The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES.
The Meeting of the Board Nerl
important One.


ATLANTA, GA, July 2s.-The board OF
trustees of the state university met to-day
at the capitol. Those present we're Dr- w
K. Boggs, the chancellor, Gov. W. j.
Northen. ex-Gov. Henry D. Mcdaniel,
Hon. N. E. Harris Hon P. W. Meldrin.
Hon. d. B. Hamilton. Hon; n. D. nam
mond, Hon John Screven, hon a, Il; NC
Intyre. Col J. A. Billups. Col b. Is. Hollis,
Hon W a LITTLE, Hon. A. L. Hull and W.
Y. Atkinson.
THE FEDERAL FUND.
7rho -,eot;n, was very important one.
The Morrill, fund Of s3l, 900, about which
c. Nortben and Secretary Noble differed
an long was formally delivered by the state
10 the trustees and apporuoned tWo-thlrds
and one-third The negro college, located
temporarily at Athens, will be con-
tinued in operation there until
about Oct. !, when IL Is expected
that the buildings in Savannah, which is the
nerrpanent site, will be ready for occupancy.
! The election Of a faculty for the negro
school is of course left to the
negro college commission. consisting of
P. ". Meldrim Of Savannah, W. R. Ham,
mond OF Atlanta, J. p. Ceine Of Milledge-
vile, George I. Murrell of Winterville and
T. j. Fielder of Americas. Ii is pretty well
assured that Prof. r. K. Wright of Au-
gusta, the present head of the negro col
lege at Athens will be continued in that
position when the regular election is held
Wright is negro Of uncommon intelli-
gence, and tine school has already prOspered
In his care. The commission will probably
meet to elect teachers within a week or ten
days.
VACANT PRoFEssoRsHIPs.
Two new professorships in the state uni
versity and one old one are vacant. They
are The chairs of agriculture, Of history aud
political economy and Of instructor in elo-
cution. None of these were filed to-day
The trustees will meet again Aug. ID to
hold these elections.
Hon. O. G. Jones Of Augusta and Prof.
Lawtons B. Evans Of Augusta ARE both
mentioned for the chair of history aud
political economy.
DR.. j. B. Hunnicutt, the present assistant
commiss Toner Of agriculture, will probably
be professor of agriculture. This is the po-
sition which DIR. w. l.. Jones resigned in
July. Dr. Jones, by the way, is coming to
Atlanta to live. Two instructors and one
fellow were elected. Prof. Jesse Coates of
Baltimore is instructor in physics, Charles
H. Herdy of Milledgeville instructor in
chemistry, and Marvin Hull Of Athens, a
fellow in biology. All three of these are
alumni of the university.
TWO MORE FELLowsHIPs.
There are two other fellowships that NAV
or may not be filled in the discretion of the
committee on credentials. These are the
Mrs. Hull, Thomas and Billups fellowships
in English and in modern languages.
One important new feature of the agri-
cultural college for whites, which Is a
branch Of the university, is TO bring the
| university nearer the farmers through the
medium Of farmers institutes to be held in
| various sections of the state under the di-
rection of Prof. H. c. White, president.
These institutes will be to the farmers
what the normal schools are to the teachers.
Men that have made practical success of
| farming, and scientists and specialists in
! agriculture will address the farmers These
institutes are TO be held beginning in Sep
| tember or October. This will do much to
popularize the university.
ATKINsON's BILL.
In this connection the bill by Hon. W. Y
| Atkinson Of Coweta, Just introduced, is
| apropos 1t is to make the state School
| commissioner ex-officlo member of the
| board of trustees, conn Getting the university
| in this way with the common schools. The
| amount set aside for the white agri.
cultural college, said President H
| &. White of that institution tonight
"WIll be spent in three ways: () to impro ve
and more thoroughly equip the model farm
Of seventy-fve acres, which we have
already at Athens. to run it as a school of
practical agriculture; o. to the support OF
| the professorship of history, which the law
requires US to have and which we have
simply been unable to have heretofore; 81
TO the farmers instituted"
The trustees will meet Aug. Is to elect
the three professors in the university fac-
ultV