| Summary: | Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1907Auburn, Alabama
June 3, 1907 .
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The Bpard of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Instit'ute met ',n r egular annual
session in the library of the Institute at Aubur n on )ionday, June 3, 1907, at 10
o'clock, a .m., His 3xcell enc' Governor B. B. Comer , ex- officio Pr esident , in the.
Chair .
The Secretary noted the pre sence of the following ex-offi cio and regularly appointed
memb ~rs , to wit : Governor B. B. orner and ~uperintendent of Education H. C. Gunnels
and M.essrs . R. F. Ligon, Wm. C. Davis, H. L. Martin, W. K. Terry, J . S. Frazer, R. B .
Barnes , • ~j . 3ell, N. TN . Denson, and :1. F. Fragin . 11 present.
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Absent , lir . Tancred Betts.
A quorum pr~sent.
The minutes of the l ast regular annual meeting and of the called meeting of September 27
1906, were read .and approved.
The Treasurer of the Inst itute presented her annual report, and the same was ref erred
to the Committee on Finance .
resident C. C. Thach read his annual report, and. it was moved that the same be
referred to a special committee to be appointed by the chair .
lotion prevailed, and the chair appointed as such committee Messrs. Denson, Gunnels,
and Barnes .
The f ollowing resolution was introduced and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in respect to t he memory of President Jefferson Davis, we suspend al l
business from 1 o'clock p .m. to 1:05 p .m., this day~ the time set for the unveil ing
of his momunent by the nited Confederate Veterans, at Richmond , Virginia.
At 10:55 o 'clock, a .m. the Board t ook a r ecess until 2 :15 p .m., in order that t he
members mi ght attend the public exercises of t he b1stit ute.
Aft ernoon Session:
Pursuant to adjourrunent., the Board reconvened at 2 :15 p .m. The Secretar" noted the
pr esence of 11 members, the same as at t he morning sess i on .
The special Committee to whom was refe ~red President Thach 's annual r eport , r endered
the f oll owing report:
Your special cOIDnlittee to whom has been referred the report of the President, beg
leave to submit the follovfing:
1. Your ' co~~t tee deem i t not necessary to refer t o the prosperous condition of t he
Institute, as outlined by t he President, further than to j oin in his gratulat ions .
2 . \';e endorse the President's suggesti on as t o the chair of :.1ntomology, and r ecommend
that he be authorized t o make inquiry as t o a suitable succes sor for rofes sor
Clark, and report to the Execut ive Committee who s hall have power to act .
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3. ..Ie recommend that the Pr.esident ' s su gest ion as to the equipment of Engineering Hall
be approved and r efer red to the Executive Committee for execution .
4. In r ef erence t o the President' s r ecommendations as to improvements cont emplated,
we suggest tha:t th.e same be referred to the entire Board of Trustees for consideration
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5. In respect to the recommendation of t he Pr esident in regard to Kr . Carnegie's
of f er to give $30,000 to be used in a library building, we suggest that the same
be referred to the lxecutive Committ ee to investigate the same and take such action
as they de e~ advisable to provide the ways and means of meeting the proposi ition.
6. ,ie suggest that the recommendation. as to changes in the titles of rofes6ors,
refer red to in the re 'Jort, be adopt ed .
7 . 'tie think the suggest i on in the report as to the separation of t he work in Ani'Ilal
Industry from the work in Agr i culture a good one and should be approved by the
Board .
8 . In r eference to t he recommendation glVlng the departmen~ of Botany an assistant at
a salary of $600, we prefer action by the full Board .
9 ~ ~{e endorse the reconmendation of the Pr esident rel ative to the establishment of ttB
chair of Architecture and Drawing, and in this connection we suggest that the recomrnendati
on in respect to Professor N. C. Curtis be adopted .
10 . vie suggest that t he Board of Trustees a ccept the offer of the gift of a memorial
tablet of Jeol Haudter.
11 . 1 e t hink well of the sugge st ion that the wal ls of the college buildings should be
hung \vith t he pictures of such trustees as are mentioned in the report .
12. We r econmend the acceptance of the 1000 bond from tiro George F . Peabody, of New
York, as desi gnated in the re port~
13. I n r espect to t he sub-freshman class .. ie recommend that the same remain status quo.
14 . tIe r ecommend that the degrees suggest ed in the r eport be conferred .
15 . We recommend t he Budget as reported .
16 . e endorse the Pr esident' s recommendation in respect to the Professor of Civil
ngineering .
(Signed) N. D. Denson, Chairman
R. B. Barnes
H. C. Gunnels
Special ComJnittee
It was moved that the foregoing report of the Spe~ial Committee on the President's
report oe adopted . I·lotion prevailed .
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Report of the Pr esi dent of t he l abama Polytechnic Instit ute to t he Boar d of Trustees :
It ·is gratifying to report t hat the institution has engaged anot her year of marked
pr osperity, ha~in g enrolled a total of 6eo students, the high water mark in attend-ance
in t he history of .the institution . This is an increase in a period of six years
of 233 studBnts, or sixty per cent . The at tendance represents Sixty- hlO counties,
eleven states, . and three f oreign countries . •• Cuba, Nicaragua, and British Honduras .
Tuition is char ged for all non- resident students . "very s ection of the state is
well repr esented, some of the. larger enrollments being as follows : Jefferson County
76 , Calhoun 12, !Jlontgomery 36, allas 15, Harengo 15 , Tallapoosa 14, Colbert 13,
Mobile 12, \ ilcox, 12, ike 11, Gr eene l e Tall dega 9, ~ alker 9, }ladison 8, Etowah
8, Bibb 7, Butler 7, Barbour 6, etc . The. maturity of the student body gradual ly
i ncreases, the average age of the freshman class being seventeed years, eleven months
and two weeks; the class generally called "sub- f r eshman" , seventeen years, five months
and t wo weeks . The number enrolled in the sub- f reshman class this year is the small est
in the history of the col lege , being 51, as against 78 the p evious year . It is
again to be noted that the col lege has had thi s year the smallest number of re si gna- .
tions and dismissals within its history . In other wordS, the e was pre e t at· t he
final ' examinat ions of the current . academic ·year not only the largest absolute numner
of students , bUD · the·~ lal?'gest .. pereentage:"of 'at t endanc e "' ~ec orded i n the entire career
of the college. The enrollment by classes i s as follows: Gr aduate students. 15,
Senior Class 81 , Junior Class 110, Sophomore Class , 121, Fr eshman Class 122 , Special
tudent s 94, Sug- freshmen Clas<:> 57 . The at tendance in the last named class was .
r estr.ict ed just as far as possible , over twenty 'students being declined on account
of lack of accommodation . It was with t he greatest pain to myself and disappoint-ment
to the applicants that thi s action was taken . The nwnber of students in some
of the leading depar tments was as follows : E"1 ectrical :Engineering 107, 1,1echanical
Engineering 91 , Mining ~ng ine ering 32, . C.ivi.L :;, ~ngin e ering 41, Hachine Design 89,
Drawing 471, ' echanic Arts 403 , Agrifulture 143 , Botany 68, Horticulture 21, Veteri - .
nary ~ ci ence 35 , Bacteri ology 20, Pharmacy 40, Chemistry 245, Chemical Laborat0ry
205, . English 524, History 342, Mathematics 497, Physics 454, Military Department 559,
French, 33, German 37 , Latin 124 . The s irit of earnest faithf ul work has characterized
the large mass of the student body throughout the entire year . Of course in so lar ge
a number of students t here must be a certain per cent of those who are idle and unam~
bitious. I t has been a constant source of gratific ~t i on on +he n ~rt of the entire
Faculty throughout t he year t o note the remarkable regularity; of attendance in all
the clas5es . The most rigi d supervision is taken on this point, each inst r uctor and
pr ofessor handing in daily to the office of the President a report of all absences .
These reports a re compiled and checked off on ,the surgeon ' s sick list . The surgeon
l ikewise makes a daily report in the President's ' ffice, and no suudent is excused
f or an absence 'f rom work' without the Sur geon ' s certificate of attendance upon him.
HEALTH
In t his connection I may remark that the health of the student body throughout t he
year has been fair.ly good With the exception of a long drawn out epidemic of mumps .
There have been two or three cases of mild pneumonia and one case of violent fever .
There have been .no deaths . In fact , the death rate a~ong the students of this in st~
tution has been accordL~g t o my observation for thirty-four years, are. arkably l ow
percentage . This I attribute to our system of r equiring every dtudent to report his
sickness immediately, thus affording to him the iFmediate at tention of an eff ieient
surgeon .
