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     tMinutes of the Board of Trustees for the Regular Quarterly Meeting,
Tuesday, Jiine 13, 1921.






     The Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky met in regular
session in the President's Office at the University of Kentutky, Tuesday,
June 1.3, 1921.  The following members were present: Superintendent George
Colvin, Mr. T. L. Hfornsby, Senator H. MI. Froman, Captain J. R. Rash, Mr.
R. G. Gordon, Mr. Rainey T. Wells, Mr. James W. Turner, Mr. Ni. go. Grady,
Mir. P. P. Johnston, Jr., and Judge Richard C. Stoll.  Frank L. MoVey,
President of the University and Wellington Patrick, Secretary of the Board,
rere also present.

     The minutes of the Doard of Trustees for April, 1921, werc approved as
published.   The minutes of the Executive Committee for Juno 13, 1921, were
read and approved.

     1. Report of Business Agcr. .  The Leport of the Business Agent was
read and ordered incorporated in the minutes.   The report was as follows:

                                         June 13, 1921


     President Frank L. Moley

          University of Kentucky

     Dear Doctor McVey:

          I am submitting hero with financial report for May as my re-
     port to the Board of Trustees.

                                         Very truly

                              (Signed)   D. IT. Peak

                                         Business Agent


                                         June 13, 1921

     President Frank L. McVey

          University of Kentucky

     Dear Doctor McVey:

           Do you think it advisable to suggest to theoBoard of Trustees
      at the meeting today that the order to transfer from Fertilizer
      Fund to General Tjand, $13,000 on account of amount. aid on bonds
      for purchase of A1lligan property, be changed so that the transfer
      may be made out, of any Dxperiment Station fund from which amount
      is available?




 













     it is my opinion that the General Fund should be charged with
all discounts on State Warrants.   I base this opinion on the
faot that at all times the l3rperiment Station fund has had a ba3
atce in the bank and that the Extension fund has had a balance
practically all the time, the average balance being large.  Do
you think it advisable to take this up wnith the Board of Trustees?

                                   Very truly

                         (Signed) D. R. Peak



Business Agent



EX1TIBIT "A"



                     Balanoe Sheet as at May 31, 1921

                                  ASSETS

Gombibed Fund
   Current and Working Assets
      Petty Cash Account
      Accounts Receivable
      Notes Receivable
      Material and Supplies
          Total Curreat and Working Assets
      Insurance Paid in Advance
          Total Combined Fund Assets



1,500.00
11,440 Q 00
3,425.00
33954.82
50, 319.83

84, 243004



Endowments, Bequests, Etc.
     Mathematics Fund
     Land Grant Endoement Fund
     Peabody Endowment Fund
     Crum Bequest
     Bennett Bequest
     Class of 1917 Chemistry Library Fund
     Fleisohman Fund
          Total Endownents, Bequests, Etc.

Real Estate, Bldgso,5 Equip., Etc.
      Property Accounts as at June 30, 1920
      Additions Since
          Total Real Estate, Bldgs., Equip.,
          Total



         50.00
   144,075.00
     40,000.00
        628.22
        474.'76
        100.00
      1 e458 .33



  1/760,334.40
     103,340.44
,t c -



1869786031





1,1863,674.84

2,l34,704. 1




 










                                LI AB13ILITIES

Combined Fund
   Current Liabilities
      Bank Overdraft
      Notes Payable
      Accounts Payable
          Total Gomb-ined Fund Liabilities



Surplus
     Balance as at May 31, 1921
     Additions to Property during
        Current Year



1,960, 796.52

  103,340.44
2 ,O64L,13 6.9



Excess of Budget Expenditures over
Income for the fiscal year to date
  as per Income Statement - Exhibit "B"
  Total



1,980,e870.42
2,134,704.19



EBGIBIT "B"
    .I .



