1913 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

1913 [pdf for printing]: Board Minutes of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute

Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 19133\ June ~ 2 1913 ~ . The Board of Trustees of t he Alaba Po1yt ch . c Inst-l.tut e ' in 'reg 1ar ' se.s.sion . n ~ t e }I in Coll ge Buildine in Auburn at ten o te ock 'a .m. were The roll was called and t e following gentleme...

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description Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 19133\ June ~ 2 1913 ~ . The Board of Trustees of t he Alaba Po1yt ch . c Inst-l.tut e ' in 'reg 1ar ' se.s.sion . n ~ t e }I in Coll ge Buildine in Auburn at ten o te ock 'a .m. were The roll was called and t e following gentlemen answered to thei r names : - • Hi 'I Excellency vernor H. L. Martin W. K. Terry J . S. Frazer R. B. Barnes A. vi • .Bell 't . F. Feagin A quorum present . et O' Neal, President Ex- Offic'o The minutes of previous sessions held June 3, 1912, and November 21 , 1912, r ead end ap roved. :, f .. r , . r \". ! ,. ~ "T rl.t J The President of the Institute, Dr . C. C. Thach read his annual repo re ~ 1 .• I~ ' o Mr. Feag n, Shairman of he comm[tt e on the Pres ' dent ' s followin resolution, which was adopted: - I (.,.. t ' ) Re solved, That i rbrde to exped ' te' buSin sidered by the whole Board, and that the Board now take a today . eport, ofie ed' the J. . • t · be con­olclock p .m. " 11 J At 3 o lclock .m. the Board reassembled, t he same members bing pr sent, with the addition of Mr . Kolb, who had arri ved am now took his seat wit tne ard. In accor dance with the order made at t he morning sitt ing, t he Board p~ocee ded to a consideration of t he President ' s annual report , seriatim. 1 . It was ordered t hat all degrees recommended by the FacUlt y1be confer r ed . ' 2. Moved, ~ ~~ -t He President' r ecommenaati on 0 be ' approved, nd- ~ha€ 12;500 be aaded tH ret o or the or the Presi de~ of t he Institute : - . (I r •• '1 o c 1 . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 . 9. 10. 11. Infirmary Boi l er House EqUipment Power Plant Equipment for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Farm Machinery Building Equipment ror Agricultural Hall and Laboratories Seats f or Auditorium Heating Facilities Main Bldg . Chemi al Buildin Veteri nary Building Other Important Demands (FaCilities, Fixtures , Equipment , Apparat us fo r above buildings) Notion adopted. 15, 000. 00 10, 000 .00 10 ,0~'. 00 . 4, 000.00 5, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 3 , 000 .00 5, 000 000 60, 000 .00 30, 000. 00 the fOl lowin appro r~ations pos~ f er ecti a r-e idence 1 1 . -I -I . . 3. It was moved that the P e s j ent of the n~titute be auth rized t9 h9rrow $ll) ,COO. OO to build an i nfi rmar ' and $1 2, 500 . 00 to erect a Presi dent's res idence, G v~nor O'Neal b~ing pre ent and biving assurance orall y tha.t the amount . ~ h9uld be rel eased fr~m the state treasury by January 1 , 1914 , to pay the debt . l-:otion prevailed . 40 It was moved tha\ the budget opened by the President be ,approved . Page 24, et . seq . ) Motion prevailed. 60 It was moved that t he following increase cf salaries be made , as recomoended bI' the Presi de t: - (a (b) (c) That the Chairman of the Exa~nation Comrndttee be allowed $200 . 00 for the additional labor of that office . • That the Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings and Fuel be allowed $200.00 additional for 1 bar of that office . For Agricultural Extension work - ~200 . 00 . Motion prevailed. (l-tr . Rogers ar . ved and too.k h.i s s .. at with the Board) . 70 It was .moved that the President ' s recommendatlon that t he sliding Bcale of salaries adopted in 1908 be suspended, be adopted. Motion adopted . 8. It was moved that following petition of the Young Men's Christian Association of the In qti~ut~ be granted, as recommended by the Presi dent , on t he condition t at the titles to the property be made to the Alabama PolytechPic Institu~e and t hat this Board of Trustee:;; have control of came in !,ike manner as i .t has of other department s of thG Institu e: - That the college furnish free of cha r ge water , light, heat, and nsurance, furnish the fifteen dormitory rooms , and appr opriate annually a sum not 1 ss tha~ 750 0 00 t oward the general maintenance of the building d the work in the same , besi es co - t inuing to carry $500 .00 of the salary of the General Secretary . The petit.on above being pr ewised upon the success of the effort of the Young Men's Chr istian As sociation to secure a liberal donation to erect a modern Y.M. e .A. building to cost approximat ely $50 , 0 0 0 . Hotion adopt ed . 9. The f ~llowine nomI nations m&de by t e President were confirmed : - A. B. Masse~' Assistant Professor of Botany, tv succeed Hr . Ridgway, Salary $1200 . • B. Ti d, al s sistAnt ~ orrler ~atc a $ 00 . G. v. Stelzenmull r , Field Ag nt of ort' cultural Departrr.ent Sa arJ $SOOoOO . 10. The following profes sor~ appo'nted during the session by t he Pr esident , were confirmed in their re3 pective chairs: - Joseph Hudnut, Pr ofessor of A chitecture and Drawing. Joseph st wart aldwell, Professor of Botany. Jesse McCullough Jones, Professor of Animal Industry . E. P. Sandsten, Professor of Horti cul t ure . T . E. Buck, Assi stant in Entomology • • A. egley As istant i n Dairying Extension work . u . . '~o ved , that t he President , with the concurrence of the Executive Committee, be authorized ·to ef ect a settlement f the claim of S. G. owe on t he asis of a loss o wages • . fotion adopted . 12. On motion , the annual cat&loguc presented by the Pr sident, was adopted . 13. ove, t hat the siden 15 recommend t i on hat the t hletic fee b fi xed at ~ . CO, and that all students be admitted free to all athl et ic ~ an ·s ports . oUon prey edo 14. 'toyed, that the laborstol'j" f e in Bot ny be one do 1 r , s recommended 1:-~' t'1e P""csi dent . "\ t 1kt; 0'1 adopted . 15 . As r ecommended b;t· the President , t l':e :iegree 0 El ectrical Engi .eer was ':O~l!,t;: • edm ill ~l ]ccse H son of Orange, 0 n motion t e Pres dent ' s ar.ru 1 Repo~t was adopted a a whole . Tr.e follqw.ing resoluti o:1 was unaniMousl adopted : - Resolve1, tha FresiJent ' of the t . Bard her by rea ' rm.s i s conf' hce in Dr . C. C. Thach as abam;i Polytechnic In3tit t e an thi Boa d erten 5 th&n"K:s to him for, the epergetic and satisfactory .. dmi nistrati ::>0 of the affairs 0 _tl;e insti tuti on dur~ng the year just closing . J10ved J that a me ri t e Pr side~t , b referre wi th power to ct UR n the }lfotio adopte . from certain stu ants , t he same being . n t ' e to the Executive- Committee , the President coo same according to t eir dis cretion ~ l-~oved , that t Ie Boa""d now adjourn si l'le qie . ~~ot.ion prevailed . H. 1 • Burton, Secre ary J ha ds of erati , RE. liT W TH:<; PRESIDENT 0 THE BIiK'{ PJLY'l'E;SIINIC II bTITUTE TO TH BOAltD OF TRUSTEES Gentlemen: - I ha~ the honor to submit to the Board of Trustees of the lab Institute report of the work of t he college for the y ar 1 12- 13 . The co tinued pro perity of the institution has b en evidenced by the e cellent atten oe ~~ring the yea , the general spirit of good work, and observa ce of the laws of th college by the student boqy; which facts are a so ce of deep gratifi at'on t th friends of the institution and thos interested in its wel fare and development . though the college authorities last session advanced the requirement for admission by an entire ye r 0 gh sc 001 preparation, the en ollment or the pres nt ar ha been 805 . At the final examinations there are thirty (30) more students in attendance than at the corresponding exanQnations last year, indicating better preparation, aswall as a persevering purpose to secure an education . The Seni r Junior classes are t he largest in the history of the institution. It is also r atif ' lg to ~ote that a large number of students, being unable to pursue a full course, are entering with gr eat interest upon the two-year courses in Agriculture, Mechanics, and Applied Electricity. Attendance : The attendance is distributed throughout t he entir tate of Alabama, sixty-fi ve (65) counties being epresented. Some of the largest county delegations are as follows: Lee 03; Jefferson 89; Montgomery 38 ; Wil ox 22; ~obile 19; s mbia 18; bb 16; Marengo 15 ; Chambers 14; Shelby 14, Calhoun 12; Da a 1 2; C 1 ; r olph 12j Tal d ga 12; 1 rgan 10; W lk r 10. The e are in attendance also stud nt fro s' xteen (16) other states of tb union, and ... rOQl ou for ien countri. s a fQll 8: - Georgia 68 Florida 34 Sout C.w lina 10 Tennessee Mis iss' ppi Texa Louis! na North Carolina Kentucky V'rgini 10 8 ~ 8 4 2 2 2 lew Mexico Mi hig n N w Y r I dian~ n inoi west Virg' nia eu M co Guat mala Peru The average age of the student body is well advanced , there being over 265 student over twent -one years of age . Ten youn women ave been in ttenda ceo s you know, admissio to the Institution is granted t o young wome~ only w 0 are pre­par d t o n r the so ho ore class . . The class fica ion of students has been a fo 1 ws: - fin s Electr' cal Engin ering ec . c 1 Engineering 'ning Engineering Ci vi 1 Eneine ring 95 108 97 36 . Surveyine 39 Archit ctur 38 Meohanic lOra ng 258 Descriptive Geom try 97 }~echanic Arts 338 II As 'culture and Che .. stry Au i culture Animal Indust y Horticult ure Forestry ... hemistry Chemical Lab ratory EntoIl'lOlogy Bot ny 'Veterinary Medic"ne Pharmacy • 281 334 90 I~ l 475 187 43 169 56 68 III Academic Departments English Poll t . cal F"c onomy His ory French German Mathematic Physics , , ' ) 550 95 364 53 74 510 450 The religious statistics or present year of the largest denominations re r esented are as follOWs: - Methodist 317 Bapti st 236 • Pr esbytenan 104 ( E~i 8C Opal 66 Catholic 26 Chri. st ian 24 J ewi sh 9 Lutheran 6 he app "' cation on the part of students to 3t-udy throughout t he year has: been highl satisfactory; As I have remarked on f ormer occasi ons, there i s a not able spirit of seriousness .,.le might say, f r of s sionalism on the part of . stUdents pursuing technical studies . There is a feeli ng on their part t hat colleee work is immediately pertinent o i fe -work, and this p actical view erts a highly steaQying infl uence an 6ives a most notable z al and earnestness. Our udents, as a whole , are tru tworthy, in­dustri. ous, an ambi ious . In all yea s of de ali ng \·Ii th t hem I have ever found th em keen y susceptible to ppe&l s t o what is best, and this sensi bility is , I t hi nk, cne of the finest ~alities of a gOod citizen. Tho attendance a~ c asses is quite r emarkable . Each pr of essor makes a daily report to the President 's office of all absences f om ach reci tation . There are ovor fift professor nd instructors who report on over 70C s tudents daily. In an a verag of fi vo assien d quti es 1 er st 'J.dent , maki n ~ a otal of over 3500 it roB ·in t e aily eports , t~ere i I s , t han 0 e per c nt of abse ce . There have been twenty-five cases of infraction of colleee regu­l ati ons i ncurri ng enal ies of dl smissal or susr epsion or droppin ' f om t he college rolls . , . Health 'r t ake pleasure in stati ng that the general condition of health t hroughout t he ses on has been good . There has been some slight interruption frqm mumps a~d rr ea gles but owi .g 0 the dilieence and skill of 0 r surgeon, these ep' arnics have been confined within narrow limi ts . I ~" sh t o not that there has been no recurrence o any fever mong the student body, demonstrating that the o~ tb eak ast year was : mported . S nitar condi tions of t he co lege and the ccllege co~unity are suti - fa ~t. ory . The water supply for dri nkine pur pose:; offered th roughou t he comrrr..m:i ty by be ccllege syst m is excellent . T~e Town of Auburn has i nstalled an extended s ~r steJ11 of sanitary s ewerage , which will promot e condi t i ons favorable to g"oocf health . Th record 0 the institut ion in r egard t o si ckness and de t h rate f or t he l ast fort y­on rears i stri king to a degree, t e rate of mortality being carcely ne- alf of t he ver ee t hrouehout the nation at l arge . 1 . ihe Treasurer of the colleg has submi t ed t he reeular annual r e ort, a copy of lhich has been forwar ded t o each member of t he Board of T r~~ t ees . " 2. The a,nnua repor t on Hatch and AdRl'!ls funds hs.s also been f orwar ded, n rint d form,· to each member of t he Board and likewise to th authorities of t he Unit ed states Department of A ricl'lture t vTashington. The Examiner 'Jf the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Hr. Evans , visited the I nstitut ion in April, ch cked over a of t he vouc" ers of t he Adams and H at~p Funds and reported everyt.mne sat ' sfactoryo 3 . The report of t he Director of t he Experi men Stati on on Local Experi ments conducted for t he year 1912 under r ov:i si on of t he "Boll feetil Act", was dul y f or­~ arded to the Governor of the State i n January, 1913 . These accoUl~ts ~ere audited by the State Examiner in August, 19 2, and the Treasurer congr atulated on the accuracy of th~ books and vouchers o The Treasurer of the col lege r enders to the President a "monthly statement of receipts and expenditures . The amounts for th 'year 1 9~2-13'are as follows: - 10 Endowment Ft:.n~ Z. ,U. , S. Appropriation, Morrill Fund $ 20, 280 .00 Z7 , 500 . 00 J . State ppropriati n in lieu of ferti l izer tag tax 40, 000 . 00 11 , 24l 0 62 2,340. 00 18, 62000 3 .747 . 50 One- fourth share i lluminating oil tax Tuition fees non- resident st udents I ncidental and other receipt s 8 • . Surgeon and Icfirmary TOTAL: Sa tur & Funds: 124,771.12 1 . ( Endowm~nt Fund (that is , the federal erant of 1862) must b~ used exe usi ve y for teaching . '0 part of this fund is available for building pur poses, and ~ce al l permanent improvements at the college must necesshrl1y be out 01 state appr o r i ati ons . 2. Th Morrill Fund (or t he a propriation of 1890) supplements the origina endowment fund of 1862. This fund, in Alabams , is divided between the two r cee acc ording, to the numb3l' o~ children of schoo age ' n 'each respect "va r ce , and t e remainder of this $50, 000. 00 annual ,endowment , namely, $23,6OC .00, goes to t~e 'egro school at ormal, adi son Count , Alabama . Rere ~e have' again the handicap of t he iegro problem, the ~tat e s without thi s divi sion securing the en i r e appropriation fo the w ' te ~ol ~ege • .3 . This a ppropriation is wade by +he.I l.ej;l~lature i n lieu of the ferti liZer t ag tax, t he c~lle ge performing there~?r , with its chemi cal staff , and in the ch emica l aboratori ec., the analysis of all fert.i.lizers , waters, minerals ,' etc . By st ~tute t hi s fund i s used "for t he development of the agriculturs.1 and mechanical department s 0 . the coll ege" . The old ratio allowed t he institution for its chemical work and ~or ndustrial education was one-third of the net proceeds arisi ng from th~ sal~ of in­spection tags i n the state of Alabama, d on this oribinal basis Ute college woul h&ve r ecei ved last year several th o uG a ~j dollars over it s f at appropri~ i on . T's wor k has been done by t he Alabama Polyt~ chnic Inst i t ut e si ~ce 1884, embracing a pe iod of thirty years . The last few years t he I nstitution has enter ed upon he ~al~ ~i~ of huma n f oods , feed stuffs for ani mal s , drugs , li quors, and 'illumi riE..t i nl oi l s ~ 4. The appr opriation madE> for inspection of nurser] es ( )rcr.a]~ds, ",l'ld oU:er horticultural interests is entire y -inad 1 ate to t hE'! enormous task and I strongly urge t hat a larger a ppropriation be secured f rom the Stat at t he earliest date possibl e. 5. The oil' tax is based upon a aw advocated by the Inst ' tution several years ago . It. h s been of great service to t he state .at large by ~ mpro~ng the grade of "lluminating oils enor ously; d e19>los" ons . from kerosene 011 hr nbw ~ extremely rare. Sam~le s of ill~nati ng oils haye . b~en collected by th~ chemical staff rom every county in he state, analysIs of whi~~ has .been made. and bUlletin .sett n& forth facts of the analy~ has been distclbL1£~d iqro"Ugpput ' the state . ~ . . ( Change ~ Faculty: t ," [ter a peri~d o~ t~Q years , which had been character zed, by the minimum umter o£ changes in the ersonnel of. the. ~taff , the Inst~ ution, ~urin the last year, ex­perienced a change in four heads of departments, namUy: Architecture, Botany, Animal Industr , Horticulture . The vacancy in Horticultur result n from(the death of Prof . P. F. lillia~s , the other three changes being brought about by the offer of more( lucrative sa aries . of • • E. Lloyd accepted t e ehair o~ ' ot any .in McGill University, Montreal, I anaat1, at a a ary larO'elyfin eces -of any s that ~le could offer . ?rof . 110 d wa a spientist of high rank, and his scientific ublicatlons, while connected wi th the In tit ion, attracted wide attention . h Instituti n has been f ortunate i n secti.ri ng' as ' t he heac,i 9f the, depart er:tt ~ o~' Botany , PrQ( . . J . • Cal dvlell, who reported fo work at the 'beginning of the ' Se-B i o i Sept€ ber . Pro .. Caldwell is a native of Tennes ee , (aod for several y~ars , gave instruction " n botany in Pea-bod College for Teac~e r6, ashvil eJ Tenn. ~5 wo wit e~e most . eminent bot anists in the United states, among whom may 'be ment.ione : Dr . ~C oulter , University of C icago; Dr . Livingston, Johre Hopkins ni var sity; ~nd Or . McDougal, ead of the Department of Botany, :-Cari:If~g:i: Inst itute, all Of whom' present hi high t stimonials . Pr of . Dan T. Gray was called to the state of North Carolina to take charge of a special development in Animal Industry work in that state . He has : hee a~cc' d b Prof . Jesse M, Jones of ont orner , Alabama, who r~ porte d for duty January 1st . Prof . Jones is a gradUate , of , th~ r~sas AgTi~ultural nd Mecha ' cal Colleg , here h also P¥Xsue4 po~~ r duate wo~k . F?r some years he was instr ctor i n Animal In­dustry in t e Ala~ma Polytechnic Institute, resigning his pOs~ to e ter 'nto pr act i­cal f~rmi.