CHll.NGES IN FdCULTY
I take pleasure in r eporting that since my last r eport at the fall meeting in Sept ember
incident . to the death of our former t reasurer , 4r . E. T. Glenn, no Change has oc curred
i n the staff of off icer s, profe s sors , and i nstructors . It is the subject of active
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discussion among the colleges of t he land how to r etain t hei r tea ching force, and it
is a matter of admi r ation to many other of t he coll eges , and certainly of gr atificatD n
to our own i nstitution, t hat our college has so small a number of changes and r emovals .
I must also add that af t er wide obser vation , I know of no institution where t he professors
apply t hemselves to t heir work more devotedly , or eng~ge in longer hourse of work .
Si nce wri ting t his paragraph of my report, I regret exceedingly to state that Professor
. • T. Cl arke, Pr ofes sor of intom91ogy, . has tendered his r esignat ion, being
recalled to the University' of California by the offer" of a position much more advantae
eous fo_ him than that which he holds in this institution . I set f or t h later on
t he scope and nature. of his work. I r ecommend that the President be dir ected to make
i nquiry for a. suitable successor to fill the chair of £ntomology, subj ect to the approval
of t he Board of Trustees at its next meeting .
n R VFl>illNTS
I beg to call special attention of the oard of Trustees to t he completion of the
bui l di ng , Engineering Hall, authorized at their last r egular meeting . This i s a
handsome orum dious thr.ee- story building, built of red brick and white stone and
ha~nonizee with the entire group of college st ruct ures . It is recommended that this
bu lding be equiyped "lith the best appliances and appratus for instruction in Jrl.odern
engineering .
The walks of the college have been car efully rebuilt and are now in good condition .
Extensive wire fencing with concrete POBt s has been erected upon the ~xp e riment
Stat i on, thereby effecting a marked impr ovement of t he appearance of the property.
The at tention of the Board is cal led to this extensive application of the use of
concrete i n t he constr uct i on of f ence posts .
Pursuant to tne r esol ution of the Board of Trustees passed at the called meeting in
~ eptembe r , a r r angeme'1.ts have been made ''lith a steam laundry company in Auburn to
undertake all the washing of the student body of ·the college at a f ixed price 6f $1 . 25
a month . Thi s arrangement provides for all common articles of wash t ogether with a
liberal laundry item of collars and cuffs . The contract is regarded by all as economi
cal and advantageous for the student .
IMPROVEM:illiTS C ONTil-1PLATED
I am glad to call attention to the fact that the coll ege is now about to enter upon
extended plans of buildi ng and improvement. This is made possible through the liberal
appropr iations made to the institution by the l ast session of the legislture of t he
state of Alabama . The fund for the specif ic purpose will be $56,500 per annum for
a period of four years. The details of procedure of our pl ans of improvement have
been t hor oughly discussed with the heads of departments concerned, and theBe has
been perfect accord . At the last reeular meeting of the Board, a detailed memorandum
was adopted, and this memorandum was used as a memori al to the legislature as a
basis .for the appropriation desired. It s eems therefore both ~dvis able and desirable
to f ollow i n detail the items of that memorandum, confining expenditures as stirctly
as possible t o the specific s~~ all otted each item, and I r ec ommend this. In pursuance
of t his policy, I laid before the regular standing committ ee on buildings at a meet ing
called by the Governor April 29th, a detailed report containing recommendations and
estimat es . This report they adopted and recommended for your appr oval . I have bent
every ener gy t o expedite t he se pr o ject ~.
rill. CARNF1JIE ' ... OF.FER.
At the meeting of the Board in June, 1905, the off er of Hon . ndrew Carnegie t o give
$30, 00 t o be used in a library . builQirtg ,".provided , a ~similar amount was rai sed by the
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college for the upkeep of the l i brary, was dtuy accepted. In further correspondence
with him he states that money from any source is avai l able . In case t he college
avails itself of the offer of Hr . Carnegie , It seems necessary ·that we should i nvest
our (~30 , 000 for the upkeep of the libr ary . :( recommend that this be done, i f legally
possible, a s it .secures that much additional e.ndOwr.lent to the institut ion .
TREASURER 'S REFORT
The Tr easurer has submitted a r~port in due form, showing the receipts and expenditures
of the i nstitution up t o June 1 on the regular college ac ~ ounts . The report of the .
. xperimeqt qtation funds are made out on July 1 to crrrespona with the fiscal year
of the United tates Go~ernment . This repo t is printed and forwarded to the Secret
ary of the Interior, Director of Experiment Station in washingt on, and .to the Governor
of labama. f~onthly statements of the rec eipts and expenditures of the insti t uti on
are made by the Treasurer t o t he President . N.o funds are paid out without the appr oval
of t he heads of departments conntersigned by t he Pr esident . Bonds have been executed
by the Treasurer in accor dance Hith the directions of the Board of Trustees . The
r eceipts of the college, exclusive of the Experiment Station funds and Sur geon ' s fee,
for 1906- 07 is as f ollows:
Endowment Fund U. S. Land Grant 1860
U o. ~. , Appr opriation t,.orrill Fund
tate Tag Tax (one-third share)
'tate Appropriation for Benefit of
Horticulture
Tuition fees non-resident students
Incidental fees and other funds
Total College I ncome for Year
djlr geon 's Fees $2,855'.00
U. S. FUNDS
$20,280 .00
13,725.00
30, 038.00
'1 1,500.00
1,390.00
8, 000 .4.1
$ 74,934.41
1 . The funds paid by the Unit~d States t o the Agricultural Experiment St ation are
forwarded directly t ·o the Treasurer of the College . ot a cent of these funds
, is available for the purpose of teaching . The most rigorous oversight is exercised
as to the expenditure . An inspector visits the college annually and checks up
every voucher, and .each item is scrutinized. As stat ea above, an annual pr inted
r eport of this fund and of the work conducted by each department of the station
is r endered each year tc the Washington authorities and to the Governor of t he
st8.te . An outline of this work will be set forth further on.
COLUDE FUNDS
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2 . The original endowment f.und of the college known as the "ll:orrill Fundft and t he
subsequent additional appropriations thereto are also derived from the United
St ates government .•
S TA TE F1JNDS
3. The funds received directly from the state of Alabama have consisted hi t herto
of one-third of the net proc eeds of the so called tag tax levied by the state
for the analysis of comnercial fertilizers.
In lieu of the revenue arising from this source, an annual 'specific appropriation
is nOYT n~de to the institution. The Chief Zxecutive of the State, I t ake
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pleasur e in recor ding, made di rect recommendat i ons of a very important incr ease in
the sum speci f ied in the original bi ll, t her eby adding ' mat erial ly to the annual mai ntenance
of the inst ituti on . I trust that t he re sult s issuing from al l t his r owth
i n our funds wil l be marked by as honorable success and noteworthy results as have
characterized the less financially pr opperous years of the institution.
CHANGES IN TITLE
I r ecommend that the following changes be made in the titles of the professors named:
h . T. Fullan from Assistant to Associate Professor of Machine Design and l.J1echanical
Drawing; • L. Hare from Assistant to As sociatie Professor of Chemi stry; D. T. Gray
from Assistant to sso iate Professor of Animal IndustFY; _ • D. -ebb from Assistant
t o Adjunct Professor of. Rhetoric .
COLur;.~ DEPARTHENTS
The work o£ the college i s largely devoted to the study of the natu~ sciences and
their appli cation t o practical education is based upon a sound and thorough education
in Hi stor y, Language, and IvIathematics. The proper pr oportion oG these t "IO
element s in education has been the constant study of the institution t heoretically
and pr a ctically s.ince its foundation in 1872, and the success of its graduates, I
thi.il L, attests the sound wisdom of its policy and pract:i,ce., The college wes the
pi oneer col lege of technical education in the bouth, and has made an honorable
r ecord, t aking the lead , it is generally conceded, in many departments of scientific
wor k . Her gnaduates are t o be found in the faculty of nearly all of the leading
colleges of applied science t hroughout the South, while many hundreds of them fill
leading p o ~~ tions in the industrial ' and commercial world as manuf acturers, superintendent
s of mihes , constructors of railways, managers and chemists of chemical
plants; as farmers , and as leaders .in scientific ente·rprises of every nature . Of
a gr aduating class of 71, 46 have secured positions . Prominent among these department
s of appli ed science is the gr oup of engineering subjects: Ci vil, Electrical ,
I;jechanical, and lv.ining Jl.gineering. These departlC.ents are full t o . their utmost
capa ci t y .
second gr o~p of subjects includes all t hose sci ences pertaining to plant life and
animal l i f e , such as, Agriculture, Animal I ndustry, Veterirtary Science, B cteriology,
Hor t i cul ture, ~t omology, Botany, 'Chemistry . These depar t ments likewise draw their
full quot a of patron&ge, and their work is marked by ent husiasm. The great indust
r i al revival which now characterizes the life of the South offers extraordinary
opportuniti es along many practical lines of work for young men who are t r ained in the
pr i nciples of modern science and in the methods of modern practical applicati-on of
those pr i nciples .
