The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-01-26

of Establishing in Connection with
the University il College for Teach
ers-What is Desired to Put it in
the Very Front Rank OF Southern
Institutions.
The trustees Of the University held
their annual January meeting in Raj
eigh Yesterday in the executive office.
The Governor. who is ex ofticio chair
man of the board, presided, and the
affairs and needs of the university
We're discussed for upwards OF two
hours. The report of President Ven
able showed that there are $50 North
Carolinians now at the University and
tina the most of them are forced to
find places to room outside OF the
University dormitories The needs of
the institution were presented and dis
cuSsed and President Nenable was di-
rected to appear before the Education
and Appropriations Committees and
present the true conditions in the
University and leave it to the legisla-
tors to make the best provision pos
sible for the States University.
Honors to the Dead.
The Governor was authorized to
appoint separate committees to draw
resolutions of regret at the death of
those trustees who have died during
the past year: Richard b. Creecy.
Eugene NJ. Armie1d. Fabius II. Bus
bee. William H. Day. James Parker,
and n. r. Ferguson. The resolutions
will be prepared and presented at tho
June meeting of the trustees.
Tablets in Memorial Hall.
The trustees authorized the APP
pOintment of q committee to recon-
mend a method of proper selection of
The men who should in the future be
honored with a tablet in Memorial
/ Hon r-tnnn ~ I,,{ fo,,y ~;alr- ro
naming in that Hall of North Caro-
mas famed men who were educated
ut the University and won distinction
or served it in some notable way
worthy of commemoration, and it is
the purpose to reserve them only for
men whose lives and services were
conspicuous. The committee will re-
port at the June meeting.
Executive Committee.
An executive committee of nine to
serve two years was chosen and the
following We're elected: A. B.. An
drews, G. b Aycock, Richard Fl.
Daniels, Claudius Dockery, John w.
Graham, Thomas S. Kenan and Rich
ard H. Lewis.
Mr.. Richard H. Lewis, who has
served as Treasurer for many wears.
was reelected.
The Swain ain
it' 1idlh VI tA-NToNe1 u D"dIlI u
services rendered and money ad-
vanced when he was President of the
University was presented. Inasmuch
as every dollar of the income of the
University is specifically appropriated
and it cannot be used except for the
purposes named in the appropriation
bill. the trustees have no authority to
pay any old claim. The Governor
was requested to report to the attor-
neys that the claim could he author
4 lZ%6 nniN nv an act of tho I q Ojc - n 4 n 70
apprOpriating for that
h and Interesting Facts.
The following from the report of
DR.. Eben Alexander, Dean of the Uni
VerSity, shows interesting figures:
The Presidents Report.
The report Of President Venable
contained many facts of general in
terest.
The report of President Nenable
began with u tribute to the four trus-
tees who died during the past year.
and to Prof. j. w. Gore, who's death
also occurred in 1898.
In carrying out the plan of sub
dividing the classes into small sections
so as to enable the instructors to give
them individual and personal atten-
ton President Nenable said it is neces-
SafN TO increase the number of in
SlructofS, assistants and associate pro-
lessons and to grade the sections in
SOME of the freshman studies. More
lecture rooms are also needed. THE
and t~horoughness of the
IEWhole fabric of University work is
upUn the FIR
structlon in these lower classes
h report draws attention to "the
urgent necessity for larger salaries
tor the present members of the fac
ultN- n maximum prOfesSOrial
salary in the University of North Car
DINA is notably less than that in a
hn1 f-n- nvn .. 10 f t1na 80 80
universities.
President Nenable again reports
the necessity of establishing in con
nection with the University a college
Tor teachers saying that the cost of
such a college for teachers and nor
mai department. would be consider
able but cheaper for the State than if
established elsewhere. An additional
income of $4,000 per year is neces-
sary and a single building.
More rooms, says the President,
must be provided for the students.
The present dormitories can accom-
modate only about 800 students and
the town is taxed to the utmost to
take care of the remainder. There
IS little possibility of growth in the
University unless steps are taken to
erect one or two good modern dor
mitOrieS.'
An interesting feature Of the report
is the discussion of board for the stu
dents. N11le the D0dfG1flG houses
OF the town provide for a majority
Of the students. and doubtless will
continue to do so. this cannot be left
entirely to private enterprise. The
University must control in some way
the quality of the food and regulate
the price. This can only be done
through boarding houses of its own.
And Yet the competition must be upon
a fair and lust basis. In other words
these boarding houses must be on a
paying basis and not be subsidized,
meeting themselves all reasonable eN-
penses." \ new hall is
asked for. equipped with a capacity
for four hundred students
The new biological Laboratory,
named Davie Hall. after the founder
of the University, has been completed
and is in use. 1t cost $35, 900 and
there is q debt of $4,000 upon it.
President Nenable says there are
not enough suitable recitation rooms
for the classes at present held at the
University, and there is no oppOrtun-I
ity for increase or change. The most
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