| Summary: | Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1925.Montgomery, Alabama
January 12, 1925
The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institu te met in
special session in the office of Sovernor Brandon at 2 p.m., January 12, 1925,
all members being present.
Governor Brandon stated the ob ject of the meeting and announced t hat
t he sp e~ial call had been made by him at the written request of four members
of the board. The Governor then read the followi ng letter from Mr. Victor
H. Hanson:
Gov. W. W. Brandon,
State Capitol, Montgomery, Ala.
My dear GovenlOr:
Birmingham, Alabama
January 10, 1925
My attention has been call to newspaper statements, purporting to
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come from y~. Joel F. Webb, counsel for certain Auburn Alumni, who are protesting
against the continuance in office of li r • Dmvell, as president of Alabama Polytechnic
Institu te, in which Mr. Webb is quoted as saying that he will challenge
my fitness to sit with the board in the hearing and adjudication of certain
charges to be made against Dr. Dowell. Mr. Webb is quoted as charging bias on
my part as evidenced by an edi torial that appeared in the Birmingham News.
The Birmingham New's and The Montgomery Adver tiser are public insti tutions,
and owe certain duties to the public. When any question of general interest
arises, such as one affecting the rights and relations of the people of
Alabama to one of their most important educational insti titions, it is the
pri vilege and the duty of th ose papers to furni sh their readers their interpretation
of the issue connected with the question.
The News and t he Advertiser edi torially have talcen a profound interest
in the charges made by certain of the alumni of Auburn against Dr. Dowell. They
have endeavored to weigh those charges as best they could and to express unhesitatingly
their opinion in the premises.
While I am the publisher of both of these papers, I am also a trustee
of the Alabama Polytechni c ~nstit ut e. The board of trustees of this institution
is considerably more than a judicial body, though it may often perform judicia l
functions. With reference to Auburn it has administrative powers also, and is
chargeable wi th the proper conduct of the institution. If theIre is a member of
the board of trustees who does not so keep himself informed of the CD urse of
events at the institution as to have an opinion as to the character and capacity
of the faculty, he has not fully performed his duty as a member of the board.
I am free to say that I have an opinion on the matter, as I assume every other
member of the board has. At the same time my opinion does not so bias them, t hat
I would be unable to hear the evidence in the matter and de termine the issue
impartially for the best interes;t of Auburn. I do not feel nwself to be disqualified
to sit in this matter, but of that question I wish nw fellow members
to be the judge, and to them I gladly subrnit the question. I await t heir decision
with interest.
With warm personal regards and all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours,
Victor Hl Hanson.
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Mr. Sherrod introduced the following resolution which was seconded
by :Mr. Herzfeld and unanimously adopted:
BE IT RESOLVER by the Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polyte'chnic
Insti tu te, that it is the sense of the Board, that
\1HEREAS, the Honorable Victor H. Hanson is a trustee of the aforesaid
institution, and that on all matters coming up before the said Board for their
considerstion, it is the sense of the Board that it is his duty to sit as a
member of such board to consider all matters that may be presented to them,
and that he be not only requested b.1(lt re<pired to sit wi th the board.
The following resolution introduced by Dr. Oates and secnnded by
Mr. Hood was t hen adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS, certain of the alumni of the Alabama Polyteclmic Institute
have made complai nts and charges of incompetency and inefficiency on the part
of Dr. Spright Dowell, President· of that institution, and
':!HEREAS, Dr. Dowell imnediately upon being made tlWare of these
charges formally requested of the Governor that a meeting of the Trustees be
held at the earliest practicable date for investigation and suCh action as
might be proper, and
WHEREAS, the Governor called such meeting for such prnpose,
NOW, THEBEFOBE, BE IT BESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute, in called session as sembled, that Mr. Joel F.
Webb, of counsel for a group of the alumni of the insti tution of whibh we
are trustees for the people of Alabama, be requested to appear before this
body immediately to state and specify in writing the comp laints and charges
he and those whom he represents desire to make against Dr. Dowell and his
administration of the affairs of the institution.
Mr. Joel F. Webb then read the following statsIOOnt:
In the Matter of
THE PRESIDENCY OF ALABAMA.
POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
(AUBURN COLLEGE 1
STATE OF ALABAMA
1{)NTGOI~'IERY COUNTY
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l EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
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Th the Board of Trustees of Auburn vollege:
As citizens of Alabama, loyal alumni of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute
and wi th unabating loyalty to our beloved A.ibna Mater, we respectfully address
and petition you:
We believe that our college deserves as its president and outstanding
man; one who has had e~~erience in college affairs; who can lead and inspire ~
a cO!T!Petent and learned fa cuI ty; who can solid.ify and use the loyal support
of our many alumni; who can revive the Auburn spirit and "give Auburn a leadership
that will enable it to take its proper place in the forefront of educational
institutions.
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From a fOtlr years' trial ,Dr. Dowell, we are regretfully convinced
that he is not this t;y-pe of man and. that he does not measure up~cthe responsibility
of his position. As our reasons for this conclusion, we respectfully
submi t the following:
1. Dr. Dowell assuzood the dutie's of .r'resident wi thout any previous
experience as a colleg~ executive or previous engagement in colle~ activities.
As business men in the conduct of our own affairs, we select as executives men
trained, skilled and experienced in our line of work; the successful educational
institution must follow the same princ~ple. We had hoped that our President
would show qualities of leadership th~t ,muld overcome his lack of experience
and so hoping, through college loyalty we continued to give him our Whole heatted
support. Having reached the firm conclusion that his lack of experience is
fundazoontal and that his trial has been unsuccessful, the sazoo loyalty to our
Alma Mater now compels us to request a new, experienced leader.
2. Dr. Dowell has not been able to win and maintain the respect and
affection of the student body. As a result of this, there is an increasing
- l ack of discipline, indifference and disrespect. This is proven by the fact
that many times since Dr. Dowell has been President, the student body has
placarded the town of AUburn, the streets of AUburn, and other public places
wi th such signs as "To Hell with Sprig'i],t,11 "Down Wi th Spright." On rr.any
occasions they have publicly hung ~r. D~well in effigw. On other occasions
while speaking, or endeavoring to speak, to the student body, ~r. Dowell has
been hissed by the students. 'rhese facts are sufficient to prove that the
President has not that respect and affection from the student body which is
necessary in order to insure harmonious cooperation.
3. Dr. DO\,yell has not been able to inspire and maintain the faith
of the members of his faculty. Uutstanding educators in the faculty are
restrained in their work because they cannot look up to the bead of the institution
for leade r ship. It will be recognized, of course, that the zoombers of
his faculty sub j ect to his supervision, 'Nill be slow to speak their real
sentiments towards the President of the institution Which they serve in subordinate
capacity. I t is regrettably true, however, that in the past few
years many of our strongest men have left the institution. Among these are
Dr. B. A. Wooten, now Dean of Washington Lee University, who served as
Professor of Physics for three years at Auburn ~ollege, two of Which were under
the present head of the insti tution. !here will be subroi tted a letter from
Dr. ""looten dated June 4, 1924. In substance Dr. ·Vooten says that Dr. Dowell
cannot hold the respect of the faculty; that Auburn is in the class of a
country high school and office clerks impose upon members of the faculty
petty, irritating tyrannies; that when he left Auburn there were more people
watching the teachers than there were teachers; that Dr. Dowell lacked
scholarly dignity and attainments, perspective and vision.
4. ' We Charge that Dr. Dowell has not been able to solidify and
use the support of our alumni. The presidents of our educational instititions
agree that the strength of the institution depends largely upon the strength
of its alumni. 'l'be alumni are the fruit of the college. Thei'I- support is
indispensably necessary to the life of an institution. The general complaint
that exists annng the alumni of AUburn'd. s a fair indication of the fact that
a change in its management is absoluteiy necessary. vIe are presenting wi th
this petition resulutions adopted by groups of altmmi who are representive, and
in ma~~ instances, the most successful of our alumni. They are the men above
all others who w~11d rally to the support of their Alma Mater. We offered, when
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an intimation was made by the President of our Alumni Association that we were
only a disgrUntled minority, to have him take a veto of the alurnni thrmlghout
the ~tate and abide by the result of this test. We are convinced that a large
n~jority of the alumni desires a change in the managenEnt of our college.
Complaints against the p resent manager did not begin with us. The fact that
such cOrr[llaints existed i:s evidenced by the adoption on l~y 19, ·1924 at a
meeting of Auburn Alurnni, dominated by the friends of ~r. Dowell, of the
followi ng resolutions:
"Resolved further: That the Alumni Association deplores the false .
rumors and wild propaganda t hat is being circulated in regard to the affairs
of the 00llege, and conderans all of this in the strongest terms possible. We
have reason to belie~e that most of these reports originate right here in
Auburn and ''Ie are not certain but that some of them come from disgruntled
employes of t he i nstitution. We earnestly urge rresident Dowell to mill{e a
diligent study of the sources of these reports. If at any time he finds any
one connected wi th the college guilty of fostering or spreading detrimental
propaganda, or disloyal in any sense, we urE,"9 m m to discharged such person or
persons promptly. ln his effo rts along these lines, we pledge Pr esident Dowell
all the unqualified support of the Alumni Association. tI
Surely a strong executive would command the enthusiastic suppo rt of
those who love their own college. An insti tution which is properly conducted
should invite criticism but never resent it. This is not the Spirit of our
present management at Auburn as will be observed b;}T the r eso l utions quoted ab ove.
The fact that there exists among the alumni t he pr esent strong and increasing
antagonism to the Pr esident is sufficient of itself to 'show that t here must be r
a change in our learil:ership before we can attain our proper growth and reach -'
the goal of greatness. We respectfully ask if the r resident of an i ns t itution
has not the respect and affection of the student body; has no t the confidence
and f.aith of the fa culty; has no t the loyal support of the al~mni, how it can
be expected t hat his administration of our affairs can prove a success?
5. Wi thin the past few years our State has become more and more
interested in education. Schools and colleges have been crowded to their
capaci ty. A comparis6n Qf the attandance at Auburn with the attendance at
other educat i onal institutions in the State is evi¢.ence of our lack of efficient
leadership. ,Dr. Dowell became President of Auburn in 1920.
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We submit here'Ni th enrollment of students of State Colleges for the
last few years:
University of Alabama 1919-20
1923024
(Dr. Barnwe ll)
(catalogue)
TOTAL
1184
2227
(Information is that the enrollment for ~~e present year is over 2200)
Percentage of increase - - - - - - - - - - - - - 86%
Birmingh~Southern 1921-22 (Letter) 226
1924-25 (Letterl 751
Percentage of increase - - - - - - - - - - - - - 230%
(1920-21, according to information, the enrollment of this college was far
below 200)
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Al abama College 1920- (Letter) 292
(Mon teva 110 ) - 1924 (Letter ) 562
Percentage of increase - - - - - - - - - - - - 92%
Howard College 1920-21 (Letter) 255
1923-24 ( Letterl 581
Percentage of increase - - - - - - ------ 119%
During the present year, vre are informed that the enrollment has
not only increased but special courses for \~1ich students get
colle 6~ credits will add a special increase of about 250 students)
Auburn College 1919-20
1823-24
,(Catalogue)
(Ca talogue 1
Information is t hat the enrollment for the present year is 1499
Percentage of increase - - - - - -
1273
1469
17%%
These figures clear~ demonstrate that Auburn whiCh has the most reason for
a large natural growth has retrograded and fallen behind its competitors.
6. We charge that the same lack of leadership whi (21 is responsible
for our failure to have a normal increase in attendance of the student body
is also responsible for the neglected state of our buildings and caTIY?us. The
buildings are all marred and effaced with chalk marks and other marks, indicating
lack of respect. Although this is an agricultural college, and should
receive the proper care in this respect, the Auburn campus is unattactive;
the gTounds are not sodded with grass; the trees are not pruned and kept as
even a skilled farmed would keep his trees. vomparison vnththe conditions
at our sister college at Tuscaloosa is not only embarrassing but humi li ating
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to the supporters of Auburn. We invite criticism and comparison and the refore
modestly suggest that the Tr ustees investigate and compare these two institutions,
because investigation alone will enable them to see the justice of our contention
on this point. The conditions alone tend to destroy our chance to get more
money because we are failing to be good stewards of -what we have already.
Langdon Hall presents an unseemly appearance, the seats axl being broken and
out of order._A number of things could be ci ted and will be seen when the Trustees
make a personal investigation. Seeking only the truth in the matter, we urge
the Trustees to ascertain for themselves the truth about t hese matters.
