Session 1902
January 6, 1902
E.R. Donaldson, Gourley, Snyder, & Vaughn, who had taken Calculus during the 1st term, were allowed to continue that subject rather than take Psychology. It was understood, however, that this action should not operate as a precedent. R.E. Roberts was found to be deficient in so many Junior studies that he was dropped back into the Sophomore class.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 13, 1902
Barr was allowed to substitute Calculus for Psychology. Brown E. was allowed to substitute one year's work in Greek for one term of Latin & two terms of Botany. Rowland, Linney, & Freland were allowed to take Greek instead of Physics during the 2nd & 3rd terms. Permission was granted Boling & Vaughn to take work in the Junior class in one of the proposed new courses instead of Sophomore Latin.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 20, 1902
The Monticello High School was made an accredited school, whose students can enter the Freshmen class upon certificate without examination. The Princeton Collegiate Institute allowed to state in its catalogue that it is affiliated with the University.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 27, 1902
A. McKee granted permission to begin one of the new courses of study. Professor Waterbury was granted the privilege of dividing the Freshman English class.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 4, 1902
A. McKee allowed to substitute work previously done in Latin for some work in Physics & Drawing. Prof. Cheek to determine the value of the Latin. Kendrick allowed credit in his B.S. course for Greek already taken. Substituted for Soph. Latin & Biology. E.R. Donaldson & Milliken allowed to substitute work in Junior in Chemical-Biological course for Sophomore Latin. Voted that students, who intend to study Civil Engineering, be allowed to take Surveying as one of their electives.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 17, 1902
Tarkington & Litsey allowed to change from the Latin-Scientific Course to the Physical-Mathematical.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 27, 1902
Professors Gordon & Logan were requested to continue their courses in Physics & Ethics through the 3rd term, & all students who should discontinue either or both of these subjects were required to take up other equivalent work.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 10, 1902
Hunter, Carr, & McAfee were present & gave reasons for absences from chapel. Freland was given permission to go to Mt. Vernon to take charge of the school there, coming back to take examinations in May. The regulations regarding absences were amended-the amendment being as follows: When a student is reported as having been absent six times from chapel or from any class, his whole record shall be called for & a statement shall be sent to his parent or guardian.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 17, 1902
Prof. Fales reported that Mr. Cabell Breckenridge had donated certain books to the library, & the secretary was instructed to express to Mr. Breckinridge in writing the thanks of the Faculty. Professors Redd & Crooks were appointed to collect the Faculty regulations contained in the minutes of its sessions.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 31, 1902
Petitions of Senior class for an increase in the length of the Senior vacation not granted. Resolutions of Senior, Junior, Sophomore classes denouncing the insult to a Professor were received & read.
The following action with reference to a Faculty Board of Advisors was taken:
Under the direction of the Faculty a Board of Advisors, consisting of representatives of the several courses of collegiate study, confers in regard to the progress made by the undergraduate & special students. Each student, upon admission to the University or upon entering any of its courses, is assigned to his proper advisor by the Faculty's Committee on Admission, & the advisor arranges his course of study.
Advisors
Prof. Redd, Classical Course.
Prof. Cheek, Latin-Scientific Course.
Prof. Palmer, Chemical-Biological Course.
Prof. Gordon, Mathematical-Physical Course.
