| Summary: | Minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings held in 1917 AUQurn, Alabama, February 22, 1917. The Board of Trustees of t he ~labama Polytechnic Institute met in session at the Institution in Auburn, Feb~ 22qd, 1917, at 10:30 o'clock, pursuant to the Resolution of the Board adopteq June 15, 1916, namely; that February 22nd should be the dat e of the mid-year me~ting of the Board o . . The follmri.ng members werE? present : . . Govern~r Chas. Henderson, Messr·s. -L. D. Samford, W. K. Terry, Vi. H. Oates, C. S. McD01rVell, C. W. Sherrod, and Harry Herzfeld, a quorum. (1) After a full discussion, on motion, it was resolved that the matter of entering into a contract with the Alabama" Power Company to supply the college with elect ric current for the purposes of po"!.~r and ·.light be referred to the Executive Comrnittee o (2) The question of accepting for the student body of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute an invitation to atte~d tge proposed preparednes~ parade in the city of. Birmingham, after full discussi9n was, on motion, referred to the Faculty. The cordial tr:an}~s ~f t~e I~ sY,i.tut~9~_~ re expressed for the invitation'. . There being no further business the Board adjourned to attend the Senior Class Day Exercises in Langdon Hall. (This memorandum transmitted by direction of the B0ard through President Thach to R. W. Burton, SecretaTYI -Bpc+rd of Trustees.) . Auburn, Alabama, June 11, 1917. The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute met in regular ses~ion at the Institute in Auburn, June 11, 1917) at 10:30 o'clock a.m., His Excellency Governor Charles Henderson, President ex-off., in the chair. • t In the absence of the secretary, Mr. Wo K. Terry was appointed 'secretary pro tern. The roll \iaS called and the foll owing members ansvlered to their names: - . { . Gov. Henderson and Messrs. A. W. Bell, Harry Herzfeld, C. H. Sherrod, C. S. McDowell, W. K. Terry, L. D. Samford, and P. S. Haley. Eight present, a . t quorum. Announcement was made of the death of Dr. Jas. • Anderson, Chemist of the Experment Station, and President Thach of the Institute was requested to draft suitable resolutions on his deat"h. t tt ' . A resolution of sympathy with Mr. R. W. Burton, secretar,y to the Board, who was absent on account of illness, was offered and passed on motion. President Thach was instructed to convey this resolution by telegram to Mr. Burton. The rrdpute.s of previous ses's~ons held June 5, 1916, and Feb. 22, 1917, were read and appr oved. - . . ._- It was moved and carried that the Faculty of the Institute be authorized to confer degrees as they recommended to the Board. -, At 11 o'clock a.m. the Board took recess to attend tbe graduating exercises of the cla~s of 1917. The Board reoonvened 'at one 0" clock p.m. ~ President Chas. C. Thach, of the Institute, presented his annual report, together with the budget for the ensuing 'year, the report of the wOFk done on the Experiment Station, Local Experimentation, Extension Service, Smith-Lever Department, Waterworks Department, the report of the Treasurer and of the heads of all other departments. Upon motion, this report was referred to the Standing Committee on President's Report, namely, Hessrs. Feagin, Samford, Ter'ry, and McDowell. . . ! K0 r'- l - It was moved by Mr. Samford that President Thach be instructed to express /to · j the authorities of the University of Alabama appreciation of the honor and courte¢ in conferring the degree of LLD on Mr. W. F. F.eagin, member of the Board. ~10tioI}i prevailed. Mr. Herzfeld offered the following preamble and resolution, which were adopted by motiQn: / ( vmereas, Hon. W. F. Feagin has for many years rendered faithful service to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute as an Ex-officio member of the Board of TrusteES, as well as to all the other educational institutions and interests of Alabama. And whereas, he will shortly sever his connection with the Alabama Polytechnic Institute as a. member pf the Board of Trustees, Be it Resolved, That this Board hereby tender its sincere thanks and that of the college to Hon. W. F. Feagin for his untiring' efforts in behalf of this institution and does express its deep regret of the necessity of losing his valuable assistance in directing its affairs. By it further Resolved, That these resolutions be entered on the minutes of the proceedings of the Board and. the secretary send a copy to the Press for publication and a suitable copy to Hon. W. F. Feagin. Upon motion, Board adjourned to 3 o'clock p.m. Afternoon Session Pursuant to adjournment, the Board resumed its sitting at 3 o'clock p.m. Eight members were present. The following communication from the Bank of Auburn was read and, on motion, was referred for further consideration to the Executive Corrmittee: - Jo the Honorable Board of Trustees, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama. Gentlemen: ( The Bank of Auburn respectfully applies to your honorable body to be designated as a depository for at least a portion of the funds of the AlabawA Pol ytechnic Institute, and assures you that it is prepared to handle this bu~in'ess in a thoroughly safe and satisfactory manner. --- --- --- --- -- A large proportion of the stock -of the Bank of Auburn is Dwned byl alumni of the institution, who invested in this enterprise more than t en years ago, in order that the town of Auburn, the students and members of the Faculty should be able to enjoy the advantages of adequate banking facilit~es, which were so much needed at that time. During this period of time, this bank has conducted its business along safe, prudent and conservative lines, and' enJoys the confid~c~ not only of the local community, but of the Banking Fraternity of the state. t Since its establishment this bank has made its. facilities available f.or the needs of the locality and for the whole 'college community and has rendered valuable aid in financing such impor.tant enLerprise ~ as the Alumni Gymnasium Building, the Auburn Alumni Association, etc. We submit that the handling of the funds of the College woul d be greatly ficilitated oy having at least a portion of ' the funds in a local ' depository so that it would be unnecessary to transmit funds by eXpreS6 at the risk of undue delay-, whenever such funds are needed for the college business. In case the Bank ofa. Auburn is entrusted with any portion of the college funds, it stands ready to assure protection to the institution by providiftg i ndemnity bonds to any desir~d amount. 'TIhanking you for your care'ful consideration of this matter we are, -- ~ --==-~== Very respectfully, sis. L. Toomer, President W. D. Martin, Cashier REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPCR T We, the Committee on the President's Annual Report, beg leave to report as follows: ~ "L~", ~ <:!:o~'I: ~ "'~ '~--.:;:;.~ ~ "'~ . ~-,;: ""' . ">.