingent 100
Insurance 100
Amounts 3900 22PO 5S50 4250
Additional Appropriations
made by the Board of Trustees , not included in. . the Budget .
1 0cholar ship in Pharmacy
1 Clerk to Di rector of Station
(Unexpended appnpriations,
Chemistry (for apparatus and supplies
(Sugar and Syrup experiments (special)
. )Repairs
Agrlculture Inoculati on Experiments
Doctor J . T. Anderson-I nstruction in Geol ogy
Botany-rtepairs Plant Laboratory
Physical Laooratory for students - Apparatus
Veterinary Depart ment- Supr lies & Buildings
Civil Engineering
Oi l Tags & Apparatus for Analyzer
Animal Husbandry
Water ;)upply
Coke & Iron(325) - Tools for
. Students(125) -1 l .athe(200) Mechanlcs)
Locker(45) _Indicator(65) _Tur_
bine wheel (30) - General (10)
:J:; 250 .00
200 .00
425 .00
200 .00
300 .CO
150 .00
100 .00
150 .00
250 .00
350.00
150 .00
400 .00
2200 .00
1000 .CO
SOOl OO
165
Totals
1000
1750
1000
350
450
400
500
. 800
SOO
200
2000
700
200
1200
1100
500
300
600
400
450
500
400
100
700
16400
166
Central Power House
1 t-1ixer for College
Gymna sium Repairs
(2 Hotor s
(Switch Board
(Improved Draft_
Gas Hachine
$ 1411.00
Repairs ¥l8.in Building-Roof , $30; Hain Pi pe Line, $30, Ar ea $100
130 .00
850 . 00-
160 .00
Si nking Flmd for Building Purposes
COr:m1encement- Alumni Dinner
0ummer School of Agr iculture
Night Watchman-Addition to Annual Salary
f'rof . B. B. Ross - Arrearage ,Sal ary
Resolutions upon the Deat h of
Han . Thomas Will iams
3000 .00
100 .00
200 .00
60 .00
125 .00
''her eas since the last meetin 1. of the Board a Trustees, Han . Thoma's Williams, a
member of the Board, has de r t ed this l ife, which sad event occur red April 13, '
19 3; t herefore, ( ~,
Re solved, That in his death' we have l ost one of our most valued members , t he St ate
on-e of llits most eminent ci t i zens , and the cause of educat on one of its most
enthus ' astic advocates .
Resolved, fu rth ~r , that th e s e ~ r esolut~on ~ _be speaq upo~ a s ~parate page of our
minutes as a memorial of our departed friend, and that a copy of them be forwa~d
by the Secretary t o the family of the decease •
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