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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES9 Dec. 10, 1901 - page 67-68

Mr. Stoll, It is moved that the Secretary of this
Board be directed to communicate with Mr. McChords by
telephone, notify him of his election, and request him to
attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees tomorrow
morning4.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

The chairman then announced his committees which are
as follows: -

(Mr. Frazee here insert Cormittees)

Upon motion the Board then adjourned until tomorrow
morning at ten O'clock, to meet at the same place4.

Board of Trustees of State College met pursuant to
adjournment at ten 01Clock A- M4. Dec. 11, 1901.

Present: messrso

Frazee ,
Kennedy,
Todd,,
Hager,
Nelson,
Bradbuirn,
Barker,
Kinkead,
Ramsey,
Ferguson,
Stoll.

Mr0 Frazee in the chair.

Mr4. Hager, I move that the call of the committee
for their reports be made.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

and

MINTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 11, 1901 - page 69

Mr. Frazee; The first Committee is the committee on
the President's Report.

Mr. Hager: As chairman, reads the report of that
Committee, which is as follows:

( Mr. Frazee here copy - See page 84 )

Mr. Stoll: I move that the consideration of the
seperate matters embracld in this report be taken up and
acted on separately.

Said motion was seconded and carried,

Mr. Stoll: I move the adoption of the first paragraph
of that report.

Said motion was seconded, and after full discussion
was put to the Board and carried.

By consent it was agreed that the second paragraph
of this Report should be considered with the report of the
Committee on the Experiment Station.

Mr. Frazee, without objection the third & fourth
paragraph stands approved.

Mr. Nelson: I move the adoption of the fifth
paragraph.

Said motion was seconded.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES., Dec. 11, 1901 - page 69

Mr. Ramsey: I move as an amendment to MrD Nelson's
motion that the report be amended so as to include all
students, excppt County Appointees.

Said motion was seconded, and after discussion the
amendment was carr:Led.

Mr. Barker: I move the adoption of that fifth paragraph
as a whole as amended.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

Mr0 Barker: I now move the adoption of the report
as a whole except the second paragraph thereof.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

Mr. Frazee: The next in order of business is the
report of the Committee on the minutes of the Executive
Committee. Said report was read by Mr0 Bradburn, it's
chairman. Said report is as follows; (Mr. Frazee here
copy See Page #95.)

Mr. Stoll: I move you that the Report of the committee
on the Minutes of the Executive Committee be adopted, and
that the minutes of the Executive Comnmittee be corrected
in accordance with suggeations therein made, and with the
facts by said committee entering upon Its minutes in order
nunc pro true.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

The Business at this point reported that he had executed
bond in the sum of $5.000 with the Fidelity and Deposit
Company of Baltimore, as his surety, and that said bond had
been filed with the Governor and was not now in his possession,
and further that he had never taken any oath of office.

It was the sende of the Board that this bond should
be filed with the Executive Committee, and approved by it.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 11, 1901 - page 69-70

Upon call the report of the Committee on Finance was
read to the Board by it's Chairman Mre Barker.

Said report is as follows: (Here copy) See page 89.

Mr. Stoll: I move the adoption of that report.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

After discussion of the state of the various accounts
of the College, the Business Agent and the Experiment Station,
the following motion was made by Mr. Hager.

Resolved that the Executive Committee be and it is
hereby is directed to employ the services of Ben CO Weaver, or
other like competent accountant, and direct him to examine
the accounts of the Business Agent, the Treasurer, and of
the Experiment Station, for a period of five years prior
to this date, and make report to the Executive Committee,
accompanied by recommendations for changes in the manner of
keeping the accounts,, if such is deemed desirable-. and
that the expenses incurred by the Executive Committee in
such employment be paid out of the contingent expenses
of the college.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

On the call the Committee on appropriations announced
through it's chairman that it had no report to make.

'Upon the call the Committee on Buildings and grounds
announced through it's chairman that it had no report
to make.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 11, 1901 2 page 70-71

Mr. Hager: I move that the Committee onl Buildtings
and Grounds be continued8

Said motion was seconded and carried.

