| Summary: | Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1914Auburn, Alabama
JW1e 8, 1914
The Board of Trustees of the Alabama. Polytechnic Instlt.ute convened in the Main
Building of the Institute, in regular session , at 10 o'clock a.m.
The :)ecretary called the roll and the following members were found present:
Messrs . W. K. Terr.y, J. F. Feaein , R. B. Barnes, A. W. Bell, Harry Herzfeld, and
c. !-" . Sherrod. 6, a quorum .
It was moved that the re~ding of th~minutes be dispences with, the members of the
Board having been provided with a synopsis of same. Motion prevailed.
It was suggested, and agreed upon, nem. con., that President Thach discuss with tlB
board some special features of hi s annual report, a copy of same being in hand of
each member.
At the conclusion of Doctor Thach's talk the following motion was introduced and
unaninwsly adopted:
That in consideration of Mrs. O. D. Smith's valuable services to the college in
caring for ~ick students and takUlg a m~therly interest in the welfare of young
men in College and away from home influences, as well as in recognition of the
distinguished services of her husband, the late Doctor O. D. Smith, all fees or
charges for water and lights due th~ college by ~~s. O. D. Smith De remitted, and
that hereafter during her natural life the college shall furnish water and lights
for her residence, free of charge.
At 12 o 'clock the Board adjourned to 3 p.m.
The Hoard r esumed its sitting at 3 O'clock p.m. The roll was called and the follcwing
r esponded to their names:
Governor Emmet 0' eal, ~-officio President
W. F. Feagin, Superintendent of Education, Ex-officio
v! . K. Terry, J. S. Frazer, R. B. Barnes, A. \v. Bell, Harry Herzfeld,
R. F. Kolb, and C. M. Sherrod. Eight present, a quorum.
His ~c ellency Governor O'Neal took the chair.
The following motions were made, seconded and adopted, on matter s t reated of in
Pr esiaent Thach's report, to-wit:
1. That the Board heartily commend the work of the :)enior ~lass of the year just
closing, in suppressing the evil practice of hazing.
2. That Professor J. P. C. Southall be granted a leave of absence from the Institute
for one year, without pay.
3. That a like leave be granted Instructor B. A • wooten.
4. That the title of Associate Professor be conferred upon J. C. C. Price.
5. That the annual catalogue presented by Doctor C. C. Thach be adopted.
6. That degrees be conferred according to the list in the catalogue as corrected by
President Thach, and the same be recording in this book .
7. That one hundred dollars be added to the salary of Doctor I. S. McAdory, ot the
Veterinary Department.
8 . That t he Budget opening by President Thach, with the -amendments made by the Board
be adopted"
9. That the salary of Doctor C. C. Thach, President of the Institute, be increased
to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per annum.
10 . That a degree be conferred upon W. W. Palmer, of the Senior Class, in case he
makes up his deficiancy any time during the current calendar year.
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11. That a standing Cormnittee of three members be appointed by -the Chair as a Committee
on Animal Indultry, separate and distinct f rom the Committee Q'l Agriculture and the
ixperiment Station. (C. M. Sherrod, Harry Herzfeld, and Kolb.)
12. That a vacation of one mODth, without reduction ' of salar,r, be granted to the
Treasurer, Miss M. A. Glenn, the time to be selected by the Treasurer, the President
of the Institute concurring.
13. That the communication from the Bank of Auburn be referred to the Executive Committee,
with power to act.
14. That honorary diplomas be conferred upon such persons now living as were soldiers
in the Civil War and who, on account of that military service, were deprived of the
opportunity of completing the college course begun in this ,institution, in accordance
with the petition of the Alabama Division of the United Daughters of the ~onfederacy,
and as recommended by President Thach; provided, in each case, the benefiCiary has
lived a worthy and honorable life; and it is further provided that in case the student
is not living, the Institute shall award the diploma to his living representatives.
15. That the following -appointments made during the year by President Thach, to fill
vacancies, be approved and confirmed:
L. S. Blake, Pr ofessor of Pharmacy; G. S.Templeton, Professor of Animal Indust~
Ernest ~ alker, Professor of Horticulture; E. S. Girton, Assistant Professor of
Animal Industry.
16. That the annual report of Director J. F. Duggar, of the Experiment Station, together
with his budget ot estimated expenses for the ensuing year, be adopted. (Recorded
elsewhere in this book).
17. That President Thach' a report on the "Lever Bill" be adopted. (Recorded elsewha- e)
The following communication, received from the College Y. M. C. A., was, on motion,
referred to the Executive Committee, with power to act:
Proposed Building for Student Social and Religions Life
Alabama Pol ytechnic Institute
An Application, approved by Doctor W. D. Weatherford, Y. M. C. A. Secretary for the
South, is prepared to be presented to a proposed donor, asking for a donation of
$45,000 to erect a modern building for student social activities at Auburn. Those
who have the matter in charge have been assured that this donation will most probably
be made, provided the following conditions are met:
(1) Lot furnished for the building. (The Committee now owns a moat desirabl e lot.)
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(2) $15,000 must be raised for the pr oject . (The Committee wil l undertake to raise
this amount.)
U) The college is to furnish light, water, heat , insurance for the building and
equip the dormitory rooms.
(4) In addition to the $500 now paid on the 3ecretary's salary, the college 1s to
appropriate $750 for the maintenance of the bui+ding, when erected.
The Secretary was instructed to send a copy of the following preamble and resolution
expressive of the unanimous sentiment of the b Qard~
Resolved, That we regret exceedingly to part with a colleague whom we so highly est~m;
that having been so long, pleasantly, and profitably associated with Judge Denson in .
this capacity, we shall ever miss his genial presence, as well as his wise counsel
and the ready access , in ~mergencies, to his legal knowledge an4 ac~en which SQ
eminently fit him for service of this character. We gladly bear testimony to his
faithfulness and efficiency in discharging his duties as a member of this Board.
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Governor O'Neal, Ex-officio President of t he Board, appoint~d the following Standing
Committees of the Board:
~ecutive: The Governor and Messrs. Feagin, Herzfeld, Barne~ and Terry.
Finance: Bell, Barnes, Frazer, Rogers.
M.echanic Arts: ¥.art in , Kolb, Sherrod.
Lands and Grounds: Frazer, Herzfeld, Sherrod.
Course_Qf Stuct.y and Library: Feagin, Hood, and Terry.
Agricul ture and Experiment Station: Kolb, Hartin, Bell, Rogers.
President's Annual Report: feagin, Terry, Bell.
Animal Industry: Sherrod, Herzfeld, a.qd Kolb.
There being no other business, the Board adjourned.
R. W. Burton
Report of President ~. C. Thach
to the
Board of Trustees
of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn, Alabama
May 30, 1914
To: Tne Hoard of Trustees
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
~irs:
I have the honor to submit to the Board of Trustees of the Alabama. Polytechni'c Institute
the report of the work of the College for the year 1913-14, the twelfth year of
my administration as President of the Institution.
'l'he enrollment for the present year is 820, the largest' in the history of the instituti
on, and I am sure that the friends of the College are profoundly gratified at
this solid increase in attendance. This development in attendance can be taken
only as a token of the st eady confidence on the part of a widespread patronage
throughout the state and throughout the South in the worth of the educational and
technical training, as well as the moral influences, afforded by this Institution.
This attendance is drawn from every county, save two, in Alabama, fifteen states of
the Union, and five foreign countries, as follows:
Georgia 61 Kentucky 1
Florida 25 .New Mexico 1
South Carolina 15 New York 1
hi ssissippi 11 South Dakota 1
Texas 11 West Virginia 1
Tennessee 10
Louisiana 7 'exico 3
Indi ana 1 Peru 3
Illinois 1 Cuba a
China 1
Guatemala 1
Tuition is apid by all students outside of the State. By counties the largest representations
are as follows:
J ef ferson 86 Randolph 16 Marion 12 Macon 9
Lee 74 Walker 15 Marshall 12
Montgomery 42 Wilcox 15 Talladega 11
Tallapoosa 18 Russell 14 Hale 10
Narengo 17 Coosa, 14 Geneva 9
.!:..scambia 17 ~re 13 Choctaw 9
t'lobile 16 Chambers 12 Bullock 9
Calhoun 16 Barbour 12 Bibb 9
The extreme northern tiers of counties is well represented, as well as the extreme
southern tiers, and all the counties intervening. The number of post graduates is ,
19, Seniors 122, Juniors 128, Sophomores 166, Fr.eshmen 114, School of Pharmacy 45,
Veterinary edicine 65, two-year course in Agriculture 35, two-year course in appl~d
electricity 23, two-year course in mechanics 37. The numbers of students in the
different departments are as follovls:
COl lege of ingioeering
~lectrical Engineering
~echani cal ~gineering
:'lining &1gr. & Geology
Civil Engineering
Jurveying
Architecture
l-lechanical Drawing
Descriptive Geometry
i"'.echanic Arts
396.
104
186
152
43
195
38
375
112
333
Academic College
~glish 620
Political ~conomy 110
History 394
French 54
German I.. 74
Mathematics 521
Physics 464
College of Agriculture
Agriculture 269
Animal Husbanry 320
Horticulture 120
Forestry 47
Chemistry 464
Chemical Laboratory 185
l!:ntomology 49
Botany 197
Veterinary Medi cine 69
Pharmacy 68
All of the departments are full to the utmost capacity, both as to space and teach1rg
force.
The religious statistics for the present year of the larger denominations are as
follows:
l"lethodists
tiaptists
Presbyterians
Episcopalians
338
197
112
80
Catholics
tihristians
Jewish
25
23
10
Out of the total enrollment there have been s~een young ladies in att andance, the
requirament for admission for young women being mature age and high scholastic
standing .
WORK
It affords me great pleasure to state with all accuracy that the spirit of work for
the year 1913-14 has been the best, according to my observation, in the history of
the Polytechnic Institute. The department has been especially fine and is worthy
of strong commendation. There has been less dissipation and a greater prevalence
of good order than i n any other year of my administration. Of course, it tollows
that in so large a number there have been individual 'cases of flagrant violations
of laws and of morals, but the prevailing spirit of the student body has been most
praiseworthy .
I note with especial pride that the student body voluntarily, through its leaders
and organized sections, eliminated almost enti~~ the practice of hazing. Realizing
the grave obj ections oto this practice, especially on the part of the general public,
and feeling that it was an injury to the Institution, often through exaggerated reports,
the students, as stated, have well nigh eliminated this reprehensible practice.
I recommend that the Board of Trustees .take due notice of the influence of the
present senior class in this particular.
