The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-12-28
A maIOepartment Wanted
for Teachers.
A'AND LIBRARY BUILDING
Several Additional Professors Required, New
Chemical Laboratory Modern G,maa-
stun, Y. N. c. A. Building, and
Increased Appropriations.

dent of the University, was in Raleigh
yesterday. He has been at work upon his
report as president to the board of trus-
tees OF the University. He has prepared
an admirable and complete report, giving
information Of the greatest value.
DR. venable's career as president of the
University has been marked by an exhi-
bition of practical wisdom in every de-
partment of the high office calling for
versatile talents of the highest order. He
has moro than met the high expectations
OF the State, and it is not too much to
say that he has shown himself, in the
highest, a worthy successor of the emf
nent men who have been deemed fit for
that great position of leadership in North
Carolinas educational life.
The report begins With a comparison
of figures of 1875 and 1902 10 show the
growth of the University during that pc
riod. The following table is given:
1875. 1902
Faculty . Ga
Students :. .. 6s SIS
Equipment :. :. not stated $500 600 90
Income. :. :. IS 11,551.60 77,069.30
In reference to State appropriations the
report says:
In the 1OS years of it's existence, the
University mas received from the State in
annual appropriations and special appro-
priations for repairs, water works. etc,
the sum of SAL, 900. The State has made
no appropriation for the erection of
buildings The grounds, buildings, and
much of the equipment have come to
the University as gifts. The equipment is
now valued at $4,000 very handsome
return for the STAT 900 expended. Sine
1875 the gifts to the University have
amounted to $500, 600.
The equipment of the University has
received the following notable increase in
the past three years Three new build
ing have been added, making fifteen in
all upon the campus, the Carr Building,
a dormitory costing $4,000. the Mary
Ann Smith Building, also dormitory
costing $4,000, and the Alumni Building,
for Rotations, costing $50, 000 The pow
er house has been doubled in size and a
new athletic field laid off and provided
with stands etc. The water works and
a sewerage system have been completed
at a total cost of about $4,000. An ex-
cellent system of heating has been intro
duced into all buildings with a central
heating station, costing SOS 1000, and the
capacity of the electric lighting plant has
been doubled. The following new labora
tories have been equipped; hyical, eleetri-
cal, physiological. and botanical. The
chemical pharmaceutical and PATHOLOGY
cal laboratories have been materially en-
larged and strength. The annual expen-
diture upon the laboratories of the Uni
versity exceeds $4,000. This sum, how
ever. is much too small. There are at
present eleven scientific laboratories
equipped for work in the University, oc-
cupying in all thirty-four rooms. This
does not include the scientific recitation
rooms For the higher work in other
branches, seminary rooms with depart
ment libraries have been fitted up. This
has been done for Latin. Greek, German,
English. History and Political Economy.
A special room has also been provided for
the law library The system of depart
mental libraries and research rooms
should be fostered and extended. This
is Practically a counterpart of the laDo-
ratory system for the scientific branches.
THE present faculty of the University
consists of 81 professors, assistants and
officers. Three years ago the faculty num-
bered IS, making an increase of 20, or over
IS per cent"
s'The following comparative statement
will serve TO give an idea of the stand
ing of the University among Southern
institutions The Universities of Texas,
Tulane. Virginia and Vanderbilt are Sc
lected for purposes of comparison.
ACADEMIC STUDENTS.
Graduates-North Carolina, o. Texas,
80; Tulane. So; Vanderbilt. 62; Virginia,
q. Undergraduates-No Carolina, 397;
Texas. 700. Tulane, 90; Vanderbilt, 161;
Virginia. 233 Total: North Carolina, 419:
Texas, 1872: Tulane, 12S; Vanderbilt, 22S;
Virginia, PSI
In the paragraph on the Department or
Mining occurs the following
Funds are badly needed for the full
equipment of this department both as to
laboratory facilities and teaching force.
Special instructors should be provided
for mining, metallurgy and mineralogy.
Still 1t is gratifying to know that a
number of young men have been out
trained for this work so important to the
State and country. The constitution of
the State Cart. TX, Sec. 14) requires that
this department shall be conducted at the
University"
Regarding the Medical Department at
Raleigh, the report says:
Beginning with the current session the
Medical Department at Raleigh has been
established, lengthening the course of in
struction to four years and providing for
the giving of the degree of Doctor oil
Medicine. The hospital facilities at Raj
eigh afford clinical advantages for the
thorough instruction of classes of moder-
ate size and thus opportunity is given for
the completion of an excellent medical
education in our own State.
1.-THE medical faculty now numbers
1lwenty-four and includes expert special
lists and trained instructors in every de-
partment The number of students in
10000 was AZ and in 1901-O2 was 62
During the present session Q902-03) u
students have been enrolled"
AS to the coming Summer School there
is the following:
at is gratifying to know that through
the generosity of the General EducStior
Board larger fund is available for the
coming Summer School and plans have
been made for a larger and stronger
school than ever before. This will brinf
within reach of the teachers of the State