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1907-02 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1907WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1907 Volume 02 - Page 104 1907-02-02 Special meeting of the board of trustees of the State Normal School held at the office of F.F. Handschy this afternoon. Present: Chairman J.J. Edens, J.J. Donovan and F.F. Handschy of the board; Principal E.T. Mathes; the committee of the faculty having in charge the proposed bill for the elevation of the school to the rank of a college, consisting of Profs. Lull, Forrest, and Romine and the clerk of the board. Dr. Mathes made an exhaustive report regarding his trip to Olympia and his appearance before the house committee on appropriations and suggested some changes in the proposed bill for the elevation of the school. After a full discussion the board resolved to refer the draft of the bill to Dr. Mathes and the committee to be changed to meet the objections that had been raised against the bill by members of the legislature. The board also directed members of the committee to go to Olympia if necessary and Mr. Handschy was asked to also go as a representative of the board of trustees. On motion the board adjourned. Minutes approved. J.Wayland Clark, secretary. John J. Edens, chairman. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1907 Volume 02 - Page 105 1907-02-09 Regular meeting of the board of trustees of the State Normal School held in the office of the principal this afternoon. Present: Chairman J.J. Edens, J.J. Donovan, F.F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the clerk. Minutes of the regular meeting of Dec. 8, 1906, and the special meetings of Dec. 13, 1906, Jan. 28, 1907 and Feb 2 read and approved. Chairman Edens reported that Contractor K. Sauset at work on the improvement of High street would fill in the campus where indicated for $50.00 and would fill in front of the Dining Hall at the rate of 20 cents a cubic yard and wait for his pay until the new appropriation was available. The bill of S.E. Booker was referred back to him for more specific details. On motion of Mr. Donovan the appended bills were allowed and ordered paid: Maintenance Fund. D.S. Johnston Co. $20; Battersby Bros $22; Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. $47.10; $37.00; $77.45; $161.55. Sunset Telph. and Telgh Co. $15.50; $7.85; $23.35. Cole Truck and Storage Co. $7.75; $234.65. Science Fund: E.R. Neuenfeldt: $3.65; Bellingham Electric Supply Co. $2.25; Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. $56.51; Mineral Tablet Ink Co. $2.50; P.L. Hegg $2,45; Montague and McHugh $7.93; Henry Engberg $1.20; The Western Wood Working Co. $10.70; Morse Hardware Co. Inc. $15.40; Incidental Fund $31.30; $133.89. Museum Fund. City Water Department, Bellingham $89.25; Incidental Fund $56.50; $145.75. Campus Fund: Incidental Fund: $135.00; Dining Hall Fund: B.B. Plumbing Co. $26.66; Sunset Telph and Telgh. Co. $4.50; $31.16. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1907 Volume 02 - Page 106 1907-02-09 Library Bank Fund. W.F. Gorrell $4.40; The J.K. Gill Co. $5.25; A.C. McClurg and Co. $151.30; Lowman and Hanford S.and P. Co. $57.68; Ginn and Co. $3.54; Allyn and Bacon $5.48; The University of Chicago Press $2.70; The H.W. Wilson Co. $6.00; Incidental Fund $6.00; $242.35. Miss Frances Moncrief appeared before the board with designs for a seal for the school which also could be adapted to a class badge. She was instructed to make a larger design of a selected drawing. Dr. Mathes presented the following Statement of Attendance and of Maintenance of the School since Organization, prepared at the request of Senator R.L. Kline for use at the present session of the state legislature. State Normal School. Bellingham, Washington. Statement of Attendance and of Maintenance since Organization. Table of Attendance. Total number of different students enrolled in Normal School since its organization: 1514. Number of Graduates: Advanced courses: 226; Secondary courses: 181; Elementary courses: 22; Total: 429. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1907 Volume 02 - Page 107 1907-02-09 Average annual attendance during first five years: In Normal School: 331; In training department: 151; Total: 462. Average annual cost for maintenance during first five years, approximately $22,000.00. Average number of teachers employed during first five years: 14. Enrollment, sixth year: In the Normal School: 324; In training department: 189; Total: 513. Approximate cost for maintenance, sixth year $32,500; Number of teachers employed: 19. Enrollment, seventh year: In the Normal School: 318; In the training department: 201; Total: 519. Approximate cost for maintenance, seventh year: $35,000. Number of teachers employed: 20. Enrollment, eighth year, to Feb. 1, 1907. In Normal School: 338; In training department: 216. Total: 554. Approximate cost for maintenance, eighth year $35,000. Teachers employed at present: 22. Estimated attendance for full eighth year: In Normal School: 385; In training department: 220; total: 605. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1907 Volume 02 - Page 108 1907-02-09 Comparative Staement of Expenditures, Biennial Term De. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906. Estimated needs, biennial term, April 1, 1907 - April 1, 1909. Items: Salaries - Principal, 21 teachers, librarian, secretary to pricipal, clerk to board, firemen, janitors: (Expenditures Dec. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906) $56,226.32 (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $62,800.00. Payroll for Dec. 1904 amounted to $2420. Payroll for Dec. 1906 amounted to $2900, an increase of $500 per month being due to growth of institution during two years. Additional teachers needed during next biennial term: (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $6,700.00. One science teacher $1,250. Three assistants at $700 each $2100 (for two years). Increase in salaries 5% (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $3,140. Summer School: (Expenditures Dec. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906) $1,292.50 (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $11,500.00. Operating Expenses: Fuel - Estimated value on hand. Dec 1, 1904 $950, purchased Dec. 1, 1904 to Dec. 1, 1906 - $1,949.50: (Expenditures Dec. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906)$2,899.50, (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $3,200.00; N.B. Since report on Dec. 1, 1906, price of fuel has advanced from 50% to 60%. Water: (Expenditures Dec. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906) $498.25 (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $1,000.00. N.B. Nov. 1, 1906 water meter put in. This has doubled cost of water to institution. Lighting: (Expenditures Dec. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906) $411.59, (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $1,000.00. Electric and Gas increase in estimate due to very largely increased use of gas, based on present consumption, owing to deficient steam heating plant. Telephones, rental charge: (Expenditures Dec. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906) $174.00, (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $180.00. Telegrams and Long Distance Service: (Expenditures Dec. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906) $173.30, (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $300.00. Institution has contracted for additional telephone service. Postage: (Expenditures Dec. 1, 1904 - Dec. 1, 1906) $387.28, (Estimates for Apl. 1, 1907 - Apl. 1, 1909) $500.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1907 Volume 02 - Page 109 1907-02-09 Text Books: (Expenditures) $1,896.56, (Estimates) $1,400.00. Policy of institution is gradually to abolish free text books. Freight, express, cartage: (Expenditures) $517.10, (Estimates) $600.00. Office supplies: (Expenditures) $585.00, (Estimates) $600.00. Sundries: including printing, engraving, advertising, labor on heating plant, cleaning building, insurance on Dining Hall, etc.: (Expenditures) $1,708.59, (Estimates) $1,000.00. Incidentals: including more than 400 small items of expense of maintenance: (Expenditures) $3,781.35. Betterments: including safe, gymnasium lockers, 144 chairs, carpenter work, typewriter and desk, doors, lumber, doors, and moving of Dining Hall: (Expenditures) $2,076.49. Travelling expenses: (Expenditures) $390, (Estimates) $400. Lectures: (Expenditures) $570.00. $73,524.83. Less wood on hand Dec. 1, 1904: $950.00; Maintenance Total Expenditure $72,574.83. Improvements and Repairs made: Addition to Dining Hall: $3,566; Furniture for Din. Hall $640; General Repairs $794: (Expenditures) $5,000.00. Improvements needed: Varnishing in old bldg. $350; Calcimining $400; Repairs on roof $200; Replacing flues in boiler $600; Covering steam pipes $200; Installing fan system $1,200; Gymnasium $150; Lockers for gymnasium $300; Finishing 3 small rooms in attic for piano practice $1,000: (Estimates) $4,400.00. Science fund: (Expenditures) $2,599.36, (Estimates) $3,150.00; Campus: (Expenditures) $1,777.81, (Estimates) $1,750.00; Museum: (Expenditures) $343.75, (Estimates) $750.00. Furniture: (Estimates) $1,800.00. Domestic Science: (Estimates) $1,000.00. Total: (Expenditures) $82,295.92, (Estimates) $97,770.00. Science Annex: (Estimates) $45,000; Heating same: (Estimates) $4,000; Furnishing same: (Estimates) $2,000; Addition to Dining Hall: (Estimates) $10,000; Total: (Estimates) $158.770.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1907 Volume 02 - Page 110 1907-02-09 It was ordered that the salary of A.W. Parsons, janitor, be drawn for one month on the Museum fund. The clerk was isntructed to notify K. Sauset that the Board of Trustees does not desire a plank walk in front of the campus on High street under any circumstances, but is not in position to order a cement sidewalk until it knows what appropriation it is to receive. Authority was granted Dr. Mathes to open correspondence with a prominent educator in the east with a view of having him attend the session of the proposed summer school. Dr. Mathes reported that Mrs. Branchard, matron of the Dining Hall, had reported to him that the November receipts of the Hall were $534,35 and the expenses $499.58. On motion the board adjourned. Minutes approved. J. Wayland Clark, clerk. John J. Edens, chairman. ##