Prof. Crooks, Freshmen
Each advisor endeavors to establish relations of friendliness & confidence with the students in his care, & promotes their welfare in every practicable way. Patrons & friends of the University, who may desire further information about the object & scope of the work in any of the collegiate courses are invited to correspond with the advisor for that course. The advisors will, upon application, furnish information concerning the facilities offered to graduate students for advanced work in the several departments of the University.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 3, 1902
Petition of Senior Class for longer vacation preceding commencement was not granted.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 7, 1902
Fox Caldwell was before the Faculty on the charge of participating in setting up an effigy of a member of the Faculty with a card attached upon which abusive & insulting language was written. Caldwell was present & made a statement of his connection with the offence but refused to answer any questions. The following action was taken: In view of Fox Caldwell's confession of his participation in setting up an effigy of a member of the Faculty & affixing thereto a card bearing an abusive, insulting, & scandalous inscription, & in view of other evidence of his connection with the offense, he is now dismissed from the college.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 21, 1902
J.M. Caldwell was present on the charge of lighting matches & smoking in Prof. Waterbury's room. He confessed to striking matches more than once. In view of this fact, & in view of the further fact that he had previously been before the President for misdemeanor, he was suspended for three weeks. Ellis was given permission to go home before the regular examinations if he could make satisfactory arrangements with the members of the Faculty concerned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 13, 1902
President Roberts was requested to write to Mrs. Serpell & advise her to withdraw her son from college because of frequent absences from chapel services & from class(about 40)& because of neglect of duty. It was decided to select two valedictorians-one from each of the recently consolidated institutions. Dr. Nelson, Dr. Logan & Prof. Crooks were appointed to compute the grades & determine who should be chosen valedictorians. A.A. Higgins, Linney, Rowland, rose, Peterson & Woodward were selected as commencement speakers. Darnall was suspended for the remainder of the session because of prominent part taken in seat-rush in chapel. Prof. Fales, Gordon, & Palmer were appointed to prepare a schedule for the next session. The existing method of classifying graduates on commencement program was abolished & Profs. Redd, Logan, & Waggener were made a committee to report a new plan. Prof. Roberts was requested to interview E. Curry & J. Embry in regard to frequent absence from classes.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 21, 1902
J. Hambrick was present to explain his conduct during the seat rush in chapel. His part in the disturbance was found to have been such as to make necessary his suspension for the remainder of the session. Linney & Rowland asked to be excused from speaking on commencement day, & Dr. Roberts was authorized to excuse them in case Freland & Sudduth would speak in their places.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 26, 1902
Committee on classification of graduates on commencement program recommended that distinction of sum ma cum laude be given those whose average was 95 or more, magna cum laude to those whose average was 90 or less than 95, & cum laude where the average was 85 & less than 90. This report was adopted & the distinctions ordered printed in program but not inserted in diploma. It was voted honorable mention in other classes than Senior be no longer made.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
June 10, 1902
The Boyle-Barrel prize was awarded to Powell Cheek. The Ormand Beatty prize was divided between T.S. Woodward & S.V. Rowland, Jr. Powell Cheek was awarded the Sidney J. Johnson prize. The members of the Senior class who had completed the required work were recommended to the Board of Trustees for degrees. Dan Thomas was recommended for the degree of Master of Arts. Prof. Fales was granted discretionary power in enforcing payment for books taken from the library & not returned. He was also granted permission to loan to Dr. Hubbard of New York books to be used in writing a biography of Dr. J.L. McKee. Gov. J.C.W. Beckham, the Hon. Jno. W. Yerkes, & the Rev. Dr. Leo f. Pentecost were recommended for the degree of LL.D. Rev. D.C. Lilly of Tuscaloosa, Ala., Rev. Joseph Rennie of Covington, Ky., & Rev. Alexander Irvine of Bedford, Ind. Were recommended for degree of D.D.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 10, 1902
The Faculty met to hear the report of the schedule committee & to make necessary arrangements for the opening day of the session. The schedule reported by the committee was adopted. The afternoons & Saturday mornings were set apart for laboratory work in Chemistry & Physics. Archibald Young, who had expected to return to Washington & Lee University & graduate at the end of another year's work, applied for admission into the Senior class. He was received on the same terms as he would have been at Washington & Lee.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 11, 1902
The Faculty met for the classification of new students. Sampson & Rhorer were admitted into the Sophomore class with a condition on Latin. Herbert Green a candidate for Jr. A.B. had taken no Greek. He was allowed to enter on condition that he make up two years of Greek. Allowed to substitute German for Sophomore Greek. Conditioned on a year & two terms of Freshman & Sophomore Latin. Ross admitted into Soph. C., but conditioned one term of Freshman Biology & the whole of Freshman Latin. Darnall (Soph. C.) conditioned on two terms of Latin & one term of Science. Thacher (Soph. C.) conditioned on one year in Latin, one term in Mathematics, & two terms in Science. Hagar (Soph. C.) conditioned on two terms of Latin & two terms of Mathematics.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 12, 1902