7. The present management has shown no inclination to compete with
sister institutions of a similar kind in our neighb Q%':ing~:_ states, and branches
of work which should be considered among our fundamental and main objecti~es
are neglected and overlooked. Interested alumni have for several years been
endeavoring to secure t he establisluoont of a textile engineering course, but
without any encouragement fr.om the w~nagement. AUburn should carry out the
ob jects of its foun~tion and the boys and girls of Alabama who aosire to make
good citizens on the farms and in the mills of our state, shoudd not be required
to go to Georgia or Mississippi or other states to secure an educational equipment
for proper advancement in these lines of work.
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We have sought to give some of the reasons .which actuate us in
calling upon the .board of Trustees to fSecure an outstanding educator as
President of Auburn; a man who has had efq)erience and training. Auburn
stands begging for a commander equal to the best in this land of ours;
a profound educator and Je ader of boys as well as men, whose brains, ability
and character will command the admiration of the citizens of our state and
the 'profound love and respect of the student body. Under such a leader,
Auburn ,vould have a textile school -- happily combining agricultural and
industrial interests, .therein the farmer will strike hands with the capitalist
on just and equitable grounds, comrades in the march of progress, under a flag
of common endeavor . to advance Alabama's welfare, promote the interest of her
ci t izens, develop and realize her unmeasured resources. \Vhile other colleges
are gathering in their harvest of opportunities and privileges, Auburn is
compelled to stand still and watch the procession go by. The alumni and true
friends of Auburn therefore arise, not to dictate to the Trustees but to
appeal to them as fair judges in this cause to give to Auburn College what she
sadly needs but richly deserves, a PreSident in all respects qualified and
eminently fitted for the task of restoring Auburn to her accustomed position
and in leading her and her constituents into the fields of usefulness, service
and leadership which by rights belongs to Auburn vollege• The head of an
institution meas~res in a large degree the heights to which it may climb, the
horizon of its vision. We appeal to t he Trustees to give to her a rna"). of
exalted qualifications and broad vision.
In· conclusion, we ask that the truth only may be ascertained and
upon it t his board will act; that an opportunity be given all parties concerned
for a full investigation into the matters which we have recently enumerated;
that the Board of Trustees may direct a course of procedure Which will enable
all parties of this controversy to elicit and establish the full measure of
tr~th through the examination of personal witnesses, by personal inspection of
the buildings and campus and comparison with those of other institutions, and
by other sat isfactory met hods of procuring the facts.
We earnes tly, but emphatically, request you to respond to t his
appeal and come to the rescur of the situation at Auburn \'7ith appropriate
action, and avoid another single step bac~Nard.
Respectfully submitted:
Henry T. DeBardelaben
Joel F. Webb
Chas. F. DeBardelaben
Dan E. Martin
Jessy Gwin
Conmittee
Mr. Haygood Patterson of .Montgomery presented the following:
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE ALABAMA. POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
MOnTGOMERY. ALABAMA.
Gentlemen:
In appearing before this Honorable Board, we wish tt understood, in
the very beginning that this is a fight Qn Dr. Dowell only in that we deem it
necessary in performing what we concei!V'e to be our duty for Auburn (The
Alabama PolytechniC Institu te) .
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In speaking to the resolutions which are before the ~oard of
Trustees of the Alabama ~ olytecbnic institue, (Auburn), seeking the resignation
of Dr. Spright Dowe~l, as President of that institution, which resolutions have
to do with what a :large number of the Alumni of Auburn conceive to be the hest
interests of the institution, we shall assume that the resignation of Dr.
Spright Dowell, as President of the Alabama .l:'olytechnic institute is already
before this body. This assumption is based upon the f ollowing:
1. Our knowledge of t he character of Dr. Dowell is such that we feel
that he cannot but know that a large number of the Al~i, and others, who have
the welfare of the Institution at heart, sincerely think and feel that, after
more than four year s of this s ervice as President , he has failed in giving to
the Institution all that such a position demands; and that, knowing this, his
self-respect, and his desire t hat the best interests of the institution be
served, demand of him that he tender his resignation to the ~oard of Trustees,
subject to such action as they might see fit to t ake.
2. That out of consideration for the ~ oard which appointed , him, and
for the purpose of relievQng them of any embarrassment in the premises, he has
laid his resignation before t his body, again subject to any action which, in
their best judgment, the good of the Institution, and its good alone, would
demand that they t ake.
In other words, we feel tha t the conditions Which now maintained with
r espect to Auburn are such, that his own self-respect, hi s desire to in no way
jeopardize t he best interests of the institution, of wl1ich he is t he head, and
that i mpulse, which must prompt hi m, under 'the circumstances, to relieve t his
Board from embarrassment, all combine in compelling ~r. Dowell to tender you
his resignation, and it is with these conditions in mind that we assume his
resignation is before you. 1f we are correct in this assumption, then our
efforts ~re limited to the unpleasant duty, and, as ,~ see it, the necessi ty
of convincing you that the present and future welfare of Auburn "Jill be subserved
best by accepting t hat resi gnation.
If we are mistaken in assmning t hat his resignation is already
before you, t hen our love, our l o~ralty, and all t hat in us is, which moves
us to speak out for Auburn, demands of us that our efforts be s:"Jent in convinCing
you, who hold t he fate of Auburn ih your hands, that your full o.uty lies
in requesting of ~r. Dowell that he tender his resignation, to be accepted just
as soon as, after dili gent and earnest effort, you have found the man in every
way qualified to fill the position thereby made vacant.
And, in t his respect, we wish to say that we hold a brief for no ma~
as Dr. Dowell's successor; but we do feel, that since conditions have become
as they are, that this Board should go beyond the confines of Alabama to f ind
hi m, and t hat in t he event a native of Alabama is selected, t hat he be one who
has been so long outside t he State that he is in every respect free from all of
the influences and petty gealousies (if such t here be ) which Vlould in any
,;yay tend to embarrass him or interfere with his efficiency.
I t is needless to say, that no one questions the char acter of Dr.
Dowell. He is t he highest t;ype of Christian Gentlemen. But, :gust as every
Alumnus would be derelict in his duty did he not speak in no unmista1mble terms
as to t hi s qualification of his, so, t hose fo r WhODl we speak, feel that they
would be e qually o_er elict, did t hey not speak oui', wi th e qual unhesi tancy, if
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their convi cations, aft er long and careful inquiry into the conditions at
Auburn, convinced t hem that/ the b est interest of the lnsti tuti on demanded a
change in its P residency,- ~owever reluctant, and however embarrassing such
a request might be. It is no disgrace, nor is it, in any sense, a discredit to
a man that he does not possess all those quali ficat ions which a re essential in
one who must meet the exacting demands of a position such as the head of an
insti tution so great as Auburn. Such men are born, rather t han made. Few
men possess them; but Auburn is of sufficient importance to demand and have
at its head one of the few. It is right that you should know, and it is only
proper that the Alumni who are asking a new head for Auburn, should present
you with their r easons for so asking.
It is hard to define just what it takes to constitute t he best
executive head of an institution like Auburn. We know, of c ourse ~ first, that
he should be a man o£ the highe~t i ntellectual attainments, and be possessed
of an !irreproachable character and undaunted courage, and that, with these
quali ties, there should be cuupled that broad love for his fellow man which
attracts and holds the love and respect of both young and old; he shou[d remain
absolutely free from all political alignments and entanglements; he should
possess tact, and diplomacy, and the power to discipline, and, at the same time
preserve affection and respect, and, with it all, there should be associated in
the highest degree the power to organize and to execute. In short, he must
be possessed of that almost indefinable quality, which if he posses ses it, it
will be read and Imown of all men; yet, if he be lacking in it, its very
absence is noticab le. ~p eaking in general terms, it is the opinion of t he
Alumni, who are seeking a change, that Dr. Dowell is deficient in all these
qualities, except in the one of High Moral Character.
But speaking in specific terms, we say:-
1. Dr. Spright Dowell is not big enough for the Pr esidency of Auburn.
2. That there have been dissentions and j ealousies among some of
the departmmts of the college, as ~hich he has hot possessed the power not the
tact to remove. SQmeithlng which has never occured before.
3. That in the (Jampaign for a tlBigger and .Better Auburn" he repeatedly
made t he public assertion that Auburn had the''Dry Rot"; yet, if true, he has
done nothing either to check it nor to alleviate it; but, on the cnntrary, has
permitted, within the past four years, a loss of the faculty of four of its
ablest men, without any outstanding effort to retain t hem, or to r eplace them.
4. In filling vacancies in the Institute, and in his additions to
its force, he has not added such men as t he requirer.~nts of the l ns titution
demanded, and its need required.
5. The percentage of increase in student enrollment, during the
incumbency of Dr. Dowell is exceedingly low when compared with the enrollment of
otre r State educational institutions.
Auburn lumni, as a nlle, are nor politicians. They are tound in ~
the varied walks of life, in the fields of agriculture, mining, manufacturing
and engineering; uou will find them in the overalls of the mechanic, doing the
actual cons tructive work, and. in all t he intervening posi tions of our industrial
life, and as executive heads of some of our largest industries, not only in
Alabama , but t hrough t he length and breadth of America itself, and in foreign
fields. It is only when ther.e is some great crisis in the life of Auburn
that you hear from the1fl; and it is a sad com!nen:.ta~ that too often their work ,
so far as the welfare of their Alma ~Ater is concerned, has had to be a labor
made necessar.y through their desire to save her from the effects of what
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has already been done or of what is about to be done. Too often their efforts
have had to be protective and remedial rather than constnlctive. There was
a crisis like this about five years ago when a new preSident was needed to
succeed the l.oved and lamented Dr. Thach; t hat crisis was met, in answer to
the Clarion Call of Duty, by every alumnus of Auburn from our Canadian
Borders to the G;Ulf of Mexico. Again, less t han five years ago, a cri sis
in her financial life· was met by the loyal support of her alumni; again, less
t han t hree years ago, a crisis came, when a move was i naugurated to move
Auburn from her present site to the Ci ty of clont gomery, again t he Alumni
rallied, thi s time, not a solid phalanx, but sufficient in n1tmber to preserve
her ancient land-mar ks and established traditions. NOW, the fourth time within
five years, a crisis comes, a crisis, t he growth of which has been as slow
as i t has been inevi table; and again loyal Alumni feel called upon to r ai se
t hei r voices in protest against its longer continuance and to ask that such
means as are at hand be used to check it.
There have been articles in t he press, which would seek to ~harge
t he Alumni of Auburn VIi th di sloyal ty, because they have had t he courage to
ask for that which they t hought best for their Al ma N~ter. Our answer to that
is that to t hink as we do, and to longer remain silent, would make us disloyal
indeed, besides branding us as cowards as ,~ ll. ~ here has been the ridiculous
and absurd as sertion that this action on the part of the Alumni is the outgrowth
of a defeated Foot-ball 'l.'eam. This charge is so baseless and unfounded
t hat we shall not dignify it with a reply. Auburn men have ever been and
always will be too good sports to whine over an athletic defeat.
We have been attacked because of the publicity whi ch has been given
the m tter. Jfor the salce of argument we may admi t t hat perhaps we have been
deficient in that finesse or use of what is commonly termed "pussy foot i ng"
in our efforts to obtain what we t hought best for Auburn. I f t his be true
. visi t the blame on us, but don't make Auburn suffer for it. If we have been
impolitic, yet that for which we ask, is the proper t hing to grant, should
Auburn be denied it on that account?
There is only one t hing in all t hi s universe which we think any man
should fe ar to do, and t hat is to do wrong. Have we done a wrong t hat, in
our love for Auburn, and in our desi re to obtain t he best for her, we have
expressed our honest convictions, and have permitted them to become knmvn?
Are we .vrong in exercising the great American privilege of ? etiti on?
Are we wrong, when we have exercised our constitutional ri ght of as sembling?
Are we wrong in exercising our constitutional right of freedom of speech?
The freedom of the press is alike open to us and to tho se who seem prone to
criticise our conduct; and it has been exercised more by t hese who criticise
us than by ourselwes.
We wish to say to t his Board , in conclusion, that the Alumni who
are asking or a new ? resident for Auburn, are actuated solely through t hei r
love £6r t heir Alma Mater, and dire cted by a desire only to serve her best
interests and through her, t he best interests of t he State.
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'.Ye insist, "'lith all the earnestness of which we ·are ca~.ble, t hat
you keep the issue clearly be fore you and that you be not led astray by
immaterial and collateral issues, ';'lhich are sought to be injected into thie
question, such as questions of "Methods of Procedure 11 , "Undue Publici tyfl,
and matters of like i ~)o rt. This Comrrdttee say to you, most emphatically, ~
that there is one and only one question iny61ved, and it is covered by the '--
four words: "THE GOOD OF AUBURN". It is their honest belief, based on the
matters which have been presented to you, and which could have been known
of all men, had they but ta}{:en the trouble to investigate, that the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, one of the greatest assests vVhich the state possesses,
camot and will not function in the manner in which it should, and as we have
a right to expect, under the supervision of Dr. Dowell.
