The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-05-15
The A. q M. college.

j The Board of Trustees Of this institution
met at the College Hall, near Starkyile, OF
: the 9th inst, and We're in session two days
During the time, the location for the Dor
mitory, Presidents house and Professor
houses were selected, and the contractor il
at work, with view to their erection and
completion by the LIST of November.
DR.. d. l.. Phares having rendered his
resignation as a member of the Board OF
Trustees, was upon the suggestion of Gen.
Lee, President of the College, unanimous
ly elected to the Chair of Horticulture,
Botany and Animal and Vegetable Physi-
ology.
Not knowing the number of pupils likely
to attend the College, and consequently
beng.unable to decide what number of Pro-
fessors or instructors would be necessary
to meet the demands upon the Institution,
the Board passed the following preamble
and resolutions:
WHEREAS, There are numerous appli-
cants for Professorships in this College,
and they are DESTROYS Of knowing the fate
of their applications; and
Whereas, 1t is reasonable to suppose that
the College will need full corps of Pro-
fessors, for one or two years, at least, after
its opening; and .
Whereas, Also, it is incumbent on the
Board to expend no money not absolutely
required; therefore,
| Resolved, That the Board will not select
any more Professors for the present, but
| selections of Professors will be made from
| time to time as the needs of the students in
the College may demand, and in the mean
time a sufficient number of competent In
| To-, x,al,z L.
taught in the College will be employed by
the Board, or under its authority.
After the adoption of the above, an order
bearing upon the same subject was en-
tered upon the minutes, authorizing and
empowering the president OF the College,
with the approval of Il committee consist
ing of three members of the Board, then
and there appointed, to employ cat such
time as he may deem best such instructors
as may be necessary to meet the demands
of the College.
By resolution Gen. Lee was empowered
to select and employ two instructors, one
for the department of Chemistry, and the
other of Agriculture, which by subsequent
action of the Board, was enlarged to the
extent that he might, in his discretion, fill
the Chair of Chemistry by employing a
suitable and competent person, whose sal
airy should be the same as that paid to
other Professors, of the College, and to
begin with the opening of the institution.
The time for opening the College was
changed from LIST of November to the first
Wednesday, 18th day. of October, and Gen.
Featherston invited to deliver an address
upon that occasion.
The Secretary was authorized to procure
a book, in which the name, age and resi-
dence of all persons wishing to enter the
College as students shall be entered show
ing date of application. The age for adj ;
mission was fixed at Is years. AS there is
to be military feature attached to the
College, a cheap uniform will be adopted,
not to cost more than $50 per annum, and {
Ill students of the College required to :
wear such uniform, at all times, unless they t
should be more than five miles from the |
College. !
In further conformity to this idea, the l
resolutions were adopted: L
Resolved That our Senators and Repre- :
entatives in Congress be requested to Sc
ure for the benefit of the A. Il NJ. College, y
hree hundred cadetmuskets with accoutre- a
nents, ammunition, ETC., and battery of +
and that the President of the Col 8
ege be authorized to receive and receipt +
or the same. n
Resolved further, That said Senators and +
be requested to use their v
influence to have suitable commandment n
etailed for service at the College. r.
1t was further resolved, that our Repre-
entativcs at Washington be requested to !,
btain from the Smithsonian Institute, the A
department. of Agriculture, and the Patent b
'flice, for College library and cabinets, +;
UGH books and specimens as they were f,
BILE to procure. d
Since an address to the people of the d
tate was agreed upon and will be publish h
d soon, which defines the object and pur- 81
oSes of the College, the probable curricu- u
I'M, the terms of admission into the insti-
ltion, etc., we have not attempted in this IL
rticle to be specific, but only to give the re
ublic an outline of the most important Pl
rders and resolutions adopted at the late w
leeting. We hope to be able to publish 70
le address of the Board next week. I'll