HONOR SYSTEM
Likewise to be specially mentioned is the system in effect in examinations, known as
the Honor System. 0everal years ago the Faculty saw fit to cooperate with the studen t
body in regard to the conduct of examinations, en~rust~g to the properly constit~
student authorities the conduct of this important and delicate matter. Experience
has been in every way satisfactory, high standards having. been upheld by the student
committees and having been enforced regardless of persons, and it has been felt that
a distinctly elevating influence has been cultivated in the student body by this
s pontaneous and voluntary enforcement of their own laws and regUlations.
During the year twenty-five students were dropped from the rolls for serious infractDn
of rules, and especially for neglect of their academic work.
oeveral marked honors have been bestowed upon our students this year. Among these
may be mentioned a valuable . post-graduate scholarship in Animal Industry in the University
of Illinois, the principalships of several leading state high sChools in Alabama,
electrical engineering scholarships with the Westinghouse Company, Pittsburgh, electrical
engineering scholarships with the General Electric L:ompany Schenectady. The
demand tor our graduates in the leading preparatory schools and high schools in the
state of Georgia is remarkably high, while an almost equally notable demand for them
comes from Louisiana and Texas.
Professor Fullan.
In my last report I called attention to the widespread interest aroused throughout
the schools of the entire country by the plans developed by Professor M. T. Fullan,
whereby the apparatus for schools in the department of physics could be readily manufactured
by the pupils of the schools the~elves at a nominal cost, thereby greatly
promoting the practice of manual training and effecting also great economy in the
expenditure for physical apparatus. I now note a new department of educational work
in which Professor Fullan has achieved signal success, that is, in tbe home manufac~
ure of complete S$ts of apparatus for the equipment of school play grounds. This
work was presented to the Alabama Educational Association, _and to a full meeting of
all the county superintendents of education in Alabama, and elicited the wannest
prai se. Interested inquiries have been received concerning the work throughout all
sections of the United States.
HEALTH
I t i s with great pleasure that I record the fact of the exceptionally excellent state
of health prevailing in the student body t hroughout the larger portion of the year.
Among the 820 students enrolled there has not been a case of serious illness during
the academic year •• a truly remarkable record. With the exception of a rather long
drawn out siege of mumps, there has been no widespread epidemic of the diseases ~suaLU
incident to youth. Health is a great factor in good work, and we have enjoyed this
benefit this year to the fullest. Among the causes conducive to .this happy end may be
mentioned the excellent health condition of the location of the college, the unusually
good water supply, which is well night chemically pure, and our system of official
supervision of the health of the students by a College Surgeon. Under this system
no excuse for absence from College work is valid unless approved by the College Physician.
horeover, ever,y case of indisposition is e~~ed immediately and unfavorable
tendencies checked in the very inception of the disease.
I beg leave, in this connection, to call attention to the long and honorable service
of the faithful officer of the college who ha~ served in the capacity of Surgeon for
forty-three years. Every morning at 7:45 reports of sickness are filed and a conference
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held between the Surgeon and t he President concerning the health of the students.
For the twelve years of my administration, the Surgeon has never been absent from
a single call.
IMPROVEMENTS IN COURSES
For the academic year 1914-15, the Alabama Polytechnic Institute will require for
unconditional admission to the freshman class fourteen units of high school work.
At all times every effort has been made to correlate t he Institution with preparatory
schools of. the state. But with the fullest regard for t he arbitrary standard
for admission set up by the colleges throughout the country, the policy of this
Institution has always been to do the most good to the greatest number, feeling
that its firs t duty is to recognize theccondition of the educational system of the
state and not a theory; and, first of all, to serve all the youth of the land-bot
h t ie rural youth, who have had only meager high school facilities, as well a8
the urban youth who have enjoyed facilities somewhat better. With the gradual
development of the state county high school system , it is now felt that the Insti ...
tution may, without violation of its duty to t he State, move its requirements for
admission.to a still higher point. It is sincerely hoped that the action will not
seriously impair the fullest efficiency of the Institution. Studies, at once more
difficult and mor~ technical, are now offered in t he sophomore year, and where
formerly the separation of the courses occurred in the junior class, now the separatien
of the courses occurrs in the beginning of the sophomore class. However,
it is not always an easy mat ·l,.t.~ for immature youth to make a wise choi~e of a life t 5
vocation at this stage of their education .
A new course .in .wireless telegraphy has been added in electrical engineering.
PHYSICAL IMPROV ' TS
During the year substantial improvements have been made in the physical equipment
of the institution. (l) .In the department of Animal Industry, new pens, sheds, and
compounds have been erected for the better protection and more satisfactory exhibit
of the cattle, sheep, and swine. (2) In the department of Pharmacy extended
improvemente have been made in the laboratory and store rooms, and the third story
of the building made available for the use of the department, thus placing at its
disposal the entire three story stllUcture. (3) The wireless telegraph apparatus
presented to the Institution by its distinguidhed alumnus, Kr. }tiller Reece Hat chi-son,
New York City, has been duly installed at considerable cost and has been put
into active use. Hany students have become interested in the work at considerable
cost and has been put into active use. Iv'lBllY students have become interested in the
work .and consi~erable efficiency has developed in the sending and receiving of mesaa ges
D1 connection with vessels on the high seas.
It is with high appr eciation that I announce to the Board of Trustees that His Excellency
the Governor of the State has been both able and willing to release for the
use of the College 30,000 of the funds provisionally appropriated b7 the last legislature
of Alabama. The total amount appropriated by that body was ~200,000 and this
was for imperative needs that confronted the Institution four years ago. The lack
of t hese funds has been keenly felt in the actual demands of the Insti~ution for its
proper work. I am glad to state that rapid and satisfactory progress has been made
in the application of the funds, thus released for the purpose as ordered by the
~oard of Trustees at its meeting on June 2, 1913, namely: (1) Improvement of the
boiler house; (2) the reservoir and water works system; (3) equipment for agricultural
hall and laboratories; (4) seats for auditorium; (5) equipment for mechanics, machine
ery, etc.; (6) Infirma~J; (7) a residence.
1. \-Jork is rapidly progressing on a new boiler house, which will be adequate for
the protection of the valuable machinery therein installed. As you know, the
old shack was really a disgrace to the Institution and to the State, being a
veritable firetrap and a conB~ant menace to the entire group of mechanical
buildings.
2. Owing to the phenomenal deficiency in water fall throughout this section of the
South since last September, the fall being only one-half of the normal precipatation
(twenty-five inches as against over fifty inches of the previous year),
it became urgently necessary to extend materially the capacity of our reservoir.
This work has progr essed rapidly under the direction of Professor G. N. 1-itcham,
and when completed promises to meet adequately all the demands of the situation.
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3. Since the completion of the agricultural bui lding, (as has been hitherto frequently
noted in my reports) all of t he departments located in that building, namely:
agronomy, botany, entomology, plant diseases, . and animal industry, have been
entirely unable to presecute the lines of educational and of research work that
required a gas supply for the purpose of heat •. This handicap has now been removed
by the installing of complete gas machine equipment with the r~quired piping and
gas fixtures -- much to the satisfaction of all the heads of the departments concerned.
4. Adequate seats for t he auditorium have been purchased, and as soon as pOSSible, will
be set up, thus disIilcing the unsightly benches which ha .. e been hitherto used. No
high school auditorium in the state had such primitive equipment as the audito-rium
of this great institution.
5. A gas engine, lathe and other machinery have been added to the department of
machinery, which for the lack of necessary apparatus had reached a very low ebb,
being entirely unsatisfactory for the purposes of instruction and the supply
of power.
6.& Plans have been formulated for an infirmary and an official resiaence, acoording
7. to the resolutions of the ~oard at its last meeting. The resolutions are as
follows: "It .was moved that the President of t he Institute be authorized to
borrow $15,000 to build an infirmary and $12,000 to erect a President's residence,
Governor O'Neal being present and giving assurance ~rally t hat t he amount should be
released from the State Tr easury by January 1, 1914, to pay the debt. Motion
prevailed. II (See Minutes June, 1913)
CHANGES IN FACULTY
During the summer Professor E. R. Miller~ head .of the Department of Pharmacy, applied
fe r leave of absence to prosecute-research work in pharmacy in the University of Wisconsin.
Professor L. S. Blake was selected to .fill the vacancy. Professor Blake is
a graduate of the Normal School of Michigan, and also of the University of ~lichigan,
with the degree of bachelor of science in the department of phaymacy. He came highly
r ecommended by the heads of the department in that insti t ution, which enjoys the distinction
of of fering, perhaps, .the strongest course in pharmacy in the entire United
...,t ates.
Professor J esse Jones, of the Department of Animal Industr,y, tendered his resignation
to accept a much more lucrative position with the United States Department of Agriculture
qpd Farm Demonstration Work. Be it said, this competition of the United States
Department of Agriculture, with its large financial r esources, f or the services of
trained experts in all l ines of scientific agriculture i s proving extremely emt>arr
assing to institutions of .imi ted means. Professor G. S. Templeto., of the College
of Agriculture and hechanic Arts of Texas, was chosen as his successor. Professor
Templeton is a graduate of the University of Missouri, having specialized in Animal
Husbandry and Veterinary Hedi cine . He has had several year s experience in teaching
and in res earch work in t he Texas College and 0tation , and came with the strongest
t estimonials from his f ormer pr of essor in l-tl.ssouri and Collqgues in Texas. The
work and training offered by t he University of l{issouri in the Department of Animal
Husbandry ranks among the very best in t he Uni ted ~tates; the heads of the departmen~
s in that institution being di stinguiShed experts.
Frotes s or E. P. Sandsten of the Department of Horticulture, accepted a call to the
.:>tate Agr i cultural Lollege of Colorado , the inducement being a salary beyond anything
that could be offer4d by our Institution. The college was highly fortunate
in securing as his successor Pr ofessor ~rnest Walker, head of the department of
horticulture and S~ate Hort iculturist, University of Arkansas. Professor Walker is
a graduate of ~ornell University and is regarded as one of t he most experienced and
capable horticulturists in the South •.
These professors reported duly to their duties at the beginning of the term, and it
affords me gr eat pleasure to st ate t hat t hey have given satisfaction to the Institution
in the management of t heir departments, impressing most f avorably t he students
who have come under t heir instruction.
Mr . E. S. Gerton of the Iowa State College of Agriculture succeeded as Assistant
l'r ofessor of Animal Industry, ~r. L. W. ~ummers, who was called to Virginia Polytechnic
institute on a considerable increase of salary.
For t he f i r st nine years of ~ administration, there was t he unusual record of no
change in t he head of a department -- but owing to the relatively large increase
in income of other institutions similar t o our own, i t is becoming each year a
more difficult matter to r et ain the servi ces of some of our best men. l·..any of our
prof essors,however, through interest in their long service with the Institution and
the satisf actory conditions of t heir work, are now serving t he Institution at salaries
great ly below offer s that t hey have received from other colleges.
FUNDS OF THE COLLIDE
1. According t o law, t he Tr easurer of t he College has submitted her annual report,
a copy of ~li ch has been forwarded to each member of t he Board of Trustees.
2 . The annual repor t of Hat ch and Adams funds has been forwarded in .printed f orm t o
each member of the Board of Trustees, to the Governor .of t he State of Alabama,
and to the Dnited States Department of Agricalture, Washington, D. e., Another
copy is herewith enclosed. Mr . ~ . \'f. Allen, of the staff of the United St.:1 t s
. J!:xperiment Stations, Department of Agriculture, visited the Institution in AP1'il
and audited t he vouchers of the Adams and Hatch Funds .
3 . The report of the D'I rector of t he fucperiment Station, on l ocal experiments conduct
ed for the year 1913 under provision of t he "Boll Weevil Act" was duly forwarded
to the Governor of t he .:3tate in January, 1914.
The Treasurer of the ~ ollege renders to the President a monthly statement of receipts
and expenditures of the college.
Amounts of money expended fo r t he college pr oper in 1913-14 are as f oll ows:
l. Endowment funds $ 20,280.00
2. u. S. Appropriation, l"Lorrill Fund 27,500.00
3. jtate Appropriation in lieu of fertilEer tag tax 40,000.00
4. One-foubth share illuminating oil tax 11,195.78
5. Tuiti on fe es, non-resident students 2,332.50
6 . Surgeon and Infirmary 3,857.50
7 . Incidental and other receipts 21,023.42;
Total $ 126,189.20
A brief review of t he different items of revenue of the college may be given.
(1 Funds from the United ~tate 8
&dowment Fund
U. S. Appropriation, Morrill Fund
Total
(2) Funds from the State
20,280.00
27,500.00
$ 47,780.00
State Appropriation in lieu of fertilizer tag tax $ 40,000.00
One-fourth share i ~ luminating 011 tax 11,195.00
Total $ 51,195.00
NOTES ON FUNDS
(1) (a) The original fund known as the Morrill Fund was derived from endowment made
July 2, 1862, by the Congress of the United states. On December 31, 1868,
Alabama accepted this donation. The state legislature by an act approved
February 26, 1872, located the agricultural and mechanical college at Auburn.
Under the provisions of Section 266 of the Constitution of 1901, "the
trustees and their successors in office are constituted a body corporate
under the nameoof Alaoama Polytechnic Institute to carry into effect the
purpose and intent of the Congress of the United St ates in the grant of
lands by t he Act of July 2, 1862" . (See Code of Alabama, Art. 24, Sec. 1899)
(b) The fund known as the Second Eorrill Fund made in 1 90 is also solely for
teaching purposes. It should be noted that in regard to this fund, the
College, in comparison wit h many ot'ler sh ular institutions, ill severely
handicapped, since the law requires that it should be divided between t he wh~ e
and black races according t o the rat i o of school population, the r ernainder of
the total of $50,000 , that is, ~22,500, going to negro agricultural and mechanical
college at Normal, Alabama -- revenue which, i f available to the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, would greatly relieve its embarrassed financial condition.
(2) State Funds: The two funds paid to the college directly by the State, available
for college purposes, are derive l argely f or services rendered the
State; (1) $40,000, State appropriation in lieu of fertilizer tag tax, and
(2) $11,195 .78, one-fourth share illuminating oil tax.
(a) 'l'he former fund is paid for the analysis of fertilizers, soils, waters,
minerals, etc., under the law establishing the department of Agriculture in
1882-3 ; and the latter fund is paid for the analysis of i l luminating oils
under the law of 1907 . Thus, these funds are largely a quid pro quo for
technical services, which is the only legal basis for the taxes accruing
to t he s t ate from these sources.
I t should be borne in mind that the college of agriculture at Auburn largely
originated the movement. for establishing the department of agriculture in
Alabama and for making chemical analysis of fertilizers for the protection of
farmers against spurious products.
As a matter of fact, according to the Constitution of the State, Section 77,
upheld by many supreme court decisions, no inspection of any commodity can be
made by a state off icer . ~urthermore, the federal court has also held the only
basis for an inspection. tax to be the actual inspection, together with the cost
of the administrative machinery necessary therefor.
rl'he amount of fertilizer tag tax accruing to the State of Alabama last year was
$159,000.00.
(b) The College also inaugurated the tax on the Qil companies of the State incidental
to analysis of illuminating oils. 1his work, as the. analysis of fertilizers,
can be done in no. other way for the State. The Institution, for its share
of $11,195.78, put into the State Treasury last year three t~ nes this amount,
namely, $33,587.34, and since the enactment of the law the college has covered
into the State Treasury over a quarter of a million dollars.
COMPARATIVE EXPENSE .
The Alabama Polytechnic Institute as a teaching body is conducted on a smaller
per capita expense per student and on smaller salaries for its officers and
prof essors than any leading institution in the United States. The following
exhibit taken from the statistics of state universities and other institutions
of higher education for the year ending June 30, 1912, issued by the . United
~t a es Department of Education, shows the relative income of similar colleges
for teaching purposes, and the salaries:
Institution
A lab ana Polytechnic Ins~tute
University of Alabama
Colorado State Agricultural College
University of Georgia
Georgia S chool' ~ Technology
Purdue(A&M Gollege) Indiana
Iowa State College of Agriculture
Kansas State Agricultural ~ollege
lassachusetts Agricultural College
·lichi gan Agricultural l;ollege
~1aximum Salaries
President Dean
$4,200
6,500
5,000
5,000
6,000
6,000
5,000
6,000
5,000
5,000
$2,100
3,000
2,500
2,500
4,000
4,000
3,000.
3,000
3,000
Professor Income from
State
$2,400
2,700*;,
100*
3,500*
3,300*
3,000
3,000*
2,700*-
3,30~-
4,300k
$68,500
93,500
130,173
118,025
110,000
301,195
670,218
452,250
292,512
202,210
i~ Thip includes residence, estimated at $100.00 per year.
FEDERAL EXP~RIMENT STATION FUNDS
The amount received from the United States government on Hatch and Adams funds
i s $30,000 p~r annUIJl. These funds are attached to the College and are inalienable
therefrom, having been appropriated to the I nstitution by the Hatch Fund
Act of 1887 and the Adams Act of 1906; the purpose being, in the words of t he
Act , lito establish agricultural experimental station in connection with colleges
est ablished under the provision of the Act approved July 2, 1862~ These funds
are specifically applied for agri cultural r esearch work, and no portion of the~
can be applied to the purposes of teaching. ~o far as any financial advantage to
the col lege as a teaching body i s concerned, the funds might as well be five
hundred milhes distant. The expenditures under the Hatch and Adams are examined
by an inspector sent out annually by the United States Departnleot of Agriculture.
STATE FUNDS FOR AGRICUl TURAL EXl'E?.IMENT STATION
The legisl ature in 1907 appropr iated annual ly to t he Alabama kxperiment tation the
sum of 27 , ~00 . As in t he case of the Hatch and Adams cts not a cent of this money
is available f or teaching purposes, but it i~ spent away from the college t hroughout
the state for t rIe pt.:r pose of pr omoting Boys I Corn Glubs , Girls I Canning Clubs, local
experiments with f ertilizers, testing varieties of seeds , cor n, cott on, oats, alfalfa ,
bur clover~ cri ,son clover, soy beans; rai~ing hogs under nonn&! and economic conditim s
beef raising, poultry rai sing, horticultural work , spraying, marketing, truck gardening ,
etc.; the dir ect study of the pr ogress of the boll we evils plant di seases, cotton wilt,
corn smut, anthracnose, etc . Tt must be emphasized t hat t his money is applied largely
by a staff of men already organized, whose salaries are paid from other funds, thus
enabling the state to get the greatest possible good out of the appropriation for the
minimum expenditure for salaries ~d adm ' istration . I regard the good accomplished
by this fund to the agricultural interests of the state to be of well nigh incalculable
value .
OLLiJJ. WORK
Faculty of Engineering and hines:
Ther e a re eight ' departments in the college of l!.ngineer ing and Eines: (1) Civil
Engineering, (2) Electrical ~ginee r.ing, (3) iechanical Engineering, (4) Telephone
~ngine~ring, (5 ) }uning Engineering, (6 ) Architectural Engineering, (7) Machine Design
and };echanical Drawing, (8) "echanic Arts; ther e being eight full pr ofes sors and fourt
een a s sistants, who give inst ruction to 296 stu ~ents. The departments of Civil
~gineering was established in 1872, one of the oldest engineering departments in
the South. .,c;aclwone of the above ciepartment s of engineering is the pioneer in southem
educat i on in t heir lives. Our~9ps and laboratories are crowded to the utmost capacity
• . Since 1872 over seven thousand young men have been educated in the departments
of engineering and are scattered throughout the State and South . The graduates of
the engineering college first gave the Institution its national reputation. High-way
construction and engineering have been taught since 1812, and the improved roads
of nearly every country of the State have been built by gr ',duates of this depa r tment .
The l-rofessor of ivil ingineering is ex-officio member of t he State Highway Commissim •
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL SCI~CES
This faculty includes the department of (1 ) Chemistry, (2) Agriculture, (3) Veterinary
~ c ien ce, (4) Botany, (5 ) Hortic ulture , (6) AniJ,al Industry, (7) Rl1tomology, (8) Plant
athology; these being nine full professors, two associate professors, t hr ee assistant
pr ofessors , and f ourt een assistant s . It must be remembered that thw ork of t his staff
i s of two-fold nature : (1) imparting instruction to students, and (2) ractical work
i n t he field of applied agriculture.
It is g~at ifying to report the continued increase in attendance of t he classes of agr~
culture, the nwber ~ ow being 325 . The ability and capacity of the agricul tural studertB
rank among the very best in the Institution . Various pr ofessional positions of val ue
now offer in all l ines of agricul tural wor k, t ogether wi th the increased attractiveness
and Fr ofit of far ming are dr awing our talented youngmen mor e and more into agr i culture
work, together with the increased attracti veness and profit of farming are drawing
our talented young men more and more into agricultural studies . The marked impr ovement
in the conditions of agriculture is noted by the advance of Al abama in ten years
from the position of t wentieth to fourteenth in the rank of agricultural pr oduction ~
t he states of· the Union .
CHEJ S'IRY
The department of Chemistry is the oldest in t he South, the classes are very large,
and with the corresponding large percentage of students, accurate supervision is
af forded in teaching and in the laboratory. The number of st udents pursuing-work
in Chemistry is 464, wtile analytical work in the Ibaoratories has been t aken up by
185 students, necessarily increasing the current expenses for the department. Further
accommodation for the students is imperative.
VETERn~ARY DEPARThIENT
The Veterinary Go l ege continues to prosper and its condition is in every way satisfactory
. The students who have been educated in t his department have succeeded well
and have been able, without exceptiGn, to secure r emunerative work and gain excellent
livelihoods . The staff consists of seven professors and instructors, the number of
students in attendance t his year being 69.
The foll.o\1ine is a summary of farmers I I nstitutes conducted by the head of the department
of veterinary science during the year 1913-14; "During the year 1913, Farmers'
I stitutes were held in seventeen counties of labama; total number in attendance,
5, 254; number of sessions, 45; average attendance per session, 117. The Summer
bchool, or Round-up Farmers' Institute was held at Auburn August 1st to 9th, 1913 .
early all of the counties of the state were r epresented and s even other states.
he . terest taken the men, women, boys, and girls was all that could be desired ."
~ERIMENT STATION
The entire t eaching staff of the college of Agriculture is also engaged in work of
experimentation in all l ines that concern agriculture . This station has been in
operation now for twenty-six years, and is one of the oldest ' in the United States .
The enclosed twenty-sixth annual report makes a full exhibit of the lines of work
undertaken by these experts . 1 take the liberty of urging each member of the Board
to read carefully the report of the Di rector and of the differ ent professors connected
with t he t ation . Without a careful investigat ion it is impossible to appreciate
.the tremendous amount of work accomplished by these experts in a year. This work
covers every phase of agr i cultural effort . It must be painstaking and scientifi cally
accurate to stand t be t est of both the scientists and practical farme rs . I may presume
to state that the work done in connecticn with t he cultivation and breedlllg of
cotton by Director J. F. Duggar has made this station an authority throughout the
entire world .
The work of the department of Animal Industry is becoming more and more important
with each year. The inerease in the de~and for meat, together with the decrease
in its suppl y, is making the question of meat pr oduct ion of vital importance in
the United States. Sxperiments conducted with our depart ment of Animal Industry,
especially in raising beef, have been declared by the Bureau of Animal Industry,
United States epartment of Agriculture, as of national importance . The entire
work of the Alabama Experiment Station is more and more appreCiated every year by
the farmers of the st ate .
TH ~ L ;\IE BILL
The measure l ong discussed, and widely known t hr oughout t he country as the Lever
Aericultural ~ensi on Bill, has now become a law, and t he of ficial as sent of the
" overner of l abama has b !en given to t h;i..s Jns:t,itution as the proper benefi ciary of
t he pr ovi sions of t he measure . I t is diff i cult to overstate t he possi ble value of
t his great law, and it is to be profoundly hoped t hat our tat e will be able to
measure up t o t he possibilities of t he situation .
or nearly a t hird of a century, highly valuable results have been wrought out by
the exp er~aent stat i on staf f in connection with al l problems of agriculture, but
these val uable discoveries have been avail able t o r el atively a small :ler cent of t he
mass of the people . Through the f inancial aid of t he Lever Bill t his knowl edge will
now be carried di r ectly t o t ee man on t he l and; the experiment station car ried directly
to the f arm . Al rea~ valuable work had. b ~ en accomplished under our l ocal experiment
staff, but t hrough the pr ovisions of this law, the work will be conducted on an infinim
ly larger scale . A detailed plan will be submitted f or t he expenditure of t he funds
avai l able for agr i cultural extension work under :the prpvisions of th~ Lev~ r Bill.
However, in this connection, i t is necessary t o state t hat t he coll ege as a teaching
body will not be benefi ted in any. degree by the measure . It is explicitly dir ected
by the law t hat none of t his money shall be spent at t he college, Section 2 of the
Act bei na as follows: "Co-operative agricultural extension work shall consist
in t he giving of instruction and practi cal demonstration in ar riculture and home
economics to persons not at t ending or r esident in said coll eges ." Indved, t he Lever
Bill r at her brings, without a :.ditional ecompense , an additional burden and occasion
of thoughtful sol i citude to the aruuinistrative offices and t he heads of the agricul t
ural departments of t he Institution.
U N ;:;ILDJG HI TORIC TABU T
It af f or ds me pleasu_e to ~e r ecor d of notable menlorial exercis ~ s held on ~ arch 28
in Langdon Hall in connection with t he unveiling of beautiful br onze memorial tablets
commemorative of i ncidents connected with the college and the late Civil War . The
e~ercises were under t he auspices of the local chapter of the United Daughters of t he
Confederacy and were graced by t he presence of many distinguished sons and daughters
of the t ate of Alabama. I t was to a marked degree an occasion of solemnity and.
seriousness never to be forgotten. Impressive addresses were delivered in Langdon
Hall in t he presence of the entire faculty and. student body, the officers and stu~ents
of the college also of fic i ally attending t he. unveiling of historic boulders in various
sections of the communi ty.
HONORARY DIPLO~lAS
Act ing upon the r equest of the United Daughters of the Confederacy of the Alabama
Dtvision, and after full consultation, I addressed a letter to the members of the
Board recommending that the college award honorary diplomas t o those students now
living who were soldiers in the : ar between the States and who, on account of that
service, were denied the opportunity of completing their coll ege course, pr ovided
in each case the individual has subsequently lived a worthy and honorable life and
f urther, that in the case of the death of t he st udent, the college award an honorary
deploma to his living representatives . This belat ed honor seems a fitting tribute
t o the counge and self-sacrifice of these noble men, and I take great pleasure
in r ecommending f avorable actiqn upon the suggestion, by your honorable body.
YGUNG 3N ' CHRISTIAi'J ASSOCIATI N
I beg leave to cOIIUIlend in the hi ghest terms the work accomplished throughoub
t he year through the agency of the Young 1 en • s Christian Association . This
work has been under the le,dership of r . S. J . Smit , a highly educated college
graduate, who has rendered valuable services for t he moral uplift of the student
body . Al l students i r respective of creed are affiliated with this organization, and
it is in no sense denominational. The r ooms now used for the headquarters are really
t he social center for four or five hundred student s of the college, and t he management
has been instrumental in bringing to the college, during the year, so, e of the
most inspiring lecturers and orators.
For many years a number of the leading professors have been extremely anxious to secure
a building large enough and sufficiently equ' pped to serve as a central home for the
social act ivities of t he entire student body. Such a building has been s ecured by the
University of Virginia, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, A. & l> . Col lege of North Carol
ina, Clemson Agricultural College , outh Carolina, Georgia School of Technology,
f ississippi A. & . College, etc., etc. I most earnestly cOhwend the effort of the
profe s s ors tothe deepest considreation of the Board, and I feel a ssured that any
seeming obstacles in the way can be properly obviated . The very highest good to t he
moral tone and spiritual welfare of t he student body will result from such a building .
NEEDS OF TH..... COlliXZE
In repetition of my recommendations at the last meeting of the Board, I beg leave to
urge the immediate necessity of the following improvements:
(1) Farm ~.achinery Building
(2 ) 3qui pment for agricultural ball and laboratories
(3) Heating plent for main building
(4) hemical buil ding
5) Veterinary building
(1) One of the demands in southern agriculture t oday is intelligent use of maChinery .
\'lith such a building as indicated in several of my pr evious reports, costing about
~ 5 , O 0, t he college will be enabled to secure, free of eost, thousands of dollars'
worth of valuable machinery from manufacturers anxious to put on exhibit their products
. Furthermore, with t his equipment , it will be possible t o introduce this subj
ect in the courses offered in agricultur.e .
(2) TIle equipment of the handsome agricultural hall is still sadly dificient. Seats
are needed on the auditorium, and l aboratory desks and equi pment are specially needed
f or the department of agr onomy, including soil physics, cotton grading, tc . The work
of the department of animal industry will be immensely improved by the addition of
suitable equpment in the basement room, for an exhibit of stolk tothe various classes .
(3 ) I again cal l attention t o t he great economy t hat could be effected by the heat g
of the main building with steam. At present fuel is carried up three flights of stairs
in ammost primitive manner -- the negro janitor and coal scuttle being the method of
elevation. (It is impossible to prevent defacement of the walls from the unsightly
stove pipes and their attendant smoke and soot. ) . There is at hand an enormous amount
of exhaust steam which could be reqdily uti lized at no expense whatsoever, provided
t he main bu i~din g were fitted with a steam heating plant. The saving in fuel accompli
shed would in three years pay for the entire installation .
(4) One of the most urgent demands of the Institution is a chemical building ade uate
to the work of the gr eat department which is connected with this Institution . It is
the l argest college department of chemistry in the entire South, with t he largest
att endance both in students of general chemistry and stu ents in the laborat ory .
-'lOreover, for forty years an enormous amouht of analyti cal work has beM perfonned
here for the State. Here are made the analysi s of all the f ertilizers, feed stuffs
for animals, and f ood for men, drugs , ill uminating oil s that a re consumed by the
people of the State ; and it is only proper t hat facil ities should be supplied commensurate
with the enormous services rendered by the Depar tment .
(5) The veterinary medical col lege of t his Institution is the only one of the kind in
the South . Its high grade and satisfactory work has been r eferred t o in a previ ous
section . The effici ency of t his work has been referred to in a preViou8 section .
The efficiency of t his work would be inmlensely advanced if the depart ment were pro��perly
accommodated in laborat ories and lecture rooms . I again recommend to the Board
the advisab~y of erecting a ui~able building for this important department at a
cost of 30, 00 .
BOARD F TRUSTEES
I t is a matter of profound r egret t o the Instit ution that Judge N. D. Denson found it
necessary to tender his resignation from the Board of Trustees . For many years he
has been a wise counselor in t he deliberat i o of U is body, and by his loyalty to
t he interests of the Institution contributed greatl y to t he safe direct ion of its
affairs.
Judge enson has b _en succeeded by Mr . Harry Herzfeld, fifth 'ongressional Di st rict,
Alexander City .
Honorable ,jill i F. Feagin, as ;;)tate Superintendent of Education, became ex-officio
trustee, and the vacancy thus creat ed in the beventh ~ ong r essi o nal District was filled
oy the appointment of Honorable Hood, Gadsden, labama .
I shall submit a detailed budget for college and experiment st ation work, and, as
soon as the matter i s passed upon by the Fdculty, I shall lay before the· Board a list
of t he graduates of the year, with r ecommendations for degrees .