Statement of Income and Expenditures
        Mon'. h of Mray - 1921



General Fund Income
  Federal Appropriation
  Vocational Education Board
  General Education Board
  Special Agricultural Appropriation
  State Tax
  Interest on Liberty Bonds
  Interest on Endo. cnt Bonds
  Studlent Fees
  Student Fees - Suimer School
  Stu dent Fees - Praotice School
  Social Pygiene Board
  Special Eng. Equip. Appropriation
  MIen s Dormitory Appropriation
  Miscellaneous ReceiDts
  Rentals
               Total

Expenditures
   Instruction
   Administration Expense
   Additions and Betterments
               Total



Pr eviously
Repo rted

42,750,00
11,387025
3,850.00
16,310.99
326,937.99
  1,712042
  8,644' .50
30, 056.21
  2,785-25
  2,438G50
  1',100.00
  23,220.50

  1,448.99

482,848X3.1l0


292:449.74
102,860.14
_g2 i l. Zl



Cur rent
  Month





9,954.75
  865.52


  435.45

  126. 00

5,460..68
22,945.14
    29 .15
    3.00
39,819).69



29, 830.57
i2,696429
18,276.28
6o,,8o3.zf



Fiscal
Year
To Date

42,750.00
11,387 .25
3,850.00
26, z65 j4
327,803.51
1,712.42
  8 ,644.50
30,49 1.66
  2,785 .25
  2,564.50
  11, 100.00
  28,681i.8
  22,945.14
  1,478.14
    208. 50




322, 280,31
115,556.56

531, 374 D  



Excess Of Expenditures over Income



EXHIBIT '2 JV



14,151. 10
134,295.00
5 380.67
153,833.77



83,266.54



- -12,276.8i (-2,o,98-2-.-5-8)-




 
















Patterson 11all Income
  Board
  Telephone Tolls
  Miscellaneous Recc-ipts
  Room Rent - Summer School
  Room Rent - Probation Officers
              Total



Previously
Reported

27,806.-01
     9.'05
     17.55
   969.36
   150.00
28,951.97



       EaE:BIT IB "

           Fi seal
Current     YeTar
Month     To Date

4,-774.13   32,580.14
                 9.05
                 17.55
               969o36
               15 0.00
4,774.13   33s6726_10



Expenditures
   Expense
   Additions



and Betterments
Total



Excess of Income over Expenditures



General Pund Income
General Fund Expenditures



25,661.o6
1,428.05
27P089.11

i.0   86


511,800.07
  47660.40



Excess of General Fund Expendi
  tures over Income
Excess of Receipts over Expendi-
   tures for General Ledger Ad-
   counts
Excess of Receipts over Expendi-
   tures for the fisca year to
   date
   General Funcd



Excess of Receipts over Expenditures
   for the fiscal year to date -
   General Funa
Cash in Bank July 1, 1920   General
   Fund
Cash in Bank May 31, 1921 - General
   Fund

Trust Fund Income
   Bennett Prize
   Crum Prize
   Student Loan Fund
   Y. Me C. A. Scholarship
   Special Scholarships
               Total Income
   Student Notes Paid
               Total Receipts



14,139.67  (21,026.25) (



6,886.58)



124,433.77  (   903.o6) 123,530.71




138,573.44  (21,929.31) 116,644.13
          F.~~~~~                 .  



1l6,644.13

(162,348.15)

( 45,704.02)



  20o00
  30e03
  423.46
5 ,416.62
1,000.00o
6,890.11
  525,00
7,415.11



1,181.00
  1150c00
1,331.00
s25.00
1,356.00



   20.00
   30-03
 423.46
6,597.62
1,150.00.
8,221.o11
.550.00
.7771-11



4,816.80

(   42.67)


4,593.82
6c5,6zo.o7



303,477.86
1,;428.05
31,905-91

1,820,19


556,393.89
t;63,a280 .47




 














Expenditures
   Expense
   Student Notes
              Total



Excess of Expenditure-s over
  Receipts



Previou sly
Reported

11,468 55
2,7890.00
14-,258.51



      EXH IBIT " B"