Believing this, as earnestly as we do, we cannot do l ess t han ask
that the Institution be relieved of his services. Which is most earnestly
and respectfully requested.
Montgomery Uounty Alumni
Wm. B. Patterson
Bert ~. Fitzpatrick
S. H. Roberts
Y. G. Fowler
J. H. Patterson
Commi ttee
The following resolution, introduced by Dr. Oates, was passed
unanimously upon motion of kir. Rogers, seconded by lilr. tiood:
WHEREAS, Mr. Joel F. Webb, of consel for a group of the Alumni
of the Alabama PolytechniC Institu te, has appeared before t his body in
called session asserrbled and has made certain charges and complaints in
writing against ~ r. Spri ght Dowell, Presiden t of t hat institution, on
behalf of certain altmni, and
\flHEREAS, the members of this ~oard of 'l'rustees representing..;t he
t ax- payers of Alabama, are desirous of in every w~ conducting t he affairs
of the Alabama ? olytechnic Institute so as to insure to all of t he people
of Alabama t he highest and best service of which the institution is capable
such service as can only be had. with a competent and efficient president in
direct charge of the affairs of the institution, and
V~AS , it is not only the duty but the desire of thi s Board to
give the fullest, fairest and most t horough investigation and inquiry possible
of such charges and comp laints as have been made concerning the competency and
efficiency of the presi dent of the Alabama Polytechni c lnstitute, to report
to the people. the result of such investi gat ion and i nquiry and to act in the
matter of the presidency of the insti tution as the facts and proof developed
by such i nvestigation and in uiry seem to warrant.
'l'HEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, t hat :this Board notify the complaining
alumni and their counsel, Mr . Joel F. Webb and aSSOCiates, that for t he purposes
of ffilCh investigation and inquiry, together with all other reliable ~our~s
of information, t he Board will receive and carefully weigh and consider all
evidence in support of said charges as the group of alumni may wish to offer,
provided such evidence is submitted to this Board, in ~Tit ing and duly
sworn to.
lire F. Lloyd Tate addressed t he Board concerning t he charge s and
requested that witne sses be examined. After discussion, Mr. Samford moved
t hat all letters, telegrams, or any wri tten statements in the hands of Mr.
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',Vebb and hi s associates be f iled for t he consideration of the Board of Trustees.
Mr. Hanson seconded t he mo tion whi ch was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Judge Merrill, s econded by 'Mr. Hood, t he Board directed
that each side to the controversy be furnished wi th copies of any a ffi davi ts
whi ch may be f iled with the Board. There was considerable discu ssion at t his
point with regard to t he time to be allowed for securing aff idavits as re qui red
by t he Board. .
On motion of Mr. McDowell the Board. requested Messrs. Hood and Rogers
and Me ssrs. 1,"lebb and Tate to retire and co nfer for the purpose of agreeing on
a date and place fo r t he next meeting of the Board. This ccrmnittee after conference
failed to agree but 1~ssrs Hood and Rogers reco~mended t hat the Board
meet again in two weeks. A~ter further discussion, however, the Board adopted
a motion fixing the next meeting at 10 a.m., Wednesday, February 11, in the
office of Go~e rnOr Brandon.
The Board also adopted the following motion of Mr. Hood:
RESOLVED, by the Board of Tnlstees of the Alabama PolytechniC lnstitute
that the Alumni of the institution be and t hey hereby are invited and urged to
jOin hands with the trustees and cooperate in all ~ove ments projected for the
up~buildi ng of t he i nstitu tion and t he State of Alabama.
On motion of 11r. Sherrod, the Board adjourned.
B. L. Shi,
Secret a~, Board of Trustees.
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Mon t gomery , Al abama
Febr uary 11, 1925
The Board of Trus tees met i n t he od i ce of Governor Brandon a t /\
10 a . m., t he f ollowing membe rs being p r e sen t: Gov. Br andon , Dr . Abercronibie, '-----
Messrs. McDowell , Samford , Hal ey, JJerri ll, Herz fe ld, ood, Henders on , Roger s
and She r rod .
The mi nutes of t he last me e t i ng 'lere r ead and a:Dproved. The Chai rman
of the Boar d i nqui red i f any a f fi davits had been fil ed i n conformi ty wi th
reso lutions adopt ed January 12. The s e cre t ary stated that cop i e s of ce rtain
affidavits had be en handed him a few minutes before the Board me t and t ha t he
ha d not had an opportuni ty t o fur ni sh Sop i es t o ? r esi dent Dowell . Af t er
d is cu ssi on, t he fo llowi ng reso luati on of ered by 1"r . ood was unanimousl y
adop ted: Resolve t ha t a commi t tee of five be app oi nted to r ead and br ief t he
aff i davits f iled and t o fur nish copies to Pr esident Dowell, s a i d committee to
rep ort:to the Board a t 2 o 'clock . Corrnni ttee appointed: Chas. _enderson,
Chai r man , Dr. Abercrombie, ll"e ssrs . She rrod , Hood and Samfor d.
The Boa r d t hen adjourned until 2 p . m.
The sess i on of t he Board was re smred a t 2: 35 p . m.
On motion of JEr . Rende r s'on, the se cretary was re quested to r ,ead t he
report of the spe ci a l com"i t t ee of t he Board. The r eport f ollows:
To t he Board of T l~ s te e s of the Al abama Poly technic Institute:
Your commi t tee co~osed of t he unde r signed submi tted in t he form of
affi davits, letters and oth er written do cuments has been carefully cons idered .
The tenor of some of t he t estimony que s t i ons the compent ency of Dr . Sp r i ght
Dov.,e l l a s t he Pr e s ident of t he Al abama Po l y te Chnic l nsti t ute and that part of
t he t estimony is chiefly i ncli vidual opini on.
These a f fi davi ts and documents undertake to set f orth , in t he main:
1. That Dr . Dowell is not bi g enough for t he r eposnsible p osi tion
which he holds .
2 . Tha t the t own of Auburn and box cars on the rai l r oad pas sing
t h rough t hat town have b een p l a car ded with such sta t ements a s "To hell wi t h
Dowell" and "Down wi t h Dowe ll" .
3 . That on more t ha.71 one occasion Dr . Do-yell has b een his sed by t he
s tudent body.
4 . That he has b een "hung i n efigy " .
In support of t hese char ge s you r commi ttee has had submi t ted by t he corn ..
p l ainants - 1.n all sixteen affi davits ; Ei ght of t h ese af.r.idavi t s are dated
p rior to the l.a,st ':' m~eti ng of th e Boa r d ; and since t hat t ime a mont h has elap sed
at the re ques t of complainan t s f or t he purpose of ob t aining addi tional affida- '
vits, and only e i gh t addi t i onal affidavits have been secured. The se documents
we r e not fi led wi th t he secr e t ary of t he Board under fo r mer r e soluti on of t he
trustees until l a te in t he f orenoon of t his da t e.
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Of t hese affidevits t welve a re f rom Jeff e rson County and t he r emaining
four vari ousl y di str ibuted . ~he majority of these affidavi t s are in stereot
yped form with blanks left for filli ng i n of names and da tes and signatures .
In addi tion t o t he fo r egoing your commi t tee has r ead and con sidered
vol~minou s document s, t estimoni a l s , petitions and l e tters in high commendation
and support of Dr . Dowell ' s competency , efficiency and great ness as an edu cator,
and a man of gr eat administrative and execu tive abi l ity and of unapp roachable
Christian char acte r and integrity. In addi tio n , a lso , t o all of t he se , t he
member s of your committee cou l d not divorce t hemse lves f rom a p ersonal knowledge
of Dr . Dowell ' s fi tness f or th e p l a ce he holds and of t hei r i n timate a cquaintance
and association with him in all of his efforts to uphuild t he great
i nsti tution over which he p resides .
Your committee is unanimousl y of t h e opi nion t hat t he charges and \ \
c ompla.in~ainstYL' ;Q~e~ are unfounded and enti re ly unsupported i n f a ct.
The fi r s t ground of comp l aint ab ove set out to the effe c t that Dr .
Dowell "is not big enough" f or t he posi ti on he holds is supported a lmost enti rely
by e:x:pres sions of opinion on t he part of t hose opposed t o Dr . Dowell; and t he
contrarJ opinion as to Dr . Dowell ' s be ing "big enough tl for t he I)o s i ti on is
overv/helmingly supported by t he e xpr e s s ion of op i nion by p r a ctically all of t he
f oremos t educa t ors of t he State , and many from othe r sta tes, whom you r commi t t ee
deem i mmeasurably better qualified to pass upon su ch a que s tion t han those few
who have made expression to t he contrary . Of t hose who bave expressed t heir
uncluali f ied endorsement of Dr . Dowell in t his regard , we might ment ion mere l y
a few - s1~lch a s t hat of members of t he exe cut ive comrni ttee of t he Al ab8JY1..a
Educ ation Association; Dr. Shackleford, President of Troy Normal School; Dr .
Den~r , Pr e siden t of t he Uni versi ty of labama ; Dr . Willingham, President of t he
St ate Normal School at ? lor ence; Dr. Dauge tte , P r e si dent of t he Normal School
at Jacl{:sonville; Dr . A. i? Harman , Superin tendent of Fublic Schools of l.:ont gomery
Count y; and numerous other school superintendmlts and e ducators t hrougb.out t he
Sta te .
Moreover a mer e sta t ement of the bare facts of t he si tuation a t Auburn
and of t he p rogress , mat e ri a l and othe rWise , during J.)r. Dowel l' s i ncumbency as
President is , also , an over"hel ming refuta ti on of the · charge s of Dr. Dowell' s
incompetency or ineff iciency. The recent rep ort of Dr. Dowell as t o want has
been accomplished at Auburn sin ce he entered upon t he duties of President t here
f our. and a half years ago is not only convincing but , i n the judgment of your
cornni ttee , unanswerabl e .
As t o compl aint number two above set f orth abou t t he town of Auburn
being p l a carded , etc., p roves mothing i n the judgment of you r comrrd ttee , a ccording
to the best info rmation obt ainab le , excep t the i r resp onsible per sons under
cover od darkness t ook t hi s me t hod of r e t a l iating because of d$scip l ine administe
r ed by Dr. Dowell on some student or studonts because of t hei r mi sconduct .
1110reove r, such uns eeml y conduct , as much as it shon l d be condemned and is condemned
by all high t hi nldng people , is no t an infre qnent occur'L'ence at other
and perhaps a t numerous other insti t u ti ons of learning; and is pe rhaps a l ways
done by only an insignifi cant f e""" in number and by t he most irresponsible e l errent.
As to
on pe rh aps more
your c ormni ttee ,
cor!1P l aint number t h ree above to the e ffect t hat Dr . Dowell has
tha~ one occa sion been hissed by the s tudent body at __ uburn,
afte r care fu l i nquiry , are ' of the opinion that such char ge has
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grown out of a mi sconcep tion of fact. The sound which might be mist aken fo r
a hi ss is fre quent ly used or r esorted to by auditors to suppress unusual noi se
or disorder and no t in disrespect of the sp ealcer. no i ncident of' t his cha r a cter
has been uJ1..mis t akably a i med a t Dr. Dowell as evidence of di sre spect or disapp
roval. On t he c ont rar y , t he s tudent bory a t Auburn , a ccording to t he best
i nformation your committee c an obtain, holds Dr.Dowell in g re at respect and
admiration.
A s to gr ound numbe r f our above abou t Dr. Dowe 11 's be ing hung in e ffigy ,
your commi ttee is of the op i nion t hat no such incident has ever occured. If so, .
such incident gained no publici ty to just ify or occasion any excitement or even
notoriet y. Bu t notwi th stand i ng , if such char ge we re true, and if the p roof
were undoubted , such an incident was of no s i gnificance and vms p ~ticip ated
in by such a small number as to cause no comment .
The participation in such an i n ci den t a s t hi s and in hissing and
p l a ca rding by on ly an insignificant and irresp onsible few \7ho IT\9,y t ake such
methods, under cover of i ~lni ty because of secr ecy or darkness , to avenge some
discip linary measu re on the part of the Pr esident, is sca rce l y worthy of seriou s
c on sidera t ion.
The charges conce rni ng dissatisfaction on p art of members of the fa cult
y and l ack of har mony t herein , is utte rly unsupp orted , and by the most diligent
effort , your commi ttee can obtain no fac t or ci rcumstance in confirmation of
such a charge. On the contrary , t he p r oof is abundant t hat Dr . Do\-,ell is he l d
in t he hi ghest regard and respect by t he faculty and working force unde r his ~
admini s trat ion.
':::he comIni ttee , t he r e fore , submi t s and r ecommends the adoption of t he
fo llowing r esolu ti on:
1 . RESOLVED by the Boa rd of Trus tees of t he Al abama Po l y te chni c
I nsti tu t e that the ch ar ges made by a group of t he a l umni are unsupported by the
p roo f and a re wi thout foundat ion in fac t .
(signed) Paul S. Haley
2. RESOLVED t hat in the op i nion of t he Board Doctor Dowell h as fi lled
t he office o(f Pr e sident I,1lith signal ability and di stinction; t hat, considering
the untoward condi t i ons ob t a ining on a ccount of inadequate f i nanc i a l support,
t he i nstituti on i s growing and p rosp ering in an eminently satisfactory degr ee;
and that , wi t h p roper support by the a l umni and the St a te, .i t will continue
t o Ir'.aintain its p r e sent positi on a s one of the e-i ght leading i nsti tu tions of
its t ype in t he United St a tes .
3 . RESOLVED , fu rther, tha t the Board expr esses its h i ghest este em
for Doctor Dowell as a r[1.an and its utmos t confi dence i n h i s abili ty as a college
executive; and that so l ong as he continues to pe r f orm hi s du t ies '.'Ii th the same
degree of f a i t hf'ul ness and i ntelligence he will have the unqu alified support
of t he Board .
rIm. ;."1. Br andon, ex- officio chairman
Cha s . Henderson , Chairman Sl,ecia l Committee
ugh D. ·'1errill, John A. ' oge rs
Chas . S. McDowell O. R. Hood
erz feld
Thos . D. Samf ord
c • .1. She rrod
J ohn -" . Abercrombie
After t he reading of the r e:Do rt , Mr. Roge r s moved t ha t each side be
a llowed 30 minutes e a ch , t he r ep resen t a tive of t he alUmili to have 20, mtnt.tes
for op entng and 10 minut es for rejoinder after t he other side had used 30
minutes , if desired. The motion was seconded by l'.lr . Hal ey and passed unanimously.
Mr. Patterson spoke for 10 minutes for t he a l umni and was foll owed
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by C. S. Culver who c0110v.med t he r emaining time, presen ting t he sta tement cop ied
below:
As President Dovlell was not p rese nt, the discussion was then closed.
On motion of ~ r. Rogers , seconded by Dr. Abercrombie , the board t hen adop ted
the report of the sep ci a l cOmrrQ ttee cop ied above . All voted aye ~hen t heir
names we r e c alled excep t 1'1'. · Ha ley who voted aye on section one of the resolution
but abstaineo_ from voting on s e ction II and III .
On motion of ./.11'. Samford whi ch was ad op ted by t h e board all who vo ted
aye sig-iled the report and resolutions as submi tted by t he s~l eci al committee .
After rema r ks by 11es s rs. I ood , Rogers, 1.1cDo::lell, Samford , Haley and
G·overnor Br andon , the Board adjourned .
B. L. Shi , Secretary
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Auburn, Alabama,
Febrnary 23 , 1925
The Board of ·Trustees rret in the office of ? resident Do r.ell at .
10 a .m. In the absence of Governor Brandon t he meeting was called to order
by Lt . Governor r.lcDowell.
President Dowell sumbi tted his report and recOl1]1l.eno.ations act ion
being taken as follows:
1 . That a five- year course in Ar chi tecture be authorized, successful
cOffil, letion of which to carry wi th it the degre e , Ba chelor of rchi tecture .
Adopted on motion of IIr . Ha ley.
2 . That authority be gi ven to collec t an addi tional s emester fee
not to exceed ten dollars ( ~? 10 . 00 ) f rom students in rchi tecture and --rch i teetural
Engi neering.
Adopted on motion of Air. Samford , M:r . Haley voting no .
3 . That authori ty be given to c o lle~ an addi t i onal seme s t er fee
not to exceed seven dollars and fifty cents ($7. 50) from students t ruri ng cou rse s
in Home Economi cs .
'-)~( Adopted on mo ti on of I.lr. Samford , Ji r . Hal e y voting no .
4 . That a vote of t hanks be tendered the Alabama Power Company for
~ the re cent gift of - adio Station 1,7SY to the college .
The Board re quested Mr . T. D. Samf ord to write f or t he Board ' a letter
of appreciation ~
5 . Tha t a sp ecial committee be appointed to consider from the f inan- 11 cial p oint of view the advi sability of adding or eliminating certain courses .
~pe ci a l committee was appointed: Samford, Herzfeld and Ha ley .
6 . Tha t t he Board consider ways and means of p romoting Fr a t ernity Row.
This matter was di s cussed informally and Mr . John A. Rogers was
re quested to co-ol,e rate wi th t he Pr esi dent in carrying for.vard the p roject.
7 . Tha t a sp eci al cO!l1lTli ttee on the cOq:J leti on and. op ening of Er sldne
Rruns ay Engineering Hall be a~po inte d .
The fo llowing cOl1-nni ttee ras appointed : anson , She rrod , Samford .
The Boa rd also directed that Mr . Ramsay be i nvited to sit wi th the corrrnittee as
an honor a ry member.
c. H. Do':v, a stu dent who registered f or the second semester but resigned
on Feb ruary 12 because it was necessar-tJ to go to wor l{, apli lied to the Board fO I:
a r emitt ance of all f ees . On mo tion of Mr . Rogers, seoo nded by ~jr . Samford, all
f ees were rel:1i tted.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned on mo tion of
lIr e Haley . '
Resolutions in Appreciation of the Generous
Donation -of
The Alabama Power Cow,pany
Adopted FebrUary 23, 1925. , ,
The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute wish to
express its great appreciation and by these ,resolution·s to deicilal?e and record
its lasting gratitude to the Alabama Power Company for its generous donation
of an up-to-date radio di9tri,bution oilt-fit to t l:..e inst itution. 'and to say ,
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tha t we welcome not only t his matel"ial cont :ribu.tion 'for t he' bettermerlt ,of . the J"
~quipment of ' t he college and for ' t1i~ benefi t '--ef t he p'eople of Alab'ama,,: but
reco gnizing t he labama 'p.ower Company as one ',of 'the ' greatest f actors 'interested
in the df! velopment of'- t he resources ', of' thi s great St ate. t his board of trustees
will at all times welcome any suggestions that Power Company may be willing to
make for the up-bullding of this institut ion,. , The Board feels that the Alabama
Power Cornpa~y has by its generosity in t his and other notable instances manife st~
ed a special interest in the welfare and success of the c ollehe which will cause
the Power Company to study more keeniy the needs of the institution and its possibili
ties and ,potentiality in relation ' to the growtb. and development of the
wonderful resources of the ~ tate. The Board of Trustees, therefore, de eply
interested in the 1u ture growth" all.d greatness of t he ins titution and its relation
to the industrial ,,'lelfare of the ~ tate, welcomes the friendly interest
and contribu tions of the Power Company and shall ,be glad at all times to have
its wise and able counsel whenever it may feel disp osed to offer such.
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'eeting of the ~ xecuti ve Committee
May 1, 1925
Present: Gov. Br andon, Lt. Gov. NlcDowell, Harry Herzfeld, T. D. Samford
Chas. Henderson.
Mr. H. Herzfeld was elected secretary 'of t he committee.
On motion of Mr. T. D. Samford: the matte r of selection and
approval of any f raternity house to be erected on the canpus be referred
to the President and Head of the Departme nt of Archi tecture for approval
as a whole, or in p art, provided that harmony with the ensemble of p lans
and ~F ecifications for huilding s adopted by the Board be maintained.
John Davis was invited to appear before the Board.
On motion of .Mr. Samford the corrmi ttee recommended to t he
Board t hat Miss Allie Glenn be granted a leave of absence for three months
p rovi ded she name a substi tu te, approved by the President to perform her
du ties.
The committee adjou rned.
H. Herz f eld,
Secretary Pro tern.
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Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees
June 1, 1925.
The Board met at 11: 20 in t he office of ~re sid ent Dowell,
Present: Gov. Brandon, Dr. J. ''3. Abercrombie, Messrs. V. H. Hanson,
\'T . H. Oates, T. D. Samford, P . S. Haley, H. D. Merrill,
H. Herzfeld, Chas. Henderson, J. A. Rogers, C. ti. Sherrod.
Mr. Rogers moved t hat the report of ~ resi dent Dowell, inc l uding
t he budget for 1925-26, be received and approved. Motion adopted.
The recomn::endations of President Dowell were then considered and
ac ted up on, as fo 1 lows :
Recommendations of the President.
1. That a vote of thanks be extended to Al gernon Blair for his ai4 in p rorr~
oting the .u.ra1terni ty Row project. .A.dopted and Mr. Samford and President
Dowell re que sted to notify },:T. Blair.
2. That the Treasurer be i nstructed to receive checks for deposit from students
bu t to discontinue the policy of cashing checks for students which is
no longer necessary since there are banlcs in Auburn. Adop ted on motion of
Dr. Oates.
3. That the proceeds of the sale of $29, 000 in Al ab ama 4% Bonds at 96. 30 and
accrued inte r est be applied to t he c onstruction of the Erskine Ramsay Engineering
Hall. Adopted on motion of Mr. Hanson.
4 . That approva l be g iven the general plan for It'reshrnan 7leek unanimously re- ,
commended by the faculty and t hat authori ty be given the .h:xeCli t i ve Council of
_the ¥aculty to put t he san::e into e ffect in September,- 1925, this aut hority to
carry with it t he right to re quire attendance. Adopted on mo tion of Mr. Herzfeld
.
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5. That the President be authorized to remove and dispose of the houses near
Drake Fi eld and s i tuated be~ve en the President's home and the Veterinary College.
Adopted on motion of fur. Rogers .
6. That ways and means of financing the latter half of t he $25,000 loan for
t he construction of t he water p lant be arranged. W~ . Rogers moved t hat _ resident
Dowel l be authorized to ne gotiate for a l oan to be conslunma ted by the
special comrni ttee of the Board in accordance wi th resolutions adop ted February
22, as follows:
Re so l ved that a commi ttee compo::&d of the Governor, Dr. Sp right Dowell,
Victor H. Hanson and John A. Rogers be authorized and empowered to negotiate and
consummate a l oan in t he mnount of ~~ 50 , 000 at a rate of interest or disrount not
to exceed 6 per cent per annum for the purpose of providing or bui lding addi ti omal
water faci l i ties to be the p roperty of the Al abama Poly te chnic Institute and
t hat the full faith and credit of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute be p l edged
for this pu;rpose.
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7. That ways and me ans of ,financing the cO!I!Jletion and Etquipment of Ersk i ne
Ramsay Engineering Hall be devised. The following motion of Lr. Samford was
adopted:
Resolved that Dr. Spright Dowell, resident of the Alabama P olytec~
nic Institute be authorized and empowered to nego tiate and execute a loan
necessary to co~lete Ramsay Engineering Hall at a rate of interest or discount
not to e xce ed 6 per cent per annum; and that he be further auth orized to
p ledge the full faith and credit of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and to
use the unpaid p ledges of sub scribers i n t he semi ,-centennial carrpaign as
collateral, and to perform all acts necessary to consummate said loan.
The Board adopted the , follow~ng motion of 11r. Haley:
Resolved that Dr. Spright Dowell, r resident of t he Alabama Pol y technic
I nstitute be authorized and empowered to negotiate ,and e xecu te a l oan
necessary to e quip Ramsay Eng ineering Hall, at a rate of in terest or discount
not to exceed 6 pe r cent per annum; and that he be ~lrther au t horized to
p ledge the full fai th and credit of the Alabama Polyte chnic Ins titute and to
u se t he ,unpaid p ledge s of subscribers in the se mi-cen te ~~ ial campa i gn as
col l ateral, and to per f orm all acts necessary to consurrrrnate s aid l oan.
8 . Tha t the p ropriety of nami ng t he new dam be considered , and t hat t he
President be au thorized to work ou t a p olicy f or t he u t ilization of the dam
p roper ty to the be st advantage. ,A,dopted and named ',Vi lmore Dam in h onor of ~
Prof. J . tT . Wilmore, l.Jean of t he Col l ege of .c;ngineering .
8a. On motion of l.Jr . Oates t he ,l; oard adop t ed a resolu ti on extending t hanks
to all t hose who aided in t he construction of the new water p lant and dam and
, re quested Presi dent Dowell to v/ri t e approp ri.ate letters exp ressing t he Board 's
app reci a tion of t he s ervice rendered .
9 . ~ha t authority be given for the appointment of a ·~l ome n 's Advisory Comr:li ttee
as recoll'l!'2ended by t he e an of "'lomen. ' Adopted on motion of i.:r. Rogers.
10 •• Th a t t he poultry demonstration p lant be accep ted and the expendi tures f or
t he same be app r oved . Adopted on motion of iflr. Roge rs.