It gi ves me pleasure t o stat e that the i nstitution is in a position to strengthen
every departnlent of the college, and after the most careful stud- and full and
satisfactory interviews with all concerned, my final r ecorr~endat ions have been
formed and embodied in my budget presented to your honorable body-. The task is
not a l i ght one.
RXPERI~TI£~T ST TION
The Alabama olytechnic Institute is not a collection of men engaged in teaching
youth and attempting to fit them for life, but consists also in a body of men who
engage i n stUdying the manif ol d problems pert aining to all phases of agricultural
life and in leading a propaganda for arousing an intell i gent i nt erest in the profession
of these great masses of our people who. make t heir living from the soil .
This or gani zat i on i s called the Experiment St ation and consists l argely of those
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professors ~ who teach the corresponding subjects in the college curriculum. During
t he last five years i t has been my pleasure to promote t he development of thi s great
work , having had t he pr i vilege of r ecommending t he establ i shment of an independent
chair of norticulture and an i ndependent chair of Entomology, t he separation of botany
from geol ogy; and with the consent of all concerned, I am now recommending the separat
ion of t he work in Animal Industry from the work of agriculture, and the establishment
of the former as all i ndependent chair in t he coll eg e curriculum and as an independent
department of t he experiment station work .
PUBLICATIONS
The r esults and conclusions of the various experiments conducted by the station ar e
di sseminated among t he public in two ways, namely by r printed bulletins and by· f armers '
institutes and farmers' summer schools . According to the report of the Director of
the St ation , within the past twelve months, five bulletins, one circular, and several
press bulletins and one annual report have been issued and a sixth bulletin is in
press . The topics of the bulletins were "Diseases of Sweet Potat oes in Alabama ; II
Chicken Pox or ::iore Head i n Poultry;1I Injurious Insects and Their Control;" IIDescriptbns
and Classification of Varieties of Cotton; II Two Important Scale Insects and Their ControP
e This is , the largest amount of publication made in anyone year since I have
been connected with the station . These publicat ions are i ssued to a maili~g l ist of
11, 000. There is a widespread interest in these bulletins and many inquiries f or
them.
FAFl,lERS' IIb TI TDTLS AND FARMERS ' Sill'IiM R SCHOOLS
Farmers' Instit utes have been conduct ed annual ly for many years by the college . This
work is done entirely at the expense of the institution and through the members of tre
Experiment Station sta; ff . Tours are made at all seasons of the year and an effort
is made to go into one half of t he counties annually . The Direct or of Farmer s' Institutes
work, actor C. A. Cary, makes the following report of the work from J lille 1,
1906 to June 1 , 1907:
Number of Farmers' Insti tutes held
'I'otal ttendance of Fanners
verage Number at each Institute .
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2,857
115
A t the Farmers' • ummer School held at the college i August, 1906, . t here ' III/"ere 405 farmer s
enrolled . These men wer e from every .section of the state~ The work is advanced every '
year, and it is thouggt that at the coming ummer School 't~ be held August 1st to 8th,
1907, we shall have the best and largest sessicn in our history .
VETERINARY SC IENeE
The work of t his department has been conducted more satisfactorily than usual, owing
to the assistance rendered by Doctor Giltner, the new assi stai elected last year . Experiments
rhave been conducted in regard to the poisonous influences of cot ton seed
meal fed t o hogs, germs,in milk, etc. Valuable as sistance has been rendered t o the
department of milk inspection in the citi es of Birmingham, I· ont gomery, and Nobi l e .
These departments were established through the advice of ~rofessor of Veterinary
Schience and hysidlogy and manned by graduates of this ll1stitute. It has been
gratifying to note the cornrnendation awarded by leading journals of New York City
of the work done in the city laboratories of Birmingham and l~ont gomery.
fter studying the entire field and after full consultation with the head of t he
department, a t hr ee year course in Veterinary ~ e d icin e ha ~ been establi shed . This
is t he f i r st of t he ki nd offered t o Southern students . It i s advocated with enttusiasm
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by the prof e s ~ or of Veter i anry cience, who ~~ cipates much good f rom i t s establ~shment
e The se~-c e s of t he prof es sor of Vet er i nary Science and of t he professor of
Animal Industry have been secured by the st ate as off i cers of t he live st ock sani t ary
board f or the nrotection and development of s t ock raising in Alabama . The college
rec ?i ves no renumeration for their time, but the arrangement seelns to subserve in' a 1
ve.ry subs0antial way irr~ortant interests of the st ate .
AGRICULTURE
Changes in the curriculum, according to the professor of Agr i culture, ha.ve improved
the agricultural course from a professional s tpndpoint. A well educated and progressive
as sistant has been added to this department , thereby renderin t he teaching more
effective . A considerable share of instruction has likewise been ca-o'ried by the
Assistant Professor of _\ nirnal Industry, whose work I now recommend to be established
as a separate department, the head of which shall be a member of the F~culty and a
member of the Experiment Stat ion Council . There has been just completed an extensive
f eeding experiment with steers, extending over three years (?) and including 150 .
s~eers . Useful data have been secured regarding the relative values of cotton seed
meal , corn, cotton seed hubbs, shredded corn stover, sorghum hay, etc . Results of a
hog fe eding experiment extending over two years arennow ready for pUblication . The
pr oduction of early lambs and the possible profit of this industry have been made the
subj ect of careful experimentation . ost extensive and interesting experiments are
being conducted in reeard to cott on, corn, oats, cow peas , soy beans, sorghum, alfalfa,
clovers, vetches, Texas millet , rotation of crops, and the making of drain tile on
the f arm . The work of this department 'is of ~r e at value and has received my warmest
sympat hy and support .
CHEHI STRY
The nmnber of students in this department has steadily increased in the last several
years .until today its laboratories are overflowing with students from all sections
of t he stat e . There is the l ar ge number of 205 stucients engaged in analytical work
in t he chemical laboratories. The institution offers the gr eatest variety and most
extended courses in Chemistry in the 30uth . The demand for its graduates is ~uc h
great er than the supply . Since t he last annual report there have b ~ en made by this
department 883 analyses of off icial samples of f ertilizers and 168 ana1~s of unofficial
smaples , making a total of 1,051 analyses . As all analyses are made in
duplicat e, the actual number of fert i lizer analyses for the year is more 'than 2,100,
i nvolving more than 10 ,000 separate determinations. The head of the department and
the Chemi st of Soils and crop investigations and the Assistant Professor of Chemistry
are engaged in experiment Stati on work in the manufacture of can syrup, in the study
of canes that render insoluble phosphoric acid available to the crop, the effect of
artificial fettilizers on the composition of t he cotton plant •
. HORTICULTURE
The Profe s sor of Horticulture is developing a successful and satisfactory comse of
study in the college work, including all phases of .the growing of plants, flowers,
and v~ getables . The head of the department i s also State Horticulturist and superintends
t h examination of the nursery stock gr own in Alabama. Sixty- eight nurseries
have been 'visited in .the State each year for the purpose of inspection and t he eradication
of i seases destructive of f ruit t rees. During the last year 140 days were
consumed in this .work . The spraying of orchards and the treatment of diseased trees
have been t aught the fruit growers of Alabama in a practical way . One of the chief
projects in the Horticultural Department now is an effort t o breed peaches which will
prove resi stant to brown r ust .
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BOTANY
Due assistance. ·has been rende:r:ed the department of Botany in the last several years
for its proper development . I recommend that the department be given a competent
a ssistant at the salary of $600 in addition to the usual post- g aduate scholar . In
addition to work of instruc~ion in the college course of study ,the ~ pro f e 5 sor of
Botany is conducti:'g experiments in corn breeding and is making i nvest i gations of
the diseases in cott on known as anthracnose .
ENT01:i.OLOGY
This department was offi cially organized July 1, 1906, Prof ess or I . T. Clarke being
elect ed as head of the depar tment . He has pr oved a competent and sat isfactory
worker and has been most active in his particular line of .l abor. He has assisted in
the work of inspect i on under the State Horticultural Law, has conducted experiments
in the control of the San Jose scale , has print ed a circular and a bulletin on
injurious L~ se c ts and their control . '
R~ Ojv~HENDATIONS
I recommend the adoption of increases in salar.1 as i ncluded in the budget . I have
made t he mo st careful study of the entire situation and make my r ecommendations
a ccordingly .
CHAIR OF ARCHITECTURE AND DRA\{[NG
The time has arrived in the history of the L~stitution, it seams to me , when like
other leading te c hnica~ institutions throughout the country, the Polytechnic Institute
of Alabama should have a department of Architect ure and Drawll1g . For years the creat
i on of this chair has been a great desideratum . I f i nd from a 'study of t he courses
off ered in ~ o rth~l~ i nstitutions that the public demand for such a curriculum is
universally recogni zed . Last year in Cornell there were 81 studBnts in this particular
course, Harvard 240, Columbia Uni versity 70 , etc . At this juncture in the
large amount of 'buildings conte!hpla~ed by .. :the ,coll.ege ·a . well ,trained -"l.rchitect occupying
a chair in the col l ege could readily and effectively ~erVe t he further purp~se of
superintendent of construction, taking immediate oversight of the various buildings
and givi ng ad~i c e readily to the Board of Trustees . I beg to say that I have condud/ed
an extensive correspondence with Columbia University, Cornel l University, and the
Uni versity_ of Illinois , and after mQst car eful investigations, I r ecommend to the
Board for this position Professor N. C. Curt is , who .for t hr ee years has held ,the
Department of r chi tecture and Drawing in the University of North C.arolina. He is
a na,tive of North Carolina, ·a graduate of the University of that state, and also a
regular graduate as a Bachelor of Architecture in a four year course in Columbia
Universit~-. lie furnishes most excellent recor.'.mendati ons in regard to his t echnical
trainin,g;,and. scholp.r-i!:y attainments . Among those to whom I have written and ".rho have
strongly endorseq Pro~essor Curtis are Pr ofessor Hamlin, head of the ep~rtment of
Architecture of Colubia and one of the leading architects of the United States,
rofes sor F' . D. Sherman of the same instituti on , resident Venable, ' Profes sor Cain ·
of the University of North Carolina. , He has visited the col lege and makes the impression
8.S a capable, at tractive, trustworthy gentleman .
JG::lli HAlHTER - "'J:Er:mRI L TABL T MID PORTRAIT
I take pleasure in stating that the deBcendants of Joel Hamiter of Barbour County,
who was pr ominent as one of the founders of the East Alabama ~al e Colle g e, which
institution was mer ged i nto the Alabama Polytechni c In..stitute in 1872, and whose
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graduates are enroll ed as r egul ar gr aduat es of t hi s institut ion, have of fered to
the college an oil portrait and bronze t ablet in honor of J oel Hamiter , and I
r ecortnn.end that the offer be acc epted by t his i nstitution . In t his connect i on I
beg to suggest that the wall s of the college building should be hung with the
portraits of many distinguished citizens of Alabama who as trustees of the instit
ution laid the foundations of the college strong and well.
FRANCIS DO~~ING PEABODY
Mr . George Foster Peabody of New York City offers to present to the college a
thousand dollar bond the inter st on which shall be used for the upkeep of a
memori al alcove dedicated to the memory of his kinsman the late Francis Downing
Peabody of Col umbus, Georgia, who was a scholarly alumnus of this institution;
gr aduating from the college in 1876, he became one of the leadi ng laW'Jers and most
prominent citize118 in his native city, being frequently honored with public posit
i ons of trust, particularly in matters pertaining -to public education . I recommend
t he acceptance by the college of the generous gift and the conveyance of an
expr ession of our appreciation .
SUB- FRESHl..fAN CLASS
In accordance with the r esolution passed at the last regular meeting of the Board
of Tr ustees , June, 1906 , directing the President to report as to t he advisability
of cont inuing or modifying the class called "Sub-freshman," I beg to say that I
submi t t he following ; I have given t he matter t he most careftu and t hor ough study
t hr oughout the year and I can only 'say that my most matured opinion on the point
is sUbst antially the same as set forth in my last year's report. I have corresponded
wit h all the Agr>icultural and Hechanical Colleges in the South and consulted
thei r catalogs and I find that the custom in all these institutions is to have a
s ect i on looking to the preparation of students for the higher classes . In fact,
the standard f or admission to our college according to the i~partial report of
the Car negie Foundation for t he ·aid of education is by far the highest of all the
Agr i cul ntural and Hechanical Colleges in the South . This is a gratifying fact to
r eport, a fact familiar to those acquainted with the technical i ngtitutions of
our sect i on and now confirmed by this authoritative document i ssued by the great
organization named . ThA number of students in the preparatory department of the
Geor gia School of Technology is 172, and in ~ii ssissippi 241, one- thi d of the
ent i re enr ollment of the institution; Clemson , as against 57 in the Subf
r eshman Class in this institution . ~:Je ell knm1f that though a brighter day is
breaking in .Alabama, still the present condition of' the secondary or high school
educati on in our s t ate is bad enough, especi ally in the rural regions of our state .
Nor must it be forgotten that the education given in this department of the .
college i s of a type entirely diff erent from that given by any other inst itution
in t he state, including as it does LDstruction in mechanical drawing, carpentry,
stock judging, agridulture in various phases, veterinary SCience, etc . I suggest
that , if desirable , the department might be limited by requiring that admission
ther et o shall be only to students seventeen years of age who have not h~gh -school
advantages at their homes and who wish to pursue scrne depa~ent of technical
t r aini ng . There have been in ·the department t his session quite a number of
st udents t went y-one years of age and over . The work of t his section has been
eminently satisfactay . Some of these mature students who have been deprived of
school advantages for four or five years have so far avai led t hems elves of t he
advantages offered them in the sub- freshman section that they rapidly worked up
i nt o t he f r eshman class and some of them have advanced even to the sophomore
cla s s , taking i n it a high stand .
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The fol lowing st udents are recommended b. the Faculty for t he degr ee at tached to
t heir names :
GRADUATE STUD£:NTS
Charles Taylor Dutler, Master of Sci ence
Casper Carl Certain, ~l e c t rical Engineer
Luther Noble Duncan , 'lJ.8;ster of Sci ence
ell Alexander Frazer, l-laster of Science
Cincinnatus Decatur Killebrew, !-laster of Science
Wi l liam Leonard Lett, Master of Sci ence
v.filliam LeRoy Nitchell, echanical Engineer
William Forney Osburn, Master of Science
Noah Parker Renfro, Naster of Science
Thomas Byr on Richardson, lectrical 2ngineer
C. • ]I,! . vieber, Master of Dcience
PROFESSIOIIJAL DEGF..EE - :2:1ectrical Eneineer
Geor ge '1. Illges
Bachelor of 0cience
John Davidson Alexander
Newton Al ber t Burgess
Benjamin O'Connor Childs
Willie Elvie Chum~ley
John Bayard l arke
George Hashington Coker , Jr .
Edward Tarleton Collier
{anley Allen Coll ins
~lva Leland vooper
Charles Van worner Cornell
Frederick Curtis
larion Br ooks Davis
John Cameron Dow
Richard Hodges Drake
Fr ederick Roy uncan
Dexter Edge
Arthur Davis ElsberF3
James Esdale .
Walter Scott Farley
John Locke Gaston
George J.asper Golden
l ichard ,vhilds G01-rdey
"II illiam .Hardi e, Jr .
Edwin Alexander Harriss
.i·lary l~"er.iwet her Harvey
Am.brose .Harwell
Charles .Robert aixon
Henry Furser Hodges
Charles Nell Hudson
George Griffin Hughes
Frank Dansby ~ing
Emma Lena irby
lill iam }:orris Lacey
Guy Fleming Lipscomb
Norman Burns r·icLeod
l'~adison
II II
Lee II
Nobile II
Dale II
Lee II
Lee II
Lee
Lee
Harshall II
Jefferson II
Atlanta,
lvIarengo
Cleburne
Georgia
DelCalb
:t:~ri on
El more
Nontgomery
Hale
Lee
Lee
EscaJn.bia
Geneva
Barbour
Lee
":eorgia
Georgia
Elmore
~e ffer;>on
Lee
Wilcox .
Georgia
Sumter .
Jefferson
Geor gia
Bibb 10
Lee
Bullock
St . Clair
Lee
Harion .
ont gomery
De alb
J ef ferson
l!.arengo
Clarke
Will i am Gaston _artin
Roy Palrner iitchell
-V:i lliam Ira ' oore
Eugene Cli ft l:':organ
Thomas Gust ave Mundy
~ug ene Stewart Pace
Geor ge Houston Palmer
Hilliam Louis Perdue
Bernice Eugene Prather
Clifford Bartlett Richardson
Charles Solomon Riple
Claude J onathan Rogers
James Douglas ::Jai11ple
J ohn Pickens 0carbrough
0amuel Robert Shi
Lyrin Thomas Shook
t.dwin Hunt er Smith
Hel ville Sorruner
Ri enier J os eph Sevart, J r .
Fletcher Jackson Thagard
Lrnest "\ -ood Thornton
James Ernest Threadgill
.~ illiam Stewart Ticlmor
~dgar Brewster Van Keusen
Adie Goggans "\"falker
\fillia.'Il Paul ~{at kins
Thomas va..'1 Zandt Watson
Henr y Brant Whitaker
Ral ph he st er \1illiams
Thomas 'J.cCotry dilliams
c.:.,vans Beauchamp ; ood
Edmund ugustus \ right
Homer -Jaller vJright
James Ito York
I submit the fol lowing Budget for
Or i ginal Horrill Hatch
Endowment Fund Fund
1862 1890 1887
,?20,280 $16,320 $15,000
Presi dent & Station 3, 000
}.iat hematics 1, 000 800
Ci vil Engr . 1, 000 800
Hist . & Latin 1 , 800
J1iech . Engr . 1,500
Physiol . & Vet . Science 800
Pharmacy 1, 800
Agricult ure 1,000
Jllec . Engr. 1,800
Geology Hin . Engr . 300 1,500
Mod . Lang . & Eng . 1,800
Botany 900
Physics 1 ,000
Horticulture 600
Asst . Prof . hath. 1,000
1907- 08:
Lee
Lee
Geor gia
Jefferson
Gr eene
Calhoun
Lee
Butler
Lee
Colbert ·
Georgia
Jefferson
Etowah
Calhoun
Georgia
Jackson
l'1.acon
Jefferson
Louisiana
Butler
Talledega
i{ar .engo
Lee
Jefferson
Coosa
South Carolina
Georgia
Georgia
Rw.ssell
Lowndes ·
Pike
Lee
Lee
Dale
State Horticul- Adams
Appro- ture Fund
priation Fund
$32 ,000 '; 1, 500 $9 ,000
300
1 ,000
800 500
900
800
400 500 300
700
Total
3,000
1,800
1,800
1,800
1,800
1;800
1,800
2,300
1,800
1,800
1,800
1 , 800
1 ,800
1,800
1,700
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-Original Horrill Ha.tch State Horti- Adams
~ndowment - Fund Fund Appro- cultural Fund
1862 1890 1887 priation Fund
~~ 20 ,280 $16 ,320 $15,000 $32, 000 $1 1 )00 $,;9,,000 Total
ntbmology 200 1, 600 1,800
Comdt . & Instr . Math,
& Post Adjt. 950 650 1,GOO
-Chemistry 1, 000 800 1 , 800
Student Asst .
Clk . Chemistry 100 100 200
Assoc . Chern. BOO 400 600 1,800
1 Asst . Chemist 600 600 600 1, 8GO
2 II II 300 1,300 1,600
3 II II 200 200 700 1;100
4 II II (Scholarship) 750 . 750
5 II in Adams Exper . 500 · 500
Assoc . Prof. Mech.
Drawing & Band Haster 950 650 1;600
Asst . Pr of . Telephone
ngr . 450 BOO J:. , 250
Asst . Prof . Mechanics
(it/ood) 750 450 1,200
As st . in Hachine ::ihop &
Asst . Band Master B50 850
Asst . in Foundry 500 500
hysical Director &
I nstructor 500 500
Adjunct Professor
Rhet oric 700 700 1,400
Farm Supt . 650 150 800
sst . Prof . Ani,"'-Ial
Industry 700 550 350 BOO
Herdsrnan_ 2BO 200 L~BO
Asst . Horticulture 300 500 BOO
Asst . Vet . cience 1,100 1 ,100
Treasllrer 1,000 500 1,500
House Rent i President
& 13 Professor s -
2 .:t·iathematics
3 . Civil Engr.
4 . History
5. hech . E.."lgr .
6. Physi 9S
7 . El ec • .&lgr .
8 . Vet . ?cience
9. Botany
10 . Chemistry
11 . Geology
12 . Pharmacy
13 . ~ntomology
14 . Mod . Languages 1, 800 600 600 4CO 2, 800
Asst . In . Botany 6eo 600
Asst . in Physics 500 500
13 Scholarships:
l. Sub- freshman
2 . ulg1ish
3 . Ii.Lathematics
4 . Civil Engr . &
Mathematics
250
Qrigi nal 1'- orrill Hatch St ate Horti- Adams
nd01vment Fund Fund Appro- cultural Fund
1862 1$90 1887 priation Fund
~"20 , 280 $16, 320 $15 , 000 $32, 000 $1,.500 $9,000 Total
5. ~le c h . Arts
6 . Chemistry
7 . Elec . lillgr .
B. Latin History
9 . Biology
10 . Pharmacy
l l. gricll.lture
12 . Vet . J cience
13 . Entomology 2, 050 250 1,000 3,300
As st . Agr:i,cl. 250 700 950
Record Clk . & Inst . 250 350 600
Libn . & As st . Pr of.
Engl i sh 550 650 1,200
Sec . Y. . C. A. &
sst . :hath . & Dra"l lg 400 500 900
s st . Hi st . inglish,
Reading oom 900 900
Night atchman 360 360
As st . Reading Room 250 250
Asst . Check Room 90 90
.sec ly Trustees 100 100
Bulletin Clerk &
Clerk t o St ation 200 320 200 720
Stenographer to
President 600 600
Tot al 22 , 060 10, 950 8,580
Adv . & rinting 450 :., ..... c~J 1, 200 600 2, 250
nimal Industry .. , ! \)~ 2,400 2,400
Botany 300 (400) . 300
Chemistry " 600 800 (300) 1 , 400
Commencement 300 .'\.,1. . 300 660
Contingent 100 100
Dormitories 700 700
~le c . Bngineering 500 500
Sntomology (600)
Expenae 600 300 900
Agr i culturist 2:,000 (850) 2;000
armers l Institutes 600 600
Fuel 350 200 650 1,200
Grounds & Repairs 400 500 900
Horticulture 500 100 (400) 600
Horticulture (St ate) (travel expen~500 500
Insurance 750 750
Labor (College) 400 400
Library 300 500 " 800
11echani cs 900 300 1,200-
',Iilitary 200 200 '
"i ning Engr . 300 300
Pharmacy 500 100 600
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Original iorrill. Hat ch tate Horti- Adams
-;"ndowment Fund Fund Appro- culture Fund
· 1862 1890 1887 priation .
~£20 ,28O $16 ,32O $15 , 000 $32,000 . $1 , 500 $9, 000 Total
Physics 400 400
Postage 150 150 150 450
Soil Tests & Inoc'n 350 350
Summer 0chool -600 600
tationery 150 200 _ .3~0
Trustees 300 300
Vet . Science 200 200 (500) 400,
Total
ADDITIO(AL APPROPRI ATIC 'S
Farm (Agriculturist) Repairs , F e~ cing , etc.
Vet . ~ c ience ( ~xtra Assistants ~100 & ~100)
Chemistry (Apparatus) .
Chemistr,Y (Soil Tests , $100)
Additional Labor (College)
Athletic Field & Gymnasi um
Agriculture (Shed)
Appr opriation Pharmacy (Zxpense & s si stance )
ssist ance in hechanics
Assistance in Band, etc .
Salaries
Agr iculturist
Asst . gric~lturist .
Asst . Prof . Animal Industry
Clerk tQ Virector s
Farm Superintendent
Herdsman
orticulturist
~ntortlologi st
As soc . Chemist of Soils
II II
As st . Chemist
L.
2 .
Agri . Department
?illtomology
Botany
Veter i nary
Chemistry (Anderson)
II (Hare).
Horticulture
Seed Room ( gr . )
Contingent
TT EX ENSES
$300
200
350
100
325
300
100
200, (plus $500 extra)
500
150
$500
700
350
200
150
200
300
1 , 600
600
600
~
t 500
600
400
500
200
100
400
350
" 250
$5, 700
~p3 ,300
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REPonT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH A ill POLITICAL Er:ONOHY
In addition to my duties as President', I have dischar ged the duties of Professor of
English an_~ Political 5conomy .
The work i s set f orth in t he following tables:
Class Hours per week Number of Students
Post Gr aduates 2 3
Senior English )
Political Economy) 2 7h-
Seni or Kental Science 2 8
Juni or Engl i sh 3 112
1 have f ound these classes at t entive and eagerm learn . The work gives me pleasure,
and I think is beneficial in many respects .
(Signed) .Charles C. Thach,
Professor Engl i sh and
Political ~con omy .
The oecretary read the r esignation of \"larren T. Clarke, rofes sor of Entomology, ani
upon moti on the same was accepted .
The Secret ary r ead t he application of Dr . G. N. steadham, of Auburn, Alabama, for the
position of Surgeon of the Alabama Pol ytechnic Instit ute .
The f ollowing resolution was introduced, and upon motion was adopted , Resolved, TIat
the Sur geon be paid a salary of t wo t housand ($2000) doll ars per annum, and that the
Sur geon f ees collected from students be covered into the Treasury of the College .
