Session 1905
January 3, 1905
Call meeting of Faculty. Names of all students who had been conditional upon the work of the first term, were reported to President Hinitt. The case of Jasper McClure, who wished to reenter College, was left to Dr. Hinitt, who stated that he would write to McClure's father to the effect that the question would be considered when all examinations for the first term had been passed by Jasper.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 5, 1905
Call meeting of Faculty. The following temporary arrangement for the classes in English was made: Prof. Redd to take the Freshman work. Prof. Cheek to take the Sophomore work. The Junior English class to report to Prof. Palmer for work in Chemistry. The Senior English class to make new election of work to take the place of the English. Gray required to take up Drawing & Botany. H.L. Smith transferred to roll of special students. Hundley & Riner transferred from Sophomore to Freshman class.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 6, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. Roll of special students read & work assigned to them. George allowed to discontinue Greek & take up Botany instead. The following Faculty Committee were appointed by President Hinitt to have direct supervision of the various buildings & report to him anything requiring his attention:
The Library & Gymnasium - Profs. Fales & Nelson
The Main Building - Profs. Redd & Gordon
Breckinridge Hall - Profs. Cheek & Blayney
The College Home - Profs. Throckmorton & Crooks
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 13, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. Several matters discussed but no action taken requiring record.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 20, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. No action taken requiring record.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
January 27, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. Professors Gordon, Crooks and Blayney were appointed to formulate requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts and report the same to the Faculty.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 10, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. The following report of the committee on the Masters degree was adopted.
Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts: Bachelors of the several courses of the academic department of Centre College of Central University of Kentucky, or graduates of other institutions having requirements for the baccalaureate degree which are substantially equivalent, may be enrolled in he Graduate Department as candidates for the degree of Master of Arts, (A.M.). Applications for enrollment must be made in writing to the Committee on Graduate Studies not later than October 1st of the collegiate year in which the degree is to be taken. In case the degree is not conferred after one year of study, a second notice must be filed with the Committee three months before the second examination, accompanied by a fee of $25.00
With the application an outline of the candidate's intended course of graduate study must be submitted together with the signed approbation of the Professors with whom he expects to work. This choice of subjects is final.
The tuition fee of the Graduate Department is $66.00, payable in advance in three equal installments at the opening of each term. In addition a diploma fee of $10.00, payable when the thesis is submitted for examination.
The degree of Master of Arts will be conferred upon those candidates who, having complied with the above requirements, shall have completed the required graduate work as follows:
- They shall have completed to the satisfaction of the Professors in charge a course of graduate study, which is equivalent to fifteen hours of class work a week.
- This course shall be pursued at this College during a residence of not less than one collegiate year. Work "in absentia" will not be recognized toward a degree.
- This course of study shall consist of a principal subject (Major) and a subsidiary subject (Minor).
- The Major and the Minor subjects must be chosen, with the consent of the Committee on Graduate Studies, in different but related departments.
- The courses must be of an advanced character and the work done by the candidate show zeal and ability. No subject counted for the baccalaureate degree or toward a professional degree will be counted for the Master's Degree.
- Of the fifteen hours of required work a week, five hours shall be devoted to the minor subject.
- Not later than one month before Commencement the candidate must submit to the Committee on Graduate Studies a thesis approved by the professor in charge of the major course.
- The candidate's thesis having been approved by the Committee, he must pass a satisfactory examination before a board of three examiners, consisting of the professors in charge of the candidates major and minor subjects and a representative of the Committee on Graduate Studies. The signatures of the three members of the examining board must appear on the report of the examination to the President of the University.