~""- ~ -,.,~< •• ;~=."" _~" :''''''~-:<::>' ~ also recommend that the Prof essor s- be conf1rmed as f ollows: George C. Starcher, Professor of Horticulture Frederic C. Bi egin, Professor of Architecture (2) We recommend the adoption of the President's Budget for the ensuing year. , I (3) We recommend the adoption of the Hatch and Adams Budget as furnished by the President. (4) We recommend' the adoption of the President's Report on the Local Experiment Work. (5) We recommend the adoption of the President's Report on Extension Work. (6) We reco~nend the adoption of the President's Report on the Treasurer's Statement. t (7) l!Je recommend that the leave of absence of Professor B. A. Wooten be extended for apother year without salary that he may complete his fellowship degree at Columbia University. (8) ~ pproval of catalogue is rec ornmended. s/W. F. Feagin, ChairID~n The Committee reported approval of course of study as outlinea in catalogue. Report adopted. It was moved and carried that the Report of the Finance Committee, which follows, be adopted. REPORT OF FINANCE COMHITTEE Your Committee on Finance beg leave to submit the following report: "\I'le find that the amounts received from the various funds coming in-were not sufficiert to leave the College without debt in the sum of $15,436.50. We regret that·, while the appropriation has been made by the Legislature, the finances of the state are such that this cannot be obtained to clear the college of debt. -\o[e find the Treasurer's report made in neat and business like way and the additions of the amounts received and the amounts disbursed are correct. . l Hespectfully submitted, s/A. W. Bell The Committee on Lands and Buildings made the follmving report, which was adopted: REPORT OF THE CO ~1:rnT1'EE ON LANDS AND BUILDINGS We concur in the President's recommendation and recommend that, as early as funds are available, buildings be cons·trucbed in follmving .order': a modern dairy barn to cost $5,000 to $6, QOO, The present dairy barn be converted into a beef cattle barn. A I'.!Iachinery Building, to cost $5, 000 • . A Veterinary Building, to cost $40,000 . A Chemical Building , to cost not exceeding $75,000. vie would recommend the steps to the ' ~lain Building be repaired and made safe. He further earnEistly aske the Governor of the State to release a sufficient amount of tre appropriation heretofore made to this College by the Legis1ture of Alabama, to carry out the above recorrmendations. s/Harry Herzfeld C. M. Sherrod The Co~nittee on Animal Husbandry submitted the following report, which was adopted by motion: REPORT OF THE C01J1MITTEE ON MUHAL HUSBANBRY VIe would compliment this department on the improvement in the herd and t ypes of beef animals now owned and recommend the disposal of a majority of the herd of Jers,eys among --- ~ --- - \<1 the dairy animals and the proceeds invested in a few selected specimens of the Holstein, Guernsey, and Ayrshire breeds for demonostration and experimental purposes. We would st rongly recoIT@end that an assistant be named to the Professor of Animal Husbandry, who is a specialist in dairying., with a view of eventually developing a separate department of this important study and industry. sic. M. Sherrod H. Herzfeld The following resolution was offered and adopted: Resolved, That the thanks and appreciation of this Board of Trustees be conveyed to the Faculty and Board: of Trustees of the Southern University for the compliment and richly deserved honor done t o Professor Bennett Battle Ross in conferring upon him the honorary degree of LLD. Resolved, further that the Secretary to this Board be directed to convey a copy of these resolutions to the President of the Southern University and be recorded in the minutes of this Board. ~ On 'motion, ' the following resolution was adopted: Be it resolved that the President of this College be and ne hereby is instructed to draw a sufficient amount of money out of the Board of Trustees Fund of the College to apy al l expenses of entertaining the Board of Trustees each year at the meetings of subh Board. Be it further resolved, that a sufficient amount out of such fund is hereby appro- --- priated to meet the expenses incident to entertaining said Board of Trustees at its __ . regular meetings each year, as provided for above. The following resolutions were presented and, on motion , were adopted: 1 Be it resolved by the Board of Trust,ees ori behalf of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute that t hey hereby. express their appreciation ~ of the generosity of Mr. C. C. {Clay in presenting to the Col lege's agricultural department the valuable st allion, Caesar, and the Secretary inform Mr. Clay of t his resolution. Be it resolved by the Board of Trustees on behalf of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute that they hereby express their appreciation of the interest in our Institution and genrosity evidenced by the County Demonstration Agents arld citizens, who have contributed t he funds for purchase of registered cattle for the college's agr i cultural department and ,the Secretary advise the Press of these resolutions for publication. / The following communication was read: The members of the farrQly of Reuben Herzfeld, deceased, hereby offer to the Board of Trustees for benefit of the Alabama .Polytechnic Institute, to be used in erecting an i nfirmary , the Stun of five thousand dollars, on the following conditions: , (1) Said i nfirmary be known as the Reuben Herzfeld Memorial I nfirmary. (2) That no charge be made any student or person treated in said infirmaty, who is unable to pay for such treatment. It was moved and carried that the Board of Trustees accept with thanks ' the offer made by the family of Mr. Reuben Herzfeld and President Thach was requested to express the appreciation of~he . B oara for the donation. , A proposition from the Alabama Power Company, which is incorporated in these minutes elsewhere , was referred to the Executive Committee, with power to act. I . ~ /' A motion was passed thanking Governor. Henderson for appointing l'fr. P. S. Haley a ~; -member of the Board of Trustees of the Alabalna Polytechnic Institute. - Pr esident ThacH was authorized by motion to employ a suitable person for r ecording the minutes of the Board of Trust ees. ! {The Chairman appointed 1-1:r . Haley a member of the Finance Cormnittee and a member of : ti Committee on Animal Husbandry. Accordingly, his name was added to t hese COl1unittees. , There being no further business, the Board of Trustees of the 'Alabama Polytechnie Institute adjourned sine die. - . Dear Sirs: Lucile Burton, Acting Secretary by Appointment , . , ANN-UAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT CHAS. C. THACH OF THE ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, Auburn, Alabama June 1, 1917 I have the honor .to hand you herewith the annual, report of the work of the .Alabama Polytechnic Institute for the year 1916-1917. ~ ATTENDANCE It i s pleasing to record the continual growth in attendance at the Institution; the total at t endance for the year, including all departrnents, being 2,127, which is the high .water record of attendance in the history of the Institution. J 1 0 The factors of this enrollment are: College Fall, TrJinter, and Spring Terms, 930; College Summer Term, 364; Boys' .::>ummer School at Auburn, 123; Farmers' SWJrrner School at Auburn, 710 . These figures do not include any work not done at t he College . In addition, the Farm Demonstration, Boys' Corn Clubs, Girls' 9anning Clubs, Farmers' Inst itut e~, etc. ~umber approximately 11,000 organized workers. Among the larger county enrollments are: Jefferson, 103; Lee, Montgomery, 25; Walker, 21; Hobile, 17; Geneva, 17; J.I.1arshall, 15; Talladega,15; Marion, 15; tvilcox, 13; Dallas, 13; Houston, 13; Limestone, 10; Eto1tlah, 10; Escarnbia, 10; Barbour, 10; Coosa, 9; Pike, 9; St . Clair, 9. Every county, save one, is represented. Thr ee foreign countries ar,e represented, Brazil, China, and IV1exico. Some o~ the larger state delegat ions ather' than Alabama are: Georgia, 73; SoutH Carolna, 27; Mississippi, 20; Florida, 20; Tennessee, 17; Louisiana, 9; North C~olina, 8. Among the leading denominations, the enrollments, are: Methodists , 397 Baptists, 286; Presbyterians, 99; Epis~opalians, ' 51; Oatholics, 32; Christians, 27; Jewish, 12; etc. Four hundred and thirty one students are over twenty-one years ot age. The average age of the Fr eshman Class is over nineteen years, a marked degr ee of maturity. Twentyfive students are married. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MI NES, . . ESTABLISHED 1872. Number of Professors and Instructors, 24; Electrical Engineering, 157; 1·1echani cal Engineering, 241; Civel Engineering, 45; Surveying, 290; Architecture, 13; Mechanical Drawll1g , 241 Descriptive Geometry, 106; Mechanic Arts, . 525. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE . Number of Professors and Instructors, 25; Agronomy, 439; Animal Husbandr.y, 497; Horti-culture, . 