Upon the call the Committee on Experiment Station made
its report through it's chairman Mr. Sto"1,, said report
is as follows,. ( Here copy - See page 87.)

It was the suggestion by Mr. Stoll, that Prof. Scovell
should be sent for to make a statement with reference to
the matters contained in this report.

This was done and in the mean time other matters
were taken up.

Mr. Stoll: I move that Messrs. Frazee, Kinkead, and
Scovell be appointed as a committee to put the house occupied
by Prof . Scovell in proper repair, and that the ex-pense of
said repairs shall be borne by the Experiment Station.

Mr. Stoll: Prof. Scovell keeps a horse and ea rriage
which is used for the benefit of the college in entertaining
visitors, and I move that the expense of keeping that horse
be borne by the Experiment Statioon0

Said motion was seconded and carried.

The matter of the rent paid by President Patterson,,
and Prof, Scovell, for their houses was discussed, and
thereupon the following motion was made by Mr. Nelson.

It is moved that President Patterson and Prof. Scovell
be exempted from paying rent from this time forward.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ,De.c 119 1901 - page 71-72

At this point Mr. McDaniels, a student of the college
appeared before the Board, and presented a Book which had
been prepared by himself and other students, containing
pictures of the College Buildings, the various class rooms,
the professors, students & etc. and requested the Board to
purchase from them as an advertisement a number of copies
of said book:

Mr. McDaniels then withdrew.

No action was taken on the matter.

At this point Prof0 Scovell appeared before the Board
and made a full statement with reference to the employment
of a Professor of Horticulture and Agriculture.

The letter of Prof. Mathews on the same subject was
also before the Board at the same time0 After full discussion
the following motion was made by Mr. Hager0

Said Committee retired to consider its Report0

Mr. Stoll: I move in accordance with the recommendations
of the President's Report that the chairman of this committee
appoint a committee of three to prepare the Biennial
Report0

Said motion was seconded, and afer discussion was put
to the Board and carri.ed.

Mr0 Nelson: I move that this Biennial Report be pre-
pared and signed by the entire Board of Trustees Carried0

The chairman appointed as the Committee to prepare
this report the following:

Missing page(s)

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DecR 11, 1901 page 74

President Patterson, Chairman, Messrs. Hager, Nelson,
and Ramsey0

At this point the committee on the selection of the
Executive Conmmittee returned and made its report.

The report of the Committee was made through Mr.
Bradburn, as follows.

You have appointed as a committee to select the
Executive Committee and the members of the Board of Control.

We do not see how we could improve on the present
Committee: and we recommend that the Executive Committee con-
sist of President Patterson, Messrs. Frazee, Kinkeqd,
Nelson, and Stoll: and that the Board of Control consists
of J. B. Marcum, D. F. Frazee, J. B. Kennedy, Capt. Thos.
Todd, President James K. Patterson and Prof. Scovell,
the director of the Station.

Upon motion, duly seconded, the report of the
Committee to select the Executive Committee was carried.

Mr. Barker: I move that in the meetings of the Board
of Control hereafter that thbee members shall constitute
a quorum.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

Mr. Stoll: I desire to make a report for the Committee
appointed yesterday to prepare resolutions concerning the
death of General Hobson. Said report is as follows -
( Here Copy See page 93.)

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 11, 1901 - page 75

Upon motion duly seconded said report was adopted.

Upon the call the report of the Committee on accredited
schools was presented, thereupon the following motion was
made by Mr. Barker.

It is moved that the Report of the Committee on
accredited Schools be referred to the Executive Committee
with power to act0

Said motion was seconded and carried0

Mr. Barker: It is moved that the matter about the
stenographer to the President be referred to the Executive
Committee with power to act.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

At this point the Board took a recess until three
O'Clock.

Board met at three O'clock, and the matter of the
Committee to present to the Legislature the matter of
appropriations to be asked for was taken up and discussed
at length. Thereupon the following motion was made by
Mr. Nelson.

It is moved that a Committee of fkve be appointed
by the President of the Board, to attend to the matter of
securing what legislation is needed for the College from
the coming Legislature.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

Thereupon the President appointed as the members of
said Committee the following. Messrs. Bradburn, Hager,
Nelson, Stoll and Ramsey.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESPDec. 11, 1901 - page 75-76

At this point a communication was received from the
President of the College through the Business Agent to the
effect that he desired to have the Trustees pass a. resolution
closing the dormitories during vacation season. Thereupon
the following motion was made by Mr Hager.

it is moved that within ten days after the close of
this collegiate year that the Business Agent be instructed to
close t-he dormitories, and exclude occupation by any one
until within such reasonable time before the beginning
of the next collegiate year. As it may be necessary to re-
open then for admission of students for matriculation: and
that an anrouncement to this effect be made to the students
before the first of Marchqnd repeated again within thirty
days of the commencements.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

Mr0 Stoll: It is moved that the cadet hop be under
the control of the Instructor, and assistant Instructor of
the gymnasium, and of the Commandant, who shall submit to
the Executive Committlee regulations controlling the conduct
of the hops: and that the Executive Comiittee shall have
power to make this privilege of having the hop whenever
in their judgment it is abused.

Said motion was seconded and carried.

Upon motion the Board then adjourned until the
next regular meeting.

D. C. Prazee
Secretary

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESDec. 11 , 1901 - page 77

To the Honorable Board of Trustees, Of the State
College of Kentucky.

Gentlemen:

Inasmuch as the annual report generally contains about
all that is of material interest there is usually but little
to be said in the way of information or recommendations to
the Board at the December meeting. Notwithstanding the heavy
losses entailed upon an Agricultural Community by the excessive
and continous drought of last summer, the matriculation of
the current year has surpassed that of the corresponding
period of last year, the attendance is consequently the
largest in the history of the College, the class records
thus far indicate a gratifying improvement.

Our most pressing necessity now is an additional
accommodations for the several departments of engineering,
and this necessity -sill be increased when the schools of
mines is ready to open for work0

The biennial report due through the Governor to the
Legislature is due within one month of the opening of
the General Assembly0 I suggest that a good strong Committee
be appointed to prepare the report, and that it be set forth
strongly, an d clearly, the following needs, viz.

First A supplementary appropriation for the girls
dormitory.

Second An appropriation of at least $30000 for
the extension, and better equipment of the Engineering
departments 0

3rd. - A special appropriation of $150000 to equip
the school of mining and engineering.

4th. - An appropriation of $15.00O for the erection of
a building for Physics.

The preparation and transmission of this report should
be made early in the session of the Legislation., in order
that bills may be prepared and introduced as soon as
possible.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dece 11, 1901 page 77778

I renew with urgency my suggestion that a Professor
of Agriculture, and a Professor of Horticulture, be employed
by the College, and1 that their salaries be payable out of
the income from analysis of fertilizers0

I have considered the matter carefully, arnd have
advised with some persons of ability and experience, and I
am satisfied that this application of a part of the income
from that fund would be its employment in a legitimate and
emphatic sense, for the benefit of the farmers. I do not
believe that the question of its employment would be raisedp
if raised and found untenable we could readily retract and
acquiesce. We could have it a dead letter.

I desire to bring before you again the consideration
of the growing annual deficit in the College funds0 This has
been hitherto treated lightly by the Board in my annual re-
ports I have called attention to it again, and again,
urging the necessity of the most rigorous economy and a
reduction of expenditure, the deficit at the end of the last
fiscal year was something like $10C000, part of income of
the fiscal year 1901 -19029 was used to pay off the indebt-
edness of the preceeding year, but this is not all0 The
moral fund for paying the obligations of 1.900 - 1901 was
used for this purpose a palpable violation of the law. This
board may get into trouble over this misappropriation of
Federal Funds, the department of the interior has issued
explicit instructions on this subject0

If this board be well advised they will take the
necessary steps for adjusting expenditure to income and
for liquidating this adverse balance before the close of
the present fiscal year.

