The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-01

annum for the first year of the quad rennium and s7,500 per annum there after, while s5,000 per annum for the maintenance and support of the sum mer school was provided, effective during 1921. Appropriations for build ings to the aggregate amount of S125,- 900 were also provided payable during the years 1920-21 and 921-22.
 MILITARY TRAINING
 The members of the board at the meet ing on February 21 which is now cele- brated as annual military day, had an opportunity of seeing the several branches of the military organization of the institution in full operation, exhibr ton drills being given by units of field artillery, infantry and engineers detach- ments. The exhibition given at that time demonstrated that efficient and excellent instruction is being given in these lines of military work At the beginning of the past session three bat teries of artillery were organized and artillery drill and instruction in all it's phases were carried out three times per week, much interest having been mani fested in the military training thus pro- viGed. The board having authorized the construction of adequate barns for hous- ins artillery horses, contractors have been asked to submit bids on the con- struction of these buildings, and it is hoped that the actual work of con- struction can be begun at an early period in the summer, so that the horses can be available for actual military purposes at the beginning of the next session of the institution. Shortly after the February meeting of the board Colo mel Potter, field artillery, U. s. A, of ficial artillery inspector, visited this in stitution and made thorough study or local conditions and the progress being made in this branch of military training. His report was quite favorable as re- gards the manner in which the work of this artillery unit is being conducted, though he called attention to the inn portapce of the institution having an additional physical instructor who should give the particular type of ath- letic training needed by men who are members of the R. o. T. c. It is con templated that such an instructor Will be employed for the coming session to be paid out of funds accruing from the athletic fees, no additional charge being thereby made against the general funds of the institution.
 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
 During the past session the work in vo6as ional agricultural training under the Smith Hughes act has progressed very favorably and excellent results have attended the work of Prof. Gordon Morley, who is in charge of teacher training in the. Lee County High School located at this place. Under his direc- ton, advanced students in the courses referred to have had opportunities Tor actual teacher training under just the character of conditions which would con- front them in the actual field of teach ing, and it has been demonstrated that this is a very important auxiliary to the work of instruction in vocational az ricuture.
 SUMMER SCHOOL
 Although the state appropriation or s5. GOO per year for the maintenance ana support of the summer school at this m stitution, which was provided by recent 1ecislation is not available until July l, 1921 it was deemed important to con duct the summer school during the pres ent year under the same conditions as heretofore, it being all the more deslr- able that this summer work should De carried OH, in view of the number or former service men who are being gwen vocational training at this institution. It is estimated that a large part of the total cost of conducting this school however, will be defrayed by the fees paid by students taking the credit courses offered during the summer ses- sion. only a nominal fee being charged for the courses offered to the teachers who attend
 BUILDING AND REPAIRS
 At the March meeting of the board ol trustees Dean Wilmore of the engineer ing department and Prof. Biggin of the department of architecture. were in- structed to make survey of the various buildings of the college, with view to determining what repairs were necessary to put the buildings and property or the college in proper condition, and inciuded in the work of this survey an investiga- tion with regard to the needs for adel- tional plumbing and heating. The report of this committee is submitted hereWltp and it is noted that the estimated cost ol repairs and Improvements recommended amounts to more than $40090. In order to prevent further deterioration of valu- able college property it is very important that the buildings be put in proper re- pair some of this repair work being most urgently needed at a very early date.
 As is we'll known to the members or your honorable body, number or the departments of the institution are housed in very cramped and inadequate euar- ters and a year ago Dr. Thach called at- tention to the importance and urgoil necessity of buildings for:
 1. Veterinary college.
 9 The chemical department.
 8. Barn for the department of animal husbandry.
 4. Building for farm machinery.
 ,. Building for mechanical department, including space for shops. together with equipment, etc.
 With nearly 40 per cent increase in enrolment over prezwar conditions the need for these buildings. as well as TOT proper housing facilities for several other departments is even more urgent ana imperative than it was year ago, ana vet the amount available for purposes CT building, repairs and equipment for the next two wears is so small that the buld- ing programme of the institution must necessarily be very limited.