183; Forestry, 40; Chemistry, 491; Chemical Laboratory, 213; Entomology, 45; Botany, 178; Pharmacy, 60 . ACADEl IC DEPARTMENT Number of Professors and Instructors, 18; English, 676 Poli tical Economy, 68; History, 573 ~ at hematics, 543; Physics, 460; French, 28; German , 34 Spanish, 72; Education, 162; Inter nati onal La\<[, 214 . HORK Throughout the year the general spirit of work and the observance of the laws of the College have been excellent • . vmile during the excetement and agitation of war throughout the latter part of the session, the st~adiness of the student body has been remarkable. In the cr~s~s, many of the students responded to the call of the colors, forty-two from the Senior Class alone, while many others entered the "Army of Producers," an equal ly necessary &~d honorable line of defense , according to President Wilsono Those who were prepared went to serve their country, whi l e others who were not prepared remained to become so; and never was there a more imperative demand for thorough scientific preparation than at this critical moment. Formal contracts were drawn up by all students who left college and entered upon agriculture. The degrees were conferred in regular order upon all members of the Senior Class !'<[ho reported for military: servic e., or went back to the farm; t his action being duly r atified by the Board of Trustees. The potse of the student body, I am pleased to say , was .due i n a large degree t o the poise and sound judgement .of the Commandant of Cadets, Captain Frank vI. Rowell. The classes r emaining at their studies have been pr ompt and faithful, and ,· ,have achieved exc ellent .results. MILITARY DEPARTMENT • I I nterest in the Military Department has been mar ked throughout the year. In pursuance of the action of the Board taken at its last meeting, a unit of t he Reserve Officers' Tr .aini1g Corps was established in this Institution '\-<[ith Captain Frank VI . Rowell ~n charge . -, As stated in my previous re p ort~ (1) The system is elective; members .of the Junior and Seni or -Classes entering upon obligations, which must necessarily be volunt ary . (2) Commutati on for clothing is allowed those who enter t he System. However , this was not available this year . (.3) On graduation, upon recorrrrnendation of the College Authorities, students may be appointed as Second Lieutenants in the Reserve Corps , U. S . ArltlJT. No obligation to perform military duty .after graduation is incurred by the student. (1) The Reserve Officers' Trai ning Corps had an average attendance of 620 during the year by Captain Frank W. RovoTell, as Profes sor of Hilitary Science and Tactics, and Commandant of Cadets. Captain Rowell was most efficiently aided in drilltg by three sergeants detailed from the r egular service, namely: Sergeant Richard HcAndrews, Sergeant William F. Muller, and Sergeant Thorfl.8.s P. Bradley; for whose faithful .servi ce I wish also to express the appreciation of the institution. (2) Febr uary 22nd was observed as lIMilitary Day,lI with reviews, parades, drills, calisthenics, etc., all of which proved highly entertaining. The oc~asi on was graced by Governor Henderson and the ' Board of Trustees, together with Adj"l,.ltant General Hubbard and the Governor's Staff. The_ event was in eve'j7 way suceessful. '_ (3~ On May 17th the regular inspector from the War Department , Captain War e ~ visited the Institution for the purpose of inspection and review. He expressed himself as highly fOlleased with the excellent physique of the studeI;.lt body, th e~r- steadiness in drill, and t heir familiarity. with mIDst recent forms of drill and maneuvers-. (4) On Nay 24th and 25t-h, t he competitive drill was held between the eight companies of the r egiment , Adj utant Gen. Hubbard, on request , furnis hing a committee of high grade officers to judge the competition and at-.rard the prize. Ma jor }loon, Captain Haley, and Captain wnitehurst kindly served as the committee, r~nderin g most painstaking and faithful service. (5) Over three hundred Auburn men have entered the Training Camps throughout the Nat ion; Fort Niagara, N'. Y., Plattsburg, N. Y.; Fort -Meyer, Va; Fort Oglethorpe , Georgia; Fort McPherson, Ga .; Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark .; and. Leon Springs, Texas. T.wo h~dred and two Auburn men are enrolled in Fort HcPherson alone. CHANGES IN THE FACULTY The following changes are to be in the Faculty for the current: To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Professor Ernest Walker, the College authorities selected Professor George C. St archJ;:lr, ,who was Assistant P rofess~r of ljorticul ture in the Virginia Polytechnic Institute o Professor Starcher is a graduate of the University of· West Virginia , and for years had served in connection with College , Experiment -Station, and Extension work in the Agricultural College of Virginia. He came highly recomm ende~ as an expert in his profession. SLDce his connection with the College he h~s given strong evidence of skill and leadership, and has won the confidence of the Agricultural interests of the State . Professor Frederic C. Bi ggin was elected Pr ofe ssor of Architecture to succeed Professor Hudnut , who resigned to enter upon practice in New York City . Professor Bi ggin is a graduate of Lehigh University and Cornell University, and has had varied experiences as a practitioner of his pr ofes sion. Professor Bi ggin has shovffi grea.t zeal and interest in the work of his department . - --- - - - - - -~ --- ~ --- - -- -- --- -~ --- - - - - - ~- ~ - l'1r. W. R. Taylor was elected Instructor in English. Hr . Taylor is a graduate of the University of North Carolina; and also of Harvard University, specializing i n English. He has proved hL~self in every yay satisf actory. J.vlr. E. T. ~·1 otley was elected I n st ructor in Pharmacy and ChemistFlJ. ll1PROVErvLENTS Several necessa~ . improvements of a permanent nature have been made during the year, entailing consider:able expense. 'I1hese improvements were absolutely indispensable and .will be of lasting value to the Institution. (1) The most proroinent of these was the development of an 'adequate supply of water for the Institution. After full consultation with the Board of Trus,tees, Faculty, and C o~ mittee of expert :&1gineers, the de'cisibn was reached that it was well nigh impossible to continue the Institution, (certainly to expand it ) , wit hout increasing the supply of water. In a tecrmical institltion ~ith extensive laboratories of .every nature, and wi th an in~en 6e demand for puwer, (not to mention the usual denmnd for sanitary sewerage , etc. ) , a liberal supply of water is indispensable for existence . - After fullest discussion, the Deep Well projedt was the one adopted and af~er several trials in sinking these wells, I am glad to say that we at last succeeded in securing ro l abundant flow. Including our ~ riginal source of supply, the Binford Spring, and the five deep wells sumk, a gallonage of 427,000; per day is now available . In loyalty to the college, the Athletic Society und'ertook the construction of two of the five wells . (2) It was found necessary, well night, to reconstruct the r esidence of the Farm Superintendent. This residence will be in good condition for years to come. (3) Extensive repairs were also made on the residence of the Professor of Horticulture. (4) It was necessa~ to install a system of sanitary sewerage in the residence of Assistant Professor of Horticulture. (5) New sheds, fences, etc., were erected for the Department of Animal Husbandry. (6) New walks and entrances have been arranged for the campus , and. successful plantings of grass, shrubs) and trees effected. (7) As suggested, these improvements, owing to the high cost of material, have entailed hea~J expense, but in the opinion of the heads of the departments, they were absolutely indispensable. (8) It is highly gratifying to report also the marked accession to our herd of cattle for the purposes of educating ouifstudents in Animal Husbandry. Through the generoBity of a number of farm demonostrators and gentlemen throughout the State interested in Animal· Industry , a sum of a thousand Qollars was raised, the college duplicating the amount for the purchase of typical animals of the herd including Short Horn, Angus, and Hereford Cattle. A highly valuable donation of a superb Percheron stallimn was made to t he Institution by hr. C. C. Clay, of Demopolie, Alabama . - , DEPAR~lliN T OF EDUCATION AND SU ~llilliR SESSION I beg leave to call special attention to the work of the Department of Education which has proved a success in every particular. The teacher training afforded .for the- young men and women of the state fills along felt want and is .equipping a very ':::large number of excellent .young teachers to go into the .field. Professor -Zebulon Vance 'Judd and Professor Wyatt Childs Blasingame, -formerly .Head of the Second District Agricultural School at Evergreen, have r endered excellent service .in this 'department, and have contribut ed much of their time and energy to the cause of eeucation thr o~out the State of Alabama . In the, present national crlS~S of food and feed producti on, the Summer Session is making every effort to arouse interest of teachers in every phase of farming, and ' is seeking cooper ation with girls and boys of schools in organizing agricultural classes of every description. , . THE EXTENSION SERVICE AT AUBURN AND SONE OF THE THINGS IT IS DOING FOR THE ,FARMERS \ihile the headquarter s are at Auburn, the wonk of this branch of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and of the U. S . Department of Agriculture, which it represents, is carried out in every county in the State. The ultimate agencies for reaching the f armers and their families are about 70 farm demonstration agents, and 29 (65) home demonstration agents. There is not space enough in any brief paragraph f or an adequate statement of the activities and results ' of even this one branch of th'e Extension work . , . SOME v: ORK OF THE FARlYl DEMONSTRATION AGENTS These visit i ndividual farms, and advise methods for cultivating the fields, feeding t he livestock, improving the seed, building silos, etc . They are also active in organi:zing ,farmers into local associations, usually with the help ;"f experts from Auburn, iniD associations ,for the bet ter marketing of their products, or for other' agricultural ends o The average yield of cotton grown on demonstration fields last year was 630 pounds of seed cotton per acr~. This was more t han two and one-half times the yields Gn the average acr9 in . the state. , Likewise, with corn the average yield on the many huhdreds of demonstration fields was 27 .76 bushels per acre , or fully twice the average for the State. (In 1916, the fields ' of oats grown under the sup er~ision of demonstration agents averaged 28 bushels per acre, while the yield of wheat was 12.8 bushels .) , . Fann demonstration agents have devoted much successful effort to gett ing farmers to increase the acreage in such fqrage crops as velvet beans, .soy beans, cowpeas, etc. La st year under their d i~ e ction there were more than 1,000 demonstration fields in velvet beans, with an acreage estimat ed yield of soy beans and 'many fields of other leguminous crops . The derponstration fields in peanuts numbered 5,641 . During t he past year the county agents were very helpful to the l ives t ock i nterests by i noculating 67, 926 hogs , a ssist i ng i n the starting of more t han 1,000 new herds. of hog>, giving sugges t ions on the fe eding of more t han 100,000 hogs, and were one of the means by which large numbers of pure bred cattle Were brought into Alabama . Last year the number of rural or gani zations, which' with demonstration agents were cooperating and most of which were organized through their activity, numbered 262 . Thei r visits to individual f armers numbered more than 75,000. • J • --- --- ~ --- - - HOlfJ.E DELvIONSTRA TION AGENTS The 65 women agents, in as many counties, enrol led last year 2, 260 members in thE!!irr' canning cl ubs. These clubs 'put up 217 , 541 cans or gl asses of product s of the farm , gar den and .orchard . These women agents al so enrolled 600 mat ure farm women in home d emon~ s t rat i on clubs, which clubs put .up 55 , 745 contai ner of canned goods . The gi rls and women have start ed many winter gar dens, strawberry patches, and have planted a considerabl e nillnber of fruit trees . BOYS ' CLUBS The nillilber o'f boys enrolled i nucorn clubs last year was 3,870. The . boys in four- crop clubs numbered 571 . Ther e were 4, 060 (6 , 924) members of pi g cl ubs in Alabama last year, and t he average pr ofit on one class of pi gs was $14 .15 per head . State short cour ses were held by specialists f r om headquart ers at Auburn , not only at Auburn and iVlonteval10 , r espectively, but i n addi t i on short courses were held in a number of counties , s epar ately. f or boys and f or girls . . , EXTENSI ON SP CIALISTS (AT AUBURN) The above statements menti on briefl y the agencies in ' t he field or . the f i nal channels gf information t o. the people on t he fa rms ~ A cor ps of speciali sts at Auburn is constantly engaged in a ssisti ng, i n their t echnical lines , both county agent s and f a rme r ~ . Among these Ext ension experts at Auburn may be mentioned t he fol lowing: An Agr icultural Engineer, who devotes his time to teaching farmers the best methods of building silos , barns, or other farm str uctures, instal ling home waterworks and l abor-saving devices , etc .; an AgronoITQst , or cr op expert , with an a ssistant, who , with t he Director , of the Extension Servi ce, the State Demon str ation Agent , and three Distr ict Demons t r ation Agents , give their time t o showing what crops are best adapted t o each particular section of t he St ate, the best met hods of cultivat ing and fertilizing each, and t o answering thousands of lett er s along these lines . In the Direct or ' s office al one last year the number of letters answered was mo~ e than 10,000 . An Entomologist and a ssistant give out from t ime t o t ime the results 0f their i nvest igations on the .best means of combating noxious i ns ect pest s , such as the new green plant bug,tae old enemy, the cotton boll weevi l, potato pugs , fruit i nsects , etc . A D ~ i ry expert visits farmers in all parts of the Stat e, advising the best methods of f eedi ng and r earing dairy cattle and of handling the products . This week this par ticular special ist i s on a t rip to a western stat e to help the farmers of one communit y select and br i ng .into Alabama s everal carloads of dairy cows. He and ·the Expert on Beef Cat tle, whose dut ies are somewhat similar , have been t he means of selecting and br inging idD t he state l ar ge numbers of pure bred cattl e , as have most of t he county agents . The Horticulturist of the l'JXperiment Station ' has an ext ensive corre spondence in answer to i nquiries about the best methods of growi ng every kind of veget abl e and fruit . Anotner special i st , whose work i s intended to increase agriculturm pr oducti on and at the same time pr ovide f arm women and country gi r l s with a larger i ncome is the Poultry Specialist . Her work i s done in connect i on wit h t he canning clubs . - I MEETINGS About 5,000 meetings were held by the employees of the Extension Service last year . More than 200,000 people were reached in these meetings. EXPERIMENT STATION WORK ., Publications! During the period between July 1, 1916, and May 31, 1917, the Experiment Station has published the following: 5 Bulletins 2 Circulars 5 P~ess Bulletins ~ Index Pamphlets Total 14 Publications This is a total of 204 pages, 181,000 copies and an aggregate of 1,524,500 pages in all publicationso WORK OF AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT , . ,Cf0 A detailed list of ~he experiments in progress on the , Station farm in the agricultural department is given in the last annual report of the ptation, pages from which are' at tached to this report . The Local Exp~ riment Work, consisting of experiments made in counties throughout the --I State and not at Auburn , is listed in Experiment Station Circular No . 35, a copy of which is attached . The Technical Experimental -Work conduct.ed by Professors FUnchess and' Robbins has attracted considerable at tention from scientific men interested in the processes occuring in the soil ., Professor Funchess has also some unpublished results accomplished during the. past f ew months that promise to throw new and unexpected light on some of the causes of the infertility of many. Southern soils • . FUNDS OF THE COLLIDE The following ~able exhibits the accounts of the College for the Year: . ' 1 . U. S. Fund , known as Endowment , ' or Morrill Fund, (Bonds) 2 . U. S. Appropriation, Second Horrill Fund (By Congress)· 3. State. Appropriation, in lieu of Fertilizer Tag Ta~ for work done ' by the Department of Chemistry 4. One-fourth share I lluminating Oil Tax fev Department of Chemistry 5. Tuition, Non-resident Stucle~ts 9. Surgeon and Infirmary 7. Miscellaneo~s Income, Fees, etc . $. 20,280 .00 27,900 .00 40,000 .00 12,710 .00 2,508 .00 4,235 .00 25 , 469 .29 -- --- . --- --- --- \C\ 1 The State appr opriated nothing directly fop educational work at Auburn. Copy. of the Annual Report of the Treasurer of the College has been forwarded tu each member of the Board of Trustees. The receipts and expenditures of the Hatch and Adams reports have been set forth in the regular report of the Experiment Station. Printed copies of this report have been sent to each member of the Board of Trustees and forwarded to the United States Department of the Treasury, and of Agriculture; _ in Washington. The Examiner of the United States Department of Agriculture has audited and checked the Hatch , Adams, and Lever accounts, and r eports them as entirely satisfactory. The receipts and expenditures of the College are set forth in a monthly statement furnished the President by the Treasurer of the College. The report of the Director of the Experiment Station, on the boll weevil, has been duly filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture, according to law, and a copy sent to each member of the Board of Trustees . TECHNICAL EDUCATION Perhaps the world, in all its history, has never seen a more perfect demonstration of of the power of scientific technique than in the present world war. Mere number's are nothing in this colossal conflict. The conflict is one of accurate science and of knowledge and our nation feels an immediate and imperative demand for scientific training, and still ~ scientific training. vmether in farm operations or in manufacturing operatias, our young men must have the very best advantages. It is not a question. of privilege to the student, but it is a question 'of imperative duty on the part of the State to make its youth efficient : to give them the power of knowledge: an accurate, precise knowledge of the great forces of nature --- thereby increasing production and adding to the economic power of the Nation. I t was my pleasure, not long since, to address the State Bankers I Assoc·i ation in Mobile and surely it is an auspicious omen that the financiers of our commonwealth, the men - who handle the productive capital. of the State, have become keenly aroused to the grim problems confronting us. Our entire industrial and economic order has been upset by the boll weevil, and we must have more and more intelligence to meet the emergency of the changed conditions. Agriculture is now a skilled profession, rather t han a haphazard diversion . ' And so with all forms of industry; 'today skill counts, and counts heavily. For example, there can be cited two young men of technical training in Alabarr~ who , by their scientific knowledge, have brought millions of dollars oft capital into· the State of Alabama, and repaid the State a thousand fold for the cost of their education . And this . session, in reponse to the call back to the farm, hundreds of young men have left the College of Agriculture, who are making highly valuable additions to the pr oduction of the farm and garden. Money invested by the State-in such productiVie education is not a charity, but is rather a most enlightened form of self-interest; a most profitable form of investment. Despite the. immense growth of the Institution in attendance and in development of different technical courses, the College has been unable to secure any additional income from the appropriations made by the Legislature of 1911. ' During that sessi0n I pre- . sented a careful and modest buget to the Legislature and an appropriation of $10,000 per annum was readily made . Again three years ago with the same presentation of facts, an appropriation of $15 , 000 per annum was made. But owing to the condition of the State Treasury, not a dollar of these a ppr opriations has .been available . As before -I -I stated, the very best interests of the Institution, both in regard ·to equipment and teaching staff, are suffering most keenly . From the lack of salaries, we are constantly losing some of our best men, while compared with other Southern .Institutions , over which our own graduates pr.eside, our equipment in many important departments is entirely inferior . (1) Fifteen thousand aollars per year .additional income for t he mere upkeep of the institut i on under the present rate of commodities and high cost of ' living . (2) An adequat e Veterinary Building . (3) A Chemical Building . (4) A decent Barn for Herds . (5) A decent herd for education of students in Animal Husbandry (6) Farm Machinery Building (7) Ten Instructors in Mathematics , English, Animal Husbandry, Agr onomy, and -the fundamental subjects taught by the Institution . The minimum sum immediately needed for there pressing demands is $250,000 . Recommendation of the Faculty for degrees will be transmitted after the final ·acti'on is taken on the candidates . Respectfully submitted, s/Chas . C. Thach President .7 5aJJmt, h'ith appr oval, the follovving Report of Director of Experiment Station and Professor of Agriculture . Part I - College\! ork (Hatch Experimental Work (Adams Experimental. Work sic . C. Thach, President. (Report on the Local Experiment Work will be submitted as Part II and Report on Extension Work will be submitted as Part III . ) J Doctor C. C. Thach, President Alabama Polytechnic I nstitute Auburn , Alabama I submit f or the next fisc~l year the following estimates for the teaching work in the agr i cul tural department , including Soils or Agr onomy, and Farm Machinery . These are the same amounts as borne on the present budget. Appropriations needed for Teaching College Fund 1 . 2 . 3. 4. 5. For T~aching Crops, including Cotton Classing $ For Soils Laboratory, teaching For Scholarship man teaching services in Soils Laboratory and Field Laboratory For teaching Sal ary in Farm Machinery CR . U. Bla singame) For exp e~ses Farm ¥~chinery Laboratory, including freight on machinery to be borrowed . STUDENTS 200:.00 300 .00 150 .00 300 .00 The number of student s rec elvlng i nstruction in Soils and Crops under Professor Funchess and student assistant Wingard was 451 . AGRICULTURAL BUILDING THere is, of course, need for the same provision as in the past for the maintenance and janitorial service of the agricultural building, and for providing, as soon as _ possible, for fire escapes . EXPERI¥1ENT S TA TION WORK Publi:ca tions:' During the period between July 1, 1916 , and May 31 , 1917, the Experiment Station has published the following : , 'l'otal 5 Bulletins 2 Circulars 5 Press Bulletins ~ Index Pamphlets 14 Publications This is a total of 204 pages , 181,000 copies and an aggregate of 1, 524 , 500 pages in all publications . WORK OF AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT A detailed l i st of the experiments in progress on the Station farm in the agricultural depa rtment i s given in the last annual report of the Station, pages from which are attached to t his report . The Local Experiment it/ork, consisting of experiments, made in counties throughout the State and not at Auburn , is l i sted in Experiment Station Circular No . 