The following r esolution was introduced by -IT . Feagin : Resolved, That t he Sur geon 's
fees r emain five( ~ 5) dollars a year for each student , and that t he remainder , after
the Sur geon 's salary is paid, shall be used for hospital purposes . Adopted .
It was moved that the present Sur geon be continued i n office. Motion pr evailed .
Presi dent Thach pr esented the folloY-Ting recommendations:
The work in Ci vil Engineering has gr own to such dimensions in t his instituti on that
I r ec owmend, in view of the long and honorable career of t he Profes sor of Civil
ulgineer ing and Drawing, that he be placed upon our staff as ~eritus Pr ofessor of
Civil .l:!.ngineering with a salary of $ , to deliver lectur es on civil engineering
and that. there be elected an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering with a salary
of t wel ve hundred ($1200) dollars , the Pr esi dent being directed to secure a sui t able
person such position, with the approval of the nxecutive Committee .
It was moved that the President's recommendation be adopted: that General James H.
Lane be placed upon the college staff as Bmeritus Professor of Civi l 3ngineering,
with a salary of one thousand dollars a year, and that t he President of the Institute
shall , ~~th the appr oval of t he Executive Committee , appoint an Assistant Pr ofessor
of Civil oogineering with a salary of twelve hundred doll ars a year . Eotion preva:il ed .
The Secretary read an appl ication from t he Bank of uburn for at least a part or
the deposits of the Institute .
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Hr. B? rnes , in behalf of the First National - ank of Opelika , a sked t hat a part of
t he Institute ' s, funds be depos i t ed with qai d Bank .
The following resolut i on ,'la s offer ed, and on moti on was adopt ed :
J
Resolved, That t he w4 t t er o~ d~ ~ ignating a 'depo sitor,y for the Inst itute b e r ef erred
t o the Executive Committee , and that sa:i,.d cOImnit -t;;ee have full pO,wer -to act .
By . 'r . avis·, -
. That the matter of buildi gs , i mprovements , and,purchal:2inE a dditiolJ,al
grolmds be r eferred to a comrfiit t~e of five , with full power to a ct , composed of
Governor orner and {essrs . Barnes , __ Denson, Feagin, and ~igon . Adopted .
- Upon their own r e uest , ies s rs . Davis and F ~azerwe r e excus~~ fo r t he' remainder of
this session of the Board .
The , ui lding Comrnittee submitted the following , report of tmsiness tl;.'ansacted , t og ~tre r
with accompanying and exp~anatory doc ~ments as hereD1a.fter recorded : .
REPORT F COMtH TTEE
-
At a calle4 meeting .of the uilding Committee of t he Alabama Polytechnic Inst itute,
called by Governor B. B. Comer, and held at , on the 29th day of Apr il,
1907, at which were present Robert ~ . Ligon and N. D. Denson , constituting a ma j o ri~
of t he committ ee, President C. C. Thach subJnitt ed a repor t and r e commendation, together
with d etai~ed estimates of t he hea .s of the departments , f or expenditure of
funds for the er ection and equipment of the bui ldings aut horized by an act of t he
Legi slat u r e of Ala.-bama a p'pr Qved ~rch 2 , 1907 . 1t~bi c h report was investigated and
discussed, and the comw~ttee adopted and appr oved the same, and recommended the
expendit~~ of the f unds as t herein set f orth .
(Si gned) N. D. Denson
R. F •. Li gon
Hay 31, 1907 - E.l1dorsed ilL C. avis .
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Report (1) of C. C" Tha.ch, President Alabama PoJytechnic Institute to Bu:i,ldi ng Com-mittee,
pril 29, ~ 907 .
Gentlemen:
I b eg l ea':e to make the f ollowing r ecommendations touchi ng.ithe erection o:t buildj,ngs
for the use of the .Ala'qama Polytechnic Inst~tute .accordiJ:1:g . to the proyisi,ons of an
Act (No . 162 ) approved tf.arch 2 , 1907 .
1. Hospitp'l .
2 . Dining .Hal~
3. Professors' Houses
4., LibraF.f
5 • .Foundry, Shops
6. ,Boiler & Power Hou.se
Total
$ 5, 000 .00
20,000 .,00
5, 000 .00 _
30, 000 .00
12,000 .00
, 3,500 .00
$75,,500 .00
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1 . I have carefully considered the degree of urgency for the additional accon~od~
t i ons and facilities needed by the college, and in my best judg~ ent the or der
in which the items are named is the order of their necessi ty t o the institution.
It will r equir e time to get the plans and specificat i ons of these buildings,
and much time will be needed for their construction, and hence I recommend the
immediate adoption of the plan as indicated .
2 . I recommend that the Presioent of the college be authorized to confer with architects
and select a suitable one for the draw~ng of the pl ans ~f such buildings
as in the opinion of the President require architectural skill other than that
on the staff 'of the Col lege . And that the President b€ fur ther authorized to
invite bids for the buil dings specified and submit the same at the earliest
date possible t o the Building Committee.
3 . I also recommend that t he President be authorized to negotiate for , and pur chase,
or make satisf actory arrangements for securing the control of such land or pro~rty
as may be necessary for the best interests of the college .
I t will be noted that the pl ans submitted amount only to $.93 , 338, although the
funds available for this and the succeeding year ~nount to $113,000 . Plans
will be submitted at an early date for the expenditure of t his remainder .
I am,
Very respectfully,
(Signed) Chas . C. Thach, Pr esident
Report (2) of C. C. Thach, President , Alabama Polytechnic Institute to Building
' ttee of said I nst itute , Apri l 29 , 1907 .
For equipment and Increased Facilities" aocording to an Act approved l'=arch 2nd, 1907 .
1. ~quipment of Power Plant f or Li ghting Buil~ings • .
Furnishing power for Departments .
techanical ~gin eering ••••• Steam Boi ler , Grate,
etc .
Drawing Tables, Stools, Filing Case, etc .
Tank f or N"ater Supply
(See Appendix A) (Prof. v1fiJ.:.rnore )
2 . Electrical Engineering
~le ctri c al Generators, Engine, etc .
(See Appendix B) (Prof. Dunstan)
3 . Mining Engineering
(See Appendix C.) (Prof . Mitcham)
Beiler setting,
$4,935 .. 00 '
-929 .0G
500 .00
5,054 .00'
6, 713 .00
$ 18,,131.00
ChiInney,
I beg leave to recoIIltlend the immediate purchase of the items enumerated above; and
as set forth more in detail in the respective reports of Professors -almore, Dunstan,
and "1itcha.'ll, and designated as Appendix IIAII, Appendix "Bit, and Appendix liC it , which
reports are submi t ted herewith .
The immediate purchase of these items seems extremely desirable . The details have
all been carefully worked out by the heads of the department s named, and the prices
affi xed ar~ exceptionally l iberal off~rs on the part of the manufacturers ,but owing
to the condition of trade are l i able to extreme fluctuation with the tendency continually
upward .
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This equipment , ~oreover , r equires many months' t ime f or construct ion, and even if
ordered immediately, the delive~r of them will be barely in time for the opening of
th~ next s cholastic year. Any delay will greatly interfere with their usefulness f or
.the succ~eding session .
As a matter of . f~ct , this particular equi pment is of absolutely fundamental· value
to the entire ~lan of the college buildings which we propose to construot, furnishi
ng, as it wi l :L, t~e light and power for all the departments of the college.
Respectful ly submitted,
Chas . C. Thac , Pr esident
Alabama Polytecrmic Institute
- APP mIX A
Report of Prof~ssoJ:' John J . ·,fi l mor e to President Charles C. Thach, -Ale.bama Polytechnic
Institute , Aub~rn, Alab~, April 6, 1907 .
Dear Sir:
I beg to subrnit the following estil.ate of a portion of the apparatus and materials
needed in the contemplated ad ition to our power equipment . · This additional equipment
_is desirable in order that a boiler may be available to students for testing
pur poses, and to avoid shutting down all depart ments when any derangement of our
present boiler occurs. The additional power and lighting re ~ ired for the ~n ineering
Hall now under process of erection, and the other new buildings to be put up will
greatly exceed the capacity of the present plant.
The ~ize selected is slightly larger than absolutely necessary for immediate requireme:
nts , but it i s believed that the future growth of the laberatories will in a vSJ"y
few years .use its full capacity. ne two hundred horse power boiler will cost at
least ~ 600 less t han two one hundred horse power units .
A new chimney is urgently needed even with our present plant . The rated capacity of
our .present chimney i~ 72 hors8 .PQwer, while the boiler is rated at 100 horse power .
