| Summary: | Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1904Auburn, Alabama
June 6, 904
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The Board of Tnlstees of the Alabama Pol ytechnic Institute met in regular session in
the Institute library, at Auburn, lvionday, June 6, 1904, at 1 ot:.lock a .m.
The Secretary noted the presence of the fol owing members :
His Excellency, Governor R. h . Cunningham, ex-officio President
Hon . I . • Hill, Superintendent of Education, ex-off icio
Messrs. J . M. Carmichael, W. K. Terry"T. H. "F azer , T. D. Samford,
Jon . Haralson, N. D. Denson, and R. F. Ligon ; and the absence of
Messr~ . ancred Betts, J . • Bilbro, and ,.Jm. C. D vis . Nine present.
A quorum .
The minutes of the last previous meeting were read, and upon motion adopted.
The Treasurer of , the Institute, upon motion, was admitted and presented his annual
report, which he was excused from reading .
It was moved that the treasurer's re ort be referred to the Committee on Finance .
So ordered .
It was br ought to the a tention of the boCly that at its last session a resolution
was adopted to the effect that the Board ought to .attend all the public exercises
of Commencement, and that the time for the beginning of the exercises had nearly
arrived ; where pon a lotion was made to suspend the ope ation of such resdution and
proceed with the r efular order of business . The motion was put , and declared lost .
The President of the Institute began to read his annual report, but not having concluded
~len the hour for the public exercises arrived, a motion was made and carr'ed
that the Board remain in session and that the President finish reading his report.
When the President had concluded, it was moved that his report, with accompanJ~g
budget of appropriations for the ensuing year, be referred to a special committee
whose duty it should be to distribute properly among the standin committees the
several subjects t~eated in the r eport, and to bring in a consolidated report at
the afternoon sesbion of the Board .
The motion prevailed, and the Cha:i.r aPPQinted as such speci 1 committee Messrs .
Frazer, Denson , Ligon, and ,Haralson.
The motion was renewad to suspend the operation of the resolution in regard to the
attendance of · the Board upon the public exe cises of Commencement, and there being
no objection .the rule was declared suspended .
The call of standing committees being next in r egqlar order, the Chair called for '
the report of the Executive Committee . The Committee asked for more time that a
written report mi ght be prepared, anq the request was granted.
Upon motion the Board took a recess till 3 o'clock p . m. this day.
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Afternoon session
June 6, 1904
3 p .m.
The Secretary nQt~d the presence Gf nine members .
The Board resumed its sitting at 3 o'cl ock p .m. and the G vernor reported that he
had r e-arranged the standing committ ees as follows:
.;.;.xecutive Commit t ee: The P resident of the Bo rd and Messrs. lJar ISQn and
Carmichael . .
Committee 0 Finance: Messrs . Haralson, Bet s) Ligon and Samford .
Committee on Agriculture and Experiment Station: :hessrs . Carmichael
Samford and Davis .
Committee on iechanic Arts: Messrs . Frazer, Terry, and Bilbro .
Committee on Lands and Grounds: Messrs . Denson, Frazer, and Terry.
Committee on laims: Messrs. Terry, Betts, and Ligon .
Committee on 0 se of Study and Library: f essrs . Hill , Samford, and
Denson .
Committee on Buildings and Repairs: }Iessrs . Ligon, Bilbro and Davis .
The Executi~e Committee submitted the follOWing report :
To the President and Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechni c Inst "tute :
The ~ecutive Committee of the Board of Trustees beg leave to submit t he following
r eport :
The duties discharged by the committee during the past year have been comparatively
light , and have been promptly disposed of as they have been presented .
The purchase of the Mell property, situated near the college, was referred to this
committ ee~ and after some corres ondence with Dr . 1ell, was accomplished at a price
thr ee hundr ed dollars less than the price originalJy ·demanded .
A number of recommendations have been made by the President during the year for
the appoi ntment of Instructors in the School, and the fixing of their s laries,
al l of which were submitted to this committae, considered, and concurred in .
Al l of which is respectfully submitted .
(Signed) R. M. Cunningham)
Jon . Haralson )Executive Committee
J . M. Carmichael)
hoved, That the report of the ..ilicecuti ve Committee be adopted . l'~otion prevailed .
The committee to "\vhom the President I s report was referred, submitted th~ following
report:
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The Committeeap oi~ted to examine and report u on the President 's report, submit
the following:
The Committee r ead over and examined t he report carefull y, and recommend the adoption
of t he report as a whole , subject to suggestions of f ered b~ the committee, hereto
attached, numbered from 1 to 14 .
The committee further report that the Pr esident's report deserves the hearty commendati
on of t he Board .
(S "gned)
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Recommendat i ons of the Committee :
T. H.
N. D.
R • .F .
\'1 . K.
Frazer)
Denson)
L"gon ) COr
Terry )
1 . That W. B. Stokes be elect ed Third As si st ant in lechanic Arts, wi th a sal ary of
s even hundred and fifty ( ~~750) dollars, as recommended by t~ e Pr esident .
2. That t he salary of A. McB. Ransom be one thousand ( ~1000) doll ars .
3. That t he act ion of t he Executive Committee as to the sal ary of Mr . Rew be
approved .
4. That the work of Farmers ' Institutes be continued and that $600 additional be
appropriated t hereto, as r econmlended by t he Presi ' ent .
5. That the f resident's r ecommendations as .to the epartment of Animal In ustry
be carri ed out .
6. That t he President' s suggestions and plans as to the erection of a recitation
hall be approved .
7. That Professor Southal l, of t he Chair of Physics, Pr0fess r ~iatt, of the Chai r
of Hodern Languages, an Professor Wilcox, of the Cha"r of Botany, be· decl a ed
permanent Professors under t he l aws of t he college s to tenure of of f "ce, as
recommended by the President.
8 . That t he title "Assistant" be changed to "I nstructorll in t he cses of t he ssistants
in iliglish, Chemistry, and Nechanic Arts, as r ecommended by the Pr esident .
9. That A. hcB. Ransom be granted a l eave f absence, as recommended by the Pr esident ,
a satisfactory substi tute or subst itutes bein supplied t o do his work, the
President and the Profe ssor of Chemistry appr oving .
10. That , upon the same t erms , and with the same rovlslons, as in t he Case of Mr.
Tansom, a leave of absence be granted t o vI . G. Sero ~g s .
11. That all degrees be conferred as r ecommended by the Presi dent .
12. That t he Budget of Appropr i at ions, as opened by the President , be approved, ex-cept
t he item for insurance, whi ch is left open for discussion by the Boa d, and
except such other items speci f i cal l y referred to and made the sub j ect of snggestions
by t his corrnnittee he_ inafter.
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13. That the appr opr iation for the salary of toe . r ofessor of f ~odern Languages and
English , J . E. Wiatt , be made ~1700 instead of ~ 1 600 as i t appears in the
Budget .
14 . That t he Pr esident ' s report and Budget be adopted as a whole, sub ject to
exceptions and sug3estions contained i n the report Df this committee above
forth in paragraphs numbered from 1 to 13 , inclusive .
I t was moved,
That the report of the special, committee on the President ' s report be
adopted . Motion prevailed .
The Chair proceeded with the call of t he standi n committees .
The Comnuttee on Agricultu e, by its Chairman, stated that it had nothing to report .
'1'he Commit tee on the Experiment ::ltation was called, and Chairman Carmichael re~orted
orally t he progress made in the establismment of a sub-station on the stat e farm .
The Committees on Nechanic Arts, College Lands and ~rounds, Clai~s, Course of . tudy,
and Libr ary, and B~ildings and Re airs, each in turn, responded. t o t he call by
stating they had nothing to report .
Upon call of t ne special committ ee on a textile department, the following re ort
was r endered :
To t he President and Board of rustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute:
'jIbe Special Committee ap.ointed to present to the Legislature an a.pplication for
the establishment of a Textile Department in connection with this institution, and
the appr opriation of a sum sufficient to carry it forward, beg l eave to submit the
f ollovring r eport:
A petition setting fort h the need of a textile department in connection with the
Insti t ut e was pr epared, and accompanied by a bill es t ablish i~g the department and
making t he necessary appropriation therefor, was presented t o t he l egislature, and
ef erred to t he Conmdttee on Appropriations, and there reTIained without action thereon
, because, perhaps, of the fear of extravagant use of. money, whi ch it was thought,
should have been devoted to some other purpose . That there were funds suf ficient lil n
sight t o have justified the est ablishment and maintenance of such department , is
['OW a pp~r ent to those acquainted with the financial condi~ion of the . state . Notwithstanding
the failure of the measureto pass th4 Legislature, the Committee are
still of t he opinion that the department should be established, and that . the noard
of Trustees sbould cont inue to ur ge the importance of t his step upon the Legislat
ur e until it shall be a ccoNplish~d .
All of which is respectfullY , subIflitted .
(Signed) J . M. Carrnachael)
Jon . Haralson ) Specii Committee
R. E. Li gon ) on Textile Dept .
Hoved, That the r eport of the committee on Textile Department be adopted . Motion
pr evai led .
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Under the head of "Miscellaneous Busines su the matter of fire insurance as suggested
by t he Committee on~ the President js Report and Budget was taken under consideration
and a stctem.ent of the fire insurance carrled by the Institute, and now in force,
having been procured from the Treasurer's Offiee ~ it was I
Moved,
That $4000.00 'additional insurance be taken on the Library. Carried.
The Special Committee charged with the matte'r of procuriIlg a legi slative "pr ovision for
the compensation of the State lChemist for"his services in making analyses in cases of
suspected poisoning, made the following report: "
We, the Committee wo whom was referred the question of the compensation of the state
Chemist for the analyses of stomachs, ' re'speetfully report:
A bill was passed by the last Legislature 'in regard to this matter,
thing that was desired, was satisfactory t o the St~te Chemfst.
while not every:
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,
Respectfully submitted, .L
(Signed)-- J. M-." Carmichael)
< N'. D. DEmson' )Committee
T. D. Samford )
Upon motion, the £(ciT~g ' report of the committee ~s' receiYed and of de red fired.
It was 'moved, (' ... I'· r ( That hereafter the President' shall, in advance of the annual -meeting o~
this Board, send summaries of the annual reports of the heads of de~artments to the
chairmen of the respective committees, having supervisio~ of the several departments;
and to cthis end, the President 'of the'- Institute shall require that such reports be
submitted to him in time to accomplish the pnrpose of this resolution • . Adopted~
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The following ~esolution was introduced, and,upon motion, adopte? ·
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Resolved, That it is the sense of t he Board that the scholarship men who a're Assistants
shall give . instruction only when absol~tely n e~ess~ry, and as far as possible, under
the !Supervision of the Professor ?J1 charge. " J. • r -
President Thach referred to the Board a letter from Hon. R. R. Poole, Cbmmissioner of
Agriculture, statiIig that an- expense' of $85 had beem" incurred by him in l;lending out
agents to collect samples bf fertilizers to be analyzed by tpe State C~ emist, and"
asking to be reimbursed by the Institute.
In reply to this lett er, the following resolution was' adopted: .,
Resolvea, that the action of the Comroissioner of Agriculture and Industries in _ ~ending
out en agent and coll~cting specimens or samples of fertilizers', aiid having the same
analyzed by the State Chemist, be commended' by this Board, and that the Governor be
requested, if he be legally authorized to do so, to approve the item of expense for this
work by the said Commis5io~er . of Agriculture and Indust ries.
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The foll owing resolution was introduced: r
Resolved, that the President is hereby empowered to employ such chemical assistClIlce as
may be necessa~r to analyze' commercial fertilizers to meet the exigencies of the case
and properly execute the law; _ Adopted.
Moved that the Board adjourn sine die. Motion prevailed.
R. W. Burton, Secretary
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REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT TO THE
TRusTEEs OF THE ALABAMA POLYTEX;HNIC INSTITUTE,.)"UNE 6, 1904
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It is gratifying to report that the colLege has passed another year of prosperity and
profitable work. The attendance of students has been the largest in the history of
the institution, being 480. For the previous year, it was 437; and for the sessipn I I
1901-2, it w~s 406" th~ .increase ,being 15 per cent for the t¥o years • .
It is encour.aging r,o note, also . a pr9portion?-11y larger number of students this _ ,session
in the four regular college classe.s--, · and this, too, is e,specially to be noted in view
of the fact that a few years ago our terms of admission were advanced, the numger in
college classes being 354, against 301 for the preceding year. The classes have been
as follows: Post Graduate 15, Seniors 58, Juhions 75, Sophomores 97, Freshmen 109,
Special '7l, Sub-Freshmen 55 • . Of the matriculates, . 430 are from Alabama; 50 from outside
of the state, representing eight states and three foreign countries, Cuba,
Nicara~a, t and Briti~h Honduras. 26 ,were from Georgia, 6 from Flor~da, 5 from
South Carolina, 3 from Lo~isiana, etc. FOrty-nine counties in the state are r~pre ~
sented, among the largest representations being Jefferson 62, Calhoun 20, Mont~omery
l~ Mobile 16, Talladega 11, Marengo 11, Escambia 11, Dallas 9. , The Departments
were attended as follows: Electrical Engineering 61, Mechanical -Engineering 12,
Mineralogy 36, Agriculture 125, Englisfi 412, Mathematics 402, Chemistry 181,
Veterinary Science 17, Pharmacy 34, Horticulture: !8~ Mechanics 431.
Seven different regular courses leading to a degree' and three special courses, are
offered.< ' Practical work .is· given ,in 14 well .equipped laporatories ,. ,
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Thirteen young women have been in att endance according to our regulations, the college~ { ,
receives only young women who are , at least 17 years .of agJ and are prepared to enter
the Junior College. ., r J
It is a ·~tterpf especial pleasure to .
Make re~ord of th~ earnest and thoro~gh work done by the student boQy throughout the
year. According to my observation, the requirements of the different departments
are gradually strengtpening fr~m year to y~ar, ~d the more exacting work entailed by
the, Faculty is met by an increasing amount ' of effort and application on the part of the
stud~nt body. .' J
The~e have been almost no flagrant violation~ of important' ~e~~tions, and in a~l cases
of note the authorities have delt with the offenders with kindness and yet with fir~
ness. Of -course, in 8? l~rg~ a ?umperof young men there ~ill be a cer.tain number
who lack appreciation of their opportunities and privileges, but there' have been ~ ~
exceptionally few. I beg to say that in all my labors of administration, I r have
enjoyed the hearty cooperation of my fellow wor~ers in the Faculty.
Receipts and Expenditures. j
The report of the Treasurer shows the total receipts of the Col+ege for . th~ -presaatyear1903-
4 to be $82,025.02; the ~ expen9itures exclusive' of Surgeo~ls fee $76,612.81.
Receipt ~ have bean from the foll owing ~ources:
Endowment Fund of Feder~ GrllI1i:- 1862
" "1887
" "1890
State Agricultural Fund
Tuition Fees, Non-resident students
State Horticulture
Fees and other Sources
$20,280.00
15,000.31
13,850.00
24, 321.43
910.00
,)1,500.00
6J163.~8
$82,025.02
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Surgeon .... s Fees
Balance Brought Forward
Total receipts, less Surgeon's Fee
Expenditures II II "
Available Balance . .
- Contract Let for PowerHouse
Net Available Balance
Fertilizer Tax
(for'd)
$2,262.50
$ 82,025.02
$ 9.638.28
$ 91,663.30
76,612.8'1
$ 15,050.49 .
3,005.00'
• 12,045.49
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As will be observed from the ~~gures above, there has ben a gratifying increase in
the- income of the college accruing from its share of the Fertilizer Tag Tax. It
will· be recalled that at the last session of the Legislature, a . change was made in
the law controlling this tax, so that while reducing the rate per ton from fifty to
thirty cents, the share of the college was increased from one-sixth ,of the former
rate at fifty cents, to one-third of the present rate at thirty C'ents. Accordingly
the income of the institution has been materially strengthened. It is further provised
in .the law ' effecting thi s increase that. the college shall establish and maintain
a department of Animal Industry. .
It is a matter of regret tha.t the court finally ·d.eolared. unconstitutional" the section
of the revenue bill known as the Oil Tag Tax, frOID which measure the college had
hoped to derive substantial revenues • . If the friends of the institution had not
relied upon revenues which probalby would arise from this source, in all likelihood
some direct aid could have been secured from the ~egislature for meeting the urgent
present necessities' and for the further development of this institution ' in order, to
keep abreast with colleges of a similar nature throughout the country. , The advocates
of scientific and technical education cannot lose sight of the unavoidable expensiveness
attachihg to technical education. · With the ol'd system of the purely literary
education, the case stooa entirely differently. It. was' siad by an eminent authority
that Mark Hopkins on one end of a log and a . college student on the other constituted
a university; but today an up-to-date technical institution is really a manufacturiag
establishment on a large saale. For instance, the one item of fuel consumed annually
by our coll ege amounts to twelve hundred dollars. ~funy of the Southern States have
come to a full appreciation of the fac t , notably Mississippi, Texas, South Carolina
and Virgini~, and are making a most generous provision for the support of their
technical institutions. They realize that there is no more profitable investment
of state money than in' the brain and skill of ·its young men, who· are enabled to
immediately convert the crude and worthless natural resources ·lying about us into
valuable products of wealth that appear as assets upon the tax books.
o Changes in the F~cuity
On July 2, Mr. George F. Freeman resigned his position ,as Assistant in Horticulture
in order to accept a more luerative· offer from the Ma"ssachusetts Experiment Station.
The position to which he was elected was that of Assistant Botanist. It is agreeable
to note this appreciation of the high order of woFk done by our institution, .
and likewise to note the immediate commercial value of this education to young men
as a means of livelihood. The vancancy will be filled by the election of Mr. H. O.
Sargent.
On August 3, the authorities accepted the resignation ~f Mr. W. B. Hamilton as Third'
Assistant in Mechanic Arts, who left us to enter upon the commercial side of his
technical education. Me was succeeded by Mr. W. B. Stokes, whose election I recommend,
at a · s=ai~ of $750.
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On July 1, Mr. J. C. Phelps resigned as. Third Assistant Chemi st, and the place was
filled by the election, of Mr. A. McB. Ransom. }~. Ransom was a graduate of" the
institution of several . years' standing, and had acquired' in pr~vatelabora0tories ~
a high position as. a chemic~l expert. In view of his qu~lifications and of the
urgent demand for instruction in the chemical department made necessary by the
large increase in the number of st udents at the beginning of the year, the Executive
Committee authorized his employment at an increased salary. I recommend the
continuation of this arrangement, his salary to be $1000 . He has earned for the
col lege this year about eight hundred dol lars in analysi s f ees .
The resignation of Mr. T. U. Culver became ef fective December 15, thus severing a long
and pleasant relati.on with the institution as , Farm Superintendent. Mr. C. M. Floyd
was elected in hi's stead. Mr. Floyd came highly endorsed as-a man of- ~ strong practical
ability, Intelligent, industrious, and in every way fitted for the positiofr. He
was selected from a large number of applicants; I recommend that his election by
the Executive Committee be -ratified and c~ntinued by -the Board. He has proved entirely
satisfactory to the. Director' of the Station.
In March, Mr. Jesse M. Jones, who had recently come to the Station, resigned his
position as Assistant in Animal Husbandry in order to enter upon the business of
cattle raising on a l arge scale in Montgomery County. Mr. Rew, a graduate of the
Iowa State Agricultural 'College, was_chosen as ' his successor .~ Mr. Rew comes with the
highest testimonials of his qualifications in this special line of work. He was '
strongly end'orsed by the eminent members of his Faculty as a young man of thorough
traini g and of varied experience in Animal Husbandry. His salary was fixed at nine
hundred dollars by the .Executive -Committee. I recommend the endorsement of this
action. The Director of the Station reports that he 'gives promise of proving a
satisfactory man.
At the ,opening of the session, I regr~t to state th~t it was necessary to grant leave
of absence to Professor B. H. Crenshaw on account of ill health. It has been necessary
to extend the leave throughout. the year, but I take ~leasure in stating that Mr.
Crenshaw's health aas been greatly benefited, and ... he expects to resume his work _at
the beginning of next session. He made satisfactory provision for the care of his
work during his absence.
Improvements
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Perhaps the most important single .improvement made during the year was the successful
installing of the water , supply system for the mechanical shops, which was approved
at the last session. of the Board. The plant has been running very satisfactorily
throughout the session, and excellent results have been obtained. The water is
transmitted from the pond on the St~tion · to the re$erviors at the shops by means of
a pump driven by an electric motor. An adequate sUP01y of water has long been a
vexing -problem to the institution, and it is hoped that we now h$ve a source of
8upp~y which will prove satisfactory for m&n~ years to come.
The ind~ced draft apparatus was also set up, and a gratifying increase in the economy
of fuel ~ has been secured thereby.
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The old line of fence endlosing the campus and adjoining grounds, which for year~
had been in a dilapidated condition, has been replaced by an entirely new structmre
which has been thorougQly . pa~ted.
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A syst em of electric lighting ,has be e~ f¥rn~shed the department of P ~armacy, student
chemical laboratories, and State Chemical Laboratory, by' ~eans . of which the hours of
work have been greatly lengthened, and the general effic"j ency of the departments
improved.
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r.tlO la-rge electric motors have been instralled in the electrical and mechanical
departments.
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A supply o'f modern lecture roomr:..desks has been purchased for two recitation
, ¥dning Engineering
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The Department 'of Mining Engineering as post-graduate 'work has been long established
in the institution, but at your last meeting a ·regular college course was established
for undergraduate study. It gives me pleasure to say that the work has been successful
in every particular and evidently meets a demand .for thi~ branch of engineering
educat.ion. Twelve young men entered upon the course the first yeaIi, and have been
linstr.ucted· in all the theoretical studies and practical ' operatieris pertaining to tne
profession of Mining Engineering. Profitable openings are constantlyooffering in this
fiel~ of scientific work, and frequeut applications are received from ·the mineral -
regi0ns of our state for men who have ~eceived training in this industrial branch.
The pnofessor of Mining Engineering ~lso holds the chair of Geology 'and Mineralogy,
which has existed in this institution from the beginning.
Farmers 'Institutes
The work in this department continues to grow in ef.ficiency and ·popularity. It' is a
great agency <for popularizing the scientific kn'owledge of agriculture and carrying 0
to the great-masses of the adult farming population, who gain the~r livelihood from
the soil, the lat_est inventions',and discov.eries, methods, processes, and ideas of
scientific investigators concerning the great field of agriculture. Only a small
number of 'youts can -,~,t t: end the college, but by means of Farmers' Institutes instruction
can be' given to thousands of grown men directly engaged in the industry • . Dr;-
C. A. Cary, the Director of Farmers' Institutes, reports that during the past year
the Experiment Station staff 'held twenty-four institutes in twenty-three counties,
the total attendance being 3,e39,' an average of 151 to a meeting. In addition to
this, ' during the past summer a- Summer .s.chool for Farmers was held at the college for
ten days in the month of August. The success was, most pronounced and highly encouraging,.
the attendance being 130 .of the most progressive farmers of the State; nine
prominent farmers being in attendance from 'sumter County alone." Regular instruction
was given .in all the theoretical branches in ,series of lectures, whie practical
demonstrations were given in every instance in the laboratory and on the farm. It
was an enoQuraging and inspiring sight.. to view these men of maturity and intelligence
and means earnestly ab work in school. The stDDngest endorsement was given to the
movement in a series of · hearty resolutions. ' I recommend the continuation of both
of these wQrks, and that an appropriation 'of six hundred dollars be made for each.
ANimal Husbandry
In accordance with your action taken at the last session of the' Board,
the Department of Animal Husbandry has been expan~d and improved, With the appropriation
of twenty-two hundred dollars made for this purpose. Eleven head of pedigreed
stock have been added to our Station herd. A car load of steers was purchased
and experiments were conducted with them tnroughout the winter in feeding on four
different foods. A bulletin giving the results of these fe eding experiments with
beef cattle is now nearly ready for the printer.
