1912 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

1912 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1912(Attachment to Board Minutes) February 2nd, 1912. Capt. A. W'. Bell, Anniston, Alabama. My dear Capt. Bell : As we are just closing the first half of the session, our mid-term examinations being next week, I have thought that you might be in...

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description Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1912(Attachment to Board Minutes) February 2nd, 1912. Capt. A. W'. Bell, Anniston, Alabama. My dear Capt. Bell : As we are just closing the first half of the session, our mid-term examinations being next week, I have thought that you might be interested (at the half way house) in a brief statement of some of the points of interest during the year in the college. (1) Our enrollJnent has been 817, or 80 more than last year . We have declined about 26 students. We have 265 students over 21 years of age. All of our departments md laboratories have been filled to the utmost capacity. (2) We have been able to utilize the new engineering hall throughout the year by installing a heating plant. About 465 stu-dents recite in this hall. The efficiency of the agricultural building has been largely increased by installing a thorough system of electric lighting. The growth and interest in the college of agriculture, including all branches: horticulture, animal industry, etc . , have been marked. The college has just been presented with two four-year scholarships for agricultural students, representing a cash gift of $8, 000 invested at six per cent. The donor is the Southern Railway Company which has become deeply interested in agri-cultural work in the state . (3) The college has enjoyed a delightful year in regard to the practice of the so- called hazing. ' Through a gradually developed conscience on the point, throughout the student body, and by the TRANSACTIONS of the Board of Trustees Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn The Board of .Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute met in regular session in Auburn on Monday, June .3, 1912. The roll was called and the _following members answered to their names: - Eight His Excellency, Governor Emmet O'Neal·, . President Ex-offj,ciQ H. J . Willingham, Supt . of Education, Ex-Officio H. L. Martin R, B. Barnes N. D. Denson W. F. Feagin R. F. Kolb C. M. Sherrod present . A quorwn.: On motion the reading of minutes of the last previ'o'us me.eting .was dispensed with, and t he Chair appointed Mr . WiJ.lingham to examine the Secretary'.s book and see if the minutes were correct . In regular order, President ThaC'Jl read his report, and on moti,on said report was received. , Moved by Mr. Feagin, Chairman of the .commi ttee .on the Pre.si d.ent 's Report , That in view of t he fact that the other member.s~f the committee are not present , and that delay would be i nconvenient, t he President's Report be considered now, seriatim, by the whole Board. Mr. ··Feagin's motion prevailed, and the Board proceeded t.o consi der the Presi dent ' s Report. 1 . With regard to t he President1s statement that money was imperatively needed for certain buiJ.dings ahd equipments, the following. resolution was adopted: - Resolved, that the recommendations of the President in respect to Infirmary, equipment for Broun Eng.ineering Hal~ , anQ. equip~e~t of power plant be recei ved and their recommendations be referred to the Executi ve Committee, in conjunction with t he Presi­dent of the Institute, with full power to act. (Infirmary .$l2,(X)()j Broun Engineering Hall $5 , 000; Power Plant $10,000) 2- It was ordered that degrees be' conferred as recommenqad by the Faculty of the Institute . 3. It was ordered that degrees be conferred as f ollpws when conditions named i n each case are complied with: - (a ) On Mr . W. W. Johnston, the professional degree of Civil Engineer when hi s thesis (supposed to have been lost in the wreck ot the Titanic) is presented. (b) 1{r . S. S. Daniell , the B. S. Degree in A rchitect~e, when he passes h' s examinations in Senior t-fat hematic3 and French, the same haVing been ~navoidably postponed on account of siclmess . (c) On Mr . T. W. Taunton, the degree of Bachelor of cience, when he com­pletes hi s exandnation i n one class in Latin, t he same having been interrupted by the sudden necessity of a surgical operation. 4. The following recommendations as to change of titles were adopted : W. W. Hill, to be Prof essor of Electri cal Engineering . J . F. Messick, to be Professor of Matbematics . 1. J . Donahue, to be Director and Professor of Physical Culture . J . R. Rutland, to be Librarian and Professor of English . L. W. Sununers, to be Assistant Professor of Animal Industry . J . B. Hobdy, to be Professor of Agricult ural School Extension Work . 5. Upon the recommendation of the President, Miss Mary E. Martin was elected Li brarian, vice Miss Lucille Virden, resigned . 60 The Pre sident' s recommendati ons as to increase of salaries in t he department of Local Agriculture, were adopted . (Pages 22- 26) 7. Upon mot ion the Budget opened by the President for the year 1912/191; was adopted, with the f ollowing changes of salar i es, to wit~ . ' Prof. W. w. Hill ' s salary to be $2000 .00 Prof . C.I S. Ridgeway ' s salary to be $1200000. Prof . R. D. Webb ' s salary to be $1600.00 Prof . W. F. Turner ' s salary to be $1200.00 Prof . Funchess ' salary to be $15500 00 Appropriation for the Young Men's Christian Association, $5000 00 In the Com Club ~nd Tomato Club work; Prof . L. N. Duncan $1700 .00, Prof. J . B. Hobdy , $ll00. 00. - On motion t he Pr esident ' s Report was adopted as a whole. The Treasurer's ' Report was, on motion, received and adopted . The Annual Catalogue of the Institute was, on motion, received and adopted. The Reports of members of t he Faculty were, o~ motion, r eceived and order~d filed. A communication from the Bank of Auburn was, on motion, recei ved and referred t o the Executi ve Co~ttee . At hal£ past 12 ot clock, p . ~ . , the Board adjpurned t o 3 o' clock p.m. Monday, June 3 , 1912 - 3: 00 p.m. The 'Board rea s~embled, pursuant to adjournment . ( The Secretary noted t he pr esence of eight members, the same as at the morning session, except t hat Mr. Denson had been excused and Mr. A. W. Bell had arrive~. Mr . Will ingham, as committee of one on t he Secretary ' s book, reported that the minutes seemed t o be correct. Report adopted and comnnttee discharged . It was moved, That the cost of installing waterworks in the home of Mrs . O. D. Smith (reported orally as $99 . 04) be paid out of the treasury. of t he college . Motion adopted. A complaint against Prof. J . F. fuggar was f'led by certain members of the Senior Class in Agriculture, and the following resolutio.n was adopted touching the same: Resolved, That the petition of the Senior Class of the Agricultural Department preferring certain charges agains~ Prof. J. F. Duggar be referred to the 'Executive Comndttee and that the President of the Institute be instructed to notify the pe­titioners to file specific charges which are definite and c&rtaln, with the names or the witnesses t o sustain each charge, and to forward same to- the Ohairman of the Executive Co~ttee of the Board, and upon the receipt of which the Executive Com­mittee shall be authorized, if they deem them of sufficient gravity, to investigate such charges at such time and place as they may deem proper, after due notice to all parties concerned. There being no oth~r business, the Board adjourned . . , ; R. W. Burton, Secretary ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESID~~ OF THE ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. Aul:qrn, AlabamEL May 22, 1912 I have the honor to submit to the Board of -Trustees of tHe Alabama Polytechnic Institute the report of the work of the college for the yea~ 1911-12; and in view of the fact that it is the completion of the decade of the present administration of the college, some particular interest may attach to the recital of the events of the year in partial comparison with the history of 1902-03. The authorities ~d friends of the college, I am sure, are' profoundly gratified at the steady and solid increase in attendance for each of the ten years, the enroll­ment for the present year being 810, that of 1902-03 being 406, an almost exact total increase of 100 per cent, or 10 per cent per annum. This gratifying development in attendance can be taken only as a token_of the increasing confidence on the part of a wide-spread patronage throughout the state and throughout the South in the solid worth of the educational and technical training, as well as of the moral influences, afforded by this institution. In this decade the number of full professors has in­creased from 14 to 25, including mining engineering, architecture, machine design, physical chemistry, agricultural extension, plant pathology, English, and rhetoric; the additional members including some of the most prominent scholars in their re­specti ve department s in the United states. The material equipment of the institution has been likewise enormously developed within the 'specified period. The four hand­some new buildi ngs: Carnegie Library, Agricultural Hall , Broun Engineering Hall, Smi th Dining Hall - the system of waterworks and sanitary sewerage., the 'extensive system of electric lighting, both of the latter being operated for the entire CQm­munity at a considerable profit, constitute the more salient features of this physical expansion - the buildings, furriiture, and equipment at present being easily worth $550, 000. As the chief factors that have contributed to this satisfactory work, I would enumerate (1) the broad wisdom of Dr. Wm. LeRoy Broun, the former President, who laid the foundation of this Polytechn:Lc ,Institute with the large fore­sight of one of the strongest and best equipped minds . eve~ . praduced by the South; • • • .. "' • • .. ... • 1 .. .. .. • 11 • • II , ,9 , '" .. • • .. .. .. • .. • .. 'i (2) t he hearty and sincere cooperati on in faithful work with students and the loyal i n­terest in the welfare of the Institute on the part' of the members of the faculty; (3) the full confidence and cooperation on the part of the Board of Trustees; (4) and finally the keen and helpful i nterest in the work of the institution evidenced by the State Legislatures that have met during .thi.s ~riod. . The institution has always re­ceived the most cordial cooperat ion of the representatives of the State in the support of its needs and pol,icies, there never having been manifested ·the least opposition to any of its appropriations . - The attendan~e of 810 (796) students is drawn from everY county, save one," (66 counties) in Alabama; from thirteen othe.r states of the Uni'on: Georgia 77 (68)t Florida 26 (34), South Carolina 7 (10) , tississi ppi 6 (8), Texas 6 (8) Loui ::dana 5 (4) , Tennessee 5 (10) , Arkansas 3 New Hexico 2 (1), No t h Carolina 2, Kentucky 1 (2), Michigan 1 New Yor k 1, and from four fore~gn countries: Germany 1, Mexico 1 (2), outh Africa 1, Turkey 1, tuition being paid for by all students out side of the state . By counties, the lar gest repre,sentatiops ~re: J efferson 90, Lee 84, Montgomery 29 J.10bile 23 , ~A rengo 21 , Wilcox 18, Walker 16, Dallas 14 Chambers 14, Shelby 13 , Tallapoosa 12, Randolph 10, Lamar 10, Bibb 11, Escambia 10, Lowndes 10, Talladega 10, Houston 9. For i nstance, on the extreme northern end of the state we have Limestone 9, Marion 9, Col­bert 8, Franklin 6, Morgan 5 Marshall 5, Jackson 4, Lauderdale 4. The number of post- graduates i s 26 (21) , Seniors 98 (114) , Juniors 137 (143), Sophomores 181 (158), Freshmen 161 (101) , special and i rregular students, 118. The number of students in t he different departments as follows: College of Engineering Electrical Engineeffng 93 (95) Mechanical Engineering 101 (108) Mining Engineer-ing and Geology 86 (97) Civil Engineering 49 (36) Surveying 183 (139) Arc hi tect ure )8 _(38) Mechanical Drawing 325 (258) Descriptive Geometry 1 7. (97), Mechanic. Arts 37, (338) Academic College English Political Econo~ His,tory French German Mathematics Physic8 645 (550) 89 (93) 362 (364) 86 (53)· 69 (74) 581 (510) 477 (450) College 2£ Agriculture Agriculture 282 (281) Animal lndustry 282 (334) Horticulture. 51 (90) Forestry 18 (41) Chemistry 384 (475) Chemical Labor~tori 177 (187) Entomology 22 (43) Bot a 196 (169) Veterinary Medicine 49 (56) Pharmacy 76 (68) Everj department is crowded to its utmost capacity, both as to space and teaching force . The religious statistics for present year of the 'largest den~minati on8 represented are as follows: , . Methodist • • ••• ••• ;358 Baptlst •••••••••• • 239 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • �� • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 . OTE: Numbers i n parentheses represent num er ~ penci led i r. t he orj gi nal <,opy . Presbyteri an •• • •••••• • • •• 96 Episcopal •••• •• ••• • ••••• • )? Christian •••• •• •••••• • •• • 21 Catholic ••••••••.•••• . ••• 20 J ewi sh . . . • • . . . . . . . . • . . • • • 9 Uni versali st • • • • • ... • • • • •• 4 Lutheran ••• • • ••• • •• •••••• 3 There have been ten young ladies in attendance and their work and deportment have been the very beEt . It must be borne in mind that' only young women of mature mind, and who are prepared to take work in the ~unior Cl~ss, are admitted to this institution . It is the universal opinion of professors that the spirit of work in the in­stitution was never more satisfactory than for the present year. As stated to you in previous c onununi cations , the college has enjoyed a delightful year in regard to the practice o~ so-called hazing . Through a ,gradually developed conscience on t he part o~ the student body, and by the a~ti ve aid of the present senio,r class , the system has to all intents and purposes been entirely abOlished. The college is to be congratulated upon the happy issue, and I r ecommend that some action be t aken by the Board of Trustees i n c01Dllenciation of th. e .s ple. ndid colleg.e sp.iri t .. . I am also glad to state further t hat what is known as 'the honor system, which obtains in r egard ,to all work done on exandnations, has been greatly strengthened by the well-nigh unanimous action of the student body i n publi c mass meeting, approving the principles of the system and enacting suitable regulations for its administration . Student control on such matters, aided by the sympathetic cooperati on of the Faculty, is felt by all to be conducive to a high standard or honor among the students . In regard to attendance upon ' class work, the college authorities enforce the most rigid regulations and daily report ot every absence is made , and for all unexplained ab-sences due penal ties are imposed. . During t-he year fifteen students were dropped f rom the rolls for serious in­fractions of the rules. Several marked honors have been bestowed upon ·our students this year . Among these bonors may be mentioned a valuable post-gradua t e scholarship in electrical en­gi neering in t he University of Wisconsin, the Presidency of a leading Agricultural school ,in Georgia, nine electri cal engineeri~' scholarships in the Westinghouse Company, Pi ttsburgh, . two electrical engineering scholarships with the General Electric Company, Schenectady . In fact, it is impossible for the institution to supply the great demand for trained experts i n t he various departments of agriculture , engineering, and teach­ing . HEALTH It is grati fying to state that there has been no fatal case of illness in our large student body during the year , yet we have been unusally afflicted with the ordinary epide~cs that affect youth, namely: m~a8 1 es and mumps , both of these diseases prevailing sin~ e the first of January. There, has been" consequently a decided inter­ruption of. thet work of the large number ,of students. ' In the fall ther~ was a number of cases of continued fever , but this happily proved to be of 1 0cal and temporary nature . Dili&ent i nvestigation was made at the time of all prObable causes . There was no possibility of contaminati on of our. excellent wat er SUPJUYI riot a single citizen of the tow nor local student being affected. It was definitely determined that t he original infection was from outside sources, notably from several ce~ters where fever o a lMlignant type was prevalent . l I cannot use too much emphasis in att empting t o impres s upon the Board of Trustees the imperative demand of the j"d'Itt" • • cff' ·A'J:~11ama for a suitable i nfirmary . I think that the young men entrusted to' mn- ~tn"f!! 'Cf1rl'ainly deserve adequate ac­cOImlodations in t ime of illness . It is- to· 'be' ~d t1Ta.t some provision may be made for the erection of a sui table pla'c'Ef,' 'a'l1d' "J' ll1lf 'S'Ur'e the Board of Trustees will fully a ppreciate the gravity of t he si t 'Ullt.l ·o'l'l': . .. . . . . . , . . I beg to conmend most highly the f'a1t'h'ful: 'and' 's1d:l'lful services 0 the college surgeon in the di scharge of t he delicate and responsi ble duties of his office as medical director of t~e institut ion. For thiry;y-nine ' years he has not missed a moming roll call for the report of the sick, and largely to his vi ilance and wisdom can be ascribed the wonderful low record of mortall y in the stUdents of t he insti­tution . lillITARY T e work in the military department throughout the year has been enti r el y satis­fact ory. All students attend mill tary formations in two general r oll calls, and the military organization forms a valuable system for ovenrlght am colitrol. The corps i s now orgknized as a re. giment, eight ~ompan1es, two battalions, . and two majors . The annual visit . of inspection was made thi s y~r by Capt . Tibbitts, of the General Staff , U. ' S . Army, Washington, D. e. , who congratulated the cor'ps in regard to its . man,l y app'earance, good set- up, and military maneuvers . In insti tutions with the most elaborate facilities for a thleti~ 8 and gymnasium work, a large perce~ta.ge of the students fail to take advantage of the opportunites for exercise,while . under our military organization all students have the advantage or this enforced physical training, which , while not i rksome or tresspassing upon t he time· for technical work,' is invigorat ~ng, strengthening , and of valuabl e edu­cational training. For 700 men to act in concert ' immediat ely at ORe command and move' in rhythmic reotion at one tap of the drum, is a consi derable step toward all fo rms of systemized cooperative action. The Commandant has manifested the keenest interest in his department . TrlEASURER 'S REPORT A copy of the annual report of the Tr ea sur er of the college has been forwar ded to each member . of the Board of Trustee·s. ~he receipts and d:pendi tures of t he Hatch and Adams funds have been set forth in regular r eport of the experiment station, pr int ed copies having' been sent to each member of the Board and forward.ed to the U. , S. Depart­ment at Trlashington • . The Examiner of the U. S . Department of Agriculture has audited and checked these accounts for the present year . A monthly s t atement of all receipts and expendi­tures of the college is furnished the Presi dent by the Treasurer of the college . The following table exhibi ts the accounts for the year 1911/12: (1). Endowment Fund, U. S. Land Grant 1862 (2) U. S. Appropriation, Morrell Fund . 