~ ork, and has had, signal succel?,s . He has been ext en~i :rely engaged in the Farmers ' Inst itute work an9.farm demonstrat~on work, havi beefi n charge of the "ddle distr,ict ,of Alabama • . He i kpowb throuo out the st rte as on of .the mOll i:. succ ssfuL farmers in stock raisil)g, i n t he production of corn 1 alfa,' an . in general di versifiea f~ • 8e' comes h gh y r ~ c en ed 0 tbe college by a 11 of ' the leading men eQgaged in sto~k raising i ,tH . ~tate . , It is with extreme regret t hat I have to report t he death of Prof . F . F. Williams, which sad .e:vent occurred. Pect!lmber 4t h" 1912, at Asheville, N. C. Prof . vlilliams was th leading spirit J.ln the Ala,bama Hort1ci:1ltural Soc ' ety aha in t he National N t . Growers Association . He wa~ of untiring industry" pplyi ' himself unremitt' ngl to the d\J,tief$ ot his of'fice . Due' memorid 'service were hE!ld in his honor . ~ :1' '" . Dr . E. P. Samlsien was selected to fi- 1 - he vacancy ca ed by the deat of Prof . i'lilliams . Pro!. Sahasten came. highly reconim~nd d by' t e utho ties P! the Uni versi ty of Wisconsip,. &nd ,pornelL, ni vers1 ty. He has be n -recently engaged' with large land nd orchard interests in } ol1t ana . f Prof . Joseph Hudnut , of Detroit, Michigan, was appointed Profe or ef ~rchit e cture " to 3ucqeed Pro~., N. C. Curti s, who r esigned to ~ake charge of the Department of , Arch! tect re, Tulane University • . Prof.. C t" r had· n "nently successful in build-ing u this new department of Arch"tecture, which wa . the t estab 'she in ny Southern college . Prof , Hudnut received his education at Ha vard University, Univer - sity 0 Penn • .rlv ni p rll.ni versity of l{",::He;an. He ent ered upon his dut i es dur i the fal l term and h s been enthus as t ' c i.n the di charge of hi s duties as head of the department . ¥ • W. F. Turn r ha3 been succ eeded by ~tr e J . E. Buck as as s' st ant in Entomolo~ ; Mr . S. 1. Bec ,del by J N. A. Negley assistant in Dairying ext ension wor k. Impr ovements : From t i me to t i me t h oughout t he year J i mprovements .neces sary for the l.ID-ke p . and development 0 the college pro erty have been made . Among t he more important ones rna not ed th ext nsi on of the syst m of nitary cloa t a, the xtension of t he private and' public elect ric lighting s stems i n t he communi y, the general nting of -college roperty , and i mp~ovements on t he campus .of the gr!cultural b ng . Wi reless Telegraph Station: I beg leave t o call spec ' a1 attention to t he i nstalling of t he stat i on for wire­l ess t 1 gra hy . The college has come i nto ossassion of a f i rst-cl ss equipment fo t his purpose through the generosi t of 1· . ' l l e Reece HutChinson, Orange, N. J . , a former student in elect l cal engineering in thi Inst! t ution. Nr . ~Iut chi oson has achi eved not only national but ' nternational di st inction in el ectrical engineeri ng through his n rous notable invent i ns i n 1 ctri cal app 'anc e . He's now Ch' f Engineer to Thomas A. dison . n has :w ys ept i n aff cti onate remembrance his Alma Mater, . and ~r desire to make this special memorandum of his generous thoughtfulness of the Institution. Authorship .!?z. Professors: I take pleasure in calling attention to t he several books published during the year by members of the college staff. Prof . J . R. Rutland has issued a most excellent edition o! Irving's Tales of a Traveler, which has been recognized ~n academic circles as a scholarly commentary upon this piece of stqndard American literature. Prof. L.N. Duncan has issued a notable series of farm readers adapted for use .in all schools interested in rural life : The idea is entirely original and has been worked out in a very striking fashion, h,aving attracted the attention of the entire educational world . Prof . M. T. Fullan has issued a pamphlet upon t he construction of physical apparatus f~r schools. ,In this connection, I wish to call attention to the work done in this line by Prof. Fullan. His suggestion as to home-made physical apparatus constructed by manual training cJ:asse's, together with the actual specimens which he exhibits, have created a deep impression on the entire school system, especially in Alabama and Georgia . Furthermore, his artistic productions in concrete and brass also illustrate the aesthetic and useful end to which we may put the commonest materials. , Employment of Students: Perhaps one of the most satisfactory evidences of the high quality of technical traimng given by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, is afforded by the great demand in all quarters for Auburn men . It is impossible for the college to supply t he demand for hi ghly trained men in every line in every line of industrial work. Within the last few years, for instance, there has been remarkable growth in the dema~d for young men trained in scientific agriculture. This demand is in governmental scientific work, in state scientific work, in educational institutions , and in a large number of cases, in active farming conducted for profit. Already many of the young men in our Senior Class have been engaged for next year, as principals of county high schools, in di strict agricultural"schools, in industrial plants like the General Electric Comp~ny, Schenectady anti Lynn; the lilestinghouse Company, Pittsburgh; Tennessee Coal and ~ Iron Company, Birm­ingham; etc ., etc ., in Horticultural work , dairying , and general farming . It is gratifying also t o note t he high appreciation of the college exhibited by the entire press of the state, both by the leading daily journals of t he cities and t he weekly press of the rural r egions . The ability of a young man t o capitalize his education, while it is not the whole end of education, is, I think, a highly valuable end . 1hovs~ds of you~g ~e~ ' w~o , have gone out from Auburn are thus engaged in developing t he materi al resources of the state that go to ameliorate the conditions of human life . College -of Engineering and Mines : ,), The college of Engi~eering and Mines includes the following divisions : (1) Ci viI Engineering, (2) Electrical Engineering, (J) t1echanical Engineering, (4) Mining Engiueering, (5)· Architecture, (6) ~chine Design, (7) Mechanical Drawing , (8) ~~n­ual Training . It is well worth recalling from time to time the pl.oneer work of the Institution, in all of these lines . In 1873 ~hen I first attended the Institution , I did not know a young man in the State of Alabama in polite society who had any acquaintance whats~ever with engines .and machinery, their structure, metQods of operation and the principles that govern them. Within this period it has been my privilege to see thousands of your men instructed in these practical arts and fitted to multiply t~e actual physical productive power of the state many thousand-fold . For instance , the gveatest ~ydro­elect rical development in Alabama and in the South was c9nceived ,and carried to a successful issue with the moneyed interests by a young Alabama boy who seoured his knowledge of t he transmission of electrical energy in the lecture room at Auburn . The opportuni t y for training given him by the state has resulted in tne investment of millions of forei gn capital in our borders, and in the potential development of other millions in i ndustries for our home people . This is the rich incremen~ that comes to any commonwealth for money invested in brains . Another striking instance is t hat of t he management of one of the larges~ e~ec~ric tr~ction compa~es in Alabama by a young man trained in the electrical department here , who in his first year for the 'company is ~eported to have saved $80,000.00 in fuel by means of his scientific training and ideas . There is perhaps no greater need in our industrial life in Alabama and in the South than this mechanical sense, the ability to utilize machinery, to utilize the power of steam and electricity, instead of mere human muscle and mule power . 'The great prizes of modern industrial life are rewards of efficiency; that is; the maxi ­mum production of things with the minimum amount of crude muscle; with tlie maximum amount of machinery and mental alertness and skill . As already indicated, .there are engaged in the group of engineering subjects 376 students, who are given instruction by seven full professors and fourteen in­structors. I wish to express my appreciation of the cordial cooperation of t he heads of these departments in all forms of constructive work in connection with the institution . Through their suggestions and careful planning, I am s~re that every dollar spent in the way of permanent improvement in the Institution or in building operation, has done the work of two . Agricultural College: The work 'of the college is divided into the foll9wing groups: (1) Agriculture (field crops , cotton, corn, etc . ), (2) Annimal Industry, (3) Horticulture, (4) Veterniary Science, (5) Botany, (6) Entomology, (7) Chemistry, ( ~ ) Plant Pat~ology . Instruction is given to 345 students in this college by a staff of ei ght pro- fessors and fifteen instructor~ . There has been q gr~tifying revival in interest in agr i cult ural education i n our ~olleg e . Many o~ ou~ most talent ed , mature , and serious students a~e entering into this field of ~duc~tion , and there are practi­cal reasons for the growth . Most notable is the ~nc r~ased demand for men thorough­ly trained in agricult~ral subjects. Agricultur e flas ~ndeed established itself as a science . It would be sad indeed if men could not by application master the forces that govern plants and govern animals . \'ithout t his ability, the limit of population and of phy~i cal sustenance would be reached, but we know that ,the mastery of these forces is being rapidly accomplished. Through an enormous mass of facts accurately observed by trained experts in t~e experi~ent st ations of the United states, general practices have been formulated, the skillful application of which means an enormously increased production on the farm. Book farming is no longer sneered at, and I am glad to say that there has been a universal recognition by the farming interests throughout this state of the direct practical value of the results of experiments conduct ed through forty years by our station . In the presence of that dread pest, the boll we~vil, we shall need all the aid scientific skill and diversified farming can possibly afford . Experiment Station: The Institution is not o~y an educational organization, but is also an organi­zat ion for (1) investigat~ng the problems of ever~phase of farm life, and (2) con­veying that information as effectively as possible to the man of those who live on the soil . Experimental work is conducted by the heads of each of the departments enumerated above, and they tpus serve the Institution in ~ dual capacity: (1) as teachers of agricultural subjects to the young ~n who attend the college, and (2) as investigators of agri cultural problems and as disseJIlinators of this knowledge among people who do not attend the Ins~itution . There is in each state such an ex­periment station supported in part by national f~nds and by state fun~ , a grand total of 48. And it is universally granted that the beneficial effects of these stations on agriculture througPout the nat ion has been highly beneficial . A detailed account of the ~ork done by the station is set forth in the two reports r efe~red to above, which have been published and p~aced in the hands of each member of the Board of Trustees , namely; The Twenty- fifth A~nual Report of the Agricultural Experiment Sta ti on, Hatch and Adams Fu,nds , January 31st, 1913. (2) Annual Report of the Di­rector of the Experiment St ation on Work Done under the ~cal Experiment Law in 1912. Publications : . Some idea of the nature of the work undertaken may be given by the following list of publications issued by this station: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) ( 6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (ll) (12) Bulletin No. 162. Alabama in 1911- Local Fertilizer Experime~ts with Cotton in Northern Bulletin No . 163 . steer Feeding in Alabama . Bulletin No . 164. Cotton Worm or Caterpillar . Bulletin No . 165 . Southern Bur Clover . Bulletin No . 166. Curing Meats on the Farm. Bulleti n No. 167 . Wintering Pregnant Ewes. Circulars Nos . 5, 6, 7 . The Boll Weevil . Circular No . 14, Part 1 . Vegetable Growing in Alabama . Circular No. 14, Part 2. Vegetable Growing ·in Alabama . Circular No . 15 . The Southern Pine Beetle and its Control . Circular No . 16. Rules and Regulations of t he Alabama State ~oard of Horticulture Gover ning the Importation of Articles Liable to Contain the Hexican Boll Weevil . . Press Bulletin No. 54 . Cotton Boll vie evil Infested Area in the United States and Quarantine Line in Alabama , 19i1 to 1912. ~I (13) Press Bulletin No . 55 . Mosquito Control . (14) Press Bulletin No . 56. Fight the Fly. (15~ Pr ess Bulletin No . 57. Grass Worm or Fall Army Worm. (16 Press Bulletin No . 58. Grass Worm or Fall Apmy Worm Outbreak in Alabama . (17) Press Bulletin No . 59 . The Boll Weevil Advancer . On this vast mass, of printed matter, it ,may be stated, that from the fund pro­vided under the local experiment law there were published in 1912 bulletins aggre­gating 294 pages, which when multiplied by the, number of addresses on the mailing list amounts to the tremendous total of 4,216,000 . Agriculture! The following is an i ncomplete list of the field experiments conducted on the Station Farm at Auburn in 1912: Cotton, effects of planting light and heavy seed. Cotton, variety tests . Cotton , tests of long staple varieties . Cotton , best time for applying nitrate of soda . Cotton, effects of different f orms of phosphate . Cotton, calcium cyannide vs . other forms of nitr ogen. Cotton, subsoiling both with the plow and with dynamite . Corn, variety tests . Corn,: Williamson vs . other methods of cultivation. Corn", subsoiling with dynamite . Corn, best rotation for . " Cowpeas , varieties for seed an~ for hay . Cowpeas, for soil improvement . Clovers, tests of specimens and varieties . Clovers, best plant for sowing with' this legume. Forage crops , tests of a great number of species and varieties . Grasses, tests of species and varieti"es. ~~ llets, varieties and best mixtures . Nitrogen, best forms for cotton, oats, and sorghum. Oats, variety tests . Oats , time of sowing . Oats , calcium cyanimid vs . other forms of nitrogen . Phosphates, best forms for cotton, oat s , and soy beans . Soy Beans, and cowpea mixture for hay . Soy Beans, effect of different phosphates. Sorghum, tests of varieties . Velvet bean, varieties . Vetch, varieties and best mixtures . h~ eat, varieties . The following is the list of -the local experiments,. that is, experiments conducted elsewhere t han in kuburn, undertaken in the Agricu1tural Department during the calendar year 1912: Cotton, ferti'lizer test . Corn, fertiltzer test Cotton, va~iety test, extensive C.orn, variety test, extensive Cotton, variety test, short . Cotton, tests of different phosphates. Corn, variety test, short . Corn, special nttrate experiment • • t . .1 Cotton, special nitrate experiment . Corn, complete nitrate experiment . Corn, isolation test (Plant Breedi ng ) . Cotton, isolation t est (Plant Breeding) . Soy Bean Test . Lyon and Velvet bean test . Cowpeas , test of wilt- resistant varieties . Cotton, wilt test, extensive test~ of wilt- resistant varieties . ~ Cotton , test of wilt-resistant varieties . Peanuts , fertilizer experiments. Peanut , variety test, extenxive. , Sugar-cane , regular fertilizer experiment . Sweet Potatoes, regular fertilizer experiment . Lime experiments, (various crops) . \iheat, variety test . Wi nter forage crops, extensive . Bur clover, tests. Oats, method of seeding. Machinery for seeding oats . Cotton choppers , tests of. Oats (Burt vs . Red). Canada peas and spring sown Oregon vetch o Oats, variety- test . Rotation and special phosphate experiment . Phosphate and lime experiment with cotton, corn and oats . Tile drainage, experiments . Subsoiling. with dynamite . Alfalf~, inoculation test . Japanese sugar cane (for. North Alabama) . Johnson grass fertili 7,er test . Vetch , experiments . Cotton, complete. nitrate experiments . Crimson clover tests . .. _. Forage crops, miscellaneous . The fertilizer work of the past season was much heavier than that of any previous year, the total number of official and unofficial samples analyzed being nearly 2,000 . Nearly 400 samples of feeding stuffs were analyzed under the provision of the feed stuffs law, while about 200 samples of food and drugs were also examined chemj.cally during the past year . As all analyses are made in duplicate , the ~rork acco~p~ shed is equivalent to the analysis of 5,000 or more samples . Investigations have also been continu~d by this Department with regard tp deter­mining the availability as plant food of the basic slag obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of steel in this state by the open hearth process, immense quantities - of this material at present being thrown aside as a waste product . The laboratory has also conducted investigation as to ~he availability of cer­tain classes of organic nitrogenous m~terials that are used for fert ilizing purposes, some of these materials being of doubtful value and utility for thi_s purpose . These investigations are being continued during the present year by Prof. Hare . Samples of illuminating oils have been collected in every county of the state and a bulletin giving results of these oil tests has been publis~ed . Investigations ~ other departments of tbe college Experiment Station. Analytical work has been performed in connection with experiments and investi­gations conducted by other departments of the experiment station, the materials analyzed having embraced samples of f arm products , fer tilizers , insecticides , et c . Entomology: The followi ng problems have been studied by this department: . (1 ) (2) (3) The contr ol of the San Jose.' scale and plum cureulio upon the peach, and of t he. coddling mot h upon the a ppl e . The cont rol of white f li es and scale i nsects which seriously threaten t he r apidly gr owing satsuma orange industry in south Alabama. Investigation of life hist ory, and determination and demonstration of most effective oethods, of control of t he grass worm or f all army worm, which appeared in g reat . numbe~s in the southern part of t he state early in the s pring of 1912 and spread rapidly, doi ng great damage to corn, sor ghum, and ot her f orage crops, al so in many cases to cotton, cowpeas , etc. Animal Husbandry : Valuable experiment s ar e being conducted by t his department in different sec­tions of the stat e and i n connection wit h t he agr i cultural schools in regard to swine , beef cat t le , dai ry cows , and poultry. Some of t he problems under considerati on are the following: - 1 . The study of the economic results of finishing hogs on green pasture crops, in companion with dry l ot methods . 2. The wor k has been enlarged duri ng t he year on. two hog farms. The value of various southern feeds in being studied under farm conditions, and other problems i n connection wi th growing pigs are also being studied. 3. 1tlor k has been undertaken t o determine the cost of keeping brood sows dur­ing and summer when fed on various feeds. 4. The cost of r aising beef calves under farm conditions. 5. The value of various home- grown feeds for milk production. Horti culture : Important investigations have been conducted under the Adams Act: 1. In regard to peach breeding for r esi stance against brown rot . 2. Irish potato investigation. 3. Cit range investigation. 4 •. Experiment s i n for Cing vegetables under gl ass . 5. The control of blight, brown r ot, and borers wit h orchard fruits. The l ocal experiment work and the state nursery inspection under this depart­ment have ent ail ed. great l abor. The work undertaken during t he year in local experi­mental work has been t hat of f er t i l i zer f or veget ables, tests di stributed over f our­t een counties and twenty-three l ocalities. Sixty of the counties of the state have been 1fisited, and 10,000 miles covered by rail, by :oombers of this department. The inspection of state nurseries and the issuance of certi ficat es and offi cial tags bot h for nurseri es in the state and outside nurseries entails a l a r ge amount of field and offi ce work . Veterinary Department: The record for farmers' institutes for 1912 is hi ghly satisfactory, exhi bited by the following table : Farmers' Institutes held 18 No . of counties visited Number of sessions Average attendance Total attendance 16 29 128 3720 A highly successful session of the Farmers ' Summer School was held at Auburn during the first ten days of August . Agricultural EXtension: - As heretofore, the princi pal work" of , the Extension Department of this station in 1912 has consisted in the organization of Boys I Corn Clubs and Girls ' Tomato Clubs . This work has ' grown rapidly, the enrollment in 1912 being 9784 boys i n the corn clubs and 1758 gir l s in the tomato clUbs . Corn clubs are maintained in every county, and tomato clubs in fourteen counties . Liberaltprizes offered by Boards of Revenue, firms and private parties greatly increased the interest" and made it possible for 100 Alabama boys and eight girls to attend the National Corn Exposition at Columbia , S. C. At the Exposition, Alabama won the sweepstakes prize in boysl and girls ' club work: The yield obtained by the boys and girls who make the highest records are detailed on a latter page of the Annual Report of the Directot of the Experiment Station. The twenty (20) bOys making the largest yields in the state averaged 165 bushels per acre . "When a boy makes a higher yield than any one else in t he neighborhood, or a girl learns by experience t hat canning affords a source of revenue to the girls on t he farm, the good effects are not confined to the profit s secured nor to the one individual. The community, too, receives a benefit . l-!eeds of the COllege: There are many needs of the college which are ~bsolutely imperative . Of course, we understand the financial status of the state , and at present it may be i mpossible to secure funds for supplying these pres sing needs of the Instit ut ion . I am not speaking of the needs of the future or of posterity, but the needs of the young men who have been here and who are here now. For the last ten years t hese needs have been most insistent. t " (1) Primarily, there is a demand for an infirmary. It is really a reflection upon our good state that the young men entrusted to our care have so limited and unsatisfactory accommodations when t hey are stricken with illness . I am actually ashamed when parents visit the Institution and find their sons in t he only quarters that we have available for patients . We have our excellent surgeDn and we have ex­cellent trained nurses, and by this means the first unfavorable i mpression of our patrons are gr adually dispelled, but the conditions are entirely out of keeping with th dignity or a great state Insti tution. It is estimated that $15 ,000 would supply eatisfactory accommodations . (2) Building for Boiler House and Machinery: As stated to you in my last re­port, the Boiler House and power plant is in a precarious condition, and t his condition is only the more emphasized by the year ls exposure to the weather . The walls of the Boiler House are cracked , the roof leaks, whi~e the entire structure , built partly of wood and covered with felt roofing, is a direct menace to the entire group of college buildings . (3) Equipment for Power Pl ant : \ole have been able, only at great inconveni ence, to run our Power Plant t hroughout the year . It has been several years now since we added t o our machinery in this department . As you know, opr power plant supplies light s to t he college and to the communit y , furnishe s power for all t he shops , and pumps all the water used by students and citizens ; and so in case of a breakdown, which is probable at any time, t he entire institution and community would be par alyzed. Ten thousand dollars ($10, 000 . 00) is needed for a new engine, a new dyn~mo, and other machinery that would place the plant upon a safe basis . (4) Equipment for Electri cal and Mechanic~ l Engineering . An immediate appropriation of $4~OOO would add greatly to the efficiency of t hese departments in which instruction"is given to so large a number of young men. Recent types of machinery, electrical appliances , telephone appliances, etc ., are indispensable for keeping instruction abreast with the times . (5) Farm ~.achinery BUilding : I The Institution greatly ne eds a building and equipment for farm machinery. Gi ven a building costing $5 , 000, we could , i n the shortest time possible , equip it with the most recent patterns of improved farm machinery . The great manufacturing companies engaged in producing farm implement s have already signified their willingness t o furnish large quantities of t heir machine ry . (6) Equipment for the Agricultural Hall and Laboratories . An accurate estimate shows t hat at t he very least $5 ,000 is needed for the equipment necessary for accompli shing the proper wo rk in' t he different departments of the agricultural college . We have no gas plant for t he laboratories j there is no furniture for the auditorium; and several of the ag ricult~ral ~aboratories a re entirely d~stitute of apparatus . (7) S ea ~s for Auditorium. '3 ,000 at least should be set aside for the seating of our college auditorium. It is a splendid old building, hallowed by the memory of such mOen as Stephens , Hill , Col quit , Gancey, Hilliard, " Clopton, etc ., Here we hold all of our public functions . Here we invite t he most distinguished scholars ' and orators in the land , and yet there is scarcely a high school in the country so poorly furnished . There is not a l eading state institution t hat has not better seating facilitieS in its auditorium hall . (8) Heating . An expenditure of $5 ,000 would be a most economical investment in a steam heat­ing outfit, for the Main Building and for the Chemical Laboratory . False economy, years aeo, prompted the exclusion of this provision from the appropriati9n bill ; and year after year , coal has been carried, in primitive fashion, in the hod , by negro .labor , for thirty- five recitation,rooms , up thre,e fli ghts of stairs . lith the steam equipment instp.lled, we have at hand a ready supply of exhaust steam from our- power house ,_ .... ,hich now goes entirely to waste. In a few years the int tial cost of a plant w~uld be entirely repaid . (9) Chemical Buildi ng . -I The need 9f more extended quarters for our chemic 1 department i s most obvious . This depa rtme n~ ha ~ incr eased imm~n ely i n t he l ast few years . We have the largest departments of analyti cal chemistry, assaying and metal lurgy in t he South , while a tremendous amount of analytical work is done in carrying out the State laws of in­spection of corrnnodities . A 60,000 building is needed for this department . (10) Veterinary B¢lding • . A b~lding costing at least 30,000 will be the least possible accommodation for this rapidly growing department of the college . Our Veterinary College fs just now the only one in the outh . It has been strikingly successful and has drawn pat­ronage from allover the South. I have now letters of inquiry from two' leaQ.ing Southern A. & M. Colleges that are looking toward d~veloping this most profi table department of agricultural education . \,le were the pioneers in this line of work, but we cannot possibly keep our position in the forefront without proper accom­modations and facilties . Dean Cary and his assistants are doing excellent work, but other states , more generous with th~r appropriations, are preparing to out­strip us and deflect our patronage . (ll) Other Important Demands: There are other i mportant demands of the college; a gymnaslum, Ja Young Men ' s Christian Association building , and other fa cilities that constitute a well regulated college organization, but the above are more .ilnmediately urgent . I am sure there can be no more profitable investment of the St'ate I s lOOney than in these instru- ~ '" mentalities for further production. In regard to the ' matter of housing our students, it is~ a matter of fac t t hat we have educated something like 9,000 young men at Auburn, and until a few years ago not a cent had been expended by .the State for dormit.ory purposes . As. it is now, 90 per cent of the students find t heir quarters in the private homes of cit izens, while the Greek letter fraternities, instead of asking for the money of the State to be advanced to th~, rent their own quarters and. furnish their pwn faci~it~es , None of the funds appropriated to the college by the federal government cap b~ used for the purpose of building, and it is to be sincerely hoped t hat at the earliest date 20ssible something can be done to meet t he urgent demand for. more building, and I am confident t hat the governing powers of tFie State will meet these demanas as soon as the financialAcomditions wiLl. warrant . In this connection I respectfully offer the following suggestions: The college, through its depart ment of chemistr y, makes the inspection of illuminating oils in t he State of Alabama, turning over to the state treasury three-fourths of t he amount collected . During the last five years it has paid in over $150,000.00 while the condition of t he treasury has prevented its drawing any of the appropriations con­tingently made \luring the last legislature . Would it be too great a request to ask that a IX'rtion of this fund paid by the college int the State treasury be returned, f rom ti e to time , for meeting the exigencies enumerated above? The following table exhibits these needs : (1) Infirmary $ 15,000 .00 (2) Boiler House 10,000.00 0) Equipment for Power Plant 1°'888·88 I (4) Equipment for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering 4, 0 ' (5 ) Farm J'achinery Building 5, 000.00 (6) Equipment for Agricultural Hall and Laboratories '1 5,000 .00 (7) Seats for auditorium 3,000.00 (8) Heat ing Facilities (}ain Building) 5,000000 j (9 ) Chemical Building 60,000 0 00 L ...., I (10) (ll ) Veterinary Building Other 1mportant Dernands(Equipment , etc . ) ~3 0 , 000.00 40, 000. 00 I re commend t hat the f ollowi ng changes be made in titles : (1) Thomas Brabg to become ssociate Professor of Chemistry . (2) Berner L. Shi, Associate Professor of ¥~th ernatics. (3) J . C. C. Price to become Assistant Professor of Horticulture . (4) Charles S. Williamson to become Associat e Professor of Chemistry . I r espectfully recomm~nd that the Chairman of the Examination Committee be allow-ed $200.00 f or additional labor of that office . . . . t That the Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings and Fuel be allowed 200. 00 addi bional for labor s of that office . For agri cultural extension work , $200.00 . The followi ng professors and officers , according to the sliding scale of salari es , for their additional five-year service become entitled to an i ncrease of $100, namelY: (1) Mathematics, (2) Civil Engineering, (3) Chemist of Soils, (4) Instructor in Mecnanical Drawing and Machine Design, (5) Physical Chemist. Owing to the financial condit ion of the Institute, I recommend that the sliding scale- of salaries adopted in 1908 be suspended. I recommend the adoption of the Report of the Committee in regard to the Con­struction of a building for the Young en's Christian Association (see appended page) t I make the following nominations based on the' recommendations of the heads of the· departments concerned: , A. S. Massey, Assistant Professor of Botany to succeed Mr. Ridgway, Salary $1,200 .00. H. B. Tisdale, Assistant Recorder Hatch and Local Experiments, Salary $800.00. G. V. Stelzenmuller, Field Agent of Horticultural Department, Salary $800.00. I recommend the confirmation of the election of the following professors: Joseph Hudnut, Professor of Architecture and Drawing Joseph ~tewart Caldwell, Professor of Bot&n7 Jesse McCollough Jones, Professor of Anima) Industry I recommend that the Atbletic Fee be, placed at $6.00 and the diacontinuance of all charges to students for admission to any&bletic sports or games on the campus. I recommend the adoption of the catalogue. I recopllum~ that the LaboratJory Fee in Bot&n7 be $1.00. I recommend the conferring upon M. R. Hutchison, a former student of the college, th~ degree pf Electrical Engineer. I beg ~eav~ to transmit her ewith the annual report of the Treasurer. After fullt consideration by the Faculty, the following degrees are recommended to the Board of Trustees. Respect fully submitted, s/Charles C. Thach, Pr esident D.&ZREES Bachelor of Science Fritz Thomas Ambrose William ·webster Bagley Harris i tchell rlaker William Dalton Barton Andrew Jackson Bethea Henry l{addox Brittain Hayden Wendell Carter Phoebe Cary Aldo Francisco Antonio ~astagnoli Walter Payne Ghristian William Thomas Glearman William Harvey Gogswell, Jr. Lloyd Denton ~ole Da vid Lee Cotton Francis Bernard Cayle Othmar Kendrick David Samuel Moore Dillard Ernest Archibold Dixon Robert K~et Dixon ~laude Everett Edmiston Lereeul Aloan Edmonson Jesse Eugene Emmons Lester Erastus Evans alder Wil l ingham Finney Henry Grady Floyd Charles <ialker Frederick .cAnory .Elgin Fry Oliver Isa Gaines Phillip rlenjam1n Goldstein Hugh ary Hanlin RObert Franklin Harrison Harvey t;urtis Heath Henry Harmon Heine Alexander Stanton Hill Daniel Franklin Hixon Chalmers Duke Horne Thomas Clarence I zard' Arlanders Leon Jerdan Taylor Goodwin Jones John Albert Key Joseph Edwin Lacey Robert urn Lett Isaiah Daniel Lewis Victor Wallace Lewis Oscar Emory Littleton Jonathan Bell Lovelace Jefferson McGord Samuel Lucas McDowell Rupert Al onzo McGinty James Alexander McLeod William Albert McMurray Judson Eckford hoses Emery Tyler Motley Frederick Moss Nelson Oliver Clark Owsley John Burton Pennington . J Frederick Eugene Pickett Marvin Pipkin Ben jamin Patrick Poyner, Jr. ~ arl 2dward f r i tchett I rvin Talton ~inn Ralph ,ialdo Riddle Ha rry ~ rispe Sessions Boyd Shaver William Edward Shivers John Gordon ~ parkes Henry Turner Spence Er nest Hanry ~t andifer 3010mon ~verett Stein George Vaughn Stelzenmuller ~liffo rd Marvin Stodghill DeenGranvill e Sullins Derwood Lee Taylor Homer Bernard Tisdale John Penn Tomberl in Charl es ~urry Vaughan, J r . Adiel Ernest Ware 'laud vJright Watson ihlton Wendell Webb Charles Porter Wright Hugh Gardner Zei8ler Samuel Faucett Ander s Massey Palmer Bedsole John Mozel l e Bl anton Howard ~~ton Boyd Elmer Bussey Julius Lamar Greene t arry Lee Jackson John Henry J osey Henry Landberger , Jr. Terry Mc~ a1l McPherson Fr ank 'l'yre Hanley f'aul Molyneux Hill ary Herbert Moor er J ames Ha~vey ~tacey John Gilbert Watkins Hiram White Samuel Landrum Wood Lewis Edgar Beckham Hancel Willia..'1l Gal dwell McElry Dean J ohn I saac Handley Samuel D. Haynie Leon Ryan Kendrick John Howard Leonard John Perry Ma jor Bdgar Delon 'ley William Naller Pa r rish Lamar Font aine Pr itchett Samuel Wa t son Sullivan Graduates in Pharmacy Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Post Graduate Degrees Pro!essional Degrees in Course: Frances Camp Duggar, Master of Science ~li11er Hubbard Eskew, ¥~ster of Science Joel ~ larence Ford, }fuster of Science Finley McCorvey Grissett, Civil Engineer Thomas Burton Meadows, ¥~ster of Science Jemison Mim5 Mo,e1ey, Master of Science Willis Belmont Nickerson, Master of Science John Emmett Pitts, Electrical ~gineer Alfred Wade Reynolds, r aster of Science Raymond Grover Ridgeley, Civil Engineer hester A. Smith, Electrical Engineer Charles Coleman Thach, Jr., Master of Science Degrees. for Professional Work: David King Caldwell, Civil. Engineer Roger Barton Mc morter, Civil Engineer Fletcher Jackson Thagard, Electrical Engineer , . r • I beg leave to submit , with ~ appr oval, t he follo\dng r epor t 0 the Direct r of \he 'Experiment Station on Local Experiment ·ork. a/Chas. C. Thach President REPORT OF DIrux;WR OF EXPI!.1UlrENT STATION (PART II) Being A Report on Local Experiment Work Doctor C. C. Thach, President Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn, Alabama Sir: :> r • " t , r r I herewith submit to the Board through you my report on the Local Experiment .Work of all departments doing work under this fund. -r .. This information is submitted in the following order: 1.t 1. Brief mention of the activities of each department under the Local Experiment Fund. 2 . Statement of expenditures by departments .for the calendar year 1912 . 