35 , copy of which is attached . The technical experimental work conducted by Pr ofessors Funchess and Robbins has attracted considerable attention from scientific men i nterested in the processes occurring in the soil . Professor Funchess has also some unpublished results accom- ' plished during the past few months that promise to t hrow new and unexpected light on some of the causes of the infertility of many Southerrr soils . -VfORK OF OTHER DEPAR'IMENTS Progress has been made in experimental work of the Animal Husbandry, notably in the feeding of hogs and beef cattle and also in the feeding of dairy cattle . The work of the Department of Entomolo~J has been continued in the same lines as heretofore with the addition of studies on the green-plant bug which threatens to beco~e almost as serious a pest as the boll weevil, unless checked . 200 The resignation of Professor E. Walker, September 1, 1916 , the death of Doctor Anderson last February, and vacancies for several months in those departments has interrupted experimental work in horticulture &!d chemistry . It is hoped that oonditions will permit the active prosecution of both lines of work at an early date . Pr ofessor G. C. Starcher entered upon his duties as Horticulturist for the Statio£ early in January, 1917 . Agricultural Assistants : I. her eby Jrecommend that the salary of Mr . E. F. Cauthen , Associate Agriculturist, and paid entirely from Experiment Station funds , be hereafter $2,000 .00, an increase of $200 .00 . - (Not Approved) 1 hereby recommend the appointment of }1r . H. B. Tisdale , formerly an assistant in this department and now pursuing .plant-breedingwork in Cornell University, as Associate in Plant Breeding in the Agr,icultural Department, at a total salary of $1620 . Of this the U. S . Department of Agriculture will pay $600 000 and the remainder, entirely from Station and Extension funds , is provided for in the corresponding budgets that -1 submit . Mr . Tisdale will thus take over most of the work recently ~one by lVIt . F. E. -BoYd, resigned . 1 herewith submit attached budget for the Hatch and Adams funds, which is ' along the same lines as in the past year . Yours very truly, (signed) J . F . Duggar, Director A.labama Experiment Station H~t ch and Adams Budget - 1917-1918 Name Salaries: . Vet erinarian Director of Station Botanist Horticulturist Asst . Horticulturist (Price) Entomologist _ . . Chemistry of Soils (A.nderson) Asst . Chemist of Soils (Sum Total Chemistry (PhYSiological) Farm Supt . & Recorder (Cauthen) Animal Husbandman (Templeton) Foreman Agrow . Farm Asst . Animal Husbandman Herdsman (Morris) $650) Hatch $ 600 1600 100 200 300 100 200 1,100 1,~00 350 300 (Besides Adams 900 1,400 1,800 Fer tilizer 700 500 400 300 475 200 Funds) . Plant Pathologist (Peltier) , Agronomist (Funchess) T;r;'easurer Asst . Entomologist (Thomas) Asst . ' Entomologist (Vaughan) Asst . Botanist (Massey) Secretary (Sellers) Asst . Recor.der (Howell) Assoc. Plant Breeder (H. B. Tisdale) f.la3t. Librarian Library Helper Research Scholarship in Botany Student Assistant in Agr . Clerical Help Maintenance : ? ? ? Publications , Anin~l . Husbandry Botany Chemistry of Soils (and) Chemistry (Physiological) Soils (Funchess) Entomology Agriculture & Plant Breeding Horticulture Library Heat , Light & vater Power Travel & Other Adm~i strative .Expenses Contingent Veterinary Plant Pathology Postage Total $ $ 500 100 100 300 90 90 250 75 50 100 100 1,500 1,100 100 ·100 100 2,000 900 400 370 150 75 200 50 15,000 $ 1,250 (Bes idffi #750 Loc . Exp) 700 500 500 300 270 (150) 200 ~ B esideD $150 Co]) 800 800 · 200 100 100, 850 600 100 355 450 $ 15,000 Respectfully submitted, s/J . F. Duggar , Director I submit, with approval, the following Report of Director of Experiment Statiori (Part 2) being a report on Dr . C. C. Thach, President Alab&~a Polytechnic Institute Auburn, Alabama Sir: THE LOCAL EXPERIMENT WORK S/Chas . C. Thach, President I hereby submit my report on the Local Experiment Work of all departments of the Experiment Station receiving partial support from this State fund for experimental work . FIN~C IAL RECOM}~A TIONS FOR THE YEAR BEGINNI NG JULY 1, 1917 ' _' (1) Plant PAthology . ' Annual Appropriation Balance from 1916 Expenditures Part Salary (besides $1,250 from Adams fund, G. L. Peltier) $ 750.00 Travel" Supplies, etc . 450 .00 $1,200.00 (2) Horticulture Annuai Appropriation Expenditures: Part Salary (Prof. Starcher) , Part Salary Field Agent (0 . Brown) Part Salary Field Agent (C. L. Isbell) Traveling Expenses Supplies, etc. (?) 200 Pric.s $ 300 .00 500.00 400 .00 . , 500.00 00 .00 , 2,000 .00 $ 1,000 .00 200 .00 ~ $ 1,200 • .aO $> 2,000 .00 oJ' '::02 (3) Agriculture, Plant Breeding, Drainage and Farm Machiner,y, also Publications and Administration. Positiop or, Expenditure · Crops . Plant Breeding Drainage & Machinery Publications & Administration · . Annual ~pp~opriation _. J 7,000 $ 1,200 Balance from 1916 Balance from Publications 555 . 55 $ 1,500 · "l!"i-7-,-5-5 5-.-5 5 $1,200 $ 1,500 Assoc . Plant Breeder · I (Tisdale, H. B. ) Field Agent (Williamson) .$ 1,800.00 Asst. & Sec . (Sellers) 200.00 Recorder (Cauthen) Assoc . Agr. (Funchess) Director ?500 .00 Treasurer Steno . cSt Office Help Agr. Enir. (R .U.B.) Drainag~ (Coop. with U. S. Labor &,Misce1laneous Postage ,& Stationery Freight & Express Office Rsst . Recorss, etc . Pr1l1ting, e1:c . Travel 300 .00 300 .00 520 .00 , ~ D.A) . 700 .00 .200 .00 250 0 00 200 .00 1,200 .00 300 .00 200 .00 80 .00 ' 50 .00 50 .00 100 . 00 100 .00 200 .00 $ 2,500 484 .97 $ 2,984.97 . J r, , 200 .00 350 .00 . 300.00 500 .00 . 500 .00 . -50 .00 100.00 300 .00 30 .00 1,284 .97 150.00 --- -- - - --~ Plant Position or Expenditure Crops Breeding Fertilizers, Seeds, etc . 1,600.00 100 .00 Office Furniture, Repairs & Conting~nt 285 . 55 20 .00 Fuel, Lig~t & Water Total Est., 'Expenditures $ 7,555 . 55 (4) (5) $ 1,200 .00 Junior and Home Economics ixtension (From Local Exper~ent F~d) Annual Appropriation Expenditures: Girls Boys Clubs Clubs . Part Salary Supt. (Duncan) $300 '300 Part Travel Supt. (Duncan' 230 340 Part Salary (Kerlin) 100 Travel (Kerlin) 900 Part Travel State Agt. ' ,. H. D. vfork 500 Part Travel (J. C. Ford) Stenography & Extra Help 450 Labor & Miscellaneous Supplies 280 200 Total $ 1,310 $2,290 Animal Indu'st ry & Poultry Annual Appropriation I _ Balance- from 1916 Ariimal Industry &. PoUltry Expenditur~s: Part Salary , (T~pleton) , t . Supt . Beef Cattle Experiments in West Alabama (E. Gibbons) Part Salary Part Salary Supt . Hog Experiments in ~est Alabama (Successor to A. E. Hayes) Drainage & Publications & Machinery Administration 150.00 100.00 $ 1,500 .00 $ 150 .00 2,984 .97 $ 5,000 ;00 Pig Poultry Clubs Clubs Total ) i 600 570 100 900 SOC 300 300 720 1,170 200 180 860 $ 1,220 $ 180 $ 5,000 . Animal Husbandry Poultry . ~3 , 500 ._00 " .t J,OOO .PO . 1,391 .12 $4, 891 .12 ~.J. $ 1,(1)00 .00 .J ,150 .00 150 .00 Horse and Mule Feeding Expt . (To be locat ed) Salar'J Supt . Hog Experiments in Southeast Ala- 1,600.00 1,000 .00 ' 300 .00 e bama (H. W. Caffey) Stenography Traveling ~enses & Inci dentals Wages, Loc~l Poultry Man (H. Schlenterbusch) Poultry Project (~ . ii" Stephen) 1,000 .00 . 180 .00 661 .12 Experiments of Short ,Uuration, Incidentals, etc . JI . Traveling ~penses and Incidentals (6) Entomology: Annual ApprQpriation Balance from 1916 • ' J '.$ 4,891 .12 r 180'.00 300 .00 48 .00 100.00 222.00 $ 1,000.00 $ ·2,'300 .00 89 .03 $. 2,389 .03 -' --- Expenditures : Part Salary (Vaughan.) Part Salary (Dr. Hinds) Part '::; ala~" (Thomas-, F. L.) Hisc. Expenses, & Stenography Total ~endi tures· $ 500,.00 , . . , 900.00 · . . , . , . , . 300.00�� . , 689,.03 • $2,389.03 ' I submit, with .". approval, <.th .e following Report of Director of Extension Service . (Signed) " Chas. C. Thach, President. , Dr. C. C. Thach, President Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn, Ala. Sir: I herswith submit an outline report of the Extension Service, including tentative estimates for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1917. , , , As is well known, the &lith-Lever Act of 'Congress, making the appropriations for Extension work provides an annual increase ,for the next few ,years. This annual increase for Alabama is $17,909.85. ~is increase, and indeed the greater part of the entire appropriation from Congress, is available only on condition of appropriations from within the state • . The securing of this increase for the coming year is provided for by an appropriation made by the state Legislature to the Extension Service to become available July 1, -1911, the first year's installment of '~ich i ,s $20',000., The funds to be paid out at Auburn in the support ofe~ension work for the fo 110~1iI1g f~sca1 year are as fo llows: . • • Inerome ':. • • • • From Smith-Lever -Act of Congress . ' . $ 67,311:'.52 state Appropriatton (Act approved September 25, 1915) • • • • • • • • ". 