During the session the college Veterinary surgeon inoculated and treated a herd
of seventy Hereford cattle, the purppse being to render them immune from Texas
fever, . ,the dread cat tIe scourge of our SO\lj;,hern states. This herd 'was , brought
from Kent~cky, and consisted of the finest specimens ot animals r aised in that
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state. A public sale was held at the College and attracted wide ,attention, repre- ~
sentatives being present from six Southern states and from Cuba. The sixty .head sold
realized about thirteen thousand dollars. The possibilities of animal raising in
Alabama in the 'state of Alabama ~re just on the threshold of development. The
industry is of supreme importance to our state, and it seems that every encourage-ment
for its development should be afforded by the college. All expert investigators
agr ee that the extermination of the boll weevil is an impossibility, and that it is on±y
a question of time wnen this destructive pest shall have invaded the entire cotton
belt of the United States. Ever,y effort, therefore, should be made to provide against
this, evil day., and every efrort should be made to discover the most profitable ~ursuits
possible to supply the place of cotton raising, which is now so gravely threatened.
These considerations, together with the many positive natural advantages for ,cattle
raising in Alabama, point to live stj)~k ' as a most' hopeful means to the end desired • .
I, therefore, recommend the ' ite~ for the regular budget of fifteen hundred dollars
for Animal Industry, together with the moneys arising from the .sale of the live stock
that may be sold · from time to time by' the Station. The additional' sum now available
fromxhe latter source, to be used the ensuing year, is about six hundred dollars.
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Horticulture.
At your last .session, Professor R. S. MacKintosh was elected to th~Chair of Horticulture.
·Increased att ention has been given to .the ·study in the courses relating tb
Agriculture, and decided ~nprovements have been made in the horticultural gruunds and
the hot house work uf the Station. A large portion of the time and labor of the '
Professor of Horticulture has been devot'ed to his dutie's in) the execution of the
new .State Horticultural law, under whose pFovisions he is ex officio State Horticultur.
ist • . This law is intended to protect the great industry. of fruit growing in
the State of Alabama, especially agains~ the , ravages of the San Jose seale and other
diseases aestru~tive .of; vegetable and nursery stock. It provides for. the inspection
of all nurseries within the state of Alabama, the issuing 'of certificates to them,
and likewise, to all dealers outsideoof the State. ' Fifty-nine regular nurseries have
veen located and visited in this State, and regular certificates issued thereto.
These nurs'er:4es ar.e located in 'ever}! section of the State, .from Lauderdale, Madison,.
and ·Jackson on the North,. to Mobile, Baldwin, and Washington on the South. The amounB
of travel cohsequently entailed is immehse, many of thes&"e,stablishments being located
in the remotest rural regiorrs. The San Jose scal.e has been found widely scattered in
Alabama,' and making gr.eat ravages on the orchards. Ninety~eight certif Lcate~have
been issuedLoutside the ·State. Fifteen hundred do.llars is appropriated by the law for
the exec.iltion oL iits Iprovisions. The measure. has' proved Wlhdely pbp!11ta:r, both to
nurserymen and t .o· ,fruit growers. In one instznce', the certificates. were cancelled
because the nursery firm did not fill all the requirements of the law. Advice and
assistance have been given in a number of cases conoerning the protection, or maybe
the dest ruction, of the infected orchard. The first meeting of the Alabama Horticultural
Society wa~ 'fleld 'in Mobile during the Spring ~ d was l ar gely attended and
was productive of much. practical ·gp<hd.
Agriculture
Professor J . F. Duggar, at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees, w~s made Director
of the Experiment Station. He has discharged the duties of this responsible position
with great zeal and marked success·. His work as Agriculturist of the Station has been
chiefly directed to experimentation in forage crops • . In determining the value of such
plants as alfalfa, crimson c+over) vetch, etc., both as fooa stuffs and as restorative
crops for exhausted- soils. Experiments have also been made in ' the g:rowing of cowpeas,
s-oy beans, sorghum, etc. The station has also conducted experiments that have given
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striking demonstrations of the practical valuebf inoculation. Continued 'experiments
are made also ·in growing different varieties of. cotton. These experiments have covered
a number pf years, and the Director hopes tb put in print the accumulate dat~, which
will probalby make the most exhaustive 'monograph upon cotton :culture •. The experiments
of this Station with forage plants and the processes of inoculation have attracted ·the
favorable attention of the general~ government at Washington, and~ ' the beginning of fue
year the 1Jnited-6tates DepartmerLt of Agriculture invit.ed this Station to enter into
cooperative work in order to make demonstrations in each county of the availa~ity
and adaptability of alfalfa, vetch, etc. As a result, one hundred and seventy-five
experiments are being conducted on one hundred and seventy-five acres of land distributed
through about f orty-four counties in the State. Permission has been granted the Di rector
of our Stat i on to serve the Station at Uniontown, as far as possible without interference
with his regular work. In thi s relation, he has suggest ed certain experiments
ansi lines of work at· Uni'ontown that have attracted -considerable int·erest and favorable
comment. Fm'ther, according to the provisions of the law passed by the recent Legislature,
the Professor of Agricult ure at this institytion is directed to suggest and
advise the courses in Agriculture 'and the several lines of experimentation to be followed
by the various Dist rict Agricultural Schools throughout the State. , The improve��ments
authorized by the Board in connection with t he Experiment Station have been
carried into eff ect . The residence of the Director has been overhauled and r epainted,
as have also t he r esi dences of t he' Farm Superintendent and the two greenhouses on t he
St ation.
Buildings and Repairs
According to your action, the authorized purchased for the coll ege the resi-dence
formerly owned by Dr. P. H. Mello The first payment of two thousand dollars was
promptly made, leaving a remainder of seven hundred dollars still due, and I recommend
that t his remaining d~bt be liquidated at once, funds being availabie for the purpose.
This build~ng bas been occupied in part by the Young Menls Christian Association, thus
releasfng for r~citation purposes a ' large room in the Main Col lege Building. The
remaining r ooms have been occupied 'by young men, who on account of their worth and
needs have been elect ed by t he Alumni Socity as benefici aries of their loan scholarship
funds. ,-Huch good has thus been ef fected for a number of most· excellent young
men who would otherwise be unabl e to , continue at e'o~l:ege~
Power House ~
For several years, r ecommendations have beBn submitted to your body which have met
your approval, pr ovidi ng for the erection of a central power house f or t he machine
shops and the Experiment Station, etc., when the funds of the college made it
advisable to undertake the erec~ion of such a building. At your last meeting, a
sinking fund of three thousand dollars was set aside for t his purpose. Finding some
time ago that the finances of the col lege authorized t he execution of this recommendation,
plans for a suitable building were thoroughly discussed wi th the professors of
Mechanical and ·Electrical Engineering, and a contract has bean l et for three thousand
and five dollars. The building will be of the first quality of brick and will be
trimmed with stone; sixty by forty feet, and will be an att ractive additIon t ·o the
group of mechanical buildings.
Recitation Hal l
Throughout the year t he college has been crowded in several of its departments, parti cularly
in all those rooms devoted to sub j ects of general education. In some cases
17~
three professors have given instruction in turn in the same recitation room, and
the l.ower classes have been especially crowded'. - An indispensable need for tRe
college is, therefore, additional accommodations for these overcrowded. classes.
As every one knows,. these congested conditions are most unfavorable to the best
order of work. I urgently recommend, therefore, that your body ' set aside for 'the
erectLon of a r ecitation hall, such available balances as may be on hand thi~year,
as a sinking f'Ulld, to be used in the course ofJtime; when a fund shall h ve been
accumulated sufficiently large for 'the purposes desired. ,The Executive Gonnnittee
may be empowered to act when in their judgment the conditions may justify.
Increase in Salaries
Applic'ations are made by different professors and assistants for increase :in salaries,
all- of which I respectfully refer to you for full consQderation. I also submit the
annual reports from the heads of different departments, all of which make interesting-
reading and convey valuable information concerning the details of the working
of- the college.
Election of Professors
According to the regulations controlling the tenure of office of Professors and
officers elected by your body, they are chosen, in the first instance, for a period
of three years subject to your approval and ratification at the expiration of this
time. Thereafter, the Professor can be removed only for specific r easons'.
The period of three years having elapsed in the case of . t hree . Professors, namely,
Professor Southall, of the Chair of Physics; Proiessor Wil~ox, of the Chair.of
Botany, and Profe sor Wiatt, of the Chair . of Modern Languages, I take great
pleasure in recommendin& these gentlemen for permanent election. They have proved
themselves as thoroughly qualified for tneir respective chairs, diligent, zealous,
attentive to' their duties, and worthy .of your endorsement. ,) .
I recommend that the official designation of "Instructor" be substituted for that
of "Assistant" in English, Chemistry, and Mechanics.
I recommend that leave of absence be granted lf~. Ransom from August 1, 1904, to
July 1, 1905, in order to pursue his special studies in Chemistry in some leading
universityl
Department of English and Political Economy
, .
In addition to my duties as President of the institution, I have charge of the
department of English and Political Economy, in regard to which I beg to present the
fo~lowing report:
Class:'
Post-Graduate English
Senior Class English
Third Term Political Economy
Junior Class English
Senior Class Mental Science
Total
.Hours per Week:
2 "
' 2
(2)
3
2
9 1'1
Number of Students:
3 .
58
(58)
73
15
149
179
It is with 8enuine pleasure that I report the interesting and successful work in
this department. The students have a1.1 a.r-lp1ied themselves with :industry, and 'in
many cases, with marked interest. The assistance given by the other instructors
in the Department of English has been painstaking and satisfactory • . Professor J. E •
Wiatt has had one-half of the Sophomore Class in English Grammar, and . otie-fi~lf of
the Freshman Class in English Grannnar. Mr. R. D. Webb has read and graded my
examination papers in the Junior Class, and has given instruction to one-half of
the Sophomore Class in English , two sections of the Freshman Class in Rhetoric, and
one~ha1f of the Freshman Class ' in Grammar. He has also given instruction in the
declamation in the Sophomore Class and superintended all the public orations delivered
by stUdents. Mr. W. O. Scroggs, the Librarian , has directed the work in theme writing
by the Senior and Junior Classes. These papers number about three hundred, and are
written under the guidance and suggestion of the instructor. In his capacity as .
Librarian, Mr. Scroggs ris thus enabled to render a very important service to the
students by teaChing them how tOlBe the library andto study up a subject thorough~
by means of catalogues, bo'oks of reference, periodicals, etc • . It is my opinion'
that the detail work of this department is more carefully and acourat~ly attended b 0
than ever before. J
The Library
The Library continues to i ncrease in the number of volumes and to improve in general
efficiency and value to the coll ege. It is a most excel lent collection 'of the most
recent and authoritative publications, and contains as little dead lumber as any
collection of books within my knowledge. It is kept open seven hours a day, and
is widely used by the student body and Faculty. Every facility is ~ given for the
use of the books, and the place is a veritable workshop, and not merely a depository
of idle books. The total number of volumes is now 18,135, of which 901 are acces- '
sions for the present session. Four thousand five hundred and seventy-seven volumes
have been circul ated during the present ses sion. The Librarian, Mr. Scroggs, makes
application for a leave of absence from some date in September to be determined later,
until July 1, 1905, for the purpose of continuing his historical studies in Harvard
University. I t is pleasant Jto state that Mr. Scroggs was awarded by that University
on merit by t he submission of a thesis, a very valuable scholarship; thi's same honor
being likewise tendered him by Columbia Uni versity of Pennsylvania. I recommend
that his application be granted.
Budget and Special Appropriations
I submit to you t he regular annual budget and list "of special appropriations
the ensuing year.
The foll owing students having been examined and passed their examinations in a
satisfactory way, are accordingly recommended to you for the degrees att ached to
their names. The Faculty also recommend for the profes sional degree of Civil
Engineer, Mr. J . T. Bullen, of Scottsboro, Alabama. Mr. Bul len graduated from
t his institut ion in 1992, has duly followed the profession of civil engineering,
has submitt ed a satisfactory thesis, and in every way complies with the regulations
on this point.
Graduate Students
J ames Victor Blackwell, I1aster of Science in E. & M. E.,
Rush Pearson Burke, 1-1aster of Science
Charles Sanders Cul ver, Master of Science in E. & M. E.,
William Watson Davis, Master of Science
Bell George Hazard, Bachelor of Science
(Master of Sci ence t o be conf erred in 1905)
Cal houn
Montgomery
Lee
Mobile
Calhoun
100
Jopn Harris Mitchell, Master of Science
Thomas William Morgan,r Ma.ster of Science in C. E.
John Rice Searcy, lvIaster of Science
Edmund, Rhett Taber, ,Jr., Bachelor of.. Science
(Masterdqf Scie,nce, t.o be conferred. in 1905)
Bac'helor of Science
William LeRoy Alston
Frank Gordon Bell
William Arthur Branan
Andrew Duke .Cameron
Julian Sidney Chambe'rs
James Henderson Chi~ds
Felix Franz Otto Doering
Louis Warren Duffee
George Dunglinson, Jr.
Verlie Roy Emrick
Edwin Washington Ewing, Jr.
George Bridges Foss
Walter Somerville Going
Hyman Hagedorn
Leonard Park Hall
Walter Leonidas Harwell
Guy David Hp.wkins
'I'homas Vapdiver Herndon
C assiu~ Rex Hudson
James _Dougherty Hudson
Walter Wier Johnston
Allen Green Jone,s
Samuel . Thomas Jones
I sham Kimbell
William Rishard Lee
I saac SadJer MaAdory
Henry Richard Luscher
John William McConnell, Jr .
Henry McDonnell, Jr.
John McDuffie, Jr.
Thoi'las Pettus McElderry
William Hugh McEniry
Thomas Hatcper.; V.tatson
Arthur Hilhelm Herkel
Frederick Shealy Middleton
Frank Elmer .Miller
James Leonidas Murphy
Fulton Pace
Edward Owen Perry
Charles ItfcPherson Aduston Rogers
Cicero Rucl.d
William Iv1artin Shepard
Bemer Leigh Shi ·
Zachary Pope mith, Jr.
Albert Lee Lhomas
Alma Cole Tompkins
William Micon Turnley
vlilliam Francis irV'ard
. John Hayer ~'iilson, Jr.
l-Jilliam Hason \1lilson
J 4
Georgia
Jefferson
Conecuh
l-1ontgomery
South Carolina
,Lee
Georgia.
Macon
Russell
Georgia
Calhoun
Mobile
Talladega
Jefferson
Lowndes
Mississippi
Jefferson
Georgia
Jef ferson
Lee
Jefferson
Henry
Lee
Georgia
Calhoun
Dallas
Sumter
Clarke
Jackson
Jefferson
Mobile
Jefferson
Hadison
Monroe
Talladega
Jefferson
Talladega
Je~fers on
Chambers
Calhoun
ConeGuh
Talladega
Georgia
Sumt er
Lee .
IVlobile
Geor gia
Jeffer son
Lee
Lee
Hontgomery
Lee
Clarke
Etowah
Charles C. Thach, President f--· .\ .
i
Report of the Treasurer for the year 1903-04, ending' June 1, 1904:
Endowment and ·General Account
Receipts
. To Endowment Fund $ 20,280.00
II Balance from ~cidental Fees 1,859.00
II Cash II " II 2,222.50
II II II Surgeon 's fees 2,262.50
" II " Tuition " Balance 930(jOO
" " " 11 " 910.00
" " 11 Library n 944 .25
" n 11 Expense ( diplomas'), 260 .• 40
" 11 II Fuel 12.00
II " ." Analysis 469.50
II II 11 Laboratory Fees 752.60
11 II " House Rent 181.00
11 11 11 Oil Tags 82.00
Disbursements
By Amount Paid Sala-ries 18,668.35
2,262.50
- 944.2""5
11
" 11
II
\I
" \I
" II
\I
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
To
"
"
"
" 11
" II
11 "
" "
" 11
II II
11 " 11 " \I \I
II \I
" \I
\I \I
" "
" II
" "
" " II "
" " 11 11
Balance
Surgeon
Library
General Expense
Commencement Expenses
Grounds and Repairs
Printing and Advertising
Fuel
Stationery
Postage
Servant Hire
1-1ilitary-'
Dormitories
Civil Engineering
Contingent
Real Estate
Watchman
Oil Tags
( j •
1,067.79
672 .07
332074
437.39
300.00
174.37
100.00
376 .30
125.55
699.93
153.97
137.99
2,000.00
360.00
251.35
22101.29
Agricultural And Farm Account
Receipts
Balance from June 1, 1903 6,243.77
Cash from Agricultural Fund 24,321.43
11 11 Farm Pr oducts 268.57
" 11 Horti~ulture (Balance) ' 116.15
II 11 " 141.06
" " Livestock (Biance) 13.55
" II II 814.40
" 11 Animal Industry .... . 15.00
$31,165.84
$31,165.84
$31 2933.93
181
"
"
182
By Amount Paid
" " " II " II
II " " II " II
" II II
II II II
II " "
" II
" " II II
II II
" "
" "
" "
" "
" II
" "
" " Balance
. Disbursements ,
Salaries
Grounds and Repairs
Printing and Advertising
Fuel
Postage
Mechanic Arts
Chemistry
Tr.ustees
InsurE\llce
Animal Industry
Farm Repairs
Horticulture
Special Appropr i ation
Wat er Supply .
Power House
Summer School
Live S~ock ; '
Minlng -Engineering'
Farmers' Institutes
7,191.34
500 0 00
500.00
342 .10
184.07
1,714 .49
686 .04
188.58
762 .00
2,228.32
109 .60
212 • .10
646 .57
1,672 .92
1,236 .84
194 .84
254 .62
299 .43
536.41
12 ,475 .66
Morriil Account
July 1, 1903
: Receipts
To Cash from State TreasurY
By Salary Account Pal.d .
To Cash from Morrill Fund
Disbursements
By Amount Paid Sal aries
II " II Library
" " II Electrical Engine e~ing t
II " " Physics
" " II Pharmacy
II " II M-ecnanics -
Hatch Fund
1903 1904
To Cash from U. S. Treasury
" Error
Disbursements
By Amount Paid Sal aries
" " II Lab.or
II II II Publications
II II II Postage and Stationery
II II II Freight and Express
Amount for'd
$ 3,462.50
7,877 .50
484 .96
640 .23
651.00
456.65
277 .16
15,000.00
.31
7,701.21
1, 485 .46
857 .66
159.83
364.18
10,568.34
$31 ,933.93
$ 3,462.50
$10,387.50
$10 ,387.50
$15,000 .31
"
II
fI
II
I'
Amount Brought Forward-
By Amount Paid Heat, Light, and Water
" " " Chemical Supplies
" " " Seeds, Plants, & Supplies
" " " Fertilizers
" " " Feeding Stu:t:.f _
" II " Library
" " Tools, Implements, & Machinery
" " Furniture and Fixtures
" " Scientific Apparatus
" " Live Stock
" " Travelipg Expenses
" " Contingent
" " Building and Repairs
Stat e Hort~culture
Receipts '
June 1, 1903, To Balance
To Cash from State Treasury
Disbursements
By Amount Paid Salaries
" " " Current Expenses
Balance
Recapitulations
Receipts
To Endowment & General Account
Agricultural ansi Farm" - .Morril
l Account
"
"
" Hatch Fund
" Horti~ultural ,Account
By Amount Paid
Disbursement s
Endowment and -General Expense
" " " Agricultural Account
" " " Horrill "
" " " Hatch "
" " .. " Horticultural "
Balance
10,568.34
356.95
749 .17
921.03
332.02
14h,.95.
528.60
139.70
46 .10
577 .09
22.55
36.51
16.h3
560.87
475.72
1,500.00
734.33
765.85
475.54
31,165.84
31,933.93
13-,850.00
15, 000 .31
1,975.72
29,064.55
19,460.27
13,850.00
15,000.31
1,500.18
15,050.49
Salaries due July 1, 1904 $9 ,145.00
Respectfully submitted,
E. T. Glenn
Treasurer
183
$15 2°00'2.1
$ 1,975.72
$ 1,975.72
$93,925.80
$93,925.80
184
The Budget of Appropriations for t he year 1904-05:
Origina.J- ·, Morrill Hatch Fund State
Endowmept Fund 1887 Agricul-
. Horticultural
1862 . . 1890 tural Fund Fund
Departments & Sundries $20 ,280~ 00 $13,850 $15,000 $24,321.43 $1500 Total
Advertising & Printing $450
Animal Industry .
Botany
Chemistry
Commencement 300
Contingent
Elec. Engineering
Expense . 600
Experiment Station
Farmers' Institutes
Fuel 350
Grounds & Repairs 400
Horticulture
Insurance
Labor (College) 400
Library
Mechanics 900
Military 200
Mining Engineering
Museum
Pharmacy
Physics
Postage 150
Soil Test s & I nocul ation
Stationery 150
Trustees
Veterinary Science
Totals 3,900
100
500
"1,000 400
1,500
500
600 600
300
300
- - 2.,000-
600
• t 200 450
500
300
200
100
500
400 - -
500
500
500
750
400
100
150 150
350
200
. 2,600 6,000
1- - - - - - - - - -
200
300
200
6,750
Original . Mor:rill
Endowment Fund
Hatch Fund State
1887 Agricul-
Salaries
President and Stat ion
Mat hematics
Civil Engineering
Hist ory & Lat in
Hechanical Engineering .
Physiol. & Vet. Science
Pharmacy
Agriculture
Elec. Engineering
Gel'ology & Mi ning Engr.
Modern Language & Eng .
Botany
Physics
Horticulture
Asst. Prof. Mathematics
Comdt. & Inst . Math
Chemistry
1862 1890
3, 000
1 , 000
1,000
1,800
200
1 ,700
800
1, 000
800
800
1, 800.
1,800
1,600
1,000
1 , 000
550
1 , 000
1,000
" 900
400
800
ture
300
800
800
700
600
300
550
100
100
Horticulture
600
$1,850
1,500
500
1,200
600
100
500
900
2,000
600
1, 000
900
600
750
400
1,000
1,200
20GI
600
200
. 500
400
450
350
350
300
400
Total
3, 000
1,800
1 ,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1, 800
1,700
1,600
1,600
1 , 300
1,550
1,350
1 , 800
Salaries
Associate Che~st
First Asst. II
Second II II
Third
1st Asst. Mechanic
Origdnal
Endowment
1862
600
200
(Iron) & Band Master 950
2nd Asst. Mech. (Iron) 450
3rd II II (Wood)
Asst. English 700
Farm Superintendent .
Asst. : Animal Indus_t ry
II Horticulture
II Vet. Science
Treasurer 1,000
House rent for President
ans nine Professors: Math,
Civ. Eng., History, Mech.
Arts, Physics , Elec. Engr .,
Vet. Science, Botany, Chern.
1,400
11 Scholarships:
Sub Freshman
English, Math, Civ. Engr.,
and Math, Mech. Arts,
Chern., Elec. Engr.,
Latin and History,
Biol., Pharm., Agric.
Secretary to President
Librarian & Asst. Eng.
Instructor Gymnasium &
Secretary Y. M. C. A.
Night Watchman
Secretary , Trustees
Clerk Treasurer
Bulletin Clerk
4 Dormitories
Totals
300
1,750
250
550
350
360
100
250
700
Morrill
Fund
1890
200
450
750
Hatch
Fund
1887
State
Agriculture
800 800
600
600
500
600
(Agric)
250
200
600
1,000.
200 /
300
300
300
500
500
250
Special Appropriations
Horti- .
culture
185
Total
1, 600
1,200
1,000
600
1,400
750
750
1,000
600
900
500
500
1 , 500
2,000
300
2,500
250
800
350
360
100
250
200
700
Live Stock, Balance on Animal Husbandry $ 600
Physics 300
Civil Engineering 25
Summer School for Farmers 600
Pharmacy 500
Chemistry-For Ensuing Year, $600 - for Expenses incurred this session,
$200 800
Botany (Improvement of Green house and Labor on Botanical Gardens) 200
Veteriaary Science 600
Elect rical Engineering 200
Mechanical Engineeging 300
186
Gymnasium (Unexpenaed Appropriation)
Note for Mell Residence
Rep..ai:r:s C c511ege A:r:ea
Shelves in Museum
Stenographer for Experiment Station and President
Repairs on .Experiment Station
Additional Labor in Mechanics, Attendance and College
Instruction (Contingency fund)
Fitting out the Power House
MacKintosh, , $50.00; R. M. Webb, $15.00; Patrick, $20.00
Musical Lnstruments
Analysis of Fertilizers
Athletic Field
Total Special Appropriations
Regular Appropriatfons
E stirr~ted Income, $82,011.42 - Estimated Balance $4,876.42
Appropriated for Recitation Hall, $12, 000
800
750
200
150
300
100
400
400
. 85
.65
" 100
200
7,675
69,460
77,135
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