3. Recommendations for the ensuing year. Brief Summary of ~'Jork in all Departments in 1912 under the Local' Experiment Law. Publications The publications for t he year issued und .r t his law numbered 19. These contained of 294 pages; and t he number of pages in. all copies printed aggregated 4,216,000. is in addi tion to Station publications paid for from the Federal Hatch FUND. a td al This ~,or eove r, many t housands of letters g~v~g agricultural infor mation , as contemplated by law, were written by the heads of the differ ent departDlent s of the Station. In the Director's office al one, t he nwnber of lett ers (exclusive of circular letters, etc.) from January 1 t o ~~y 1 was at t he rat e of 9 , OC~ l etters per year. Agriculture, Dr ainage , Machinery , and Plant Breeding Under these t hree i t euls of t he l aw, t he t otal number of experiments conducted in 1912 was 471. The t ot al number of experiments in progress on May 21, 1913, is 422. This list is being i ncreased almost every week . Th ese experiments bear on more than forty different agr i cultural pr obl ens, and include more than 100 fertilizer experiments in corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts , sugar cane, etc. The main object is to secure informa­t ion, by tests in each county, t hat will r educe the immense waste now resulting from t he appl i cation of fertilizers to soils or crops to which they are not suited, and t o increase t he cr op yields and pr ofits on every soU. The item f or plant breeding is expended in testing, in as many l ocalities as possible, strains of cotton, corn, and other plant s wllieh have been bred up or improved on the Stati on farm at Auburn, and in assisting the farmers in the different counties to pro­pagate and continue the breeding of these improved varieties. Cooperaticn in drainage has beenoontinued with the United States Department of Agri­culture, whieh reports an expenditure under thi s cooperation up to the beginning of t he present calendar yeur of $2,787.30; which i8 about doubl e t he amount invested from our Local ~eriment Fund. Tests have been made of farm machinery, .including tests repeated in several localities, of t hree machines for chopping cotton, and of machines for drilling oats. Moreover, our men have collected considerable .data on other implements concerning which Alabama farmers are seeki ng information. The foll owing i s a l ist of t he filed experiments in progress in the A g r i c~tural Depa r tments: Cotton, r egular fertilizer experiments Cot ton, compl ete nitrat e of soda experiments Gat t on, special phosphate experiments Got t on, time of appl ying nitrat e of soda ~ot ton, variety t est s, extensive. Gotton, variety tests, extensive - wilt resistant kinds Cotton, variety tests, short ~otton, variety tests, short - wilt resistant kinds atton, isolation t ests (Plant breeding) ~orn , regular fertilizer experiments Corn, complete nitrate experiments Corn, time of applying nitrate of 80da ~o rn, vari ety tests, extensi ve Corn, short variety tests, soft varieties -': orn, short variety tests, hard varieties Corn, isolation tests (Plant breeding) Oats, specii nitrate experiments Cowpeas, variety tests, extensive Cowpea, variety tests, short Peanuts, regular fertilizer experiments Peanuts, variety t ests, extentve Sugar cane, regul,r fertilizer experiments ~we et potat oes, r egular fertilizer experiment Sweet potat oes, variety t ests Soy bean t ests Lime experiments, (var i ous crops ) Wheat experiments Lyon ijeans and velvet bean experiments Winter forage crop t est s, extensi ve Bur clover tests Vetch tests Forage crops, miscellaneous (clovers, etc~) Alf alf a, inoculation test s Oats , met hods of seeding Oats , variety tests Oats , plant breeding Canada peas, vs. Or egon vetch Rotation experiments Phosphate, best fo rms of Lime, best forms of Ti le drainage Subsoiling with dynamit e vott on, choppers, test of Grain drill s, tests of Kore detailed information is afforded in Circular No. 20, being my report to t he Governor f or the cal endar year 1912 on t he Local Experiment work; copies of this publ ication are available in the ~~in College Building f or use of the Trustees. Entomology The Entomologist and his a s sistants have been active in enforcing the boll weevil quarantine ; in giving information on this pest and others; and in combating the grass worm, of which a serious outbreak occurred in 1912. Animal I ndustry The Animal Industry Department has conducted feeding experiments under t his la.w, with beef cattle at Sumt ervill e, with hogs at Hamilton, Jackson, Abbeville, and Sumtervil~ , with poultry in Jefferson and Mobile counties, and with mules in Chambers count y . Extension The Extension Department has continued in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, which, together with the General Educational Board, contributes a total of $9,180 annually, as compared with '5,000 furnished by the provisions of the Local Experiment Law. The enrollment in the Boys' Corn Clubs in 1912 was 9,784; _ and t he enrollment in the Girls' Tomato bbs was 1,758. Plant Pathology The Department has been engaged in the study of a number of plant dis eas ~ s, especially two diseases of peanuts, a disease of cotton, and certain diseases of truck crops and f l owers. Horti culture This de artment has conduct ed a number of tests in veget ables in 14 counties. I t is collecting and disseminat ing by circular, cor r espondence, and ot herwise, a large amount of horticultural information; is studying the wint er storage of sweet potatoes; and is conducting spraying experiments in different 10calj ties . Expenditures by Department s under the Local Experiment Fund: For t he cal endar year 1912, t he books of the Treasurer show the following figures: Receipts To cash from 1911 $ 6,472.86 II II 11 II II II II " II II II II jjy Amount " " " " II II " " " " II II II " " II II Bal ance Animal Industry 317.29 Extension 27.42- ~tomology 78.77 State 2.100 •00 i .2.2.826 • .2~ Disbursements Paid Agriculture " Horti culture " Animal Industry II Extension II Publication & Adm. " Ent omology II Drainage & Fam Mach. " Plant Pathology II Plant Breeding carried to 1913 $ 7, 958.31 2,255.39 6,462.91 6,408.95 4,188.52 3,770.16 1,141.33 549.65 525.51 6.22.61 i .2.2a826 • .2~ Respectfully submitted, s/M. A. Glenn, Treasurer Financial Recommendations for the Ensuing Year. Since the Loc,l Experiment appr opriation is made by the calendar year, the financial recommendations herein are for the calendar year 1914 (unless modified by the Trustees in June, 1914.); and these r ecommendations are made with the further understanding that any changesfram the' local Experiment budget approved last June ~hall take effect July 1, 1913 • . Estimates for each department are made after consultation with the head of that de­partment, and in accordance with his recommendations. (1) Agriculture, Plant Breeding, Drainage and Farm Machinery: Also Publications and Administration Expenditure ,or Position Crops Plant Breeding . . Annual Appropriation balance (bein~ pa.rt of balance fro~ Plant Breed­ing 1912) $7,000 $ 1,200 Available Salary Field Agt. (Wi11iam­son) Salary Field Agt . (Hawley) 400.77 7,400.77 1,200 ' 800.00 800.00 Drain $1,500 1,500 500 200 I _ Publications and Administration $ 2,500 2,500 -I -, Salary Gen'l Asst . LE (vacant) Sa1+ 300 Hat ch) Sal~ry Stenographer (Miss Tribble) Salary Director's Secretary and Mailing Clk (Kierce ) (f 600 other funds) Salary Recorder (Cauthen~ Salary Asst. Pr ofessor (Fuchess) Salary Treasurer (Miss Glenn) Temporary Field Agts. & Helpers Dir ector (salary) (Duggar) Tr aveling Expenses Pos age & Stationery Freight & ~ress Labor Printing Fer t ilizers, Seeds, ~upplies 200.00 455.00 100.00 300.00 275.00 300.00 1,900.00 200.00 250.00 220.00 1,600.77 $7,400.77 (2) Horticulture: Annual Appropriation 300 .00 130.00 100.00 200.00 255.00 65.00 50.00 100.00 $1,200.00 alary, Successor to Dr. E. P. andsten 200.00 Salary, ~uccessor to H . ~ . 'onolly, Field Agt.l,200.00 Stenographic help, traveling expenses, & Supplies 600.00 195.00 100.00 350.00 300.00 200.00 150.00 100.00 105 .00 1,600.00 200.00 $1,500.00 $2,500.00 2,000.00 $2,000.00 (P . S.) Since recent changes in the personnel of this Department necessitate Assistant Pr f essor Price's doing a little of the local experiment work, I now recommend that he continue f or another year to draw $200 from the local experiment fund. (3) Extension The following are the recommendations made by Pr ofessor Duncan, in which I agree if the total salary of the Superintendent of Extension ($2,750) here estimated is the amount agreed on by the President. Pro-ration of Extension Funds for Alabama Total Available Salary (1. B. Duncan) Travel (L. N. Duncan) SalarY (J. • HObdy) Travel (J. B. Hobdy) Salary (Mrs. Robinson) Travel ( rs. Robinson) Salary (Miss Lane) Salary (Mr. Kerlin) InCidentals, office supplies, etc. Salaries for County Workers Available Balance State $5,000 670 530 900 1,000 600 520 720 60 o U. S. Department 2,080 o Educational BQ~ $2,000 (/60 290 600 o (4) Plant Pathology - Annual Appropriation Part Salar,y - Dr. F. A. Wolf Suppli~9, traveling expenses, etc. $ 750.00 250.00 (5) Animal Industry A . Annual Appropriation Estimated Sales Expenditures, Part salary of Prof. Jones bupt. Hog Farm, Columbia, Alabama ~alary of L. W. Shook, (Field Agent) Sa1ar,y Supt. Beef & Hog Farm{S.S.Jerdan) Sumterville Mule .Feeding Experiments, Gusseta (Mont­gomery Brothers) Dairy Feeding ~periments, James, Alabama (W. M. Hall & Son) SalaI'3' Supt .. Foultry and Hog Work, Hamilton Salar,y for local man (H. Schlenterburch), Poultry Farm, Citronelle Animal Industry $3,500 500 $4,000 $ 150 1,000 1,000 180 120 300 50 Travel & Incidentals f or poultry work Expenses for hog work, Jackson 165 125 Industry Work 910 $4,000 hxpenses for hog work, Hamilton Travel & Incidentals for Animal Total Expenditures (6) Bhtomo10gy Appropriations Part .Salary of W. E. Hinds Part ~alar.1, J. A. Dew (besides $300 Adams Fund) Salary of Stenographer ( ~ $100 other funds ) Travel & Expenses $ 400 1,200 200 500 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000 .00 Poultry $1,000 $1,000 50 200 100 300 350 $1,000 . $2,300 $2.'300 Respectfully submitted, s/J. F. Duggar Director '-,l The Budget of Appropriations for the year 1913-14 Original Endowment $20 .280 President & St at i on Mathematics Civil ~gin eering History & Lat in Physiology & Vet . Sc. echanical Engineering 3,000 1,000 1,000 1,800 Pharmacy 1,800 Agr i cul ture E1ec . lihgr. Geol . & Min . Engr. od . Lang . & Eng . 300 1,800 Botany Physics Hor t i culture Proia Math Archit ecture Entomology C omdt . , Instr. in ~th & Post Adjt. Pr of . Chemistry Student Asst . 1k. Chemist Chemist of Soils 950 1,000 Prof . Phys. Chemistry 600 Asst . Pr of . Chemistry Asst . Pr of. Chemistry Asst. in (;hemistry Asst . hem. in Adams Ex. 2 Assts . in Chemistry 1 Asst. Chern . Feed Stuffs Pr of . 11ech . Drawing & Machine Design Pr of . E1ec. & Tel Engr. & Spt. Power Plant Instr. in Mech. Engr . & Mathematics hEt. in Physics & Draw­ing & Band Hast er Asst . in Mechanics Director & Prof. Phy­sical Culture Prof. Compo & Rhet. Farm Supt. & Recorder Prof. Animal Industry 950 700 750 Morrill Hatch State Appro- Hort1- - Fund . Fund . pria~ion8 culture Adams Total $24,885 $15,000 $40,000 $1,500 Fund $116.865 400 800 800 400 1,500 1,800 1,600 1,100 1,000 1,000 850 300 300 650 750 800 1,400 1,000 400 600 100 800 400 700 600 100 100 1,300 700 ZOO 400 2QO . I 200 800 900 .,L 600 700 1,000 50 100 1,100 100 400 700 1,200 1,200 ~500) L.E.) joo~ 500 500 (L.E.) (200Y 1~..... _ 1,850 (L .E.) 'T (400) 800 600 1,)00 I f ... • 1 1,400 900 400 1, 300( 300 fwer Plant) 650 1,500 1,000 1,400 850 1,000 (L.E. $200) 450 600 (L.E. $200) 4,000 1,900 1,900 2, 200 2, 100 2,200 2,000 2,300 2,000 1,900 2,000 1,800 2,000 1,600 1,700 2,000 2,300 1,900 2,700 200 2, 000 1,900 1,500 1,500 1,300 750 1,400 900 2, 000 2,000 1,400 1,500 1,000 1,400 1,600 1,400 1,750 Original orri11 Hatch State Appro- Horti- Endowment Fund Fund priations cul ture Adams Total $20 ,280 $24,885 $15,000 $40,000 $1,500 Fund $116.865 Prof. Eng. Lit. 2,000 2,000 Foreman of Farm 300 .200 500 Asst. Prof. Animal lndustry 300 700 400 . 1,400 Asst. Horticulture 450 ( 500)(LE $200) 950 Asst. Vet. Science (4) McAdory ~1450 4,250 4,250 Plant Pathologist 1,250 (L.E. 750) Asst. Prof. Agri. 650 600 1,250 (L.E. 300) Treasurer 1,000 500 (L.E. 350) . 1,500 House Rent 1 . President & 12 Pr ofessors 2. Mathematics 3 . (a vil .r}}gr. 4. Hi~tory 5. ach • .l!hgr. 6. Physics 7. 'lee. fugr. 8 . Vet. Sci. 9 . tiotany 10. Ghemistry 11. Geology 12. Pharmacy 13 . Qdern Lang. & English 1,800 800 2,600 Instr. in Botany 850 400 1,250 Asst. Entomology 200 100 900 1,200 Asst. in Pharmacy 500 500 22 SCholarships 1. French 2. ~g1ish 3. Civil fugr. 4. kech. Arts 5. Chemistry 6. Elec. mgr. 7. Latin 8. Botany 9. Pharmacy 10 . Vet. Sci. 11. Mech. &.gr. 12. Mining Ehgr. 13. C.ivi1 Engr . 14 . Architecture 15.& 16. ¥tachine Design 17. Chemistry 18. Office 19. f\griculture 20. An. Industry 2l. Dra.wing 22. Elec. Ehgr . & ~ . Shops Wat erworks 2,300 600 3,050 5,950 r 1 Original Morrill Hatch State Appro- Horti- Adams Endowment Fund Fund priation culture F\Uld Total Reco'rding Clerk 250 200 300 750 Librn. & Prof. Eng. 550 1,250 1,800 Registrar & Asst. 500 700 1,200 Asst. Livm. 750 750 Asst. Prof. in Math 400 1,050 1,450 Asst. Hist. & Latin 1,300 1,300 Night watchman 360 265 625 2~ Assts. Library (~olarships) 625 625 Asst. in Check Room 200 200 Secly Trustees 100 100 tlul letin ~l k & Clek for Station 200 200 200 600 Clk to Dean, Engr. 200 200 steno. to President 800 800 . Asst. Recorder Station 300 300 Asst . in Mil. band 100 100 Y.M.C.A. 500 500 bech. mgr. Assts . (Hixon $1000) 200 1,200 0urgeon 2,400 .2,400 Local Experiments CD & H) 670 670 . Clks f or Comdt. 200 Asst. £lee. Engr. 150 Asst. in Forge 200 Asst . in English 350 Asst . J."lod. Lang.& mg1ish 200 Asst . in An. Ind. 250 1,350 Asst. in C i~ m gr . 650 650 Asst. Mach. Shop 100 ·100 Asst. in lJrawing 100 100 Architecture 200 200 Adv . & Prtg. 450 2,550 3,000 Publications 1,400 1,400 . Animal Industry 1,400 700 800 2,900 Botany 400 700 ·400 1,500 Chemistry 600 1,600 400 2,600 Ci~ m gr. 300 200 500 Commencement 300 500 800 Dormitories 1,050 1,050 . hl.ec. mgr. 700 700 J:!:ntomo1ogy 100 850 950 . Expense 600 (Teaching) 1,600 .2,200 Agric. (Farm) 600 1,800 200 800 3,400 Farmers ' Inst. 600 600 Fuel 350 400 2,250 3,000 Grounds & Repairs 400 1,600 2,000 Horticulture 500 100 400 .1,000 Horticulture (State) (Gomer Hall) (mgr. Bldg) (500) 500 Labor (College) 400 1,000 1,400 Library 900 500 1,400 Mechanics 1,400 1,400 l1ilitary 200 200 Origina.1 Morrill Hatch State Appro- Horti- Adams Endowment Mining Engr. Music Pharmacy Physics Plant Pathology Postage 150 Farmers' ~ummer Schl. Summer Session Stationery 150 Trustees Vet . Science Insurance ~ 26.410 Fund Fund priations 150 300 . 500 300 . 250 150 150 700 SOO 450 300 200 400 2500 i 221~00 i15.220 i 68.760 REPORT OF THE TREASURER of the ALAHAMA. POLYT1!JJHNIC INSTITUTE for the year 1912-1913, end June 1, 1913. ENDOWMENT FUND Receipts To Endowment Fund Disbursements By Amount Paid Salaries i 20,280.00 l-10RRILL FUND Receipts To Morrill Fund Disbursements By Amount Paid Salaries $ 27,500.00 STATE HORTICULTURE FUND Receipts To State Horticulture Fund • Disbursements By Amount Paid State Horticulture . , 1,500.00 culture Fund Total 150 300 SOO 250 250 250 450 700 SOO 600 (Out) 300 (700) 1,300 2,500 il.500i12z150 1~21~70 $ 20,2SO.00 $ 20,2SO.00 8 27,500.00 $ 27.200 •00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00 , \ STATE AND COLI..El}E FUND To State Fund To Surgeon and Infirmary To Incidental Fees To 'fuition Fees To Laboratory Fees To Library Fees and lnterest (Bonds) To Farm Products To Anal ysis To Horticulture To Expense To Animal Industry To Chemistry To Electrical Engineering '1'0 Mechanical Engineering To Pharmacy - To Veterinary To ~i vil Engineering To Feed Stuff To Smith Hall To Power Plant and Lighting To daterworks & Sewerage To Oil Tax To Laundry By Amount Paid Salaries " II " Infirmary " " ;Library II Horticulture " Dormitories II l!.Xpense " Com. Expense II Printing & Advertising " Animal Industry f1 II Chemistry II II Electrical Engineering II " Mechanical Engineering " " II Farmers' Institute II II " Fuel " " " Grounds & Repairs " " " Insurance " " " Servants & Janitors II " " Military " " " Hining Engineering " " II Pharmacy " " Physics - - II II Postage II " Stationery " II Trustees " " Veterinary " " Swmner School Receipts $ 40,000.00 3,747.50 3,512.50 2, 340.00 2,267.50 2,685.80 848.10 65.50 274.14 759.10 1,671.49 231.75 7.95 50.47 -- - - - - 111.15- 18.50 48.30 800.00 2,136.65 5,054.80 1,053.50 11,241.62 981.15 Disbursements $ 34,714.67 501.38 1,388.78 571.29 1,405.00 2,092.12 871.62 4,116.51 5,136.40 2,592.92 1,596 .65 1,512.07 408.14 3,247.09 2,002.40 2,890.89 703.50 238.71 190 .59 727.89 468.68 618.58 593.82 280.87 711.48 598.60 f 80,207.47 By Amount Paid atchman. $ 581 , 00 11 " 11 {.; i vil Engineering 345.34 11 " 11 Archi tecture 168.00 " " 11 Entomology 123.41 " II II Agricu~tural ~ollege 668.38 " It It Botany 164.70 " " 11. Comer Hall 884.48 II It II Music 319.78 " II 11 Broun Hall 284.59 11 II II Feed St uff 1,100.00 II II II Smith Hal l 1,367.23 II " " Power Plant & Lighting 3,147.45 11 " " l'laterworks " 11 II Extension To ~ndowment Fund II l'~orrill Fund " State and ollege Fund " State Horticultural Fund By Endowment Fund 11 Morrill· Fund 11 State & College Fund " .jtate Horticultural Fund By Amount of Overdraft 1910-1911 201.56 470 .00 ~ArITULATIONS Receipts $ 20,280.00 27 ,500 .00 80,207.47 1,500.00 Disbursement s. $ 20,280.00 27,500.00 80,207 .47. 1,500.00 BUILDING ACCOUNT " " " " 1911-1912 (Broun) $ 3,800.40 4,768.64 11 150.7.2 " " " J 1 • , Respectfully submitted, ! . . aIM. A. Glenn, Treasurer I ., <1:<- $ 80,207.47 $129,487.47 ( $129 ,487 .47 $ 8,719.83