I have t he honor to st ate t hat the Facul ty after due exa~ation , recommend the foll
owing men for degrees:
1 rof essi onal degrees :
L. Harwell , ~ivil gineer
~ . v . Haynie, ~ ivi l ~gin eer
~ • • '1 . ','1 e ber, ectrica.l gineer
Graduate Students:
J . F. Dugga r , Jr ., ·1a,ster of .::>cience
lton R. ~is sendanner , ~ster of ~ cience
Daniel ranklin Hixon, lechanical mgineer
Cliver Lynch Howell , ~aster of dcience
J . N. Liddell , ~l ectrical Engineer
Jonathan Bell Lovel ace, ~~ster of ·Science
James rthur Pa ~ rish, Haster of dcience
. alter Honroe .:>ellers, laster of ~c ience
J onn Gordon Sparkes, l_echanical mgineer
Glifford I rvin ' todghi ll, Master of Science
'r
Jerwood Lee 'aylor, ster of 'cience
'laud Rodo~phus ood, ~ster of ~ cience
~ e l or lass Graduates : (Bachelors of Science)
~rn e st Cli f ton Ad ins
Odis Denwitt Allbritten
I orLer eekley Allen
. i lliam i dwin Arnold
ndrew Hill Ba rnett
...,dwin Foy Barry
Cleburn Ammen oasore
Ja.-les ~ward ozemore
ober Ferdinand Angelo benson
oenjamin Paul Bl asingame
Fr ank ~well doyd
etto dr own
John Luther bryan
l' et er De l'larkus .:.urks , r .
Ja ... es .:tt: i d ",ampbell , J r .
Genr Gray varter
v'Ji lli am Taylor l,;heney
" harles Hadley -'ooper
l exander citeplens ~ orgill
. .ar cus (dlliams Cr enshaw
v nar les vJashington v ulpepper
ohn }..arvin lJavis
Lartin hcC el enon Davis
.Iarr-.>" ~ ri ce vixey
~en 'amin ~~l sworth i vans
i obert Houston arr
, i l lia'D. Hernie Farrar
Art hur reserant 'easter
dill a rd IJoodfin endley
~och Dortch Fly
.lager J erome Franklin
~ard Lawrence Gilder
fl om~r Henry assett
ueustus Tompkins Graydon
"ecil Stewart Gr imes
-toN' t Lawrence '}r oover
Gust ave Adolph Hanson
J oe John Ha ralson
Curtis ~ rawf o rd Harper
Je..Jse J . Heard
t huu 1tllars rleard
illiam Uowen Henderson
Rob er t ~ward H errin ~
,',eor r e .)ashingt on nOlley
vharles Levi Hollingsworth
Loui s Holbrook Howard
Lel:lUel Jasper Howell
Andrew Hagan Jackson
i'er cy Lee Jones
.. arvin Henry Killingsworth
James ",olellan Lee
J o rill Rush Lester
Lester Hickman Lewis
~ugen e lason Lindsey
James Jackson Lovelace
Herbert :.arshal l -!artin
Robert 'orris ~~rtin
Hl1gh Lester ,'.ayers
laJlly Foster heador
I van ilfred i·..i.iler
F aul "linn i s
Porter l' on
ha rles David MOOD
harles Benton ~oore
Alexander oowin '.or row
lioland Hal l Neel
harles Stott hoble
Reb. ~ level and O ' ~ riant
John , illiam Pac , Jr .
Loomis ay earson
Jolill Llewellyn r osser
Lawrence \~betstone Rainey
LcCl ellan Ratchford
John Jnoch Riley
ran ~ Park damford
Otto r.arthous 'eyforth
Guy J"iaxwell 3pearman
' hest er A. ~tewart
edding tancill uugg
' h.art~r ijoward aylor
Anni e Terrel l
t hur oel Thi gpen
illiam Hurley Tisdale
end ell Holmes isdale
denry Asa Vaughan
eorge Sidney 'ai ts
J ames Sebastian 'Ia t t s
lilton hendel l :iebb
Fr ederi ck -1ill iam .Jendt
James l·.adison ,ihite
:jryan ',/at kins ~bit fi eld
.udGar Zldred Jilliams
. alter Herren Jilson
Pharmaceutical Chemist :
Paul l.r.olyneux
Pharmacy Gr aduates:
Henry ~van Benbow
Car l burey
.!.a1y lUr i d Caldwel l
Clarence Bonner Hines
J am ~ s G 1L~ton Kent
~rne st Clark ope
J ~e s Daniel Ri chardson
Y' alter Jackson \vatkins
Loot her Guy 'deob
Doctor of Vet e inary ledi cine:
Daniel Cook, Jr .
J ohn idney ook
Lonroe ~ub l ett Esslinger
Cage Head .
, i l l iam Ernest Holl i ngsworth
James Karl Jones
Ri chard I rvin h.early .
',,'al ter Douglas hcCormack
rthur :Jtorey lakin
Leondous Kel ler Ogl etree
Joseph Steven Powell
~ward Genearo ~ara1
\jalter Bi vins Smith
James Dani el ilbanks
I beg leave to submit with my approval t he following report of the Director of the
~eriment Stat ion on local experiment work .
.
uburn, Al abama
June 2, 1914
Report of Director of Experiment Station (Part 2)
Being a
Report on the Local Experiment ~ ork.
Doctor G. • Thach, President
Alabama. PI-,l ytechnic Institute
uburn, Alabama
3ir:
I her ewith submit t o the Board t hrough you my report on t he Local ~eriment ~/ork of
all depart ments of the ~er imen t ::it.at i on receiving partial suppor t f r om this Jtate
fund f or exper imental wor k .
. ublications
Cf t he 21 publica L.ions of the ~i eriment ~t ation is ued duri!lg the past 12 months,
and aggregating in all editions 3, 322,100 pages, 16 pu'olications , with a total of
2, 700, 000 pages , r ecorded the results of Local ~eriments .
Fi nancial Hecommendations
For the Year Beginning July 1, 1914
All esti.,ates have been made after consultation with t he head of the cor responding
department and in accor dance with this recommendati on .
(1) f lant r athol ogy
Annual i\ :,pr opr i ation
dal ance f rom 1913 (Plant Pathology)
Total Available
;$ 1, 000.00
50.95
~ 1,050 .95
Part balary (Doct or . olf) ~750 . 00 (desides ~1,250 Adams )
Travel, Supplies , etc . ( ~e sides ' 250 Adams) &300 .95
$ 1,050 .95
Agriculture, Plant dreeding, Drainage, and Farm
'.achi nery; also P,.lblicaticns and dministration .
.!.xpenditur e
or Position Crops
Imual Appropriation
'7, 000
oal ance f r om 1913
rops ) 803 .30
dalance fro~ 1913
(Flant dr eeding) 304 .28
Dalance f rom 1913
(Drainage & ~ch ) 566 . 52
.=;alance from 1913
Pl ant Drainage &
r eeding i achineEY
~1,200 $1,500
Publicat i ons &
dministration
~2 ,500
(Poultry) 604 .54
alance from 1913 t •
,Printing & Admin . ) 87 .0
'fotal Av ailable~~8-,6 ~7~4-.-':"1"0="~~-':-1=-,~2-=-00~-----'$~1-,""'5-O=-O~-----"i~3--',1 ~9~1-:.~97
~xp enditure
or
Position rops
Pl ant
.Br eeding
Drainage
and
~!achinery
Publi cati ons
and
Administ r ation
Salary Field Agent
(Williamson) S 1, 100
~ alary Field Agent
(to be filled - ~
salary from Lever
Fund)
ualary, Asst . in Aer .
(Tisdale - besides
$300 Hatch Fund)
~ alary , Sec . As&t . in
gric . ( ~ ellers )
(besiaes $200 each
Goll e~e , Hat ch &
Adams )
650
400
200
'Ie porary & extra hel pers 275
~alary ~ tenog raph er 420
ual ary Recorder ( avrthen ·
~ alary, Assoc. Prof . (Fun-chess)
300
~ alary , Treasurer
~ alary , Di r ector
Traveling ~enses
r ost age & ~tat ionery
reight & ~ress
Labor
?rinting
r er tili zers, ~e eds, .:.>up-
3.00
2, 1.00
200
Z,SO
Z,SO
229 .10
300
200
60
200
190
50
50
440
200
100
180
350
100
200
100
plies, etc . ~2L,;0,;;.:;:O;...;;;0 ___.. ..::5;...;;;0 __- --:;1;;..;0;...;;;0_ __ .;;;;.1L,;8' ;;...;6;.;:::1;";'.,9.!,.7j",
Total $ 8, 614 .10 $1,100
(2) Horticultur e
Annual Appropriation
0alance from 1913 - Horticulture
Total Available
.:.alary <rart ) l-rofessor \·Jalker
r art Sal ary (Field Asst . ~telzenmuller)
.:.>alary (Part ) 4 . C. . Price
Tr aveling ~ens e s
Supplies, Fertilizer s , etc .
Total
~ 200
$3 , 091. 97
2, 000
232 .48
2,232 .48
800 (besi des 100, tate . ort)
200
550
382 .48
~ 2, 232 .48
Professor tJalker recommends that the field a ::.sist ant in horticulture, G. B. Stelzenmuller,
r eceive an increase of $100 in salary, this increase to come from the fees
derived from t he inspection of nurser y stock . I join in the recommendation .
(3) ixtension: The follo'fdng is a cppy of Prof essor Uuncan I s r econunendations regarding
the extension fund under the Local ~eriment Law; in which I concur :
Annual Appropriation (Local Experiment Law)
Balance from 1913 (AXtension)
art Salary (L . N. Duncan)
Travel (L. N. Duncan)
Part Salary (J b . Hobdy)
Travel •
l-.rs . J:j . 1. Hobinson (Travel)
Stenographer (~i ss Lane)
:ialary ( U's . L".LcLendon)
Jalary (1. 1:3 . Kerlin)
Incidentals
lJont ingent
$
w 5, 000 .00
147 .85
670 .. 00
530 .GO
600 .00
1,000 .00
600 .00
520 .00
480 .00
516 .00
84 .00
147 .85
$ 5, 147 .85 .5,147.85
(4) Anir"..al Industry and Poultry
Annual Appropr i ation
'Jst1mated Sales
Balance from 1913
Total ava.ilable
Expenditures
Part ~ alary (Professor Templeton)
Supt . Hog Farm (Columbia) McLeon - Salary
0upt . Beef & Hog Feeding Western Alabama. - Salary
(.c,; . Gi bbens)
'.ule Feeding .::.xperiments
Dairy Feeding Experiments (J:jullock l,;ounty)
~upt . balary Poultry & Hog Work (Hamilton)
( • R. Gi GsendannerJ
Animal Industry
$ 3,500
200
161.71
$ 3, 861.71
$ 250.00
1, 000 .00
1,100.00
200 .00
300 .00
Salary Poultry !~age r at Citronell e (Schlenterbunch)
.....x:penses Hog '(Jork at Hamilton
50 .60
300 .00
661 .71
Tr a.vel & Incidentals to Poultry Work
Tra.vel , .:iupplies, etc . miscellaneous
~xpense s Poultry Work at Ham~lton
(5) l!.ntomology
Annual Appropriation
Part :ialary, Dr. W. ~ . Hinds
Part Salary, G. w. Wlls (Field Agent)
Pa.rt ualary, Assistant J . E. buck
Part Salary, Stenographer (Powell)
Travel & :1iscellaneous Expenses
'fotal
3, 861. 71
$ 900
500
100
300
500
$ 2, 300
Poultry
$ 1,000
$ L,OOO
50
100
300
400
150
$1,000
2,300
$ 2,300
Work of Past Year
gr i cul t ure, Drainage and l'i8,chiner y, and Plant Breeding --
, he number of f ield experiments conducted by the Agricultural Depart ment in all the
counties of the State aggregate 771 . There were conducted by t his Department 16
drainage experiments and a number of test s of farm machinery. These field experiments
conducted throughout the State are intended to t hrow light on more t han 40
different agr icultural problems.
