Oxford eagle., 1902-04-03


nesolrcd. nv the house. the senate con.
curing. that a Joint committee of six. three
Of whom shall BE- members of n. house ot
representatives. and three of the senate.
b. appointed TO Investigate the Affairs Of
the Industrial Institute and college. who
shall report their nndingS 10 the governor
as soon as pFaetlcahle after the silourn
msnt of the legislature.
That they b directed to report On the
following points. to-wit:
!. Of Nhar did the dedcit reported to
the legislature In 1850 consist. aud 70 what
was the sioW1 appropriation Tor such
dencit arplied
=. How many months were the teachers
paid out Of sh- appropriation made In 1890
tor salaries. aad ho~ many scholastic
Doaths we're there In the two years Of 1900
sad 1901.
J. Whether Il Is fact that the col.
lese had $500 In the treasurey IecembeF :.
1901. a. stated In N. biennial report Of
said college
4. Whether or not there il no dsacit
IN sny department a. stated in said report.
or whether In fact there Is a very large
deficit
;. Whether or not il l. violation Of
law 10 pay interest on over drafts, and
whether the college has paid such Interest
4. Whether or not the board has vio-
lated the la~ in paying one of its members
n salary a. land agent.
:. Whether or not the state has rotten
proper credit for matriculatIou- hospital
tuition and other fee> paid hy the students.
and u not credited eu their financial state
ment. how the sane has BEEN applied
:. whetner statements OF expenditures
have b<en sabmItted TO the governor from
time TO tine during the last two years q
his approval
.. Whether or not salaries have been
Increased during the past tWo years and
II 50 whether sane Is q violation Of the
isw.
10. And on any and all matters con
nevtei with the saii Institution which In
the Judgment q aid committ.- the ieSis-
iature and the p~qrIe q Mississippi should
- advised - IL further
Rc-slrsd. That the committee 50 appoint
ed shall proved Immediately 20 make this
Investigation aud that the result of the
finding shall BE- mad. known to the gov
eru0r and he shall make the report publlc
through the press Of the state within thirty
davs fron the passage Of this resolution.
Bex leave to submit the following report
We have examined the following wit
nesses touching the points on which a re
port was dire~tsd A. a Kincannon. pres
ident Of the Industrial Institute and Col
iegS H. NJ. Waddeii. secretary and treas
urer T. Il. Franklin. secretary of board of
trustees Of said college. g. Il. Hightower.
coi ". II. Humphries. J. T. Sent-r. Dr.
May Farinholt Jones. Miss :. T. Mcf.anrin.
last two named being members of faculty !.
". J. Hubbard. J. L Isnsoa. the s1th0r
Of the resolution appointing said committee.
having bsen duly summoned. failed to zp-
pear. but directed letter TO the commit
tee in which he stated b. knew nothing Of
the facts sought to be Investigated. save
such as had been narrated to him by 9th
ers. We summoned sueh others as were
named by him as having knowledge Of the
affairs OF the college. aud herewith sub
nit the evidence Of such witnesses ss well
as ali evidence taken by Us touching the
matters to be Investigated. and We now
submit our conclusion on the points As In
their order directed
/. The eOmmitte finds the so-calIed
delcit reported to the legislature In 1900
consisted OF sundry items Of necessary ex-
penses Incurred during the year 1879 In the
conduct Of the affairs Of the said college,
together with an item OF <S.1Oo. which had
been transferred from the incidental fund
TO the State fund for the purpose Of paw
Ing salaries of teachers during the said
year of 1899. A detailed statement OF the
items going 10 make up this 50 called deficit
appears In the evidence herewith fled
said Items were sundry items OF indebted
ness contracted in the conduct OF the
Affairs of the college in the repair OF its
sewers, and for other necessary
incidental expenses which were TO be paid
when. aud II. sufficient appropriation was
made By the State. and therefore were not
upon the books Of said Institution
until such items were actually paid out u
funds appropriated
The sum Of $1,000 appropriated. to-
zether with other money appropriated by
The state. was covered into the general
fund account Of said Institution. and went
to pay the current expenses Of which these
iteras were a legitimate part
=. In the matter Of salaries for the year
Of 1870 and 1901, We deen it InmAteriai
for the purpose Of this investigation TO
attempt TO ascertain which particular dol
lars went TO pay salaries IL seems prob
able that some Of the funds appropriated
In IsSs. which became available in 1900
were used for payment of salaries. for
v hich the apprpristion In 1900 was intend
aries In 1900 was used to replace the
money 80 used The surplus arising on
account Of the appropriation for salaries
In 1900. and the money Appropriated in
iS9S which was thus made available. was
used In building a dining room, a new
iormitory and other necessary buildings
for the benefit Of the college. We deem IL
TO report that all salaries due
On any account were fully paid mp TO the
OF the season in September, 1901.
There were actually taught during the
years 1850 and 1901. sixteen and one-half
months, the full eighteen months scholastic
term not having been taught because of
an epidemic Of typhoid fever which neces-
Stated closing the school for one and one
half months in the latter part Of the ses-
slOn Of 1900. We ind. however. that this
Affected the reEul<s course very little, as
much Of the time vas made up, and the
board Of trustees paid the teachers for the
Iull term Of their employment. which act
FOUR committee approves and iEdorses.
B. The inquiry as to whether or not the
,ollese had 5000 In the treasury December
:. 1901. replied 10. the act of 1901 making
he appropriation for the support Of said
,olIege reads as follows:
Sec - That the sum OF $4,000 be
&Iu 10 HcAtoy aPfAVpAA6Ae0 Avs s1PpRNA
# said Institution. 10 be used in payment
II the following estimates, etc: Salaries
.or 1901, $4,000; repairs and improve
nents foI 1901. 5000" making the gen
,ral appropriation $500 less than the sum
otaI Of the special Items referred to. The
trustees Of this institution construed the
,ct as snpropriating s30.Ooo for the year
1901. II this eontentiOn be correct there
L.. n.
the college on said date the sum Of 5000.
However no formal demand was made for
saN-e and said amount was not in any man
aer expended and IL appropriated was not
drawn out OF the treasury.
L. We ind that there Is no real deficit
IN any department The salaries OF teach
FRS for the months OF September. October
md November have been paid by the trans
Ter Of moneys from the Incidental fund TO
the State fund
5. In the opinion Of this committee the