The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-23
MAY LIGHT AUBURN
ALSO SANITARY AND WATER SYs-
 ITEM FOR TOWN.
That Was Sense of Resolution Passed by Building Committee of Ala bama Polytechnic Institute
 - DR. Thach Talks.

On a report of pr. Charles c. Thaeh, president of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, a resolution was passed Thursday by the building committee of that college giving authority for disposing of all surplus electrical and water power developed by the institu- tion. This disposition is to be made by President Thach subject to the exe- cutive committee of the board of trustees.
 The effect of this resolution Is un- doubtedly to extend the lighting and water facilities now enjoyed by the college proper and the campus to the streets and houses of Auburn. It has always been @ great need of the town.
 Dr. Thach was present when the committee met Thursday in the office of the Governor. The members of the committee present besides the Cover nor were Judge N. p, Denson, General R. F. IAgon and W. F. Feagin, of Montgomery and R. B. Barnes. of Ope- lika.
 The committes also authorized the immediate construction of 8 green house at Auburn for the college. This will be a handsome addition to the col- lection of buildings.
 Regarding the surplus light and wa- ter of the college, pr. Thach spoke en- alphabetically after the committee meeting was over.
 ''The enterprise of bringing water from the spring two miles from town to the college campus was & complete success said he Thursday afternoon. The system has been completed and water Is being pumped now to the high tank, giving all the college needs and pr. tenn is nearly completed now. Every thing is moving along nicely in the building line.
 "The committee. this morning autho- rized me to investigate the feasibility of building a bathhouse for the facul- ty and students. This would be a welcome addition to the already grow ing equipment of the institution" There is probably no other innova- ton at Auburn of which Dr. Thach is prouder than the working of the new dormitory. The building accommodates for board about 150 students. It is little government of its own. There is an executive committee of six who are elected at stated intervals by those who board at the dorrnitory. They ad- minister the domitory and provide for the needs from time to time. It was proven, according to Dr. Thach. a sur prising success. The faculty is sat- isfied with the results of the expert ment and the students are certainly satisfied. Good discipline has marked It's conduct.
 The matrieulation at Auburn as re- ported by Dr. Thach Thursday is now 670.
 pr. c. c. Thach announced the sieo- ton of pr. Francis E.~Lloyd. who was recently connected with research work under the Carnegie Institute Fund in the b-tropical laboratory in Arizona, to the chair of biology at Auburn. Professor Lloyd is a graduate of Princeton University and had charge of the department of biology for ten l years In the Teachers College. Coium- | bia University. During a years vaca- ton from Columbia he was engaged in research work at Bonn and Munich. His publication. No. S2, under the aus- pices of the Carnegie institution has | received the recommendation of the | botanical experts throughout the scientific world. He Is author of a book on the teaching of biology in the secondary schools, published under the auspices of Columbia University.
 Professor Lloyd is one of the editors of the botanical journal called. The Plant World" For a year he has been director of investigation of the Inter Continental Rubber Company, Mexico. He comes with the highest recommen- dations of leading botanists of the United States,
 It is expected by Dr. Thach that Pro- lessor Lloyd will report November l.