The last Legislature passed an Act Mar. 1900
appropriating $35,000 for the erection and equipment of
a building which should provide the necessary space for a
gymnasium, a drill ball, and armory, and rooms for the young
Mens Christian Association and the literary societies of
the College, the Act also made an appropriation of $30,000
for the erection and equipment of a college home, or
Dontory for young women, of such capacity as should
provide adequate accommodations for boarding and
lodging 125 young women0

MiINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ,Dc e. 11, 1.901 - page 79

It further further requires ample provision be made
for kitchen and dining room, matrons room, water closets9
& etc.

The Act moreover forbade the erection of the dormitory
for female upon the College Campus, but required that a
building site be purchased therefore The Board of Trustees
have erected the Building for the Gymnasium, drill hall,
society rooms, and Y. MD C. A. and equipped it as far as
the funds accnruing from the appropriation would go, but they
find that upon the basis of the most economic expenditure the
money available falls short several thousand dollars. More-
over unexpected obstacles and delays were encountered in
getting the appropriation from the State officials.

The Auditor informed the College authorities that the
money in the State Treasury was exhausted, but agreed to
issue warrants as the work on the building proceeded on
condition that the College should bear the loss accruing
from discount, stating that they would be paid by the State
early in the Autumn0

On this assurance we went on discounting the warrants
when issued the College bearing the loss. after a time
however the Auditor refused to issue any more warrants.

The Contractors must be paid and the College was
compelled to borrow money from the banks to meet the
obligations incurred to contractors. These obligations
at present exceed0 We have a good building however, which
will supply a variety of wants and relieve us in many
directions of pressure which has been felt for years. We
trust that ere long we shall receive warrants for the balance
due under the appropriation and that a liberal Commonwealth
will reimburse the college for the loss sustained in dis-
count, and in the inadequaby of the appropriation to
meet the requirements of the Act.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESDec e 11, 1901 - page 80

After consuming much time in negotions for the Pepper
property, a splendid site near the college we found with
regret that the purchase would involve the College in legal
complications respecting the title. We then purchased another
site containing about 2-1/2 acres of ground a few yards from
the College, paying for it by a discounted warrant $4,000.
Architects were then invited to submit plans made in con-
formity with the requirements of the Act of the Legislature,
When these were submitted we learned to our surprise and
regret that after reserving $4,000 for equipment the
residue of the appropriation, Viz. $229 000 was entirely
unequal to the erection of a building meeting the requirements
of the Act. The bids for construction submitted on the plans
accepted exceeded $40,000, the plans were recast and the
estimates obtained thereon, but it was found quite impossible
to erect a building durable, safe, and sufficiently cobmody
ious uner a fair interpretation of the Act for less than
$4090000

From the two fold consideration viz: the impossibility
of getting money from the Auditor, and the utter inadequacy
of the appropriation. The Building Committee appointed
by the Board to erect the Buildings contemplated by the
Act concluded that it would be folly to attempt to go on
with only $22,000 nominally available but actually beyond
their reach, and impossible conditions imposed by the Act
There is nothing left for them to do but make a candid
statement of the facts, and to ask the Legislature to make
a supplementary appropriation adequate to the construction
and available for the erection of a building which will
conform to the conditions and meet the requirements of
the Act of Mar0 1900.

A communication setting forth these facts has been
addressed to his excellency the Governor, with the request
that he bring the matter before the General Assembly, with
such recommendation as his sense of duty and propriety may
suggest.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRTUSTEESDec. 1,, 1901 - page 81

The expansion of the College has of late years been so
rapid, and its growth so substantial that all buildings
erected for its use should be the best in architecture,
in structure, in convenience, and in special adaptation,
internal, and external, expansion must go hand in hand to
the end. That an institution may be established of such kind,
and of such proportions as the necessities, the traditions
and the dignity of the Commonwealth require.

I feel it to be my duty to call your attention again
to the expediency of charging all students male and female,
whether County appointees or not an annual fee of $5000 for
Physical Culture in the gymnasium. I am quite satisfied that
unless this be done, the annual expenditure for maintainance
and salary of Physical Director will be a heavy dran upon
the funds of the college. I am equally well satisfied that
its legality will not be questioned, sand if it be questioned
we can reced and then be no worse off than before.

