The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-11-08
n For the National Era
ALBANY MANUAL LABOR UN5 vERsITY, o.
ALBANY, Septemk n 81. 1855.

ALBANY, OeptemG n II, 1900.
The shareholders of the Alba;'y Manual La
Dor University met in the board hg hall. The
meeting was opened with a sermon, by William
G.. Kephart, from Psalms xciv, IS. In the alb.
sence of the Vice Presidents, Julius A. Bing-
ham was called upon to presidc and j. Cable
was chosen Secretary.
The following Committees we've chosen: On
enrollment-Messrs. Winn and Bingham; on
Observation-Disclosures. VIM, Slaughter, and WIN.
S. Lewis; on Observation-Disclosures. Bingham,
VIM. Slaughter, Wilson, and Aaeline L. Swift.
The meeting took recess till two o'clock
After recess, Harvey Graham was called to
the chair. The Committee on Enrolment re-
ported that two hundred and thee shares were
represented.
j. Cable moved that the sixtythree acres Of
land known as the Gore be Lads off into col
lege compass and town lots, ana that the Exec
utive Board be empowered ia sell the lots.
This motion was unanimously adopted.
The Board was also empowered to sell other
lands, reducing the farm to thre. hundred acres.
ResOlued, That chapel, including rooms for
the accommodation of the male department, for
recitation rooms, library, an philosophical
and chemical apparatus, is Indispensable to the
success of our noble enterprise. The Execu-
tive Board are therefore instructed to erect
SucH DuIlulnS, as soon as III SuS can De pro-
cured to justify it.
Ordered, that shares Of stoc redecmable in
tuition, are to be received for ne student only
On each, until said shares are 'hus exhausted.
Adjourned till tomorrow uorning at nine
o'clock.
Friday, at nine o'clock, the Association con-
vened, and was opened with prayer by julius
A. Bingham.
William Swift was called to,preside.
The General Agent repor ed. The report
was referred to a committee u audit, and was
found correct. 1t is as follows:
GENERAL AGENTS tlEPORT
Cash received from all quarters, exclusive of
what was paid to the Building Committee,
S3,435.40; paid by order of the ex-Board, for
building and general purposes, $2,967.5l; in
the hands of the General Agent unappropria-
ted, $467.89; received from new subscriptions,
$2,4l2.50-of this amount, 81 800 are toward
the endowment.
The Institution has notes and subscriptions
for building purposes and contingent funds,
$4,000; for scholarship and permanent funds,
(S2, 900 of which draw INTEREST," IS, lao; value
of land, $4,000; value of buildings erected,
$4,000; total, S39,552.50. Debts on the land,
S8,26250; balance in favor of the Institution,
S3l,29O.
the land has all been paic, and the building
for the female department is nearly finished,
without mourning any debt and We hope soon
to be able to erect a chapelSssith rooms for the
accommodation of the mala department, reci-
tation, library, and chemics apparatus.
j. CT lie, Gen. agent.
Although the Superinteni emit of the Manual
Labor Department has b. d to labor under
great embarrassments, for he want of suitable
buildings for workshops, 81 /, yet the report is
highly satisfactory. 1t is a follows:
From Sept. 80, 1854, te Sept. 80, 1865.
Property sold and rent of Il nd $775.88
Property ON hand 1870
sI,5O3.I8
Money paid out, and liabilities I,OI9.89
Balance in favor of the Institution S4S3. 20
JOHN SLAUGHTER Superintendent.
The meeting took recess till two o'clock.
After recess, the shareholders elected the
following officers, to fill VACANCIES made by the
Constitution:
Erec,ttive Board.-W. 4. Hudson and Luke
De Witt.
Tustees.-salmOn P. Chase, Dan. A. Payne,
Catharine B. Cooley, J. i. Bingham, Beulah
Burnett, d. NJ. Moore.
Secretdry.-William s. Aewis.
Wee ResidentS.-Salmtlh P. Chase, Edward
Wade, Curtis Howe, Johr g. Fee.
General AGENT. Cal te.
Mr.. Slaughter offered Se following, which
passed:
ResoIeed, That the Sec stary collect and re-
coSd all the reports of stu ents' labor, together