The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-06
A SPLENDID RECORD.
The Work of the A. & M. Col.
Iege Last Session
President Winston Fays Tribute to Students.
Tells Of The Needs of the
College.
College.

Yesterday morning the Board of Agri-
culture and the Board of Visitors held n
joint session at the A. and NJ College
This was for the purpose Of receiving the
report of the Board of Visitors, which
has recommendatory powers and for
conference about its features This re-
port was published yesterday and was
freely discussed by the two boards yes
terday morning
During the session President WINSTON,
OF the A. and NJ. submitted his annual
report, telling Of the condition of the
college. After hearing this report and
after some further discussion the Board
adjourned until the afternoon.
In the course Of his re3ort President
Winston paid the following high compli-
ment to the student body:
Il cannot speak too highly of the con-
duct of our students during the year.
The faculty unite in declaring that the
years record for character, conduct,
scholarship and efficient performance of
duties generally, has far surpassed that
of any other year in the history of the
college,"
The enrolment of students during the
past session was 302 representing "a
counties in North Carolina. There were
students, also, from Virginia West Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Alabama and Flor
ida. More than one-third are self-support-
ing. BY work at odd times, they have
earned during the year 81, 464.75 and have
applied this sum to~their college expenses.
Their work included farm labor, milking,
stock-feeding, gardening, carpentry, boil
extending, engine tending, dynamo tend
ling, machine work, plumbing, bell-ring
ing, Well-cleaning, janitor's work, and
dining room services. Over one third of
the students are sons of farmers, and
nearly all of them represent families
engaged in some form of manual labor
or some profession employing labor.
There are 81 agricultural students, 5
scientific students, AZ textile students, 121
engineering students. and 81 mechanic
arts students. The increase to
sixteen years of the age limit for new
students, the increase of admission re-
quirements in English and mathematics,
the separation of students aiming at
manual skill merely from those seeking
complete technical education, the organi-
cation and equipment of short courses in
mechanic arts and in agriculture, the in
stitution of separate courses for the
special training of students along one
line, the enforcement of military discipline
with curtailment of liberty to visit Raj
eigh, the strict regulation of hours OF
study, recitation and work, the encourage
ment of laboring students to pay their
own expenses by work during extra
hours, the judicious distribution of work
among the deserving and the efficient, the
proper management of the hospital iso-
lating the sick and excluding all others,
the orderly control of the dining room,
the constant and hearty encouragement of
the students in their literary societies,
athletic sports and social amusements,
have all combined to produce very
marked and very pleasing improvement
during the past year. In this improve
ment everybody has co-operated. Special
mention is made of the efficient services
of Capt. F. E. Phelps, U. S. A., Com
mandant of Cadets, and of the recent Sc
Nor class, who assisted in maintaining
college discipline. 1t is recommended
that the barn, the dairy, poultry yards,
ETC.. the entire agricultural plant be
moved across the railroad farther from
the college and nearer the center of the
farm. The employment of a full Profess
sor of Animal Industry and Veterinary
Science at a salary of $4,000, or SO 900 if
necessary, is recommended. Also the i'm
mediate erection of the textile building
and the election of an additional Instruc-
tor in Fancy Weaving and Designing.
Additional dormitories and an assembly
hall are recommended.
In submitting the reports of the heads
of the department of the college President
Winston said:
"These reports set forth in detail the.
work accomplished in each department
during the year the distribution of work
among the several instructors and the
more pressing needs of each department
Owing to the large increase in the num-
Der of students last year and the year
before and the establishment of courses
of instruction in manual training both
machinery and tools had to be purchased
and additional instructors employed. The
result was an excess of expenditures over
income The last Legislature made an
appropriation to meet this excess, but at
the same time specifically required that
hereafter there shall be no excess OF eX-
penses over income. AS no addition has
been made to the income of the college a
reduction of expenses is necessary. At
ter comforting fully with the heads OF
the several departments | recommend
ed to the Finance committee of the board
of trustees various reductions both in
running expenses and in teaching force.
After considering these recommendations
the Finance committee has estimated
financial budget for the coming year,
which is herewith submitted A small
margin is left to meet possible contin-
gencies and emergencies. The college
will be somewhat crippled by reduction OF
it's teaching force and it is far from be-
ing properl equipped with machinery ana
apparatus in several departments"