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spelling 1913 [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 19133\ June ~ 2 1913 ~ . The Board of Trustees of t he Alaba Po1yt ch . c Inst-l.tut e ' in 'reg 1ar ' se.s.sion . n ~ t e }I in Coll ge Buildine in Auburn at ten o te ock 'a .m. were The roll was called and t e following gentlemen answered to thei r names : - • Hi 'I Excellency vernor H. L. Martin W. K. Terry J . S. Frazer R. B. Barnes A. vi • .Bell 't . F. Feagin A quorum present . et O' Neal, President Ex- Offic'o The minutes of previous sessions held June 3, 1912, and November 21 , 1912, r ead end ap roved. :, f .. r , . r \". ! ,. ~ "T rl.t J The President of the Institute, Dr . C. C. Thach read his annual repo re ~ 1 .• I~ ' o Mr. Feag n, Shairman of he comm[tt e on the Pres ' dent ' s followin resolution, which was adopted: - I (.,.. t ' ) Re solved, That i rbrde to exped ' te' buSin sidered by the whole Board, and that the Board now take a today . eport, ofie ed' the J. . • t · be con­olclock p .m. " 11 J At 3 o lclock .m. the Board reassembled, t he same members bing pr sent, with the addition of Mr . Kolb, who had arri ved am now took his seat wit tne ard. In accor dance with the order made at t he morning sitt ing, t he Board p~ocee ded to a consideration of t he President ' s annual report , seriatim. 1 . It was ordered t hat all degrees recommended by the FacUlt y1be confer r ed . ' 2. Moved, ~ ~~ -t He President' r ecommenaati on 0 be ' approved, nd- ~ha€ 12;500 be aaded tH ret o or the or the Presi de~ of t he Institute : - . (I r •• '1 o c 1 . 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8 . 9. 10. 11. Infirmary Boi l er House EqUipment Power Plant Equipment for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Farm Machinery Building Equipment ror Agricultural Hall and Laboratories Seats f or Auditorium Heating Facilities Main Bldg . Chemi al Buildin Veteri nary Building Other Important Demands (FaCilities, Fixtures , Equipment , Apparat us fo r above buildings) Notion adopted. 15, 000. 00 10, 000 .00 10 ,0~'. 00 . 4, 000.00 5, 000. 00 5, 000. 00 3 , 000 .00 5, 000 000 60, 000 .00 30, 000. 00 the fOl lowin appro r~ations pos~ f er ecti a r-e idence 1 1 . -I -I . . 3. It was moved that the P e s j ent of the n~titute be auth rized t9 h9rrow $ll) ,COO. OO to build an i nfi rmar ' and $1 2, 500 . 00 to erect a Presi dent's res idence, G v~nor O'Neal b~ing pre ent and biving assurance orall y tha.t the amount . ~ h9uld be rel eased fr~m the state treasury by January 1 , 1914 , to pay the debt . l-:otion prevailed . 40 It was moved tha\ the budget opened by the President be ,approved . Page 24, et . seq . ) Motion prevailed. 60 It was moved that t he following increase cf salaries be made , as recomoended bI' the Presi de t: - (a (b) (c) That the Chairman of the Exa~nation Comrndttee be allowed $200 . 00 for the additional labor of that office . • That the Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings and Fuel be allowed $200.00 additional for 1 bar of that office . For Agricultural Extension work - ~200 . 00 . Motion prevailed. (l-tr . Rogers ar . ved and too.k h.i s s .. at with the Board) . 70 It was .moved that the President ' s recommendatlon that t he sliding Bcale of salaries adopted in 1908 be suspended, be adopted. Motion adopted . 8. It was moved that following petition of the Young Men's Christian Association of the In qti~ut~ be granted, as recommended by the Presi dent , on t he condition t at the titles to the property be made to the Alabama PolytechPic Institu~e and t hat this Board of Trustee:;; have control of came in !,ike manner as i .t has of other department s of thG Institu e: - That the college furnish free of cha r ge water , light, heat, and nsurance, furnish the fifteen dormitory rooms , and appr opriate annually a sum not 1 ss tha~ 750 0 00 t oward the general maintenance of the building d the work in the same , besi es co - t inuing to carry $500 .00 of the salary of the General Secretary . The petit.on above being pr ewised upon the success of the effort of the Young Men's Chr istian As sociation to secure a liberal donation to erect a modern Y.M. e .A. building to cost approximat ely $50 , 0 0 0 . Hotion adopt ed . 9. The f ~llowine nomI nations m&de by t e President were confirmed : - A. B. Masse~' Assistant Professor of Botany, tv succeed Hr . Ridgway, Salary $1200 . • B. Ti d, al s sistAnt ~ orrler ~atc a $ 00 . G. v. Stelzenmull r , Field Ag nt of ort' cultural Departrr.ent Sa arJ $SOOoOO . 10. The following profes sor~ appo'nted during the session by t he Pr esident , were confirmed in their re3 pective chairs: - Joseph Hudnut, Pr ofessor of A chitecture and Drawing. Joseph st wart aldwell, Professor of Botany. Jesse McCullough Jones, Professor of Animal Industry . E. P. Sandsten, Professor of Horti cul t ure . T . E. Buck, Assi stant in Entomology • • A. egley As istant i n Dairying Extension work . u . . '~o ved , that t he President , with the concurrence of the Executive Committee, be authorized ·to ef ect a settlement f the claim of S. G. owe on t he asis of a loss o wages • . fotion adopted . 12. On motion , the annual cat&loguc presented by the Pr sident, was adopted . 13. ove, t hat the siden 15 recommend t i on hat the t hletic fee b fi xed at ~ . CO, and that all students be admitted free to all athl et ic ~ an ·s ports . oUon prey edo 14. 'toyed, that the laborstol'j" f e in Bot ny be one do 1 r , s recommended 1:-~' t'1e P""csi dent . "\ t 1kt; 0'1 adopted . 15 . As r ecommended b;t· the President , t l':e :iegree 0 El ectrical Engi .eer was ':O~l!,t;: • edm ill ~l ]ccse H son of Orange, 0 n motion t e Pres dent ' s ar.ru 1 Repo~t was adopted a a whole . Tr.e follqw.ing resoluti o:1 was unaniMousl adopted : - Resolve1, tha FresiJent ' of the t . Bard her by rea ' rm.s i s conf' hce in Dr . C. C. Thach as abam;i Polytechnic In3tit t e an thi Boa d erten 5 th&n"K:s to him for, the epergetic and satisfactory .. dmi nistrati ::>0 of the affairs 0 _tl;e insti tuti on dur~ng the year just closing . J10ved J that a me ri t e Pr side~t , b referre wi th power to ct UR n the }lfotio adopte . from certain stu ants , t he same being . n t ' e to the Executive- Committee , the President coo same according to t eir dis cretion ~ l-~oved , that t Ie Boa""d now adjourn si l'le qie . ~~ot.ion prevailed . H. 1 • Burton, Secre ary J ha ds of erati , RE. liT W TH:<; PRESIDENT 0 THE BIiK'{ PJLY'l'E;SIINIC II bTITUTE TO TH BOAltD OF TRUSTEES Gentlemen: - I ha~ the honor to submit to the Board of Trustees of the lab Institute report of the work of t he college for the y ar 1 12- 13 . The co tinued pro perity of the institution has b en evidenced by the e cellent atten oe ~~ring the yea , the general spirit of good work, and observa ce of the laws of th college by the student boqy; which facts are a so ce of deep gratifi at'on t th friends of the institution and thos interested in its wel fare and development . though the college authorities last session advanced the requirement for admission by an entire ye r 0 gh sc 001 preparation, the en ollment or the pres nt ar ha been 805 . At the final examinations there are thirty (30) more students in attendance than at the corresponding exanQnations last year, indicating better preparation, aswall as a persevering purpose to secure an education . The Seni r Junior classes are t he largest in the history of the institution. It is also r atif ' lg to ~ote that a large number of students, being unable to pursue a full course, are entering with gr eat interest upon the two-year courses in Agriculture, Mechanics, and Applied Electricity. Attendance : The attendance is distributed throughout t he entir tate of Alabama, sixty-fi ve (65) counties being epresented. Some of the largest county delegations are as follows: Lee 03; Jefferson 89; Montgomery 38 ; Wil ox 22; ~obile 19; s mbia 18; bb 16; Marengo 15 ; Chambers 14; Shelby 14, Calhoun 12; Da a 1 2; C 1 ; r olph 12j Tal d ga 12; 1 rgan 10; W lk r 10. The e are in attendance also stud nt fro s' xteen (16) other states of tb union, and ... rOQl ou for ien countri. s a fQll 8: - Georgia 68 Florida 34 Sout C.w lina 10 Tennessee Mis iss' ppi Texa Louis! na North Carolina Kentucky V'rgini 10 8 ~ 8 4 2 2 2 lew Mexico Mi hig n N w Y r I dian~ n inoi west Virg' nia eu M co Guat mala Peru The average age of the student body is well advanced , there being over 265 student over twent -one years of age . Ten youn women ave been in ttenda ceo s you know, admissio to the Institution is granted t o young wome~ only w 0 are pre­par d t o n r the so ho ore class . . The class fica ion of students has been a fo 1 ws: - fin s Electr' cal Engin ering ec . c 1 Engineering 'ning Engineering Ci vi 1 Eneine ring 95 108 97 36 . Surveyine 39 Archit ctur 38 Meohanic lOra ng 258 Descriptive Geom try 97 }~echanic Arts 338 II As 'culture and Che .. stry Au i culture Animal Indust y Horticult ure Forestry ... hemistry Chemical Lab ratory EntoIl'lOlogy Bot ny 'Veterinary Medic"ne Pharmacy • 281 334 90 I~ l 475 187 43 169 56 68 III Academic Departments English Poll t . cal F"c onomy His ory French German Mathematic Physics , , ' ) 550 95 364 53 74 510 450 The religious statistics or present year of the largest denominations re r esented are as follOWs: - Methodist 317 Bapti st 236 • Pr esbytenan 104 ( E~i 8C Opal 66 Catholic 26 Chri. st ian 24 J ewi sh 9 Lutheran 6 he app "' cation on the part of students to 3t-udy throughout t he year has: been highl satisfactory; As I have remarked on f ormer occasi ons, there i s a not able spirit of seriousness .,.le might say, f r of s sionalism on the part of . stUdents pursuing technical studies . There is a feeli ng on their part t hat colleee work is immediately pertinent o i fe -work, and this p actical view erts a highly steaQying infl uence an 6ives a most notable z al and earnestness. Our udents, as a whole , are tru tworthy, in­dustri. ous, an ambi ious . In all yea s of de ali ng \·Ii th t hem I have ever found th em keen y susceptible to ppe&l s t o what is best, and this sensi bility is , I t hi nk, cne of the finest ~alities of a gOod citizen. Tho attendance a~ c asses is quite r emarkable . Each pr of essor makes a daily report to the President 's office of all absences f om ach reci tation . There are ovor fift professor nd instructors who report on over 70C s tudents daily. In an a verag of fi vo assien d quti es 1 er st 'J.dent , maki n ~ a otal of over 3500 it roB ·in t e aily eports , t~ere i I s , t han 0 e per c nt of abse ce . There have been twenty-five cases of infraction of colleee regu­l ati ons i ncurri ng enal ies of dl smissal or susr epsion or droppin ' f om t he college rolls . , . Health 'r t ake pleasure in stati ng that the general condition of health t hroughout t he ses on has been good . There has been some slight interruption frqm mumps a~d rr ea gles but owi .g 0 the dilieence and skill of 0 r surgeon, these ep' arnics have been confined within narrow limi ts . I ~" sh t o not that there has been no recurrence o any fever mong the student body, demonstrating that the o~ tb eak ast year was : mported . S nitar condi tions of t he co lege and the ccllege co~unity are suti - fa ~t. ory . The water supply for dri nkine pur pose:; offered th roughou t he comrrr..m:i ty by be ccllege syst m is excellent . T~e Town of Auburn has i nstalled an extended s ~r steJ11 of sanitary s ewerage , which will promot e condi t i ons favorable to g"oocf health . Th record 0 the institut ion in r egard t o si ckness and de t h rate f or t he l ast fort y­on rears i stri king to a degree, t e rate of mortality being carcely ne- alf of t he ver ee t hrouehout the nation at l arge . 1 . ihe Treasurer of the colleg has submi t ed t he reeular annual r e ort, a copy of lhich has been forwar ded t o each member of t he Board of T r~~ t ees . " 2. The a,nnua repor t on Hatch and AdRl'!ls funds hs.s also been f orwar ded, n rint d form,· to each member of t he Board and likewise to th authorities of t he Unit ed states Department of A ricl'lture t vTashington. The Examiner 'Jf the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Hr. Evans , visited the I nstitut ion in April, ch cked over a of t he vouc" ers of t he Adams and H at~p Funds and reported everyt.mne sat ' sfactoryo 3 . The report of t he Director of t he Experi men Stati on on Local Experi ments conducted for t he year 1912 under r ov:i si on of t he "Boll feetil Act", was dul y f or­~ arded to the Governor of the State i n January, 1913 . These accoUl~ts ~ere audited by the State Examiner in August, 19 2, and the Treasurer congr atulated on the accuracy of th~ books and vouchers o The Treasurer of the col lege r enders to the President a "monthly statement of receipts and expenditures . The amounts for th 'year 1 9~2-13'are as follows: - 10 Endowment Ft:.n~ Z. ,U. , S. Appropriation, Morrill Fund $ 20, 280 .00 Z7 , 500 . 00 J . State ppropriati n in lieu of ferti l izer tag tax 40, 000 . 00 11 , 24l 0 62 2,340. 00 18, 62000 3 .747 . 50 One- fourth share i lluminating oil tax Tuition fees non- resident st udents I ncidental and other receipt s 8 • . Surgeon and Icfirmary TOTAL: Sa tur & Funds: 124,771.12 1 . ( Endowm~nt Fund (that is , the federal erant of 1862) must b~ used exe usi ve y for teaching . '0 part of this fund is available for building pur poses, and ~ce al l permanent improvements at the college must necesshrl1y be out 01 state appr o r i ati ons . 2. Th Morrill Fund (or t he a propriation of 1890) supplements the origina endowment fund of 1862. This fund, in Alabams , is divided between the two r cee acc ording, to the numb3l' o~ children of schoo age ' n 'each respect "va r ce , and t e remainder of this $50, 000. 00 annual ,endowment , namely, $23,6OC .00, goes to t~e 'egro school at ormal, adi son Count , Alabama . Rere ~e have' again the handicap of t he iegro problem, the ~tat e s without thi s divi sion securing the en i r e appropriation fo the w ' te ~ol ~ege • .3 . This a ppropriation is wade by +he.I l.ej;l~lature i n lieu of the ferti liZer t ag tax, t he c~lle ge performing there~?r , with its chemi cal staff , and in the ch emica l aboratori ec., the analysis of all fert.i.lizers , waters, minerals ,' etc . By st ~tute t hi s fund i s used "for t he development of the agriculturs.1 and mechanical department s 0 . the coll ege" . The old ratio allowed t he institution for its chemical work and ~or ndustrial education was one-third of the net proceeds arisi ng from th~ sal~ of in­spection tags i n the state of Alabama, d on this oribinal basis Ute college woul h&ve r ecei ved last year several th o uG a ~j dollars over it s f at appropri~ i on . T's wor k has been done by t he Alabama Polyt~ chnic Inst i t ut e si ~ce 1884, embracing a pe iod of thirty years . The last few years t he I nstitution has enter ed upon he ~al~ ~i~ of huma n f oods , feed stuffs for ani mal s , drugs , li quors, and 'illumi riE..t i nl oi l s ~ 4. The appr opriation madE> for inspection of nurser] es ( )rcr.a]~ds, ",l'ld oU:er horticultural interests is entire y -inad 1 ate to t hE'! enormous task and I strongly urge t hat a larger a ppropriation be secured f rom the Stat at t he earliest date possibl e. 5. The oil' tax is based upon a aw advocated by the Inst ' tution several years ago . It. h s been of great service to t he state .at large by ~ mpro~ng the grade of "lluminating oils enor ously; d e19>los" ons . from kerosene 011 hr nbw ~ extremely rare. Sam~le s of ill~nati ng oils haye . b~en collected by th~ chemical staff rom every county in he state, analysIs of whi~~ has .been made. and bUlletin .sett n& forth facts of the analy~ has been distclbL1£~d iqro"Ugpput ' the state . ~ . . ( Change ~ Faculty: t ," [ter a peri~d o~ t~Q years , which had been character zed, by the minimum umter o£ changes in the ersonnel of. the. ~taff , the Inst~ ution, ~urin the last year, ex­perienced a change in four heads of departments, namUy: Architecture, Botany, Animal Industr , Horticulture . The vacancy in Horticultur result n from(the death of Prof . P. F. lillia~s , the other three changes being brought about by the offer of more( lucrative sa aries . of • • E. Lloyd accepted t e ehair o~ ' ot any .in McGill University, Montreal, I anaat1, at a a ary larO'elyfin eces -of any s that ~le could offer . ?rof . 110 d wa a spientist of high rank, and his scientific ublicatlons, while connected wi th the In tit ion, attracted wide attention . h Instituti n has been f ortunate i n secti.ri ng' as ' t he heac,i 9f the, depart er:tt ~ o~' Botany , PrQ( . . J . • Cal dvlell, who reported fo work at the 'beginning of the ' Se-B i o i Sept€ ber . Pro .. Caldwell is a native of Tennes ee , (aod for several y~ars , gave instruction " n botany in Pea-bod College for Teac~e r6, ashvil eJ Tenn. ~5 wo wit e~e most . eminent bot anists in the United states, among whom may 'be ment.ione : Dr . ~C oulter , University of C icago; Dr . Livingston, Johre Hopkins ni var sity; ~nd Or . McDougal, ead of the Department of Botany, :-Cari:If~g:i: Inst itute, all Of whom' present hi high t stimonials . Pr of . Dan T. Gray was called to the state of North Carolina to take charge of a special development in Animal Industry work in that state . He has : hee a~cc' d b Prof . Jesse M, Jones of ont orner , Alabama, who r~ porte d for duty January 1st . Prof . Jones is a gradUate , of , th~ r~sas AgTi~ultural nd Mecha ' cal Colleg , here h also P¥Xsue4 po~~ r duate wo~k . F?r some years he was instr ctor i n Animal In­dustry in t e Ala~ma Polytechnic Institute, resigning his pOs~ to e ter 'nto pr act i­cal f~rmi.