The most costly of these experiments are the 106 experiments made in as many different
localities to determine the mest economi cal fertilizer for cotton on each soil. ext
come the 34 fertilizer experiments to determine the most e~onomical fertilizer for
corn on different soils.
A special campaign was made last fall to show methods of pr oducing large crops of oats
The total numer of experiments with oats was 194. New strains of oats systematically
bred on the st ation farm for a number of years were tested in nearly every county of
the s t ate . The experiments made to show the gain by t~ting seed oats to prevent
smut have been great incentives to better farming . One corresponaent writes : liThe
Auburn oats are free from smut. This i s an eye opener. All oats sown in this community
next fall will be treated."
In drainage, cooperation has been continued with the U. S. Department of Agricult ure ,
so t hat each ' dollar supplied by this Station has resulted in the expenditure of eever&
dollars by the U. S. epartment of Agriculture. Work with farm machinery has included
tests of cotton planters, a study of corn elevators, tractors, and numerous other
impr oved impl ements, and a continuation of tests of cotton choppers.
The following is a list of the field exper iments in progr ess in May, 1914, in the
Agr icultural Uepar t ment, under the Local Experiment Law, and located away f rom Auburn :
Regular fertilizer experiments with cotton
bpecial nitrate experiments with cotton
~ensive cotton variety tests
~ensive cott on wilt experiments
otton variety tests, short
Cotton isolat~on experiments (Breeding)
Cotton wilt exper iment s , short
Regular fertilizer exper iments with corn
Special nitrate experiments following legume
Special nitrate experiment with corn
Extensi be corn variety tests
Corn variety tests, short, hard
Corn variety t ests , short, soft
Corn isolation experiments (Plant Breeding)
Corn breeding experiments; ear-to- row
Sweet potato variety tests
Cowpea, wilt tests
Peanut variety test, extensive
...
I • '
Regular fertilizer experiments with peanuts
Regular fe rtilizer experiments with sugar cane
Regular fertilizer experiments with sweet potatoes
Soybean experiments
Wbeat experiments
Lyon versus Velvet bean experiments
LXtensive f orage crop ~xp eriments
Yokohama versus Early Speckled velvet bean tests
Bur clover experiments
Crimson clover versus pure cultures
106
4
5
5
19
61
8
34
1
3
3
18
3
40
1
3
11
3
4
2
5
15
8
21
5
26
22
35
/
Hai ry Vet c exper:iJne t s
vats, va r iet t ;s i s
~ert .iL_ z,-,r xr->eL iments with al fal fa
hudzu
. ic e, f ertilizer exper iments
Lespedeza fertilizer experiments
3u a~ grass for seed
Dur cl over f er til izer e~~eriment s
Rape f erti lizer experiment s
Oat s treat ed with f ormalin
Drainage. experiment s
at breeding experiment's ;)
Jf.alfa, ' i ber ian
~we et potato variety test s
out hern bur cl over versus California bur c101l'er
~ arrow leaved vetch
Total
13
5
4
17
3
3
3
1
2
171
16
18
4 ·
3
23
...ll
771
ddO tional details ar.e afforded in vircular o. 28, which is the Director's r eport
for the year 1913 .
L.:.V":::R HILL
(1) In accor anee with the act of Congr ess, approved ttay a, 1914, to provide for
cooper ative agricultural extension work bet ween t he agr i cul tural col leges in the
se eral st ates receiving the benefits of. an act of ongress approved July 2, 1862,
and the Uni t ed States epartment of Agr i culture,the Governor of Alabama having
gi ven hi s certified. assent t o the Al abama olytechnic st itute to receive appropr
i at ions accr uing from the act :
1 . (a ) The present organizati on of agr i cultural extension, as hitherto organized
by t he ~ oll eg e , under an act of the legislature of Alabama, appr oved Feb~uary 9, 1911,
in which pr ovision i s made f or agr i cult ural extension work, is hereby continued and
confi r ,ued as being an or ganizati on satisfactory for ful filling the requi rements of
t he afore said f ederal law.
(2) The moneys received f r om t he United dt~t es Treasury un er the aforesaid act of
vongress shal l be f aithfully used f or the pur poses designated in said act .
(3) e resident of the ollege shal l present , in his annual r eport to the t rustee,
such recommendations as in his opi nion will promot e the effi ci ency of t he extension
department , and to him al l r eport s of the extens i on department shal l be made .
(4) The executive head of t he extension depart ment shall be known as superintendent
of ext ension , and he wil l be directly r esponsi ble t o the Presi dent of t he Col le e .
As superintendent of Bxtension, L. r • Duncan , the Present Head, is hereby continued
in that capacity .
(5) Assist ants shall be appointed as needed in the dif ferent depa r tments and shall
be nominated by t he President t o t he Boar d af ter full consultat ion with the head of
t he depa r tment concerned .
(6) All specialists in ext ension work bel ong to their respective depa r t ments and
ar e r esponsible t o t he head of the corr esponding departments f or the substance of
thei r extensi on teaching and f or their work whil e at the college, but al l extension
wor ker s shall be sub ject to t he head of the extension department for service when
needed and for t he effecti veness of t heir work when in the field .
" >
(7) 'l'he general progr a;n of work for submit t al and a ppr oval by t he S,~ c r eta ry of
Agr i culture shall , f r om time to time , be agre ed upon by conferenc e between the
Fr esident of t he College , Director of t he ~e riment Jtat i on, and t he 3u rintendent
of Extension Depart ment. The head of each oepartment shal l e hel d r espons i bl e for
f ormulating and executing t he pro j ect s pertaining to his par ticular depart.aent .
(8) The Governor 's certi f i ed as sent is hereby submitted for record.
Funds
The Lever Law:
bection 3, the appropriat i ng section of t he bill, provides ~lO ,OOO
annual ly t o each tate ~lich gives i t s assent. This is a continuous, uncondi t ional,
specific appropriation for each year. he additional sums appropriated are (1) for
t he next succeeding year (1915-J6) '600,000.00, and 2) for each succeeding seven
yea r s 500, 000 .00, makin a grand tot al at the expiration of nine years (1922-23)
of ~4, 000 . OC . *(1be basis of allotment to the several states of these additbnal
appropriations is the ratic which the r ural population of each state bears to the
total rural population of the United States . According to the figues submitt ed by
the ~ ommittee on gricultur e in Congress , the percentage of total rural popUlation
of Alabama is 3 . 58 -- ranking in t his respect ninth in the forty- eight states of
t he Union. )
In order tor a state to secure these additional appropriations, it will be necessary
f or t he l egi slature of t he State to make appropriations annual ly of an amount
equal to t he f ederal appropriat i on that would fal l to t he State .
The f ollowing f i gtres show the sums both f ederal and state f or Alaba.lla during t his
period :
ALAB ',A
Funds available f or agr icultural e~ ension work, pr ovided t he pr ovisions of the
Lever Bill are compl ied with .
(2)
(1) Fe eral (3 ) (4) (5)
Fiscal Year Unconditional Federal Stat e Total Available
1914-15 $10,000
1915-16 10, GOO $21,480 . 00 ..,21 , 480 .00 : 52, 983 .64
1916- 17 10, 000 39, 380 .00 39, )80 .00 88, 803 .34
1917-18 10, 000 59, 666 .00 59, 666 .00 124, 623 . 04
1918-19 10, 000 75 , 221 , 37 75 , 221.37 160, 442 .74
1919- 20 10, 000 ';I) , 131.22 7) ,1)1.22 196, 262 .44
1')20- 21 10, 000 111, 041 .07 111, 041 .07 232, 082 .14
1921- 22 10, 000 128, 950 . 92 128 . 950 . 92 267 , 901 .84
1922- 23 10, 000 146, 860 .77 146, 860 .77 303 , 721.54
...ach year
thereafter 10, 000 146, 860 .77 146, 860 .77 ) 0) , 721 . 54
The figures in column 5 are obtained by aoding the f i gures' Golumns 2, J , and 4 .
.c:.xecuti ve Department
Lontgomery, Alaba.Il18:
C 0 1-' Y
Bmmett O'Neal
Governor
Assent of the Governor of the State of Alabama in givlllg dtate' s assent to the Act
of ~ongr ess of Hay 8, 1914 •
. ihereas, the Congr e of the United .::>tates as passed an ct approved by the President
, 'i8:Y 8, 19]4 , entitled "An ct to Pr:ovide f or Cooperat ive gricultural \~ ork
oetween the Agr i cultural ~olleges in the several states receiving the benefits of
the Act of ongress approved July 2, l8~2 , ,and of acts supplementary thereto, and
tile United States Jepartment of g riculture~ and
"llereas, it is pr ovided in bection 3 of the ct aforesaid, t hat the grant s of money
authorized by this Act shall e paid annual.lY lito each state which shall by action
of its l egi l &.ture assent to the provisions of this ct ," provided tlThat payment of
such instal lments of t he appropriations hereinbefore made as shall become due to any
state before adjournment of the regular session of the legislative meeting next
after the passage of this Act may, in the absence of prior l egislative as sent , be
rr~d e upon the assent of the governor thereof, dul y cer tified to the Secretary of the
Treasury, II and
,.her eas, the legislature of the State of Alabama is not in session at this time; therefore
I , Emmet O' Keal, Governor of the State of Alabama, do he reby give the assent of the
..:ltat.e of Alabana to the provisions and requirement s of said ct , and authorize and
empower the trustees of The labama Polytechnic Institute of the State of Alabama ,
oeing the .:.itate gr icultural and ".ecnanical vollege of Alabama which receives the
benefits of an ct of vongr ess , approved July 2 , 1862, to recei ve such installments
of the appropriati ons made in the ct of , ~y 8, 1914 , as shall become due to the dtate
of Alabamaoefore t he adj ournment of the next r egular session of the Legislature,
~ to organize and conduct agricul tural extension work which shall be car ried on in
connection with t he college of agriculture of said coTlege in accordance with the
terms and conditions expressed in the Act of Congr ess aforesaid .
;.ont gomery, Alabama
v,ay 22 , 1914
, .