20,000.00 I 87,3iX.52 . t The Food Bills, which were considered by Congress .last week and which have ~ot been passed at the date of writing, will have some bearing on extension work 'in Ala-bama and necessarily influence the exact distribution that will be necessary fop the support 'Of farm demonstration agents and home demonstration agents, and ~hence 'an indirect influence on the amounts available for the other projects. , TherefClre, the following is submitted as a tentative budg~t to be modified so as to conform to the pending Federal Legislation referred to, and in conformity with the regulations of the U. S. Departmen~ of Agriculture governing cooperative exten-sion work. ' Farm Demonstration. • • • : • • • • • • �� ••• $19,100.00 Girls' Clubs, etc. • • • • .• • • • • • • • • •• 1),000.00 · Boys Clubs and Assistant Agent·s f~r Club Work • .- 1,504.00 . Pig Clubs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .• • • ," 980.00 Poultry Clubs, etc. • • • . . • • • • • • • • •• 2,250.00 Administration and Printing • • • • • • • • �� • • 12,500.00 Movable Schools for Whites and Negroes •• .•••.• 2,000.00 AgronontY' • • • • ,. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • $ Da:i.I'j'ing • • • • ge • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Beef Cattle • • . " . • • • • • • • . • • .• . , • • Horticul ture • • ,. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Specialists in Ot,her Departments • • • • • . • Marketing and Farm Finances 6, 570.00 2, 02) .00 1,980. 00 1, 800. 00 2, 600 .00 (Especially organization fpr) • • • • • •• . 4, 950. 00 Hog Cholera Extension (Dr. Wilson) • • • • • • Farm Demonstration for Negroes �� • • • • • • • Home Demonstration for Negroes • • • • • • • • Agricul tural Engineering • • • • • • • • •. • • Project to be selected after Food Bills passed. Farm and Home Conveniences (Fullan) . • • • • . Total ~o . OO 8, 066. 00 1,800. 00 2,500. 00 2, 791. 52 400. 00 As usual, detailed and itemized written projects will be formulated for each of the items mentioned above as required by. the regulatiolUi ot the U. S. Department of AgricultUre. ' In advance of such formal projec,ts, t attach as a page of this report the salar,y 'list 6f extension employees from all funds, including direct Federal appropriatio~s outside of the &nitq-Lever run~ •. . Extension Service .Salaries 1917-1918 (Fmployees ~t Aubl,lrn) . I • • .* -Name Position Smith- Lever Duncan, L~ N. Kerlin, I . B. Ford, J. C. Keown, Miss Supt. Junior & H. E. $ 324. 00 Corn Club Assi~tant 500. 00 ·Pig Club A~s~stant 120. 00 Asst. Home Dem. Agt. state Home Oem. Agt. Camper, Mrs. . Asst. Home Dem. .gt. Murphy, Miss stenographer Ruffin, Miss stenographer - Wright, Mis.s ' ~ ~.- - --stenographer ~ . " " Feminear, Miss Asst. Home Dem. Agt. _ .Hinds, 'Ttl. E • . Entomologist Vaughan, .E. A. Asst. Entomologist Beli, J . P. - Steno graphe r Starcher, G. C. . . Horticulturist Erice, J . C. C. Asst. Horticult. Brown, otto Fiel;d Agent 700.00 .J)o.oo 780. 00 420. 00 "360. 00 300. 00 100~ OO 42:> .00 150. 00 200.00 . 200. 00 . . , _Isbell, C. L. Field Agent 200. 00 . r Goggins, Mrs. stenographer l~ . OO Duggar, J . F. Director 1000.00 0( • • Gqvemmemt · Government Government Goverrunent Government Government Government . '"' GoverIUJlent Burleson, D. J: Agronomist - . &lffoo. oo · Tisdale, H. B. ' ~sso ." ·~i . 'Breeding ." . j66.00 · . -GOvernment l> Jtsst., ~ol!. (H~w~ll: t ~., ,:., ' • • • position, ~O . OO Sellers, O. H. · Secretary ' , . ". io6o:od " . . " Peacock, Mrs. t . G. ~otc : .lsst" . " 906. 00 Jones, Miss Peirl Stenograpner 900. 00 Jenkins, Miss F. stenographer 840.00 / . , - - - - --- . , r," ' . Total all Funds U. S. Government • 3, 000. ~ i , ~o . - 1 , 800. c1, 400 . 1 , 800. 1, IDO • • < 780. 780. 720. 1,620. ~o . .1, 100. 960. 2,200. & House 1, 600 & House 1 , 2:10. 1,000. 7.8 0. 3., 400 & House 1, 800. 1 , 620. 1 , 410. 1, 800. 1, 200. 900. 840. 00 ,- Name Position Sad th-Lever Co o~eration ith Total all Funds U. S. Goverrnnent - Glenn, M. A. Watson, J . J . Templeton, G. s. Cotton, Miss I . Quill8rly,- J . p~ Filler, C. G. Watt. J . T. Lett, U. L. Mauldin, C. M. Wh1 tehead, A. D. Landers, Miss .: Wilson, Dr. H. C. stevens, F. D. Dem. Record Clerk Treasurer Asst. to Treasurer Dr. Rural Organization & Markets Di tto .& !gr. ' Eng. stanog. $1300.00 100. 00 300. 00 1800.00 780. 00 Animal Husbandman 2:>0.00 stenographer · 5ho.00 Dairy Expert 42:r. OO Beef Cat tle Expert 180.00 $tenog. ditto 72:> . 00 As~t,. Dairy Exper.t 300. 00 state Agent Sbo.oo Dist. Agent ~o~ oe Dist. Agent 500.00 ! ~ist. Agent 200.00 . sterog. ditto. , . 6Co .00 Hog Cholera Expert Loo.oo Gov. Farm Man. Expert ):)0. 00 Gov. Market Expert 000.00 Blasingame, R. ' U. J.gricu~t. ' Engineer ,' , ·1200.00 , Asst • . Agri. Engineer ))0. 00 General: . Government Government . Government Government Government Government Government , Government Government Govermnent '! $ 1, ~0 . 1, 800. 300. 1, 800. 780. 2,400. 900. 1, 800. 1, 800. 720. 00 1,000. 2,700. 2, 000. 2,000. 2; 000. 9W • 2, 200. 2, 000. 1, 800. 2, 000 . 300. Coal, Light and Water Janitors, ew. · ~, 325. 00 300. 00 . ~ . , . , . Tentative list . of salaries; possible., omissions because of pending Federal. legislation. _"i ~, .~ . Tentative Budget for Depvtment of Horticultu-re . " Year 1917-18 - ' . Salaries: Brown Isbell stenog. --- . - ~ E. $500.00 400.00 Prof'. of Hort. ' . ):)0'. 00 Asst. Prof. of Hort. Trav8.l: Brown & Isbell Starcher & Price SUpplies and Expenses 400 . 00 100. 00 300. 00 $2,000.00 ' $4,036.00 f " " :"> ( . Extension . ',College Hatch $200.00 200. 00 1SO. 00- lSO. OO 200. 00 . SOO.OO 300.00 $ $ $1,200,. 1,000. 780. 450.00 200. 00 . 2,200. . 600. 00 »0. 00 1,600. 1,500. 700. 100. 00 900.00 ~300 . $ 1,806.00 $1;056.00 ifLbo. ~, 2eo . As a part ial record of the various activities of the Extensi"On Service, inc1udirig tbe farm and home demonstr.ation agents, I attach to' thi:s report , for reference a carbon copy of pages 1 to 23 inclusive of my formal report for the l ast complete fiscal year. --- -- - - . I am glad to be able to report. gratifying progress in. every division of exteDsio~work . • Yaurs ·very· ·truly, (Signed) , J . F • Duggar, . Director of Extension Service . . . I submit, with approval, the following Appendix (a-) to the Report of the Director ~ of the Extension Service of the Alabama Polytechnie Inst~tu~e, by J . ' F. Duggar, Director of Extension Service. (Signed) C. C. ' Thach, President ., "':" .• il j , ~. General Organization and Relationships ' , , .~ • • II. . . Duling the fiscal year ending June ~, 1916, the~ organiz\ation of the , Exte~sion Service has undergom no change. The three principal divisiom; of . the work ~ as heretofore' consist of: . ' I ~ (1) (2) (3) • ., ,. . • r The County Agent Work. " . The Junior and HoJOO . Economic's Extension, 'including. Corn Clubs, Pig Clubs, and Home Demonstration Work' for Women and Girls. A Group of Specialists. t Under the general administration 6f the Director the supeIVision of , the Farm Demonstration Agents is by a state Demonstration Agent, assisted by three whi te District Demonstration A.gent's · and by one Negro District Demonstration Agent; under the same general relationship the Superintendent of Junior',and Home Economics Extension is in charge of the club work for boys and girls, and is assisted by a Home Demonstration' Agent , and an Assist-ant Home Demonstration Agent, by an Assistant Corn Club 'Agent; 'and bi ~ ~:~g r C.:Luo "Agent. ~ . - . _ . The specialists are, connected with ·appropriate depar.:tanents of the college or station. , . # I' . . . The general policy i~ ,EXtension work pprsued during the past fiscal year has been that of strengthening the lines of. 