3) State Appropriat ion in lieu of fertilizer tag tax (4) St~te~ Appropriaticn for benefit df Horticultur '( 5) One-fourth share illuminating oil tax (6) Tuition f ees ~on-resident students (7) Incidental and other receipts (8) Surgeon and infinnary fees 20, 280. 00 27 ,362. 50 40,000. 00 1,500 000 10, 002. 90 . 1,983.00 20, 212 .72 3.830.00 125,176.09 EXPl.A~T ION QE. FUNDS In explanat ion of these funds it may be necessary to add a brief note concerning each . (1) The endowment fund, known as the land- grant fund of 1862, must be used ex­clusi vely for teaching, no part of it being ayailable for building purposes . (2) What is known as the Morrill Fund was appropriated in 1890 to supplement the appropriation of 1870, subject to the same terms as the original grant, namely; to be used exclusively for teaChing, not any part being available for building. l (3) Since the organization of the department of agriculture in 1884, the college has performed the chemical analysis of all fertili zers, and in return f or this wor k originally the col lege received one-third of the net proceeds accruing from t his tax, the revenue being used for the development of the agri cultural and mechanical depart­ments .of the college. Since 1908, in lieu of this f ractional ehare, the college has received a flat appropriation of $40,000. 00. strictly speaking, with slight exception, this is the only direct appropriati on made to the college by the State of.Alabama for its maintenance and support as an educational institution, and it is to be noted that a lar ge share of this furtd is a liquid pro quoll for scientific work of tbe highest type done in the chemical laboratory in t he analysis of all the fertilizers sold in the state, analysis of food and feed stuffs, druGs, as well as minerals, water, etc . (4) The appropriation for the berv:fi t of horti culture is expended annually in work for t he State and not i n teaching . Indeed, the sum is entirely inadequate for t he great task of inspecting all of the nurseries, vi siting infected orchards, and keeping in touch with all imported stock, whether from states i n the Union or for eign countries . (5 ) By the analysis of the illumdnating oils sold in the state of Alabama, the most valuable services and protection are rendered to all consumers, and t he grade of oil has been notably improved since t he establi shment of the law. A full bull~tin has been p~blished, setting forth ·the resul ts of these analyses. . According to the directi on of the Board of Trustees, the receipts from this fund are expended for uildings and rep~rs, and has b~en our only source of revenue for this extensi ve work during the present year. IMPRO VEMENT S According to the resolutions of the Board of Trustees at its meeting in June , certain i mpr ovements have heen~arried out during the year . It was absolutely impera­t i ve t hat the engineering hall .and the agricultural hall should be placed i n a condi tion that would fit t hem for use . About 425 student s i n the engineering college and about 400 students i n the ag ricultur~ college needed the accommodations immediatel yo To meet the demands of this large ~ss of students, it was necessary (1) to heat, light , and furni sh the engineering hall, and to light the agricultural hall . An appropriation of $16,000 . 00 for these pur.pos~ was approved at the meeting in June, but I take pleasure in stating that the work has been accomplished in a partial manner that fitted them f or immediate use duri ng the past wint er, at an expense of a little over one- half of t he sum aut hori zed . Owi ng t o the l arge inc'rease i n the department of Mathemat ics , i t was found necessary t o overhaul t horoughly t he section rooms of thi s large department, and by removing par­t i tions and by general re- arrangement, there are now· four most excellent and well- lighted rooms adequately furnished and conveniently situated'. -This improvement has been needed by the college for the last twenty year,. The Quarters occupied by the depart ent of_physics have li kewi se been enlarg d and ad justed. There is now a commodious lecture room for 150 students , with the apparatus room adj acent thereto. A stairway l eading into t he basement' has been erected, and the entire sout h eni of the basement floor assigned to the use of th& laboratories of this department . The equipment of he department of physics in the ay of apparatu i s excellent. A faculty room has been set aside 1n the main bui lding , and in part. neatly furnished and equi pped. A new drawing room has been fitted and furnished in Broun Engineering Hall for the accoJOOdation of the large class 1tl freshman and sophomore mechanica l drawi ng , and descriptive geometry. This drawing room'is situated on the fourth floor of t he en­gineering hall , and is a great addition to the facilities of the engineering department • A new barn has been erected. for the department of horti culture, and 'the laborat ories f urnished with suita.ble desks. The residences . of the 1director of the station, 'the professor of horti culture , and t he farm superint endent . have been equipped witb electric lights, water works, and sani­tary sewerage. An extensive addition has been made t o t he electric lighting lines of the college to f urnish light to the residential section ot t he community. The old pumping set becoming worn and unreliable, it was found necessary to pur­chase a new motor and pump at a cost of 600. 00. The above condensed C8JtaJ.ogue 'of impr.ovements i llustrates the i1llll18DSe growth ot the i nstit ution and the correspondingly large i ncrease .in cost of annual maintenance in he way of repair, janitor service, insurance, lighting and general upkeep. Decided improvements have also been made in the grounds ot the agricultural building , and it is hoped tha.t i n the course 0 a few years this IIiost eligible site will be a place of great bea.uty from the standpoint of horticulture and ~dscape gardening. NEEDS OF THE ,COLLIDE I beg to restate the urgent and immediate needs of t he cQllege , which were set orth in ~ last report . As sta.ted, we have the buildings and the students, but as yet only bare equipme nt . The imperati ve needs are as follows : - (1) Infirmary $ 12,000.00 (2) Equipment for Broun Eng1naering Hall 5,000. CO (3) Building for Boil er House and Machinery 10,000.CO ·,(4) Equipment for Power' Plant. 10,000. 00 (5) Equi.ptnent for Electrical and Mechanical Engi neeri~ 4,000.00 (6) Farm. Machinery Building 5,000. 00 (7 ) -EquiplEnt agricultural hall, six lecture rooms and laboratories 5.000. 00 TOTAL: $51 , 000. 00 12etailed estimat e'S have been prepared for the expenditure of these sums . As previously stated in ,this report, Broun Hall has oeen heated with an excellent vacuum system which utilizes our exhaust steam, and t he building has also been in part ghted. The agricultural building has also been lighted .~ NOTES (1) Infirmary (See paragra h above: trHealthll) (2) The equipment for Broun Engineering Hall is for the accommodation of a very large number of stude~t~ . The most pressing needs are adequate furniture , further extension of the l~ghting system, and machinery for the department of mechanics . (3) The boiler house as i t stands has been inspected and condemned by the entire Board of Trustees, as well as by the committee on buildings. In its frail construction i t is a menace from fire to the entire group of college buildings. The splendid boilers enclosed are deteriorating through exposure to rain, which readily penetrates the roof and walls of t he building . (4) We have practically only one unit to operate this plant , which furnishes all the heat, light, and power for the college buildings, and also pumps the water, furnishes lights to the residences of the community, from which we receive a hand­some income . In case of a breakdown, the immense -inconvenience and injury to t he institution can be readily understood. (5) The equipment for electrical engineering is made necessary by the fact t hat this department has had no material addition to its apparatus and machinery for several years . It 1s the first department of electrical· engineering estab­lished i n the South, and there are ma~ hundreds of young men who have been fitted here for developing this great modern form of engineering . I n fact, t he dist i nction of the graduates in this department in several instances is national, and many of our men are the leaders of this profession throughout the SQuth and North . The sum mentioned is the minimum amount for placing the department fairly abreast of the times 'ih the way of nef{ models of apparatus and machinery. (6) The small sum-specified for farm machinery building, i f appropri ated, will bring to the institution double, perhaps quadruple, the amount in the way of donations from t he leading manufacturers of farming machinery throughout the United States . The hope of modern farming in Alabama I s the utiliZation of ma chinery. The insecurity and unprofitableness of much of our c lored labor threatens the prosperity of many of our 'farming regions, arid t he utilization of ,labor-saving devices is our only hope. Already many of the leadi ng manufacturers are gi ving hundreds of dollars I worth of modern machinery as pr izes to our stUdents . In case we er ect the building in a short While, we can have a highly .valuable.. .museum of farm machinery, exhi bi t i ng the very best specimens of modern skill . It has become necessary with the growth of t he- college to i ncrease the capacity of our ",aterworks system; and by careful ihvestigation lo(e find that this can be accomplished by the construction of an additional concrete reservoi~ at our spring, and by deepening our present source of supply ~ ' The mat ter has been under advisement for a year - ever since t he extreme drought of 1911 . The dutie~ of the superintendent of waterworks have been so arduous, however, that he has been unable .to prepare an a~curate detailed estimate. 'r ask that this important matter be referred to the Executive COmnUtt ~ e with power to act . It will be necessary imnediately to replace the present flooring in the main bti!lding . As you have observed, the ceaseless flow of feet has worn deep impressions even in the limestone steps leading into t he building, while the floor proper has been worn down to where t he splintered condition is not only unsight l y, but really dangerous. It is also desirable to over haul the area of t he main ' lding, as the asphalt has become worn' and the gratings to the conduits for the water badly choked. II (7) vnrile somethi ng ha s been accomolish d, t he equi oment of the agricultural hall is yet enti rely inadequate . None of the laboratories are able to cop-duct experiments requiring the use of t gas, an~ for this important work there is urgent need of an equipment of gasoline tanks and pipes, burners, ct~ . < As soon as the finances of the state will permit , it is extremely desirable t hat the appr.opriations made for .a new "Cheuq.cal" blrl.lding and a new "Veterinary Medi cal" building may become available . The department of chemistry of this . i nstitution is tte ol dest department of the kind ,in the.entire ·&outh , and ita g~a dua es rank at the top of their profession, beipg in widespread demand ~th in educational and commercial lines . The wqrk in t hi s department i s badly co eated both as to teaching and as to analytical work. For the purpose of lecturing. to a l arge sophomore class of 260 students , it is necessary for the professor to tran fer his entire class and apparatus to another building. ,: , Our veterinary college i S, the only college o~ veterina~ medicine in the South , , . and has attracted wide attention. If we hope to continue our lead in this practical and valuable work, it will be necessary for us to furnish more, attractive and im­pressive quarters t han those now occupied by· the department. . J I beg to say that all the ah9ve mentioned nee~ are immediate. We are asking nothing for posterity, but only for the prese~t generation . === m F CULTYr , .. In Jovember, 1911, Dr. F. A. Woolf reported for duty as Plant Pathologist of the Experiment Station. He is now ngagea ,in an importaot investi gation on plant di seases, especially tho~e affecting cotton and fruits. Dr . Woo~f is an A.B. of . the Uni versi ty of Nebra.ska and Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell Uni versi ty. He has l done extensive w9rk at the experiment station of Texas, and ,slso in cooperation wit h the United states DePfrtment of Agricult~re . He comes highly recommended . , It is gratifying to know t hat _our large taff .of workers is loyal to the in-t rests of the institution . ~ver or our professors have been called to other states with higher salaries, during the year.1 I but have pre.ferred to continue their investigations and educational wo~~. io this inst~tution , though witn less remuneration . C LLWE DEB TMENTS It may be of interest and value from time to time to refresh our minds upon the precise aim of our college . As you know, the land ~rant ~Qlleges of the United St ates were f ounded upon an act of Congress July 2. 1862, ~Qnating public lands t o t he s~ver 1 states, which may provide colleges .for the benefit of the agricultural and mechanical sciences; or to ~e the exact words of tbe measur e, "For the endowment, 1 support , and mainte~nce of at least one college where the l eading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactia , to tach such bradches of learning a~ are re1ated to agriculture and mechanic arts; for the liberal and practical education of the in­dustrial classes in the several pursuits and" professi ons of . fe . " In t he original organization of tbe colle e on the 20th of March, 1872, t he Board of Direotors keeping ~teadil:y in view the t~rms of the above chart~ , es­tablished tpe departJllents (1) Scientific gricultur~ ; a¢ma1 husbandry, rural agric4ture, etc . ; (2) Civil and MiI)ing Engi,neering , road engineering, surveying,' assaying, treatment of ores, and metallurgy; (3) Chemistr.y; agricultural "chemist anal ytical chemistry; the institution t hus taking the lead of all t he sou hern states in the . establishment of these practical department s . (4) In 1885, with in­c r ease of i ncome, t he first department of manual training and mechanic arts of the South was established. (5 ) In 1889, was established one of the first departments of biology, t he first professor bei ng now head of the great department .of botany of Cornell Univer sity . (6) In 1891, the fi r st department of electric 1 engineer­i ng , and (7) in 1907, the first department of architect~e . This i s a noteworthy record . (8) In 1884, the college , in order to still furt her limit its activities more strictly and technicall to the leading object of its creation and to exclude itself absolutely from any province of educational work given in the state , aban­doned the t ime-honored course and degree of ba chelor of arts, since which time it has conferred only one baccalaureate degree , that ' of bachelor of science . The renunciation was a great one, and was a supreme break with the old exclusive class' cal curriculum. To present the recent developments and pr ent aims of the institution, I take the privilege of repeating the statement made in one of my previous reports, a6 follows: The work of the college is now largely devoted to the study of the natural sciences and their applications to practical life . This scientific and practical education is based upon a sound and thorough education i n history, language , and mathematics . The proportion of these two elements i n!~education has been the constant study .of the in­stitution since i ts foundation in 1872, and the success of its graduates, I think, at­tests the sound Wisdom...of its polwy and practice. ENG INEERnIG The college is the pioneer in technical educat ion in the South , and has made an honorable record, taking the lead, it is generally conceded, in many department s of scientific work . Its graduates are found in the faculties of many leading colleges and universiti es throughout the entire South, while many hundreds of them f i ll leading positions in the industrial world as manufacturers, superintendents of mines, con­s~ ructors of railways, manufacturers, chemists of large. plants, as farmers, and leaders in scientific enterprises of every nat ure . AGRICULTURE A' second group of subjects includes all those sciences pertaining, to plant life, animal life , as agriculture, animal industry, veterinary science, horticulture, ento­I! lology, botany, and chemistry . These department~ likewise draw their full quota of patronage, and their work is marked by enthusiasmo T~e great industrial possibilities of the South offer extraordinary opportuniti es along many practical lines of ~ork for young men, who are trained in the principles of modern scientifi c agri culture and in the methods of modern practical application of those principles. ~LOYMENT A fell canvass of the pr esent senior class reveals the fact Lhat nearly every one of these young men has secured employment ranging tro~ post- graduate scholarships of $2500 00 to positions worth $1500. 00', a number of them receiving pOsitions at $1000 0 00 . This represents, as you see, a capital hf from twenty t o thirty thousand dollars. EXPERIMENT =ST=A:T.:;.;;I:.;;O;.;.;.N A~lD STATE EXPERIMENTAL WORK The colleg is not only a teaching body, but it is also a~ientific body With the Jouble purpose of (1) investigating the l aws and pr.inciples pertaining to agriculture as a science and (2) of disseminating thi s knowledge for the benefit of our ~arge agr icul t ural population who are engaged in practical farming . (It seems to me one of t he wi sest ~cts of our f~deral and state governments - this establishment of an or- ganized body of experts, . permanent and free rom political influences who are en­gaged in this great work for .the benefit of agriculture . ) It i s well nigh impossible to give an adequate i dea of the i mm ns amount of labor dooe by our experiment station staff . This staff now consists of eleven heads of departments and twenty­fo~ ssistants, and a base enumeration of the cbai r s will give some idea of the tremendous scope of the work . They are as follows: (1) (2) (3) (4) ' (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) Agriculture Chemistry Vet~rinary Science Soil and · Crop Chemist ry Physiological Chemistry ' Animal Industry Entomology Botany Agricultural Extension Work Hort'culture Plant. Diseases ., .From the names of. the depa:r:tmente you will note that thi s work touches upon every aspect of plant and animal life. The topics enumerated are subjects of the mos.t careful. and painstaking investigation on .the experiment station at Auburn, and li kewi se, whi ch is a pOint worthy tp be- remembered, in every cO\.l.llty in the state of Alabama . Moreover, the results of these investigations and the conclusions reached are disseminated broadcast by means of regular ~ulletins and press bulletins , and farmer 's institutes . PUBLICATIONS . . Some idea of the large amount of puplishing done by the experiment · station may be gained from t he following list pf bulletins issued during the calendar year 1911, the total being ten bulletins, six circulars , an~ e1even press pulletins, or twenty­seven separate publications : (1 ) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Self-boiled Lime Sulphur and i ts use in orchards . Experiments with Cotton; varieties -bo I -rot, wilt , phosphates . Corn, sOy bean pasture, tankage, cotton- seed meal for fattening hogs . The Pecan in labama . Peacb Growing in Alabula. The satsuma Orange . . ' Feeding Calves in Ala~l Heading off 'the roll~ru.