          Fi scal
'urrent    Year
Month     To Date

1,541.40   13,009.95
   4:5o00   -2,835.00
1,580.40   15,844-95



( 6,843.4a)  ( 230 40) C 7,073.e84 )



Excess of Expenditures over Receipts for
   the fiscal year to date - Trust Fund
Cash in Bank July 1, 1920 - Trust Fund
Cash in Bank May 31, 1921 - Trust Fund



Experiment Station Income
  Hatch - Federal A-propriation        15,000.00
  Milk and Butter - Cash Receipts      12,582.01
  Beef Cattle Sales                     3;869.43
  Dairy Cattle Sales                      985.90
  Sheep Sales                             257.87
  Swine Sales                           1,108.34
  Poultry - Cash Reccipts               3,278.37
  Farm Produce Sales                    3,540.08
  Horticulture Sales                    1,130.55
  Seed Test                                22.00
  Rentals                               3e,741.D00
  Mi scellaneous                          406,60
  Fertilizer - Fees                    28,255.00
  Publio Service   State Appropriation 15,000.00
  Feeding Stuffs   Fees                32,952.65
  Adams - Federal Appropriation        '5 0000n00
  Serum Sales                          10O,-299.50
  Serum - Virus Sales                     294 29
  Serum - Live Stock                    1-452.95
  Serum - Supply Sales                    121.45
  Serum - Miscellaneous                   124,38
  State Appropriation                  30,537.35
  Creamery - License Feew,              3,279.00
  Creamery - Testers' Li,enses          1,187.00
  Creamery - Glassware Tested             365080
               Total                   184,79,152



1,.377.56
2,356.20
  50.00
  336.27
  216.16
  277.90
  50.69
  16.00

  120.67
  50.00
6,132,50
1 ,500.00
2s,549.50

l,057.50
   29.00

   38.60
   100007
4,091.64
   13.50
   75.50
   37,80
20,387.06



( 7,073.84)
8 ,473.29
1,399.25;



15, 000.00
13;959.57
67225.63
1,035e90
   594.14
 1,324.50
 3,556 27
 3,590.77
 1, 146655
    22.00
 3, 861,67
   456.60
34,387.50
16,500.00
35,502.15
15 000,C00
11,357.00
   323.29
 1,452.95
   160-05
   134.45
34,628.99
3,292.50
  1,262.50
    403.60
205,178.58



Expenditures
   Expense
   Additions and Betterments
               Total



215, 473'49
  8z,157r.20
223,630.v69



Excess of Expenditures over Income (    38,839u17)



18,397.65
  21 .50
18,615.15

1,771.91



233,871.14
  8,374.70
242,245.84

( 37,067.26)




 







J o



Previou 3ly
Rerorted



      EEIBIT "B"

          F i scal
Current    Year
Mon-th   To Date



Excess of Expenditures over Income for
the fiscal year to date - Experiment Station
Cash in Bank July I, 1920 - Experiment Station
Cash in Bank May 31, 1921 - Experiment Station



(37,o67.26)
73 283' X4



Extension Division Income
   Federal Smith-Lever
   Federal Supplementary
   State Smith-Lever
   County and Other
              Total
Expenditures
   Expense



88 725 538
52,704
553,527.65
6,881aO1
201. 854 .48



17;568a51
    0.00
17; 618ce51



88 ,725 o38
52;720.44
71, O96^l6

219 f472 o99



227,33910    26;657.75  253;996.85



Exoess of -Expenditures over Income  aS,484462)

Excess of Ezpend.tures over Income for
  fiscal year to date  Extenvion Division
Cash in Bank July 1, 1920 - Extension Division
Cash in Bank May 319- 1920 - Extension Division



Summary
   General iund Income
   Trust 2Vnd Income
   Experiment Station Income
   Extension Division Income
              Total

   General Fund Expenditures
   Trust 7und Expenditures
   Experiment Stat ion Expenditures
   Extefhion Division Expenditutes
               Total



511;800.07
  6-890.11
184,S791 o52
201 854.48


497,i660.40
11 D468-55
223 ,63 0
223, .10
960 Fcr 9ij



Excess of Expenditures over Income  (54*752056)
Excess of Receipts over Expenditures
  for General Ledger Accounts      124;V433477
Student Notes Paid                     525 00
Student Notes ExecuteL             -L00
Excess of receipts over Expenditures  -.