- Before the successful candidate receives his diploma he must deposit in the University Library a typewritten copy of his thesis, properly bound.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 21, 1905
Faculty met at call of President Hinitt. Absences of J.C. Crenshaw, Hopper, and Wadsworth due to protracted illness were cancelled.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
February 24, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. President Hinitt was absent and Prof. Fales presided. Absences of W.B. Alexander, Voris, Hager, and Linney were cancelled as due to protracted illness.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 3, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. President Hinitt stated that he had in his possession a numerously signed petition from the students asking for a change of the college colors, and expressed his own desire for such change. He then appointed Profs. Blayney and Cheek as a committee whose duty it should be to ascertain the colors of institutions near us in order a conflict of colors in case of change.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 10, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. The following regulations governing the classification of students were adopted:
- No student shall be admitted to the Sophomore, Junior, or Senior class, who at the time of application is more than fifteen term hours behind the class he desires to enter.
- No student shall be admitted to the Freshman class, who at the time of application is more than twenty term hours behind the class he desires to enter.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
March 24, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. The Faculty accepted an invitation to participate in the revival of the Association of Kentucky Colleges at a meeting to be held in Lexington on Saturday April 8. Profs. Throckmorton and Palmer were made a committee to ascertain what members of the Faculty wish to attend the banquet following the meeting of the Association. The Secretary was instructed to write to Mr. B.J. Durham requesting to withdraw his son, W.W. Durham, from Centre College because of neglect of duty. E.M. Dycus was dismissed from college because of continued and persistent neglect of duty, the Secretary being instructed to inform him of his dismissal. Profs. Throckmorton, Redd, and Cheek were appointed a committee on Senior theses.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 7, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. No action requiring record was taken.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 14, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. General discussion of various matters, but no action taken.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
April 28, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. Prof. Fales requested to ascertain the names of such Seniors as do not desire to speak on commencement day.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 5, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. Prof. Fales reported names of Seniors who do not desire to speak on commencement day, and the following speakers for that occasion were chosen; W.B. Alexander, R.J. McMullen, L.L. Morton, and J.M.P. Thacher.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 15, 1905
Faculty met at call of President Hinitt. Present - President Hinitt, & Professors Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Gordon, Palmer, Throckmorton, Blayney, & Crooks. M.A. McCormack's name was dropped from the roll of students and the secretary was instructed to inform him & his father of this action.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 19, 1905
Regular meeting of Faculty. Professors Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Crooks, Gordon, Palmer, Throckmorton, & Blayney were present. Waller Chenault Hudson of Lancaster, Ky., was chosen valedictorian of the class of 1905.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
May 29, 1905
Meeting called of President Hinitt. Present - President Hinitt, & Professors Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Crooks, Palmer, Blayney, & Throckmorton. Professor Throckmorton as Chairman of the Faculty Committee on Athletics reported that one Chilton, who has no connection with the University either as student or otherwise, had been taken on the southern trip of the baseball team & had played in certain games under the name of S.C. Watkins. Watkins being regular member of the team. Secretary to summon A. Rhorer & G.O. Letcher, manager & captain of baseball team.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
June 1, 1905
Meeting called by President Hinitt. Present - President Hinitt, Professors Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Palmer, Throckmorton, Blayney, & Crooks. Arthur Rhorer, manager, & G.O. Letcher, captain of the baseball team were present and admitted that they had taken Chilton on the southern trip & had used him as pitcher in games played against the teams of Vanderbilt University and the University of the South. As they stated that a majority of the members of the team favored taking a man who was not a student & playing him under an assumed name it was decided to hear all of the members of the team, & adjournment was had to three o'clock p.m. June 2nd for that purpose.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
