The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-01
THE REPORT OF POWERS
MANY CHANGES ARE REcoM-
 MENDED BY HIM.
Land Compromise Made Special Order by Trustees for Today.
 Question of the Presidecy Still Udecided.

Tuscaloosa. May 31 31.-(Special. )-Thc morning session of. the trustees of the University was called at S.45, Presi- dent pro tenn Stansel in the chair. A letter from Gen. George D. Johnston stating that he had besn elected for the treaurership of the University to succeed MT. Fitts and as that gentle mans term will expire at this meeting he (General Johnston) was ready to en- ter upon his duty as treasurer. A number of applications for positions in the University were read and referred to the Executive Committee.
 W. c. Fftts, Land Commissioned. made his report, which showed the work in that department kept up with and the policy of leasing lands in. stead of selling them lived up to. At the conclusion of his report, MT. Fitts stated that he would not be a candi- date Cor reelection to the office. He also read a letter from the represent alive of the Pratt Coal Company de- siring to enter negotiations for lO00 acres of land which will likely come into possession of the University by the compromise as reported by Dr. ID. A. Smith and T. H. Aldrich. This was referred to the proper committee.
 The compromise agreement of pr. Smith and MT. Aldrich was called for, but on motion it was made a special orde- for tomorrow morning at the hour of meeting. Mir. Davis was in fa- vor of adopting the compromise agree- ment as reported, but was willing to wait until tomorrow morning to take uo the matter for final disposition.
 The report of Dr. James K. Powers was then heard. It was very lengthy and dealt with the four years he has been President of the University. He recommended that the present Univer- sity code be made over, inasmuch as the present one hampers the Presi- dent. He was in favor of having more responsibility thrown on the faculty. He stated that with the present code the trouble of the institution could not be laid on the various presidents but were due to the code itself. He re- ported 281 students at Tuscaloosa. Dr. Powers is in favor of the royalties from lands being made a principal which car later be used as an endowment fund. He reported the discipline of the University very unsatisfactory this year and intimated that much of 1t was due to the fact that persons who have seen fit to criticise the head os the University were occupying positions which should have kept them from doing so. He favored the withdrawing of the contribution of the Unive 'sity to the publication of the usual book of the. students, the Corolla, which is $50 this year. He recommended that the law course be made two years, and not give students the opportunity of passing the examination for the junior law course and then go in the senior class at once. He asked the board to investigate thoroughly all action he had taken with reference to the number Cf stud ents dismissed in view of the :act that some criticism had arisen in re- gard to 1t.
 The afternoon session of the meeting of the trustees was for the most part an executive one. A few minor reports were heard and referred to the proper committees.
 The executive session had before it an appeal relative to the holding of the A. T. O. Fraternity german Tues day night but the Board will likely rule against the boys.
 The meeting of the Trustees tomor- row will decide the presidency and the land sale compromise. The latter is being opposed by Sterling A. Wood and Phares Coleman. It is reported