(9;039.24)   (3r4523.86)


            (34,5"23ff86)
            2. j_9C:7 35-
            .-68-6i6,516or .



44,593.82
I ,331;O0
20 ,387 .o6

  ,    39



556,393 089
8 1,Z21.11
205.4 L79.-58
219 472to-
989,6L~



65- -62oo7  563;-280.'47
1,541.40   13,O 09'95
8s6l6515  242,S245c84
266,.           90".685;
L12,434c37 1 ,g;072 ,-533.a

(28;5o3.98)  (83,266.54)



(903 06)
25'00
(45.00)



123,530.71
    553Q00
(geL 3 0 0t



Combined Fund



I7 426a21  (2 21toL      37A;97/9j17



Excess of Receipts over Expenditures for
  the fiscal year to date  Combined Fund
Cash in Basak anZ -a hanuJ JulY 1, 1920 - Combined Fund
Cash in Bank and )ij hanad Mfay 31,- 1921 - Combined Nulnd



37,979.:17
(50 )4O2?
71 U(_1-- OJ  




 













                                   7,;

              Abstract of item shown on Stat eit of Incoare and
          Expenditures as "Excess of Receipts o)vr Expenditures
          for General Ledger Accounts $123,530o717



                                             'Debit            Credit

-Acoounts Receivalbe                                        37,288.Z]2

Supplies  Mechanical and Electrical           1-55

Store Room                                1499.31

Insuranoe Paid in Ad-anoe                   L63.2o

Cafeteria                                                    19'76.53

Miscellaneous                            11D13Z 37

Government Students                                              85c59

Notes Payable                                                9%,-! 795-00

Returned Cheoks                             115.25

Student Deposits                                                9L9000

Red Cross                                                         8.40

Studeawt Aotivities                                           3'27,7t-55

Memorial Building

                                          14,iQ 39          138  3 50.30




                                                            12,3,535071




 









8.



Statement of Reoeipts and Disbursements
           MSy 31, 1921X



Previously
Reported



Current
Month



Cash in Bank and on hand eril. 30,
  Treasurer   General Fued
  Treasurer  Trust 2and
  Treasurer  Experi'nent Station
  Treasurer  Ex-tension Division
  P Otty Ca sh
              Total Cash

Reoeipts
   General Fuzd Inoome
   Trust i?::nd Income
   Experiment Station Income
   Extension Division I:eonae
   General Ledger
   Notes Payable
   Returned Cheoks - Collected
              Total Receipts
              To+O.



1921



(23 a7747l1)
i ;629o65
34 ;998'27
  2, 422 ,73
  l, 60M0



5l, 800 07
   65-89o iu
 184,4791 52
 z0l -85448
   909 59;rO
   90595'08
 343 ,-350 '00

12340;,894.0



44;593,82
l'331o00
2o-38s7o6
3. a .&8 e-5P
2 225-l0


869"187D34
1 02,-9 6328



556,'393.89
   8F; 2, 21' Jl
 205 o 78e5B
 219 72099
 93, a820 l8
 343 250'00

1,,421,081,94-



Expenditures
  General fund
  Trust Fand
  Experiment Station
  Extension Division
  General Ledger
  Notes Payable
  Student Notes - Trust ]Eund
  Returned Cheoks - Charged:
              Total Expenditures



497;66o040
  l2l,,468 55
  223;63o.69
  227D 339 01-0
  58,4340o6
  250,,392 '50
    2, 9.~0Q
    1. 773-02
1,2.j4 .



Cash in Bank and on hand May 31; 1921
  treasurer   Genera" rund
  Treasurer   Trust :n-.ad
  Treasurer  Experimnent Station
  Treasurer  Extension Division
  Petty cash
              Total Cash
              Total
   Excess of Reoeipts over Expenditures for
   the fiscal year to date
   Cas9h in Bank and on hand July 1, 1920
   Cash in Bank and on hand May 31, 1921



65, 62o0o7  563, 280 47
I ,541 040  33 ;Q009 95
l8,6l5.l5  242,245.84
2a6 657e75  253 6996.85
3-047.66    614-81872
            250,392 050
    45 00     2, 83500
    87235     1'860 44
1a06i4-38 1,.389,:102 e77



(45;7 04.0,3)
11399 25
36;770 18
(6,,6i6;51)

102,9 34  ,,,
c 4
03un.96-3.2a8



37,-979 _lI
(50o;630o27)
12,t6il--C)1I



EXEIBIT "C'R



viso~al
Year
lo Dat-.




 







Trial Balance - General Ledger, May 31, 1921
                              Debit



I. Real Estate, Bldgs-, EquiPpe Eto,
7. Additions and Betterments
21. Petty Cash Account
.76. Treasurer of the University
32. Outstanding .7arrants
3'70 Accoounts Receivable
g4. Supplies,' Meohanicai and Electrical
50. Departmental Material and Surplies
56. Store Room
60, Insurance paid in Advance
64.- Mathematics Pund
65. Lanad Grant Endowment Fund
66' Peabody eadovment Pund
67. Crum Bequest
68a Bennett Bequest
70. Class of 1917 Chemistry Library fund
71. Fleischman Fund
72. Government Students
74, Student Notes
77. Cafeteria Expense
79. Cafeteria Equipment
81. Miscellaneous
85. Notes Payable
89. Returned Checks
104. Studer.t Deposits
111. Me-morial. Bvii'ding
114. Treasurer of the University
12. . Outstanding Warrants
2?8. Athletic Association
132 ' Ken tucky Kernel
136. YO M. & Y. W. CG A.
-A40. Lectures
-0. Real Estate, Bldgs., Equip.,. Eto.
zo6& 2dditioais and Be~i.ermeats
;v24 Treasurer of the University
:3 2 Outstandiaig Wazrants
o38. Dairy Aovounts Beoei.vable
24i. Departmental Material and Supplies
Z,52. Dairy Sales
6.. Poultry Sales
200. Insurance Paid in Advance
310. Treasurer of the University
320' Outstanding iwarrants
376. Capital and Surplus
396, Income - Trust Fund
403, Inoome - General Fund.
411. Income - Experiment Station
416. Inc:ome - Extension Division
422. Instruction
427. Administration Expense
431. Patterson Hall Expense
438. Trust Fuia Expenditures
441. Experiment Station Expense
446. Zxtension Division Expense



1,253,181,88
   94,965.74
   1,500.00



      377,83
    1,440o33
    16-085'72
    3 -84'7^ .94
    31 3,805.58
       50 00
  144,075.00
  40,000.00
      628.22
      474.76
      100.00
    1,458 .33


    3,425.00


    2,174.47



      211.10


    5g 835074
    2,262.84








  507,752  1
    8,7374 870
    486,459. 79


    !3 -615 ' 23
    :L2.,580.84


      38-29
    2 1i/i .63
    12,546.98









    3229280'31
    115, 556.56
    30,477.86
    13 009.95
    233 , 871 .14


 3Ao8,572 .80



  5;631.58
  40,072.44


















      85e59


   1,385.90


      23.39
 134, 295.00


   2,158.00



     863 .59
   2,o701.49
      18e35
      400e85






  11,689.61



      0.43





   19,-163 49
1,960,796.52
    8,221.11
  556,393.89
  205,178.58
  219,472.99









34s68 e 575.80-



C ,  _i


    Cred!+,




 







'O.



    2. Report of the President.  President MeVey then presented to
the Board his quarterly report which was as follows:

                                       J3ne 13, 1921









    Members of the Board of Trustees,
              University of Xentucky,
                   Lexington, aeatucky.

    Gentlemen:

              I have the honor of presenting to you my ahnual report
    in which I shall endeavor to set forth the problems and needs of
    the University.  I am beginning this statement by indicating the
    attendance upon the University.   During the year just closing
    1,259 students were enrolled as candidates for degrees; 1,067
    more were in attendance on summer session, extension courses and
    short courses given during the year making a total of 2,326.
    The staff of the University now numbers 359; 1.5;0 of these are en-
    gaged in instruction, 98 are associated with the ExperimeLt Sta-
    tion and ^.gricultural Extension and the remairin-- consist of home
    demonstration agents, county agents and the clec' al staff.   In
    the student body of the year 108 counties of the -tate were repre-
    sented, 24 different states and 4 foreign oountries.

              The year just closing may be regarded as a sucoessf.ul
    one though it has not been free from difficulties, problems and
    Matters of discipline.   The over crowded conditions of buildings,
    pressure upon the teaching staff and the lack of housing facili-
    ties have complicated the situation.   Neve -,heless, the year may
    be regarded as a satisfactory one from many points of view.   The
    business agent reports that the University will complete the year
    within its budgets   in riew of the finapcial situation, the high
    cost of materials and the uncertainty of cash payments by the States'
    this conclusion of the ye-ar's -work may be regarded as an achieve-
    ment.   The liabilities cf the University oontinue about as before
    with a possibleA, reducyioni of $2zo000.00.  However, it is to be ob-
    served that during Jthe year Smith Hall was purchased and a oonsid-
    erable portion of moiey p.aid upon it.  In addition to this the
    cost of repairi;tg and furnishing the building meant an additional
    outlay o. $10-,000.00 which was not contemplated in the budget of
    the year.

              The teaching staff of the University as stated above
    numbers 150.   A number of resignations have been presented to take
    effect at the close of the year.   These resignations come from




 






11.



some of the best men and women.  Professor J. 3. Tigert goes to
Washington to become the United States Corirunissioner of Education;
Dr. C. A. Shull has acoepted an appointmenit in the University of
Chicago; Professor G. Li. Baker becomes superinte.oaent of schools
in Fayette County; Dean Josephine Simrall goes T.o Cincinnati as
Dean of Women; Professor M. G. James gives up teaching to take up
farming in Colorado.  The loss of these able members of the staff
is unfortunate.  The question of, salary, however, did not enter
into.the problem of retaining them.   Nevertheless,, it does enter
into the question of securing professors as well trained aad as
capable as those that are leaving us.   In order to secure an in-
struotor who has the masterls degree the Uni versity is called upon
to Pay a salary of about $1,800 and of $2,,530 or more in cases of
Mon who have the doctor's degree.   It should be the policy of the
University to fill its positions with highly trained teachers of
considerable experience and we will preactikcally reach the salary
limit in attempting to do this.   The University is now paying
professors from $3o000 to $3,7500 as against other statAi universi-
ties that are paying from $3,500 to $5,w000.  The result is that
the University of Xentucky vwill be compelled to. acoep' either men
of inadequate training or ycung graduate students who have not haa
any considerable experience. The last alternative is, of course,.
the one that must be accepted.

          The College of Arts and Sciences has grown very rapidly.
It enrolled 654 students during the year.   It carries practically
50% of all of the courses in the professional schools.   The de-
partments are pairtid-ularly orowded with students and find the lack
of recitation rooms and laboratory facilities very difficulb to
meet.   This is particularly true of departments like Romance
Languages, Economics and Sociology, Mathematics, Bacteriology, Art
and Music.

