The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-27
PRESSING NEEDS
Of UNIVERSITY
A Biological Laboratory
is Necessary.
STUDENTS INCREASE
Or. Charles 3. Herty Elected Professor
of Chemistry, Report of President
venabIe, Honors TO Dead Trus-
tees, The New Executive
Committee.

/ OUIIIIHtkLEGs
The annual meeting of the trustees
of the University of North Carolina
was held yesterday at the office of the
Governor, who presided over the meet
/ ing.
The chief business was the presenta-
ton of the report of President Venabiu
who gave strong reasons for memorial
izing the legislature to increase the
annual appropriation for maintenance
and an appropriation Of $4,000 10
erect a much needed chemical labora-
tory. and the election of DR.. Charles
| 3. Herty as professor of chemistry.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels was elected
member of the executive committee to
succeed the late Hon. Frederick Phil
! Ups. The executive committee, chosen
| yesterday is as follows: Messrs. Rich
ard II. Battle, Julian S. Carr. Thomas
s. Kenan, A. B. Andrews, John ".
Graham, Fabius H. Busbee Claudius
Dockery, and Joserhus Daniels.
| Mr.. Richard H. Battle was reelected
secretary and treasurer
Suitable tribute. was paid to the
memory of the late Judge Philips ana
Mr.. Robert NJ. Furman, members of
the Board of Trustees who have died
since the last meeting.
Resolutions were adopted of appre-
citation for the gift of $1,000 in the
will of the late Mrs. VIM. B. Shepard,
who was Miss Mildred Cameron before
| her marriage.
Thanks were given to Mr.. f. NJ.
Armfield, of High Point, for the gener-
Gus donation of $4,000 during the past
year to endow a department of work
| in the English Department.
The were unanimously of
the opinion that the need for a chemi-
cal building was 80 great that the pres
ent legislature would be asked to make
the necessary appropriation and Pres
| ldent Venable was directed to present
to the Committee on Education, when
pressing need for this additionaI
building.
The trustees present were: r. p.
Glenn, ex-offico chairman; A. b. An
drews, +. NJ. Armfield, j. o. Atkinson,
c. Il. Bailey. r. Fl. Battle, f. H. Bus,
bee. Perrin Busbee, Benehan Cam
eron, j. $. Carr. Josephus Daniels
w. Graham, r. T, Gray, e. ]. Hale,
NJ. ]. Hawkins, F. w. Hancock, A. w.
Haywood, r. 5. kenan, r. H. Lewis,
H. A. London D. III. Mclean. p. B.
Meanes. Walter Murphy, l.. j. Picot.
~. b. Walser and F. d. Winston.
The report of President Venable
was as follows:
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
To The Board of Trustees of The Uni
versity OF North Carolina:
Gentlemen--I have already sub
mitted to your body a detailed report
on the condition of the University,
which has been published and is in
your hands.
Two members of the board have
been lost by death during the year,
Robert NJ. Furman. ESQ, and Judge
Frederick Philips. The state has 10,
two faithful! servants and the UniVer-
sity two loyal and most helpful
friends. Their counsel will be great 1
~ missed In the future meetings of
your body.
l wish to sum up briefly my report
&c" ihe year. and ~ enDnasi@a "er-
tain points which urgently need your
attention.
The University has prospered great
ly in many ways. The number OF
students has grown until the present
enrolment IS 660--one hundred and
fifty more than the number when you
placed upon ME the responsibility OF
administering the affairs of this insti-
tuition.
If an additional student mt ant addi-
tional income i'm proportion TO the
little trouble i'm administering the
financial affairs of the University.
But higher education in a democracy
is not Self supporting. II intended for
the rich alone. Il might he made so.
In this country the student rarely
meets as much as 40 per cent of his
expenses, tho remainder being pro-
vided by private philanthropy or by
the State. Increase In number of
students therefore means Increased
expenditure without adequate in
crease in income. The recently pub
lished statistics Of the state univer-
stiles III the United States show that
the average amount paid by each
student in the University Of North
Carolina is exceeded by only two other
institutions in the country. This plac-
ing Of the expenses Of the institution
upon the students cannot be pushed
further without an injustice TO our
people.
/ asked the Legislature in 1901 for
an increase Of $f2.500 III order that
the 500 students then enrolled might
be properly taught. / am now coll
fronted with growing deficit in our
effort TO stretch this fund so as to
educate $50 young men for the States
service. This deficit amounts now to
over $4,000 a year. We have kept
affoat by anticipating quarters pay
ment, but the close Of the current year
will see US without resource.
The report of the bursar shows the
receipts from fees, etc, TO be $40, 600.
The current expenses and salaries of
assistants leave out Of this sum only
about $1,000 70 be sent TO the trea-
surer in Raleigh. The treasurer's re-
ccipts therefore are as follows:
From State ......... $31, SOC
From bursar ,............. 5000