To g ~t the rated capacity of the boiler it is necessary to use an induced draft fan
which discharges the gases at so l ow a level t hat they cause inconvenience in some
of the buildings. The present chimney being l ow, a good deal of discomfort is caused
in some of the upper r ooms of the main building by the smoke and hot gases from it .
The new chimney is to be at. least l eO fee.t above_ the l evel of the gr olmd and 54 inches
in di ameter in~ide . It will have a capaci ty slightly greater than necessary for
present requir~ments, but the additional cost is very little and opportunity for
future expansion will be afforded .
ES Tn~i TE
One 200 horse power water tube boiler with Dutch oven furnace, but without grate bars,
delivered at .upurn, Alabarra, proposition from the Atlas ~ngine ~w rks , Indianapolis,
Indiana $1,925 .CO
r'lartin Rocking Grate for above Boiler 185.00
Moving Boiler from ~ tation, furnishing common brick and fire
brick, and erect ing setting
Br eeching to connect old and new boilers t o the new chimney
-roposition for reinforced concrete chimne , 100 feet high, 54
. ches inside diameter, from the ~'i eber Steel Concrete hilrney
Company, Chicago, Illinois
600 .co
125 .00
2,050.00
256
xcavation and Tamping for chimney foundations , pipirig for water supply while building,
etc . $50 .00
The above is believed t o be the mo ~ t desirable combination within our means, but other
propositions and prices may be not ed, as follows:
ne 200 horse power Heine boiler, delivered at Auburn ,
~loving and setting same
One 20G horse power Stirling boi ler, del iver ed at Auburn
Moving and setting same, about
O. e 200 horse power Babcock & wilcox boiler, deli vered
at Auburn
Moving and setting smae, about
Cne 200 horse power internally f ired Continental furnace
boiler, delivered at Auburn
Moving same (no setting r equired)
One Weber Concrete Chimney 110 feet high, same diameter
as one noted above .
Excavation, etc.
Wi ederholdt chimney 100 f eet high, 54 i nches inside dia-meter
'::':xcavation, etc .
$2', 000,. 00
500.00
2,425 . 00
500 .00
2, 684 . 00
600 .00
3 , 292 .00
35 .00
2,175.00
50.00
2,100 .00
50 .00
The writer would like t o rese~ve definite deci sion in the matter of the chimney until
the receipt of further information from the Alphons Custodis Company, owing to negotiations
with the railroads with regard to r ates, this company asked additional . time
before subnutting a definite proposition.
DRAIITNG .ROOM
The -wor k of the drawing room. is very much hampered by the lack of needed facilities.
The dr awing tables are very crude, made hurriedlJ in the shops, from unseasoned lumber .
The tops are warped and cra cked, and the tables are not steady . WUite a n~~ber of
st udents in each sect ion have to draw on plain flat top tables where they interfere
with each other .
Filing ca ses in whi ch to keep the work of the students, are needed . It is also desir ed
to pr ovi de a classified catalogue library for the use of students in r4achine Design,
and to thi s end two cases are r ecommended.
'STHlATE
75 rawing Tables, quoted by ~ugene Dietzgen Co ., New Orleans,
Louisiana @ $10 each
Freight on same (estimated)
75 Stool s , quoted by G. W. Shealy, Opelika, Alabrupa,
@ 75¢ delivered '
Cne Fi l ing Cace for students ' drawings, quoted by the
~ conomy Drawing Table Co., Toledo, Ohio, delivered
Two sect ional cases for catalogue library, quoted by
C. J . Lundstrom Co ., Little Falls, N. Y., delivered
Respectful ly 5ubraitted,
John J . Wilmore, Pr ofe ssor
~echBnical Engineering
$ -750.00
45.00
56 .25
45 .50
33 .00
Purpose :
APPENDIX B
Generating Set
257
The new set is to furnish power for the shops , for the experiment station, the
hining Engineering Department , and for lighting buil dings and gr ounds , as well as to
serve for purposes of instruction . With the present set of machinery there is no
reserve what ever, and any accident or ' di sarrangement causes a sbut down of all departmentq
of the College requir ing power or lights . Further, as t he Dresent set has to
run almost continually there is no chance t o use it for purposes of instruction and
experiment . By installing the new set there will be provided a most effective reserve
unit, so that the chances of a total shut down at the college due to disablement of
one set, are very much reduced. dince , in :eneral, one set wil l run to supply power
and lights, the other set may be ,held in r eser ve or used for instr uction . With the
one set i nstalled as at present, there is practically no chance to make needed adjustments
and repairs . Having two sets wil l permit of the necessar - work being done on
the idle set.
On account o ~ the facts above stated, it is evident that an additi onal set is most
urgently needed .
It is therefQr e ~e c ommendedthat the followi ng machinery be purchased and installed .
ENGINE
150 horse pm'ler, American-Ball Angle Compound, complete with automatic oiling system,
sub- base , generator base, extended shaft carrying extra pulley to drive exciter, shaft
keys , holding do\~ bolts f or generator, out board bearing and pedestal for same,
indicator reducing motion, pi ping, and t wo three way cocks, receiver piping, double
force wrenches tools, foundation bolts, nuts, plates , and template - - f . o.b . cars,
@bund Brook, N. J . $2, 100.00
Tha above engine is guaranteed not to consume more than 23 poUnds of commercially dry
steam per horse power per hour , and the speed regulation is guaranteed not to exceed
1%.
GENERATOR
100 K. W. ~estinghouse , three ph~se , 229 volt, 60 cycle engine type altemato , complet e
with exciter, brush rigging . Speed of generator 300 R.P.M. , speed of exciter 1200 R .M.
rheostats for both machines to be furnished , also pulley for exciter . Rails and belt
tightener for exciter to be furnished . The machinery t o be supplied under guarantee
of heating and regulation on loads of 100% and 75 % power factor .
For the net sum of $1,767 .00
SWI'ICH BOARD
To consist of one generator panel, one feeder panel, and one t ransfer anel . All
panels to consist of blue Ve -mont marble and to be equi0ped with necessary insUuffients,
plugs, bus bars, switches, etc., and with blank panels to extend to floor . (Proposition
on board contains a full list of instruments and appliances to be furnished . )
Total for Generator, 3ngine, and Switch Board,
Freight
Pi pi g
Foundation
$4,254 .00
425 .00
200 .00
175 .00
Auburn, Alabama, April 6, 1907 A. St. C. Dunstan
$ 387 .00
5, 054 .00
258
Doctor C. C. Thach
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn, Alabama
Dear Si r :
APPENDIX C
As requested, I submit the foll owing estirr.ate of cost of machinery for one dressing
l abor atory and furniture for mineralogical laboratory, r ecitation and lecture room,
and dr afting r oom .
OR DR SSIllG AND MILLING PLANT
Stamp ·ill Plant , including machinery enumerated in letter
of January 21
hodel Concent rating plant , including machinery named in letter of
J anuary 21
40del Coal dashing Plant
Roast ing Furnace
1 - 20 H. P. Induction Lotor
1ine l-iodels
Total
MINERALOGIC!L LABORATORY
3 btudents I work tables
2 ~how cases and cabinets for rock specimens
36 St ool.s
CLASS ROOt{
6h Seat s
1 Lecture Desk
DRAFTING ROOM
30 DrHf t ing Tables, $142. 50 30 stools $22 .00
$ 67 . 50
120 .00
25 .00
$192 . 00
50 .00
1 Fi l ing Cabinet $43 .00 $267 . 50
1 1',all C a ~e
$ 2,000 .00
2,500 400 ·
600 .00
300 .00
450 .00
200 .00
$ 6,050 .00
$ 6 , 790 .00
Respectfully submitted,
G. N. litcham
A motion was made
That the act i on of the Pr esident in placing orders for machinery
and equipment (p . 254) be ratified .
~ o tion prevailed.
259
THE CO TI~ITrE ON LAND AND -GROUNDS Y~DE THE OLLO#ING REPORT:
\le the undersigned ommit t ee on Lands and Gr ounds beg l eave to r 'eport on the matter
of cement paving, which was refe_red to us , that in the epinion of your Committee
it is unnecessary at this time to pave the gr ounds .
(Si gned)
Committee's report was adopted .
Respectfully submit ted,
N. D. Denson
II . K. Terry
It was moved that the Board no;., adjourn to Tuesday morning, June 4, at 9 0' clock.
The Board of Trustees met at 9 o'clock a.m.
Auburn, Alabama
June 4, 1907
The Se cr~ tary noted the presence of the follm-ring:
and Messrs . Gunnels, Terry, Barnes, Bell, Feagin .
His &cel lency Governor B. B. Comer
6 - a quorum.
On call of committees the Committee on hechanic Arts made the following report, which,
on mot ion, was adopted :
The undersigned committee r eports that it has inspected the mechanic art depar tment
and finds it in a satisfactory condition .
