The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-06-05
A. AND M. COLLEGE
Recommendations Make by
Board of Visitors.
Mr.. W. S. Primrose Was Elected Chairman and
Mr.. R. [. Smith Secretary Of The
Bond Of Visitors.

The Board of Visitors of the A. and
Nj. College was in session in Raleigh
yesterday. Under the new rule the
president of the college gives out the
summary of the proceedings and recon-
mcndations of the board. Dr. Winston
furnishes the following official account
for publication:
WHAT THE BOARD DID.
The Board of Visitors of the North
Carolina College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts held it's first meeting yes
terday morning in the main building of
the College. There were present Hon.
S. l. Patterson, Commissioner of Agri-
culture and x-officio-member of the
board, DR.. Geo. T. Winston, President
of the College and ex-officio member
of the board, Mr.. w. S. Primrose, chair
man of the board, Mr.. r. l.. Smith,
Secretary and Messrs. D. A. Tompkins,
of Charlotte, J. b. Stokes, of Windsor,
w. j. Peele, of Raleigh, and j. Frank
Ray, of Franklin. The duties of this
board are to inspect the college and
make recommendations to the State
Board of Agriculture. which is now
charged by law with the direction, con-
troll and maintenance of the college.
The board reelected Mr.. w. S. Prim-
rose as chairman and Mr.. r. L. Smith
as secretary. 1t made the following re-
commentators to the Board of Agrl-
culture:
list To all the now vacant pro-
censorship of agriculture with a thor
oughly well educated and practical ag-
riculturist at salary of eighteen nun
dred dollars.
End. To fill the now vacant profess
sorship of mechanical engineering with
a thoroughly educated and practlcal
mechanical engineer at a salary OF eigh-
teen hundred dollars.
3rd. To establish professorship OF
animal industry and veterinary science
who shall also serve as State veterlna-
lian as salary of eighteen hundred
dollars.
4th. To establish an instructorship of
biology, at a salary of twelve hundred
dollars. 3stG Il
5th. To appoin. Professor w. F.
Massey State lecturer and Institute
Conductor editor of popular bulletins
and general correspondent ia agricul
ture and horticulture with general SUI
pervsion of the horticultural depart
ment of the college and station at a
salary of eighteen hundred dollars.
9th. The establishment SfFthe posi-
ton of field botanist to- do field and
office work for the agricultural de-
partment in connection with crops,
medicinal plants and dye stuff plants
also to give instruction in the college.
7th That "a portion of the college
land, one hundred .acresAIif possible, be
selected and cfeared for an experiment
farm and so employed.
The Board of Visitors desired to cali
attention of the Board of Agriculture
to the very urgent need of additional
dcrmitory room in the college, and of
an assembly hall, and to express the
hope that means might be found at an
early date to supply these needs.
1t was also recommended that the en-
gagement of instructors and others en-
ployed for the college be considered
as employed by the year. That they
be required to give years service and
be paid monthly. That all terms expire
July LIST. and that engagements other
than upon these conditions be made by
special contract on authority of the
Commissioner of Agriculture, the pres
ident of the Board of Visitors and the
BTGSlQenI Oh LHG @COll6SS dS d SpcCldI
committee. and that the right to dis
continue services for cause~be reserved
to the board.
4 petition was read from Mr.. r. E. L
Yates, Assistant Professor of Mathe
MATES, requesting that his salary be
raised and expressing the desire to at
tend the summer session of the Univer-
sity of Chicago in order to pursue the
study of mathematics. The board ex'
pressed its high appreciation of Mr..
Yates services and regretted it's ina
bility to permanently increase his sal
airy, but voted him $500 to enable him
to spend the summer in the study of
mathematics in the University of Chi
cago. 1t was recommended that an ex-
ecutive committee of five, consisting of
three members of the Board of Agricul.
ture and two members of the Board of
Visitors be recommended to administer
the business of the college in the in
tervals between the sessions of the
Board of Agriculture, if any emergency
or contingency should require action.
1t was recommended that the Chairman
of the Board of Visitors and the Presi-
dent of the College be authorized as
heretofore to audit the accounts from
day to day and sign warrants.
1t was resolved that five days before
the annual meeting of the Board of Wis
itors the president of the college trans
NIT to each member copy of the re-
port of the heads of the departments.