H. Hunter (applicant for Soph. A.) conditioned on two terms of Latin, & one year each of Greek & Mathematics. Astronomy was made an elective study.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 15, 1902
Regular meeting of Faculty. It was voted that Freland be informed that he can take his M.A. degree in one year provided he shall satisfy Prof. Chase in regard to conditions of resident work. It was decided that for the present session, the work in History should be given to the Junior & Senior classes instead of to the Freshmen. E.B. Snyder was allowed to substitute Drawing for the portion of the Latin course in which he is deficient. The minimum number of hours required of Juniors in courses A. & B. during the first term was fixed at fifteen. It was voted that hereafter students should be excluded from the alcoves of the library, but be allowed to take out books as heretofore.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 22, 1902
Regular meeting of Faculty. G. D. Crain was found to be deficient in all of the Science of the Freshman & Sophomore years. Chas. Best was transferred from the elective to the Junior class (Course D.). H. Sallee was transferred from Soph. B. to Soph. C. Pierce Downton & F. Flaig were present charged with creating disorder in Dr. Chase's recitation room. Both were suspended for two weeks & required to make up all work done in their classes during that time before being reinstated. The roll of the Senior class was read in order to determine whether any members of the class were taking fewer hours than the required number.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 29, 1902
H.A. Collins presented a request from his father that he be allowed to become a special student. The request was granted. Mr. J.A. Cheek was present & made a statement in regard to students who had failed to pay their fees. It was agreed that Mr. cheek should send bills to the parents or guardians of all delinquents & fix a date after which his certificate of payment of dues should be required of each student. It was voted that hereafter the meetings of the Faculty shall end by limitation at one o'clock P.M.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
October 13, 1902
Dr. Roberts & Dr. Blanton were requested to ask Mrs. Sydney Johnson's consent to the change of the Johnson Prize from a general average prize to a Junior Prize.
Dr. Roberts was asked to secure Mrs. Roswell Miller's consent to have the two prizes she offers given at the end of the Freshman year rather than as entrance prizes; also to divide money offered equally into two prizes - one to be given to the B.A. Freshman who has made the best record for the year, the other to the B.S. Freshman who has the best record. Prof. Fales was requested to have three hundred copies of the schedule printed in convenient form. Mark Mitchell, who applied for admission into the Junior class, was conditioned on Soph. Latin & Greek, & two terms of Soph. Mathematics.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
November 10, 1902
Dr. Roberts was requested to write to Mr. Andrews of New Orleans, & advise him to withdraw his son, Dean Andrews, from college. The Secretary was instructed to summon G.O. Tebbs, J.G. Miller, H.B. Trigg, W.E. Frank, & W.S. Howse to appear before the Faculty at an adjourned meeting on Wednesday Nov. 12 to account for abuses & very unsatisfactory class work.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
November 12, 1902
Adjourned meeting of the Faculty. Tebbs, Howse, Miller, Frank, & Trigg were heard & were given until the Thanksgiving holiday to show marked improvement with the understanding that they were not to return after that time unless such improvement should be apparent.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
November 21, 1902
The Faculty met at the call of Dr. Roberts, who read extracts from a Harrodsburg newspaper to the effect that three Centre College students had been guilty of generally disorderly conduct on the streets of Harrodsburg while in a state of intoxication. It was found that the students referred to were Howse, Darnall, & E.R. Donaldson. The Secretary was accordingly instructed to summon them to appear before the Faculty on Monday Nov. 24. Dr. Roberts stated that he would go to Harrodsburg & find out the facts before that time.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
November 24, 1902
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Howse, Darnall, & E.R. Donaldson were separately questioned in regard to their conduct in Harrodsburg on Nov. 15. All admitted having taken several glasses of beer, but denied being intoxicated, using profane language, firing a pistol or being otherwise disorderly. Dr. Roberts, having visited Harrodsburg for the purpose of finding out the facts, stated that the Judge of the police court had informed him that only Howse had been arraigned before his court & that there were no charges against the other men who were not known to him to have been guilty of any misconduct. The following action was taken; In view of the fact W.S. Howse has been before the Faculty on a former occasion because of neglect of duty & has since shown no improvement in his work, & in view of the further fact, that he has recently been fined for disorderly conduct in a neighboring city, his guardian shall be requested to withdraw him from the institution.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
December 1, 1902
W.S. Howse was readmitted at the request of his guardian, but with the understanding that he should be publicly dismissed immediately upon any failure in duty. The application from the Pleasureville Academy to be recognized as an accredited school was referred to Dr. Blanton. A Committee, consisting of Profs. Gordon, Palmer, Fales, Cheek, & Crooks, was appointed to consider & report modifications of the curriculum.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
December 8, 1902
The catalogue committee, consisting of Profs. Redd, Logan, Throckmorton, & Chase, was appointed. E.P. Hanna's father was requested to withdraw him because of frequent absence from class & habitual neglect of duty.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary