Session 1904
January 8, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Dr. Blanton reported as to the educational exhibit of Centre College as the St. Louis exposition. Dr. Blanton read letters from Herbert Spencer and his mother requesting the Faculty to reconsider his case of dismissed from College and to allow him to return to College, with the promise that he will give no further trouble. Also a letter from Mr. Beavers about his son, with the same request-Both cases to be considered at the next meeting. Messrs. Gully and W.W. Durham having lost their standing in the Sophomore class are urged to both the Freshman class. Rowell's case referred to Prof. Gordon. New students assigned to their classes. Roll of students called to ascertain whether they are attending their classes. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 15, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. The make-up class in Analytics required to take a substitute or make up work and stand examination. Herbert Spencer and Beavers must make formal application for reinstatement, before the Faculty will consider their cases. Rhorer & Sampson's request that they be allowed to return to College before Feb. 1st positively refused. Durham, W.W. allowed to remain in his class, owing to the petition of his father in his behalf, provided he be coached and shall pass a satisfactory examination. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 22, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. No business of any moment. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 29, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Professor Fales asked to see Gully and advise him. Nn business of any moment. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 5, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Feb. 25th day of prayer for colleges. Services immediately after chapel exercises. Mr. gully appeared before the Faculty for his actions several weeks ago. After hearing his defense, the Faculty agreed that it was best for Mr. Gully to leave the college in three days. The action of the Faculty was immediately communicated to Mr. Gully. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 12, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. A congratulatory letter in behalf of the Faculty to Dr. W.S. McEwan of Pittsburg, Pa. was ordered by the Faculty. The letter to be prepared by Dr. Chase & Prof. Waggener and to be signed by the members of the Faculty. A petition from the students of the College asking that Mr. Gully be reinstated in the College was read by Professor Gordon. Petition was refused. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 19, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. For continued disturbance and annoyance in Prof. Chase's room Messrs. Fleece, Thomson, and Faulconer were summoned before the Faculty. They said that they had no excuse to offer, and therefore, they were suspended from college for two weeks. Their parents to be notified. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 26, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Professor Fales requested to prepare scheme of examinations for second week in March. Letters from Mrs. Fleece and Mr. Thomson were read by the Dean, asking that their sons be allowed to return to college at once. Their requests were unanimously declined. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 4, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. No business before the Faculty. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 18, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Prof. Fales to ascertain why Messrs. Rhorer and Sampson have not passed their examinations, and what they are doing. It was moved and carried that Messrs. Durham, W.W. and Thomson be required to go back into the Freshman class. No further business. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 25, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. The following speakers for commencement. Crain, cheek, F.P., Howe, Kagin, Higgins, Wyatt, Wycoff. Thomson's week with the classes shows no improvement. Therefore, he must take the Freshman class. Durham, W.W. must make up deficits in the Freshman class. No other business. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 1, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Thatcher, J.M.P. allowed thirteen days absence from college to prepare for examinations for Oxford to be held in Lexington April 13 on the Cecil Rhodes Scholarship. No business of consequence. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 6, 1904
Call meeting of Faculty to inquire into disorder in Dr. Chase's room. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 8, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. Nothing done. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 19, 1904
Call meeting of the Faculty. Disorder in the English classroom discussed but nothing done. Mr. E.B. Snyder to be allowed examinations in June looking to the degree of M.A. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 20, 1904
Call meeting of the Faculty. Messrs. Frienon, Francis Andrews, M.J. Durham, and Jackson were before the Faculty for participation in the disorder Apr. 15. Messrs. Frienon, Andrews, and Jackson said they had nothing to do with carrying the pig into Chapel. Mr. Durham said that he had hold of the ears of the pig on the campus but not in the building. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 22, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Orders of the Faculty. No games of baseball shall be allowed on the college grounds till 3:30 in the afternoon except Fridays and Saturdays. No baseball teams shall be allowed to leave the college except on Friday afternoon, and Saturdays and then only by permission of the Dean of Faculty. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 29, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Scheme of Senior examinations arranged by Prof. Fales. Messrs. Trigg, Gilson, and West Powell were before the Faculty for taking part in the pig episode. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 30, 1904
Call meeting of Faculty. Committee on Carnival - Professors Throckmorton, Cheek, and Gordon. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 4, 1904
Call meeting of Faculty. Prof. Throckmorton reported that he learned nothing definite from Mr. Edwards about those who participated in taking the pig into the Chapel. The Faculty requested to do everything within power to prevent the contest for seats in the chapel between the Freshmen and Sophomore. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 13, 1904
Regular meeting of the Faculty. Nothing special before the Faculty. Adjourned to meet Monday of next week.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 18, 1904
Call meeting of the Faculty. Messrs. Alexander, Gillespie, Collins, Flaig, Francis Andrews, D.F. Andrews were summonded for absences from Chapel. All were excused. Scheme of examinations for June assigned to Professor Fales. Francis Powell Cheek valedictorian of his class. Grade for the four years, 88 studies - was 97 60/100. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
June 6, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. The prizes were awarded as follows:
The Ormand Beatty Senior Prize to Francis Powell Cheek of Danville, Ky.
The Sidney Jordon Johnson Prize to Waller C. Hudson of Lancaster, Ky.
The Henry Barrett Boyle Prize to C.C. Crockett of Wilmore, Ky.
The Mrs. Roswell Miller Prizes to Nelson Rodes of Danville, Ky., and James C. Wood of Munfordsville, Ky.
Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
September 13, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. The meeting was opened with prayer by President Hinitt. Profs. Throckmorton, Logan, Crooks, & Cheek were requested to assign recitations to the Senior, Junior, Sophomore classes respectively for Thursday Sept. 15. Prof. Cheek was chosen to meet all applicants for admission into the Freshman class, & Profs. Throckmorton & Crooks to meet applicants for admission into all other classes. It was decided that the schedule for the 1st term of 1903-1904 should be used at least temporarily. The Faculty adjourned to meet in the chapel at 10:30 o'clock on Wednesday for classification of students.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
September 14, 1904
The report of the committee on classification of new students was presented & received. Oratory was made a Senior elective for the 1st term of 1904-1905 as a tentative measure. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
September 16, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. Messrs. Alexander & Cloyd of Campbellsville were enrolled as Sophomores with the privilege of taking all possible Junior work & graduating in two years if they can finish the course in that time. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
September 19, 1904
Special meeting of Faculty. Gerald Hager enrolled as a special student. Rule requiring all members of the Sophomore & Freshman classes to report at the Gymnasium for instruction suspended until Thanksgiving holiday. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
September 23, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. The request of L.B. English to be allowed credit for Junior French taken elsewhere was referred to Prof. Blayney with full power to pass finally upon the matter. The rolls of all classes were reviewed for the purpose of ascertaining whether all students had their quota of studies. The names of delinquents were furnished the President. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
September 30, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. Several matters were discussed, but no important action was taken. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
October 7, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. Work of a number of students discussed. President Hinitt to interview several of them. Adjourned.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
October 14, 1904
Faculty met in regular session but no action requiring record was taken.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
October 28, 1904
Regular meeting. General discussion but no action taken.
Charles G. Crooks, Clerk
November 11, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. Jasper McClure, Robert Holmes, & Calvert Hughes dismissed from College for continued neglect of duty.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
November 18, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. Dr. Hinitt presented a scheme for dealing with absences from recitation. Action was deferred until the next meeting that the Faculty might have time to consider the plan. Dr. Hinitt also raised the question of dividing the session into semesters instead of three terms. Action deferred until next meeting for same reason. J.O. Raworth Allowed to discontinue study of Mathematics.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
November 23, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. The plan for treatment of absences presented by Dr. Hinitt was adopted; Dr. Hinitt to have the regulations printed in time to be placed in the hands of the students before the beginning of the Christmas holiday. This plan involves a system of credits - each student required to accumulate a definite number of credits in order to graduation.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
December 9, 1904
Regular meeting of Faculty. President Hinitt read in its complete form the order taken at the preceding meeting governing credits & absences. This paper in full is as follows:
Requirements of Graduation
In recording work done towards graduation, the record will be made up both by the grade on course completed, & by the numerical value attaching to said course. For example, a course running four hours per week for one term will have the value four attaching to it, & will be so recorded, & so on. According to the Catalogue of 1903-1904, the various courses contain the following number of term hour credits as necessary to graduation:
Course A, 190 term hours
Course B, 190 term hours
Course C, 200 term hours
Course D, 204 term hours
Absences & Excuses
- Excuses for absence from class may be rendered within one week from absence, as follows:
- Students in the Freshman Class will report to Prof. Crooks
- Students in the Sophomore Class will report to Prof. Cheek
- Students in the Junior Class will report to Prof. Gordon
- Students in the Senior Class will report to Prof. Redd
- Special students will report to Prof. Palmer
- (a) Absences to be excused: Absences on account of serious sickness & all absences excused by the President shall be recorded as excused. In case of protracted sickness the Faculty will take the case under special consideration. Absences on account of contests away from Danville under the sanction of the Faculty shall not be recorded, nor affect the class standing of students so absent. (b) Absences not to be excused: Absences at the beginning of the term on any account except sickness, absences due to preparation for other college exercises, or to preparation for literary or other contests, & absences on account of meeting friends or visiting. (c) Other Absences: The granting of excuses for absence for other causes shall be left to the discretion of the class officers named above, who shall issue excuses for absences for whatever cause in writing, & no Professor will mark off an absence from his class record until a written excuse has been tendered from the proper class officer & within the time stipulated in section one.
- For the purposes contemplated in section four, two excused absences shall count as one unexcused absence.
- In reporting credits & class standing at the end of each term, the Professor under whom the work was taken shall mark after the grade of the student the number of term hours credit to which the student is entitled; such number of hours in each case is to be determined by deducting from the number of hours credit which students attending regularly would receive, one-half term-hour for unexcused absences, four or more in number, but less than eight; one term hour for eight or more, but less than twelve; one & one-half term hours for twelve or more, but less than sixteen; and for sixteen unexcused absences two term hours shall be deducted. Any student having more than sixteen unexcused absences in any class during a single term shall be excluded from examination in that subject.
- The provisions of sections three and four have nothing to do with the determination of grades, these being estimated as usual on the basis of the character of work done and prompt and regular attendance on all class duties.
- Nothing in these rules shall be construed to mean that a student who does not do satisfactory examination shall get any credit whatever.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary