The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-07
"A FACULTY CHOSEN
| FOR A, & NJ, COLLEGE
Old Members Reelected by
the Board.
NO CHANGES WERE MAI {
EMERY. BUTLER AND F1ICkS
WERE RETAINED.
THREE VACANCIES YET TO BE FILLED
A Proposition 10 R quire Years Practical
Work Of a Student After Completion
Of the Course Before Granting
Him Diploma.

The trustees of the A. and Nj. College
Yesterday continued the work of thor
oughly recognizing the college by re
electing the present officers and teach
ers. and by leaving two or three on
the anxious bench to be reelected at
Places left open yesterday to be filled
on that occasion are:
Professor of Agriculture and expert
mental field crops. Salary $500.
Instructor In amman industry anG ami
NAL biology. Salary $1,000.
Instructor in Textile Art and Science.
Salary 1900.
Applicants for these positions should
address W. S. Primrose. chairman, Raj
eigh. \. c.
I'm the meantime. until the Professor
of Agriculture is chosen, Mr.. Emery is
continued I'M that position. This was
done on motion of Mr.. j. Frank Ray.
A similar motion in regard to Mr.. f.
G. Butler. the burSar, prevailed. He as
to get 500 salary from now to August
1st.
Also Mr.. J. NJ Ficks was reelected
clerk to the agricultural and experiment
station. salary 5000. and Mrs. l.. v
Darby was reelected stenographer and
clerk to the agricultural and experiment
department, salary S12O.
Mr. Ficks is a Republican. Mr.. Butler
a Populst. Mr.. Emery not Il Demo-
crat and Mrs. Darby was formerly exc
cutiye clerk to Governor Russell.
Other elections by the board yester
day We're:
Col. \. q. Holiday professor emeritus
of history and political economy. His
election was unanimous ami he was
granted leave of absence for one year.
j. Nj. Johnson. assistant professor in
agriculture and experimental field crops.
salary $1,000.
Il. $. Skinner. farm superintendent
and steward. salary $1,000.
A. Rhodes. assistant professor of hor-
ticulture, salary $500.
c. w. Hyams. Instructor in botany
and entomology. salary $720.
X. l.. l.. Yates, assistant professor
Of mathematics, salary $1,000.
". l.. Wright, instructor in mathemat
les and English, salary $500.
c. l.. Mann, post graduate Instructor
in mathematics and civil engineering,
salary $3.50.
h. +. Fennell post graduate instruc
tor in drawing. salary $3.50
The textile department was, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Clark. removed from the
department Of mechanical engineering
to the department of mathematics and
civil engineering, and the election of an
instructor for the department deferred
till next meeting.
The matter of the sale of the Girls
som lands was re-referred to the eXecu-
tive committee with power to act 1t
is understood that the Methodist Or
phanage wants this property and that
it will be sold to it,
Mr.. Tompkins introduced just before
adjournment. the following resolution
the consideration of which was post
poned till the next meeting:
Resolved. That those who have fin
islled the course of study in the different
departments of the college shall not be
graduated until one year of practical
training work in the line to which their
department relates"
Though this will mean quite a revolu-
tom in the college curriculum and meth
cd it is a plan that many colleges of
similar character have adopted.
The board adjourned to meet on Au-
gust LIST next at the Marlborough House.
ut 5 p. m.