~ ork, and has had, signal succel?,s . He has been ext en~i :rely engaged in the Farmers ' Inst itute work an9.farm demonstrat~on work, havi beefi n charge of the "ddle distr,ict ,of Alabama • . He i kpowb throuo out the st rte as on of .the mOll i:. succ ssfuL farmers in stock raisil)g, i n t he production of corn 1 alfa,' an . in general di versifiea f~ • 8e' comes h gh y r ~ c en ed 0 tbe college by a 11 of ' the leading men eQgaged in sto~k raising i ,tH . ~tate . , It is with extreme regret t hat I have to report t he death of Prof . F . F. Williams, which sad .e:vent occurred. Pect!lmber 4t h" 1912, at Asheville, N. C. Prof . vlilliams was th leading spirit J.ln the Ala,bama Hort1ci:1ltural Soc ' ety aha in t he National N t . Growers Association . He wa~ of untiring industry" pplyi ' himself unremitt' ngl to the d\J,tief$ ot his of'fice . Due' memorid 'service were hE!ld in his honor . ~ :1' '" . Dr . E. P. Samlsien was selected to fi- 1 - he vacancy ca ed by the deat of Prof . i'lilliams . Pro!. Sahasten came. highly reconim~nd d by' t e utho ties P! the Uni versi ty of Wisconsip,. &nd ,pornelL, ni vers1 ty. He has be n -recently engaged' with large land nd orchard interests in } ol1t ana . f Prof . Joseph Hudnut , of Detroit, Michigan, was appointed Profe or ef ~rchit e cture " to 3ucqeed Pro~., N. C. Curti s, who r esigned to ~ake charge of the Department of , Arch! tect re, Tulane University • . Prof.. C t" r had· n "nently successful in build-ing u this new department of Arch"tecture, which wa . the t estab 'she in ny Southern college . Prof , Hudnut received his education at Ha vard University, Univer - sity 0 Penn • .rlv ni p rll.ni versity of l{",::He;an. He ent ered upon his dut i es dur i the fal l term and h s been enthus as t ' c i.n the di charge of hi s duties as head of the department . ¥ • W. F. Turn r ha3 been succ eeded by ~tr e J . E. Buck as as s' st ant in Entomolo~ ; Mr . S. 1. Bec ,del by J N. A. Negley assistant in Dairying ext ension wor k. Impr ovements : From t i me to t i me t h oughout t he year J i mprovements .neces sary for the l.ID-ke p . and development 0 the college pro erty have been made . Among t he more important ones rna not ed th ext nsi on of the syst m of nitary cloa t a, the xtension of t he private and' public elect ric lighting s stems i n t he communi y, the general nting of -college roperty , and i mp~ovements on t he campus .of the gr!cultural b ng . Wi reless Telegraph Station: I beg leave t o call spec ' a1 attention to t he i nstalling of t he stat i on for wire­l ess t 1 gra hy . The college has come i nto ossassion of a f i rst-cl ss equipment fo t his purpose through the generosi t of 1· . ' l l e Reece HutChinson, Orange, N. J . , a former student in elect l cal engineering in thi Inst! t ution. Nr . ~Iut chi oson has achi eved not only national but ' nternational di st inction in el ectrical engineeri ng through his n rous notable invent i ns i n 1 ctri cal app 'anc e . He's now Ch' f Engineer to Thomas A. dison . n has :w ys ept i n aff cti onate remembrance his Alma Mater, . and ~r desire to make this special memorandum of his generous thoughtfulness of the Institution. Authorship .!?z. Professors: I take pleasure in calling attention to t he several books published during the year by members of the college staff. Prof . J . R. Rutland has issued a most excellent edition o! Irving's Tales of a Traveler, which has been recognized ~n academic circles as a scholarly commentary upon this piece of stqndard American literature. Prof. L.N. Duncan has issued a notable series of farm readers adapted for use .in all schools interested in rural life : The idea is entirely original and has been worked out in a very striking fashion, h,aving attracted the attention of the entire educational world . Prof . M. T. Fullan has issued a pamphlet upon t he construction of physical apparatus f~r schools. ,In this connection, I wish to call attention to the work done in this line by Prof. Fullan. His suggestion as to home-made physical apparatus constructed by manual training cJ:asse's, together with the actual specimens which he exhibits, have created a deep impression on the entire school system, especially in Alabama and Georgia . Furthermore, his artistic productions in concrete and brass also illustrate the aesthetic and useful end to which we may put the commonest materials. , Employment of Students: Perhaps one of the most satisfactory evidences of the high quality of technical traimng given by the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, is afforded by the great demand in all quarters for Auburn men . It is impossible for the college to supply t he demand for hi ghly trained men in every line in every line of industrial work. Within the last few years, for instance, there has been remarkable growth in the dema~d for young men trained in scientific agriculture. This demand is in governmental scientific work, in state scientific work, in educational institutions , and in a large number of cases, in active farming conducted for profit. Already many of the young men in our Senior Class have been engaged for next year, as principals of county high schools, in di strict agricultural"schools, in industrial plants like the General Electric Comp~ny, Schenectady anti Lynn; the lilestinghouse Company, Pittsburgh; Tennessee Coal and ~ Iron Company, Birm­ingham; etc ., etc ., in Horticultural work , dairying , and general farming . It is gratifying also t o note t he high appreciation of the college exhibited by the entire press of the state, both by the leading daily journals of t he cities and t he weekly press of the rural r egions . The ability of a young man t o capitalize his education, while it is not the whole end of education, is, I think, a highly valuable end . 1hovs~ds of you~g ~e~ ' w~o , have gone out from Auburn are thus engaged in developing t he materi al resources of the state that go to ameliorate the conditions of human life . College -of Engineering and Mines : ,), The college of Engi~eering and Mines includes the following divisions : (1) Ci viI Engineering, (2) Electrical Engineering, (J) t1echanical Engineering, (4) Mining Engiueering, (5)· Architecture, (6) ~chine Design, (7) Mechanical Drawing , (8) ~~n­ual Training . It is well worth recalling from time to time the pl.oneer work of the Institution, in all of these lines . In 1873 ~hen I first attended the Institution , I did not know a young man in the State of Alabama in polite society who had any acquaintance whats~ever with engines .and machinery, their structure, metQods of operation and the principles that govern them. Within this period it has been my privilege to see thousands of your men instructed in these practical arts and fitted to multiply t~e actual physical productive power of the state many thousand-fold . For instance , the gveatest ~ydro­elect rical development in Alabama and in the South was c9nceived ,and carried to a successful issue with the moneyed interests by a young Alabama boy who seoured his knowledge of t he transmission of electrical energy in the lecture room at Auburn . The opportuni t y for training given him by the state has resulted in tne investment of millions of forei gn capital in our borders, and in the potential development of other millions in i ndustries for our home people . This is the rich incremen~ that comes to any commonwealth for money invested in brains . Another striking instance is t hat of t he management of one of the larges~ e~ec~ric tr~ction compa~es in Alabama by a young man trained in the electrical department here , who in his first year for the 'company is ~eported to have saved $80,000.00 in fuel by means of his scientific training and ideas . There is perhaps no greater need in our industrial life in Alabama and in the South than this mechanical sense, the ability to utilize machinery, to utilize the power of steam and electricity, instead of mere human muscle and mule power . 'The great prizes of modern industrial life are rewards of efficiency; that is; the maxi ­mum production of things with the minimum amount of crude muscle; with tlie maximum amount of machinery and mental alertness and skill . As already indicated, .there are engaged in the group of engineering subjects 376 students, who are given instruction by seven full professors and fourteen in­structors. I wish to express my appreciation of the cordial cooperation of t he heads of these departments in all forms of constructive work in connection with the institution . Through their suggestions and careful planning, I am s~re that every dollar spent in the way of permanent improvement in the Institution or in building operation, has done the work of two . Agricultural College: The work 'of the college is divided into the foll9wing groups: (1) Agriculture (field crops , cotton, corn, etc . ), (2) Annimal Industry, (3) Horticulture, (4) Veterniary Science, (5) Botany, (6) Entomology, (7) Chemistry, ( ~ ) Plant Pat~ology . Instruction is given to 345 students in this college by a staff of ei ght pro- fessors and fifteen instructor~ . There has been q gr~tifying revival in interest in agr i cult ural education i n our ~olleg e . Many o~ ou~ most talent ed , mature , and serious students a~e entering into this field of ~duc~tion , and there are practi­cal reasons for the growth . Most notable is the ~nc r~ased demand for men thorough­ly trained in agricult~ral subjects. Agricultur e flas ~ndeed established itself as a science . It would be sad indeed if men could not by application master the forces that govern plants and govern animals . \'ithout t his ability, the limit of population and of phy~i cal sustenance would be reached, but we know that ,the mastery of these forces is being rapidly accomplished. Through an enormous mass of facts accurately observed by trained experts in t~e experi~ent st ations of the United states, general practices have been formulated, the skillful application of which means an enormously increased production on the farm. Book farming is no longer sneered at, and I am glad to say that there has been a universal recognition by the farming interests throughout this state of the direct practical value of the results of experiments conduct ed through forty years by our station . In the presence of that dread pest, the boll we~vil, we shall need all the aid scientific skill and diversified farming can possibly afford . Experiment Station: The Institution is not o~y an educational organization, but is also an organi­zat ion for (1) investigat~ng the problems of ever~phase of farm life, and (2) con­veying that information as effectively as possible to the man of those who live on the soil . Experimental work is conducted by the heads of each of the departments enumerated above, and they tpus serve the Institution in ~ dual capacity: (1) as teachers of agricultural subjects to the young ~n who attend the college, and (2) as investigators of agri cultural problems and as disseJIlinators of this knowledge among people who do not attend the Ins~itution . There is in each state such an ex­periment station supported in part by national f~nds and by state fun~ , a grand total of 48. And it is universally granted that the beneficial effects of these stations on agriculture througPout the nat ion has been highly beneficial . A detailed account of the ~ork done by the station is set forth in the two reports r efe~red to above, which have been published and p~aced in the hands of each member of the Board of Trustees , namely; The Twenty- fifth A~nual Report of the Agricultural Experiment Sta ti on, Hatch and Adams Fu,nds , January 31st, 1913. (2) Annual Report of the Di­rector of the Experiment St ation on Work Done under the ~cal Experiment Law in 1912. Publications : . Some idea of the nature of the work undertaken may be given by the following list of publications issued by this station: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) ( 6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (ll) (12) Bulletin No. 162. Alabama in 1911- Local Fertilizer Experime~ts with Cotton in Northern Bulletin No . 163 . steer Feeding in Alabama . Bulletin No . 164. Cotton Worm or Caterpillar . Bulletin No . 165 . Southern Bur Clover . Bulletin No . 166. Curing Meats on the Farm. Bulleti n No. 167 . Wintering Pregnant Ewes. Circulars Nos . 5, 6, 7 . The Boll Weevil . Circular No . 14, Part 1 . Vegetable Growing in Alabama . Circular No. 14, Part 2. Vegetable Growing ·in Alabama . Circular No . 15 . The Southern Pine Beetle and its Control . Circular No . 16. Rules and Regulations of t he Alabama State ~oard of Horticulture Gover ning the Importation of Articles Liable to Contain the Hexican Boll Weevil . . Press Bulletin No. 54 . Cotton Boll vie evil Infested Area in the United States and Quarantine Line in Alabama , 19i1 to 1912. ~I (13) Press Bulletin No . 55 . Mosquito Control . (14) Press Bulletin No . 56. Fight the Fly. (15~ Pr ess Bulletin No . 57. Grass Worm or Fall Army Worm. (16 Press Bulletin No . 58. Grass Worm or Fall Apmy Worm Outbreak in Alabama . (17) Press Bulletin No . 59 . The Boll Weevil Advancer . On this vast mass, of printed matter, it ,may be stated, that from the fund pro­vided under the local experiment law there were published in 1912 bulletins aggre­gating 294 pages, which when multiplied by the, number of addresses on the mailing list amounts to the tremendous total of 4,216,000 . Agriculture! The following is an i ncomplete list of the field experiments conducted on the Station Farm at Auburn in 1912: Cotton, effects of planting light and heavy seed. Cotton, variety tests . Cotton , tests of long staple varieties . Cotton , best time for applying nitrate of soda . Cotton, effects of different f orms of phosphate . Cotton, calcium cyannide vs . other forms of nitr ogen. Cotton, subsoiling both with the plow and with dynamite . Corn, variety tests . Corn,: Williamson vs . other methods of cultivation. Corn", subsoiling with dynamite . Corn, best rotation for . " Cowpeas , varieties for seed an~ for hay . Cowpeas, for soil improvement . Clovers, tests of specimens and varieties . Clovers, best plant for sowing with' this legume. Forage crops , tests of a great number of species and varieties . Grasses, tests of species and varieti"es. ~~ llets, varieties and best mixtures . Nitrogen, best forms for cotton, oats, and sorghum. Oats, variety tests . Oats , time of sowing . Oats , calcium cyanimid vs . other forms of nitrogen . Phosphates, best forms for cotton, oat s , and soy beans . Soy Beans, and cowpea mixture for hay . Soy Beans, effect of different phosphates. Sorghum, tests of varieties . Velvet bean, varieties . Vetch, varieties and best mixtures . h~ eat, varieties . The following is the list of -the local experiments,. that is, experiments conducted elsewhere t han in kuburn, undertaken in the Agricu1tural Department during the calendar year 1912: Cotton, ferti'lizer test . Corn, fertiltzer test Cotton, va~iety test, extensive C.orn, variety test, extensive Cotton, variety test, short . Cotton, tests of different phosphates. Corn, variety test, short . Corn, special nttrate experiment • • t . .1 Cotton, special nitrate experiment . Corn, complete nitrate experiment . Corn, isolation test (Plant Breedi ng ) . Cotton, isolation t est (Plant Breeding) . Soy Bean Test . Lyon and Velvet bean test . Cowpeas , test of wilt- resistant varieties . Cotton, wilt test, extensive test~ of wilt- resistant varieties . ~ Cotton , test of wilt-resistant varieties . Peanuts , fertilizer experiments. Peanut , variety test, extenxive. , Sugar-cane , regular fertilizer experiment . Sweet Potatoes, regular fertilizer experiment . Lime experiments, (various crops) . \iheat, variety test . Wi nter forage crops, extensive . Bur clover, tests. Oats, method of seeding. Machinery for seeding oats . Cotton choppers , tests of. Oats (Burt vs . Red). Canada peas and spring sown Oregon vetch o Oats, variety- test . Rotation and special phosphate experiment . Phosphate and lime experiment with cotton, corn and oats . Tile drainage, experiments . Subsoiling. with dynamite . Alfalf~, inoculation test . Japanese sugar cane (for. North Alabama) . Johnson grass fertili 7,er test . Vetch , experiments . Cotton, complete. nitrate experiments . Crimson clover tests . .. _. Forage crops, miscellaneous . The fertilizer work of the past season was much heavier than that of any previous year, the total number of official and unofficial samples analyzed being nearly 2,000 . Nearly 400 samples of feeding stuffs were analyzed under the provision of the feed stuffs law, while about 200 samples of food and drugs were also examined chemj.cally during the past year . As all analyses are made in duplicate , the ~rork acco~p~ shed is equivalent to the analysis of 5,000 or more samples . Investigations have also been continu~d by this Department with regard tp deter­mining the availability as plant food of the basic slag obtained as a by-product of the manufacture of steel in this state by the open hearth process, immense quantities - of this material at present being thrown aside as a waste product . The laboratory has also conducted investigation as to ~he availability of cer­tain classes of organic nitrogenous m~terials that are used for fert ilizing purposes, some of these materials being of doubtful value and utility for thi_s purpose . These investigations are being continued during the present year by Prof. Hare . Samples of illuminating oils have been collected in every county of the state and a bulletin giving results of these oil tests has been publis~ed . Investigations ~ other departments of tbe college Experiment Station. Analytical work has been performed in connection with experiments and investi­gations conducted by other departments of the experiment station, the materials analyzed having embraced samples of f arm products , fer tilizers , insecticides , et c . Entomology: The followi ng problems have been studied by this department: . (1 ) (2) (3) The contr ol of the San Jose.' scale and plum cureulio upon the peach, and of t he. coddling mot h upon the a ppl e . The cont rol of white f li es and scale i nsects which seriously threaten t he r apidly gr owing satsuma orange industry in south Alabama. Investigation of life hist ory, and determination and demonstration of most effective oethods, of control of t he grass worm or f all army worm, which appeared in g reat . numbe~s in the southern part of t he state early in the s pring of 1912 and spread rapidly, doi ng great damage to corn, sor ghum, and ot her f orage crops, al so in many cases to cotton, cowpeas , etc. Animal Husbandry : Valuable experiment s ar e being conducted by t his department in different sec­tions of the stat e and i n connection wit h t he agr i cultural schools in regard to swine , beef cat t le , dai ry cows , and poultry. Some of t he problems under considerati on are the following: - 1 . The study of the economic results of finishing hogs on green pasture crops, in companion with dry l ot methods . 