HoUinger Corp. pH8.5 16 3 / 1 SPECIAL OFFICIAL. REPORT OF JOHN O. XURNEIR, ^TATE ^apE^IjiTEHDEWT OF EDOdATIOM, OF miMFNTSmiOyiOilSfilCULTUIIAL SCHOOLS OF ALABAMA, FOR SOHOLASTIO Y:^AIIS 1895-7 AlTD 1897-S, TO HIS EIXCGILLENCY, JOSEIPH F.JOHNSXON, CBiOVElRNOR OF ALABAMA. MCITGOMEEY, ALA-, SEPTEMBER 15, 1898. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, RECEIVED AUG 12 1901 lYISION OF DOCUMENTS. MONTGOMERY, ALA.: ROEMER PRrXTING CO., STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS. 1898. SPECIAL OFFICIAL REPORT OF JOHN O TURNER, STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION OF EXPERIMENT STATION AND AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS OF ALABAMA, FOR SCHOLASTIC YEARS 1896-7 AND 1897-8, TO His Excellency, JOSEPH F. JOHNSTON, Governor of Alabama. Montgomery, Alabama, September 15, 1898. |6 (gi*? EEFOHT. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Montgomery, Ala., September 15, 1898, To His Excellency, Joseph F, Johnston, Governor of Alabama,. My Dear Sir : Under the statutes of Alabama, the Superintendent of Education of the State is required to make bi-ennial re- ports of all the educational interests of the State to the Governor ; and when the same meet his approval he may direct the Superintendent of Education to have the same published, in such numbers as he may deem nec- essary, for public distribution. Having completed my report on the subject of Normal Schools of the State, under this requirement of law, I now herewith submit to your Excellency a full bi-ennial report of the nine Experiment Stations and Agricultural Schools recently established in our State ; and ask that you allow me to publish in pamphlet form a sufficient number of copies for public distribution, that the general public may be informed as to what has been accomplished by these Schools, the cost of maintenance, and the sources from which this aid is obtained. I deem this highly import- ant, for the following reasons, viz : First. These Schools, as their names indicate, are experiments y now in their infancy, and I deem in highly important that the people should fully understand their nature, sources of revenue, and mode of operation, before attempting to encourage or discourage their progress. Second. In view of this innovation of our "School System," imposing so many ne^v and responsible duties upon the Superintendent of Education, some means must be provided to give more aid in clerical assistance of the Department of Education, in order that the best results may be achieved. Third. Suspicion has been aroused all over the State, that all our State Schools are operated entirely at the expense of the " Common School System," and, these State Institutions being so numerous, that all, or nearly all, the time allowed for supervision of the Schools of the State, is taken up with these State Schools — to the prejudice of the Common School System. Fourth. The public mind is now so thoroughly aroused upon this subject that many legislators have been elected upon this issue ; and doubtless at the meet- ing of the next General Assembly much discussion will be provoked upon this vital issue. For these, and many other reasons too numerous to mention in this connection, I desire to submit the facts, so that our legislators, and all interested in this matter, may know them, and act intelligently upon this import- ant matter that should interest our entire Common- wealth. Therefore I know of no better manner to ac- complish this end .than to publish, under your direction, the full and complete workings of these Schools for the past two years. In has been my earnest desire, from the day of my in- duction into ofhce, to discharge my whole duty to each and every citizen of the State, upon all matters with which I have been intrusted. In view of this fact, I pray your Excellency will consent that this report be made a public document, that the people may shoulder their own responsibilities, and the burden be taken from those who originated them, if such be the case. Thanking your Excellency for continued favors of kindness in the discharge of all my official duties at all times and under all circumstances, I have the honor to be Your obedient servant, John 0. Turner, State Superintendent Education-. PART 1— First District. REPORT OF THE JACKSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE FOR THE YEAR 1896-97, BY THOMAS C. CLYCE, Principal, Jackson, Clarke County, Ala., July 20, 1897 To MoN. Jno. 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : I. Number of students enrolled, male and female : 1. Male 100 Female 94 Total 194 II. The number in each class or department, male and female : PRIMARY department. Male 26 Female 25 Total 51 7 PREPARATORY DEPARtMENT. Male 47 Female 41 Total 88 COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. Male 30 Female 26 55 Total 194 III. The number of courses or schools taught in the college : School of languages. School of Mathematics. School of English Philosophy. School of Art. School of music. Business Department. IV. The number of students in each of these courses or schools : SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES. Male 50 Female 44 Total 94 SCHOOL OP MATHEMATICS. Male 85 Female 80 Total 165 SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AND PHILOSOPHY. Male 90 Female 80 Total 170 8 SCHOOL OF ART. Male 3 Female 3 Total SCHOOL OF MUSIC. Male 4 Female 33 Total 37 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. Male 11 Female 3 Total 14 V. The number of graduates, and from what schools or courses, male and female,: None. VI. Thejiumber of professors and teachers, and sal- aries paid each, including the President, Sec- retary and Treasurer. Nine. T. S. Clyce, President $1,300 00 E. S. Pugh 963 88 J. W. Culver 220 00 Miss Lucia Phillips 315 00 Mrs. D.M. Aldridge 302 00 Miss Willie F. Crum , 360 00 Miss Wilda Powe 113 00 Dr. G. S. Chapman 433 50 9 P. E, Townsley, (Bir;. Dept. on merit) Secretary and Treasurer, no salary. Total $4,007 38 YII. The total amount paid for the run- ning expenses of the College, in- cluding improvemens of the grounds, repairs on buildings, ad- vertising, traveling expenses, etc.. itemized. Rent of Pianos $116 25 School Furniture 582 19 Chattanooga Steel Roofing Co. . 142 17 Capital City Fire Insurance Co. iS5 00 Freight on Guns 5 39 Janitor 9S 75 Watchman 23 50 Coal 89 93 Stationery and Printing . 39 00 Hauling and moving Pianos... 3 50 Repairing Piano 6 00 6 Easels and 4 Tables 6 40 Treasures Expenses to Mobile and Montgomery 29 55 Postal Telegraph Company. ... 5 65 A. M. Wing for Brown, Buch. ets, Lime & Co 36 20 Chilton Lumber Co., for lumber 8 37 F. S.Pugh, traveling expenses. 