The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-08

the college Splrlt ol generous tHluld- tion The number of students in the col- dents 26, senior class i57, junior class Ill., sophomore class 102. freshnsan class l32 two-year course in electrical engineering 2S, two year course in agriculture S. The number of students in the college depart ments Is as follows:
 College of Engineering
 Electrical engineering ll4 mechanical engineering lS9, civil engineering 52, sur veying 145, architecture 22, mechanical drawing 22S, descriptive geometry 79, me- ohanic arts 4o1.
 College of Agriculture
 Agriculture sl6 animal husbandry s5s. horticulture 1i7, forestry 43. chemistry 370, chemical laboratory 132. entomology b4, botany 1S7, veterinary science 12b, phar- macy 60.
 Academic Department
 English 540 political economy e5. hls- tory scS, French 36 German 59 mathe- inatics 40, pharmacy 60
 Health
 The college has enjoyed throughout the session a remarkable record of good health.
 Military
 The work in the military department throughout the year. l beg to say, has been very satisfactory. Military organi- zation serves as an excellent system or control and training in neatness, prompt ness and obedience. The annual visit of inspection was made by Major Moses, United States army, Washington D. C., who congratulated the corps on its manly appearance and good work. The com naandant has manifested a sincere interest in his department.
 Funds of the College-RepOrts
 l. According to law, the treasurer of the college has submitted the annual report of the college fund, a copy of which re- port has been duly forwarded to each member of the board of trustees.
 College Funds
 The revenue of the college proper Is as follows:
 1. U. & or 'Morriil fund.-" $20, 2S0 ten- 6oment fund granted fin 1862 by U s. Con gress): $275O0 supplementary appropria- ton by U. S. government.
 2. State fund.- s40,000 Gin lieu of fer tilzer tag tax): $l1, 3365S (one-fourth share of Illuminating oil tax.
 (These amounts are paid to the college for chemical work performed for the state. Total revenue accruing therefrom s232 032. .13).
 College Fees
 
 8. College fees: $236o (tuition of non resident students: S3460 (surgeon and in- firmary fees); $21 ,7S253 Incidental and cthers). Total s12779.n.
 The need of the college proper for in- sed revenue is immediate and impera- tive; OD for maintenance of the college, and (2) for the erection of buildings for the ever increasing activities of the in- stitution.
 Briefly, the college at Auburn, 1t must be remembered, consists of three distinct and wellnigh separate organ 7 izations, differing in this respect from the ordinary organizations called the college" namely l. the colloge' 2, h. experiment station; 3, agricultural ex- tension service.
 | The college is an educational i'm stitution in the ordinarily accepted meaning of that term, preparing young men in Fundamental, educational train ing, plus industrial training. g. The experiment station makes scientific investigation concerning the manifold interest of agriculture. 3. The agricultural extension serv- ice. by law, is done "away" from the college and consists in carrying the practical results secured by the exper- iment station direct to the man and woman, the girl and boy on the farm. Notes on College Fund
 We shall consider the revenue of these three factors in the order named :: , Two broad statements concerning the revenue of the college can be made: 1. Strange as it may sound, the state of Alabama makes no direct apprO- priatIon out of it's own funds for the strictly educational work at the col lege. 2, The operating expenses of the college are among the lowest of any institution of higher education of equal rank in the United States; (aJ the salaries of the president. deans, professors being the lowest; and. tb) the cost per student to the state and the actual cost to each individual stu being being the most economical in l the land.
 U. S. Funds to College for Teaching | As noted in the table given above the United States funds amount to s47,- 1, 7S0. These funds are generously grant, 1 ed by the federal government to each state in the union according to the original law for maintenance of a col lege where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies. and including mili- tary tactics, to teach such branches of l learning as are related to agriculture and mechanic arts in order to pro- mote liberal and practical educl- This Is broad charter and thereby the federal government has established one of the most remarkable systems of technological institutions in the his-