2. The wor k has been enlarged duri ng t he year on. two hog farms. The value of various southern feeds in being studied under farm conditions, and other problems i n connection wi th growing pigs are also being studied. 3. 1tlor k has been undertaken t o determine the cost of keeping brood sows dur­ing and summer when fed on various feeds. 4. The cost of r aising beef calves under farm conditions. 5. The value of various home- grown feeds for milk production. Horti culture : Important investigations have been conducted under the Adams Act: 1. In regard to peach breeding for r esi stance against brown rot . 2. Irish potato investigation. 3. Cit range investigation. 4 •. Experiment s i n for Cing vegetables under gl ass . 5. The control of blight, brown r ot, and borers wit h orchard fruits. The l ocal experiment work and the state nursery inspection under this depart­ment have ent ail ed. great l abor. The work undertaken during t he year in local experi­mental work has been t hat of f er t i l i zer f or veget ables, tests di stributed over f our­t een counties and twenty-three l ocalities. Sixty of the counties of the state have been 1fisited, and 10,000 miles covered by rail, by :oombers of this department. The inspection of state nurseries and the issuance of certi ficat es and offi cial tags bot h for nurseri es in the state and outside nurseries entails a l a r ge amount of field and offi ce work . Veterinary Department: The record for farmers' institutes for 1912 is hi ghly satisfactory, exhi bited by the following table : Farmers' Institutes held 18 No . of counties visited Number of sessions Average attendance Total attendance 16 29 128 3720 A highly successful session of the Farmers ' Summer School was held at Auburn during the first ten days of August . Agricultural EXtension: - As heretofore, the princi pal work" of , the Extension Department of this station in 1912 has consisted in the organization of Boys I Corn Clubs and Girls ' Tomato Clubs . This work has ' grown rapidly, the enrollment in 1912 being 9784 boys i n the corn clubs and 1758 gir l s in the tomato clUbs . Corn clubs are maintained in every county, and tomato clubs in fourteen counties . Liberaltprizes offered by Boards of Revenue, firms and private parties greatly increased the interest" and made it possible for 100 Alabama boys and eight girls to attend the National Corn Exposition at Columbia , S. C. At the Exposition, Alabama won the sweepstakes prize in boysl and girls ' club work: The yield obtained by the boys and girls who make the highest records are detailed on a latter page of the Annual Report of the Directot of the Experiment Station. The twenty (20) bOys making the largest yields in the state averaged 165 bushels per acre . "When a boy makes a higher yield than any one else in t he neighborhood, or a girl learns by experience t hat canning affords a source of revenue to the girls on t he farm, the good effects are not confined to the profit s secured nor to the one individual. The community, too, receives a benefit . l-!eeds of the COllege: There are many needs of the college which are ~bsolutely imperative . Of course, we understand the financial status of the state , and at present it may be i mpossible to secure funds for supplying these pres sing needs of the Instit ut ion . I am not speaking of the needs of the future or of posterity, but the needs of the young men who have been here and who are here now. For the last ten years t hese needs have been most insistent. t " (1) Primarily, there is a demand for an infirmary. It is really a reflection upon our good state that the young men entrusted to our care have so limited and unsatisfactory accommodations when t hey are stricken with illness . I am actually ashamed when parents visit the Institution and find their sons in t he only quarters that we have available for patients . We have our excellent surgeDn and we have ex­cellent trained nurses, and by this means the first unfavorable i mpression of our patrons are gr adually dispelled, but the conditions are entirely out of keeping with th dignity or a great state Insti tution. It is estimated that $15 ,000 would supply eatisfactory accommodations . (2) Building for Boiler House and Machinery: As stated to you in my last re­port, the Boiler House and power plant is in a precarious condition, and t his condition is only the more emphasized by the year ls exposure to the weather . The walls of the Boiler House are cracked , the roof leaks, whi~e the entire structure , built partly of wood and covered with felt roofing, is a direct menace to the entire group of college buildings . (3) Equipment for Power Pl ant : \ole have been able, only at great inconveni ence, to run our Power Plant t hroughout the year . It has been several years now since we added t o our machinery in this department . As you know, opr power plant supplies light s to t he college and to the communit y , furnishe s power for all t he shops , and pumps all the water used by students and citizens ; and so in case of a breakdown, which is probable at any time, t he entire institution and community would be par alyzed. Ten thousand dollars ($10, 000 . 00) is needed for a new engine, a new dyn~mo, and other machinery that would place the plant upon a safe basis . (4) Equipment for Electri cal and Mechanic~ l Engineering . An immediate appropriation of $4~OOO would add greatly to the efficiency of t hese departments in which instruction"is given to so large a number of young men. Recent types of machinery, electrical appliances , telephone appliances, etc ., are indispensable for keeping instruction abreast with the times . (5) Farm ~.achinery BUilding : I The Institution greatly ne eds a building and equipment for farm machinery. Gi ven a building costing $5 , 000, we could , i n the shortest time possible , equip it with the most recent patterns of improved farm machinery . The great manufacturing companies engaged in producing farm implement s have already signified their willingness t o furnish large quantities of t heir machine ry . (6) Equipment for the Agricultural Hall and Laboratories . An accurate estimate shows t hat at t he very least $5 ,000 is needed for the equipment necessary for accompli shing the proper wo rk in' t he different departments of the agricultural college . We have no gas plant for t he laboratories j there is no furniture for the auditorium; and several of the ag ricult~ral ~aboratories a re entirely d~stitute of apparatus . (7) S ea ~s for Auditorium. '3 ,000 at least should be set aside for the seating of our college auditorium. It is a splendid old building, hallowed by the memory of such mOen as Stephens , Hill , Col quit , Gancey, Hilliard, " Clopton, etc ., Here we hold all of our public functions . Here we invite t he most distinguished scholars ' and orators in the land , and yet there is scarcely a high school in the country so poorly furnished . There is not a l eading state institution t hat has not better seating facilitieS in its auditorium hall . (8) Heating . An expenditure of $5 ,000 would be a most economical investment in a steam heat­ing outfit, for the Main Building and for the Chemical Laboratory . False economy, years aeo, prompted the exclusion of this provision from the appropriati9n bill ; and year after year , coal has been carried, in primitive fashion, in the hod , by negro .labor , for thirty- five recitation,rooms , up thre,e fli ghts of stairs . lith the steam equipment instp.lled, we have at hand a ready supply of exhaust steam from our- power house ,_ .... ,hich now goes entirely to waste. In a few years the int tial cost of a plant w~uld be entirely repaid . (9) Chemical Buildi ng . -I The need 9f more extended quarters for our chemic 1 department i s most obvious . This depa rtme n~ ha ~ incr eased imm~n ely i n t he l ast few years . We have the largest departments of analyti cal chemistry, assaying and metal lurgy in t he South , while a tremendous amount of analytical work is done in carrying out the State laws of in­spection of corrnnodities . A 60,000 building is needed for this department . (10) Veterinary B¢lding • . A b~lding costing at least 30,000 will be the least possible accommodation for this rapidly growing department of the college . Our Veterinary College fs just now the only one in the outh . It has been strikingly successful and has drawn pat­ronage from allover the South. I have now letters of inquiry from two' leaQ.ing Southern A. & M. Colleges that are looking toward d~veloping this most profi table department of agricultural education . \,le were the pioneers in this line of work, but we cannot possibly keep our position in the forefront without proper accom­modations and facilties . Dean Cary and his assistants are doing excellent work, but other states , more generous with th~r appropriations, are preparing to out­strip us and deflect our patronage . (ll) Other Important Demands: There are other i mportant demands of the college; a gymnaslum, Ja Young Men ' s Christian Association building , and other fa cilities that constitute a well regulated college organization, but the above are more .ilnmediately urgent . I am sure there can be no more profitable investment of the St'ate I s lOOney than in these instru- ~ '" mentalities for further production. In regard to the ' matter of housing our students, it is~ a matter of fac t t hat we have educated something like 9,000 young men at Auburn, and until a few years ago not a cent had been expended by .the State for dormit.ory purposes . As. it is now, 90 per cent of the students find t heir quarters in the private homes of cit izens, while the Greek letter fraternities, instead of asking for the money of the State to be advanced to th~, rent their own quarters and. furnish their pwn faci~it~es , None of the funds appropriated to the college by the federal government cap b~ used for the purpose of building, and it is to be sincerely hoped t hat at the earliest date 20ssible something can be done to meet t he urgent demand for. more building, and I am confident t hat the governing powers of tFie State will meet these demanas as soon as the financialAcomditions wiLl. warrant . In this connection I respectfully offer the following suggestions: The college, through its depart ment of chemistr y, makes the inspection of illuminating oils in t he State of Alabama, turning over to the state treasury three-fourths of t he amount collected . During the last five years it has paid in over $150,000.00 while the condition of t he treasury has prevented its drawing any of the appropriations con­tingently made \luring the last legislature . Would it be too great a request to ask that a IX'rtion of this fund paid by the college int the State treasury be returned, f rom ti e to time , for meeting the exigencies enumerated above? The following table exhibits these needs : (1) Infirmary $ 15,000 .00 (2) Boiler House 10,000.00 0) Equipment for Power Plant 1°'888·88 I (4) Equipment for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering 4, 0 ' (5 ) Farm J'achinery Building 5, 000.00 (6) Equipment for Agricultural Hall and Laboratories '1 5,000 .00 (7) Seats for auditorium 3,000.00 (8) Heat ing Facilities (}ain Building) 5,000000 j (9 ) Chemical Building 60,000 0 00 L ...., I (10) (ll ) Veterinary Building Other 1mportant Dernands(Equipment , etc . ) ~3 0 , 000.00 40, 000. 00 I re commend t hat the f ollowi ng changes be made in titles : (1) Thomas Brabg to become ssociate Professor of Chemistry . (2) Berner L. Shi, Associate Professor of ¥~th ernatics. (3) J . C. C. Price to become Assistant Professor of Horticulture . (4) Charles S. Williamson to become Associat e Professor of Chemistry . I r espectfully recomm~nd that the Chairman of the Examination Committee be allow-ed $200.00 f or additional labor of that office . . . . t That the Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings and Fuel be allowed 200. 00 addi bional for labor s of that office . For agri cultural extension work , $200.00 . The followi ng professors and officers , according to the sliding scale of salari es , for their additional five-year service become entitled to an i ncrease of $100, namelY: (1) Mathematics, (2) Civil Engineering, (3) Chemist of Soils, (4) Instructor in Mecnanical Drawing and Machine Design, (5) Physical Chemist. Owing to the financial condit ion of the Institute, I recommend that the sliding scale- of salaries adopted in 1908 be suspended. I recommend the adoption of the Report of the Committee in regard to the Con­struction of a building for the Young en's Christian Association (see appended page) t I make the following nominations based on the' recommendations of the heads of the· departments concerned: , A. S. Massey, Assistant Professor of Botany to succeed Mr. Ridgway, Salary $1,200 .00. H. B. Tisdale, Assistant Recorder Hatch and Local Experiments, Salary $800.00. G. V. Stelzenmuller, Field Agent of Horticultural Department, Salary $800.00. I recommend the confirmation of the election of the following professors: Joseph Hudnut, Professor of Architecture and Drawing Joseph ~tewart Caldwell, Professor of Bot&n7 Jesse McCollough Jones, Professor of Anima) Industry I recommend that the Atbletic Fee be, placed at $6.00 and the diacontinuance of all charges to students for admission to any&bletic sports or games on the campus. I recommend the adoption of the catalogue. I recopllum~ that the LaboratJory Fee in Bot&n7 be $1.00. I recommend the conferring upon M. R. Hutchison, a former student of the college, th~ degree pf Electrical Engineer. I beg ~eav~ to transmit her ewith the annual report of the Treasurer. After fullt consideration by the Faculty, the following degrees are recommended to the Board of Trustees. Respect fully submitted, s/Charles C. Thach, Pr esident D.&ZREES Bachelor of Science Fritz Thomas Ambrose William ·webster Bagley Harris i tchell rlaker William Dalton Barton Andrew Jackson Bethea Henry l{addox Brittain Hayden Wendell Carter Phoebe Cary Aldo Francisco Antonio ~astagnoli Walter Payne Ghristian William Thomas Glearman William Harvey Gogswell, Jr. Lloyd Denton ~ole Da vid Lee Cotton Francis Bernard Cayle Othmar Kendrick David Samuel Moore Dillard Ernest Archibold Dixon Robert K~et Dixon ~laude Everett Edmiston Lereeul Aloan Edmonson Jesse Eugene Emmons Lester Erastus Evans alder Wil l ingham Finney Henry Grady Floyd Charles <ialker Frederick .cAnory .Elgin Fry Oliver Isa Gaines Phillip rlenjam1n Goldstein Hugh ary Hanlin RObert Franklin Harrison Harvey t;urtis Heath Henry Harmon Heine Alexander Stanton Hill Daniel Franklin Hixon Chalmers Duke Horne Thomas Clarence I zard' Arlanders Leon Jerdan Taylor Goodwin Jones John Albert Key Joseph Edwin Lacey Robert urn Lett Isaiah Daniel Lewis Victor Wallace Lewis Oscar Emory Littleton Jonathan Bell Lovelace Jefferson McGord Samuel Lucas McDowell Rupert Al onzo McGinty James Alexander McLeod William Albert McMurray Judson Eckford hoses Emery Tyler Motley Frederick Moss Nelson Oliver Clark Owsley John Burton Pennington . J Frederick Eugene Pickett Marvin Pipkin Ben jamin Patrick Poyner, Jr. ~ arl 2dward f r i tchett I rvin Talton ~inn Ralph ,ialdo Riddle Ha rry ~ rispe Sessions Boyd Shaver William Edward Shivers John Gordon ~ parkes Henry Turner Spence Er nest Hanry ~t andifer 3010mon ~verett Stein George Vaughn Stelzenmuller ~liffo rd Marvin Stodghill DeenGranvill e Sullins Derwood Lee Taylor Homer Bernard Tisdale John Penn Tomberl in Charl es ~urry Vaughan, J r . Adiel Ernest Ware 'laud vJright Watson ihlton Wendell Webb Charles Porter Wright Hugh Gardner Zei8ler Samuel Faucett Ander s Massey Palmer Bedsole John Mozel l e Bl anton Howard ~~ton Boyd Elmer Bussey Julius Lamar Greene t arry Lee Jackson John Henry J osey Henry Landberger , Jr. Terry Mc~ a1l McPherson Fr ank 'l'yre Hanley f'aul Molyneux Hill ary Herbert Moor er J ames Ha~vey ~tacey John Gilbert Watkins Hiram White Samuel Landrum Wood Lewis Edgar Beckham Hancel Willia..'1l Gal dwell McElry Dean J ohn I saac Handley Samuel D. Haynie Leon Ryan Kendrick John Howard Leonard John Perry Ma jor Bdgar Delon 'ley William Naller Pa r rish Lamar Font aine Pr itchett Samuel Wa t son Sullivan Graduates in Pharmacy Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Post Graduate Degrees Pro!essional Degrees in Course: Frances Camp Duggar, Master of Science ~li11er Hubbard Eskew, ¥~ster of Science Joel ~ larence Ford, }fuster of Science Finley McCorvey Grissett, Civil Engineer Thomas Burton Meadows, ¥~ster of Science Jemison Mim5 Mo,e1ey, Master of Science Willis Belmont Nickerson, Master of Science John Emmett Pitts, Electrical ~gineer Alfred Wade Reynolds, r aster of Science Raymond Grover Ridgeley, Civil Engineer hester A. Smith, Electrical Engineer Charles Coleman Thach, Jr., Master of Science Degrees. for Professional Work: David King Caldwell, Civil. Engineer Roger Barton Mc morter, Civil Engineer Fletcher Jackson Thagard, Electrical Engineer , . r • I beg leave to submit , with ~ appr oval, t he follo\dng r epor t 0 the Direct r of \he 'Experiment Station on Local Experiment ·ork. a/Chas. C. Thach President REPORT OF DIrux;WR OF EXPI!.1UlrENT STATION (PART II) Being A Report on Local Experiment Work Doctor C. C. Thach, President Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn, Alabama Sir: :> r • " t , r r I herewith submit to the Board through you my report on the Local Experiment .Work of all departments doing work under this fund. -r .. This information is submitted in the following order: 1.t 1. Brief mention of the activities of each department under the Local Experiment Fund. 2 . Statement of expenditures by departments .for the calendar year 1912 . 