Moreover, though it would have excited less comment
had the fee been imposed to take effect at the beginning of
the present collegiate year, yet inasmuch as the gymnasium
is but lately completed and turned over by the contractors,
it would excite little or no comment or opposition if an
amendment were made now, that at the beginning of the next
Collegiate year a uniform fee of five dollars would be
charged for all students matriculating in the
College.

Now is -the time to take the action suggested, if
postponed beyond the beginning of the next Collegiate year,
it would then be impossible to impose it. I commend this
to your most serious attention0 The Board at its meeting
in June, gave the Executive Committee authority to
appoint a Physical director who should instruct the male
and female students in Physical Culture. A Director
has been appointed and in conference with the President
he has prepared a schedule of instruction for students
of both sexes.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESSDec. 11, 1901 - page 82

The latter will be taught when all ma.les are ex-
cluded from the Gymnasium except the Director.

Mrs. Blackburn will be present during the instruction
given to females, a dressing room with lockers has been set
apart for the use of the girls in the new building.

When the female dormitory is erected, it may be necessary
to appoint an instructor in the hall of Physical Culture,
provided for in the bill, but that appointment will be vested
in the female board of managers provided for in the law.

The Physical Director selected by the Executive
Committee will this year be assisted in the instruction of
the girls by Miss Henderson, a graduate of the Louisvi-lle
High School, and now a student of this College, her
services are gratiously given.

I desire to bring the attention of the Board to a
matter of grave embarrassment to me, in the relation of the
staff of instructors to the President of the College.

Take a hypothetical case, a few days ago before the
collegiate year begins, A - B. is reported to me on what
seems to be competent testimony to have compromised his
reputation as a man, and consequently the reputation of
the college with which he is connected, it is impossible
to convene the Executive Committee, through the chairman
is notified of the facts, Before the collegiate year
opens for weeks thereafter no session of the Committee can
be had because of the absence of one an another of the
members. Meanwhile A. B. goes on with his college work,
through the subject and discussion, his alleged irregular-
ities being well known to faculty and students, when the
Executive Committee meets a sub committee is appointed
to ascertain whether there be sufficient grounds for
procedure, but weeks pass without a meeting of this
sub committee@

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESDec. 11, 1901 - page 83

Lapse of time seems after the analogy of an
unwritten statue of limitation, to give a sprt of proscrip-
tive immunity and A. B. retains his place, though he looses
the confidence and respect alike of colleagues and pupils.
Is there no remedy for such a condition of things?

The Business Agent is much annoyed by orders given
upon him by Professors, Instructors and Employees of the
College on behalf of persons to whom they are indebted.
I do not think that the Business Agent should be burdened
with a general guardianship of the funds of improvident
persons, as a rule they are paid monthly, they should be
able to arrange matters personally with their creditors, at
least for 30 days. Moreover the public comes to regard the
College through the Business Agent as in some sort responsible
under this system for the debts of its Professors, Instructors
& Employees. As a remedy I suggest that the Board pass an
order forbidding the Business Agent to accept such
orders by whomsoever given.

When a man eaxns his salary, and it is paid to him,
the matter as between College and employee should end
there.

Congratulating you upon the continued prosperity
of the College, Ia am

Your obedient

Servant,

MfINIJTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 11, 1901 - page 84

To the Board of Trustees -

In discharge of our duty as committee on report sub-
mitted by President Patterson at session of the Board on
yesterday we make report as follows.

We concur in the recommendation of the President that
a committee be appointed at this meeting of the Board to pre-
pare biennial report to the Legislature and suggest that
President Patterson shall be chairman of such committee,
and that in making their report the committee shall represent
that it is the sense and unanimous desire of the Board of
Trustees that appropriations shall be asked of the Legislature
conveying the following essential needs of the College.

1 - A supplementary appropriation for the girls
dormitory.

2 - Aln appropriation of at least $30,000 for the
extension and better equipment of the Engineering Department.

3 - A special appropriation of $15,000.O0 to equip
the school of wining Engineering.

4 -An appropriation of $15,OOO.OO for current
expenses of the College.

While not prepared to say that beyond question the
income from analysis of Fertilizers may in part be appropri-
ated to pay salaries of a Professor of Agriculture and a
Professor of Horticulture to be employed by the College.