19 30 Art Material. ■ 9 60 Advertising 3 00 $1,359 75 Toal $6,367 13 10 VII. The resoures of the College for the year, and from what sources derived, including tuition, incidentals, &c., collected — itemized : Total amt. rec'd from State . . $4,824 30 Total amt. rec'd from music and Art 519 41 Total amt. rec'd from Matric- ulation 722 50 $6,066 21 Balance on hand ' . . $ 699 08 IX. Number of States and counties represented in the school : States, 4, Counties 7. X. The average cost to the student taking the course of studies prescribed, per annum, item- ized : PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. Matriculation Fee $ 5 00 Board, $8 per month 72 00 Books 4 00 Total $ 81 00 . PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. Matriculation fee $ 5 00 Board, $8 per month 72 00 Books 8 00 Total $ 85 00 11 COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT. Matriculation Fee $ 5 00 Board, $8 per month 72 00 Books 12 00 Total $ 89 00 Music, Art and Business, $3.00 per month. XI. The value of all buildings and equipments, lands, endow- ments, etc., itemized. College Building and Furniture. $6,000 College Farm 1.000 Total $ 7,000 00 XII. The greatest need of the College at present : Money, more money. XIII. The prospects of the school for another year : Very fine . XIV. General remarks in the interest of education in general : Our college is reaching, with a higher education, many who could never attend the University of Auburn. If suffi- cient money can be secured to keep these schools within the reach of the poor, they will revolutionize the educa- tional interests of the State and materially aid in bring- ing our State to the front. I fear the least act of the Legislature has crippled us to an extent. Most respectfully submitted, Thomas C. Clyce, President Jackson Agricultural College. PART II.— Second District. REPORT OF TEE SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AGRICUL- TUHAL SCHOOL. FOR SESSION OF 1S96-7, J. A. LINER, Principal. Evergreen, Ala.. July 22, 1897. Hon. John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — In compliance with a law and at your request, I here- with submit a report of the Southwest Alabama Agri- cultural School for the session of 1896-97, ending June 2, 1897. With the exercises of the last commencement, closed the fourth session of this school, and I am pleased to be able to report it as a session marked by progress both as to the increased number of pupils in attendance and the character of the work done. Our roll book shows an attendance in all departments of 353 pupils — 179 males and 174 females — representing fourteen counties in the State ; whose average ages by actual investigation was found to be fifteen years. From 13 the increased attendance, from year to year, since its establishment four years ago, and from other indications, I feel justified in saying that the school is increasing its influence throughout this section of the State . To give you a correct and definite idea of the scope and character of the work being done, I give below the different branches of study pursued and the number of pupils — males and females — in each branch. Of course, several of these branches are sub-divided for convenience into several classes and the work distributed among the teachers : STUDIES PUESUBD AND NUMBER OF PUPILS IN EACH. Males. Females. Orthography 167 160 Penmanship 160 152 Manual Geography 40 34 United States History 48 64 Arithmetic ^. . . 98 74 Geometry 4 2 ■ Agriculture 17 Chemistry . 3 . 1 Geology 2 1 Civil Government 5 10 Rhetoric 6 10 French 25 22 Reading ^ 144 136 English Grammar 48 64 Physical Geography ■ 17 22 General History 25 22 Algebra 35 40 Trigonometry 4 2 Physics 25 20 14 STUDIES PURSUED, ETC. — Continued. Physiology 24 22 Botany 8 6 English Literature 7 9 Latin 20 30 The above work may be divided into six courses, or schools, with the following number of pupilsi^male and female — in each school : Classical — Males 45 ; females 52. Literary — Males 170 ; females 164. Scientific— Males 78 ; females 60. Music — Males 1 ; females 25. Elocution — Males 7 ; females 33. Art — Males 1; females 11. Since the establishment of the school four years ago, thirteen young men and young ladies have completed the entire course of study prescribed in our curriculum, as follows: Class of 1894-5, one young man .and three young ladies. Class of 1895-6, two young men and seven young ladies, and were granted diplomas with titles of full graduates. No pupils were graduated the last session. FACULTY. Our. faculty consists of regular teachers, with stated salaries, and two, the teacher of music, and the teacher of art and elocution, who receive the income of their respective departments ; and are as follows : J. A. Liner, Principal, Collegiate department, salary $1200 C. B. Glenn, 1st Ass't " " " 850 L.W.Payne, 2d " " " '' 750 Miss Laura V. Stallworth,High School " " 600 15 Faculty — Continued. Miss Imogen Russell, Preparatory departm't, salary ..$400 Miss Sallie Bruner, Primary " " 300 Miss ¥/illie Cunningham, Primary " " 250 Miss Josephine Lovelace, Music ; income estimated. 500 Miss Julia Daughdrill, Elocution and Art, income estimated 300 FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The following are the receipts and disbursements of the school for the session of ten scholastic months of' 1896-97, ending June 2 : RECEIPTS. Direct State appropriation $2,500 One-ninth of funds, arrising from the sale of fertilizer tags to^April 2, 1897, over and above twenty-five cents a ton, the part of which has been received to date 800 Incidental fees 1,378 Public school funds 408 Total $5,086 DISBURSEMENTS. Teachers' salaries • $4,350 Incidental expenses, including fuel, lights, janitor's wages, repairs of damages to buildings andfur- niiiLre,insuraQce, expenses of commencement, &c. 607 16 FINANCIAL STATEMENT— Continued. Catalogues, printing, advertisement, &c 79 Expenses of meeting of the Board of Control 15 Total $5,051 Balance on hand 35 VALUE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. The value of the lands, buildings, equipments, etc., belonging to the school is as follows : Lands $ 2,600 Buildings 12,000 Equipments 2,000 Total $16,600 AVERAGE COST OF A PUPIL PER SESSION. The average cost of a pupil, i)ursuing the regular course, per session of ten months, is as follows : Incidental fee $ 5 Board 80 Total $85 Owing to the very heavy expense incurred by the Board of Control purchasing lands, erecting and equip- ping the necessary buildings, and otherwise establishing the school ; the full amount of apparatus and other supplies necessary to do thorough and satisfactory work has not yet been furnished the school. Our most press- ing need in this respect at present is a sufficiently com- plete set of chemical and philsolophical apparatus, and 17 the necessary chemicals to ilkisfcrate before the classes- the subject matter taught in. the text-books. The school has established a nuclus of about two hundred carefully selected volumes for a library, which is