(Signed)
The following resolution was introduced:
w. K. Terry
Wm. F. Feagin
Resolved, That t he matter of ~ ater,Lights, and Sewage be r eferred t o the 3xecutive
Committee . Adopted .
The Committee on Agriculture and the .3xperiment bt ation reported as foll ows:
Your Conmdtt ee on Agriculture and ~eriment utation beg to report that they have
visited the station and find everything in good condition .
Respectfully submitted,
(S i gned) A. VI . Bell
Report adopted .
The Committee on Lands and Grounds beg. leave to report they have examined the campus
and side walks and tind the same in good con~ition .
Report adopted .
The COLlIllittee on Fi.,TJance , to vThom was referred the report of the Treasurer of the
Inst itute , beg l eave to 'report t hat t hey have examined t he additions of said r eport
and find the same correct .
Respectfully submitted,
A. W. Bell
Chairman
260
Finance Conmntt ee ' s r eport on foll owing report of Tr easurer was adopted .
Report of Treasurer
For the Year 1906-1907, ending June 1, 1907 .
Endowment and General Account
Receipts
To Endowment Fund
" Inci dental Fees
If Tuit i on If , Balance
II " If
" Anal ysis II
" Library II
If DorIItitories
If i xpense
II iining Engineering
II Pharmacy
Disbursements
By amo~t . paid salaries
" " " expense .
" Power Plant
II ount paid Pharmacy
" II " Library
II II II Eilitary
II II " ¥dning Engineering
11 II If Physics
II If II Watchman
If II II Special Appropriation
t1 " " Husic
II " II Residence
II " " Commencement xpenses
" " II Contingent
II II II Gymnasium and Athletics
If II " Botany
If If II Dormitories
Balance
$20,280 .00
2,772 . 5Q
873 . 52
1,390.00
216 . 50
1,242 .60
150 .00
430 . 92
6.12
101.65
18, 530 .44
1,480 .66
1,124 .87
626 .75
822 .55
115 .38
277 .84
399.33
360 .00
257 .50
130 .19
500 .00
757 .26
60 .86
57 .32
34 .25
658 .28
;~ 1,270 . 33
l"lorrill Account
July 1 , 1906
To Cash from State Treasury
By Amount paid Salaries
June 1, 1907
To Cash from State Tr easury
By Amount paid Salaries
Receipts
Surgeon's Fee
To Cash from Students
By Amount paid Surgeon
. 3,431.25
$l ID ,293 .75
$ 2, 855 .00
$27 , 463 .81
$ 3 ,431.25
$10,293 .75
$ 2, 855 .00
Agr i culture and Farm Account
Receipts
To Balance from Jlme 1, 19Q6
II Agricul tural Account
II Electrical Engineering
II Farm Products
II Mechanical ~ngineering
II Horticulture , balance
II Horticulture
11 Chemistry
II Live Stock
II Postage
II Animal Industry
Disbursements
By Amount Paid Salaries
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 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
June 1, 1906
To Bllance
Printing & Advertising
Ani."'!lal Indus.try .
C,herd stry
Fuel-
Engineering Hall
Power Plant .
Mechanical Engineering
'. Summer School
V,eterinary
Farm
Horticulture
Electrical Engineering
Sei';vants' Hire
Farmers' Institutes
Grounds and Repairs
Insurance
3tationery
Trustees
Postage
Balance
State Horticulture
Receipts
II Cash 'from State Treasury
Disbursements
By Amount paid Salaries
II II "Cur rent -'xpenses
II Balance
$>14,473.02
30,038 .71
417.96
329. 51
755 .12
186 .38
319 .70
677 .35
147 .24
128.25
304.99
$16,018 .76
1,880 .92
2,433 .05
1,217 .63
1,165 . 56
14,465.64
$
2, 213.57
2,252.37
795 .00
213 .43-
411 .61
425 .28
693.69
404.30
402 .24
650 .65
750.60
- 3-92 .66
208.81
464 .48
228.04
$ 204 .69
1, 500 .00
959.15
659. 72
49.82
261
$~7 ~ 778 . 23
$47,778 .23
'I
$ , ,704 .69
262
To Endowment and General Account .
" II
II
II
Agr i culture and Farm Account
Korrill Account
Surgeon 's Account
State Horticultural Account
Recapitulation
Receipts
. Disbursements
By Amount Paid Endowment and General Account
II 11 " Agriculture and F-arm Account
" " II Eorrill Account
II II II . Surgeon's ccount .: - 11 11 " State Horticultural Account
11 II Balance
Balance as Above
Outstanding Accounts
Final Balance
Salar i es due July 1, 1907
$ 27,463 .81
47 , 778 .23
13 , 725 .00
2, 855 .00
1 ,704 .00
$ 26 ,193 .48
47,550 .73
13, 725 .00
2, 855 .00
1 , 654 .87
1 , 548 .19
$ 1 , 506 .07
42 .12
$ 11,354.17
$ 93,526 .73
$ 93 , 526 .73
$ 1,548.19
$ 1 , 548 .19
By order of the Board of Trustees the report of the United States funds for Experiment
btat i on is rendered July first , the end of the United States fiscal year. A full
statement of t hese United States £unds to date is rendered to the Board at its
meet ing .
Respectfully submitted,
M. • Glenn,
Treasurer
The Committ ee on Course of Study .and Library made report as f ollows:
we, your Committee on Course of St udy and Library, beg leave to call attention to the
congest ed conditicn of the Libr ary, and to urge that the Board of Trustees make arrangements
for its enlargement . We urge that , i f possible, the Executive Committee take
steps for the acceptance of the Carnegie poposition. The Library is the most important
adjunct of the Institute, and toommuch attention cannot be given to it .
Your Committee, as far as it is able to judge , finds the course of study comprehensive
and sat isfactary. The work done .ranks easily with that done in the best institutions
of l i ke character in the best institutions of like character in the United States .
. .
Committee 's report was adopted .
(Signed) H. C. Gu.::nels, Chairman
W. K. Terry
• F. Feagin
263
The f ollowi ng resol uti on was i ntroduced by Mr . A. ~ . Bell :
Resolved, That the Secretary, at least ten days befor e each annual meeting of
t he Board of Trustees , mai l to each-member th~ reo f , at hi s postoffice address a
synopsis of t he minutes of every meeting held of the Board during t he preceding yea r ,
and also a copy of the Pr esident ' s repor t t o be made t o the Board of Tr ustees. at the
coming annual meet ing . Resolution adopted .
The Pr esi dent of t he Inst itute r ead the testllfionials of }tr . Lewis , who had been pr opo
sed f or t he position of Assistant in Botany .
A motion was ado~ted ,
def erred .
. nem. ~ on . , that -£he selection of a per son f or, said pos~t i9n be
.
It was moved t hat ' the building bought from }~s . L. A. Knapp, adjoinLryg the pr emises of
Pr esident Thach, be uti lized as a hospital . Motion pr evailed .
At half past t wel ve o'clock, the Board took a r ecess till 2:30 o ' clock p .m.
Af t ernoon s es sion, Tuesday, June 4, ,1907 .
The Board, pursuant to adjournment, met at 2:30. O'c19ck p .m,
T e Secretary noted the pr esence of the Governor and Mes s r s . Barnes , Terry, Feagin,
and Bel 17 5. Les s t han a quorum.
Having l ess t han a quorum pr esent , t he Board adjourned from time t o time unt il \1;Tednesday
afternoon, June 5, at 5 o ' clock, when i t adjour ned sine die, haying not transact ed
any further busi ness of r ecord .
His .6xcellency Gover nor B: B. Comer appointed -ir e Vi. F. F e~gin t o i nvesti gate mat t er s
per taini ng t o fire i nsurance on t he property of the Insti t ute .
The f ollowing standing committees wer e _appointed by t he President of t he Board of
Trustees:
Executive Commi ttee
The .. Governor , Chairman , and Li gon, Denson, and Bp,r nes .
Com~itt ee on Finance
ess rs . Bell, Davi S,. and Frazer .
Co_t t ee on ~·1e chanic Arts
Mes sr s . Ter ry, Bet ts, and Li gon .
Committee on Lands and Grounds
Messrs . Pr azer , Bell , and Martin .
Commi ttee ~n Claims
}\.essrs . Davi s , Betts, and Martin .
CO~mUtte e on Cour se of S~U?y an~ Lib rary
lessrs . Gunnels , Ter ry, and Feagin .
Building Cormnittee
'l'he Govennor and l-lessrs . Denson, Ligon, Barnes , and Feagin.
Cormnittee on Agriculture and ~eriment Stati on
essrs . }·l8.rtin, Bett s, and Bell.
Adjourned . R. vi . Burt on, Secretary
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