We agree with the President that such partial
application of the income from that fund would be for the
benefit of the farmers in a very important sense. We refer
the question raised by the President in his present arid
former reports to the Trustees for determination by the
entire Board. The suggestion of the President is that the
Trustees create the professorships named, fix the salaries
as provided for their payment out of the annual income
from analysis of Fertilisvs -

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 11, 1901 - page 85

We commend to the earnest consideration of the
Finance and Executive Committees the matter of the Presidents
report referring to deficit in the College funds. There can
be no question that it is desirable that the existing deficit
should be over come and liquidated if means can be adopted
to this end.

We appreciate the difficulty of greatly curtailing
expenditures at this period of the school year. Controlled
as they are by terms of existing contracts and
appropriations0

We are well assured that no member of the Board would
be a party or knowingly consent to a mis-appropriation of
the college funds from whatever source derived.

If we are so involved it is our plain duty and highest
obligations to curtail expenditure where ever possible and
avoid new sources of outlay however cogent may be
argument in its support.

We recommend approved after the action of the Executive
Committee set forth in the Presidents report concerning
purchase of site for girls dormitory, and the refusal of
the committee because of inadequate of existing appropri-
ations, to further proceed in execution of authority of
the Board of Trustees for erecting of the Building
completed, by the Act of the Legislature.

We recommend that at the beg inning of the next
collegiate year a uniform fee of i5-00 be charged for all
students matriculating except County appointees, in the
College for Physical Culture and training in the
gymnasium.

We have employed and authorized employment of two
competent Physical directors, one for the boys and one for
the girls. The salaries, equipment, and maintainance of
the gymnasium will constitute a coniiderable annual
charge on the college funds which in consideration
of these added benefits it would seem equitable

MDIUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec0 I1, 1901 - page 86

that those receiving should bear in part the cost.

The parts of the report of the President touching
the employment of a woman as Physical Director, and the
power of the Executive Committee in relation to the
complaints concerning the moral character or fitness of
professors or employees of the College have been considered
and acted on at this meeting of the Board.

It seems to the committee that a order forbidding
the Business Agent to accept orders given by employees
of the College for money earned and coming into the hands
of the Business Agent, would not be a complete or even
appropriate remedy for the evils which the President
justly complains in his report0

The refusal of the Agent to accept would not alter
the legal effect of an order as an appropriation of the
fund due the drawer0

John F0 Hager
R. W. Nelson
H. S. Barker
Committee.

Dec. 11, 1901e)

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 11, 1903 - page 87

The Committee of the Experiment Station begs leave
to report as follows.

We find the Station in a prosperous and growing
condition. The division of animal husbandry has been organized,
and Mr. David W. May of the Agricultural Department at
Washington, has been appointed to the position of superin-
tendent his duties will begin Jan. 1, 1902.

According to the instructions of the Board of Trustees
at its June meeting, his salary has been fixed at $1500.00
per year. Director Scovell informs the Committee, that Mr.
May comes highly recommended and of the many applicants,
he was deemed the most desirable. It will be necessary
to fit up rooms for this division, and Director Scovell has
already been authorized by the Board of Control to prepare
and furnish him a room in the Station Building for an office.
The Station is very much crowded for room at the Station
Building. The Library is entirely inadequate, and the
Station is now working under great disadvantage in this
respect. Some action should be taken, either to carry out
the order of the board of last June, - - giving the Station
the whole of the Station Building upon the payment of
$9000.00, or if the College is not prepared to give
quarters to Prof' Kastle at present elsewhere0

The College should bwy the Stations interest in the
Building, which has been fixed at $3,000.00. In which
event the Station could put up a building for its
accommodations. Prof. Kastle would have adequate
room then in the Station Building for years to
coma O

We find the arrangement whereby Prof 0 Mathews gives
a portion of his time to the College, and a portion to
the Station unsatisfactory.

The Station pays Prof. Mathews $800.00 and he is
supposed to give two fifths of his time to the Station, but
under the arrangement of the College classes, it is impossible
for him to do this.

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 11, 1901 - page 88

Dr. True, Director of