11. Tha t the home demonstration p r ac tice h ouse be accep ted and the e x~ e nd iture s
for the s ame be app r oved. Adop ted on motion of Mr . Rog ers .
12. Tha t the rebui l ding of the radio broadcas ting stati on -be au t hor i zed in
accordance with 1)lans p repared by rm mbers of the college staff and tha t the
ne ce ssary exr endi tu res be au thorized from Extension Service funds. Adop ted on
of Mr. Ha l ey .
The Board also adopted a mot ion of Mr. Sherrod di rec t ing that the
stat ion be named the Vic;tor Hanson Broadc asting Station of the Alabama Pol ytechnic
Insti t u te.
~3 . That t he Extens ion Service be aut horized to f ormul ate p lans to be app r oved
by the Pr esident for raising funds for the erection of a building adap ted to
its needs. Adopted.
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14. That t he President be authorized t o add a member to the staff of t he
School of Education to teach and to supervise the general extension work iin
~hich members of the facu lty are engaged. Adopted on motion of Mr. Haley .
15. That t he p rop bsed ~' g e neral budge t for 1925- 26 be ac ted upon . Mr • . anson
di scussed. the , financial condition of the college and sugge s te d t he advisabili t y
of increasing t he fe es of resi a.ent and non-resident students . The sugge stion
was considered a t length but no ac tion taken.
At 12: 45 p . m. Mr. Rogers moved t hat -the Board t alce a recess until
2: 00 p . m. to accep t an i~vitation to lunch with t he Home Demonstra tion staff
and Club Girls attending t he inter-session Short Course . Adopted unanimously
The session of the Board was ,resumed at 2:3 0 p . m.
On moti on of Mr. Roge r s, t he Board re quested the Chairman to appoint
three members of this Board and t o invite t he Trustees of the Uni ve rsity of
Alabama and of Alabama College to appoint similar committees, s aid committees
to meet in tile office of the Governor for a conf erence as to the advisabi l ity
of raising uniformily the student f ees at t he t h re e insti t u tions.
On mo tion of Dr. Oates the Board directed t hat all s tudents be urged
to be inoculated wi th t yphoid se rum as a p recautionary measure.
The Board also adopted a mot ion urging t he Health of ficers of t he
~ College to take steps to eradicate all venereal dis eases and other health
troub l es of the s tudents and in so doing co-operate with the St ate Board of
Health. The Bo ard re quested t hat a report of t he results be made to t hem at
the meeting on February 1926.
16. Tha t the proposed Extension Service budget for tile year beginning July 1,
1925 be acted upon. After considerable di scussion the budget was approved as
p resented wi th the excepti on of a p r oposed increase in the salary of the
Director of Ext ensi on as sugge s ted in a l etter of Mr. O. B. artin, dated
~,l ay 2, 1925 and addressed to Presiden t Dowell.
The fo llowing moti on was adopted , however; ' Resolved that the
Executive Committee of this Board be di rec t ed to ascertain if t he U. S . Department
of Agriculture wi ll pay the college the sum of ~~ 1000_ in new money : t hat
is, in addition to the sum already appropriated to t he Institution and t ha t
if neW' money is pai d, the said Executive Commi ttee shall be enpowered to budget
15M
t he addit ional fund . I, .. /,.."
17. That au thority be given a special c ommittee to act on the budge t of the f TJ - ~
Exp eriment Station which i s t o include f"lmds to be avai l able under the Purnel (A·"
Act . Referred t o the Execu t ive Comni ttee with p ower to act. J
18 . Tha t th e PreSident be authorized to fi ll any vacancies t hat may arise in
~ any divi si on of the institution and to fix t he s alarie s of those emp loyed to
fi ll such vacancies. Adopted on motion of Mr. Ha ley .
Mr . HI:Jllson sta ted that Presida."Vlt Dowell had r endered signal servi ce
during t he f i ve years he has aruni nistered the affairs of the college and that
the I nstitution had made greater p ro gress than du ring any similar p eriod in
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history. He expressed t he ·oplnlon that, but for t he lack of funds at the
present time, the Board would unanimously favor increasing the salary of
the President.
The Board on motion fixed - t he date for its next ammal meeting
for the f irst Monday in June, 1926 (June 7th)
B. L. Shi,
Secretary
Financial Statement
Alabama Polytechnic Ins ti tute,
July 1, 1924- to April 3 0, 1925 .
COLLEGE PROPER b~ INTEN.AN CE:
Receipts E:x;pendi tures
Apprn. Definite 149930 . 00
If Indefini te 18478 . 28
Income Operations 14685 . 63
]\.iatric .Regular 98353 . 50
If S. School 575 7. 25
Voca . Soldiers 6871 . 26
Miscellaneous 98 43. 91 303919.83 280868 .17
BUILDINGS & LAND 5713 . 63 8519 6.21
BUILDINGS SEMI-CENT. 130551.60 168176.16
THETA CHI 3 1543 . 87 3 0944.01
SPECIAL PURPOSES 873 55 .95 77445 . 64
CUSTODIAL 155199 . 44 140737.41
Totals 714284. 32 7833 67 . 60
/" EXPERI MAlifT STATION
Hatch 15000.00 11651.50
Adams 15000.00 11820.04
Local Ex. 33611.85 22417. 65
Inv.at Aub. 8772.40 6289 . 45
Totals 72584.25 52178.64
Income Opere 20059.05 13 730.96
Totals 92443 . 30 65909. 60
EXTENSION SERVICE
Federal S.L. 156690 . 28 135200.11
St ate S. L. 158000.00 71 671 .28
Federal Sup . 46511. 55 4021 6. 44
Federal Sup . - - - - 253 03 . 33
S. S.L. Non O. 13 423 . 56 20463 .94
Totals 74625.39 292856.10
Income Operations 22432. 3 6 13 iQ.2 . 99
Totals 397067.76 3 06258.09
Less Deficit
Net Ba lance
SUMMARY
College Proper 714284. 32 7833 67 . 60
0 E]lperiment St ation 9244.3 . 30 65909.60
Ext ensi on Service 397057.75 3 06268 . 09
Totals 1203785 . 37 1155535 .29
Less Deficit
Ne t Balance
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May 2, 1925
Balance Defici t
23 051. 66
79482 . 58
3 7624. 56
599 . 86
9910 . 31
14462. 03
48 023 . 86 117107.14
48023 . 86
69083 .28
3348 . 50
3179.96
11194.20
2482.95
20205.61
6328 . 09
26533.70
21490.17
8 63 28 . 72
629 5.11
- - - - 25303 . 33
7040.38
114114. 00 · 3 23 43.71
9029 . 37 ---- 123143 . 37 3 23 43 .71
323 43 .71
90799 . 66
69083 .28
26533 .70
90799 . 66
117333 . 36 69083 . 28
69083 . 28
48250.08
162
ESTIMATED FINANCIAL C01iJ)ITION
College Proper
June 3 0, 1925 .
MAINTENANCE
Receipts July 1, 1924 - April 3 0, 1925 -
Expendi tures July 1, 1924 - April 30, 1925
Bal ance on hand May 1, 19 25
Estimated ,Receipts May 1 - June 30, 1925 ~
Estimated Expenditures 1~y 1, - June 3 0, 1925- -
Esti mated Deficit June 30 , 1925 - ~ - - - - - -
ACTIVITIES
Receip ts July 1, 1924 - April 30, 1925 - - - - - -
EX'.!?endi tures July 1, 1924 - April 30, 1925 - -
Bal ance on hand l1ay 1, 1925
Estimat ed Receipt May 1, June 30, 19 25 -
Estimated Expenditures May 1 , June ' 0 , 19 25- - - - -
Estimared Balance June 3 0, 1925
CUSTODIAL
Receipts July 1, 19 24 - April ~O , 19 25 -
Expendi tUl'es July 1, 1924 - April 30, 19 25
Balance on hand May 1, 1925
Estimated Receipts May 1 - June 30, 19 25 -
Es t ima ted Expenditures May 1, June 30, 1925- -
Estimated Balance June 3 0 , 1925 - - - - - - - -
BUILDINGS SEMI-CENTENNIAL
Receipts July 1, 1924 - April 3 0, 1925 - -
Ex:)end iture s July 1, 1924 - April ~5 0, '1925 -
Defici t I,ay 1, 1925 - - - - -
Estimated Receipts May 1 - - ~une 3 0, 19 25 - -
Es ti rna ted Expenditures 11ay 1 , June 30, 19 25-
Esti mated De fi cit June 0 , 1925
THETA CHI
Receipts July 1, 1924 - June 3 0, 1925 - - - -
Expendi tures July 1, 1924 - June 30, 19 25 -
Balance June 0, 1925
3 039 19 . 83
2808 68 .17
23051 . 66
33 400.00
56451. 66
71000 . 00
14548.34
87355 . 95
77445.-64
9910.:31
5000 . 00
14910. 31
12614.64
229 5 . 67
155199 . 44
140737.41
14462 . 0
- - - -
14462. 03
9000.00
5462. 03
13 0551.60
168176.16
3 7624.56
3000 0. 00
7624. 56
3 0000. 00
3 7 624. 56
3 1543 . 87
3 0944 . 01
599 . 86
BUILD INGS & LA11J)
Receipts July 1, 1924 - April 30, 1925 - - -
Expenditures July 1, 1924-Apri1 30, 1925 -
Deficit May 1, 1925
Estimated Receipts May 1 - June 30, 1925 -
Estimated Expen.di tures May 1 - June 0, 19 25
Estir-ated Defici t June 30, 1925
Estimated Deficits June 30, 1925:
Maintenance - - - - -
Builaings Semi-Centennial - -
Build ings & Land- - - - -
Est imated Balances June 30, 1925:
Activities - - - - - - -
Custodial - - - -
Theta Chi
14548.34
37624. 56
94611.71*
2295.67
5462. 03
5'i'l3.63
85196.21
79482.58
15129.13
94611 .7],. *
146784.61
599 • 8..::::6 _.. :::.83:::.:5:::-7'..!!5.~..:::.6_
Estimated net def icit College Proper June 30, 1925 138427.05
BUILDINGS & LAND DEFICIT:
Deficit July 1, 1924 - - - - - -
Water Extension - - - -
180 Acres land, Culverts and paving
Less Re ceip ts from slae of
Stodghill House, etc.
43912.13
50000.00
6320.61
100232.74
5621.00
946ll.71
163
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164
BUDGET
ALABAN'J.A. POLYTECHNI C_ INS~ ITUTE
July 1 , 1925 - June ;'5 0, 1926.
College Maint enance:
Appropriations, Fixed
Feder al
Morrell
St ate :
Endowment
In Lieu of Ji'ertilizer
:n.,'I8.in tenance
Summer School
Re ceip t s
Buildings and Ma i nt. (A.H. )
Approp riat i ons , Indefini te
Federal and St a t e Corp .
Smi th-Hughes
State:
St. Board of Education ' - Rehab .
Keros ene (Dil Tax
Chemistry AnalY,sis
MatricUlation:
Main Session
SUl'Illmr Se s sion
Income f rom Operat i ons
Animal Husbandry Sales
Hor t i cu l ture '1 .
Veterinary
Int erest Deposits
.1
House & Room Rents (Less llaint ; 6000. 00 )
Misce llanoue (including dip l omas) .
Zduca t ion Bxtension
T.ota1 Estimated ~ecei p t s
30, 150. 00
20, 280. 00
40, 000. 00
45 , 000 . 00
5, 000. 00
12, 500. 00 152, 930. 00
14, 700. 00 14, 700. 00
600 . 00
20,000. 00
7 , 000. ·00 27 , 600. 00
105000. 00
14000. 00 119 , 000. 00
3, 500. 00
100. 00
500. 00
500. 00
10, 000. 00
3, 500 . 00 18 , 100. 00
6, 800 . 00
339 , 130. 00
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BUDGET
ALABA1~ POLYTECHNIC INSTI TUTE
July 1 , 1925 to J une 30, 19 26.