(Si gned ~et O'Neal
Q-overnor
)R JLC T& 'FAXTd .3 La ~~ RK
L~.:V..c'1. LA
fter a full conference with the (:l.ir~ctor of the ecperiment station and head of the
depart Ilent of agricultural extension work, I submit th ~ f ollowing pro jects f or t his
de:r:artTtlent for the year beginning July 1, 1914 . AccordiJ1g to th ~rovision s of the
Lever Act , it will be necessary for t hese pr ojects to be r eviewed and confirmed by
t he ~ e cretary of t he united vtates Department of Agr i culture: Therefore , I r ecommend
t hat they be approved t entatively both in r <;;ga L"d to the details of t he projects and
the appropr iati ons suggested, and t hat the Pr esi dent of t he college be authorized to
conclude the negot i at i ons with the United ~t ates lJepartmant of gr l culture and other
parties concerned.
1'he program herewith submitted conforms, wit h SOLle variations , to t he plans as now
fol l cwed by the departllient of col lege agr O cultur al extension wor k . The plans include
(a ) projects for women's work, which are an extension of t he present Girls ' ~ anning
Club work in t he several counties, and include cooperation with the Alabama Girls '
Techni cal $nstitute at Montevallo in home economics; (b) pro j ects in animal husBandry,
dai ry work, silo building, swine and pi g clubs, (c ) novable schools, and (d) dep&rtmen~al
extension work .
A. Projects for {omen's Work
1. lub Leader : This is t he posit i on now held by Hrs . • 1. Robinson . This lady
~g ent is to continue to have t he leadership in the organization of the Girls '
lub (lork in the s everal counties , as heretofor e . Her work is mainly securing
funds, selecting and appointing county agents , and l ooking after the general
inst r uction and effioiency of the county agent s .
2 . ert in Home onomics: This is to be a lady tra ined and experiBBced in
teaching and demonstrating the several phases of Home EConomics . Her duties
are largely to help inst ruct county agents along special lines of home economics ,
hold demonstrat~ons _in cooking, etc . ~he is to be em.l oy~d jQintly by the
Alaoama Polytechnic Institute and the Alabama Girls ' Technical Institute at
hontevallo .
3. County Agents: A coman agent is to be employed in the several Bounties indicated
and is to be paid on the suggested plan of cooperation .
')
'1
1/
A. Projects for Women ' s 'rlork
Co. Co .
u. S. Board Board
Lever A. P. 1. ontevallo Funds Revenue &iucation Total
Club Leader
Sal ary $1,200
'1 r avel $ 600
Expert in Home
l!Jconomics $ 750 $ 750
J alary
Travel 400 400
County Agents:
Aut auga 150 150 300 300 900
JJaldwin 150 150 300 300 900
Calhoun 150 150 300 300 900
~ hilton 150 150 300 300 900
L.onecuh 150 150 300 300 900
:JeKal b 150 150 300 300 900
.t!.towah 150 150 300 300 900
Fr anklin 150 150 300 300 900
Jeffe r son 150 150 300 300 900
J' arshall 150 150 300 300 900 .
Larengo 150 150 300 300 ' 900
Lacon 150 150 30 300 , 9~
lobile 150 150 3 0 300 900
J.',onroe 150 150 300 300 900
l-ike 150 150 300 300 900
.alker 150 150 300 300 900 .
'fu scaloosa . 150 150 300 300 900
. tit . l air 150 150 ~oo 300 900
J'leeting of ounty' Agents ~OO
Totals $3, 850 600 $1,150 $4, 200$4,400 ~4,400 $16,200
Note: ~ontevallo is also to furnish office space, equipment , and cler i cal help for
the expert in home economics .
B. r-r ojects in Animal HusBandry
1 . uairy Work: The diary work which we have been carrying on in cooperation with the
U. ~ . Dairy Division is to be continued and enlarged . This work include~uilding
silos , dairy barns, testing herds, and keeping records of herds so as to determine
t ne pr of itable cows and get rid of the unprofitable ones , encour gaing and helping
dai r,ymen get improved stock, helping and advising dairymen as to f eed pr oblems , past
ures , etc .
2 . ~ ilo jjuilding (Students ) : It is planned to cooperate with the U. S. Bureau of
nimal Husbandry in extending the silo building by employing a number of seniors in
the agr icultural course of t he college, instructing them how to build silos, so that
t hey way be sent to different parts of the state dur ing the sw ,~ er months and help
farmers const ruct silos.
3 . Swine ~ert a d Pi g Clubs : e I i g " l ub .. /ork will be continued in cooper ation
wi th the U. ~ . oureau of Animal Husbru1dry, as heretofore , and in connection with this,
sODie general problems in pork pr oduction will be undertaken .
H. r oj ects in Animal Husbandry :
1. Uairy .'or k:
~ alary
Travel
2 . 'ilo building (0tudents)
~alary
Travel
3. bwine !!Depert & Pig Clubs :
::'alary
Travel
~l e rical ork & ctditional
travel
'I'UTALS
C. ·ovable chools
1 . For ~l lite People (a total of 20)
Lever
$ 400
200
1 ,000
<ill 1,600
2 . For Color ed eople (a total of 10)
u. S. airY U. S. Beef & Swine
.$ 1, 200
1,200
t 2, 400
200
1 , 200
1 ,000
$ 2, 400
$ 1, 000
800
The white schools will be held in about twenty counties t he first year, one school to
a county, and will last for a period of f r om thr ee to f i ve days . I t lfill usual ly be
best to old these in coope t'ation with sOlUe local institution , as the ounty High School
or an gr i cultural 'chool . 'uch schools can usually f urnish so e equi pment and inst ructors
, per aps , f or some subjec s. ' The local schoo;l can al so assume t he r esponsibil i t y
of doing the adverti sing, furnish a hall for holding .the meetings, make arrangements
f or entertaining people who at tend the school, and perh~p s help in other ways .
'1'hes9- schools will be or gani zed with a regular corps of expe t i nst ructors in several
lines of agriculture and home economi cs . The work will be as l argely as possible of
a demonstrati ve order .
'l'he work for the colored schools will be ver.y similar to t hat for t he white people. I t
will be the plru t o hold these acho ls l argely in t hose counti e's where t he ~tat e D epar~
ment of Lducation now has colored supervisors . In such cases t he Stat e Depa r t nent of
~ucation and t he colored supervi sors in t he several counties wil l be asked t o cooperate
in hol ding the schools .
D. De artmental .Ext ension or k :
gronomy :
.:mtomol ogy:
Sal ary (2 new man)
Travel
'fr avel
Horticulture:
Travel
$ 650
320
300
200
Veterinary ci ence:
Travel $ 100
Botany:
. Travel 100
Pathology:
Travel 100
hemistry:
Travel 100
Agronomy:
Travel 100
. The several departments referred to above will not have t ime to do a great deal of
extension work, but will be call ed upon· frequently to make special trips, help in
special meetings, and conduct a number of demonstrations in different parts of the
tate .
E. Miscellaneous:
1 . &ctra clerical work in handling Boys t and Girls' lubs
2 . Contingent, printing and supplies
.
$ 380
.r 400
Suggested lan of ooperat ion in Extension Work for Women between the tate oll ege
of Agriculture, Auburn , Alabama, and The Alabama Girls' Technical Institute, Montevallo,
Alabama .
B.
ot.ber state worker shall be appoin ed, who. sha.ll work in conjl.ll'lction with the above
state leader. This worker shall be ap 0 t ed as a trained and experienced teacher
and demonstrator in Hame ~onomics •
.
The salary and travel ing expenses of this worker shall be borne jointly and equally
by the Alabrona olytechnic Institute, Auburn, AlabWTh~ and the Alabama Girls' Technical
Institute, at ont evallo, Alabama, and her appotntment shall be agreeable to
both institutions.
This woman is to t ravel out from {ontevallo, and her office space, cleri cal help and
equipment are to be furnished by the Alabama Girls' TeChnical Institute.
The duties of this worker shall be largely to teach by public lectures, lantern slides
and especially by demonstration , the various phases of Home ~c onamics, Home Sanitation,
Home }iaking, and the like . She is to aid teachers at institutes and in school
centers, help hold movable schools in different parts of the tate, kelp in short
courses for girls and farmers ' wives, and is especially to help conduct conning
da onstrations , cooking demonotrations, etc. for the canning club girls, and help
to train the several COl.ll'lty agents, who are the club leaders. he may $180 be called
upon for the preparation of simple leaflets for general distribution, and courses of
study for rural and high schools . The largest part of this woman's time and effort
will be devoted to, and her most effective r esults will be accomplished by, working
with the several county agents and the club girls. Her efforts will be very largely
multiplied by working through this organization . The full t ime of this woman shall
be given to extension work .
- .
A.
The Girls' Canning Club Work, which has been developed through the Alabama Polytechnic
Institute at Auburn, Alabama, shall continue as heretofore under the supervision
of the state l eader '. pcated at uburn, with salary, traveling expenses, and
clerical help paid thro~gh t he college ~f Agriculture .
The duties of thi s state leader will continue as in the part to be largely the general
organization of the work, securing funds from local boards in the counties , ap oint ing
and ~ooking after the general efficiency of agents, securing pr izes "and arranging
exhibits for fairs. This stat e l eader is appointed for her ability ~s an or.ganizer
and l eader, rather than for her skill and t raining in any special line of Home conemics
.
•
The work for women and girls is to be concentrated largely in those counties where the
gi rls' ' anning lubs are regul arly organized with a paid county leader in charge • . The
policy shall be to increase the fund in each county from all sources until it is .
sufficient to pay a full time w man wo..rker . 'I'hese county workers shall be trained
in Home ~conomi c s as far as practicable, or shall be developed along this line as
rapidly as possible.
All the county workers shall be called together at least once e~c h year for at least
a ten daY;i or two weeks training school . The expenses of t he county workers in at.tending
this ~eeting shall be borne through the college of agriculture, uburn, A2ab~.
vounty le ~ders will be appointed in all the counties of the state as rapi dly as funds
are available.
c D.
11 general policies of work and new lines of work shall be agreed upon by a conference
of representatives of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, at Auburn, Alabama, and the
Alabama Girls ' Technical Institute, at l'1onteval lo, Alabama. No policy or line of work
shall be ~ntered upon by one institution that is not agreeable to both institutions .
The two general state women workers "a" and lib" shall work in ~ erfect. harmony, each f.
one stretlgthening and helping the other. It will be very important for them to have
frequent conferences and to exchange copies of field reports at the end of each week .
- -.- ----------------
riginal
dowment
$20.230
President &
rof . 01 . ' .
:.athematics
i vi1 gr .
(H' st . & Latin
(Ch . , ixarn . ' om .
hysio10gy, Vet .
SCience & State
Veteri arian
·,ech . ... gr . &
upt . f Grounds
3,0 0
1,000
1,000
1,800
Pharmacy 1,800
Agric . & irector
of Station
1 c . mgr .