3. Recommendations for the ensuing year. Brief Summary of ~'Jork in all Departments in 1912 under the Local' Experiment Law. Publications The publications for t he year issued und .r t his law numbered 19. These contained of 294 pages; and t he number of pages in. all copies printed aggregated 4,216,000. is in addi tion to Station publications paid for from the Federal Hatch FUND. a td al This ~,or eove r, many t housands of letters g~v~g agricultural infor mation , as contemplated by law, were written by the heads of the differ ent departDlent s of the Station. In the Director's office al one, t he nwnber of lett ers (exclusive of circular letters, etc.) from January 1 t o ~~y 1 was at t he rat e of 9 , OC~ l etters per year. Agriculture, Dr ainage , Machinery , and Plant Breeding Under these t hree i t euls of t he l aw, t he t otal number of experiments conducted in 1912 was 471. The t ot al number of experiments in progress on May 21, 1913, is 422. This list is being i ncreased almost every week . Th ese experiments bear on more than forty different agr i cultural pr obl ens, and include more than 100 fertilizer experiments in corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts , sugar cane, etc. The main object is to secure informa­t ion, by tests in each county, t hat will r educe the immense waste now resulting from t he appl i cation of fertilizers to soils or crops to which they are not suited, and t o increase t he cr op yields and pr ofits on every soU. The item f or plant breeding is expended in testing, in as many l ocalities as possible, strains of cotton, corn, and other plant s wllieh have been bred up or improved on the Stati on farm at Auburn, and in assisting the farmers in the different counties to pro­pagate and continue the breeding of these improved varieties. Cooperaticn in drainage has beenoontinued with the United States Department of Agri­culture, whieh reports an expenditure under thi s cooperation up to the beginning of t he present calendar yeur of $2,787.30; which i8 about doubl e t he amount invested from our Local ~eriment Fund. Tests have been made of farm machinery, .including tests repeated in several localities, of t hree machines for chopping cotton, and of machines for drilling oats. Moreover, our men have collected considerable .data on other implements concerning which Alabama farmers are seeki ng information. The foll owing i s a l ist of t he filed experiments in progress in the A g r i c~tural Depa r tments: Cotton, r egular fertilizer experiments Cot ton, compl ete nitrat e of soda experiments Gat t on, special phosphate experiments Got t on, time of appl ying nitrat e of soda ~ot ton, variety t est s, extensive. Gotton, variety tests, extensive - wilt resistant kinds Cotton, variety tests, short ~otton, variety tests, short - wilt resistant kinds atton, isolation t ests (Plant breeding) ~orn , regular fertilizer experiments Corn, complete nitrate experiments Corn, time of applying nitrate of 80da ~o rn, vari ety tests, extensi ve Corn, short variety tests, soft varieties -': orn, short variety tests, hard varieties Corn, isolation tests (Plant breeding) Oats, specii nitrate experiments Cowpeas, variety tests, extensive Cowpea, variety tests, short Peanuts, regular fertilizer experiments Peanuts, variety t ests, extentve Sugar cane, regul,r fertilizer experiments ~we et potat oes, r egular fertilizer experiment Sweet potat oes, variety t ests Soy bean t ests Lime experiments, (var i ous crops ) Wheat experiments Lyon ijeans and velvet bean experiments Winter forage crop t est s, extensi ve Bur clover tests Vetch tests Forage crops, miscellaneous (clovers, etc~) Alf alf a, inoculation test s Oats , met hods of seeding Oats , variety tests Oats , plant breeding Canada peas, vs. Or egon vetch Rotation experiments Phosphate, best fo rms of Lime, best forms of Ti le drainage Subsoiling with dynamit e vott on, choppers, test of Grain drill s, tests of Kore detailed information is afforded in Circular No. 20, being my report to t he Governor f or the cal endar year 1912 on t he Local Experiment work; copies of this publ ication are available in the ~~in College Building f or use of the Trustees. Entomology The Entomologist and his a s sistants have been active in enforcing the boll weevil quarantine ; in giving information on this pest and others; and in combating the grass worm, of which a serious outbreak occurred in 1912. Animal I ndustry The Animal Industry Department has conducted feeding experiments under t his la.w, with beef cattle at Sumt ervill e, with hogs at Hamilton, Jackson, Abbeville, and Sumtervil~ , with poultry in Jefferson and Mobile counties, and with mules in Chambers count y . Extension The Extension Department has continued in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, which, together with the General Educational Board, contributes a total of $9,180 annually, as compared with '5,000 furnished by the provisions of the Local Experiment Law. The enrollment in the Boys' Corn Clubs in 1912 was 9,784; _ and t he enrollment in the Girls' Tomato bbs was 1,758. Plant Pathology The Department has been engaged in the study of a number of plant dis eas ~ s, especially two diseases of peanuts, a disease of cotton, and certain diseases of truck crops and f l owers. Horti culture This de artment has conduct ed a number of tests in veget ables in 14 counties. I t is collecting and disseminat ing by circular, cor r espondence, and ot herwise, a large amount of horticultural information; is studying the wint er storage of sweet potatoes; and is conducting spraying experiments in different 10calj ties . Expenditures by Department s under the Local Experiment Fund: For t he cal endar year 1912, t he books of the Treasurer show the following figures: Receipts To cash from 1911 $ 6,472.86 II II 11 II II II II " II II II II jjy Amount " " " " II II " " " " II II II " " II II Bal ance Animal Industry 317.29 Extension 27.42- ~tomology 78.77 State 2.100 •00 i .2.2.826 • .2~ Disbursements Paid Agriculture " Horti culture " Animal Industry II Extension II Publication & Adm. " Ent omology II Drainage & Fam Mach. " Plant Pathology II Plant Breeding carried to 1913 $ 7, 958.31 2,255.39 6,462.91 6,408.95 4,188.52 3,770.16 1,141.33 549.65 525.51 6.22.61 i .2.2a826 • .2~ Respectfully submitted, s/M. A. Glenn, Treasurer Financial Recommendations for the Ensuing Year. Since the Loc,l Experiment appr opriation is made by the calendar year, the financial recommendations herein are for the calendar year 1914 (unless modified by the Trustees in June, 1914.); and these r ecommendations are made with the further understanding that any changesfram the' local Experiment budget approved last June ~hall take effect July 1, 1913 • . Estimates for each department are made after consultation with the head of that de­partment, and in accordance with his recommendations. (1) Agriculture, Plant Breeding, Drainage and Farm Machinery: Also Publications and Administration Expenditure ,or Position Crops Plant Breeding . . Annual Appropriation balance (bein~ pa.rt of balance fro~ Plant Breed­ing 1912) $7,000 $ 1,200 Available Salary Field Agt. (Wi11iam­son) Salary Field Agt . (Hawley) 400.77 7,400.77 1,200 ' 800.00 800.00 Drain $1,500 1,500 500 200 I _ Publications and Administration $ 2,500 2,500 -I -, Salary Gen'l Asst . LE (vacant) Sa1+ 300 Hat ch) Sal~ry Stenographer (Miss Tribble) Salary Director's Secretary and Mailing Clk (Kierce ) (f 600 other funds) Salary Recorder (Cauthen~ Salary Asst. Pr ofessor (Fuchess) Salary Treasurer (Miss Glenn) Temporary Field Agts. & Helpers Dir ector (salary) (Duggar) Tr aveling Expenses Pos age & Stationery Freight & ~ress Labor Printing Fer t ilizers, Seeds, ~upplies 200.00 455.00 100.00 300.00 275.00 300.00 1,900.00 200.00 250.00 220.00 1,600.77 $7,400.77 (2) Horticulture: Annual Appropriation 300 .00 130.00 100.00 200.00 255.00 65.00 50.00 100.00 $1,200.00 alary, Successor to Dr. E. P. andsten 200.00 Salary, ~uccessor to H . ~ . 'onolly, Field Agt.l,200.00 Stenographic help, traveling expenses, & Supplies 600.00 195.00 100.00 350.00 300.00 200.00 150.00 100.00 105 .00 1,600.00 200.00 $1,500.00 $2,500.00 2,000.00 $2,000.00 (P . S.) Since recent changes in the personnel of this Department necessitate Assistant Pr f essor Price's doing a little of the local experiment work, I now recommend that he continue f or another year to draw $200 from the local experiment fund. (3) Extension The following are the recommendations made by Pr ofessor Duncan, in which I agree if the total salary of the Superintendent of Extension ($2,750) here estimated is the amount agreed on by the President. Pro-ration of Extension Funds for Alabama Total Available Salary (1. B. Duncan) Travel (L. N. Duncan) SalarY (J. • HObdy) Travel (J. B. Hobdy) Salary (Mrs. Robinson) Travel ( rs. Robinson) Salary (Miss Lane) Salary (Mr. Kerlin) InCidentals, office supplies, etc. Salaries for County Workers Available Balance State $5,000 670 530 900 1,000 600 520 720 60 o U. S. Department 2,080 o Educational BQ~ $2,000 (/60 290 600 o (4) Plant Pathology - Annual Appropriation Part Salar,y - Dr. F. A. Wolf Suppli~9, traveling expenses, etc. $ 750.00 250.00 (5) Animal Industry A . Annual Appropriation Estimated Sales Expenditures, Part salary of Prof. Jones bupt. Hog Farm, Columbia, Alabama ~alary of L. W. Shook, (Field Agent) Sa1ar,y Supt. Beef & Hog Farm{S.S.Jerdan) Sumterville Mule .Feeding Experiments, Gusseta (Mont­gomery Brothers) Dairy Feeding ~periments, James, Alabama (W. M. Hall & Son) SalaI'3' Supt .. Foultry and Hog Work, Hamilton Salar,y for local man (H. Schlenterburch), Poultry Farm, Citronelle Animal Industry $3,500 500 $4,000 $ 150 1,000 1,000 180 120 300 50 Travel & Incidentals f or poultry work Expenses for hog work, Jackson 165 125 Industry Work 910 $4,000 hxpenses for hog work, Hamilton Travel & Incidentals for Animal Total Expenditures (6) Bhtomo10gy Appropriations Part .Salary of W. E. Hinds Part ~alar.1, J. A. Dew (besides $300 Adams Fund) Salary of Stenographer ( ~ $100 other funds ) Travel & Expenses $ 400 1,200 200 500 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,000 .00 Poultry $1,000 $1,000 50 200 100 300 350 $1,000 . $2,300 $2.'300 Respectfully submitted, s/J. F. Duggar Director '-,l The Budget of Appropriations for the year 1913-14 Original Endowment $20 .280 President & St at i on Mathematics Civil ~gin eering History & Lat in Physiology & Vet . Sc. echanical Engineering 3,000 1,000 1,000 1,800 Pharmacy 1,800 Agr i cul ture E1ec . lihgr. Geol . & Min . Engr. od . Lang . & Eng . 300 1,800 Botany Physics Hor t i culture Proia Math Archit ecture Entomology C omdt . , Instr. in ~th & Post Adjt. Pr of . Chemistry Student Asst . 1k. Chemist Chemist of Soils 950 1,000 Prof . Phys. Chemistry 600 Asst . Pr of . Chemistry Asst . Pr of. Chemistry Asst. in (;hemistry Asst . hem. in Adams Ex. 2 Assts . in Chemistry 1 Asst. Chern . Feed Stuffs Pr of . 11ech . Drawing & Machine Design Pr of . E1ec. & Tel Engr. & Spt. Power Plant Instr. in Mech. Engr . & Mathematics hEt. in Physics & Draw­ing & Band Hast er Asst . in Mechanics Director & Prof. Phy­sical Culture Prof. Compo & Rhet. Farm Supt. & Recorder Prof. Animal Industry 950 700 750 Morrill Hatch State Appro- Hort1- - Fund . Fund . pria~ion8 culture Adams Total $24,885 $15,000 $40,000 $1,500 Fund $116.865 400 800 800 400 1,500 1,800 1,600 1,100 1,000 1,000 850 300 300 650 750 800 1,400 1,000 400 600 100 800 400 700 600 100 100 1,300 700 ZOO 400 2QO . I 200 800 900 .,L 600 700 1,000 50 100 1,100 100 400 700 1,200 1,200 ~500) L.E.) joo~ 500 500 (L.E.) (200Y 1~..... _ 1,850 (L .E.) 'T (400) 800 600 1,)00 I f ... • 1 1,400 900 400 1, 300( 300 fwer Plant) 650 1,500 1,000 1,400 850 1,000 (L.E. $200) 450 600 (L.E. $200) 4,000 1,900 1,900 2, 200 2, 100 2,200 2,000 2,300 2,000 1,900 2,000 1,800 2,000 1,600 1,700 2,000 2,300 1,900 2,700 200 2, 000 1,900 1,500 1,500 1,300 750 1,400 900 2, 000 2,000 1,400 1,500 1,000 1,400 1,600 1,400 1,750 Original orri11 Hatch State Appro- Horti- Endowment Fund Fund priations cul ture Adams Total $20 ,280 $24,885 $15,000 $40,000 $1,500 Fund $116.865 Prof. Eng. Lit. 2,000 2,000 Foreman of Farm 300 .200 500 Asst. Prof. Animal lndustry 300 700 400 . 1,400 Asst. Horticulture 450 ( 500)(LE $200) 950 Asst. Vet. Science (4) McAdory ~1450 4,250 4,250 Plant Pathologist 1,250 (L.E. 750) Asst. Prof. Agri. 650 600 1,250 (L.E. 300) Treasurer 1,000 500 (L.E. 350) . 1,500 House Rent 1 . President & 12 Pr ofessors 2. Mathematics 3 . (a vil .r}}gr. 4. Hi~tory 5. ach • .l!hgr. 6. Physics 7. 'lee. fugr. 8 . Vet. Sci. 9 . tiotany 10. Ghemistry 11. Geology 12. Pharmacy 13 . Qdern Lang. & English 1,800 800 2,600 Instr. in Botany 850 400 1,250 Asst. Entomology 200 100 900 1,200 Asst. in Pharmacy 500 500 22 SCholarships 1. French 2. ~g1ish 3. Civil fugr. 4. kech. Arts 5. Chemistry 6. Elec. mgr. 7. Latin 8. Botany 9. Pharmacy 10 . Vet. Sci. 11. Mech. &.gr. 12. Mining Ehgr. 13. C.ivi1 Engr . 14 . Architecture 15.& 16. ¥tachine Design 17. Chemistry 18. Office 19. f\griculture 20. An. Industry 2l. Dra.wing 22. Elec. Ehgr . & ~ . Shops Wat erworks 2,300 600 3,050 5,950 r 1 Original Morrill Hatch State Appro- Horti- Adams Endowment Fund Fund priation culture F\Uld Total Reco'rding Clerk 250 200 300 750 Librn. & Prof. Eng. 550 1,250 1,800 Registrar & Asst. 500 700 1,200 Asst. Livm. 750 750 Asst. Prof. in Math 400 1,050 1,450 Asst. Hist. & Latin 1,300 1,300 Night watchman 360 265 625 2~ Assts. Library (~olarships) 625 625 Asst. in Check Room 200 200 Secly Trustees 100 100 tlul letin ~l k & Clek for Station 200 200 200 600 Clk to Dean, Engr. 200 200 steno. to President 800 800 . Asst. Recorder Station 300 300 Asst . in Mil. band 100 100 Y.M.C.A. 500 500 bech. mgr. Assts . (Hixon $1000) 200 1,200 0urgeon 2,400 .2,400 Local Experiments CD & H) 670 670 . Clks f or Comdt. 200 Asst. £lee. Engr. 150 Asst. in Forge 200 Asst . in English 350 Asst . J."lod. Lang.& mg1ish 200 Asst . in An. Ind. 250 1,350 Asst. in C i~ m gr . 650 650 Asst. Mach. Shop 100 ·100 Asst. in lJrawing 100 100 Architecture 200 200 Adv . & Prtg. 450 2,550 3,000 Publications 1,400 1,400 . Animal Industry 1,400 700 800 2,900 Botany 400 700 ·400 1,500 Chemistry 600 1,600 400 2,600 Ci~ m gr. 300 200 500 Commencement 300 500 800 Dormitories 1,050 1,050 . hl.ec. mgr. 700 700 J:!:ntomo1ogy 100 850 950 . Expense 600 (Teaching) 1,600 .2,200 Agric. (Farm) 600 1,800 200 800 3,400 Farmers ' Inst. 600 600 Fuel 350 400 2,250 3,000 Grounds & Repairs 400 1,600 2,000 Horticulture 500 100 400 .1,000 Horticulture (State) (Gomer Hall) (mgr. Bldg) (500) 500 Labor (College) 400 1,000 1,400 Library 900 500 1,400 Mechanics 1,400 1,400 l1ilitary 200 200 Origina.1 Morrill Hatch State Appro- Horti- Adams Endowment Mining Engr. Music Pharmacy Physics Plant Pathology Postage 150 Farmers' ~ummer Schl. Summer Session Stationery 150 Trustees Vet . Science Insurance ~ 26.410 Fund Fund priations 150 300 . 500 300 . 250 150 150 700 SOO 450 300 200 400 2500 i 221~00 i15.220 i 68.760 REPORT OF THE TREASURER of the ALAHAMA. POLYT1!JJHNIC INSTITUTE for the year 1912-1913, end June 1, 1913. ENDOWMENT FUND Receipts To Endowment Fund Disbursements By Amount Paid Salaries i 20,280.00 l-10RRILL FUND Receipts To Morrill Fund Disbursements By Amount Paid Salaries $ 27,500.00 STATE HORTICULTURE FUND Receipts To State Horticulture Fund • Disbursements By Amount Paid State Horticulture . , 1,500.00 culture Fund Total 150 300 SOO 250 250 250 450 700 SOO 600 (Out) 300 (700) 1,300 2,500 il.500i12z150 1~21~70 $ 20,2SO.00 $ 20,2SO.00 8 27,500.00 $ 27.200 •00 $ 1,500.00 $ 1,500.00 , \ STATE AND COLI..El}E FUND To State Fund To Surgeon and Infirmary To Incidental Fees To 'fuition Fees To Laboratory Fees To Library Fees and lnterest (Bonds) To Farm Products To Anal ysis To Horticulture To Expense To Animal Industry To Chemistry To Electrical Engineering '1'0 Mechanical Engineering To Pharmacy - To Veterinary To ~i vil Engineering To Feed Stuff To Smith Hall To Power Plant and Lighting To daterworks & Sewerage To Oil Tax To Laundry By Amount Paid Salaries " II " Infirmary " " ;Library II Horticulture " Dormitories II l!.Xpense " Com. Expense II Printing & Advertising " Animal Industry f1 II Chemistry II II Electrical Engineering II " Mechanical Engineering " " II Farmers' Institute II II " Fuel " " " Grounds & Repairs " " " Insurance " " " Servants & Janitors II " " Military " " " Hining Engineering " " II Pharmacy " " Physics - - II II Postage II " Stationery " II Trustees " " Veterinary " " Swmner School Receipts $ 40,000.00 3,747.50 3,512.50 2, 340.00 2,267.50 2,685.80 848.10 65.50 274.14 759.10 1,671.49 231.75 7.95 50.47 -- - - - - 111.15- 18.50 48.30 800.00 2,136.65 5,054.80 1,053.50 11,241.62 981.15 Disbursements $ 34,714.67 501.38 1,388.78 571.29 1,405.00 2,092.12 871.62 4,116.51 5,136.40 2,592.92 1,596 .65 1,512.07 408.14 3,247.09 2,002.40 2,890.89 703.50 238.71 190 .59 727.89 468.68 618.58 593.82 280.87 711.48 598.60 f 80,207.47 By Amount Paid atchman. $ 581 , 00 11 " 11 {.; i vil Engineering 345.34 11 " 11 Archi tecture 168.00 " " 11 Entomology 123.41 " II II Agricu~tural ~ollege 668.38 " It It Botany 164.70 " " 11. Comer Hall 884.48 II It II Music 319.78 " II 11 Broun Hall 284.59 11 II II Feed St uff 1,100.00 II II II Smith Hal l 1,367.23 II " " Power Plant & Lighting 3,147.45 11 " " l'laterworks " 11 II Extension To ~ndowment Fund II l'~orrill Fund " State and ollege Fund " State Horticultural Fund By Endowment Fund 11 Morrill· Fund 11 State & College Fund " .jtate Horticultural Fund By Amount of Overdraft 1910-1911 201.56 470 .00 ~ArITULATIONS Receipts $ 20,280.00 27 ,500 .00 80,207.47 1,500.00 Disbursement s. $ 20,280.00 27,500.00 80,207 .47. 1,500.00 BUILDING ACCOUNT " " " " 1911-1912 (Broun) $ 3,800.40 4,768.64 11 150.7.2 " " " J 1 • , Respectfully submitted, ! . . aIM. A. Glenn, Treasurer I ., <1:<- $ 80,207.47 $129,487.47 ( $129 ,487 .47 $ 8,719.83Auburn University Board of Trustees19131910sAuburn University LibrariesEducation -- Higher Education; History -- 1875-1929: The New South EratextpdfBOT_1913.pdfAuburn University Libraries. 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