Teaching ,
Department Salaries Eguipment Supplies Total
Administra ti on 11050. 00 200. 00 1750.00 13000.00
Ag ri cultural Engr . 6485 . 00 165. 00 800. 00 7450. 00
Agr ononw 485 0. 00 350. 00 650. 00 5850. 00
Anima l Indus try 893 0. 00 49 00. 00 95 70.00 23 400. 00
Ar chi t ecture 9125 . 00 300. 00 100. 00 9525 . 00
Botany 4250. 00 700 . 00 4950.00
Bu ildi ngs & Grounds 5905 . 00 8495 . 00 14400. 00
Bu s iness 353 4. 00 75. 00 283 . 00 3892. 00
Cat a lof;ue & Adver tising 3500 . 00 3500. 00
Chem.istry 269 10. 00 2540 . 00 4000. 00 33450. 00
Civi l Engine ering 6535. 00 2040 . 00 100. 00 8675. 00
Commencemen t 600. 00 600. 00
Econ omi cs 4725 . 00 100 . 00 4825 . 00
.toducation 3 48 0. 00 3 75 . 00 3855 . 00
E Ie ct ri cal Engi ne ering 9125. 00 565 . 00 565 . 00 10255. 00
English 13 775 . 00 275 . 00 14050 . 00
Ent omology 5050. 00 1000. 00 6050 . 00
Ext ension Teaching 5300. 00 15 00~ 00 6800. 00
Health 6240. 00 50. 00 760. 00 705 0. 00
~ 'Hi ghway 1i:ng inee ring 3000. 00 120. 00 3120. 00
Hi story 7100. 00 3 25 . 00 7425. 00
Home .c.: conomics 5350. 00 400. 00 . 1150. 00 6900. 00
Horticulture 5270 . 00 200. 00 1045 . 00 6515 . 00
Insur ance 6500. 00 6500. 00
Library 2450. 00 700.00 3000. 00 6150. 00
Ma chi ne .l!e s i gn 7150. 00 310. 00 7460. 00
1':a t hema ti cs 13050. 00 120. 00 13170. 00
Mechanical Engine e r ing 11560. 00 700.00 1400. 00 13660 . 00
Mi lita ry 1072 . 00 150. 00 · 650 . 00 1873 . 00
Modern Languages . 48 12. 00 50. 0Q 48 62. 50
Pharmacy 5225. 00 45 0. 00 2075 . 00 7750. 00
Physi ca l Tr a i ni ng 1800 . 00 1800. 00
Physics 5594. 00 56,0. 00 226. 00 638 0 . 00
Regis trar's Offi ce 48 35 . 00 1 00. 00 1365 . 00 63 00. 00
S mi th- Hughes 10020. 00 4680. 00 14700. 00
Stat e Dep t . of 'ducat ion 600 . 00 600 . 00
Summer School 15170. 00 283 0. 00 18000. 00
Trustees 500.00 500. 00
Ve terinary 10800 . 00 600 . 00 2000. 00 13400. 00
Voca ti onal Sol dier s 1000 . 00 1000. 00
1Yater Sy stem (In t erest & 10% of p r incip al) 8000 . 00 8000 . 00
Contingent 148 7. 50 1487. 50
2505 28 . 00 15045. 50 73556 . 50 339 130. 00
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BUDGET
ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTI TUTE
July 1, 1925 to une 30 , 1926.
ACTIVITIES:
Car-p en tar Shop
Dormitories & Cot tages
Heat, Li ght and Wa t er
Pi c ture Show
Pr actice Bou se
R .O. T. C.Uni form
Smi t h Hall Board
Student Cnnt ingent
Receipts
5940.00
6000. 00
28845. 00
22000. 00
900. 00
9000 . 00
12000 . 00
6700. 00
91385 . 00
Expenditures
5940. 00
6000. 00
28845. 00
22000. 00
900 . 00
9000 . 00
12000 . 00
6700. 00
91385. 00
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BUDGET
A1ab~~ Poly t echnic Ins t itute
July 1. 1925 t o June 30, 1926.
CUSTODI.AL
Rece ipts
Athl et i c (Fees) 9000.00
Athl etic (Games 60000. 00
Fr esbman Class Dues 284. 00
Gl omerata 7300. 00
Laundry 30000. 00
JlUl i or Class Dues 335 . 00
Lectures 1550. 00
Pl ainsman 4600. 00
Snnior Class Dues 79 0. 00
Scholarships 12000. 00
Sophomore Class Dues 295 . 00
Students Club 25000. 00
Y. I.:. C.A. 3212.17
Y. 'V. C.A . 200. 00
154566. 17
167
Expendi tur es
9000. 00
66eOO. 00
. 284. 00
73 00. 00
30000. 00
335 . 00
1550. 00.
4600. 00
790. 00
12000. 00
295 . 00
25000. 00
3212.17
200. 00
154566. 17
BUDGET
ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
July 1, 1925 to June 3 0, 1926
BUILDINGS:
Bui Id ings & Land
S emi-C en tenni al
Ramsay Building
Publici ty
Rec eipts
50000.00
6660 . 00
56660. 00
Expenditures Balance
10000. 00
5000 . 00
6660 . 00
66660. 00
10000. 00 D
l OOOO. OO D
SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES
ALABAMA POLYTECmnC INSTITUTE.
Jul y 1, 1925 - June 30, 192ft . I.,.?
Name Ti tle College Extension Station
Pr of. &: ead Physics
S t en o. English
Pr of. &: Read Mod. Lang .
Mar keting Agents
As st. Pro f . Ch~mi stry
Prof . & Head Hi ghw Engr .
St eno. Chemi s try
Allison , 'Fred.
Armstrong, Fr ancis
At kinson , T. P .
Baker, K. G.
Basore, C. A.
Baughman, C. A.
Be a s l ey , Hary
Beddingfield, C.
Bedel, Geo .
H. Pr of. ~o ca . Education
Nurse
Ber ne y , Mrs . F.
Be tts , Zelma
Bevans , C. G.
Bide z . P . R.
Biggin, F. C.
Bi nford, E. E.
Bl a i n , 'iJ . L.
Blak e , L. S.
Boyd, F. E.
Bro adus, Madie
Bro adus , Terry
Bro\'m, L. R.
Brown , li,fa ry
Brown, R. C.
Burns , F. ,',7.
Caldwell , M. K.
CiHlan, J . A. C.
Cammack, '.'7. A.
Carne s , A.
Ca:rJ , C. A.
Chambers , T. D.
'Champ i on , ':1. P .
Ch esnut t , S. L.
Clark , ,T . B.
Cline , Pinkey
Col lins , r~ s . V. O.
Coving ton , }J . G.
Cr en shaw, B. H.
Cur eton , I,:. I .
Davis , P . O.
Di mmi t t , Hoy
Dobbs , I<J . C.
Dobbs , Zoe
Doughe r ty, K
Douglas, J . A.
Dowell, Spright
Duggar , J . F.
Drake , J . H.
LIa t ron Al umni a l l
Steno .Busines s Off ice
Cle rk lTegro Men
Asst . i n Chemi stry
Prof . & e ad 4 rch ite c.
District Agent
As st. Bot anis t
Prof . & Head Pharmacy
Agronomi s't
St eno . Station Dir.
Sten o. Publ i c i t y
Clerk Negro lUen
St en o . Ani mal Hush.
Coach
As s t . Pr of . A. H.
Steno. Dist Ag ts .
Prof . & Head Civil ~ngr .
Supt . Caneb r a.l{e s ta.
Asst . Prof . Ag. Engr.
Prof. & Head Vet .
Sp e c . Ag. Engr .
I n st ructor Math .
Pro f . Voca. Education
Prof . & Head Economi cs
St eno Co . Agts .
Steno. Admini stration
Asst . Prof . Ve t .
Pr of . ' & Head Math .
As s t . Horne Dem. Ag t .
Agricu l tu r a l ~d i tor
Director Studen t Activ.
Sp e c . JlTeg ro 110n Agt .
Soci al D'i r ect or
Ins t ructor English
fI Ele c. Engr .
Presi dent
'Consulting Agronomi s t
Su~ge o n
3 200. 00
225 . 00
2700. 00
2000. 00
3000. 00
700 . 00
3000 . 00
240. 00
900. 00
1080. 00
2300. 00
3200. 00
600. 00
2700. 00
960. 00
3500 . 00
2400 . 00
2700. 00
2400. 00
3400. 00
1200. 00
3000. 00
3300. 00
1650. 00
3500. 00
4500 . 00
2700. 00
1500. 00
1800 . 00
6000. 00
3600. 00
3000. 00
1080. 00
'3150 . 00
3 000. 00
1080. 00
782. 36
1320. 00
2500. 00
600. 00
1200 . 00
2200. 00
2850. 00
1440. 00
1800. 00
108 0. 00
357. 64
600. 00
600. 00
300 . 00
3400. 00
169
Total
3200. 00
225 . 00
2700. 00
3000. 00
2000 . 00
3000. 00
700 . 00
3000 . 00
240. 00
900. 00
1080. 00
1080. 00
2300. 00
3200. 00
3 150. 00
2400. 00
2700 . 00
3000. 00
1080. 00
960 . 00
1080. 00
1140. 00
3500 . 00
2400. 00
1320 . 00
2700. 00
600 . 00
2400. 00
4000 . 00
2500. 00
1200. 00
3000. 00
3300. 00
600. 00
1200. 00
1650 . 00
3500. 00
2200. 00
3150 . 00
4500. 00
1440. 00
27 00. 00
1500. 00
1800 . 00
6000 . 00
3400. 00
3600. 00
170
J:.Tame 'l'i tle College .tixtension Station ?otal
Drake, J . '7. Supt. Heat, .Light Water 2100.00 2100.00 )
Duncan, L. N. Dir. Extension Service 4500 .00 4500. 00
Dunn, Berta Steno. Presiden t ;1.500.00 1500.00
Dunstan, A. St. C. Prof. & Head ,b;lec. ll:ngr. 3600. 00 3600.00
Eaton, ' I. H. Prof. A. H. 2600. 00 2600 . 00
Eddy, J osephine C 10 thing Spec . 2800.00 2800. 00
Edwards, M. Steno . R. D. Agts. 1200.00 1200.00
Fari s, T. M. Asst. Horticulturist 600.00 600.00
Fi tzpatrick, s. lilili tary Supply Offic . 450. 00 450. 00
Floyd, C. 11. Plumber 750. 00 850 . 00 200. 00 1800.00
Ford, l'.!ax . Instructor Civil ll:ngr. 1000.00 1000.00
Fullan, 11. T. Prof. & Head Jach. Des . 3500. 00 3500. 00
Funchess , M. J . Dean Agric. & Dir. Sta. 400. 00 4100 . 00 4500. 00
Gardner, H. A. Poultry Spec. 2400. 00 2400. 00
Gardner, '7. A. Prof. & Head Botany 2000. 00 1200.00 3200. 00
Garman, '1f . D. Asst. Prof. ],lech. .l:ingr. 2400.00 2400. 00
Gatchell , Dana rl Home E cononi cs 1800. 00 1800 . 00
Gentry, H. S. II Pharmacy 2400 . 00 2400.00
Gibbons, S. R. Horticulture Spec . 2700. 00 2700.00
Gi st, F. 1,. Statistician 1200.00 1200.00
Glenn, ~ . A. Treasurer 800.00 1200 . 00 2000. 00
Goleman , A. S. Instnlctor Architec ture 1500. 00 1500 . 00
Goode , H. G. Asst. Entolrology 1200.00 1200.00 2400.00
Gover, Kate Steno . Negro 'Vomen 360. 00 360. 00
Grant, H. G. Publicist 3200. 00 3200.00
Green, E. H. Visual Ins t ructor 3000. 00 3000. 00
Grimes , J . C. Prof. & Head A. H. 950.00 2050.00 3000. 00
Guyton, F. E. Prof. Entomology 2100.00 150.00 2250.00
Hamil t on, H. L. Asst. Prof. ~ngli sh 2000. 00 2000. 00
Hanna, L. C. Negro Home Dem. Agt. 1320. 00 1320. 00
Hare, C. L. Prof . Chemistry 3300.00 3300. 00
Harris, A. E. Dean -:-fomen & State H.B.A. 800. 00 2200. 0D 3000.00
Harris, Mrs. E.L. Matron Smi th Hall 720.00 720.00
Hatch, J . E. Comnandant 720.00 720.00
Hearn, Cleo Steno. Cloth. & J)Tutri. 900. 00 900 . 00
High,J. T. District Agent 3150. 00 3150. 00.
