The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-09
The UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD
HELD IN RALEIGH.
Very Full Report by DIR. venabIe-
Courses OF Study Chansed-Gifts to
the Institution and Pressing Needs.
Executive Committee Appointed.
Especial to The AessenSer.)


Raleigh. n. c., February To-day
the annual meeting Of the trustees Of
the University Of North Carolina was
acid in the Governors office. Governor
Aycock presiding.
President Venable made a very fun
report and referred to the death OF
Captain William R Kenan. a
of the board. He referred to two i'm
portant changes in the courses of study,
BOT taking effect with the opening OF
the next session. The first is the uni
1cation of degrees. Where three de-
grees, A b, PHI B and B S have been
given in the past, only one degree A Is
Is to be given in the future. This does
not mean any lowering OF
but a strengthening n eQualizlnS OF
undergraduate courses. d
graduate department has been establish
ed with Professor c. AlphonSe Smith as
dean. this having been rendered posi-
BILE BY the large increase in the facuNy
in the past two years, TO %
per cent or more and the greater num-
Der Of advanced classes. Only sucn
work will be offered as is given in the
best Institutions. The object is 10 place
a. proper emphasis upon this side of the
University's work, and extend 1t as
soon as the income of the university
permits. This is the highest form OF
University work. it's effect should be
felt upon the scholarly training OF the
Young men OF the state. 1t is very i'm
| portant that ~fellowships be established
to enable young men to stay two or
1 three years longer at the University,
that time being required for GRADUATE
degrees.
Fully half Of the students are either
paying or helping to pay the expenses Is
OF their education by money earned OF
borrowed the amount thus earned be
ing over So, 900. Sixty four were aided
. through the Deems fund. The register
alton has reached the record reaklns
figure Of 600. The income Of the Uni
versity has reached $7S,679. During the
year a Gymnasium, the gift OF Hon w
r Bynum, as a memorial to his grand,
SON. William Preston Bynum, Jr., will
be built. to cost SIS, 900. also a Y. M. c
A. building to cost 10000, OF which 49,
600 has been raised.
There are a number of needs. such a:
n%structors, associate professors, nor
NAL department. endowed
for graduate students, new nDrar1
building, and chemical laboratory, etc
The following executive committee To-
the ensuing year was elected: a %
Andrews, r. H. Battle, f. H. BuSoee
J. s. Carr. Claudius Dockery, j. w
Graham, T. s. Kenan. r. II. LEWIS
and Fred Phillips.
InlS committee 10 " CoEACA AZ "
insurance commissioner after the lat
ter has visited and inspected the Uni
yersity buildings in order to provid'
for such additional insurance as tn
present funds will justify.
A leave OF absence until opening o
fall session was granted r. Q. +. DAVIS
instructor Of chemistry. to attend som
German University for the furthe
study of chemistry.
The Governor was authorized to ap
point a committee to visit and examin
the internal management and condition
OF the University, and report at tn
next commencement.