The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
THE REPORT OF
DR.. VENAbLE
Work of Departments and
Faculty Additions
Mr.. ARMFIELD'S GIFT
President VenabIe to Resume Charge
of Chemical Department Pend
ing Selection of DR..
BaskervilIe's
Successor
Mr.. ARMFIELD'S GIFT

At a meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Board of Trustees of the
State University, held in the Govern
or's office on yesterday, President
Francis p. Venable submitted a report
showing the condition of the Universe
ty, and number of important addi-
tons were made to the faculty. A gift
of $4,000 from e. NJ Armfield, of High
Point, was received to be used as an
endowment of the library of English
Philoiogy.
Major j. w. Graham, of Hillsboro.
acted as chairman, and the other
members OF the committee present
were Colonel Thomas 5. kenan,
Claude Dockery, Fab. III. Busbee, DR..
Richard II. Lewis and Richard ii.
lSattie, secretary.
ments of the University, 1t was an
nounced that the following action was
taken:
DIR. c.. Alphonso Smith remains at
the head or this department and is
also dean of the Graduate School.
Prof. T.. X. Graham has been gwen
a years leave of absence, to continue
certain studies and researches IN
which he is interested. Prof. John
McBryde has been appointed to take
mis- place during he coming session.
Also Mr.. e. d. Broadhurst has been
added to the department.
Mr. E. M Armfield, SO. an alumnus
and trustee of the University mas
gwen $4,000 as an endowment OF the
library of English Philology This
very generous gift will be of material
assistance to the scholarly work of the
department.
Department of Chemistry.
During the coming year DIR. f. +.
Venable will resume the charge OF TINS
department, taking especially the
courses in General and Theoretlcai
Chemistry. This he Will be able TO 90
i'm addition to his work as president.
There will be no election OF a head
of the department before the Febru-
airy meeting of the Board
DR. j. e. Mills has been added as
associate professor, and DR.. *. =. II.
Davis has been recalled from MS s'uoy
in Germany, so the department VIII
have the full complement of professors
and assistants.
Department of Physics.
Prof c. C. Crawford has been added
to this department for the coming
year. Prof. j. w. Gore will remain in
charge of the department. Prof. j. H.
Iatta will continue the courses in Adj
Vanced Physics and Electricity. he
has been spending the summer in the
physical laboratory of Cornell UnlVer-
sity.
Department OF Geology.
DIR. J. H. Pratt has been added to
this department as Professor of Econo-
mic Geology.
At the last commencement Mr.. N.
G.. Curtis. of Columbia University was
Amounted instructor in drawing. "A
drawing room has been fitted up for
him and his course will be especially
helpful i'm the departments of Mathe-
mates. Physics, Chemistry, Geology,
and Biology.
The New Professors.
DR.. John McBryde. a son Of Presi-
dent McBryde, of Virginia Polytechnic
institute, is a Phi. ID. of Johns Hop
kins University. He has taught with
great success for four years as Pro-
lessor of English at the Hollins Insti-
tute. Va. He has just returned from
"a years study in the University of
england and Germany.
T.. ID. Broadhurst was educated at
the University, graduating in the class
of 1899 He has been Superintendent
of the Graded Schools at Thomasville
Ga. and at Greensboro, n. c., resign
ing the latter in June to enter the
University.
DR.. j. e. Mills is a graduate of the
University, taking the degrees of A.