June 2, 1905
Faculty met according to adjournment. Present - President Hinitt, & Professors Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Crooks, Palmer, Throckmorton, & Blayney. C.W. Dudley, C.F. Clark, & T.F. Andrews members of the baseball team were present and satisfied the Faculty that they were in no way responsible for taking Chilton on the southern trip. Adjourned to three o'clock p.m. June 3, 1905.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
June 3, 1905
Faculty met pursuant to adjournment. Present - President Hinitt & Professors Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Crooks, Palmer & Throckmorton. Voted that the Sidney J. Johnson Prize be awarded upon the basis of all Junior grades for all men who have completed the full work of the Junior year, whether that work were all done in one year or a longer period. Clifton Rodes, L.L. Morton, W.U. Guerrant, & Herbert Spencer of the baseball team were present & satisfied the Faculty that they were not responsible for taking Chilton on the southern trip. Profs. Throckmorton & Blayney were appointed a committee to pass upon the Class Day parts, & were instructed not to permit the name of a lady to be used in any speech. Adjourned to three o'clock June 5, 1905.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
June 5, 1905
Faculty met pursuant to adjournment. Present - President Hinitt, & Profs. Fales, Redd, Cheek, Logan, Throckmorton, Nelson, Palmer, Blayney & Crooks. The following action was unanimously taken:
In as much as the following facts have been established to the satisfaction of the Faculty of Centre College, namely
- That on the recent trip South of the baseball team, the Manager of the team A.W. Rhorer and the Captain of the team G.O.Letcher did play in certain games S.B. Chilton under the name of S.C. Watkins, a regular member of the team, said Chilton having no connection with the College as a student or otherwise, and
- That this fraudulent use of said player, contrary to all the rules of intercollegiate athletics, and the declared and clearly understood policy of the administration of Centre College, has resulted in a formal protest from the Faculty of Vanderbilt University and has brought grave discredit to this College and injury to its interests and standing among collegiate institutions of the South;
Be it resolved by the Faculty of Centre College that these facts be made known to the Board of Trustees at the June meeting, and that pending action by the Board the above named Seniors be placed under censure, and be disbarred from participation in a representative capacity in the Class Day exercise; Be it further that the President of the University be requested to represent to the Board the sentiments of the Faculty on this occurrence.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
June 12, 1905
Present - President Hinitt, and Professors Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Crooks, Palmer and Throckmorton, and Blayney. The following were recommended to the Board of Trustees for the degree of Master of Arts:
Francis Powell Cheek, A.B.
Gus D. Crain, B.S.
Henry Alexander Wise, B.S.
The following were recommended for the degree of Bachelor of Arts:
William Barkley Alexander
Francis West Andrews
Landoff Watson Andrews
Richard Samuel Ayres
Paul Bond Collins
Waller Chenault Hudson
Stephen Breckinridge Lander
Robert Crockett Logan
Robert Johnston McMullen
Vaud Darius Robinson
George Owen Sanders
John Milton Perkins Thatcher
George Smith Watson
For the degree of Bachelor of Science the following were recommended:
Joseph Bird Cowherd
John Lewis Gill
Joseph Edwin Linney
John Lawrence Martin
Charles Harrison McChord
Leon Lincoln Morton
Philip Ball Moss
Edward Cosby Ray
Herbert Spencer
Certificate was also made to the Trustees that Gibney Oscar Letcher and Arthur Waggener Rhorer had completed the courses leading respectively to the degree of Bachelor of Arts and to the degree of Bachelor of Science.
The following were recommended to the Trustees for the degree of Doctor of Laws:
Professor William K. Argo
Hon. Thomas W. Bullitt
Judge Charles F. Beach
Recommendations was made to the Board that the degree of Bachelor of Science be conferred upon John Edward Sampson whenever he shall complete the course leading to that degree. Professor W. T. St. Claire, A.B. (1880) was recommended to the Board for the degree of Master of Arts as a recognition of scholarship as evinced in his publications.
The Henry Barrel Boyle Prize was awarded to William Lyne Starling of Hopkinsville, Ky. The Ormand Beatty Alumni Prize was divided between Waller Chenault Hudson and Leon Lincoln Morton of Lancaster, Ky., and Wady, Ky., respectively. The Sydney J. Johnson Prize was awarded to John Leslie Purdom of Forkland, Ky.
