The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03


annual report and recommendations sub
mitted to the trustees yesterday DR..
Charles C. Thaell, president of Auburn,
asks for new buildings and more mod
ern equipment to cost S127,000. That a
new chemical building, costing 100000
is absolutely imperative along with
other very urgent needs is among the
recommendation of the president. He
says that an infirmary for the sick
should be established here. That de-
mands are made constantly for re-
search work at the chemical buildings
that emphasize the dire need for bet
ter equipment, is pointed out with un-
faltering urgency by DR.. Thach. He says
that a veterinary building to cost $780,
600 is badly needed to pursue that
branch of study here that has attracted
attention al lover this country
The report adds that in all expen-
ditures are required at once that will
amount to $127,O00 DIR. Thach recog-
nizing the financial distress of this
commonwealth adrotly suggests that
in order to acquire the needs of Auburn
that some of the money collected by
the college for its inspection of oils and
turned over to the state treasury should
be given this college for that service.
He observes that the collections made
during the last five years has amounted
to over $150,000 and suggests that it
would not be any unusual request for
some of that fund
The trustees are very much interested
! In the report made by DIR. Thach and
it is believed that active steps will be
taken to comply with the suggestions
of the president which are admittedly
modest and which bear that urgency
which calls for no delay
President Thach's report follows:
Gentlemen: l have the honor to sub
NIT to the board of trustees of the Ala
bama Polytechnic institute report of the
work of the college for the year 1928
The continued prosperity of the institute
has been evidenced by the excellent at
tendance during the year, the general
spirit of good work and observance of the
laws of the college by the student body.
Although the college authorities last ses-
sion advanced the requirements for ad-
mission by an entire year of high school
preparation, the enrolment for the pres
ent year has been sos. The attendance
at the final examinations is much larger
than at the corresponding examinations
last year, Indicating better preparation
of the student body as well as perse
The senior and Junior classes are the
largest in the history of the institution.
Attendance
1.-THE attendance is distributed through
out the entire state of Alabama, 65 coun-
ties being represented. Some of the
largest county delegations are as fol-
lows: Lee, 1903; Jefferson, 50; Montgom-
cry, Ss; Wilcox. %; Mobile, 10; Escambia,
49, Bibb, 16; Marengo, 15; Chambers, IA;
Shelby, IA; Calhoun, -; Dallas, II;
Coosa, 12; Randolph, u; Talladega, II,
Morgan, 10, and Walker, TO-
There are in attendance also students
from 16 other states of the union and
four foreign countries, as follows
Georgia, 6S; Florida, "a; South Carolina
10; Tennessee, 10; Mississippi s. Texas
s; Louisiana, 4; North Carolina, 2; Ken
lucky, 2: Virginia, 2; New Mexico. Mich
igan. New York. Indiana, Illinois, West
Virginia, l each; Cuba, 8; Mexico. q
Guatemala, 1, and Peru, /.
''The average age of the student body
is well advanced, there being over 26;
students over 21 years of age Ten young
women have been in attendance. AS you
know, admission to the institution is
granted only to young women who are
prepared to enter the sophomore. class
1.-THE classification of students has been
as follows:
q. Engineering and Mines-Electrica
engineering, So; mechanical engineering
1Oe: mining engineering, 81; civil engi-
neering. 3e surveying, 13s; architecture
So; mechanical drawing, 25S; descriptive
geometry, 81; mechanic arts, 1888.
20. Agriculture and Chemistry--Agrlcul.
ture, PSI; animal industry 334; horticul.
ture, 90: forestry, Al: chemistry. AIS
chemical laboratory, 1877; entomology, 43
botany, 16s: veterinary medicine, Sc
pharmacy, 6S.
'3. Academic Departments English
550 political economy, 95; history, 1854
French. 5S; German, "a; mathematics
510 physics, 450.
THE religious statistics for present
year of the largest denominations repre-
sented are as follows:
Methodist. 81; Baptist, 2s6; Presby