The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-28
WARTIME REPORT BY TRUSTEES OF
 STATE UNIVERSITY
Dr. c. H. Barnwell, Acting President, Tells What Is Being Done
 in War

University. Ala, May T.-(SpeciaL1 Dr. Charles H. Barnwell. dean of the university, and in the absence of pr. Denny acting president, made the annual report of the state university to the board of trustees at meeting of the board held at the university Monday afternoon.
 The report covered the work that has been done at the university during the year 1917-l91S, the progress made in the various departments and that made in the newly established departments It showed that during the year 1918 students had registered in the various departments of the university. reported on the dis cipline and health of the students, the candidates for degrees, changes in the faculty, progress of the new departments, which are in music, vocational education and home economies, the training of en- listed men, military training, the student campus tax, the school of medicine and finance. It was recommended that Prof R. Irving Little, formerly of the Ro- nance languages corps of teachers in Harvard university, be elected assistant professor of Romance languages of the university.
 That the university is we'll represented
  in many other ways is contributing to the winning of the war is shown by the report.
 The report to the trustees is signed by the acting president, pr. c. H. Barnweil. Dr. Denny, on leave of absence, is now in the service of the food administration.
 As to the registration of students, the report says:
 The total number of students regis s.. 3 .,+.. 1,a hna,, They have been distributed as follows:
 College of arts and sciences, 65S; college of engineering, 130; school of law. d5; school of education, 257 school of medi- cine, 51; department of pharmacy, D. Total 107 Names counted twice, 20. Net total during regular session, so7; summer school 79o Grand total, 167
 CHANGES IN FACULTY
 Following mention of changes in the faculty, the report says that several members have volunteered for war serV- ice.
 The graduating class this year is very much smaller than in preceding years, as most of thes senior class and many in lower classes are now either in the army or navy CT in training for service. In closing his report the acting presi- dent eays
 FINANCES The report of the treasurer. which was to have teen submitted herewith, has been unavoidably delayed in preparation Copies will, however, be available in the l presidents office before the meeting of the board on May 27. This report will | give complete exhibit of the financial | status of the institution up to May Is. | Extended comment by the acting presi- | dent on this report will hardly be ex- | pected by the trustees. I feel. however, that I should call your special attention to the marked increase in the cost of the power plant and the cost of labor. The decrease in student fees is | even greater than would be expected from the reduced attendance, for the req son that the loss in numbers was heaviest in that department of the university where the fees are largest, namely, the school of law. The increased cost of op- erating the power plant is due in part to the higher cost of labor and the de- terioration of the plant, but more sspe- cially to the cost of coal, which is more than 100 per cent greater than itwas last session. The serious financial prob- Iems presented by this situation Will. am sure, receive your most careful at tention. Respectfully submitted,
 C. H. BARNETT.
 Acting President