~ . I. • Local fertilizer experi ments with cotton in South Alabama ;in 1911'. Lime for Alabama Soils . (ll) Bud Worm in Com. (12) The Relation of the County Superintendent of Education to the Boys ' Corn Club Work. Ho to Organize a Club. (13) F±ghti ng the Co~ton Wor • • (14) The Relation of the Teacher to the Boys.' Cprn Club Wor k9 . (-15}- How to Or ganize and Conduct a Girls ' Canning Club . (16) School Gardening . (17) Tests of Varieties of Cotton in 1910. (18) Protect your Peaches from plum Curculio 'and Brown Ro • '(19) Look Out for t he Cotton Worm. (20) (21) (22) (23 ) Cotton Worms Increasing. Cotton Worms of Second Crop soon out. Cotton Worm Damage in Alabama . The Boll Weevil is s eading fast, l ook out for it . (24) Announcement. of Boll Weevi l Line and uarantine Rules Applying to Alabama . (25) Notices relative to Shipment of Articles Quarantined against on account of the Boll Weevil . . (26) Tests of" Varieties of Cott on in 1911. (27) Tests of Varieties of Corn in 1911. No _ one who studies carefully the points embraced in this enumeration can fail to be impressed by the far- reaching and helpful wor k of our station staff , and I am glad to say that throughout the mass of the fa rmers , professional men, and teachers there is universal appreciation of the practical economic value of this work . This economic ap­plication is , of course, the final test of all the activities of cur station . We are greatly interested in sci ence f or science ' sake, but the ultimate aim is the betterment and amelioration of t he condition and standa~d of our agricultural people. LbCAL EXPERIMENT ~ THROUGHOUT THE STATE The chief means by whi ch this agri cult ural work has been i ncreased and the bene­fits carried directly to the farmer has been t he appr opriat i on made by tbe recent l egislatur e and approved by the Governor, known as the Local Experiment or Boll Weevil appropriat ion. Under this act popular experiments have been conQucted throughO\lt the state during "this past year . There have been added to the experiment station staff three assistants in agriculture, drainage, and plant breeding; five in animal industry; t wo in extension work; one in hort iculture; and one in entomology; and through this incr~as e d assistance the animal indust ry de~tment has been able to inaugurate ex­perimental work in eight localities ; the department of horticUlture and entomology to operate in 37 counties ; t "he extension "department, under PrOfes sor Duncan and Hobdy, has been enabled to extend its activities irito every county and precinct in Alabama ; and t he department of agriculture has been enabl ed to conduct fertilizer experlments and tests of varieties of cotton and corn, oats, alfalfa , crimson cl over, etc . , in 67 counties in the state . . STATE CHR1I1IST • The fertilizer work of the past season exceeded in volume that of any preceding year , t he total number of official and unofficial" samples being about 1750. These samples are analyzed in duplicate, giving a total of 3, 500 analyses with five elements to be det er mined i n each analysi-s , the gr and total being 15 , 000 separate chemical determinations . The new feed 'stuffs law enacted "by the .l egislature in 1911 has been put into operation and mor e than 300 duplicate analyses of commercial feeding stuff s have been made . About 200 samples of foods have been analyzed under t he provision of the. food and drug law of the Stat e, whi le about 400 sa~ple s of illuminating oils have been examined . F AfI.MERS ' I~ST ITtll'ES During the year 1911 the number of Farmers ' Institutes conducted was 33 ,' count ies visited 44, number of sessions held 54, t he t otal attendance 5,115. - F Af..MERS ' Sm-n-lER SCHOOL The Farmers ' Summer School was conducted at Auburn from July 29th to August 5th, 1911, the total enrollment bei ng the lar gest in the history of this movement , 1100. The l ectures began at 8:00 a .m. and continued until 10:00 p . ~ . , sixty to sev enty lectures and demonstrations being given during the session of the school . This has beert one of the most popular ~ovements. in our agricultural work . " The Board sh"oll;ld bear in mind the fact that this work is done w"thout remunera "on on the part of our professors in t e hottest part of the summer . ~fuereas, in the summer work done throughout the state in Teachers' Inatitutes and in the Teache rs' Summer School , t e i nstructors receive ad "tional remuneration . Of course , there is heavy expense for outsi de lectures , and all of this is carried on the regular college income . A separate appropriation should be made by the State for this Summer School fo r Farmers, and also for iving i nstruction to teac ere i n tgriculture and t e sc ences re­l ated thereto . ANIMAL INDUSTRY I I ~rish t o call especial attenti on to t he extent and high quality of the work done in the department of animal industry . I egard the experiments conducted by this department as of vital i mportance to the future of the state . As we all know , the cotton boll weevil "s making -it.s way .&teadi.l~ i nto ·0 J! black ·belt region and all of the disastrous results attending this pest t hat have already accrued i n Texas , Louisiana, and Mississippi will nec ssarily ensue in our state . Now, our state, with proper protection and encouragement, can be made to produce pork and beef, mutton , poultry, milk, and butter in quantit i es not only suffi cient for the support of our populat ion , but also as profitable commodities for outside mar kets . In the furthe rance of t~s wqrk, our department of animal industry is engaged in promoting the raisi ng of swine, beef and dairy catt e, ' sheep, and poultry throughout t he state of Alabama . I t is engaged at present in studying the economic result s of f inishing swine by dry lot methods, and valuable coope~ation ha~ been secured with the agri ­cul t ural schools at Jackson, Abbeville, Hamilton, and Albertville, approximately 100 hogs having been fed , during the past year, upon the station grounds of these various schools . Two expe.rimental hog farms are now established in the state to det ermine the cost and best methods of producing ork un er the average farm conditions , one of the fgrms befng located in "Sumter County, the second in Houston County. Valuable experiments in beef cattle are being conducted on the station·farm at Auburn and i n va "ous sections of the state . A breed herd of about 60 cows has been used, and 75 steers and 120 calves have been fattened . ~' ~ CLUBS ~ GIRLS ' CANNING CLUBS This department was organi ~d July 1st , 1909, with on person besides a steno­graph er . At present with ~ little more than two years' growth the department ha ~ four workers in addition to clerical assistance . The United States con~ribut es volun­tarily $2980. 00, and the General Educational Board contri butes 2000. 00 . At present this department is wor~ng with 10, 000 boys in Corn Clubs, a club in every county i n the state , and with girls ' Canning Clubs in fifteen counties, there bein a total of 2,500 girls . Prof . L. N. Duncan is the head of t his department and Pr of . J . B. Hobdy i~ first assistant, the latter also acting in the capacit1 of High School Visitor from t he Alabama Polytechnic Institute under the superintsRQence of t he State Department of Sducation . I desire to call eS?8cial attent ion t o thi S' parti cul ar phase of our wonk . The State of Alabama is, as it were, t he school-house of thi s form of education, this I mighty ar~ of young boys and girls eanstittttiRg the most promiSing student body . Perhaps the paramount good of this work is the great interest avowed on the part of the young people of the country in the raising of corn, vegetables, and other crops on the farm . Handsome prizes are off~red in each county and i nterest is stimulated in a number of ways . Tne' point of view of t ese thousarrdS" of young people is t hus entirely changed and, s"o to 'speak, the center of gravity of the young person is changed from the side of the town to the side of the cou tr . Country ife is or­ganized and the possi bilities for scientific farming emphasized . ur ganiz d in these elementary forms of production t he young people will become more and more organized in all forms of rural life - in social and financial cooperation , as well as in pro­duct ive cooperation . TERMS 'OF ADVJSSION To enter the freshman class, session 1912- 13 , a student will be required to pr e­sent twelve units to pursue any r egular course for graduation • . CHANGES . IN. TITLES I take pleasure in recommending that changes be made in titles of the instructors named below S~ as to read as follows: - w. J . M. J . L. J . W. F. J . R. 1.1/ • B. Hlll,.Professor.of.Electrical .Engineeriog . Mes sick, ~rofessor . of . Matbe~tic~ .. Donahue, Director. and . Professor of Physical Culture RutlaDd, Librarian.and Professor of English Summers , Assi~tant.Pro£e$sor of Apimal Industry Hobdy, Professor . of.Agricultural.Scbool Extension Work I regret to state that Mi ~s .Lucile . Viraen has tendered her resignation as Librarian, her marriage having.b e e n . anno~ncea for an early date. I have communicated witb.a . p~ber . of.person8 concerning the vacancy, and after full investigation I beg to state tbat . I .think.tbat.the interests of t he college will be best served by the.election . of .~ ss. Mary E. Martin who is now assistant li brarian of the Carnegie Library of tbe . Wintbrop .Normal.and .lodu~trial College, rlock Hill , S.C. Her father was a native of Alabama • .. t~ss . ~rti n has served six years in connection witb the li brary at ROCk Hill. Sbe . comes . lllost . bighly recommended for her skill in cataloging , which will be her chief work . She is also an excellent French and German scholar, and is able to deal with the cataloging of literature of t hose l anguages . Her recommendations show that she has done cataloging in a number of college librari es and is familiar with college work. Her testimonials are from the Library Training School of Atlanta, the principal . recommeodiog . ber .most highly; •��••••••• also recom­mends her and she was . recommended to us .likewise .by our former lib~arian, ~ass Virden . I recommend her selection , for .t be . positioo .of.Librarian . I herewith submit th~ r eport .of the Director of the Experiment Station on Local Experiment Wor k, with . ~ approval • ....... . ..... .. . • Repo rt . of . Director.of . Experi~9ot Station . (Part IIJ.Report . .2f..L9C§l Experiment Work .. . . .. . .. . . . . ........ " .. ... .. .. .. Dr . C. C. Thach, .President, .... . ......... . .. Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. Sir: - I herewith submit ~ annual r eport and recommendations relative to the Local Experiment Work of all departments of the Experiment Station doing work under this fund and ask t hat you transmit this to the Board of Trustees . The order in t his report is as follows : (1) Expenditur es for that part of t he calendar year 1911 dur ~ng which t his work was in progre~s; (2 ) Recommendat ions for the ensuip~ year eff ecti ve July 1 1912, unless other­wise specifj ed; and . (,3) Brief mention 0 the princi pal activi ies of each department under this fund. Treasurer ' s Report, Local Expe °ment Fund !2.!:. ~ Calendar Year 1911 RECEIPTS To Cost from State ••• . •• •• • • •• • ••��• .• •••••••• 27 , 000 .00 To Cost f rom nimal Industry. ••••.• • •• • •••••.•• ''':'' '__. .9L.9!..:.. .;6~3:..-_ __- -l$l......2:::~7IO~9'-'9;..:•:. .6;;."3' DISBURSEMENI'S Amount paid Sa1aries •• • • o •• • ••••••••••• • ••••• $ 7, 339 . 07 9Z1 . ?1 1 , 798. 29 700. 65 541 . 68 . 2 , 6 ~1 . 89 820 . 42 74. 45 245. 41 4, 041 . 91 1 , 075. 57 80 . 57 " " " " " " " II " /I II /I " /I " II " " " " II II II II " " Labor ••• ; •••••••••••••••••••.•••• e . Publications ••• ~ •••••• • •••• •• •• ~ ••• Postage & Stationery ••••••••••••• · •• Freight and Express ••••• . •••••••••• Seeds, Pl ants & Supplies •••••���•••• Fertill zers • ' .•.•••.••..•........... Feeding stuffs ••••• • ••• • • • ••. • ••••• Tool s & Implement s ••••••••••••••••• raveling Expenses •••••••••••••••• • Furniture Fixtures • •••••••••••••• Contingent Expenses ••••••••••••••.• Live Stock ..••••••••••.•..••• . •••.• Sci ntific A paratus . ' •••••••••••••• 321 . 95 1.50 " It Li brary • • • • • . • • • . . • • • . • • • • . . • . • • . �� • 5 • 50 " It Chemio 1 Supplies .................. . 65 By Balance Carried to 1912 •••••• • ••••••• • ••.•��•~ 6 .a.;4.;~7_ 2_ .=..!8;;..6;~ _ "'-$..·. .;2.;;..17.. .... 0.;;9.,9"'"'""._ 6_" '.3 By Depart ments . AmoURt . paiQ. grioulture • • • •••••• ~ •••••• • •••••• 6; 710. 71 1 , 452. 53 3,490.00 2, 615 . 57 By " " Hort! cul ture ••••• ~ ••••• . • .. •• • •••• II " II " " It " " " " " " " " " " Balance Animal Indust ry •••••••• ~ ••••••• • • • Publications and Administration . • • Extension •.•• . •••. '.... . •.• . ••• • •• • 3 , 356. 21. Entomology •••• • ••• . ••• ••• • • • .••••• 1, 886.72 Plant Pat hology. . .... . .. . ..... .. .. 30. 21 Dr.ai I1S..ge .. _ •••• •. ..-.... _e_ • • • _ .......... __ . _ ••• ~ • 846 . 00 P.lant Brfteti.i.ng • • •.•••.• _ •. ~., ••.•.•.• _._.... 2.33 .32 Library .....•.. . .. .. ...• . ...• . .. ". 6. 50 Carr ied to 1912 •••• •• • • • • •• • •• • •••• ~$....6;::;..J,i.:::t74.L.;2;.:.:..8:;:.;:.6 _ .:--..$Jt....;2;;J7ul..;;.0.91...9ow.:..6.;;~3 Respectfully, (Signed) M. A. Glenn, Treasurer The existence of a ~a ance left over f rom the calendar year 1911 is due to the f act that experimental work under t his fund was in progress only f or a part of said year the funds not becoming a valla ble for several nths after the beginning of the calendar year 1911, and operations not bei ng begun by the departments of animal in-us ry, entomology, horticulture, and extension until the summer of 1911, and in the case of the department of Plant ?athology, not untO l November. hese balances are needed to carryon the work as planned in subs ouent yea !lliCOMMENDATIONS .. , ' p • The ~ollowing recommendations for the en 5 ui~e year are bas ed upon confere ces w~th each head of de artment and a r~ as nearly as practicable identical wi th my r~commen dations made a year ago and then adoptedpy t he B~ rd of .Trus t ~es . (1) .Horticultural Department Annual Appropriations Salary Prof . P. F. Williams Salary Mr . H. M. Connolly Sulary Stenographer . Traveling ~penses and ~upplies • $ 2~ . 00 l 2qOoOO 100.00 500 .00 $ 2,000. 00 $ 2, 000 .00 I fur.ther rccomme~d that Ins t~cto r J . C. C ~ Price r eceive as heret ofore , payable fr.om the 911 balance qf t he Local ~eriment Funft, now available . • •••••• ••• $ 200. 00. (2) Extension Department Annual Appropriation . Salary L. • IAmcan ( be~des U. S. FUl1ds ,etc .') Salary J ~ a. Hobdy ' . . Sal ary stenographer Trave l , J . B. Hobdy Travel, Assistant in Girls ' Work Supplies Additi onal Clerical help, etc . $ 5, 000 . 00 1 , 200 . 00 900. 00 520 . 00 1 , 000. 0 600. 00 780 . 00 . $ 5,000. 00 (Other salaries and other traveling expenses, are borne by f~ds supplied by the U. S. Department of Agr iculture . ) In addition, I recommend the same item that was adopt ed by' the Board f r om my repo~ . ma de June , 1911 , namely : - The setting asi de of a fund of 5000 00 ~~th which t o pay the traveling expenses of the r epr esentative, of any departments in att ending any agri cultural meeting not under t he auspices of cur institute work, nor of the r egular extension work, this item to be ~otted by the Di r ector and tope paid from the avai l ­able balance from •••••••••••••••• ~ ••••• • •••••••••••••• 1911 Extension appropriation ••• $ 500. 00 . • (3) Plant Pathology Annual ppropriation Part Salary of Dr . F. A. Woolf $ 500 . 00 Supplies, Travel, etc , .500, 00 $ 1 ,000. 00 . ' . (4) ield Cro ps (Agric41tur e ) , Plant Breeding , Drainage and Fann Machinery, and Publications and Administra t~on! (Year beginning July 1 , 1912) Expenditure of Posit ion Crops Annual Appropriation $7000 .00 Balance from 1911 (C rops , Breedi ng, and Drai nage ) 1909. 97 Bal . from 1911 Plant Path . Trans . as aut horized by l aw AVAILABLE $8, 909 . 97 Sal~ry 1 F.ield Agent Salary 1 Field Agent Salary 1 Hecor der for L.E. Exots . & Asst . Agriculture (Succeeding Hodson) $ 8000 00 1000.00 200 . 00 Plant ,Breeding . l1200. 00 $1200. 00 Drainage and Hachinery $1500. 00 $1500. 00 $ 500. 00 300. 00(Besides $)OC .Hatch of Soil Test or Hodson fund) Publications Total and Adml n . $2500. 00 $12200. 00 1909 . 97 $1476.19 $ 1300. 00 1000. 00 500 .00 Salary 1 stenographer Salary 1 Mailing Clerk Salary -nirector I S Secret ary Salary Present Recorder Salary As slst. Prof . Agri c . Salary Treasurer (Increase $l OO. OO}. Temporary Field Agtg. & Helpers (Rhodes , e~ . ) Director (Salary) Tra velin~ Expenses Po st age and Stati onery Freight & Express 1.. bor ... . . . " .. Printing Fert lizers , Seeds,. Supplies, etc . $ 460. 00 240 . 00 200. 00 300. 00 600. 00 1950.00 30 0 ~ 00 . 250. CO $ 200. 00 20 . 00 . 300.00 50. 00 50. 00 100. 00 250. 0 100.00 50. 00 600. 00 BCOO . OO 1200. 00 1500. E t i mated balance available for maintaining t hi s work on same scale in 7ear fol­lowing that for whi ch t hese estima es are made . $ 999 .97 (5) Department of Entomology . nnual Appropriation . Balance from 1911 . Total Available Part of Sala y of Dro Hi nds 'Four-fifths of salary of Field '. Traveling Expenses upplies , frei ght , postage, etc. Stenogr aphic Work • 400. 00 si·stant- ' , . . , . .880 .. 00 . , . , . •. . ••. , • , 700. 00 233 028 500 .00 (6) Department of /mimal I nduSotry . Annual Appr opria.tion . Livestock $ 35 0 .00 Poult ry 1000. 00 'w ObO. C(l 300000 ,"54 . 00 200. 400. 00 200 . 00 300. 00 350. 00 bOOoo 300.00 300. 00 1000CO 2600 .00 250000 250 .00 50000 500 0 00 150.00 ) 00000 1354. 22 1354 022 100. 00 2500. 00 3554 . 22 1), 854 . 22 $ 909 . 97 2300.00 413 . 28 2713 028 2713 . 28 Estimated Sales 390. 00 Total Available $ 4800. 00 Part Salary Prof . Jray Su • Hog 'Farm, Columbia Poult ry Farm in Jefferson County · As istant at Hamilton (Jenkins) Feeding Experi ments with hogs at 1st, 3d, 6th and 7th District Agricultural School Part salary for L. W. Summers · Salary of t . \'1. S ook 'Supplies and Incidentals' _ $ 200. 00 1000000 300.00 , 150. 00 800 .00 200. 00 1200. 00 + 550.00 ( I ncrease of $200. 00) Since the Local Experiment Appropr i a ~on i s made by the calendar year, I re­' commend that the date on which the nirector of t he Experiment Stat ion is authorized to make the allotment, among t he di fferent lines of work, of all balances remaining from t he previous calendar year (as authorized by l aw), be as early i Januarx or • February each year as ' practicab e; and that in the current calendar yea Publications be given refer ence . -I STAFF I recoIIillend the confirmation by the Boai'd or Tr ust ees of the following a polnt­ments made in the usual way since the last meet~ng of the Boar d : - Dr . F. A Wolf ~ Plant Patholo . st J . A. Dew, Field Assistant in Entomology, succeeding I . W. Carpenter, resigned. L. W. Howley, Field Agent in Agriculture, succeeding L. L. Glov~r, deceased . I recbmmend the appointment 0 the following assistants to fill vacanc'es, these being the nominations made by the head of each uepartment concerned, ' and provided f or in preceding budget: - Part Salary of F. L. Jenkins, Ass{stant in 'Animal Industry. (New work, see Budget) . Lo' W. Su...mners, Assistant in Aniinal Industry (See Bud et) . . ',I . F . Duggar, Jr'. , A,ssistant Recol"der and Assistant' i n Plant Breeding; in successi on to E. Hodson ' (resigned), at same salary, 'and f-rom same funds, viz . , 5000 00. Local Expe 'iment Fund, $300. 