steadily being added to by pupils and friends. of the school. The great number of books withdrawn and read from time to. time, during the past session, by pupils from all departments ; and the daily and almost hourly consultation of the books of reference, leads us to believe that no one feature of our school is likely to be more popular, or calculated to exert a more lasting and beneficial effect on the student body than our library. COUKSE IN AGRICULTURE. Under the act establishing this school, the one under which the course in agriculture for the past session was arranged ; only young men who desired to pursue this course, and wlio had a sufficient knowledge of geology, chemistry, physic-ai geography, physics, and some other branches necessary to comprehend and be instructed by the terms used in text-books on agriculture, were given a course in that study from text-books. In concluding this report, I will say that the pros- pects for the school are ver}" flattering indeed, and if no epidemic disease, or other misfortune befalls the school, . I confidently believe the next session will witness the largest enrollment in its history. Respectfully submitted, J. A. Liner, Principal. Approved : N. Stallworth, President of Board of ControL PAET Zil.— Ihird district. REPORT OF THE BOUTH-EAST ALABAMA AGRICUL- TURAL SCHOOL FOR TERM 1896-7, BY BOARD OF CONTROL, Per J. B. Ward. Abijbville, AlxV., July 23 Hon. John 0. Turner, State Superinteudeut of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — Under the law, and in pursuance with your request of and iastru'Ctions of July 12th, we, the Board of Control of the Soutli-East Alabama Agricul- tural School and Station, herewith respectfully submit the following report of said school and Station for the year 1896-7. Your questions are answered by numl)er in the order they are asked : T. Males enrolled 128 Females enrolled 87 Total 215 II. We have no means of ascertaining. 19 III. The School has never been arranged into courses or schools. It has never been graded in the sense of a Normal School. IV. Answered and explained hj answer to question number three. V. No degrees conferred in the past ;, school never authrized to confer degrees until this year. VI. Two male teachers and two female teachers in the school last year. Principal received $700.00, First Assistant received $600.00, Miss McAllister received $375.00 and Miss Ward received $350.00; total paid Teachers $2,025.00. VII. 1897, January 26, by amount paid on school building $ 3,841 22 1897, June 1, hj amount paid teach- ers 2,025 00 1897, June 1, b}^- amount paid for station and farm expenses 288 43 1897, June 1, by incidental expenses. 209 64 1897, June 1, by traveling expenses. 65 00 1897, June 1, by Commencement expenses . 56 50 Total paid out for the year. . . .$ 6,125 79 VIII. 1896, October 1, amount on hand reserved from appropriations of 1893-1 and 1895 to improve build- ings and grounds. . .■ $ 2,624 48 18Q6, November 2, to cash from the State 1,558 00 1897, January 1, to quarterly pay- ment from State 750 00 1897, January 16, to tag tax fund from State 450 83 20 1897, March 30, to Public School fund from township 400 00 1897, April 20, to quarterly payment from State 750 00 1897, June 1, to tag tax fund from State , 800 00 1897, June 1, to incidental fees. ... 30 00 Total on hand and received since October 1, 1896 $. 7,448 17 Balance on hand now, July 23, 1897. 1,322 38 IX. Two States and four counties. X. Board per annum $80 to $90 : Matricu- lation and incidental fees per an- num $10 ; that cost per annum. . . 100 00 XI . New school lot $ 400 Building commenced, when completed 9,000 Old School lot and building . . 700 Station and farm 1,000 Total value of State property here. $ 11,100 00 XII. The completion and furnishing of School build- ing now in course of erection. XIII. If the school building can be completed and furnished, the prospects for the school are far better than they liave ever been ; but if building is not finished, they are not good. This report is very uieMger ;uid unsatisfactory, but under the circumstances it is the best we can make. The princial of our school for last year was not re-elected and he did not make out any report of his year's work ; he is away now, and has all the books and records pertaining to the active school work, hence we are unable to give- 21 -any accurate figures with reference to classes or num.- TDers. In the future we expect for our school to be run and conducted strictily on college principles, having regular courses of study and conferring degrees when these have been completed. Respectfully subitted, Board op Control of S.E.Ala. School andSta'n. Per J. B. Ward, PART IV.-SIXTH DISTRICT. REPORT OF THE WEST ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL FOR THE YEAR 1896-97, BY JAMES E. ALEXANDER, Principal. Hamilton, Ala., August 4, 1897, To Hon, John 0. Turner, State Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — I. Students enrolled : Males 156 Females 73 Total 229 II. Number, each department : 1. Primary — Males 30 Females 20 Total 50 23 2. Intermediate — Males 22 Famales 18 Total 40 3. High school — Males. 15 Females 10 Total 25 4. Collegiate — Males ' 89 Females 25 Total 114 III. Number of courses or schools, eight. IV. Number in each school : 1. Mathematics. Males 126 Females 53 Total 179 2. English — Males 124 Females 52 Total . 176 8. vScience — Males , 102 Females 25 Total 121 4. Latin — Males ■ 56 5. Agriculture- Males 58 24 Females 30 Total 86 6. Horticulture — Males 10 Female 5 Total 15 7. Floriculture — Females 12 8. History — Males 45 Females 25 Total 70 V. Number of graduates, none. VI. Salaries of Teachers : President' $ 900. First x\ssistant 750 Second Assistant 420 Third Assistant 400 Fourth Assistant 400 Total $2870 Number of teachers six, including music. VII. Expenses: Improvements on grounds $ 78 75 Annex to building 599 00 Repairs of building Advertising 45 50 Janitor and wood 71 00 Rent on piano 42 95 25 Incidental supplies 96 00 Total $933 20 VII. Resources : State Appropriation. . $ 2,738 89 Public School Funds 91 50 Incidentals 285 50 Tuition 38 00 Total $3,153 89 Teachers' salaries to April should be above appropriation $1,955 00 Total $5,108 89 IX. Number of States represented four ; number of counties represented, six, X. Average cost per pupil : Board $ 60 00 Fees 2 50 Books -.. 10 00 Total $72 50 XI. Valuation of school property : Building $3,000 Apparatus 150 Furniture 250 Land 600 Total $4,000 XII. The greatest need of the school at this time is a fund sufficient to supply better equipment for the proper demonstration of science. It seems that a larger appropriation would aid the school very much. The school feels the need of a library — especially one of ref- 26 erence books. Many things of great importance can be named. XIII. The prospects are good for the ensuing year. XIV. Remarks of President of Boord on Education in general. '•More attention should Ije given to scientic agricul- ture." Very respectfully submitted. J. E. Alexander, Principal. PAET v.— Seveiitli Distriet. REPORT OF THE SEVENTH DISTRICT AG-RICULTURAL SCHOOL & EXPERIMENT STATION. SESSION 1896-97. BY Wm. F. FEAGIN, President. Albertville, Ala., .July 14, 1897. To Hon. John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery Ala. Dear Sir : — I. Number of students enrolled past session, 326 — males, 177; females, 149. II. Number of students in each department : Males. Females. Primary and Intermediate 86 93 — 179 Collegiate 91 56—147 Total 326 III-IV. The past session the school was divided into grades from one tio ten, and every student was required to take the studies of his grade — except a few special students, who were allowed to select their studies from one or more grades. Next session the school will be divided into two departments, viz: Preparatory and Collegiate. The 28 Preparatory will consist of two years work, and the Collegiate of four years work. The entrance examination of this institution now consists of the elements of Arithmetic, Geography, English Grammar, Spelling, Reading and Writing. (We send you by this mail a catalogue) . V. Number of graduates twelve (12) — male 6, female 6. VI. Number of teachers during the .past session, and salaries each, as follows : President or Principal $1,000 00 First Assistant 750 00 Second Assistant 700 00 Two Assistants, $350 each 700 00 Total $3,150 00 The last four months of the session, on account of the lower grades being so crowded, two stu- dents were appointed from the senior class to assist Intermediate teachers, at $20 per month, and they taught alternately. Total amount paid for this work $ 80 00 Total amount paid for teaching $3 ,230 00 The teachers of Art, Elocution and Music, take those departments on their merits. So there were nine (9) teachers in all. The Secretary and Treasurer have received since the organization of the institution, February 5th, 1894, about $245.00: Secretary $ 25 00 Treasurer 220 00 $245 00 29 Heretofore they have not been members of the Board, but now the Secretary and Treasurer is a member of the^ Board, and is one and the same person. VII. (See Supplement) . VIII. (See Supplement) . IX. AVe had ones tudent from Florida this year ; the others all from Alabama. The counties represented in school this year were seven, viz: Etowah, Marshall, Tallapoosa, Blount, Cherokee, Elmore and Madison. X. Average cost of a student : Board (including fuel and lights and washing) per annum $ 80 00 Matriculation fees 6 00 Total cost $ 86 00 XI. The value of ail buildings is about. . .$5,200 00 " " equipments 1,200 00 lands 1,500 00 We get $2,500 from the State per annum, providedit is not otherwise appropriated. XII, The greatest need of the College at present is more money . - XIII. The prospects of the school for another year are good. Respectfully Submitted, Wm. F. Feagin, Principal. SUPPLEMENT. Report of Seventh District Agricultural School, from July 1, 1896, to June 30, 1897 : 1896. July 10, Am't received from State . . $625 00 14, " " " " . . 58 66 Oct. 3, " '' '' " . . 625 00 30 SUPPLEMENT— Continued . 1896. Dec. 18, Matriculation fees from Aug. 2 to Dec. 18 $421 50 1897. Jan. 7, Am't received from State. .$625 00 " " " exp. station and land rent. . 63 40 Mar. -i, Am't received from State. . 450 83 April 23, " " " " . . 625 00 May 13, Matriculation fees from Dec.28,'96,toMay 13,'97 468 00 June 1, Am'treceived from State. . 800 00— $4,762 39 DISBURSEMENTS. Salaries for teachers 2 mo's previous session ^ 830 00 President's salary 1,000 00 1st Assistant's salary 750 00 2nd " " 700 00 Two Assistants, ^^'350 each 700 00 Extra '' 80 00 Janitor's salary 156 25 Supt. of Farm and Labor 275 00 Amount paid for coal, repairs, inci- dentals, &c 400 24—14,691 49 Balance in Treasury ^ 70 90 PAUT VI — HigMh District. REPORT OP THE NOKTH ALABAMA AGRICULTUEAL FOR SESSION 189G-7, BY M. K. CLEMENTS, PRINCIPAL. Athens, Ala., July 16, 1898. Hon, John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery., Ala. Dear Sir : — I hand you herewith thQ report called for which is as follows : I. The number of students enrolled: Males, 200; females 108. II. The number in each department : Males. Females. Primary . . . ' 41 29 Preparatory , . . . . 53 36 Collegiate 106 43 III. Number of Schools taught : Five. 32 IV. Number in each School : Males. Females. High School 94 65 Collegiate 106 43 Music 6 24 Art 4 11 Elocution 6 5 V. The number of Graduates : Males 1, Females 2» VI. Number of Teachers, 7 ; at the following salaries : President $ 2,000 00 First Assistant 750 00 Second Assistant 700 00 Third Assistant 400 00 Fourth Assistant 400 00 Elocution and Art and Music Teachers take their classes on their merits. Secretary and Treasurer, each ... 50 00 VII. Total amount paid for running expenses of the College : Salary of Teacher $ 4,250 00 Incidental expenses 250 00 . Improvement of buildings 500 00 Improvement of grounds 125 00 Advertising 50 00 Total $ 5,175 00 VIII. Resources of the School for the year : State appropriation $ 3,000 00 Tax 2,800 00 Matriculation fees 800 00 Total .$ 6,600 00 33 IX. Four States and ten counties represented in the School. X. Average cost of pupils, taking the course pre- scribed: Board, $ 80 00 Matriculation fee 5 00 Total $ 85 00 XI. Value of building, equipments, etc : Buildings $ 15,000 00 Grounds 2,000 00 Farm 3,000 00 Furniture 1,000 00 Total $21,000 00 XII. The greatest need of the School is more money. XII. The prospects for the next year very bright, XIV. The great need of the school system of Ala- bama, is School Legislation that will enable the State to raise a sum of money that will more nearly meet the de- mands of the times. Respectfully submitted, M. K. Clements, President, N. A. S. PART Vn.-ITINTH D ii^THIOT. REPORT (no 1 .) BLOUMTSVILLE BEAMOH AGRICUL- TiJRAL SCHOOL AHB EXPERI- MENT STATION. FOR YEAR 1896-97, BY S. M. HENDRICKS, PRESIDEXT BOARD OF CONTROL. Hendricks, Ala., July 27th, 1897. Hon. John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — I wish to submit the following report in regard to the Agricultural School and Experiment Sta- tion located at Blountsville, Ala : April 17tli 1897, received cash on Auditor's warrants $ 446 89 Ajjril 17th, 1897, received cash on Auditor's warrants 625 00 June 1st, 1897, received cash on Auditor's warrants 800 00 Total received $1,871 89 35 -Amount disbursed to teachers and others : To E. L. Blaylock $ 240 15 " J. R. Dewberry 350 00 " T. C. Moore 300 00 " J. M. Bright 250 00 " Margaret Wilkinson 150 00 " G. W. Darden, Insurance Agent 54 00 '' U.S. Furniture Company 300 00 " R. Nation, Supt. Agricultural Farm. . . . 120 00 '' T. W. DeYampert, for wall map 3 50 " Board of Control, traveling expenses... 63 65 Total disbursed $1,831 30 REPORT (NO. 2.) SUPLEMENTAL, (of last named college.) Hendricks, Ala., August 23, 1897. Hon. John 0. Turner, State Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — Please find a supplemental to my report, which is from Prof. E. L. Blaylock, or recent date. I. Number of pupils enrolled : Males 180 Females '. 124 Total 304 II. Number of schools, four — Primary, Grammar School, High School, and Collegiate. 36 III. Number of students in each : Male. Female. Total. Primary 52 30 82 Grammar school.. 32 31 63 High school 70 52 122 Collegiate 26 11 37 IV Number of graduates : Males, 10 ; females, 4. V. Number of teachers eight. Salaries as follows: President $ 900 00 Vice President 700 00 Secretary 500 00 Grammar school 500 00 Primary . . ., 300 00 The Elocution, Music and Business departments re- ceived salaries by charging students in each de- partment. VI. Valuation of lands, including buildings, furni- tue &c., $6,000 VII. Current expenses about as follows : Janitor's fees for ten months $ 150 00 Coal and fuel 115 00 Advertising 30 00 Brooms, buckets and crayons 10 00 The above is not reported as being correct, from this fact: It is made from verbal statements, more than from an itemized account book. 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  • o O iC C^l o coo 0000 l^ O'.- ..'i O 00 x>''^ S ■5=? \^^ (1 t> cj £ « ii sh .i; Ptj Q.22 ' St* pRCZ2 be OS "^ o > H<1 39 CLOSE OF SESSION, 1896-7. Part VIII. Exhibit III, closes the report for the ses- sion of 1896-7 ; and as there were but seven of the Schools in operation, and several of them for the first year, we cannot expect as good results as from those that had been regularly organized for several sessions. Many of these Schools — all, perhaps,, in fact, labored under disadvantages in the way of lack of finished build- ings, with proper equipments, and requisite teaching force ; as the exact amount of patronage could not be determined, and oftentimes (when this . was known), funds with which to pay teachers could not be deter- mined. At the close of Session 1897-8, I will give a general recapitulation of results for the two years. PART I.— First District. REPORT OF JACKSON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. JACKSON, CLARKE CO., ALA. REV. THOMAS E. CLYCE, PRESIDENT. 1897-8. Jackson, Ala., August 1898. Hon. John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — Report of the Jackson Agricultural Col- lege for the year 1897-8 : Number of students enrolled 164 Summary by States : Alabama 159 Kentucky 3 Texas 1 Florida 1 Total 164 Summary by Departments : Primary 68 41 SUMMARY BY DEPAETMENTS— Continued. Preparatory 46 Collegiate 50 Total 164 Summary by Studies : Number of Students in English 150 " " Mathematics 148 " " History and Phi- losophy 62 Number of students in Latin 58 Greek 8 " " German 4 " " French 7 Miisic 30 " " Art -. . . 7 " " Agriculture 33 " '' Floriculture and Horticulture 81 Number of students in Chemistry 4 Business Dep't. . 7 MONEY RECEIVED. 1897 June 9. By balance on hand $ 809 78 June 10. By Amt. State Treas. for quarter beginning April 1, 1897 625 00 Sept. 18. By Amt. State Treas. on tax tag for quarter ending March 31, 1897. . 800 00 Sept. 18. By Amt. State Treas. for quarterage beginning July 1, 1897 625 00 Sept. 18. By Amt. State Treas. for quarterage beginning Oct. 1, 1897 625 00 42 MONEY RECEIVED— Coutinued. 1898 Jan. 17. By Amt. of State Treas for quarter- age beginning January 1, 1898. . .$ 625 00 March 1. 3y Amt. of State Treas. on extra tag tax 2,952 86 April 22. By Amt. of State Treas. for quar- terage beginning April 1, 1898. . . 625 00 By Matriculation fees 699 80 By Music 334 67 By Art 74 96 Total received $ 8,797 07 MONEY EXPENDED. For Teachers : T. S. Clyce $ 1,200 00 E. S. Pugh 1,000 00 G. S. Chapman P. E. Townsley 137 00 T. H. Gilbert 78 75 Miss Willie F. Crum 360 00 Miss Lucia Phillips 315 00 Mrs. Dannie M. Aldridge 360 00 Total expended for Teachers $ 3,470 75 For Experiment Station : Sept. 1, 1898. Amt. to J. L. Ballard, Supt. Farm, for experiments $ 125 00 Feb. 1, 1898. Department of Floriculture and Horticulture 100 00 43 MONEY EXPENDED— Continued. Feb. 1. 1898. Amount to J. L. Ballard, Supt. Farm, for experiments on Col- lege Farm 200 00 April 1, 1898. Amount to J. L. Ballard, Supt. Farm, for experiments on Col- lege Farm 100 00 May 1, 1898. Amount to J. L. Ballard, Supt. Farm, for experiments on Col- lege Farm 100 00 Total for Experiment Station $ 625 00 GENERAL EXPENSES. 1897 June 9. By balance $ 110 70 June 9. By Amt. to Postal Telegraph Co. . . 76 June 9. By Amt. to D. B. Henley, Photog- rapher 1 50 June 9. By Amt. to Miss Lucia Phillips, for art material , 6 30 June 9. By Amt. to Dt. Jones for travelling expenses 25 00 June 10. By Amt. to P. E. Townsley, for col- lecting: 27 70 June 15. By Amt. to J. C. Stewart & Co 2 65 June 15. By Amt. to Postal Telegraph Co. . . 85 June 17, By Amt. to Cunnington Hdw Co.. 14 07 June 17. By Amt. to J. C. Stewart & Co. . . . 130 98 June 17. By Amt. to L. E. McLeod 248 00 June 17. By Amt. to Bolen Bros 66 13 June 18. By Amt. to Wagar Lumber Co. . . . 39 97 302 97 1 90 58 48 10 00 13 75 35 50 40 00 44 GENERAL EXPENDITURES— Continued. June 19. By Amt. to Barney Cavanaugh Hardware Co June 19. By Amt. to F. C. Turner & Co June 19, By Amt. to Mobile Drug Co June 29. By Amt. to Empire M'fg Co Aug. 3. By Amt. to Jesse French Piano and Organ Co Aug. 14. By Amt, to J. B. Carter, traveling expenses Aug. 26, By Amt. to G. W. Powe, Express to and from Montgomery Aug. 27. By Amt. to Alabama Printing Co.. Sept. 10. By Amt. to G. W. Powe, Express to and from Montgomery 15 40 Sept. 10. By Amt. to E. S. Pugh, traveling expenses Oct. 1. By Amt. to J. B. Cater Oct. 2. By Amt. to W. W. Pearson, Atty fee Oct. 2. By Amt. to Brandon Printing Co.. . Oct. 28. By Amt. to Will Richardson, janitor Nov. 16. By Amt. to South Alabamian Nov. 20. By Amt. to Donahew & Heneberry. Nov. 20. By Amt. to Alabama Printing Co. . Nov. 29 . By Amt. to Will Richardson , j anitor. Dec. 56. By Amt. to Clarke County Democrat. Dec. 22. By Amt. to Monroe Journal Dec. 22. By Amt. to Herald Dec. 22. By Amt. to W. A. Daniels Dec. 24. By Amt. to Mobile Stationery Co. . Dec. 24. By Amt. to M. & B. R. R. Co., 12 25 23 75 37 50 76 40 12 50 7 75 4 12 9 85 15 00 2 50 11 78 14 37 55 00 14 00 45 GENERAL EXPENDITURES— Continued. freight on coal 35 06 Dec. 29. By Amt. Jesse Frence Piano and Organ Co 30 00 1898 Jan. 7. By Amt. to Monroe Democrat 5 00 Jan. 14. By Amt. to Will Richardson 30 00 Jan. 14. By Amt. to Tennessee Coal andiron Railroad Co 32 16 Jan. 29. By Amt. to Earl Long 17 50 Jan. 29. By Amt. to W. A. Daniels 1 00 Feb. 11. By Amt. to E. D. Dalbear 5 00 Feb. 20. By Amt. to Will Richardson 15 00 Mch.l7. By Amt. to Jesse French Piano and Organ Co 30 00 Apr. 12. By Amt. to Jesse French Piano and Organ Co 10 00 Apr. 25. By Amt. to Will Richardson . . 30 00 May 20. By Amt. to Williams and Rogers. . 5 00 May 23. By Amt. to Julius Feiblemen 35 82 May 27. By Amt. to AVill Richardson 15 00 May 27. By Amt. to Jesse French Piano and Organ "^Co 10 00 May 27. By Amt. to W. A. Daniels 5 75 June 7. By Amt. to A. M. Wing, sundries. . 118 32 June 7. By Amt. to T. S. Clyce, expenses. . 34 38 June 7. By Amt. to Alabama Printing Co. . 40 00 June 7. By Amt. to Mobile Stationery Co. . 10 00 June 7. By Amt. to E. D. Dalbear 2 50 June 7. By Amt. to Dr. L. 0. Hicks 8 55 June 7. By Amt. to Dr. Cecil, traveling ex- penses 25 00 46 GENERAL EXPENDITURES— Continued. June 7. By Amt. to Mrs. D. M. Aldridge, Piano rent 31 50 June 7. By Amt. to Powe, Dahlberg and others, Piano rent 63 00 Total $ 2,230 69 Note. — Ourstanding bills on Matriculation, Music and Art, to be collected, $383.01. Respectfully submitted, Thomas S. Clyce, President Jackson Agricultural College. REPORT OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AGMOULTU- EAL SCHOOL, EVERGREEN CONECUH COUNTY, ALAI3BAMA. PEOF. J. A. LANIER, PRESIDENT. 1897-98. Evergreen, Ala, August 1st, 1898. Hon. John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala, Dear Sir : — In accordance with law and at your re- quest, I herewith submit a report of the Southwest Ala- bama x4.gricultural School, for the session of 1897-98, ending June 9th, 1898. With the exercises of last com- mencement, closed the fifth session of this school, and I am pleased to be able to report it as a session marked by progress, both as to the increased number of pupils in attendance and the character of the work done. Our roll-book shows an attendance in all departments of 348 pupils, 176 males, and 172 females, representing eleven counties in the State, whose average age is fif- teen }oars. From the increased attendance from year 48 to year since its establishmeni five years age, and from other indications, I feel justified in saying that the school is increasing and extending its influence throughout this section of the State. To give you a correct and definite idea of the scope and character of the work being done, I give below the different branches of study pursued, and the number of pupils, male and female, in each branch. Of course some of these branches are subdivided for convenience into several classes and other work distributed among the teachers : Male. Female. Orthography 160 150 Reading 138 132 Penmanship 160 165 English Grammar 46 60 Manual Geography 40 85 Physical Geography 16 20 United States History 46 62 General History 24 20 Arithmetic 96 72 Algebra 34 38 Geometry 4 5 Trigonometry 2 2 Agriculture 35 Horticulture 32 35 Floriculture ; 1 61 Physics 10 9 Chemistry 9 18 Physiology 16 22 Geology 2 2 Astronomy 8 2 Botany 1 61 Civil Government 6 12 49 English Literature .... 4 10 Rhetoric 15 25 Latin 22 34 French 6 5 German 5 5 Psychology 2 2 Book-keeping 19 4 Short-hand 3 1 The above work may be divided in seven courses, or schools, with the following number of pupils, male and female, in each school : Male. Female, I. Literary 159 l^^O II. Scientific 82 64 III. Classical 44 52 IV. Music 4 36 V. Elocution 10 33 Yl. Art 1 16 VII. Business 19 4 Since the establishment of the school five years ago seventeen young men and young ladies have conipleted the full course of study prescribed, in our curriculum, as follows : Class of 1894-5, one young" man and three yOung ladies. Class of 1895-6, two young men and seven young ladies. Class of 1896-7, no graduates. Class of 1897-8, two young men and two young ladies, and were granted diplomas with titles of Full Graduates. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. The following are the receipts and disbursements of the school for the session of ton scholastic months of 1897-8, ending June 9th, 1898 : 4 50 RECEIPTS. State appropriation $ 2,500 00 Public School fund for Evergreen District. .'. 412 00 Matriculation fees 1,241 00 Prorata share of tag tax fund withheld by State, but subsequently distributed by order of Supreme Court 4,484 00 Total $8,037 00 DISBUESEMENTS. Teachers' salaries. . $ 4,360 00 Incidental expenses, including fuel, lights, janitor's wages, repairs of damages to buildings and furniture, insurance, ex- penses of commencement, etc 427 00 Catalogues, printing, advertising, etc 79 00 Expenses of meeting of Board of Control .... 1500 Total $4,911 00 Balance in treasury from former sessions. . . .$ 3,726 00 VALUE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY. The value of lands, buildings, equipments, ehc., be- longing to the school, is as follows : Lands $ 2,600 00 Buildings 12,000 00 Equipments 2,000 00 Total $16,600 00 51 AVERAGE COST TO PUPIL PER SESSION. The average cost to pupil per session of ten months, pursuing the regular course of study as follows : Incidental see , $ 5 00 Board 80 00 Total $85 00 Owing to the ver}^ heavy expense incurred by the Board of Control in purchasing lands, erecting and equipping the necessary buildings and otherwise estab- lishing the school, the full amount of apparatus and supplies necessary to do thorough and satisfactory work, has not yet been furnished the school. At the begin- ning of the last session a full set of chemical apparatus, and a sufficient amount of chemicals to properly illus- trate before the class the subject matter taught in the text books, was supplied. Our most pressing need in this respect at present is a complete set of physical ap- paratus and a cabinet of geological specimens. The school has established a nucleus of about two hun- dred volumes for a library, which is steadily being ad- ded to by the students and friends of the school. The great number of books withdrawn and read from time to time during the past session by pupils from all departments, and the daily and almost hourly consulta- tion of books of reference leads us to believe that no one feature of our school is likely to be more popular or cal- culated to exert a more lasting and beneficial effect on the student body than our library. In concluding this report, I will say that the prospects of the school are very flattering indeed, and if no epi- demic diseases, such as we have had to fear and con- tend with last session, or other misfortunes, befall the 62 school, I confidently believe the next session will wit- ness the largest enrollment in its history. Respectfully submitted, , J. A. Liner, Principal. PART HI— Thira District. REPORT OF • - SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AGEICUL- TURAL SCHOOL. ABBEVILLE, HENRY CO., ALA. PROF. J. V. BROWN, Principal. 1897-98. Abbeville, Ala,, August 3rd, 1898. Hon. John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : We hereby submit the following report of the Southeast Alabama Agricultural School, for the years 1897-98 : I. Number enrolled, male and female. ... 