          During the year the Engineering College has enlarged its
equipment under the provision of the act passed 'y the last Legis-
lature.   It now has an excellent shop for wood and metal work0
The college, howeverp- is crowded and needs.additional shops.

          The College of Agrioulture is filled to the doors during
the short course period and has practically little or no facilities
for instruction in agricultural engineering and dairy products.

          The Law School is comfortably housed but it sboud have
material additions to its library.

          All of these needs are more or less apparent to the ob-
server but they make the problem of administration and teaching
muoh more difficult and raise important questions as to the ismedi-
ate future.



          The budget for the coming year is practically the same as
for last year with a small surplus of about $3,000 which is wholly




 







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inadequate to take care of the variations in expenditures that oocur
during the University year.  The chances are that in the year 1922-
23 the receipts from the Mill Tax will be smaller than they are this
coming year.  The only outcome is through additional appropriations
on the part of the Legislature.  The income of the University must
be materially increa-ed if it is to meet the needs of the incoming
number of students.

        In:s recent report from the registrar's offioe a statement
is made that about 4;000 students are graduating from the high schools
of the State this year as against 2,600 last year.  As about one-
fifth of the high sohool students are coming to the University as
frewhmen it is more than likely that the freshman class will number
about 700 as against 500 this past year.   Such an increase means
additions to the staff in English, Mathematics,: Chemistry and
Languages.  Some attempt has been made to meet this situation by
adding two instructors to the English department, two to Mathematics
and one in Romaace Languages but it is more than likely that the-se
additions will not be sufficient to take care of the increased n=n.
ber of students.

          The administrative offices of the University are becoming
more and more crowded with wrork.  It is particularly true of the
registrar's office and the business agent.   The particular need in
the registrar's office is that of help and more room, both of which
it seems difficult to supply for the coming year.   Meantime, the
extension work has grown in the department of the University Exten-
sion under the direction of Mr. Patrick.   This work needs addition-
al room'. additional clerical staff and more funds.  The budget for
the University Extension remains about the same this year as it did
1a t.

          In his report for the year, Dean Cooper has presented the
situation in the Experiment Station.   The income of the Station has
fallen off due to the decline in receipts from the Ferrtilizer and
need Control work.  The aggregate loss in this particular will not
be far short of $40,000.   The Station has been usually looked upon
as possessing adequate funds for the amount of work which it is
called upon to do.   Police and regulatory duties 1iave in measure
utilized funds that must be expended in that way.   The State itself
ought to have an increasing amount of research work done in the
field of agriculture to-meet the needs of the farming population.
How this is to be done in the face of decline in income is a problem
that I have not yet been able~ to. solve.  The Station also finds
itself muoh hampered by laok of acreage for the conduct of farm er-
periments.   It would be wise if the Board could look forward to a
material increase in the size of the farm: in the near future.  The
Station has been doing notable work within its limitations and has
no apologies to offer for the results that have been attained in
these lines of work.   It stands high in the opinion of other sta-
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The Agricultural Extension work has gr- owl ,aterially though the
difficulty in securing trained men and -;omer. has hampered the
progress they would otherwise have made.  The organization of
this vork,. however;, is in better conditV-on than it has ever been
and I think we can look forward confidently to a very great widen-
ing of the scope of the work.