'Extension activity already in. "existellce ratl1er than the ;taking up of many. ne~ en terprj.ses. This. strengthBning ' r , pf dld.l1nes Or work applud to practically. every line of endeavor, but was. especially emphasized in the work for women by increaSing, as far as funds permitted, the number of women county agents in HOIOO Demonstration Work, and the ', length of employment of each. The number of Home Demonstration Agents employed in the latter part of the .fiscal year was 2'], an increase of 8 ove~ the preced-ing year. ' . ,, ' Special Campaigns < , • Campa'lgn .rOlf Fall nest~c"tion' of' Cottari' ~tills. =-: o~ or the special feat-ures of the year was the campaign for the destruction of cotton stalks conducted in ~he 'early fall of 1915 as a 1I1ems of combating the boll weevil. These meetings were arranged by the qounty agents. The , speakers were specialists from Auburn and. a gricultural agent s of the various railroads. There were held 167 meetings in 39 counties. The total attendance reported was 14,159. This effort had considerable effect at the time, and app~ently ' a still 'greater effect in the following fall, 1916, during Which stalktdestruction~ was practiced to a much greater extent than ever before in Alabama. ~ . . . . Campaign for the Picking of Infested -Squares. - Last summer a special agent was employed, in cooperation with the Montgomery ChambGr af Commerce, to assist the county agents ~n ,holding ~meetings as a means 'of impressing farmers with 'the necessity of thorough picking 'of squares infested by immature stages of the boll weevil, and: for impressing other steps "necessary in the successful cultivation of cot. ton under boll we.evil conditions. . . Meetings of all Kinds , ' Conditions prevailing dUring the past fiscal year seemed t ·o make it desiFable to -liold an~ especially 'large ll1.Uflber of meetings. The following figures, which at the d.ate of wrtting are i,ncomplete, show the number of meetings and the attendance compiled from the 'reports, thus ,far received; of ~the 'agents and others participating in tQese ' gat~rings: - . Moreover, .specialists and .acbninistrative ~of'fieer-s l report a 'total of ' 701 ' . , meetings 'in which they took part, w.lth an attendance of 88, 989. MOst of the , latter meetings -were also' reported by the county agen1ls. Thus we have a total- · of more t.han '200,000 people' -reached by~ 'word '·of mouth. ", New Activities ,. r.!S A t the begiliniQg cif' the fiscal year. ,two spaciaJ.ists WfJre 'added· to the exten-siol\!, force., namely, an ,Agricultural' Engineer and a Bee~ Cattle Speclali'st. ' . . Cooperation with Other InstitutionS. ,1 It '-).,; i)' r As in the 'preceding year, there has been a ·continuance:. during ,the past fiscal year' of cordial cooper8ttion be'bleen the Extefision Service and the following public agencies: ' ' <,' ~ • ': . " state Board of Agriculture; Girls" Technical. Institute, ' Montevallo, Alabama; " Boards- of _Co1l1l11issioners, or other county authorities, of., most of the counties of Alabama; Boards of Education of a number of' counties of Alabama-; Chambers of Comerce of several Alabama cities, ' e:tc., . " Moreover, there has been cordial' but infonnal cooperation, between the Extension Service and the state, .Department of Agriculture and' the state Department of Education, as well as with severa,l normal schools, agricultu.ra1 scnoolsr high' schools, am other educational agencies. . ' . t • There has been no notable change in any cooperative relationsbip~ during the past year. - - -, - --- --- - - --- -- --- " New state Legislation Affecting the Extension ' Service . . . The , Alab area Legi slature, which m~ets quadrenially, was i n session in 1915, and passed ' at l east two ,'laws , ha",1ng some· reference tQ Exte~sion work. ' . ' . -: . , ". One of these was the Act approved Sept. 25, 1915, making state appropriations as ,partial offsets · to - tbe Federal Snith-Lever funds for the two fiscal years 1911-18 ,and 1918- 19. THis ·act makes an appropria,tion tD the ~tension Service ·of$2)).o.OO'.OO for ,the fiscal year 1911- 18,. ,and ~ o.t $40;OOO. OO .,for, the fiscal year 1918"19. No new State f'o.nds 'were ' proViided . as offsets-'to Fed,eral /' Snith- Lever fund :for ,thQ past, .fisc.al 'year. ~ This' Q-mission req'l!:i:red that t:q.e ·,' , county appropriations be used as a means of $8curing the increase rin .the Federal! Smi th-Lever funds. -. . ' \ Another law enacted by the same Legislature Was the Act approved September ,28, '1915, 'providing for, state ano. '- CQ:1Jllty :funds for ·the giv:i:ng ,of prizes and 9therwise .enQouraging Extel}SiQQ WQ:ck among farm boys and ~ girls . · The -resp6nsi- . ·bility of the expenditure of thi:~ prize money !is vested; by the 'Act;' jointly i-n . "the sta,te B(.1ard , of Agrileq1 ture ., and. ~ ,Co:unty:: Boards 0 f ~Cdmm±s sioners "of the : :' re'spective counties, under plans approved by the Extension Service, -whic-h , _however, does not have the custody of the funds therein provided. ", ." ('"~a . . '_ . .:. Increase in Equipment ' :j" \ , r,. " . . . . '- r . • _f \.~ ,. " ' , . ~ { :. . . ' . r - '.l No la~g~ teXpeDdi tures were made for elabOrate' equipment. BUt 'the ' necessary type writel's' ~a· 'd.esks required by- 'the~ mcreasing clerical '"WOrk of. the (~tension Service were supplied. A F'ord car was bought for the use of the specialists while- ' traveling :in nearby. counties; nlimemuB. charts lIere· prepared, .and ;a · few sets of lantern slides .~ bought;) the ~icultur.a1 ~Engineer was' supp11edWith a> ". drafting mac.hine- and blue. pritlt i"ramErr am the '.necessary fi"1ing , ca·~s.,:were pur-chased for several of the o:C.fices having ".large Extension corresppndeme. ' Chm ge s in Personnel r -- : . In SeptemQer19l.), Mr'. 'N. ~h Negley,:. Expertl i"n Dairyingj . "jointly' employed by the .Ex~nsion · Sel:vice an~ the 'Bureau: of Animal. " IndustI)'" :of (tb'e' U'. &. Depart- . ment of Agriculture, resigned to accept a position elsewhere, and was immedi-ately succeeded by J . P. Quinerly., ' . ' J ,-- , In, February 1,916, ").)1:i8s Nellie, M. Tappan r.esigned·. -and was ·succeeded 'as ' , ;Ils~istan~ ~9J;ne_ Demonstration. Agent' by Mis svMall7 G. ' :Paxton" 'who .isst"ationed at' Montevallo, Alabama, in the joint employment of the Extension Service am the Girls' Technical Institute. • r ���• · f • r - , The following is a list. :Qf- specia~ts and a.c.imirrl:strative; offi-cers on' t~ ,staff ·o~ tile . Extens;i9n~ .se~ce · at . the end of the: .fiscal ·year 1915- 16,: , ' ., ' Blasingame, R. U.;. Agrd.cu,l turd Engineer; Boyd, F. E. , Assistiln:t; ,Agronomist; Burleson, D. J. , Agronomist for Extensionj r:. , :or.;. :. r . , . . -' r '.,' . " , ( : ') f f. ' D~gar, J . F., ,Director, Extension', Service;' • 1J ~ Duncan, L. · N. , ' Slp.t. Junior" and Home' Economics Exterrsionj'-' ~ Filler, C. a.; Beef. ,C_attl:e Expert; . i . " ~ Ford, J ~ C. , State Pig Club Agent; '; " ':, ' J Glenn, M. A. , Treasurer; Hinds, . U.' E.; Ento1l101ogist;- '; r - '. ~, , . ) . I . ') - .- - - - - - --- --- --- - -- . Kerlin, I . B. , Assistant Boys' Club 'Work; Lett, U. L. , Dist r ict Agent; Mauldin, C. M., District Agent; Paxton, Mary G. , Asst. State Agent, Girls' Clubs and H. D. WOrk;: 'QuinerlY, . J.' P. , Agent in Dairying; , . , . ' Reese, Madge J . ~ 'state Agent, ,Girls ' Clubs and H. D. , Work; , Seliers,O. H., Auditor; . , Templeton, George S., Animal Husbandman; Vaughan, E. A. , r Assistant in Entomology; . '. . Walker, Ernest, Horticulturist; - Watt, J. , T. , state ,Agent; , . Whitehead, A. D. , District vAgent; . *Wilson, H. C., Field Ag.e nt for Hog C-holera • , . .-, *In' cooperation With BuI"eau of Animal Industry, U. S. Department of Agriculture. ,,-'. '1 ' • '1 r . Publications " Jl " The foliowing is a list o£ publications issued during 'the-'f'iscal year encUni ' June .30, 1916, with 'a statement of the 'circulation of eacht' t . " • " Number of' Publication Title • B .: v No. ' Page s No. in 'Edition Circular No. 1 _ ~ Circular ' ~o. 2 '. r~ ~. Circular No.,' J . Program Boys' Corn 'Club 4' :!) '. r,- Program- Boys'
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