206 II. Number of Normal students, male and and female None. III. Number of teachers employed, male and female 5 IV. Number graduates, male and female. 5 V. Total amount paid teachers $ 2,475 60 VI. State appropriations. Quarterly pay- ments 3,126 00 VII. Other appropriations or donations. . None. VIII. Matriculation fees collected $156.00, and Public School fund $314.84. . 470 84 IX. Total resources of School, annually. . 3,595 84 54 X. Increased tag tax 4,033 11 XI. States represented in our School .... S XII. Counties represented in our School. 6 The outlook of the School is better than ever before. We have reason to believe that we will enroll three hun- dred pupils next 3^ear. Our new building is just completed, which cost, with all the furniture, apparatus &c,, about $14,000. We have added four new departments in our School, namely : Music, Elocution, Art and the Business De- partment. Very respectfully, J. V. Brown, President. PAET IV. REPORT OF * FOUETH DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL AMD EXPERIMENT STATION. SYLACAUGA, TALLADEGA CO., ALA. PROF. J. R. DEWBERRY, Principal. 1897-98. Sylacauga, Ala., July 13, 1898. Hon. John 0. Turner, State Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — In answer to your communication of the 8th inst., I beg leave to submit the following report of the Fourth District Agricultural School : 1. Number enrolled, male 158; female 129. 2. We have no Normal department. 3. Number of graduates, male ; female 1. 4. Number of teachers employed, male 3 ; female 6. 5. Amount paid teachers |'3,100 00 6. State appropriation : ( a) For Agricultural School and Experi- ment Station 2,500 00 (b) For Public School of Sylacauga. . . . 385 00 7. No other appropriations or donations. 56 No tuition is charged, but a small inci- dental fee is collected for each pupil, and amounted to ■$ 890 50 9. -Total resources of school 3,775 50 10. States represented, "2 ; (b) Counties represented, 13. 11. The general outlook for the school in the way of improvement for aftother year is very flattering. 12. The departments of Music, Art, Elocution and Business, each of which required a separate teacher, were made self-sustaining, and the amount collected from these departments is not included in the "Amount paid to teachers" un- der Section 5. The Academic work of the school for another year is divided into three departments, viz: Collegiate, Pre- paratory and Primary. The Collegiate department is supported by the special api^ropriation of the State for the Agricultural School and Experiment Station, and incidentals collected from pupils in that department. The Preparatory and Primary departments are distinct from the Agricultural School and Experiment Station, and are maintained by the appropriation of the State for public schools and the incidentals. Your friend, Jno. R. Dewberry. PART V. REPORT OF FIFTH DISTHICT AGRI CULTURAL SCHOOL, WETUMPKA, ELMORE COUNTY, ALA., PROF. R. 0. MEEK, President. 1897-98. Wetumpka, August 1, 1898. Hon. Jno. 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala, Dear Sir : I submit the following report of Fifth District Agricultural School for session 1897-98 : I. Number enrolled, male 137 ' ' female 132 Total enrollment 269 II. Number Normal students None. III. Number Graduates None. IV. Number Teachers employed, male. . . 2 " '[ " female.. 4 V. Total amount paid Teachers $3,200 00 VI. Special State Appropriation 2,000 00 VII. Amt. from Public Fund (County and State) 74 70 VIII. Incidental Fees collected 1,118 05 IX. Total Resources of School $ 3,192 75 58 X. Number Counties represented, Alabama 8 XI. The outlook for the School is good within a lim- ited sphere. We expect to improve in the school work and accommodate all the pupils who come, but we are embarrassed because we have not the money to finish our building, fence our grounds, l)uild a dormitory for girls, and make other necessary improvements. XII. The above report does not include the teachers (four in number) of Art, Music and Elocution, and a few of their pupils Avho are not in the literary depart- ment are not included in the 269 pupils. Nor did I in- clude above the $500.00 appropriated by the State for the Experiment Station. Very truly, R. 0. Mekk, President, 5th Dist. Affr. School. PAUT VI.— Si2sth District. BEPORT OF THE « . WEST ALABAMA AaEIGULTURA.L SCHOOL. HAMILTON, MARION COUNTY", ALA. PROF. S. T. SLATON, President. 1897-98. Hamilton, Ala., August 1, 1898. Hon. John 0. Turner, State Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — ' I beg to submit the following report of the Sixth District Agricultural School, for the scholastic year 1897-98 : 1. Number students enrolled, male 144; female 64. Total 208. 2. Number of graduates, male 1; female 0. Total 1. 3. Number of teachers employed, male 3 ; female 2. Total 5 . 4. Total amount paid teachers, ^2,425. 5. State appropriation |'2,500 00 6. Tag tax 3,915 29 7. Public School fund 192 75 8. Tuition collected (incidentals) 244 50 9. Total resources of the school ^6,852 54 6(1 10. States represented, 2 ; counties represented, 8. REMARKS. 11. During the past year a dormitory for the accommo- dation of thirty-five students has been erected. Material improvements on the farm, in the way of fencing, tools, etc., have been made. New chapel contemplated next session. As I have been elected President of this School, and as Prof. Cauthen is away, I have made out the report as required, and mail you to-day. I trust it will prove satisfactory. With kind regards, I am sincerely yours, S. T. Slatox. PART VII. REPORT OF THE SEVENTH DISTRICT AGRICULTUKAL SCHOOL. ALBERTSVILLE, MARSHALL COUNTY, ALA. Wm. F. FEAGIN, President. 1897-98. Albertsyille, Ala., August 1, 1898. Hon. John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomeiy, Ala. Dear Sir : — I beg leave to submit the following report of the Seventh District Agricultural School, for session ending May 18, 1898 : I. Students enrollod, 18-1 : 121 males, 63 females. II. Number of Normal students, 50; 40 males, 10 females. III. Number of gra luates, 9 ; 8 males, 1 female. TV. Teachers employed, 5 ; 2 males, 3 females. V. Total amount paid teachers |2,800 00 VI. State appropriation 2,500 00 VII. No other appropriations or donations. A fee of $3 is charged each student at the beginning of each term of five months. VIII. No tuition collected. (See VII). 