00. Hatch Fund. . The following increases are r ecommended in accordance with the recommendations of the heads of depart~nt8 concerned: ~ ~ . H. Sellers, Secretary to Director . 400. 00 ( e is now entering his seventh year in this posiU,on. Three years ago his salary was $ SOO. OO, reduced~ 'at his re uest, t o $ 600. 00, so that he might graduate in t e agricultural course, which he will do ��this seSSion . fie is worth 200.00 more now than three years ago . The proposed increase would make his total salary $1000 . 00) L. W. Shook, Assistant in Animal Industry, promoted in succession to W. F . Ward, resigned 200. 00 J . T. Williamson, First Field Agent in Agri culture, from $12000 00 to $1300. 00 . ,~ 100.00 Treasurer, M. A. Glenn, from 250 . 00 to $ 350 . 00 100. 00 H. • Connolly, Field Assistant in Horticulture, from $ 10000 00 to 1200. 00 $ 200.00 BRIEF SUMMARY_...f. WORK OF ~J4, PWARTMENTS ~Wk.«. k Qk»~~ Publications for the first twelve months ' operations under tnis fund numbered twenty­one, consisting of twelve bulletins and circulars and nine press bulletihs. The mailing list i s now being changed from t he pr inted slip system to the stencil system, to permit economy in the distribution of publica.ti6ns: I • The Animal Industry Department has in progress feeding experiments in eight counties with hogs, cattle and poultry. ( II : ' The Horti cultural Department has experimental work in progress w.Lth vegetables and - I fruits in eight oounties, and has in addition visited and rendered personal services to the horticulturists in twenty other counties . The Extension Department is devoting its time to the cooperative ·work with the u. S. Department of Agriculture, namely, the organization of boys' -Corn Clubs .and girls ' Canning Clubs, and in t he total enrollment ~ of boys and girls this stat-e .is one of the leaders . _ 0 ---------------------- ~-------------------------,--- - The Department of Plant Pathology b ean 0 ration ~ i n I,oven: er , 1911 , and has direct ed special attent' on t o a study of diseases of )1eanuts and cotton, in addition to making observations on numerous other di seases . - ' The Entomologi st has been es pecially active in giving advice r3garding t he best means of combating the cotton caterpillar , the curculio of ~ rui t s l p~ st ~ of Qrange tre~s , and the ,ar~ worm, and i ~ boll weevil q~rantine work . , In the Agricultu~al 'Department tiie drainage work has been started in 'f i ve local~ ti es in cooperati on with t he U. S . D~partment of Agri cul ture; tests have been ~de of mac4ines for drilling oats and of mechanical cotton choppers . Under t he appropriation made for local experiments with field crops there are now in prQgress fer t:i.lizer and variety tests in every countY. il1 the state . The total number of separa~ e tests in progres~ . on this date (May 30, ~9l2 ) ie 415 ~ These bea~ on more than 40 diffe ~ent agricultural .problems an~J n c~ude mor~ t ~an 110 fert !.1i~e r ex~rimet'\ts with cotton, 27 fe.rtilizer experi ~ents with corn , an~ numerous experiments with sweet potat oes , peanu!;s, sugar cal1e, ,and va,rious forage crops . The task of keeping accurate recordc of t hese more than four hundred separate experiments , has gr eatl mult iplied t he clerical and administrative ~ork in the Di rector ' s office , an d~he supervisi cn of these t ests has ke?t the, traveli~ r~ ­presentatives and temporar~ field agents of the department constantly employed. All concerned deserve prpise for t~e faithful ser~ce i n t r~ s ~onnection . It is especially ir.tportant to pay these a ssistant,S 84ch salaries as will prevent too f requent changes ·in the staff . Respectfully submitted. (Sig~ed ) J . F. Duggar, Director of Experiment Station I have the honor to sUburl.t the following names for the degrees npecifled: These young men ha ve been faithf~l in t heir work and a fter thorough examination of thei r grades , t hey are recommend~d by the Fac.ulty who hav.e exami.,ne~ t h,eir ,work and found it in every way satisfa ~tory . -' POST GRADUATE DEGREES Master of Science Samuel Adler . ./' Thesis : "Breeding Cotton seed to Increase .Oil and Li nt . U Riley Gi lbert Arnold Thesis : "Some Featur es of Struc,ture- of th~ Cotton Plant and Certain Aspects of its Physiologyll . ~ Edward Tarleton Collier Thesis : "Some Rhyrrd.ng Devices of Chaucer" . Dabney oti's Collins Thasis : itA Metropolitan Theatre" . Albert Burton Moore Thesis: "Contemporary Opinions of Lincoln in the Southll. Frank Lawrence Owsley Thesis: '''Contemporary Opinion of :Andrew Johnson in t he South" . Calboun Marion Lee Hale Fayette Elmore Par er f re st.on PoweD_ Thesis: "Breeding Cotton Sf' ed t o Inc r ease Oil and Lint" . Mechanical Engineer ~: ile s August us Askew Thesis : " A Tp.st of the Steam Leakage of Piston Valves " . Electrical Engineer Ja~es William Biviu8 Thesis: "Theory and Perfonnance under Test of Wagner Single Phase Motor" . Ci vii Enbi neer Leonard Maurice Blumenfeld Thesis : Design of a Sewage Disposal Plant for Auburn , Alabama William Smith Bonner Thesi s: "Cost of Sewer Construction in Auburn , Alabama II • Cedric Errol Faber Thesis: "Design of a Sewage Disposal Plant for Auburn, Alabama" . James Lane Henderson Thesis : "Cost of Sewer Construction i n Auburn, Alabama". Geor ge Clement Sequeisa Thesi s: "SUrveys for Intercoastal Canal II • William Mason Wilson Thesis: "Municipal Impr ovements in Roroo, Georgia ll • Alfred Proctor Aldrich , J r . Edward Shall Allen- \-lalker Anderson, Jr. Clarence Pax Andrew James lilliam Lee Benson Bernard Deckar d Boatright Henry I rwin Br engle Cyril }1a caulay Brennan Geor ge Allen Brewer Henry Wells Brooks Roland Lee Brooks George Patri ck Brown Tayl or George Burke Fl eming Cayce Burns Joseph Callaway, J r . Charles Hilliam Crumby SalID..lel Hi dgel y Cruse 'tJi lU am Fredpj'j ck Cobb Bachelor of Science Degrees Choctaw t.".arengo Georgia Lee Clay Georgia Jefferson Louisiana Geor gia south Caroli-na Jefferson . Florida Georgia Mobile Geor gia - F+orida Geor gia . Tallapoosa Georgia Geor gia J effer80n Montgomery Lauderdale­Mont gomery Jefferson Madison St . Cl air 2.: : L" 1 Franklin Richard Curtis William Wilfred Davies Edward Alonzo Dillard Thomas Floyd Drew Frances Camp Duggar John Frederick Duggar, Jr. John Jennings Dunlap Jessie Floyd Joel Clar ence Ford Henry Wiley Grady Samuel Cheatham Harrell John Everett Harris Velma DeForest Hartley Felix Lloyd Jenkins John Michael Johnson ' Robert Austin Jones George Alston Kellum Joseph Ketzky Peter Koch John Rus sell Liddell John Lewley Liles Roy Mill er Li lly 01 eon Al bert Miller James Monroe Moore Frank George Mullen Malcolm Eugene Morgan Thomas Bragg l1yers Arthur Bernhart Newman Willis Belmont Nicke'rson ~illa rd Fillmore Nixon John Emmett Pitts John Cunningham Portell , Jr. Alfred Wade Reynolds James Benagh Richardson Raymond Grover Ridgely David Clare Rumph Charles Edward Sauls Lewi s Arthur Scarbrough Frank Paul Schone Olin Herbert Sellers Claude Winchester Shelvest on Willie Lee Sims Chester A. Smith Hazen Eager Smit h Harrell Walton Smith Roger Downs Smith Marshall Charles Srndth Gordon Hall Steele . Charles Coleman Thach, Jr. Ernest Chatt erton Thomas Charles NQ~ Thibaut otto Wilson Tidwell John Walden William Collins White Thomas Holmes wnitfield Hugh Hardy Williamson Paul Bernard Williamson Claude Rodolphus Wood Geor ge Taylor Wyche I, t ' l' Arkansas Jefferson Lee . Georgia Lee Lee North Carolina Lee Madan Chamber s Lee Wilcox Blount Georgia Elmore Montgomery Shelby Montgomery South Afr-i ca ' Wil cox Jefferson Lee Jefferson Fayette ' . '-l Talladega ' I Jefferson Texas Madison Tallapposa ( . Marshall Russell Georgia .Barbour U mestone -Flori da eorgi a Georgia Geogia Gel"m8.l)y Lee Georgia Marshall . Hi 'Chi gan Autauga Je.f fer.s on Jefferson Wil cox 'Lee Lee Lee - . Louisiana Lee Georgia DeKalb Hare.ngo Lowndes Montgomery M&rioh - Montgomery •. I ) PHAhliACY DEGREES Pharmaceut'cal Chemist (Ph .C: ) Milner Hubbard Eskew Jemison Mims Moseley, Jr . Da.l;las Dallas Gradu~tes in Pharmacy:(Ph.G. ) : ~ames Edward Barnes Iierbert Clayton Goleman Ferrell Driver William Clyde Gilchrist Loui 6 ljowl~ , ,J'eese Jorey William Charles lhlone , Jr . Oavid Renwick Murray Charles stuart Stirling Clyde Qui tman Tervin ~dolphu~ Ev~d~h,William~ VETERINARY MEDICIllE DEGREEs • Dale Pike Lee Crenshaw Caihcun Covi ngton Talladega J effer son ' Pickens Walker Elmore Archibald Strickland Boyd Pilliard Orsen Browning Benny Sumner Clay James Madison Lu)<e Marion Elerson Meadows Adolphus Moore Graduates ~ VeterinarY Medicine (D.Y.M. ) Sumter Montgomery Jefferson Sumter James Frederi~k Park Malcolm James ~ttray .claud lilliam Harcelline l~essijae William Lee Stroup .Thomas Lee "[right Lee Perry U 'mestone Cherokee Mobil'e l-1ozogan Lee , I beg to recommend that the follOwing young men be passed for t hei"r degrees, sub­ject. to the fulfillment of certain co.nditions yet pending: - Mr . W. W. Johnston, Professiona ~ Degree, Civil ~ngineer. Mr . S. S. Daniell, B. S. Degree in Archit ecture . ~ . T. W. Taunton, Bachelor of Scie n~e Degree . Mr . W. 'II . Johnston is still due to present hi t hesis . His former theSis, whic'h .was forwarded from Barcelona, Spain, .where he is engaged in Civil Enginee"ring, having ·been lost on the ill- fated Titani c . Mr. S. S . Daniell 10 due to pas~ his exa;minations in Senior Mathematics arid French . ·Mr. Daniell had an acute attack of i~ne8 s during the final examinations .and is unabl e ·to complete his .examinations until after COIlll1,lencement . ~~ . Taunton has found it neces8~ ry to undergo an operation for appendtcitis and is unable to complete his examinations in one claos in Latin. TH.:. ~I') T • • o! I. t t - " ~c r the ¥PAr 1~ 1 2-1 j Original t-forri11 Hatch Endowment Fund _Fund State Appr opriation Horticulture Adams Total $20280. $24885 . $15000 . $40000 . $1500 . President & Station Mathematics Ci vil Engineer History & Latin Physiology & Vat . Sci . Mech . Engr. Pharmacy Agriculture Elec . Engr . Gaol. & Mining Engr . ~od ern Lang . & Eng . 90t any Physjcs Horticulture Prof . Ma h . Archi tecture Entomology Commandant Intr . 3000 . 1000 . 1000 . 1800. 1800. 300. 1800. Math . & Post Adj . 950.' Prof . Chemistry 1000. St udent Asst . Clerk Chemistry Chemist of Soils Prof . Phys . Chern. 600 . Asst . Prof . Chern. sst . Prof . Chen . 200. sst . i n Chern. As st . Chern. in Adams EX. 2 Assts . in Chern. Prof . Mechan . Draw . & Machine Design 950. Pr of . Elec . & Tel . Engr . (a) . & Supt . Power Plant(b )700. Instr . in Mech . Engr . & Mathematics Ass . n Physics & Draw. & Bandmaster Asst . in Mechanics Di rector & Pro! . Physical Culture Prof . Composition & Rhet . 750 . Farm Supt . & Recorder Pr of . Animal Industry Prof. English Liter a . Foreman of Fann Asst . Prof .An .Industry Asst . Hort iculture Assts . Vet . Sci ence (McAdory, 1450) Plant Pathologist Asst . Pr of. Agri . (F) 400 . ·800 . 800 . 400 . 1500 . 1800. 1500. 110e. 1000. l00c . 850. 300 . 300. 650 . 750. 800. 1400 . 1000. 200. 600. 100. 800. 400. 700. 300. 300. 000 . 100. ~ OO . 1300 . 700 . 20 • 400 . 200 . 200 . 800. 900. 600 . 500 . 700. llOO . (6th yr . ) . 50. 10Q. 1100 . 100. 400. 700. 1200. 1000. 1100. 1000. 1600. 650. 1500. 900. 1400 • . 85C . 450 . 2000. 700 . 450 . 500. 4250 . 650 . -- Fund $116865. 4000 . 1900. 1900. 2200 . 2100. 2200. 2000. (500) L.E.300. 2300 . 2000 .' 1800. 2000 . 1800. 2000 . 30 • L.E. 200 . 1400 . 1700. 2100 . 1850 . L. E. 400 . 2100 . 1900. 2700 . 800. 600. (F . S. 200) 750. 1000. 1. E. 200 600. L. E, 2OQ 200. 200 . 1. E. 200 L.E. 2OQ 1500. L.E. 500 600 . L.L300 200. 2000. 1900. 1500. 1500. llOO. 750. 1000. 2000. a . 2000 . b. 300 1400. . 1)00. 900. 1400. 1600. 1400. 1750. 2q00 . 500 . 1200 950 . 4250 . 1500. 1250 . Treas urer House Ren (1) Pr esi dent & 12 Professors: . (2) Mat hemati cs · (3) Civil Engr . · (4) History & Latin · (5) Mech . Engr. - -(6) Phys cs - (7) Elec . Engr. - (8) Vet . Sci enc e , (9) Eotany -(10) Chemistry - (11) Geology -(12) Pharmacy (13) Modern Lang . & English - -Asst . in Botany -Asst. in Entomol . -Asst . in Pharmacy · 22 Scholarships ~ ­ · (1) Fresh . (2 )English - (3) Civil Engr. 1 O. lS00 . ' (4) Mech. Arts(5)Chem. · (6) Elec . Engr . (7)Latin · (8) Botany(9)Pharmacy ' (10) Vet . Science , (11) Mech . Engr. • (12) Mining Engr . - (13) Civil(14)Arch . (15 & -16) Mach . Design · (17) Chemistry(lS)Office ' (19 ) Agric . (20)Ar . l nd. ' (21) Draw. , (22)Elec . Engr .&' Shop 2300. , Record ,Clerk - 250. Librarian & Prof . Eng. 5~0 . Registrar & Assistance Asst . Librarian Asst . Prof . in Math . 400. Asst . Hist . & Latin Night Watch 2~ As sts .L1brary (Scholarshi ps ). Asst . Check Room Secretary Trustees Bulletin Clerk & Clerk to Station Cl erk to Dean Eng r . Stenographer to Pres . Asst . Recorder Station Asst . in Military Band Y .M.C .A. Association 360. 100 . 500. 200 . ' 600.' 200. ' 500. 200 . 800. ' 800. 100. ' 500 . - 2650 . 300. 1250.' 700. 7500 1050. 1300. 265 . 625 . 200. 2)0 . ~. 800. • 100. 500. 400. 900. 200. 300. L.E. 350 1500. 2600. 1200. 1200 . 500. 5550. 750 . 1800. 1200 . 750. 1450 . 1300. 625 . 6250 200. 1000 600. 200. 8 • 300. 100 . 500 . Mech . Engr . As sts . (Hixon lOO. Standifer 250 . _ B. Evans 200. ) i200:(See Scholarship Mech . Engr . ) 1200. 2400 . 670. Surgeon - 2400. Local EXperiment '(Duncan '420 . 'Hobdy '202: ) ' - - '670: - . , - . - .T OTALS : $25610 . .$2.03.50.. . 1.50.50.. .$6.S9.i O.. . . ..$15.00. . $14900. $146170 , . Departmehts Ar chi t ecture 200 . Adv . Printing 200 . 1.5G . 2550. 3000 . Pub ications 14X. 1400 . Animal Indust ry 1400. 700. 1000. 3100. Botany '400• 100. 400 . 000. Chemistry 600 . 1600 . 400 . 2600. Ci viI Engineering 300 . 200 . 00 . Commencement 300 . 500 . 800 . Dormi tories 1050. 1050. Electrical Engineering 700 . 700. 700 . Ent::>mo1ogy 100. 8 .... 0. 950 . Expense & High ~choo1 Work 600 . 1600 . (teaching) 2200 . ( teach:i. ng ) . Agr icul t ure (Farm ) 600 • 1800. 200. 800. 3400 . Farmers ' Institut es 600. . 600 • Fuel. 350. . l~OO . . 2250 . . ; OCO • rounds Repairs 400 . 1600. 2000 . Port iC11 turi st 500. 100 . 400 !, 1000 . Hort iculture (Stat e) 500. 500. Labor (Col le c) 400 . (Comer Hall) 1000. (Engr . Bldg . ) 1400. Li brar 900. 500. , (')d 1400. Hechanics 1400. 1400. fill t ar 200 . , . 200 . YJ. r.i n Engr . 200 . 200. ,f.us' c 300 . 300. Phar macy 500 . 300. ' 800. Physi cs 500 . ' 500. Posta .... 8 150. 150. 150. ' 450. SUImner School 700. 700 . StRtioner;y 150. 450. 600 . 7rust es 300. 300. . Veterinary Science 200 •. 400. 7 • 1300 . . Insurance 2000 • _~OOO. $3000 . $6700., $6650. $20950. $500. 45 50 • $42450. . I herewith submit the r eport o~ the Tr easurer of t he Alapama Po~ytec hni c, In t i ~ut~ . , Res~ctfully , (si gned)C . C. Thach , President REPOR~ OF THE TnEASURER OF THE ALABAM PQLYTECHNIC INST I TUTE F it THE Y ~ 19l1- 912, IDDING June 1, 1912. · Endowment. ~ · Receipts To Endowment Fund • • • • • • .· . . . . . . . . .. . '-Ilisburs menta By Anoun paj d 'Salaries', ••••• ' . • •. ' . • • . ' . • •• 2 280 .00 .. . , 1 .$ 20 , 28 .00 $ :20, 280 0 00 ML:KRILL F1J I~D Rece!. pts To Morrill Fund •• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . , J • • Di s bur sement s I. t t '. ( By amount paid salari-es . ( • •• .., . • I ) . . . . . . . . . . ., .... .. • .• $ 21',392. 50 , STATE HORTICULTURE FUND Receipts . , To State Horti culture FUnd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • .0 '. '. Disbursement s By amount paid salaries •••••••• •• ••••••• $ 1,17,'0 . 00 By amount paid state horticulture • • • • • • • • • • • • 330. 00 I . . . 51 ATE AND COllIDE FUND Recei pts To State Fund To Surgeon and Infirmary To I ncidental Fees • To Tuition Fees To Laboratory Fees To Library Fees & Interest '(on Bonds) To Farm Products • To Analysis To Hort iculture To Dormitories To Expense . To ~n1ma1 -~ntttlstry To Chemi. stry To Mechanical Engineer ing To Pharmacy To Civil Engineeri ng To Smi th Hall To Power Plant To Waterwor ks To Feed Stuf f To Oil Wax TO -Uunaz7 - To Athletics To Overdraft . , .... ' r{ ", $ 40, 000. 00 3 , 830 .ec? 3, 685.00 ]., 983 .00 2,081~4o' 2, 733 . 25 834.72 ?7 . 25 168;70 20. 0.0 995 .'13 2,253 ~ 58 254.40 77 . 94 89. 25 37.35 2,391. 20 5,402. 47 981 . 8;2 789,00 10, 007. 87 . 689 . 69 382. 34 150. 79 I • ," , " I, ~. j I -,. ',. /, : I By. &DIOuntJ. pai d " " " " " " " " " " " " State-SKlartes--­Endowment Sa1ari es St ate Horti culture Infirmary l.i brary Disbursements $ . 27J,'B1S . ~ 2,565 . 92 96 . 96 653 056 2, 121.33 . . .$ Zl , J62050 'I $ Zl.,362 .50 ... .$ 1, 500.00 $ 1,500 .00 ,. " ... . ( ." I 79.927.75 '.' ) 3J" amount paid Horticulture " " IP II " II '" II " " 11 " " II ' " " " " " ' " " II II " " II II " II II II II " " II " II " " " II ·n " ".. II II " " II " " " " " " " II II II " " " " II II " " " " " II II Dormitori es Expense -II • " " Con!rnenden'lert't 10Cpe'n~ e ' Printing & A verti s'ng Animal Industry " Ch eJT1i st ry " " " El e cftri dal Er1f.i'nE!etirte . Hechanical EngineerinG Farmers ' Instit ~ L e .. Fuel " " Grounds and ~e . irs Insurance 'I Servants & Janitors . ... t'.iIi -t:at y " ' " II Hinine Engineering " Pharmacy " Physics " Postage " Statronery ' . . . . • • " Trustees " Veter inary " Summer School " Watchman " Civil Enginee r ing " Archi tocture " Entomologt " Smi th HaU' " Power Plartt " Agricul t~a1 College " Water-.. or ks " Lighting " Botany " Comer Hall " Music .. Feed St uff' " Experiment" St a t ior' RECAPITULATIONS Heceipts To Endowment Fund To horrill Fund To State and College Fund To State Hort i culture Fund ~~ Overdraft to balance • y Endowment Fund By Morrill Fund By St ate and College Fund By aoount paid State Ho~iculture Di s bur semer.t s 187. ' .4 1, 046. 50 2, 580. 87 . 907.:n · 3,705 .38 2,451.05 2.869. 29 , . :6OU.83 1,1'56. 20 ,710.32 3,484. 61 4.'90. 07 4.621 . 99 708. 00 . . 70. 34 1560 75 770. 52 285 . 95 4,28. 76 686.70 286.10 1,130. 39 145.02 565 . 21~ 500.11 115. 92 99 . 26 9 6.77 1, 832. 57 492 . 50 1 , 048 . :~ 2 3 , 290 . 7~ 2'2.7 .37 907 . 02 3270:"7 579 . 05 1 . 200. 00 ~ 20 , 280. 00 27 ,362. 50 79 , 776.16 1, 500 .00 150.79 ~ 20, 280. 00 '/.7,362. 50 79, 927 .75 1 , 500. 00 o $ 79 .9Zl ·75 $ 129 .070 . 2.5 $ 129 . 070 . 25 Hu.i L di n~ l'l.ccount ay amount of overdraft 1910-19l1 By amount of overdraft 1911-1912 (Broun Hall By amount of overdr~~ College 3,800 . 40 4, 768. 64 150. 79 Respectfully submitted $ 8.719 . 8.3 (igned) H. A. Glenn, Treas . Auburn, Alabama. November 21 . 1912 The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic I nstitute met in regular session at the Institute on the third Thursday in November, the twenty~first day, 1912, at 11 o I clock a .• m. The roll was called and the followi ng members ans\'/ered to their names: Hi s Excellency Governor Enmet O' Neal , Ex-Officio President H. J . Willi ngham, Superintendent Education, Ex- ffici o W. K. T~rry H. L. Martin J . R. A. w. R. C. s. B. w. F. F. M. Frazer Bs.rnes Bell Feagin Kolb Sher od . A quorum pr esent . , J! • Upon motion of Mr . Terry, the order of busines s was suspended ,and a recess taken that the Executiv Committee might have a conference before .reporting to the BOard. When the session was resumed it was moved that the Board now go into executive session . The moti on prevailed, and whep th~ executi ve session rose , there bei~ no other • • l business, he Board aJjou ned Slne die . R. W. Burton Secretary
