The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-06
IMPERATIVE NEEDS

| INIT CNA llV L IN EEDS 1 With the greatly increased growth in | the attendance of the college, there
 comes the attendant increased demand | for improvement and expansion. CD The
 main building, in it's floors, surrounding | area, roof etc., is in urgent need of ir1l- | mediate repairs. These needs are evil dent to tn emost casual observer. Esti-
 mated cost of repairs, s32OO
 | @ With the rapid expansion of the in- stitution and the growth of laboratories, the demand for larger supply of water has become most insistent. The number ! of boarding houses to accommodate the growing number of students increases yearly, and large additional supply is needed for sanitary sewerage and the ordinary necessities of everyday life. | This need is urgent. and something must l be done immediately to relieve the situa- | tion. A partial survey has been made of
 the possible supplies that may be util- | ized, and additional funds from the un- paid appropriations made by the legisla-
 ture could be applied at once to this | pressing demand.
 6 wish to repeat my previous recom- 1 mendations for a suitable veterinary 1 building for the accommodation of this flourishing department of the institution | This college was the pioneer in develop I ing veterinary education in the south,
 
 l taken this initiative and to have blazed
 out the way if we cannot make suitable I provisions in building and equipment to
 meet the growing demands of this highly | important science. Estimated cost, $30,- | 900.
 l (D It must be stated again that the important department of chemistry is
 greatly in need of more room and greater l facilities. This department performs a act yr1oc If yunr rly in ix,cv | ing all the fertilizers, Illuminating oils, 1 feed stuffs, etc., purchased by the citi- | zens of the entire state, thereby pre- venting the adulteration and the dumping of fraudulent brands upon the consumer. The salaries paid for this work is en-
 tirely inadequate, and the laws governing this work make provision for increase in | recompense commensurate with the i'm crease in work. Estimated cost of chem
 ical building, $7o000.
 | (5) The department of farm machinery | is still in urgent need of a suitable build- l ing. As I have explained to the board on several former occasions, the esti- mated cost of an adequate structure for
 the purpose under consideration is about
 5000. and with the investment of this small amount fully $100O0 worth of inn proved machinery could be secured for
 exhibition free of cost from the leading manufacturers of agricultural imple- ments. Every southern agricultural col ege is equipped with such building 1 (6) The department of animal husban- dry is likewise urgently in need of addi- tional types of cattle for the use of the students for educational purposes. SERUM PLANT
 In accordance with an act passed by
 the recent legislature, the hog cholera serum plant for the state of Alabama has been established in conenction with the Alabama Polytechnic institute, and is now in successful operation. fac tory tract of land adjoining the college | property purchased, suitable buildings have been erected the manufacture of the serum has been entered upon. I am informed that since the erection of the plant the cost of serum has been greatly reduced throughout the state. The rais- ing of swine throughout Alabama prom ises to be an industry of ever increasing importance and remuneration. and the
 serum plant is rendering most valuable