62 IX, Total resources, including real estate and buildings, amount to about $7,500. X. Three (3) States represented ; thirteen counties in Alabama represented. XL The outlook for the school in the way of improve- ments is good. XII. The school has improved every year since it has been in operation — both in numbers and class of work done by both pupil and teacher. The Board eliminated the Primary and Intermediate grades from the school ; so, you see we have not enrolled as many as last year, but we have had this year 118 boarding pupils, whereas last year we had only 48. If you add the number that would be in these grades, our roll this year would far exceed last. Those students that compose these grades are entirely local, and have the privilege of attending the Albertsville Public School, wliich is in operation ten months. We are doing excellent work when you consider our small appropriation. We need more money and we ought to have it, to come up to the full requirements of the law by which the District Agricultural Schools of the State are governed. Yours truly, AYm. F. Feagin, President. PAET vni. EEPORT OF EIGHTH DISTRICT AGEICULTUEAL SOHOOL, ATHENS, LIMESTONE CO., ALA, PROFESSOR M. K. CLEMENTS, ' PKESIDENT. 1897-8. Athens, Ala., July 26, 1898. Hon. Jno. 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear SiR : — I beg to herewith submit report of the Iforth Alabama Agricultural School, for the scholastic years ending September 30, 1898 : I. Num.ber Pupils Enrolled : Male 140 Female 114 Total 254 II. Number Normal Pupils : Male 15 Female 11 Total 26 64 III. Number Graduates : Male -. . 2 Female. 1 Total 3 IV. Number Teachers Employed : Male 3 Female 2 Total 5 V. Total amount paid Teachers $ 3,550 00 VI. State Appropriation $ 2,000 00 VII. Other Appropriations. . . 300 00 VIII. Incidental fees 700 00 IX. Total resources of School. $ 3,000 00 X. Three States, and six counties in Alabama, repre- sented in School. XI. The general outlook for the School in the way of improvements in attendance, and extension of territory represented, is good. XII. The feeling of the people towards Normal and Agricultural Schools is improving. Respectfully submitted, Merit K. Clement, • President. REPORT OP OTNTH DISTRICT AGRIJULTUilAL SCHOOL AND EXPERIMENT STATION. BLOUNSVILLE, BLOUNT, CO., ALA. Wm. J. BEESON, M. Sc, President. SESSION 1897-98. Blountsville. Ala., A igust 1, 1898. Hon. John 0. Turner, Superintendent of Education, Montgomery, Ala. Dear Sir : — The following is the annual report to the Superin- tendent of Education, of the Ninth District Agricultural School and Experiment Station, for the Session 1897-98 : 1. Number enrolled, male 108 " - ' ' female 83 , Total 191 IT. Normal Students, none. III. Number Graduates, none. IV. Number of Teachers, male 4 " " female 5 Total . 5 66 V. Amount paid Teachers $ 2,100 30 VI. State Appropriation (paid to Teachers) 1,815 00 VII. Other appropriations or donations : Encyclopsepia Britannica, by Capt. Frank Burns 250 00 VIII. Tuition collected 12 00 IX. Total Resources of School: State Appropriation, $2,000.00 ; Matric- ulation fees ; Tuition for Students who do not take Agriculture ; Li- brary fee. X. States and Counties represented : States, 2; Counties 5. XI. Outlook for the School : With the small library added this session, the Science Lecture-room fitted with desk, chemical and biological apparatus, and a number of specimens of rocks, ores, etc., together with many valuable bulletins, reports, etc., sent us from Wash- ington and the many Experiment Stations in tlie Uni- ted States, we feel that the outlook for superior work at the School is very promising. Respectfully submitted, Wm. J. 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As but seven of these schools were in opera- tion during the scholastic year 1896-7, as shown by this report, with practically the same results as shown in the session of 1897-8, I deem it unnecessary to recapitulate and tabulate further, except to call your Excellency's attention to the following facts connected with these nine schools for the last session of 1897-8. Second. I find the entire enrolment amounted to 2,111 pupils, or an average of 234 pupils to the school, and there were employed in thes3 nine schools 56 teach- ers, including the Presidents, or an average of 7 teachers to the school, or a:i averagG of one teacher to 33 pupils. It will be observed, however, in some of these schools, that one teacher is often required to handle more than 50 pupils. Third. Taking the reports furnished me as my guide, I find that the total income of these schools for the past" session, from all sources, including balances from previous year or years, to be ^§43,890, of which ariiount |)27,525 was paid in teachers salaries, and the sum of >»9,851 was expended in permanent improvements and running ex- penses of the schools, leaving a balance on hand of ^9,029. Of the total amount of resources, .^43,890, I find that the State has contributed either directly or in- directly about the sum of :§37,000 ; the balance was col- lected in fees from students and received from donations. By examining these tables further, I find that the 71 average salary paid the Presidents of these institutions to be <;is'l,000; and the averao-- F'-O/iry paid teachers, #491. I further find the entire pj'operLy owned by these institutions, taking the estimates furnished me, to be $130,000, or an average valuation of |'14,444. You will also observe that but little has been said, in any of these reports made by the Principals of these schools, upon the subject of Agriculture and the Experi- ment Station-~which is claimed as the prime' object of these plants. There are two reasons, to my mind, how- ever, why so little has been said in reports to this De- partment. First: At tlio da. 3 of these reports but little could bo told of the present crops, and the results from the various experiments. Second : Parties tnak- ing these reports doubtless thought that that phase of the subject belonged to the Commissioner of Agricul- ture ; and you will possibly be furnished with full bulle- tins from the Department of Agriculture. Upon a thorough examination of the reports sub- mitted to this Department, which is now on file as a part of the records of this office, you will find that this report has been compiled with much difficulty — owing to the fact these reports on file are not clear and accurate. It is therefore possible there ma}^ be some errors in this compilation ; if so, they are attributable to this cause alone. I trust your Excellency will make some strong recommendations to the General Assembly along this line, relative to the Boards of Control and those whose duty it is to make these reports, that this Department in the future may be relieved of much annoyance and burden in compiling from illegible and otherwise unsat- isfactory data. In making this Report, as in all others issued from 72 this Department, I have used my best efforts to be fair to all concerned and present the facts as they really exist, that the people of the State may fully understand the exact status of these institutions. Trusting that I have accomplished this purpose, and that this Report will meet the hearty endorsement of your Excellency, I am, with great respect, Your obedient servant, John 0. Turner, State Superintendent of Education. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 021 481 171 6