The news & observer., 1905-06-03
Trustees Made Larger
Appropriations.
D. H. HILL VICE-PRES.
Four Teachers Added to Faculty, Lab
or Fund increased to $2,500,
Tuition Raised From $40 to
$40, Additional equipment
For the College.

The Board of Agriculture, acting as
the Board of Trustees of the A. and
NJ. College yesterday lifted that insti-
tuition higher than it has ever yet
been, and removed every obstacle to
it's progress and expansion. Improve
ments were made in the institution, in
college discipline, in the sanitary ar
rangements and boarding department,
and at this session of the Board more
has been done for the college than
at any other, save that which provid-
ed for the construction of the agri-
cultural building. The faculty was
enlarged and the scheme of instruction
necessarily will be wider in scope.
A departure was made in the school,
and Prof. d. H. HILL head of the
school of English literature, was
made vice president of the college at
the special request of President Geo.
T. Winston, who desired the assist
ance of Mr.. Hill in the executive de-
partment work, and wished him to
assume management of the college
when the president is away. The de-
gree of LII. ID. was conferred upon
Prof Hill by Davidson college a few
days ago.
the faculty, these being in Electrical
Engineering, Botany. Horticulture and
Assistant Professor in Agriculture and
Farm superintendent Mr.. j. o. Nor
gan, who graduated from the college
this year, was chosen to fill the two
last named positions. and Mr.. w F.
Kirkpatrick, 3. S. and B. Ayr, grad
uate of A. and NJ, and one of the
most talented young men the college
q IL n1,
in Botany
Mr.. A. j. Wilson succeeds Mr.. o.
Max Gardner as instructor in chemis-
try
The trustees seemed. determined to
improve the boarding department of
the college, and elected as steward
and housekeeper. Mr. B. S. Skinner,
whose entire time hereafter will be
devoted to this single department.
The Board ordered that the college
tables be literally supplied with
fruits as we'll as the more substantial
foods, and with an increased appro-
priation the A. and M. College dining
room will be inferior to mono in the
State. A motion was made to increase
the price of board from $S to $40, but
the motion was killed.
Labor Fund Increased.
creased from $4,000 to $4,000. This
money will be expended exclusively
for student labor, and every dollar o
it will go to young men who worl
their way through the college. The
most of it is spent for farm work.
The students earn annually from the
college in its v1rious departments
more than $4,000, and a large num-
Der work their way through college
every year.
The farm will be improved by hav-
ing a farm superintendent. The farm
will be utilized to the utmost and
when the Agricultural building shall
have been completed the cost OF
board will be reduced to absolute
cost and the college will be made
independent of the markets, in re-
gard to dairying, butchering and
trucking.
Tuition Raised.
The price of tuition was raised
from $40 to $50 per year, payable $40
at each term, the school year having
three terms. BY means of the 10
scholarships given to poor youths, and
the present labor fund, the raise In
tuition will not affect hardly the less
wealthy boys. There was some talk
of increasing it to $50 per year.
Captain F. e. Phelps, commandant.
will not return next term, as his wife
is i'll, and his home is at Urbana,
Ohio, too remote from Raleigh.
Under his administration the military
department was well developed. The
Board instructed Dr. Winston to Sc
cure Captain Phelps successor, and
to get a young active officer. graduate
of A. and M. College, Southerner
and North Carolinian, if possible.
A committee was appointed to pro-
vide pumps and stand pipes or large
tank to furnish a more adequate and
satisfactory water supply
ID. j. Roberts. instructor of veterin-
ary science and surgery, was pro-
NOTED to the assistant professorship.
Mr.. j. c. Kendall. instructor of
dairying and animal husbandry, was
promoted to the assistant professor
ship.
An increased appropriation was
made for additional equipment and
apparatus in the chemistry, biology.
entomology, electrical engineering and
veterinary departments.
The budget of the college for the
next year is expected to amount to
$4,000.
Negro Hangs for Wife Murder.