The Freshman Prizes were awarded as follows: in the Classical Course to John Cowan Bogle, Jr., of Danville, Ky.; in the Scientific Course to Thomas Craddock Powell of Uniontown, Ky.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 12, 1905
Meeting called by the President to consider plan of procedure on the opening day of the session. Present - Dr. Hinitt, and Professors Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Throckmorton, Fulton, Clark and Crooks. The plan of registration and the duties of the class officers were stated by the President.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 22, 1905
Meeting opened with prayer by President Hinitt. Present - Dr. Hinitt anProfessorsrs, Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Crooks, Gordon, Throckmorton, Blayney, Fulton, & Clark. The following committee on Accredited Schools was appointed. President Hinitt Chairman and Professors Gordon, Fulton, Blayney, Cheek, Throckmorton, Crooks, and Clark, and Dr. Blanton. Two sub-committees were appointed: on Private High Schools and Academies, Prof. Crooks, Chairman, & Profs. Fulton and Clark; on Public High Schools, Prof. Blayney, Chairman, and Profs. Cheek and Throckmorton. The regulation allowing the individual members of the Faculty at their own options, to excuse from the examinations at the close of the first and second terms students who make a grade of 85 on the terms work in any subject, was amended so as to make the grade required for exemption 90 instead of 85.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
September 29, 1905
Meeting opened with prayer by the President. Present - Dr. Hinitt and Profs. Fales, Logan, Nelson, Cheek, Gordon, Throckmorton, Blayney, Fulton, and Clark. No action requiring record.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
October 6, 1905
Meeting opened with prayer by Dr. Logan. Present - Dr. Hinitt & Profs. Fales, Logan, Nelson, Cheek, Crooks, Gordon, Throckmorton, Blayney, Fulton and Clark. J.C. Bogle's absences from classes September 20-October 15, being due to protracted illness, were cancelled. No action of importance.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
October 20, 1905
Meeting opened with prayer by the President. Present - Dr. Hinitt and Profs. Logan, Nelson, Cheek, Gordon, Throckmorton, Blayney, Fulton, Clark and Crooks. The standing in class of several students discussed, but no action taken.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
October 27, 1905
Present - Dr. Hinitt and Profs. Fales, Logan, Nelson, Cheek, Crooks, Gordon, Fulton. No business of importance.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
November 3, 1905
Present - President Hinitt and Profs. Fales, Logan, Nelson, Cheek, Crooks, Gordon, Throckmorton, Blayney, Fulton and Clark. Meeting opened with prayer by Prof. Crooks. E.F. McConnell's absences from class October 23-27, being due to protracted sickness, were cancelled.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
November 17, 1905
Meeting opened with prayer by the President. Present - Dr. Hinitt and Profs. Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Crooks, Gordon, Throckmorton, Blayney, Fulton and Clark. The records of all students who had been reported to the President as below grade in any department were reported in full that notice might be given the delinquent by the President.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
December 8, 1905
Meeting opened with prayer by Dr. Logan. Present - President Hinitt and Profs. Fales, Logan, Nelson, Redd, Cheek, Crooks, Gordon, Throckmorton, Blayney, Fulton, and Clark. Prof. Fales requested to make schedule of examinations. Absences of the following students due to protracted illness were cancelled.
Ardery - October 23-November 6
Hopkins - Three weeks beginning October 4
Montgomery - October 30-November 4
McGinnis - November 20-24
Conn Brown - Two weeks immediately preceding the Thanksgiving holiday.
Byrd - Latter part of September & first few days of October
Clifton Rodes, Sr. - While disabled on account of injury received in football game.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary
December 13, 1905
Meeting called by President Hinitt. Present - Dr. Hinitt and Profs. Fales, Nelson, Cheek, Crooks, Gordon, throckmorton, Blayney, Fulton and Clark. The following resolution was adopted: No marks on the term's work shall be given to the students except from the Presidents office.
Charles G. Crooks, Secretary