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spelling 1912 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Alabama Polytechnic InstituteAuburn University (formerly Alabama Polytechnic Institute); Board of TrusteesMinutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1912(Attachment to Board Minutes) February 2nd, 1912. Capt. A. W'. Bell, Anniston, Alabama. My dear Capt. Bell : As we are just closing the first half of the session, our mid-term examinations being next week, I have thought that you might be interested (at the half way house) in a brief statement of some of the points of interest during the year in the college. (1) Our enrollJnent has been 817, or 80 more than last year . We have declined about 26 students. We have 265 students over 21 years of age. All of our departments md laboratories have been filled to the utmost capacity. (2) We have been able to utilize the new engineering hall throughout the year by installing a heating plant. About 465 stu-dents recite in this hall. The efficiency of the agricultural building has been largely increased by installing a thorough system of electric lighting. The growth and interest in the college of agriculture, including all branches: horticulture, animal industry, etc . , have been marked. The college has just been presented with two four-year scholarships for agricultural students, representing a cash gift of $8, 000 invested at six per cent. The donor is the Southern Railway Company which has become deeply interested in agri-cultural work in the state . (3) The college has enjoyed a delightful year in regard to the practice of the so- called hazing. ' Through a gradually developed conscience on the point, throughout the student body, and by the TRANSACTIONS of the Board of Trustees Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn The Board of .Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute met in regular session in Auburn on Monday, June .3, 1912. The roll was called and the _following members answered to their names: - Eight His Excellency, Governor Emmet O'Neal·, . President Ex-offj,ciQ H. J . Willingham, Supt . of Education, Ex-Officio H. L. Martin R, B. Barnes N. D. Denson W. F. Feagin R. F. Kolb C. M. Sherrod present . A quorwn.: On motion the reading of minutes of the last previ'o'us me.eting .was dispensed with, and t he Chair appointed Mr . WiJ.lingham to examine the Secretary'.s book and see if the minutes were correct . In regular order, President ThaC'Jl read his report, and on moti,on said report was received. , Moved by Mr. Feagin, Chairman of the .commi ttee .on the Pre.si d.ent 's Report , That in view of t he fact that the other member.s~f the committee are not present , and that delay would be i nconvenient, t he President's Report be considered now, seriatim, by the whole Board. Mr. ··Feagin's motion prevailed, and the Board proceeded t.o consi der the Presi dent ' s Report. 1 . With regard to t he President1s statement that money was imperatively needed for certain buiJ.dings ahd equipments, the following. resolution was adopted: - Resolved, that the recommendations of the President in respect to Infirmary, equipment for Broun Eng.ineering Hal~ , anQ. equip~e~t of power plant be recei ved and their recommendations be referred to the Executi ve Committee, in conjunction with t he Presi­dent of the Institute, with full power to act. (Infirmary .$l2,(X)()j Broun Engineering Hall $5 , 000; Power Plant $10,000) 2- It was ordered that degrees be' conferred as recommenqad by the Faculty of the Institute . 3. It was ordered that degrees be conferred as f ollpws when conditions named i n each case are complied with: - (a ) On Mr . W. W. Johnston, the professional degree of Civil Engineer when hi s thesis (supposed to have been lost in the wreck ot the Titanic) is presented. (b) 1{r . S. S. Daniell , the B. S. Degree in A rchitect~e, when he passes h' s examinations in Senior t-fat hematic3 and French, the same haVing been ~navoidably postponed on account of siclmess . (c) On Mr . T. W. Taunton, the degree of Bachelor of cience, when he com­pletes hi s exandnation i n one class in Latin, t he same having been interrupted by the sudden necessity of a surgical operation. 4. The following recommendations as to change of titles were adopted : W. W. Hill, to be Prof essor of Electri cal Engineering . J . F. Messick, to be Professor of Matbematics . 1. J . Donahue, to be Director and Professor of Physical Culture . J . R. Rutland, to be Librarian and Professor of English . L. W. Sununers, to be Assistant Professor of Animal Industry . J . B. Hobdy, to be Professor of Agricult ural School Extension Work . 5. Upon the recommendation of the President, Miss Mary E. Martin was elected Li brarian, vice Miss Lucille Virden, resigned . 60 The Pre sident' s recommendati ons as to increase of salaries in t he department of Local Agriculture, were adopted . (Pages 22- 26) 7. Upon mot ion the Budget opened by the President for the year 1912/191; was adopted, with the f ollowing changes of salar i es, to wit~ . ' Prof. W. w. Hill ' s salary to be $2000 .00 Prof . C.I S. Ridgeway ' s salary to be $1200000. Prof . R. D. Webb ' s salary to be $1600.00 Prof . W. F. Turner ' s salary to be $1200.00 Prof . Funchess ' salary to be $15500 00 Appropriation for the Young Men's Christian Association, $5000 00 In the Com Club ~nd Tomato Club work; Prof . L. N. Duncan $1700 .00, Prof. J . B. Hobdy , $ll00. 00. - On motion t he Pr esident ' s Report was adopted as a whole. The Treasurer's ' Report was, on motion, received and adopted . The Annual Catalogue of the Institute was, on motion, received and adopted. The Reports of members of t he Faculty were, o~ motion, r eceived and order~d filed. A communication from the Bank of Auburn was, on motion, recei ved and referred t o the Executi ve Co~ttee . At hal£ past 12 ot clock, p . ~ . , the Board adjpurned t o 3 o' clock p.m. Monday, June 3 , 1912 - 3: 00 p.m. The 'Board rea s~embled, pursuant to adjournment . ( The Secretary noted t he pr esence of eight members, the same as at the morning session, except t hat Mr. Denson had been excused and Mr. A. W. Bell had arrive~. Mr . Will ingham, as committee of one on t he Secretary ' s book, reported that the minutes seemed t o be correct. Report adopted and comnnttee discharged . It was moved, That the cost of installing waterworks in the home of Mrs . O. D. Smith (reported orally as $99 . 04) be paid out of the treasury. of t he college . Motion adopted. A complaint against Prof. J . F. fuggar was f'led by certain members of the Senior Class in Agriculture, and the following resolutio.n was adopted touching the same: Resolved, That the petition of the Senior Class of the Agricultural Department preferring certain charges agains~ Prof. J. F. Duggar be referred to the 'Executive Comndttee and that the President of the Institute be instructed to notify the pe­titioners to file specific charges which are definite and c&rtaln, with the names or the witnesses t o sustain each charge, and to forward same to- the Ohairman of the Executive Co~ttee of the Board, and upon the receipt of which the Executive Com­mittee shall be authorized, if they deem them of sufficient gravity, to investigate such charges at such time and place as they may deem proper, after due notice to all parties concerned. There being no oth~r business, the Board adjourned . . , ; R. W. Burton, Secretary ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PRESID~~ OF THE ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE. Aul:qrn, AlabamEL May 22, 1912 I have the honor to submit to the Board of -Trustees of tHe Alabama Polytechnic Institute the report of the work of the college for the yea~ 1911-12; and in view of the fact that it is the completion of the decade of the present administration of the college, some particular interest may attach to the recital of the events of the year in partial comparison with the history of 1902-03. The authorities ~d friends of the college, I am sure, are' profoundly gratified at the steady and solid increase in attendance for each of the ten years, the enroll­ment for the present year being 810, that of 1902-03 being 406, an almost exact total increase of 100 per cent, or 10 per cent per annum. This gratifying development in attendance can be taken only as a token_of the increasing confidence on the part of a wide-spread patronage throughout the state and throughout the South in the solid worth of the educational and technical training, as well as of the moral influences, afforded by this institution. In this decade the number of full professors has in­creased from 14 to 25, including mining engineering, architecture, machine design, physical chemistry, agricultural extension, plant pathology, English, and rhetoric; the additional members including some of the most prominent scholars in their re­specti ve department s in the United states. The material equipment of the institution has been likewise enormously developed within the 'specified period. The four hand­some new buildi ngs: Carnegie Library, Agricultural Hall , Broun Engineering Hall, Smi th Dining Hall - the system of waterworks and sanitary sewerage., the 'extensive system of electric lighting, both of the latter being operated for the entire CQm­munity at a considerable profit, constitute the more salient features of this physical expansion - the buildings, furriiture, and equipment at present being easily worth $550, 000. As the chief factors that have contributed to this satisfactory work, I would enumerate (1) the broad wisdom of Dr. Wm. LeRoy Broun, the former President, who laid the foundation of this Polytechn:Lc ,Institute with the large fore­sight of one of the strongest and best equipped minds . eve~ . praduced by the South; • • • .. "' • • .. ... • 1 .. .. .. • 11 • • II , ,9 , '" .. • • .. .. .. • .. • .. 'i (2) t he hearty and sincere cooperati on in faithful work with students and the loyal i n­terest in the welfare of the Institute on the part' of the members of the faculty; (3) the full confidence and cooperation on the part of the Board of Trustees; (4) and finally the keen and helpful i nterest in the work of the institution evidenced by the State Legislatures that have met during .thi.s ~riod. . The institution has always re­ceived the most cordial cooperat ion of the representatives of the State in the support of its needs and pol,icies, there never having been manifested ·the least opposition to any of its appropriations . - The attendan~e of 810 (796) students is drawn from everY county, save one," (66 counties) in Alabama; from thirteen othe.r states of the Uni'on: Georgia 77 (68)t Florida 26 (34), South Carolina 7 (10) , tississi ppi 6 (8), Texas 6 (8) Loui ::dana 5 (4) , Tennessee 5 (10) , Arkansas 3 New Hexico 2 (1), No t h Carolina 2, Kentucky 1 (2), Michigan 1 New Yor k 1, and from four fore~gn countries: Germany 1, Mexico 1 (2), outh Africa 1, Turkey 1, tuition being paid for by all students out side of the state . By counties, the lar gest repre,sentatiops ~re: J efferson 90, Lee 84, Montgomery 29 J.10bile 23 , ~A rengo 21 , Wilcox 18, Walker 16, Dallas 14 Chambers 14, Shelby 13 , Tallapoosa 12, Randolph 10, Lamar 10, Bibb 11, Escambia 10, Lowndes 10, Talladega 10, Houston 9. For i nstance, on the extreme northern end of the state we have Limestone 9, Marion 9, Col­bert 8, Franklin 6, Morgan 5 Marshall 5, Jackson 4, Lauderdale 4. The number of post- graduates i s 26 (21) , Seniors 98 (114) , Juniors 137 (143), Sophomores 181 (158), Freshmen 161 (101) , special and i rregular students, 118. The number of students in t he different departments as follows: College of Engineering Electrical Engineeffng 93 (95) Mechanical Engineering 101 (108) Mining Engineer-ing and Geology 86 (97) Civil Engineering 49 (36) Surveying 183 (139) Arc hi tect ure )8 _(38) Mechanical Drawing 325 (258) Descriptive Geometry 1 7. (97), Mechanic. Arts 37, (338) Academic College English Political Econo~ His,tory French German Mathematics Physic8 645 (550) 89 (93) 362 (364) 86 (53)· 69 (74) 581 (510) 477 (450) College 2£ Agriculture Agriculture 282 (281) Animal lndustry 282 (334) Horticulture. 51 (90) Forestry 18 (41) Chemistry 384 (475) Chemical Labor~tori 177 (187) Entomology 22 (43) Bot a 196 (169) Veterinary Medicine 49 (56) Pharmacy 76 (68) Everj department is crowded to its utmost capacity, both as to space and teaching force . The religious statistics for present year of the 'largest den~minati on8 represented are as follows: , . Methodist • • ••• ••• ;358 Baptlst •••••••••• • 239 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • �� • • 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • 0 . OTE: Numbers i n parentheses represent num er ~ penci led i r. t he orj gi nal <,opy . Presbyteri an •• • •••••• • • •• 96 Episcopal •••• •• ••• • ••••• • )? Christian •••• •• •••••• • •• • 21 Catholic ••••••••.•••• . ••• 20 J ewi sh . . . • • . . . . . . . . • . . • • • 9 Uni versali st • • • • • ... • • • • •• 4 Lutheran ••• • • ••• • •• •••••• 3 There have been ten young ladies in attendance and their work and deportment have been the very beEt . It must be borne in mind that' only young women of mature mind, and who are prepared to take work in the ~unior Cl~ss, are admitted to this institution . It is the universal opinion of professors that the spirit of work in the in­stitution was never more satisfactory than for the present year. As stated to you in previous c onununi cations , the college has enjoyed a delightful year in regard to the practice o~ so-called hazing . Through a ,gradually developed conscience on t he part o~ the student body, and by the a~ti ve aid of the present senio,r class , the system has to all intents and purposes been entirely abOlished. The college is to be congratulated upon the happy issue, and I r ecommend that some action be t aken by the Board of Trustees i n c01Dllenciation of th. e .s ple. ndid colleg.e sp.iri t .. . I am also glad to state further t hat what is known as 'the honor system, which obtains in r egard ,to all work done on exandnations, has been greatly strengthened by the well-nigh unanimous action of the student body i n publi c mass meeting, approving the principles of the system and enacting suitable regulations for its administration . Student control on such matters, aided by the sympathetic cooperati on of the Faculty, is felt by all to be conducive to a high standard or honor among the students . In regard to attendance upon ' class work, the college authorities enforce the most rigid regulations and daily report ot every absence is made , and for all unexplained ab-sences due penal ties are imposed. . During t-he year fifteen students were dropped f rom the rolls for serious in­fractions of the rules. Several marked honors have been bestowed upon ·our students this year . Among these bonors may be mentioned a valuable post-gradua t e scholarship in electrical en­gi neering in t he University of Wisconsin, the Presidency of a leading Agricultural school ,in Georgia, nine electri cal engineeri~' scholarships in the Westinghouse Company, Pi ttsburgh, . two electrical engineering scholarships with the General Electric Company, Schenectady . In fact, it is impossible for the institution to supply the great demand for trained experts i n t he various departments of agriculture , engineering, and teach­ing . HEALTH It is grati fying to state that there has been no fatal case of illness in our large student body during the year , yet we have been unusally afflicted with the ordinary epide~cs that affect youth, namely: m~a8 1 es and mumps , both of these diseases prevailing sin~ e the first of January. There, has been" consequently a decided inter­ruption of. thet work of the large number ,of students. ' In the fall ther~ was a number of cases of continued fever , but this happily proved to be of 1 0cal and temporary nature . Dili&ent i nvestigation was made at the time of all prObable causes . There was no possibility of contaminati on of our. excellent wat er SUPJUYI riot a single citizen of the tow nor local student being affected. It was definitely determined that t he original infection was from outside sources, notably from several ce~ters where fever o a lMlignant type was prevalent . l I cannot use too much emphasis in att empting t o impres s upon the Board of Trustees the imperative demand of the j"d'Itt" • • cff' ·A'J:~11ama for a suitable i nfirmary . I think that the young men entrusted to' mn- ~tn"f!! 'Cf1rl'ainly deserve adequate ac­cOImlodations in t ime of illness . It is- to· 'be' ~d t1Ta.t some provision may be made for the erection of a sui table pla'c'Ef,' 'a'l1d' "J' ll1lf 'S'Ur'e the Board of Trustees will fully a ppreciate the gravity of t he si t 'Ullt.l ·o'l'l': . .. . . . . . , . . I beg to conmend most highly the f'a1t'h'ful: 'and' 's1d:l'lful services 0 the college surgeon in the di scharge of t he delicate and responsi ble duties of his office as medical director of t~e institut ion. For thiry;y-nine ' years he has not missed a moming roll call for the report of the sick, and largely to his vi ilance and wisdom can be ascribed the wonderful low record of mortall y in the stUdents of t he insti­tution . lillITARY T e work in the military department throughout the year has been enti r el y satis­fact ory. All students attend mill tary formations in two general r oll calls, and the military organization forms a valuable system for ovenrlght am colitrol. The corps i s now orgknized as a re. giment, eight ~ompan1es, two battalions, . and two majors . The annual visit . of inspection was made thi s y~r by Capt . Tibbitts, of the General Staff , U. ' S . Army, Washington, D. e. , who congratulated the cor'ps in regard to its . man,l y app'earance, good set- up, and military maneuvers . In insti tutions with the most elaborate facilities for a thleti~ 8 and gymnasium work, a large perce~ta.ge of the students fail to take advantage of the opportunites for exercise,while . under our military organization all students have the advantage or this enforced physical training, which , while not i rksome or tresspassing upon t he time· for technical work,' is invigorat ~ng, strengthening , and of valuabl e edu­cational training. For 700 men to act in concert ' immediat ely at ORe command and move' in rhythmic reotion at one tap of the drum, is a consi derable step toward all fo rms of systemized cooperative action. The Commandant has manifested the keenest interest in his department . TrlEASURER 'S REPORT A copy of the annual report of the Tr ea sur er of the college has been forwar ded to each member . of the Board of Trustee·s. ~he receipts and d:pendi tures of t he Hatch and Adams funds have been set forth in regular r eport of the experiment station, pr int ed copies having' been sent to each member of the Board and forward.ed to the U. , S. Depart­ment at Trlashington • . The Examiner of the U. S . Department of Agriculture has audited and checked these accounts for the present year . A monthly s t atement of all receipts and expendi­tures of the college is furnished the Presi dent by the Treasurer of the college . The following table exhibi ts the accounts for the year 1911/12: (1). Endowment Fund, U. S. Land Grant 1862 (2) U. S. Appropriation, Morrell Fund . 3) State Appropriat ion in lieu of fertilizer tag tax (4) St~te~ Appropriaticn for benefit df Horticultur '( 5) One-fourth share illuminating oil tax (6) Tuition f ees ~on-resident students (7) Incidental and other receipts (8) Surgeon and infinnary fees 20, 280. 