01 . & !lin . gr. 300
hoeL. Lang. & g .l, 800
Botany
Physics
Horticulture & 't at e
Horticulturi st
Pr of. 'lath
rchitect ure
mt ology
Co .anandant , Post
djutant Inst.
',at ematics 950
rpf . 'hemistry 1,000
St udent Asst . lk.
Chemistry
hemist of Soils
rof . Phy . hem. 600
Asst . Prof. hem .
sst. Prof . hem.
st . in hem.
sst . Chem in
Adams ..c.xpts .
2 \ssts . in ' hem.
1 Asst . Chern.
Reed Stuffs
Fr of . echo Draw.&
·"ach . Dasign 950
Prof . Elec . & Tel .
gr . & upt . ower
Plant 700
Inst . in ·lech . hngr.
& lvlat nematlcs
The Budget f or the ~ear 1914-1915
orrill Hatch tate Appr o- Horti- Adams
und Fund priations cul ture Fund
$24 ,88S $15 ,000 .$40,000 1,500
400
800
800
400
1,800
1,600
1,000
1,0
J.. , OOO
850
300
650
750
600
200
200
800 1,300
700
200
1,400 400
(LE $300)
200
200
1,000 800
100. 600
400
100
800
900
1,000
100(LE
. 100
17eD
100
500
700
1 ,200
1, 200
1,300
1, 000
. 500
800 (400)
(Lll: $3 0)
1, 300
800
700
750
300 (Feedstuff s, $800)
400
1 ,300
650
Totals
4,000
2,000
2,000
2,200 .
2,100 .
2,200
2,000
2,300
2,000
1,90
2,000
1,800 I
1,000
1, 900
1,900
2,000
1,800
1,~
2,700
200
2,100
2,000
1,500
1,200
1,300
750
1,000
300
2,000
2, 000
1,400
-i
rigina1 'lOrri11 Hatch State Appro- Horti- dams
Endowment Fund Fund priations culture Fund Totals
Asst. In Drawing
& Bandmaster 1,500 1, 500
l nstr . in Wood-work
1,000 1,0 0
Uirector & rof.
Phys . 'ulture 1,400 1,400
Prof . omp . &
Rhetoric 750 850 1,600
Farm upt . &
R ~corder 400 1,0 0 1,400 .
rof . An . Indus- (LE 200)
try 700 500 (LE 300) 700 . 1,1]00.
Prof. Eng . Lit . 2,000 2, 000
Foreman of Farm 300 300 600
As st . Pr of . Hort. 500 700(LE 200) 1, 200
Asst . rof. An.
Industry 300 700 400 1, 400
Herdsman 400 400
As st s. Vet • Sc .
(4) ·.cAdory
($1,450) 4,250 4, 250.
1ant Pathologist (LE 750) 1 , 250 1, 250.
kBt . Prof . Agric . 750 (LE 300) 700 1,450 .
Tr easur er 1,000 500 (LE 350) 1, 500 .
House Rent:
President & 10
Pr ofe ssors:
1 . hathematics
2 . ivi1 . gr .
3 . History
4 . l·.ech . . gr .
5. 'lee. Mgr .
6 . Vet ~ c ience
7. Botany
8 . hemistry
9. Geology
10 . _od . Language 1,800 400 2, 200
l nst . in Botany 850 400 1,250
Asst . ~ngomology 100 (LE 100) 800 1,100
ield Agent (LE 100) 500 500
sst . in Pharmacy
241 Scholarships
500 500
l. ond .
2 . mglish
3 • Of fice
. 4&5. Civil (350)
6 . Latin
7. lOd. Lang.
8 . Botany
, 9 . Hortiqulture
10 . Pharmacy
11. Hech . rts
12 . Vet . Science
13 . echo Engr .
14. hops
15. Forge
9)
rigina1 lorr ill Hat ch State Horticulture dams Totals
l-6. }frining
17 . Architecture
18 . gr i culture
19. lo-lach . Des.
20 .&21 . ~h emi5t ry
22 • -23 . Animal
Industry
24 . Drawing . vlaterworks 2,500 "600 3, 050 6,150.
Recording c1k . 250 200 300 . 750 .
Li In & rof . Eng . 550 1, 250 1,800
Registr ar & Asst .s 500 700 1.,200
sst . 1i rary 900 0
Asst . Prof . in hath 400 1, 050 1,450 .
~ sts . Hist .& Latin 1,300 1, 300
ight atchma.n 360 265 • 625 .
22 ssts . Library
( cho1arships) 625 . 625 .
~e cre . Trustees 10 100 ..
Bulletin lk . &
C1k . to Station 200 200 (LE 600) 200 600
1k .to Dean , bngr . 200 200
'ten to Pres . 900 900
Aset • . Re c order · ~ ta . 300 (LE 500) 300
ssts . in Office 100 100
sst . in il .Band 100 . 100 .
Y. 1 . C. A. 500 .. ! 500
Instr . Lach . gr .
vt. ~ ops 1, 200 I
1 ::;tr . • ~ec . gr . 900
Jurgeon , 400 2,4
High 3choo1 Visitor 600 6 0
lnstr . in Physics 1,000 1 ,000
"l ks . for Comdt . 200 200
t . in English 450 450
sst. in Civil Mgr . 650 650
rchit ecture 200 200
dv . & Prtg . 450 2, 550 3,000
Publications 1 ,400 1,400
. 18;1 Industry 1 ,400 800 80 3, 000
Botany 400 70~ 400 1, 500
Chemistry 3,400 600 4,000
C'vil Engr . 300 200 500
Co encement 300 500 800
Dorn.itories 1,050 1, 05
L!.lec . Bngr . 700 700
Entomology 100 850 950
Lxpense 600 (Teaching) 1, 600 2,200
griculture 800 1 , 800 200 800 3,600
Farmers Inst . 600 600
Fuel 350 400 2, 150 100 3,0 0
Grounds & Repairs 400 1, 600 2, 000
Horticulture 500 100 400 1,000 I Horticulture (state) (500) 500
Labor( ollege) 400 1, 000 1,400
(Comer Hall)
Or i ginal orril 1 Hat ch t ate Hor t i culture dams Totals
Library 900 1,400 ,- . 'lechanics 1,400 1,400
lanua1 Arts &
li<8.chine Design 200 200
"ilitary 200 200
t-1ining Engr . 150 150
Music 300 300
harmacy 500 100 600
hysics 250 250
Plant Pathology (LE 250) 250 250
Postage 150 150 150 450
Farmers' ummer
chool 700 700
ummer Session 900 900
' tationery 150 450 600
Trustees 300 300
Vet . Science 200 ~oo 100 1 1300
25, 610 $21,300 14,250 $70,890 $ 2, 000 </i>15,600 ~149 , 650
1
eport of t he rea surer
of
The 1abama olytechnic Instit ute
For the Year 1913-1914
Ulding June 1, 1914
ENDO T FUND
Receipts
To ..tilldo'NlI1ent Fund
Disbursements
By amount paid a1aries 20,280.00
MORRILL FUND
Receipts
To orr i;L1 und
Disbursements
By amount paid Salaries $ 27 ,500 .00
STATE AND COLLffi FUND
Receipts
To State Fund 40,000 .00
II St2 t ~ Horticulture Fund 3, 819 .60
II Incidental Fees 3, 660 .00
II 'fuition Fees 2,332 .50
II urgeon and Infirmaty 3,857 .50
II Laboratory Fees 2,357 .80
II Library Fees & Interest (bonds) 2,651.50
" Farm Products 995 .48
II Analysis 48 .25
II Horticulture 128.55
" fucpense 978 .91
II Animal Industry 3, 397 .16
" hemistry 264 .75
" Iechanica1 gineering 150.16
II Pharmacy 158.00
II Veterinary 833 .35
II Civil Engineering 27 .90
II Feed .}tuffs 800.00
II mith Hall 1,829.85
1/ faterworks & Sewerage 1, 475 .90
" Summer ession 1, 214 .90
" Plant Pathology 19 .43
" Athletics 4, 461 .00
" Laundry 800 .17
II Oil Tax 11, 195 .78
1/ Amount Overdrawn ~18 . 66
$ 20., 280 .00
~ 20,280 .00
$ 27, 500 .00
$ 27,500.00
$ 92. z767 .71
j
- (.
Di sburement s
By Amount aid Salaries $ 37, 298 .80
II 11 " ~tate Horti culture 2, 766 .86
II 11 " Infirmary 321.88
" " 11 Library 1, 314. 51
" " " Dormitories J . 1, 360 .60
" " ". Expense 2, 347 .47
II " tl Commencement Expense 1, 069. 99
11 11 " rinting & Adverti sing 4, 38 .41
11 II " Animal Industry 7, 201.83
II " II Chemistry . 2, 106 . 58
II " " ~le c tri ca1 ~gineering 634 .69
II 11 " echanical Engineering 1,266.33
" " " Farmers ' Institute 456 .45
11 11 II Horti culture 192 .35 j
" II II Fuel 3, 938. 91
" " 11 Grounds & Repairs 2, 973 .12
" " " Insurance 2,552 .21
II II II 'ervpnts & anitors 674 . 55
" II II ':i 1itary 329 .67
II 11 " ining bngineerilg 227 .83
" " II Pharmacy 't 693 .20
II " " hysics 290 .08
II " 11 Post age 757 .79
" II " 'tationery 7r?:2 .10
II II II Trustees 196 .55
" 11 " Veterinary 1,474 . 53
II II II Summer ~ choo1 731.03
II II \ atchman 549 .00
" " ivi1 ~gineering 100.38
II II Architecture 205 .73
" " Entomology 99. 95
" " Agricultural ollege 517.08
II " otany 683 .01
" II omer Hall 751.91
II II Jusic 498.80
" II II r oun Hall 121.62
" " II Feed Stuffs 1,100 .00
II " " Smith Hall 828 .46
" II II POl-Ter & Light 3, 250 .05
" II " aterworks & Sewerage 174 .10
II " II Extensi on 469 .ge
" " " Summer Session 1, 980 . 99
" II " P ant Pathology 5.18
II II II th1etics ~ 1 ~~~ · 1~ $ 93 ,767 .71
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o l!.ndowment Fund
To v!orri11 Fund
To State and 'ollege Fund
To Amount of Over draft
By .i:!Jldowment Fund
By }10rri11 Fund
By State and College Fund
To
"
otmt of Overdraft 1910-1911
" 11 " 1911-1912
l TULA'l'IO S
eceipts
$ 20, 280 .00
27, 500 .00
93 ,249.0,
518.66
r . Disbursements
$ 20, 280 .00
27,500 .00
93 1767 .71
Building Fund
3, 800 .40
4, 919.43
" 141,547 .71
Respectfully submitted,
a/M. A. Glenn
Treasurer
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