Hill, . .,. 71 . Prof. Elec. ~ngr. 2700.00 2700.00
Hixon, C. R. II Mech. Engr. 2700 . 00 2700 . 00
Horne, E. l1a iling Clerk 1080.00 1080. 00
Hughes, D. N. Asst . lihemistry 18 00 . 00 1800.00
Hulse, .I!"\ • C • Prof. Civil Engr. 2550. 00 2550 . 00
Igou , Jennie ClerIc 1020.00 1020. 00
Ingram, W. T. Asst. Acc ountant 1460.00 1460. 00
Isbell, C. L. Asst. Prof. Horticulture 1420.00 1480. 00 2900 . 00
Ivey , J . E. Prof. Poultry & Spec. 1500.00 900. 00 600. 00 3000. 00
Jackson, J . B. Analyst 2200. 00 2200. 00
Johnston, TIelen Ass t. H. D. Ag t~ 2800 . 00 2800. 00 ~
J ohnston, R. A. ?arm Foreman 1200.00 1200.00
Jones , D. T. Supt. Carpenter Shop 2100 . 00 2100 . 00
171
Name ':'itla eo11ege Extension St ation Total
Jones, H. D. Asst. Drawing 1125.00 1125.00
Jones, Louise Steno . H. D. Agts 1200.00 1200.00
Jones, Pearl Food P reserv. Spec. 2500.00 2500.00
J ones, R. B. Negro Home Dem. Agt . 1500.00 1500.00
Jones, Ruth Steno. Agrononw 960. 00 960.00
J one s, ·Y. S. College Policeman 900. 00 900. 00
Judd, Zebulon Dean Education 4000 .00 4000. 00
Ki llebrew, C. D. Prof. Math 2600.00 2600.00
Kirkley, J . H. lnstr. Engli sh 2000 . 00 2000.00
Kollock, N. Spec. Ne gro Ren Agt. 1380.00 1380.00
Kynette, C. lie Nlrgro Boys 1800.00 1800.00
Lane , H. 1\1. Hortic. Foreman 300. 00 900 . 00 1200.00
LeBron, L. C. Spec. Agric. Engr . 3000. 00 3000.00
Lindsay, A. H. lnstr. Economics 1800 . 00 1800. 00
Lowder, M. V. Supt . Poultry Plant 2100 . 00 2100.00
Lowrey , J . C. Dist. Club Agt. 3 000.00 3000 . 00
McAdory, I. s. Prof. Veterinary 2700.00 2700.00
1.Tclntosh, Jennie lnstr. H. E . 3 00 . 00 300.00
~.icK innon, J . C. lnstr. Nech. Engr. 1600. 00 1600.00
~,~cMi llan, D. R. lnstr. Archi tecture 1800. 00 1800. 00
:iansfield, The lma Auditor 1320. 00 1320.00
I,=artin , H. 11. Asst . Prof. Chemistry 200 0. 00 2000 . 00
r artin, I:. E. Librarian . 1350. 00 250. 00 1600.00
0 Ilau1d in, E. Asst. • D. Agt. 2800. 00 2800. 00
l~ore y" D. B. Coach 5200. 00 5 200.00
11iles, L . E. Plant Patho logy 1050. 00 1800. 00 2850. 00
Miller, E . R. Research Chemist 700.00 2300.00 3 000 . 00
I:i11 sap s, Dorothy Steno. A. H. 700.00 500. 00 1200.00
Nichols, M. L. Prof . & Head Agr. Engr. 1800. 00 1200. 00 3000.00
Hixon, H. ~l . Asst. Chemist 1800.00 1800.00
Palmer, M. Asst. Botany 1400.00 400. 00 18 00 . 00
Papke, Coach Asst. Coach 2400 . 00 2400.00
Parker, F . W. Prof. Agronomy 300.00 2700 . 00 3000.00
Parri sh, L. B ooJ.rJceeper 1200.00 1200 . 00
Pat e , T. '7. Supt. Bldg s . & Grounds 1500 . 00 1500. 00
Patterson, F. C. Asst. Prof. Veterinary 1650. 00 1650. 00
Peacock, E . G. Steno. Agr . Editor 1200.00 1200. 00
Pearson , 11l. H. District Agent 3150.00 3 150. 00
Petrie. George Dean Grad. St.& Head.Hist. 4000. 00 4000 .• 00
Pi tts, J . E . lnstr. Math and Coach 4000. 00 4000 . 00
Pope , B. C • . Custodian 2200. 00 2200. 00
Pope , J . D. , Sp ec. l' arm Management 3000. 00 3000. 00
PO'.vell, P . P . Asst. Prof. Chemistry 2200. 00 2200. 00
Pri ce, S. J . T. Accountant 450. 00 2550. 00 3000. 00
Pursey, E . D. P rof. Exten. Teaching :-5100 . 00 3100.00
Rando lph , J . '7. Asst. P rof. Agr. Eng r . 2150. 00 250. 00 2400 . 00
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Reed . C. C. Supt. A. H. Far m_ 1480. 00 200. 00 1680.00
Reyno l ds , Cetrie Sp ec. Hut ri tion 2800.00 2800.00
Reynolds, A. 71. Asst. Prof. Hi story 2200.00 2200.00
Robinson , J . M. Prof. & Actg.Haad Ente. 800.00 2000. 00 2800.00
Robinson, A. J. lnstr . 1l'at hematics 1500 . 00 1500.00
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Name Title College Extension Station Total )
Roe, J . W. Asst. Prof . 1[09-. Lang. 2000. 00 2000.00
Rogers , Ethel Steno . Horticulture 600 .00 600.00 1200.00
Rose, J . S. Instr. Physi cs 1800.00 1800 . 00
Rose, B. B. Dean & Head Chemi stry 4000. 00 4000. 00
Rothrock, Nora Steno. County Agts. 1200.00 1200.00
Ruffin, ·Y. A. Spec. Entomo logy 2 400 ~00 2400.00
Rutland, J . R. Prof. English 2950 . 00 2950. 00
Sal mon, Y. D. Asst. A. H. 2400. 00 2400 . 00
Sargent, G. T. Asst. Prof. Smith-Hughes 2700.00 2700.00
Shedd, A. W. Spec. arketing 3000. 00 3000.00
Shi, B. L. Registrar & Prof. Math. 3300. 00 3300. 00
Simms, Harry Di st. Agt. Negro Illen 1800. 00 1800.00
Sims, T. A. Boys Club Agt. 3000. 00 3000. 00
Single ton, l\.irs. Steno 870.00 870.00
Siz:emore , E. Chief Clerk 270.0 . 00 2700. 00
Smi th, Elizabeth Steno. r.:ech.Engr . etc. 990. 00 99 0. 00
Stearns, A. B. Steno . Botany & Ent. 1200. 00 1200.00
Stee le, Sara Steno. Reg istrar 1200. 00 1200. 00
Sturbey, D. G. Asst. Prof. Agronomy 2400. 00 2400.00
Sugg, R. S. Ass t. Prof. Veterinary 2000.00 2000.00
Tappan, Gladys As st. Home Dem. Agt. 2800.00 2800.00
Taylor, Rupe rt Dean & Head English 4000. 00 4000.00 f',
Thomas, A. L. Mgr.Pi cture Show & Prof.
Mech. Design 2900.00 2900.00
Thomas, B. F. Ass t. Surgeon 2400.00 2400.00
Thomas, Nan Steno. Picture Show 480. 00 480.00
Tho~son , H. M. Asst. Prof. R. E. 2250.00 2250.00
Tidmore, J. ",1. Asst. Prof. Agronomy 2150.00 250. 00 2400. 00
Tisdale, R. B. Plant Breeder 2500. 00 2500.00
Trapp , J. H. Secty.Sta. Director 300.00 2100.00 2400.00
Trollop , G. A. Spec. Poultry 2400. 00 2400.00
Undel"'lvood, R. S. Ass t. Prof. Ilia thema tics 2400.00 2400.00
Ware , L. :M. Instr. Horti cuI ture 1900.00 1900.00
rYells, L. T. Spec. arketing 3 000. 00 3000.00
l,Vhi tley, Jane Steuo . Agr. Engr. 800. 00 400 . 00 1200.00
Wiatt, Mrs. J . E. Clerk Registrar 960.00 960. 00
Wi cleer, Elba Steno. Farm Management 1200.00 1200.00
Williamson, J . T. Agricul turist 2600.00 2600.00
Wilmore, J . J . Dean & Head Mech. Engr. 4000. 00 4000. 00
Winslett, I. Steno. Education 1020.00 1020.00
WinslOW, R. E. Asst. Prof. Archi tecture 2400.00 2400. 00
"Tins ton, '~J . o. District Agent 3150.00 3150.00
Young , W. A. Asst. Ag r . Editor 1800.00 1800. 00
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STUDENT ASSISTANTS
Agricultural Engineering (1)
Architecture (1)
Botany (2)
Civil Engineering (1)
Chemistry (3)
Economi cs ( 1)
Electrical ~ngine ering (1)
Entomology (4)
History (2)
Horticulture (2)
Horticultural (Grad.Asst.) (1)
Library (4)
1mchine Vesign (2)
Mathematics (Grad.Asst.) (1)
Mathematics ' (1)
Y.echamical Engineering (4)
Modern Langauge (1)
Pharmacy (1)
Physics (1)
VACANCIES
Instructor English
Assistant Physical Training
Head Jani tor
Assistant Chemistry
Assistant Chemis t ry '
$135.00
225.00
250.00
225 . 00
860. 00
225.00
905 .00
950.00
900.00
450. 00
1200.00
noo.oo
425 .00
1000.00
225 . 00
900.00
11 2.00
225,. 00
594. 00
$1500.00
1800.00
900.00
750.00
1500.00
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GRAIUATES, Ma.y, 1925
ACADEMIC COURSES
Bachelor of Science
Earl Allen Barks, Birmingham
Archie D. Ca.rmichael, Dothan
Donald Froyd Cathcart , I~ontgomery
James Calvin Clenun, Sheffield
Clarence (/i lliam Daugette ,Jr.Jaclesonville
Claude David Ebersole, Jr. Birmingham
John Edward England, Mob ile
Emily Morrison Hare , Anburn twi th honor)
Julian Harris, Decatur
Reese C. Holstun, -7averly
Edward Bedel~ James, Auburn
Mildred Lamar, Auburn
'U11iam Lytelle McCormick , Jacksonville
Sara Meadors 1icDonald,Auburn( 'Vi th honor)
Harris Evan Milligan, Newton
James Wyatt P ippin, Ozark
'~l i 11ard Clarence S i tz, Gadsden
William Judson Jare, J r . Birmingham
DEPARTMENT OF HOME ECONOMICS
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics
Elizabeth Frederica Collings, Moultrie, Ga. lUnnie Slone, Hartselle
Lysoeth Ka therine Fullan, Auburn (with honor) Jimmie Lee tlmi th, Auburn
Pearl Jones, Troy Eldora Turnham, Buffalo
Ruth Kernodle, Auburn ""lizabeth Young , Auburn
Hester McLean, Eclectic
COLLEGE OF AGRI CULTURE
Bachelor of Science in Agri culture
John Burl Braswell, Fi tzpatrick
J . C. Gaines, Jr. Lineville
Albert Thomas Harris, Anniston
Orlando Joseph Manci, Daphne
James Reed Nichols, new Hope
Daniel Earl Pettey, Albany
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Bernard Patri cle Stewart, Prattvi 11e
Burke Sylvest, Clifton, La.
William Henry Weidenbach, Boy les
Thomas E. \Vhatley, Opelika
Phillip Willingham, Emelle
Arthur H. tNilliamson, Kansa s City ,Mo
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education
James Albert Beaty, Louisville
Guy rye Buttram, l".oulton
John '.Villiam Fant, Liberty
Ralph '.7. Faris, Hamilton .
Fr ank Floyd, Clayton
Bartlett Hubert Ford, Hartford
Ernest Everette Hale, Perdue Hill(with honor)
Bode Hughes, \t7arrior
'7i11iam L. J a rrell, Girard
Wi lliam Rinaldo Hartin, b:nterprise
Clifton B. lii11er, Ha ckleburg
Felston Mullins, Clanton
Bedford Frank Ponder, Dadeville
Robert Linden Reeder, Florence
Cecil Cullen Smi th, Auburn (with honor
Reginald L. Tait, Coy
Earle Thomas, Bolling
Cl arence Percell Vickery, Hamilton
John Calloway Jester, Jr. Camp Hill 1.'.Uti'do c Ve s ta ',Vhi te, We 11 ing ton
~n lliam Graham Killough, Honoraville (with honor) William Alex Young, Vernon
Bachelor of cience in Secondary 'ducation
John ~. Carter, Auburn
John Lucien Carter, Troy
Albert Thomas East, Delta
John Floyd Hamilton, Lanette
Minnie Buchanan Ricks, Auburn (with honor)
Leila Jewett Jordan, Eclectic (with honor
Philemon Shirley OWen, !::ill town (VIi th honor)
Sidney Dean Peterson, Chattanooga,Tenn
Lucia Porter, Dothan
Clyde Augustus Pruitt, Pine Rill
Thomas Drake Samford, Jr. Opelika
James Bernard Simmons,Andalusia(with H
Georgia Thomas, Birmingham
Harvey Milner Tyler, Birmingham
SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY AND PH.AruJACY
Bachelor of Science in vnemical Engineering
Bert Hamil Adams, Auburn
Frank Dorrill, Banks
Arthur Fort Harman, Jr. Montgomery
Joseph Alexander lkerman, Selma (with honor)
Ernest Samples Ki llgore,Birmingham
Wi lliam Frank Powell, Birmingham
John Joseph Weatherby, 10bile
Edward F. "7illiams, Jr. Carrollton, Ga.