00 27 ,362. 50 40,000. 00 1,500 000 10, 002. 90 . 1,983.00 20, 212 .72 3.830.00 125,176.09 EXPl.A~T ION QE. FUNDS In explanat ion of these funds it may be necessary to add a brief note concerning each . (1) The endowment fund, known as the land- grant fund of 1862, must be used ex­clusi vely for teaching, no part of it being ayailable for building purposes . (2) What is known as the Morrill Fund was appropriated in 1890 to supplement the appropriation of 1870, subject to the same terms as the original grant, namely; to be used exclusively for teaChing, not any part being available for building. l (3) Since the organization of the department of agriculture in 1884, the college has performed the chemical analysis of all fertili zers, and in return f or this wor k originally the col lege received one-third of the net proceeds accruing from t his tax, the revenue being used for the development of the agri cultural and mechanical depart­ments .of the college. Since 1908, in lieu of this f ractional ehare, the college has received a flat appropriation of $40,000. 00. strictly speaking, with slight exception, this is the only direct appropriati on made to the college by the State of.Alabama for its maintenance and support as an educational institution, and it is to be noted that a lar ge share of this furtd is a liquid pro quoll for scientific work of tbe highest type done in the chemical laboratory in t he analysis of all the fertilizers sold in the state, analysis of food and feed stuffs, druGs, as well as minerals, water, etc . (4) The appropriation for the berv:fi t of horti culture is expended annually in work for t he State and not i n teaching . Indeed, the sum is entirely inadequate for t he great task of inspecting all of the nurseries, vi siting infected orchards, and keeping in touch with all imported stock, whether from states i n the Union or for eign countries . (5 ) By the analysis of the illumdnating oils sold in the state of Alabama, the most valuable services and protection are rendered to all consumers, and t he grade of oil has been notably improved since t he establi shment of the law. A full bull~tin has been p~blished, setting forth ·the resul ts of these analyses. . According to the directi on of the Board of Trustees, the receipts from this fund are expended for uildings and rep~rs, and has b~en our only source of revenue for this extensi ve work during the present year. IMPRO VEMENT S According to the resolutions of the Board of Trustees at its meeting in June , certain i mpr ovements have heen~arried out during the year . It was absolutely impera­t i ve t hat the engineering hall .and the agricultural hall should be placed i n a condi tion that would fit t hem for use . About 425 student s i n the engineering college and about 400 students i n the ag ricultur~ college needed the accommodations immediatel yo To meet the demands of this large ~ss of students, it was necessary (1) to heat, light , and furni sh the engineering hall, and to light the agricultural hall . An appropriation of $16,000 . 00 for these pur.pos~ was approved at the meeting in June, but I take pleasure in stating that the work has been accomplished in a partial manner that fitted them f or immediate use duri ng the past wint er, at an expense of a little over one- half of t he sum aut hori zed . Owi ng t o the l arge inc'rease i n the department of Mathemat ics , i t was found necessary t o overhaul t horoughly t he section rooms of thi s large department, and by removing par­t i tions and by general re- arrangement, there are now· four most excellent and well- lighted rooms adequately furnished and conveniently situated'. -This improvement has been needed by the college for the last twenty year,. The Quarters occupied by the depart ent of_physics have li kewi se been enlarg d and ad justed. There is now a commodious lecture room for 150 students , with the apparatus room adj acent thereto. A stairway l eading into t he basement' has been erected, and the entire sout h eni of the basement floor assigned to the use of th& laboratories of this department . The equipment of he department of physics in the ay of apparatu i s excellent. A faculty room has been set aside 1n the main bui lding , and in part. neatly furnished and equi pped. A new drawing room has been fitted and furnished in Broun Engineering Hall for the accoJOOdation of the large class 1tl freshman and sophomore mechanica l drawi ng , and descriptive geometry. This drawing room'is situated on the fourth floor of t he en­gineering hall , and is a great addition to the facilities of the engineering department • A new barn has been erected. for the department of horti culture, and 'the laborat ories f urnished with suita.ble desks. The residences . of the 1director of the station, 'the professor of horti culture , and t he farm superint endent . have been equipped witb electric lights, water works, and sani­tary sewerage. An extensive addition has been made t o t he electric lighting lines of the college to f urnish light to the residential section ot t he community. The old pumping set becoming worn and unreliable, it was found necessary to pur­chase a new motor and pump at a cost of 600. 00. The above condensed C8JtaJ.ogue 'of impr.ovements i llustrates the i1llll18DSe growth ot the i nstit ution and the correspondingly large i ncrease .in cost of annual maintenance in he way of repair, janitor service, insurance, lighting and general upkeep. Decided improvements have also been made in the grounds ot the agricultural building , and it is hoped tha.t i n the course 0 a few years this IIiost eligible site will be a place of great bea.uty from the standpoint of horticulture and ~dscape gardening. NEEDS OF THE ,COLLIDE I beg to restate the urgent and immediate needs of t he cQllege , which were set orth in ~ last report . As sta.ted, we have the buildings and the students, but as yet only bare equipme nt . The imperati ve needs are as follows : - (1) Infirmary $ 12,000.00 (2) Equipment for Broun Eng1naering Hall 5,000. CO (3) Building for Boil er House and Machinery 10,000.CO ·,(4) Equipment for Power' Plant. 10,000. 00 (5) Equi.ptnent for Electrical and Mechanical Engi neeri~ 4,000.00 (6) Farm. Machinery Building 5,000. 00 (7 ) -EquiplEnt agricultural hall, six lecture rooms and laboratories 5.000. 00 TOTAL: $51 , 000. 00 12etailed estimat e'S have been prepared for the expenditure of these sums . As previously stated in ,this report, Broun Hall has oeen heated with an excellent vacuum system which utilizes our exhaust steam, and t he building has also been in part ghted. The agricultural building has also been lighted .~ NOTES (1) Infirmary (See paragra h above: trHealthll) (2) The equipment for Broun Engineering Hall is for the accommodation of a very large number of stude~t~ . The most pressing needs are adequate furniture , further extension of the l~ghting system, and machinery for the department of mechanics . (3) The boiler house as i t stands has been inspected and condemned by the entire Board of Trustees, as well as by the committee on buildings. In its frail construction i t is a menace from fire to the entire group of college buildings. The splendid boilers enclosed are deteriorating through exposure to rain, which readily penetrates the roof and walls of t he building . (4) We have practically only one unit to operate this plant , which furnishes all the heat, light, and power for the college buildings, and also pumps the water, furnishes lights to the residences of the community, from which we receive a hand­some income . In case of a breakdown, the immense -inconvenience and injury to t he institution can be readily understood. (5) The equipment for electrical engineering is made necessary by the fact t hat this department has had no material addition to its apparatus and machinery for several years . It 1s the first department of electrical· engineering estab­lished i n the South, and there are ma~ hundreds of young men who have been fitted here for developing this great modern form of engineering . I n fact, t he dist i nction of the graduates in this department in several instances is national, and many of our men are the leaders of this profession throughout the SQuth and North . The sum mentioned is the minimum amount for placing the department fairly abreast of the times 'ih the way of nef{ models of apparatus and machinery. (6) The small sum-specified for farm machinery building, i f appropri ated, will bring to the institution double, perhaps quadruple, the amount in the way of donations from t he leading manufacturers of farming machinery throughout the United States . The hope of modern farming in Alabama I s the utiliZation of ma chinery. The insecurity and unprofitableness of much of our c lored labor threatens the prosperity of many of our 'farming regions, arid t he utilization of ,labor-saving devices is our only hope. Already many of the leadi ng manufacturers are gi ving hundreds of dollars I worth of modern machinery as pr izes to our stUdents . In case we er ect the building in a short While, we can have a highly .valuable.. .museum of farm machinery, exhi bi t i ng the very best specimens of modern skill . It has become necessary with the growth of t he- college to i ncrease the capacity of our ",aterworks system; and by careful ihvestigation lo(e find that this can be accomplished by the construction of an additional concrete reservoi~ at our spring, and by deepening our present source of supply ~ ' The mat ter has been under advisement for a year - ever since t he extreme drought of 1911 . The dutie~ of the superintendent of waterworks have been so arduous, however, that he has been unable .to prepare an a~curate detailed estimate. 'r ask that this important matter be referred to the Executive COmnUtt ~ e with power to act . It will be necessary imnediately to replace the present flooring in the main bti!lding . As you have observed, the ceaseless flow of feet has worn deep impressions even in the limestone steps leading into t he building, while the floor proper has been worn down to where t he splintered condition is not only unsight l y, but really dangerous. It is also desirable to over haul the area of t he main ' lding, as the asphalt has become worn' and the gratings to the conduits for the water badly choked. II (7) vnrile somethi ng ha s been accomolish d, t he equi oment of the agricultural hall is yet enti rely inadequate . None of the laboratories are able to cop-duct experiments requiring the use of t gas, an~ for this important work there is urgent need of an equipment of gasoline tanks and pipes, burners, ct~ . < As soon as the finances of the state will permit , it is extremely desirable t hat the appr.opriations made for .a new "Cheuq.cal" blrl.lding and a new "Veterinary Medi cal" building may become available . The department of chemistry of this . i nstitution is tte ol dest department of the kind ,in the.entire ·&outh , and ita g~a dua es rank at the top of their profession, beipg in widespread demand ~th in educational and commercial lines . The wqrk in t hi s department i s badly co eated both as to teaching and as to analytical work. For the purpose of lecturing. to a l arge sophomore class of 260 students , it is necessary for the professor to tran fer his entire class and apparatus to another building. ,: , Our veterinary college i S, the only college o~ veterina~ medicine in the South , , . and has attracted wide attention. If we hope to continue our lead in this practical and valuable work, it will be necessary for us to furnish more, attractive and im­pressive quarters t han those now occupied by· the department. . J I beg to say that all the ah9ve mentioned nee~ are immediate. We are asking nothing for posterity, but only for the prese~t generation . === m F CULTYr , .. In Jovember, 1911, Dr. F. A. Woolf reported for duty as Plant Pathologist of the Experiment Station. He is now ngagea ,in an importaot investi gation on plant di seases, especially tho~e affecting cotton and fruits. Dr . Woo~f is an A.B. of . the Uni versi ty of Nebra.ska and Doctor of Philosophy from Cornell Uni versi ty. He has l done extensive w9rk at the experiment station of Texas, and ,slso in cooperation wit h the United states DePfrtment of Agricult~re . He comes highly recommended . , It is gratifying to know t hat _our large taff .of workers is loyal to the in-t rests of the institution . ~ver or our professors have been called to other states with higher salaries, during the year.1 I but have pre.ferred to continue their investigations and educational wo~~. io this inst~tution , though witn less remuneration . C LLWE DEB TMENTS It may be of interest and value from time to time to refresh our minds upon the precise aim of our college . As you know, the land ~rant ~Qlleges of the United St ates were f ounded upon an act of Congress July 2. 1862, ~Qnating public lands t o t he s~ver 1 states, which may provide colleges .for the benefit of the agricultural and mechanical sciences; or to ~e the exact words of tbe measur e, "For the endowment, 1 support , and mainte~nce of at least one college where the l eading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactia , to tach such bradches of learning a~ are re1ated to agriculture and mechanic arts; for the liberal and practical education of the in­dustrial classes in the several pursuits and" professi ons of . fe . " In t he original organization of tbe colle e on the 20th of March, 1872, t he Board of Direotors keeping ~teadil:y in view the t~rms of the above chart~ , es­tablished tpe departJllents (1) Scientific gricultur~ ; a¢ma1 husbandry, rural agric4ture, etc . ; (2) Civil and MiI)ing Engi,neering , road engineering, surveying,' assaying, treatment of ores, and metallurgy; (3) Chemistr.y; agricultural "chemist anal ytical chemistry; the institution t hus taking the lead of all t he sou hern states in the . establishment of these practical department s . (4) In 1885, with in­c r ease of i ncome, t he first department of manual training and mechanic arts of the South was established. (5 ) In 1889, was established one of the first departments of biology, t he first professor bei ng now head of the great department .of botany of Cornell Univer sity . (6) In 1891, the fi r st department of electric 1 engineer­i ng , and (7) in 1907, the first department of architect~e . This i s a noteworthy record . (8) In 1884, the college , in order to still furt her limit its activities more strictly and technicall to the leading object of its creation and to exclude itself absolutely from any province of educational work given in the state , aban­doned the t ime-honored course and degree of ba chelor of arts, since which time it has conferred only one baccalaureate degree , that ' of bachelor of science . The renunciation was a great one, and was a supreme break with the old exclusive class' cal curriculum. To present the recent developments and pr ent aims of the institution, I take the privilege of repeating the statement made in one of my previous reports, a6 follows: The work of the college is now largely devoted to the study of the natural sciences and their applications to practical life . This scientific and practical education is based upon a sound and thorough education i n history, language , and mathematics . The proportion of these two elements i n!~education has been the constant study .of the in­stitution since i ts foundation in 1872, and the success of its graduates, I think, at­tests the sound Wisdom...of its polwy and practice. ENG INEERnIG The college is the pioneer in technical educat ion in the South , and has made an honorable record, taking the lead, it is generally conceded, in many department s of scientific work . Its graduates are found in the faculties of many leading colleges and universiti es throughout the entire South, while many hundreds of them f i ll leading positions in the industrial world as manufacturers, superintendents of mines, con­s~ ructors of railways, manufacturers, chemists of large. plants, as farmers, and leaders in scientific enterprises of every nat ure . AGRICULTURE A' second group of subjects includes all those sciences pertaining, to plant life, animal life , as agriculture, animal industry, veterinary science, horticulture, ento­I! lology, botany, and chemistry . These department~ likewise draw their full quota of patronage, and their work is marked by enthusiasmo T~e great industrial possibilities of the South offer extraordinary opportuniti es along many practical lines of ~ork for young men, who are trained in the principles of modern scientifi c agri culture and in the methods of modern practical application of those principles. ~LOYMENT A fell canvass of the pr esent senior class reveals the fact Lhat nearly every one of these young men has secured employment ranging tro~ post- graduate scholarships of $2500 00 to positions worth $1500. 00', a number of them receiving pOsitions at $1000 0 00 . This represents, as you see, a capital hf from twenty t o thirty thousand dollars. EXPERIMENT =ST=A:T.:;.;;I:.;;O;.;.;.N A~lD STATE EXPERIMENTAL WORK The colleg is not only a teaching body, but it is also a~ientific body With the Jouble purpose of (1) investigating the l aws and pr.inciples pertaining to agriculture as a science and (2) of disseminating thi s knowledge for the benefit of our ~arge agr icul t ural population who are engaged in practical farming . (It seems to me one of t he wi sest ~cts of our f~deral and state governments - this establishment of an or- ganized body of experts, . permanent and free rom political influences who are en­gaged in this great work for .the benefit of agriculture . ) It i s well nigh impossible to give an adequate i dea of the i mm ns amount of labor dooe by our experiment station staff . This staff now consists of eleven heads of departments and twenty­fo~ ssistants, and a base enumeration of the cbai r s will give some idea of the tremendous scope of the work . They are as follows: (1) (2) (3) (4) ' (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) Agriculture Chemistry Vet~rinary Science Soil and · Crop Chemist ry Physiological Chemistry ' Animal Industry Entomology Botany Agricultural Extension Work Hort'culture Plant. Diseases ., .From the names of. the depa:r:tmente you will note that thi s work touches upon every aspect of plant and animal life. The topics enumerated are subjects of the mos.t careful. and painstaking investigation on .the experiment station at Auburn, and li kewi se, whi ch is a pOint worthy tp be- remembered, in every cO\.l.llty in the state of Alabama . Moreover, the results of these investigations and the conclusions reached are disseminated broadcast by means of regular ~ulletins and press bulletins , and farmer 's institutes . PUBLICATIONS . . Some idea of the large amount of puplishing done by the experiment · station may be gained from t he following list pf bulletins issued during the calendar year 1911, the total being ten bulletins, six circulars , an~ e1even press pulletins, or twenty­seven separate publications : (1 ) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Self-boiled Lime Sulphur and i ts use in orchards . Experiments with Cotton; varieties -bo I -rot, wilt , phosphates . Corn, sOy bean pasture, tankage, cotton- seed meal for fattening hogs . The Pecan in labama . Peacb Growing in Alabula. The satsuma Orange . . ' Feeding Calves in Ala~l Heading off 'the roll~ru.~ . I. • Local fertilizer experi ments with cotton in South Alabama ;in 1911'. Lime for Alabama Soils . (ll) Bud Worm in Com. (12) The Relation of the County Superintendent of Education to the Boys ' Corn Club Work. Ho to Organize a Club. (13) F±ghti ng the Co~ton Wor • • (14) The Relation of the Teacher to the Boys.' Cprn Club Wor k9 . (-15}- How to Or ganize and Conduct a Girls ' Canning Club . (16) School Gardening . (17) Tests of Varieties of Cotton in 1910. (18) Protect your Peaches from plum Curculio 'and Brown Ro • '(19) Look Out for t he Cotton Worm. (20) (21) (22) (23 ) Cotton Worms Increasing. Cotton Worms of Second Crop soon out. Cotton Worm Damage in Alabama . The Boll Weevil is s eading fast, l ook out for it . (24) Announcement. of Boll Weevi l Line and uarantine Rules Applying to Alabama . (25) Notices relative to Shipment of Articles Quarantined against on account of the Boll Weevil . . (26) Tests of" Varieties of Cott on in 1911. (27) Tests of Varieties of Corn in 1911. No _ one who studies carefully the points embraced in this enumeration can fail to be impressed by the far- reaching and helpful wor k of our station staff , and I am glad to say that throughout the mass of the fa rmers , professional men, and teachers there is universal appreciation of the practical economic value of this work . This economic ap­plication is , of course, the final test of all the activities of cur station . We are greatly interested in sci ence f or science ' sake, but the ultimate aim is the betterment and amelioration of t he condition and standa~d of our agricultural people. LbCAL EXPERIMENT ~ THROUGHOUT THE STATE The chief means by whi ch this agri cult ural work has been i ncreased and the bene­fits carried directly to the farmer has been t he appr opriat i on made by tbe recent l egislatur e and approved by the Governor, known as the Local Experiment or Boll Weevil appropriat ion. Under this act popular experiments have been conQucted throughO\lt the state during "this past year . There have been added to the experiment station staff three assistants in agriculture, drainage, and plant breeding; five in animal industry; t wo in extension work; one in hort iculture; and one in entomology; and through this incr~as e d assistance the animal indust ry de~tment has been able to inaugurate ex­perimental work in eight localities ; the department of horticUlture and entomology to operate in 37 counties ; t "he extension "department, under PrOfes sor Duncan and Hobdy, has been enabled to extend its activities irito every county and precinct in Alabama ; and t he department of agriculture has been enabl ed to conduct fertilizer experlments and tests of varieties of cotton and corn, oats, alfalfa , crimson cl over, etc . , in 67 counties in the state . . STATE CHR1I1IST • The fertilizer work of the past season exceeded in volume that of any preceding year , t he total number of official and unofficial" samples being about 1750. These samples are analyzed in duplicate, giving a total of 3, 500 analyses with five elements to be det er mined i n each analysi-s , the gr and total being 15 , 000 separate chemical determinations . The new feed 'stuffs law enacted "by the .l egislature in 1911 has been put into operation and mor e than 300 duplicate analyses of commercial feeding stuff s have been made . About 200 samples of foods have been analyzed under t he provision of the. food and drug law of the Stat e, whi le about 400 sa~ple s of illuminating oils have been examined . F AfI.MERS ' I~ST ITtll'ES During the year 1911 the number of Farmers ' Institutes conducted was 33 ,' count ies visited 44, number of sessions held 54, t he t otal attendance 5,115. - F Af..MERS ' Sm-n-lER SCHOOL The Farmers ' Summer School was conducted at Auburn from July 29th to August 5th, 1911, the total enrollment bei ng the lar gest in the history of this movement , 1100. The l ectures began at 8:00 a .m. and continued until 10:00 p . ~ . , sixty to sev enty lectures and demonstrations being given during the session of the school . This has beert one of the most popular ~ovements. in our agricultural work . " The Board sh"oll;ld bear in mind the fact that this work is done w"thout remunera "on on the part of our professors in t e hottest part of the summer . ~fuereas, in the summer work done throughout the state in Teachers' Inatitutes and in the Teache rs' Summer School , t e i nstructors receive ad "tional remuneration . Of course , there is heavy expense for outsi de lectures , and all of this is carried on the regular college income . A separate appropriation should be made by the State for this Summer School fo r Farmers, and also for iving i nstruction to teac ere i n tgriculture and t e sc ences re­l ated thereto . ANIMAL INDUSTRY I I ~rish t o call especial attenti on to t he extent and high quality of the work done in the department of animal industry . I egard the experiments conducted by this department as of vital i mportance to the future of the state . As we all know , the cotton boll weevil "s making -it.s way .&teadi.l~ i nto ·0 J! black ·belt region and all of the disastrous results attending this pest t hat have already accrued i n Texas , Louisiana, and Mississippi will nec ssarily ensue in our state . Now, our state, with proper protection and encouragement, can be made to produce pork and beef, mutton , poultry, milk, and butter in quantit i es not only suffi cient for the support of our populat ion , but also as profitable commodities for outside mar kets . In the furthe rance of t~s wqrk, our department of animal industry is engaged in promoting the raisi ng of swine, beef and dairy catt e, ' sheep, and poultry throughout t he state of Alabama . I t is engaged at present in studying the economic result s of f inishing swine by dry lot methods, and valuable coope~ation ha~ been secured with the agri ­cul t ural schools at Jackson, Abbeville, Hamilton, and Albertville, approximately 100 hogs having been fed , during the past year, upon the station grounds of these various schools . Two expe.rimental hog farms are now established in the state to det ermine the cost and best methods of producing ork un er the average farm conditions , one of the fgrms befng located in "Sumter County, the second in Houston County. Valuable experiments in beef cattle are being conducted on the station·farm at Auburn and i n va "ous sections of the state . A breed herd of about 60 cows has been used, and 75 steers and 120 calves have been fattened . ~' ~ CLUBS ~ GIRLS ' CANNING CLUBS This department was organi ~d July 1st , 1909, with on person besides a steno­graph er . At present with ~ little more than two years' growth the department ha ~ four workers in addition to clerical assistance . The United States con~ribut es volun­tarily $2980. 00, and the General Educational Board contri butes 2000. 00 . At present this department is wor~ng with 10, 000 boys in Corn Clubs, a club in every county i n the state , and with girls ' Canning Clubs in fifteen counties, there bein a total of 2,500 girls . Prof . L. N. Duncan is the head of t his department and Pr of . J . B. Hobdy i~ first assistant, the latter also acting in the capacit1 of High School Visitor from t he Alabama Polytechnic Institute under the superintsRQence of t he State Department of Sducation . I desire to call eS?8cial attent ion t o thi S' parti cul ar phase of our wonk . The State of Alabama is, as it were, t he school-house of thi s form of education, this I mighty ar~ of young boys and girls eanstittttiRg the most promiSing student body . Perhaps the paramount good of this work is the great interest avowed on the part of the young people of the country in the raising of corn, vegetables, and other crops on the farm . Handsome prizes are off~red in each county and i nterest is stimulated in a number of ways . Tne' point of view of t ese thousarrdS" of young people is t hus entirely changed and, s"o to 'speak, the center of gravity of the young person is changed from the side of the town to the side of the cou tr . Country ife is or­ganized and the possi bilities for scientific farming emphasized . ur ganiz d in these elementary forms of production t he young people will become more and more organized in all forms of rural life - in social and financial cooperation , as well as in pro­duct ive cooperation . TERMS 'OF ADVJSSION To enter the freshman class, session 1912- 13 , a student will be required to pr e­sent twelve units to pursue any r egular course for graduation • . CHANGES . IN. TITLES I take pleasure in recommending that changes be made in titles of the instructors named below S~ as to read as follows: - w. J . M. J . L. J . W. F. J . R. 1.1/ • B. Hlll,.Professor.of.Electrical .Engineeriog . Mes sick, ~rofessor . of . Matbe~tic~ .. Donahue, Director. and . Professor of Physical Culture RutlaDd, Librarian.and Professor of English Summers , Assi~tant.Pro£e$sor of Apimal Industry Hobdy, Professor . of.Agricultural.Scbool Extension Work I regret to state that Mi ~s .Lucile . Viraen has tendered her resignation as Librarian, her marriage having.b e e n . anno~ncea for an early date. I have communicated witb.a . p~ber . of.person8 concerning the vacancy, and after full investigation I beg to state tbat . I .think.tbat.the interests of t he college will be best served by the.election . of .~ ss. Mary E. Martin who is now assistant li brarian of the Carnegie Library of tbe . Wintbrop .Normal.and .lodu~trial College, rlock Hill , S.C. Her father was a native of Alabama • .. t~ss . ~rti n has served six years in connection witb the li brary at ROCk Hill. Sbe . comes . lllost . bighly recommended for her skill in cataloging , which will be her chief work . She is also an excellent French and German scholar, and is able to deal with the cataloging of literature of t hose l anguages . Her recommendations show that she has done cataloging in a number of college librari es and is familiar with college work. Her testimonials are from the Library Training School of Atlanta, the principal . recommeodiog . ber .most highly; •��••••••• also recom­mends her and she was . recommended to us .likewise .by our former lib~arian, ~ass Virden . I recommend her selection , for .t be . positioo .of.Librarian . I herewith submit th~ r eport .of the Director of the Experiment Station on Local Experiment Wor k, with . ~ approval • ....... . ..... .. . • Repo rt . of . Director.of . Experi~9ot Station . (Part IIJ.Report . .2f..L9C§l Experiment Work .. . . .. . .. . . . . ........ " .. ... .. .. .. Dr . C. C. Thach, .President, .... . ......... . .. Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. Sir: - I herewith submit ~ annual r eport and recommendations relative to the Local Experiment Work of all departments of the Experiment Station doing work under this fund and ask t hat you transmit this to the Board of Trustees . The order in t his report is as follows : (1) Expenditur es for that part of t he calendar year 1911 dur ~ng which t his work was in progre~s; (2 ) Recommendat ions for the ensuip~ year eff ecti ve July 1 1912, unless other­wise specifj ed; and . (,3) Brief mention 0 the princi pal activi ies of each department under this fund. Treasurer ' s Report, Local Expe °ment Fund !2.!:. ~ Calendar Year 1911 RECEIPTS To Cost from State ••• . •• •• • • •• • ••��• .• •••••••• 27 , 000 .00 To Cost f rom nimal Industry. ••••.• • •• • •••••.•• ''':'' '__. .9L.9!..:.. .;6~3:..-_ __- -l$l......2:::~7IO~9'-'9;..:•:. .6;;."3' DISBURSEMENI'S Amount paid Sa1aries •• • • o •• • ••••••••••• • ••••• $ 7, 339 . 07 9Z1 . ?1 1 , 798. 29 700. 65 541 . 68 . 2 , 6 ~1 . 89 820 . 42 74. 45 245. 41 4, 041 . 91 1 , 075. 57 80 . 57 " " " " " " " II " /I II /I " /I " II " " " " II II II II " " Labor ••• ; •••••••••••••••••••.•••• e . Publications ••• ~ •••••• • •••• •• •• ~ ••• Postage & Stationery ••••••••••••• · •• Freight and Express ••••• . •••••••••• Seeds, Pl ants & Supplies •••••���•••• Fertill zers • ' .•.•••.••..•........... Feeding stuffs ••••• • ••• • • • ••. • ••••• Tool s & Implement s ••••••••••••••••• raveling Expenses •••••••••••••••• • Furniture Fixtures • •••••••••••••• Contingent Expenses ••••••••••••••.• Live Stock ..••••••••••.•..••• . •••.• Sci ntific A paratus . ' •••••••••••••• 321 . 95 1.50 " It Li brary • • • • • . • • • . . • • • . • • • • . . • . • • . �� • 5 • 50 " It Chemio 1 Supplies .................. . 65 By Balance Carried to 1912 •••••• • ••••••• • ••.•��•~ 6 .a.;4.;~7_ 2_ .=..!8;;..6;~ _ "'-$..·. .;2.;;..17.. .... 0.;;9.,9"'"'""._ 6_" '.3 By Depart ments . AmoURt . paiQ. grioulture • • • •••••• ~ •••••• • •••••• 6; 710. 71 1 , 452. 53 3,490.00 2, 615 . 57 By " " Hort! cul ture ••••• ~ ••••• . • .. •• • •••• II " II " " It " " " " " " " " " " Balance Animal Indust ry •••••••• ~ ••••••• • • • Publications and Administration . • • Extension •.•• . •••. '.... . •.• . ••• • •• • 3 , 356. 21. Entomology •••• • ••• . ••• ••• • • • .••••• 1, 886.72 Plant Pat hology. . .... . .. . ..... .. .. 30. 21 Dr.ai I1S..ge .. _ •••• •. ..-.... _e_ • • • _ .......... __ . _ ••• ~ • 846 . 00 P.lant Brfteti.i.ng • • •.•••.• _ •. ~., ••.•.•.• _._.... 2.33 .32 Library .....•.. . .. .. ...• . ...• . .. ". 6. 50 Carr ied to 1912 •••• •• • • • • •• • •• • •••• ~$....6;::;..J,i.:::t74.L.;2;.:.:..8:;:.;:.6 _ .:--..$Jt....;2;;J7ul..;;.0.91...9ow.:..6.;;~3 Respectfully, (Signed) M. A. Glenn, Treasurer The existence of a ~a ance left over f rom the calendar year 1911 is due to the f act that experimental work under t his fund was in progress only f or a part of said year the funds not becoming a valla ble for several nths after the beginning of the calendar year 1911, and operations not bei ng begun by the departments of animal in-us ry, entomology, horticulture, and extension until the summer of 1911, and in the case of the department of Plant ?athology, not untO l November. hese balances are needed to carryon the work as planned in subs ouent yea !lliCOMMENDATIONS .. , ' p • The ~ollowing recommendations for the en 5 ui~e year are bas ed upon confere ces w~th each head of de artment and a r~ as nearly as practicable identical wi th my r~commen dations made a year ago and then adoptedpy t he B~ rd of .Trus t ~es . (1) .Horticultural Department Annual Appropriations Salary Prof . P. F. Williams Salary Mr . H. M. Connolly Sulary Stenographer . Traveling ~penses and ~upplies • $ 2~ . 00 l 2qOoOO 100.00 500 .00 $ 2,000. 00 $ 2, 000 .00 I fur.ther rccomme~d that Ins t~cto r J . C. C ~ Price r eceive as heret ofore , payable fr.om the 911 balance qf t he Local ~eriment Funft, now available . • •••••• ••• $ 200. 00. (2) Extension Department Annual Appropriation . Salary L. • IAmcan ( be~des U. S. FUl1ds ,etc .') Salary J ~ a. Hobdy ' . . Sal ary stenographer Trave l , J . B. Hobdy Travel, Assistant in Girls ' Work Supplies Additi onal Clerical help, etc . $ 5, 000 . 00 1 , 200 . 00 900. 00 520 . 00 1 , 000. 0 600. 00 780 . 00 . $ 5,000. 00 (Other salaries and other traveling expenses, are borne by f~ds supplied by the U. S. Department of Agr iculture . ) In addition, I recommend the same item that was adopt ed by' the Board f r om my repo~ . ma de June , 1911 , namely : - The setting asi de of a fund of 5000 00 ~~th which t o pay the traveling expenses of the r epr esentative, of any departments in att ending any agri cultural meeting not under t he auspices of cur institute work, nor of the r egular extension work, this item to be ~otted by the Di r ector and tope paid from the avai l ­able balance from •••••••••••••••• ~ ••••• • •••••••••••••• 1911 Extension appropriation ••• $ 500. 00 . • (3) Plant Pathology Annual ppropriation Part Salary of Dr . F. A. Woolf $ 500 . 00 Supplies, Travel, etc , .500, 00 $ 1 ,000. 00 . ' . (4) ield Cro ps (Agric41tur e ) , Plant Breeding , Drainage and Fann Machinery, and Publications and Administra t~on! (Year beginning July 1 , 1912) Expenditure of Posit ion Crops Annual Appropriation $7000 .00 Balance from 1911 (C rops , Breedi ng, and Drai nage ) 1909. 97 Bal . from 1911 Plant Path . Trans . as aut horized by l aw AVAILABLE $8, 909 . 97 Sal~ry 1 F.ield Agent Salary 1 Field Agent Salary 1 Hecor der for L.E. Exots . & Asst . Agriculture (Succeeding Hodson) $ 8000 00 1000.00 200 . 00 Plant ,Breeding . l1200. 00 $1200. 00 Drainage and Hachinery $1500. 00 $1500. 00 $ 500. 00 300. 00(Besides $)OC .Hatch of Soil Test or Hodson fund) Publications Total and Adml n . $2500. 00 $12200. 00 1909 . 97 $1476.19 $ 1300. 00 1000. 00 500 .00 Salary 1 stenographer Salary 1 Mailing Clerk Salary -nirector I S Secret ary Salary Present Recorder Salary As slst. Prof . Agri c . Salary Treasurer (Increase $l OO. OO}. Temporary Field Agtg. & Helpers (Rhodes , e~ . ) Director (Salary) Tra velin~ Expenses Po st age and Stati onery Freight & Express 1.. bor ... . . . " .. Printing Fert lizers , Seeds,. Supplies, etc . $ 460. 00 240 . 00 200. 00 300. 00 600. 00 1950.00 30 0 ~ 00 . 250. CO $ 200. 00 20 . 00 . 300.00 50. 00 50. 00 100. 00 250. 0 100.00 50. 00 600. 00 BCOO . OO 1200. 00 1500. E t i mated balance available for maintaining t hi s work on same scale in 7ear fol­lowing that for whi ch t hese estima es are made . $ 999 .97 (5) Department of Entomology . nnual Appropriation . Balance from 1911 . Total Available Part of Sala y of Dro Hi nds 'Four-fifths of salary of Field '. Traveling Expenses upplies , frei ght , postage, etc. Stenogr aphic Work • 400. 00 si·stant- ' , . . , . .880 .. 00 . , . , . •. . ••. , • , 700. 00 233 028 500 .00 (6) Department of /mimal I nduSotry . Annual Appr opria.tion . Livestock $ 35 0 .00 Poult ry 1000. 00 'w ObO. C(l 300000 ,"54 . 00 200. 400. 00 200 . 00 300. 00 350. 00 bOOoo 300.00 300. 00 1000CO 2600 .00 250000 250 .00 50000 500 0 00 150.00 ) 00000 1354. 22 1354 022 100. 00 2500. 00 3554 . 22 1), 854 . 22 $ 909 . 97 2300.00 413 . 28 2713 028 2713 . 28 Estimated Sales 390. 00 Total Available $ 4800. 00 Part Salary Prof . Jray Su • Hog 'Farm, Columbia Poult ry Farm in Jefferson County · As istant at Hamilton (Jenkins) Feeding Experi ments with hogs at 1st, 3d, 6th and 7th District Agricultural School Part salary for L. W. Summers · Salary of t . \'1. S ook 'Supplies and Incidentals' _ $ 200. 00 1000000 300.00 , 150. 00 800 .00 200. 00 1200. 00 + 550.00 ( I ncrease of $200. 00) Since the Local Experiment Appropr i a ~on i s made by the calendar year, I re­' commend that the date on which the nirector of t he Experiment Stat ion is authorized to make the allotment, among t he di fferent lines of work, of all balances remaining from t he previous calendar year (as authorized by l aw), be as early i Januarx or • February each year as ' practicab e; and that in the current calendar yea Publications be given refer ence . -I STAFF I recoIIillend the confirmation by the Boai'd or Tr ust ees of the following a polnt­ments made in the usual way since the last meet~ng of the Boar d : - Dr . F. A Wolf ~ Plant Patholo . st J . A. Dew, Field Assistant in Entomology, succeeding I . W. Carpenter, resigned. L. W. Howley, Field Agent in Agriculture, succeeding L. L. Glov~r, deceased . I recbmmend the appointment 0 the following assistants to fill vacanc'es, these being the nominations made by the head of each uepartment concerned, ' and provided f or in preceding budget: - Part Salary of F. L. Jenkins, Ass{stant in 'Animal Industry. (New work, see Budget) . Lo' W. Su...mners, Assistant in Aniinal Industry (See Bud et) . . ',I . F . Duggar, Jr'. , A,ssistant Recol"der and Assistant' i n Plant Breeding; in successi on to E. Hodson ' (resigned), at same salary, 'and f-rom same funds, viz . , 5000 00. Local Expe 'iment Fund, $300. 00. Hatch Fund. . The following increases are r ecommended in accordance with the recommendations of the heads of depart~nt8 concerned: ~ ~ . H. Sellers, Secretary to Director . 400. 00 ( e is now entering his seventh year in this posiU,on. Three years ago his salary was $ SOO. OO, reduced~ 'at his re uest, t o $ 600. 00, so that he might graduate in t e agricultural course, which he will do ��this seSSion . fie is worth 200.00 more now than three years ago . The proposed increase would make his total salary $1000 . 00) L. W. Shook, Assistant in Animal Industry, promoted in succession to W. F . Ward, resigned 200. 00 J . T. Williamson, First Field Agent in Agri culture, from $12000 00 to $1300. 00 . ,~ 100.00 Treasurer, M. A. Glenn, from 250 . 00 to $ 350 . 00 100. 00 H. • Connolly, Field Assistant in Horticulture, from $ 10000 00 to 1200. 00 $ 200.00 BRIEF SUMMARY_...f. WORK OF ~J4, PWARTMENTS ~Wk.«. k Qk»~~ Publications for the first twelve months ' operations under tnis fund numbered twenty­one, consisting of twelve bulletins and circulars and nine press bulletihs. The mailing list i s now being changed from t he pr inted slip system to the stencil system, to permit economy in the distribution of publica.ti6ns: I • The Animal Industry Department has in progress feeding experiments in eight counties with hogs, cattle and poultry. ( II : ' The Horti cultural Department has experimental work in progress w.Lth vegetables and - I fruits in eight oounties, and has in addition visited and rendered personal services to the horticulturists in twenty other counties . The Extension Department is devoting its time to the cooperative ·work with the u. S. Department of Agriculture, namely, the organization of boys' -Corn Clubs .and girls ' Canning Clubs, and in t he total enrollment ~ of boys and girls this stat-e .is one of the leaders . _ 0 ---------------------- ~-------------------------,--- - The Department of Plant Pathology b ean 0 ration ~ i n I,oven: er , 1911 , and has direct ed special attent' on t o a study of diseases of )1eanuts and cotton, in addition to making observations on numerous other di seases . - ' The Entomologi st has been es pecially active in giving advice r3garding t he best means of combating the cotton caterpillar , the curculio of ~ rui t s l p~ st ~ of Qrange tre~s , and the ,ar~ worm, and i ~ boll weevil q~rantine work . , In the Agricultu~al 'Department tiie drainage work has been started in 'f i ve local~ ti es in cooperati on with t he U. S . D~partment of Agri cul ture; tests have been ~de of mac4ines for drilling oats and of mechanical cotton choppers . Under t he appropriation made for local experiments with field crops there are now in prQgress fer t:i.lizer and variety tests in every countY. il1 the state . The total number of separa~ e tests in progres~ . on this date (May 30, ~9l2 ) ie 415 ~ These bea~ on more than 40 diffe ~ent agricultural .problems an~J n c~ude mor~ t ~an 110 fert !.1i~e r ex~rimet'\ts with cotton, 27 fe.rtilizer experi ~ents with corn , an~ numerous experiments with sweet potat oes , peanu!;s, sugar cal1e, ,and va,rious forage crops . The task of keeping accurate recordc of t hese more than four hundred separate experiments , has gr eatl mult iplied t he clerical and administrative ~ork in the Di rector ' s office , an d~he supervisi cn of these t ests has ke?t the, traveli~ r~ ­presentatives and temporar~ field agents of the department constantly employed. All concerned deserve prpise for t~e faithful ser~ce i n t r~ s ~onnection . It is especially ir.tportant to pay these a ssistant,S 84ch salaries as will prevent too f requent changes ·in the staff . Respectfully submitted. (Sig~ed ) J . F. Duggar, Director of Experiment Station I have the honor to sUburl.t the following names for the degrees npecifled: These young men ha ve been faithf~l in t heir work and a fter thorough examination of thei r grades , t hey are recommend~d by the Fac.ulty who hav.e exami.,ne~ t h,eir ,work and found it in every way satisfa ~tory . -' POST GRADUATE DEGREES Master of Science Samuel Adler . ./' Thesis : "Breeding Cotton seed to Increase .Oil and Li nt . U Riley Gi lbert Arnold Thesis : "Some Featur es of Struc,ture- of th~ Cotton Plant and Certain Aspects of its Physiologyll . ~ Edward Tarleton Collier Thesis : "Some Rhyrrd.ng Devices of Chaucer" . Dabney oti's Collins Thasis : itA Metropolitan Theatre" . Albert Burton Moore Thesis: "Contemporary Opinions of Lincoln in the Southll. Frank Lawrence Owsley Thesis: '''Contemporary Opinion of :Andrew Johnson in t he South" . Calboun Marion Lee Hale Fayette Elmore Par er f re st.on PoweD_ Thesis: "Breeding Cotton Sf' ed t o Inc r ease Oil and Lint" . Mechanical Engineer ~: ile s August us Askew Thesis : " A Tp.st of the Steam Leakage of Piston Valves " . Electrical Engineer Ja~es William Biviu8 Thesis: "Theory and Perfonnance under Test of Wagner Single Phase Motor" . Ci vii Enbi neer Leonard Maurice Blumenfeld Thesis : Design of a Sewage Disposal Plant for Auburn , Alabama William Smith Bonner Thesi s: "Cost of Sewer Construction in Auburn , Alabama II • Cedric Errol Faber Thesis: "Design of a Sewage Disposal Plant for Auburn, Alabama" . James Lane Henderson Thesis : "Cost of Sewer Construction i n Auburn, Alabama". Geor ge Clement Sequeisa Thesi s: "SUrveys for Intercoastal Canal II • William Mason Wilson Thesis: "Municipal Impr ovements in Roroo, Georgia ll • Alfred Proctor Aldrich , J r . Edward Shall Allen- \-lalker Anderson, Jr. Clarence Pax Andrew James lilliam Lee Benson Bernard Deckar d Boatright Henry I rwin Br engle Cyril }1a caulay Brennan Geor ge Allen Brewer Henry Wells Brooks Roland Lee Brooks George Patri ck Brown Tayl or George Burke Fl eming Cayce Burns Joseph Callaway, J r . Charles Hilliam Crumby SalID..lel Hi dgel y Cruse 'tJi lU am Fredpj'j ck Cobb Bachelor of Science Degrees Choctaw t.".arengo Georgia Lee Clay Georgia Jefferson Louisiana Geor gia south Caroli-na Jefferson . Florida Georgia Mobile Geor gia - F+orida Geor gia . Tallapoosa Georgia Geor gia J effer80n Montgomery Lauderdale­Mont gomery Jefferson Madison St . Cl air 2.: : L" 1 Franklin Richard Curtis William Wilfred Davies Edward Alonzo Dillard Thomas Floyd Drew Frances Camp Duggar John Frederick Duggar, Jr. John Jennings Dunlap Jessie Floyd Joel Clar ence Ford Henry Wiley Grady Samuel Cheatham Harrell John Everett Harris Velma DeForest Hartley Felix Lloyd Jenkins John Michael Johnson ' Robert Austin Jones George Alston Kellum Joseph Ketzky Peter Koch John Rus sell Liddell John Lewley Liles Roy Mill er Li lly 01 eon Al bert Miller James Monroe Moore Frank George Mullen Malcolm Eugene Morgan Thomas Bragg l1yers Arthur Bernhart Newman Willis Belmont Nicke'rson ~illa rd Fillmore Nixon John Emmett Pitts John Cunningham Portell , Jr. Alfred Wade Reynolds James Benagh Richardson Raymond Grover Ridgely David Clare Rumph Charles Edward Sauls Lewi s Arthur Scarbrough Frank Paul Schone Olin Herbert Sellers Claude Winchester Shelvest on Willie Lee Sims Chester A. Smith Hazen Eager Smit h Harrell Walton Smith Roger Downs Smith Marshall Charles Srndth Gordon Hall Steele . Charles Coleman Thach, Jr. Ernest Chatt erton Thomas Charles NQ~ Thibaut otto Wilson Tidwell John Walden William Collins White Thomas Holmes wnitfield Hugh Hardy Williamson Paul Bernard Williamson Claude Rodolphus Wood Geor ge Taylor Wyche I, t ' l' Arkansas Jefferson Lee . Georgia Lee Lee North Carolina Lee Madan Chamber s Lee Wilcox Blount Georgia Elmore Montgomery Shelby Montgomery South Afr-i ca ' Wil cox Jefferson Lee Jefferson Fayette ' . '-l Talladega ' I Jefferson Texas Madison Tallapposa ( . Marshall Russell Georgia .Barbour U mestone -Flori da eorgi a Georgia Geogia Gel"m8.l)y Lee Georgia Marshall . Hi 'Chi gan Autauga Je.f fer.s on Jefferson Wil cox 'Lee Lee Lee - . Louisiana Lee Georgia DeKalb Hare.ngo Lowndes Montgomery M&rioh - Montgomery •. I ) PHAhliACY DEGREES Pharmaceut'cal Chemist (Ph .C: ) Milner Hubbard Eskew Jemison Mims Moseley, Jr . Da.l;las Dallas Gradu~tes in Pharmacy:(Ph.G. ) : ~ames Edward Barnes Iierbert Clayton Goleman Ferrell Driver William Clyde Gilchrist Loui 6 ljowl~ , ,J'eese Jorey William Charles lhlone , Jr . Oavid Renwick Murray Charles stuart Stirling Clyde Qui tman Tervin ~dolphu~ Ev~d~h,William~ VETERINARY MEDICIllE DEGREEs • Dale Pike Lee Crenshaw Caihcun Covi ngton Talladega J effer son ' Pickens Walker Elmore Archibald Strickland Boyd Pilliard Orsen Browning Benny Sumner Clay James Madison Lu)<e Marion Elerson Meadows Adolphus Moore Graduates ~ VeterinarY Medicine (D.Y.M. ) Sumter Montgomery Jefferson Sumter James Frederi~k Park Malcolm James ~ttray .claud lilliam Harcelline l~essijae William Lee Stroup .Thomas Lee "[right Lee Perry U 'mestone Cherokee Mobil'e l-1ozogan Lee , I beg to recommend that the follOwing young men be passed for t hei"r degrees, sub­ject. to the fulfillment of certain co.nditions yet pending: - Mr . W. W. Johnston, Professiona ~ Degree, Civil ~ngineer. Mr . S. S. Daniell, B. S. Degree in Archit ecture . ~ . T. W. Taunton, Bachelor of Scie n~e Degree . Mr . W. 'II . Johnston is still due to present hi t hesis . His former theSis, whic'h .was forwarded from Barcelona, Spain, .where he is engaged in Civil Enginee"ring, having ·been lost on the ill- fated Titani c . Mr. S. S . Daniell 10 due to pas~ his exa;minations in Senior Mathematics arid French . ·Mr. Daniell had an acute attack of i~ne8 s during the final examinations .and is unabl e ·to complete his .examinations until after COIlll1,lencement . ~~ . Taunton has found it neces8~ ry to undergo an operation for appendtcitis and is unable to complete his examinations in one claos in Latin. TH.:. ~I') T • • o! I. t t - " ~c r the ¥PAr 1~ 1 2-1 j Original t-forri11 Hatch Endowment Fund _Fund State Appr opriation Horticulture Adams Total $20280. $24885 . $15000 . $40000 . $1500 . President & Station Mathematics Ci vil Engineer History & Latin Physiology & Vat . Sci . Mech . Engr. Pharmacy Agriculture Elec . Engr . Gaol. & Mining Engr . ~od ern Lang . & Eng . 90t any Physjcs Horticulture Prof . Ma h . Archi tecture Entomology Commandant Intr . 3000 . 1000 . 1000 . 1800. 1800. 300. 1800. Math . & Post Adj . 950.' Prof . Chemistry 1000. St udent Asst . Clerk Chemistry Chemist of Soils Prof . Phys . Chern. 600 . Asst . Prof . Chern. sst . Prof . Chen . 200. sst . i n Chern. As st . Chern. in Adams EX. 2 Assts . in Chern. Prof . Mechan . Draw . & Machine Design 950. Pr of . Elec . & Tel . Engr . (a) . & Supt . Power Plant(b )700. Instr . in Mech . Engr . & Mathematics Ass . n Physics & Draw. & Bandmaster Asst . in Mechanics Di rector & Pro! . Physical Culture Prof . Composition & Rhet . 750 . Farm Supt . & Recorder Pr of . Animal Industry Prof. English Liter a . Foreman of Fann Asst . Prof .An .Industry Asst . Hort iculture Assts . Vet . Sci ence (McAdory, 1450) Plant Pathologist Asst . Pr of. Agri . (F) 400 . ·800 . 800 . 400 . 1500 . 1800. 1500. 110e. 1000. l00c . 850. 300 . 300. 650 . 750. 800. 1400 . 1000. 200. 600. 100. 800. 400. 700. 300. 300. 000 . 100. ~ OO . 1300 . 700 . 20 • 400 . 200 . 200 . 800. 900. 600 . 500 . 700. llOO . (6th yr . ) . 50. 10Q. 1100 . 100. 400. 700. 1200. 1000. 1100. 1000. 1600. 650. 1500. 900. 1400 • . 85C . 450 . 2000. 700 . 450 . 500. 4250 . 650 . -- Fund $116865. 4000 . 1900. 1900. 2200 . 2100. 2200. 2000. (500) L.E.300. 2300 . 2000 .' 1800. 2000 . 1800. 2000 . 30 • L.E. 200 . 1400 . 1700. 2100 . 1850 . L. E. 400 . 2100 . 1900. 2700 . 800. 600. (F . S. 200) 750. 1000. 1. E. 200 600. L. E, 2OQ 200. 200 . 1. E. 200 L.E. 2OQ 1500. L.E. 500 600 . L.L300 200. 2000. 1900. 1500. 1500. llOO. 750. 1000. 2000. a . 2000 . b. 300 1400. . 1)00. 900. 1400. 1600. 1400. 1750. 2q00 . 500 . 1200 950 . 4250 . 1500. 1250 . Treas urer House Ren (1) Pr esi dent & 12 Professors: . (2) Mat hemati cs · (3) Civil Engr . · (4) History & Latin · (5) Mech . Engr. - -(6) Phys cs - (7) Elec . Engr. - (8) Vet . Sci enc e , (9) Eotany -(10) Chemistry - (11) Geology -(12) Pharmacy (13) Modern Lang . & English - -Asst . in Botany -Asst. in Entomol . -Asst . in Pharmacy · 22 Scholarships ~ ­ · (1) Fresh . (2 )English - (3) Civil Engr. 1 O. lS00 . ' (4) Mech. Arts(5)Chem. · (6) Elec . Engr . (7)Latin · (8) Botany(9)Pharmacy ' (10) Vet . Science , (11) Mech . Engr. • (12) Mining Engr . - (13) Civil(14)Arch . (15 & -16) Mach . Design · (17) Chemistry(lS)Office ' (19 ) Agric . (20)Ar . l nd. ' (21) Draw. , (22)Elec . Engr .&' Shop 2300. , Record ,Clerk - 250. Librarian & Prof . Eng. 5~0 . Registrar & Assistance Asst . Librarian Asst . Prof . in Math . 400. Asst . Hist . & Latin Night Watch 2~ As sts .L1brary (Scholarshi ps ). Asst . Check Room Secretary Trustees Bulletin Clerk & Clerk to Station Cl erk to Dean Eng r . Stenographer to Pres . Asst . Recorder Station Asst . in Military Band Y .M.C .A. Association 360. 100 . 500. 200 . ' 600.' 200. ' 500. 200 . 800. ' 800. 100. ' 500 . - 2650 . 300. 1250.' 700. 7500 1050. 1300. 265 . 625 . 200. 2)0 . ~. 800. • 100. 500. 400. 900. 200. 300. L.E. 350 1500. 2600. 1200. 1200 . 500. 5550. 750 . 1800. 1200 . 750. 1450 . 1300. 625 . 6250 200. 1000 600. 200. 8 • 300. 100 . 500 . Mech . Engr . As sts . (Hixon lOO. Standifer 250 . _ B. Evans 200. ) i200:(See Scholarship Mech . Engr . ) 1200. 2400 . 670. Surgeon - 2400. Local EXperiment '(Duncan '420 . 'Hobdy '202: ) ' - - '670: - . , - . - .T OTALS : $25610 . .$2.03.50.. . 1.50.50.. .$6.S9.i O.. . . ..$15.00. . $14900. $146170 , . Departmehts Ar chi t ecture 200 . Adv . Printing 200 . 1.5G . 2550. 3000 . Pub ications 14X. 1400 . Animal Indust ry 1400. 700. 1000. 3100. Botany '400• 100. 400 . 000. Chemistry 600 . 1600 . 400 . 2600. Ci viI Engineering 300 . 200 . 00 . Commencement 300 . 500 . 800 . Dormi tories 1050. 1050. Electrical Engineering 700 . 700. 700 . Ent::>mo1ogy 100. 8 .... 0. 950 . Expense & High ~choo1 Work 600 . 1600 . (teaching) 2200 . ( teach:i. ng ) . Agr icul t ure (Farm ) 600 • 1800. 200. 800. 3400 . Farmers ' Institut es 600. . 600 • Fuel. 350. . l~OO . . 2250 . . ; OCO • rounds Repairs 400 . 1600. 2000 . Port iC11 turi st 500. 100 . 400 !, 1000 . Hort iculture (Stat e) 500. 500. Labor (Col le c) 400 . (Comer Hall) 1000. (Engr . Bldg . ) 1400. Li brar 900. 500. , (')d 1400. Hechanics 1400. 1400. fill t ar 200 . , . 200 . YJ. r.i n Engr . 200 . 200. ,f.us' c 300 . 300. Phar macy 500 . 300. ' 800. Physi cs 500 . ' 500. Posta .... 8 150. 150. 150. ' 450. SUImner School 700. 700 . StRtioner;y 150. 450. 600 . 7rust es 300. 300. . Veterinary Science 200 •. 400. 7 • 1300 . . Insurance 2000 • _~OOO. $3000 . $6700., $6650. $20950. $500. 45 50 • $42450. . I herewith submit the r eport o~ the Tr easurer of t he Alapama Po~ytec hni c, In t i ~ut~ . , Res~ctfully , (si gned)C . C. Thach , President REPOR~ OF THE TnEASURER OF THE ALABAM PQLYTECHNIC INST I TUTE F it THE Y ~ 19l1- 912, IDDING June 1, 1912. · Endowment. ~ · Receipts To Endowment Fund • • • • • • .· . . . . . . . . .. . '-Ilisburs menta By Anoun paj d 'Salaries', ••••• ' . • •. ' . • • . ' . • •• 2 280 .00 .. . , 1 .$ 20 , 28 .00 $ :20, 280 0 00 ML:KRILL F1J I~D Rece!. pts To Morrill Fund •• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . , J • • Di s bur sement s I. t t '. ( By amount paid salari-es . ( • •• .., . • I ) . . . . . . . . . . ., .... .. • .• $ 21',392. 50 , STATE HORTICULTURE FUND Receipts . , To State Horti culture FUnd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • .0 '. '. Disbursement s By amount paid salaries •••••••• •• ••••••• $ 1,17,'0 . 00 By amount paid state horticulture • • • • • • • • • • • • 330. 00 I . . . 51 ATE AND COllIDE FUND Recei pts To State Fund To Surgeon and Infirmary To I ncidental Fees • To Tuition Fees To Laboratory Fees To Library Fees & Interest '(on Bonds) To Farm Products • To Analysis To Hort iculture To Dormitories To Expense . To ~n1ma1 -~ntttlstry To Chemi. stry To Mechanical Engineer ing To Pharmacy To Civil Engineeri ng To Smi th Hall To Power Plant To Waterwor ks To Feed Stuf f To Oil Wax TO -Uunaz7 - To Athletics To Overdraft . , .... ' r{ ", $ 40, 000. 00 3 , 830 .ec? 3, 685.00 ]., 983 .00 2,081~4o' 2, 733 . 25 834.72 ?7 . 25 168;70 20. 0.0 995 .'13 2,253 ~ 58 254.40 77 . 94 89. 25 37.35 2,391. 20 5,402. 47 981 . 8;2 789,00 10, 007. 87 . 689 . 69 382. 34 150. 79 I • ," , " I, ~. j I -,. ',. /, : I By. &DIOuntJ. pai d " " " " " " " " " " " " State-SKlartes--­Endowment Sa1ari es St ate Horti culture Infirmary l.i brary Disbursements $ . 27J,'B1S . ~ 2,565 . 92 96 . 96 653 056 2, 121.33 . . .$ Zl , J62050 'I $ Zl.,362 .50 ... .$ 1, 500.00 $ 1,500 .00 ,. " ... . ( ." I 79.927.75 '.' ) 3J" amount paid Horticulture " " IP II " II '" II " " 11 " " II ' " " " " " ' " " II II " " II II " II II II II " " II " II " " " II ·n " ".. II II " " II " " " " " " " II II II " " " " II II " " " " " II II Dormitori es Expense -II • " " Con!rnenden'lert't 10Cpe'n~ e ' Printing & A verti s'ng Animal Industry " Ch eJT1i st ry " " " El e cftri dal Er1f.i'nE!etirte . Hechanical EngineerinG Farmers ' Instit ~ L e .. Fuel " " Grounds and ~e . irs Insurance 'I Servants & Janitors . ... t'.iIi -t:at y " ' " II Hinine Engineering " Pharmacy " Physics " Postage " Statronery ' . . . . • • " Trustees " Veter inary " Summer School " Watchman " Civil Enginee r ing " Archi tocture " Entomologt " Smi th HaU' " Power Plartt " Agricul t~a1 College " Water-.. or ks " Lighting " Botany " Comer Hall " Music .. Feed St uff' " Experiment" St a t ior' RECAPITULATIONS Heceipts To Endowment Fund To horrill Fund To State and College Fund To State Hort i culture Fund ~~ Overdraft to balance • y Endowment Fund By Morrill Fund By St ate and College Fund By aoount paid State Ho~iculture Di s bur semer.t s 187. ' .4 1, 046. 50 2, 580. 87 . 907.:n · 3,705 .38 2,451.05 2.869. 29 , . :6OU.83 1,1'56. 20 ,710.32 3,484. 61 4.'90. 07 4.621 . 99 708. 00 . . 70. 34 1560 75 770. 52 285 . 95 4,28. 76 686.70 286.10 1,130. 39 145.02 565 . 21~ 500.11 115. 92 99 . 26 9 6.77 1, 832. 57 492 . 50 1 , 048 . :~ 2 3 , 290 . 7~ 2'2.7 .37 907 . 02 3270:"7 579 . 05 1 . 200. 00 ~ 20 , 280. 00 27 ,362. 50 79 , 776.16 1, 500 .00 150.79 ~ 20, 280. 00 '/.7,362. 50 79, 927 .75 1 , 500. 00 o $ 79 .9Zl ·75 $ 129 .070 . 2.5 $ 129 . 070 . 25 Hu.i L di n~ l'l.ccount ay amount of overdraft 1910-19l1 By amount of overdraft 1911-1912 (Broun Hall By amount of overdr~~ College 3,800 . 40 4, 768. 64 150. 79 Respectfully submitted $ 8.719 . 8.3 (igned) H. A. Glenn, Treas . Auburn, Alabama. November 21 . 1912 The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic I nstitute met in regular session at the Institute on the third Thursday in November, the twenty~first day, 1912, at 11 o I clock a .• m. The roll was called and the followi ng members ans\'/ered to their names: Hi s Excellency Governor Enmet O' Neal , Ex-Officio President H. J . Willi ngham, Superintendent Education, Ex- ffici o W. K. T~rry H. L. Martin J . R. A. w. R. C. s. B. w. F. F. M. Frazer Bs.rnes Bell Feagin Kolb Sher od . A quorum pr esent . , J! • Upon motion of Mr . Terry, the order of busines s was suspended ,and a recess taken that the Executiv Committee might have a conference before .reporting to the BOard. When the session was resumed it was moved that the Board now go into executive session . The moti on prevailed, and whep th~ executi ve session rose , there bei~ no other • • l business, he Board aJjou ned Slne die . R. W. Burton SecretaryAuburn University Board of Trustees19121910sAuburn University LibrariesEducation -- Higher Education; History -- 1875-1929: The New South EratextpdfBOT_1912.pdfAuburn University Libraries. 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