The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-25
BROWNSVILLE SCHOOL
EXAMINER ooRMAN SUBMITS
REPORT ON ITS AFFAIRS.
Institution Has Been Of Great Eduea-
tional Value to People Of Ninth
Congressional District-Has
Money on Hand.

John T. German, State Examiner OF
Public Accounts yesterday submitted 10
Governor Jelks the following report upon
the affairs of the Ninth District Agricul-
tural School and Experiment Station az
Blountsville:
Hon. William D. Jelks, Governor, Mont
gomery, Ala:
"Governor-In compliance with your IN
structions, / examined the Agricultural
School and Experiment Station OF the
Ninth Congressional District, located al
Brownsville. Ala, from 1895, the date oil
its establishment, under the act of the
General Assembly, approved February
2st, to November goth, 1902.
In accordance with the amended act
| Of the General Assembly approved Decen-
Der 9th. 1896 the citizens Of said Ninth
District have donated and conveyed to
/ the State for the use of said station and
| school, real estate of 5000 in value. A
comfortable commodious building has
| been erected at an expense of 5000, and
has been well furnished at an additional
| expense of $1,000, making a total valua-
ton of 5000 for the buildings and furni-
| ture.,
In addition, a farm Of 80 acres Of land
adjacent to said school is owned and con-
| Quoted as an experiment station. Said
l O
| board of control, consisting of Ave men,
| bers. a majority of whom shall be men
| whose principal business is farming. with
the State Superintendent of Education
and Commissioner Of Agriculture, as ex-
officio members.
THE board as presently constituted is
composed of 8. M. Hendrick, chairman;
r. Nation, b. D. Strickland, w. K. Terry
and DR.. F. n. Hudson, the latter being
secretary of the board.
DIR. J. A. B. Lovett is and has been
president of the school for the past three
years and has four assistants in the
faculty.
THE school is in a fourishing condi-
ton. The average attendance has been
800 annually for the past three years and
now has an enrolment of 210 which is in
creasing daily.
There are seventy young men and wo-
men bearing at Brownsville and attend
ing the school. twelve counties being rep
resented.
From observation and information, the
establishment of this school has done
much for the encouragement of educa-
ton in Blount County. Nice comfortable
school houses have been erected all over
the county and the people seem deeply in
teres.ed in the cause of education. DR..
DR.. Lovett seems to give great satisfac-
ton, as president of the school and il un-
firing in his efforts and energy to make 1t
successful and is heartily sustained in his
1audable ambition by the people of that
section.
"R. Nation was elected the first treas
urer and held that position from the es-
Establishment of the school to July II, 1901.
when he was succeeded by ]. B. Doyle.
Mr.. Nations books were very imperfect
ly kept and 1t was almost impossible to
correctly ascertain the receipts and dis
bursements. During his administration,
he received $1S. 750 from the State from the
general appropriation and $4,370.36 from
the tag tax This was disbursed in
accordance with law. The receipts from
the general school fund and the matricu-
lation fees were also legally disbursed.
~. B. Doyle was elected treasurer July
II, 1901. and examined his books from
that date to November 20 1902 while
the books are not keptin accordance
with law, they show the receipts and
disbursements and he has properly ac-
counted for all the funds that have come
into his possession. I hereto attach a
statement of his account marked 'Ex-
hibit A. (which I ask to be considered
part of this report.
II examined the books and accounts of
DR.. F. N. Hudson, secretary, from Octo-
Der IA, 1901. the date of his election, to
November 20. 1902. they are correct and
kept in accordance with law.
Several years ago. the board of control
brought a suit in the name of the State
in the City Court Of Jefferson County
against A. e. Fields. ct ais, ex-members
of the board of control, to require them
to pay for certain property, purchased
by them for said school. Said suit was
decided adversely to the State by the
Supreme Court and recently the State
has paid the costs thereof, amounting to
$14S.7 10 to the Clerk of the City Court Of
jefferson County. This amount, $3.50
Is justly due the State by said school and
as will be seen by the statement OF the
account of the treasurer hereto. attach
ed that there is a fund in his possession
the tag tax or sinking fund amounting to
sS7S % out of which the State can be re-
imbursed. Respectfully submitted.
81. T. German, Examiner"
The report Is accompanied by the fol-
lowing statement marked Exhibit A"
]. B. Doyle. Treasurer in account with
Agricultural School of the Ninth District,
Received from R. Nation. pre-
decessor, July II, 1901. from the
tax funds Uag).. 4S1. 92
Balance on hand Nov. 20, 1902. IS 37S. 90
Received from r. Nation, prede-
SCISSOR, general fund.-. ........$ $40
Received from State to date...... $3.50. %
Total receipts 80. .....4,$ 3,75S. 10
Disbursements as per vouchers. SO, SIT. 55
Balance on hand Nov. 20, 1902. s $40, "a
Received from County Superinten-
dent of Education =. 49,. ........$ $40, 90
Disbursements as per vouchers. 1874
Balance on hand Nov. 20, 1902. 2.45