          With the coming of larger groups of students the housing
problem assumes new proportion.  Last year there were 440 girls in
attendance upon the University.  Of this number 154 lived in college
dormitories' 57 in fraternity houses, 135 at home or with relatives
and the remainder were boarding in town   The experiment of dwel2;
iag in sorority houses has not proven satisfaotory.dle to the fact
that the girls were unable to secure houses in the neighborhood of
the University making cooperation difficult in the matter of super-
vision and further due to the fact that the house mothers in these
sorority houses had no university st-atus.  The housing outlook for
next year presents many difficulties.   The lea*-. on Maxwe1 Ra-II
expires in September atnd the owner is asking $1 -o re-rntn' for next
year.   It. will require abeat $500 repairs to put the housl in fair
condition.  Two of the rooms in this buildirng have been condemned
as unfit for sleeping apartments and Dean Simrall advises against
the releasing of the property. ~it will therefore be necessary to
secure by lease or otherwise some additional facilities for the
housing of women.   Under the provision of the law,.; Pat .ersOn 1all
has been placed under a board of control.    his board has rendered
excellent service though the fact that its members consisted of
women who are not connected with the University created some diffi-
culty in handling University problems.   Reorganization of this
board as suggested by the Committee recently will greatly assist
in handling these questions.   The dor:mltory for men is under con-
struct ion and waill probably be reqdy for occupancy about the first
of January.   On the whole the health conditions of the University
have been very sa-eisfactorye .A new department of Hygiene has been
of great assis-rance in Vhe handling of the health problem.  There
have been no en vomics ar~d very few cases of serious illness.
This departrment was estnb-l'ished under an agreement with the Inter-
departmeutalt SOCj~1 Fy-;iene Board.  There were employed as a con-
sequence of the agreement -Three physicians,; with Dr. P. K. Folmes
as hea'd of the dejyar`.te~it.  The department is handicapped by lack
of room and by some faillre to appreciate the need of cooperaticn
on the patrt of oiher departmments with it.  This dilficultyT how
ever, will be remedied during the year.   'Iithouat doubt the depart-
meats of Physical Eduoation need more room and they could cooperate
to a greater dngree that; they do at the present time with the de-
partment of Hygiene.   One of the great needs in this connection is
the need of an infirmary for students who may be L1 -with contagious
diseases.   The hospitals of the city make no pr-  sift forz this
situation.

          During the week of May 16 the University Commission pro-
vided by resolution of the Board of Trustees made its visit to the
Universities of Ohio, Purdue University, the Universities of Wiscon-
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Mede public and are included in this report.  The Commission recom-
mended the need of $8,000,000 for the reconstruction of the Univer-
sity and suggested a substantial increase in the income of the in-
stitution.  The reception of hils report vas most grrvtifing 
From all over the State have come encouraging Corren.flts and other
organizations like Rotary Clubs and the Press Association have
been most satisfactory.  Some 'uestion has arisen, howeverT as to
the method of securing this sum.  Eere and there appear misunder-
standings about the matter, it being suggested that this sum was
to be raised in one year.  Such, however, has not been the purpose
of the Commission.  The two methods suggested are first, a bond
issue and second, annual appropriations for construction over a
period of years.  tI am not in a position to know which of these
two methods is the advisable one to follow.  Certainly the State
with its present income could not make material additions to the
appropriation of the University for building purposes espeoially
in View of the needs of the penal and charitable institutions.
Consequently this Board should give the matter most careful con-
sideration.  The question is bound to arise in the very near
future and some very definite conclusions should be reached re-
garding it.

          The Alumni of the University are being organized more
and more thoroughly under the direction oZ the secretariy of the
Association,- Ir. Nerbert Graham.  There are Low more than a
thousand members of the Association,.and clubs are being organized
in different parts of the country and the State.  This should
bring material increase in the interest in the University.

          The University has reached a very definite turning point
in its history.  It-can not go on farther without increase in
equipment and income.  It will be necessary to determine within
the next year just what policy is to be followed on the part of
the State.   The State can do one of two things.  It can meet
the situation and odequately take care of the increasing number of
students that are bound to come to the University by making pro-
v:'sions for the enlargement of the plallt and increase in equip-
ment.   The second thing that itecan do is to frankly say that the
State CoD. not meet the situation9i thab it cal take care of the
University as ft nww ttands azd it wl.3. be nocessary to limit its
attendance to about 1500 stiluens.-  'This a-bitudap will raise a
number of difficult q   iuescions regarding th;e admiss