(w'i th honor)
Bachelor of ~cience in ~hermstry and ~tallurgy
Eugene Aiken Bartlett, Dadeville Henry Douglass 5tephenson, !,~oulton
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
LeRoy Taylor Agee, Lamison
Hi rlaID Curtis, Auburn
Henry Green l.lcArthur, Slocomb
Henry Atleigh Mason, Isney
Pharmaceutical Chemist
David Boyette, Roo kford
Certifi cat e in Pharmacy
Carlie Theodore Burkart, Hanceville
Louis Dillard, Ariton
William Lipscomb Douglas, Aliceville
James Shelton Dunn, Grove Hill
Lucien Evans ][yers, Jr. 110bile
Isaac Stephen' Pugh, Jaclcson
Olin Virgil Smith, Dawson
. Van Dantzler Chunn, Jackson
Janas Irving Harrison, Marion
Charles Ulysses Patrick, Billingsley
Newman Sheldon Skinner, York
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE
BaChelor of Science
Allen Dunn Collins, Selma
Hubert Sarruel Drake, Birmingham
Max i ord, Hamilton (wi th honor)
Howard Hawkins Knowles, Eureka
''villiam Jelks Long , Eufaula
John Willis 1icInto sh, Carbon Hill
Aubie Hilton Riley, Slocomb
in Civil ~gineering
Morris Salzman, Bessemer
Albert LaFayette Scott, Longview;t'wi thH
Maxie Howell Smi th, Macon, Ga.
~1illiam Jefferson Turner, Auburn
graham Paul'villoughby, Birmingham
l~illiam Cureton Young, Montgomery
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Bachelor of Science in Electrical Ehgineering
Hugh Barber, Birmingham Cicero Gordon ll.1Use, tTontgomery
Robert Andrew Betts, Opelika (\tith honor) Joel Nalley, Birmingham
Graham Lacey Bradley, Birmingham James Alexander JHchols, Marion
John Barto\? Clark, Plains, Ga Lewis Carl P a~tillo, Hartselle
Richard Hooker Cobbs, Gadsden (with honor) John Edwin Payne, Phenix (with honor)
Theodore Poole Crane, Birmingham Jerry Headland Reeves,Jr. Eufaula
Hovvard Jennings Do-gghtie, Columbus, Ga. John Nicholson Relfe, u t. I:eigs
·,Villiam Driver Drake, Opelika Andrew J. Ro,!;>erts, Wadley
AHlert ' dward Duran, Columbiana (with honor) '.7illiam Francis Russell, Selma
Earl Roscoe Farley, J.,eeds Warren Tobin Savage, Jr. Montgomery
David Lawson Garvin, Rock un Sam Sanford Sowell, Brewton
William Ellis Glenn, Chipley, Ga. Rufus stewart, Prattville
Elmer Graf, C ullman (with honor) George Hugh Taylor, J r . Greensboro
John Hilliard Hancock, Mobile (with honor) Douglas J.,ee Thomas, Smi thville, Ga .
Herman Frank Hentschel, Birmingham (with honor) William Anthony Thompson,Opelika
John George Hieber, Cullman (with highest Honor) William I:. ''!a11ace, Rockford (wi th Hon
Robert John Jager, Bessemer James Ray ',7atson, Tuskegee
Julius Fletcher Jordan, Lanett Robert Schley .-:!higham, Louisville
Charles Lewis Lardent, Selma Cameron )Vhite, Livingston
Alwyn York McConnell, Birmingham -7i lliam Byron ''lood, Phenix (with honor)
',1illia:gl Douglas McLaren, Birmingham Charles Thach Woodroof, Athens,
George Herbert Mandy, Ensley lilliam -"Talton Woodroof, Athens
Bennie Robertson 11artin, Clayton ("narles Caroler Zachry, Notasulga
BaChelor of ocience in Mechanical Engineering
Richard James Barefield, Americus, Ga. (wi th honor)
Byron Gordon C~bell, Flomaton Herman Frederick Schwekendiek , J.~obile(wi th H
Thomas Barnett DeRamus, Verbena Charles Edward Shaffer, Pratt City
James Ira Greenhill, Pratt Ci ty Fred Leslie Sheridan, Bessemer
Robert LeWis Lock, ~.1on tgome:ry Robert Chiles Trammell,Greenville, S. C.
Wallace Robert McKinney, Jr.,LIobile Clarence Hale Turk, Greensboro
Maurice -7illiam l1idgette, 1,!obile Fred James Wallace, Scottsboro
Thomas ll;"ills Hesbi tt, Jr. Birmingham 1:1racey Bangs '..7ilder, Andalusia
Vachel A. Pollard, J.,eesburg
Bachelor of Science
RaJph Gordon Brice, Charlotte, If . C.
in Archi tectural ~ngineering
Bachelor of Science
. Lawrence }:'agnus Jaysane, Birmingham
in Archi tec ture
Earl Guthrie J.,utz, Jr. 1.1ontgomery
COLLEGE OF
Doctor of
Samuel Ocile Benson, Foley
Ben~. Creel, Haig
VETERInARY lCEDICnlE
Veterinary Iedi cine
Henderson E . Galbreath, Union Church, Miss
Graduate Degrees
11.a ster of ::3cience
Francis ;lilliam Burns, Auburn
-.7illiam Peal Gri sham, Athens
Be rni ce ?u clee t t Li v ings ton, LIon tgor.e ry
Placide D. Nicaise,
Claude C. Rayfi eld ,
Kiln, ll'i ss
Aubm' n
-;li lli s Lawton Owen, Ashland
Alexander IZarion Saunders, Pensacola,Fla.
Charles Richard Saunders, Jr." "
Graduates, Summer ~ ession, 1925
AC.ADE1!.IC COURSES
Ba chelor of Science
JOM Parker Evans •••
Richard Coleman Evans •
John Rush Tinton ••••
Lehman DePriest Ivey ••
Gladys King . . • • • • • • •
• • • • • Birmingham
• �� • l1yrtlewood
• • • • • rat tvi lIe
• • • • ]n:ontgomery
• • Auburn
DEPARTlYIENT OF HOME ECONOmCS
Bachelor of Science in Home Economi cs
Eli zabeth Pearl Joimson • • • Auburn
Mary E. Todd. • • • • • • • Auburn
Carrie Elizabeth Torbert. • • Opelika
COLLEGE OF AGRICDL'lURE
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
James ',Villiam ]lilner. • • • • •••• Huntsville
JOM Thomas '.Valler. • • • • • • Auburn
Jes s e Berryman Robinson, Jr • • • 'Javerly
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Bachelor 0 Science in Agricultur~l Education
Aubrey Pedro Cotton • • • • • Tallassee
Albert Sidney Hodges, Jr. Huntsville
John Tee Morgan. • • • • lJa:!) le sville
John Levi Simmons • • • • • Ski p perville
Fredericlc 13 • Sullivan • • • Hodges
Josiah Robin s ·,7ood. . • • • • Co lumbia
Bache lo r of Science in Secondary Education
"Vallace Henry Lindsey • • Jachin
Marius deShay Marqui s • • ••��� Selma
Helen BOlman.Salmon. . • •• Auburn
l.~arye Tamplin • • • • • Auburn
Marcus l:orton 7voodham • • • • • • Ari ton
SCHOOL OF CHEMI STRY AND PIWiMACY
Ba chelor of Science in Chemistry and Metallurgy
Shirley Fairfax Alexander. • • • • • Prattville
BaChelor of SCQence in Ph~rmacy
Amby Campbell • • . • • • • • • • • • • Cro ssville
COLLEGE OF ENGI11EERING AND ARCHIT3CTURE
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
James "Tilliam BeaUe. • • • • • • • • Gastonia, N. C.
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
William Thompson Mclbvain • • • • • • Lakeland, Fla.
Marion Bunyan Murphy ••••••••• Capps
Bachelor of Science in Mechani cal Eng ine ering
Lawrence Emmett Bell. • • • Pensacola, Ina.
Hal Rbdol phus BrO\vil • • • • •• Sulligent
GRADUATE DEGRSES
Maste r of SCience
Wesley Howard Appleton.
Marie Jones ��� • • • •
Laura 71att Hanson
Lamar Idims ',7 are • . .
• ••• Auburn
• Auburn
• ••• Auburn · . Auburn
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MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
June 24, 1925.
The ColIDili ttee met in the offi ce of Governor Brandon at 2: 30 P .M. ~/
Present: Governor Brandon, C. S. McDowell, V. H. Hanson,
T. D. Samford, Harry Herzfeld, Chas. Henderson,
Dr. John W. Abercrombie
Governor Brandon read a letter addressed to him by Mr. Charles
Henderson concerning Dr. Dowell's condition and making suggestions as to the
administration of the affairs of the college during the emergercy.
Mr. Roy Dimmitt, Director of Student Activities and Executive
Secretary, at the request of the Governor, gave information concerning
Dr. Dowell's condition and with r egard to his work as Executive Secretary
and the matter in which the affairs of the college are administered.
After discussion the Committee adopted unanimously the following
resolu tions:
1. That President Dowell be granted a leave of absence on full
salary for ninety days from June 4, 1925, the date of his accident.
2.( (a) Dr. B. B. Ross is hereby elected Acting President of the
I Alabama PolytechniC Institute Ad Interim during the leave
of absence granted to President Dow'ell.
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(b) That the plans and policies of Presid8nt Dowell be carried
out in detail by the Acting President
(c) In hi s capaci ty as Acting President, Dr. Ross is empowered
to perform all duties of the President.
Nr. T. D. Samford was apPointed a comrn1ttee of one to notify
Dr. Ross formally of his election as Acting President.
Pursuant to and in accordance wi th a resolution adopted by the
Board of Trustees, February 22, 1924, the Executive Comrrdttee authorized the
President to borrow from B. L. Young, Alexander City, Alabama, the sum of
$25,000 to bear interest at 6% per annum, said loan to be used in paying
the indebtedness incurred in obtaining an adequate water supply for the college.
Pursuant to and in accordance wi th a resolution adopted by the Board
of Trustees, February 22, 1924, the Execu ti ve Comni ttee authorized the
President to borrow from the First National Bank of Opelika, Opelika, Alabama
the sum of $25,000 to bear interest at 6% per annum, said loan to be used
in paying the indebtedness incurred in obtaining an adequate water supply for
the college. ("\
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The Governor informed the Board that Dr. Dovnnan, .Specialist from
Atlanta, who attended Dr. Dowell had presented to the .Board of Trustees of
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute a bill for $500 for professional services
Afte r di scussion of t h e extraor dinary expenses of president Dowell
incurred as a r e sult of his accident, the Board adop ted a motion of 111'. Hanson
r aising the s a l a ry of ? res i dent Dowell $1500 per annum, maki ng the total
a nnual s alary of the President $75 00, e f f e ctive Jul y 1, 19 25.
It was also stated that it would be ag reeable to the Committee if
the raise i n s alarY for the first year, July 1, 1925 to June 30, 1926, be
paid in advance.
Pursuant to and in ac cordance wi th a res oluti on adop ted June 1 .
1925 by the Board of Trustees, on motion of Dr. Abercrombie, the following
r eso l u t i on was ad op ted by the Executive Cornmi ttee of the Board of Trustees.
That under the authority granted by the Board of Trustees, the
Execu ti ve Comni ttee hereby approves t he Extension Service budge t for the
fiscal year of July 1, 1925 to June 30, 1926 as approved by the United
States Department of Agricul~lr8, including a total s a l ary for the Director
of Extension and State Farm Demonstration Agent of $5 , 500, provided that the
addi t i onal $~l, 000 of t his tota l s alary shall be p aid from the funds appropriated
di rectly to the Uni ted States Dep artment of Agriculture for admininstrtion
purposes only by tp.e Congress of the Uni ted St ates and does not come out
of any fund s now available to the Alabama Polytechni c Institute from the
Uni ted States Department of Agricul ture.
Pur suant to and in accordance ,'pi th a re solution adopted by the
Board of Trustees, June 1, 1925, the Executive Committee approved the
Experiment Stati on budget for the f iscal year beginning July 1, 1925, as
submitted by Direc t or Funchess. See Trus tees' file, # 1.
~he Commi ttee also adopted a motion accepting from the Alabama Power
COlIq?any a f und of $6,000 f or additional resear ch work i n cOIL.">'lection wi th J p roblems rela ting to t he appli cati on of electrici t y to farm h ou sehold operations,
and di r ected t he Secretary to e xt end to the Alabama Power Corrpany the
Committee's t h anks and app reci ation for t his cooperati on . '- ~=-~
Mr. Hanson moved that the President be ins tructed to p l ace orde rs at
once for the equipment for Ramsay Engineering Hall in order that the build ing
may be ready f or occupancy and use when t he fall t e rm begi ns. Motion adop ted .
No further bu s iness t he Committee adj ourned .
B. L.o Shi,
Sec:t:etar y
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