Louisiana capitolian., 1880-07-10

travelling expenses Of his colleague, Dr.
Egan, of Shreveport, were higher than
those of others for the reason that travel
was stopped on the Red River BY boat,
hence the additional cost for travelling
to New Orleans.
The report Of Che Committee on State
of the College recommended the adoption
Of Mr.. Gunby's resolution, appropriating
$1,000 per annum for all experimental
farm, where nll products which can be
raised in Louisiana, be cultivated under
the direction of q Superintendent, an
experienced agriculturalist who shall re-
ceiyc o salary Of $1,000 per annum-
adopted
The Vice President was instructed to
advertise for applicants for above posi-
tion.
Col. Waiton's resolution appropriating
$1,000 for purchasing tools and imple-
ments for Mechanical Department
which is to be supervised by n, practical
instructor of mechanics was adopted.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Finance Committee to dispose to
the best advantage after funding in baby
bonds tue 800, 900 in warrants now in
the Treasurcr's office.
Resolutions were also adopted to de-
wise ways and means to pay salaries Of
Faculty and expenses of the Board.
The following dispatch was read:
New ORLEANS, july lst, 1850.
Major Will. A. Strong, Baten Rouge
Please lay before the Board the follow
ing dispatch received in answer to one
from mc. SD. McENERy,
Acting Governor.
WAsuINGToN, June Goth, 1880.
Acting Governor $. D. McEncry, New Orleans:
The Secretary Of War directs me to
inform you that Lieut.. lamar, was re-
licved from duty at Louisiana University
on application of its President, acting for
| Board of Supervisors of University, and
on recommendation of Gen. Sherman,
who desired Lieut.. lamar to accompany
his regiment to tho field.
r. G. DRUM, Adjutant General.
The Committee of Custodians of St..
Bernard property was finally constituted
as follows: Mcssrs Dolhondc, Fay and
Beaurcgard.
The Board then adjourned till o'clock,
when upon re-assembling, on motion OF
Major Strong several Professors and Ca
dets wero heard on the state Of the Col
lcgc, to-wit: DR.. Dupree, Professor Of
ANATOMY, Prof. Thomas, Cadet Comman'
dant Bringicr and Cadets Moore, Jones,
lStanhope, Shaw Jones, and Gilmore.
The Board finally adjourned till l(
o'clock tomorrow.
FRIDAY, July2.
The Board met at l0:3o A. NJ, the fol
lowing members being present: Messrs
Jastremski, Fay, Gunby, Pipes, Beaure
gard, Strong, Dolhonde and Walton
8 members.
q Tho reading Of the minutes were dis
! pcnscd with. Col. Boyd was excused
from attendance.
l Col. Walton called up his resolution
which reads as follows:
v "Whcrcas, it has been represented t.
: this Board that the falling off Of payin
: Cadets has taken place to a greater 0
$ less degree every year almost since tn
k organization Of the La. State Uniycl
: sity and Agricultural College, and fur
@ ther, that during the last scholastic ycal
: with free tuition, the number of Cadet
h has decreased from l72 matriculated t
b about sixty at the present time, tn
Il Board is fully justified at least in think
my lL lutioG w iuC w ooihS iiiASACA'
s cause of mismanagement, and particr
e larly as the Industrial College Of on
II sister State Of Arkansas has an attend
}. ance of nearly five hundred students
q under the control of Gen. D. II. Hill
II as the only method Of meeting the cast
d therefore,
d Be it Resolved, That az entire REQ
F. ganization Of the Louisiana State I'm
o yersity and Agricultural and Mechanic:
le College. in all its departments and tn
Il establishment Of regular curriculum {
.e studies necessary for graduation sha
is take place.
Il And be it further resolved, That a
y the chairs Of this institution be declare
N vacant to take effect Oct. /, l--0, an
: that there be elected at the present tin
Presidents of the Faculty, Secretal
* and Treasurer OF the Board OF Supcrv
&c oOro.
,e Sec. 2. And be it further Resolve'
Or That there be now established for tn
institution the following Chairs Of Il
es structiOn
lp /. Chair Of Ancient Languages.
X .. Chair of Modern Languages,
>. Chair Of Mathematics.
5. 4. Chair of Analytical ChemIstr
u Natural Science and Physics, inc!udil
Astronomy.
IL And in addition thereto the fol!owil
instruction:
TO In Scientific Agriculture and EXpcl