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1910-10 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 195 1910-10-18 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held this morning. Previous to the formal meeting the Trustees, Principal and Registrar gathered on the stage in the auditorium at the 10 o'clock assembly of the school. A brief programme had been arranged in the nature of a welcome to Chairman John J. Edens, who had just returned from a lengthy eastern trip, and of which he had been kept in ignorance. Principal Mathes presided and in his opening address to the students briefly detailed the history of the Bellingham State Normal School and incidentally referred to the long connection with it of the chairman of the board. Trustee Handschy was then called upon and in a finished and graceful address, on behalf of Trustee Donovan and himself, presented to the school a framed portrait of the chairman in perpetuation of a recognition of his faithful and valued services extending over a term exceeding fifteen years and as a token in a slight degree of the high esteem in which he is held by his fellow members. Trustee Donovan followed with a happy little speech in indorsement and the Trustees adjourned to their room where proceedings were held as appended: Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. On motion of Trustee Donovan, $156.00 was ordered transferred from the Rebate fund to the Lecture Course committee, that amount, in the aggregate, having been charged against the rebates of individual students. The principal presented the appended, which on motion of Trustee Handschy, was approved: State Normal School, Bellingham, Wash., September 1st, 1910. The undersigned begs to report that certificates have been issued since the last meeting of the Board of Trustees, said students having completed the required work and having been recommended by the faculty committee, Mr. Bond, Mr. Bever, and the Principal. Elementary certificates to -- Clyde Reed, Hallie M. Owen, John M. Richardson, Myrtle Green. Secondary certificates to -- Alice Tiedje, Rose Winkleman, Edith Kelly. Respectfully submitted, WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 196 1910-10-18 The Registrar presented the appended report being the first month's accounting of the text books consigned by the school to the Students Association to be sold: Title of book -- Arithmetic, D. and R., (No. remaining, Oct. I.) 27, (No. given over to N. School) 0, (No. sold) 23, (Price) .10, (Amount) $2.30. Geometry, Shutt's, (remaining) 3, (given) 11, (sold) 29, (Price) .20, (Amount) $5.80. Geometry, Wells, (remaining) 46, (given) 0, (sold) 5, (Price) .20, (Amount) $1.00. Eng. Grammar, W. and L., (remaining) 53, (given) 2, (sold) 27, (Price) .20, (Amount) 5.40. Browning, (remaining) 2, (given) 0, (sold) 20, (Price) .80, (Amount) ????. Paradise Regained, (remaining) 11, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .04, (Amount) .04. Idylls of the King, (remaining) 21, (given) 1, (sold) 1, (Price) .08, (Amount) 0.08. The Princess, (remaining) 4, (given) 1, (sold) 1, (Price) .12, (Amount) 0.12. Macbeth, (remaining) 20, (given) 0, (sold) 4, (Price) .08, (Amount) 0.32. Merchant of Venice, (remaining) 6, (given) 1, (sold) 9, (Price) .04, (Amount) 0.36. Julius Caesar, (remaining) 23, (given) 1, (sold) 1, (Price) .08, (Amount) 0.08. X-Mas Carol, (remaining) 17, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .04, (Amount) 0.04. Essay on Elia, (remaining) 10, (given) 0, (sold) 2, (Price) .20, (Amount) 0.40. Essay on Burns, (remaining) 8, (given) 13, (sold) 18, (Price) .08, (Amount) 1.44. Latin Gram. Benett, (remaining) 30, (given) 6, (sold) 3, (Price) .32, (Amount) 0.96. Hist. of Ed. (bad), (remaining) 5, (given) 0, (sold) 30, (Price) .32, (Amount) 9.60. " " " (better), (remaining) 1, (given) 0, (sold) 30, (Price) .90, (Amount) 27.00. Class Room Mgt., Bagley, (remaining) 11, (given) 6, (sold) 20, (Price) .40, (Amount) 8.00. Ancient History (old), (remaining) 16, (given) 54, (sold) 0, (Price) 0, (Amount) 00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 197 1910-10-18 Ancient History (new), (remaining) 4, (given) 4, (sold) 6, (Price) .60, (Amount) $3.60. American History McL., (remaining) 20, (given) 0, (sold) 15, (Price) .60, (Amount) 9.00. European Hist., Rob., (remaining) 0, (given) 3, (sold) 22, (Price) .50, (Amount) 11.00. Eng. Hist. Cheney, (remaining) 0, (given) 1, (sold) 21, (Price) .50, (Amount) 10.50. Zoology - Dodge, (remaining) 13, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .75, (Amount) 0.75. Botany - B. and D., (remaining) 8, (given) 0, (sold) 29, (Price) .60, (Amount) 17.40. Hygiene - Shaw, (remaining) 12, (given) 6, (sold) 0, (Price) 0, (Amount) 00. Geography - Dodge Adv., (remaining) 0, (given) 0, (sold) 10, (Price) .40, (amount) 4.00. " " ", (remaining) 0, (given) 0, (sold) 30, (Price) .25, (Amount) 7.50. Classics Vocal Expression, (remaining) 6, (given) 0, (sold) 46, (Price) .15, (Amount) 6.90. Pract. Publ. Speaking, (remaining) 9, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .60, (Amount) 0.60. How to Attract an Audience, (remaining) 14, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .60, (Amount) 0.60. History of Music, (remaining) 19, (given) 0, (sold) 9, (Price) .15, (Amount) 1.35. N. E. Music Course #3, (remaining) 5, (given) 0, (sold) 18, (Price) .30, (Amount) 5.40. Physics Lab. Manual, (remaining) 0, (given) 0, (sold) 10, (Price) .20, (Amount) 2.00. Total Amt. - $150.54. A mistake on Hist. of Ed. - $9.00. $159.54. The Registrar reported that Mrs. Alice Rost, according to her statement, entered school in Feb. 1901. After a few months' attendance she left school but did not draw her rebate. She now asks that her rebate, which she claims amounts to $5.00, be paid to her. The matter was laid on the table for the present. On motion of Trustee Donovan, the appended bills, when properly checked and O'K'd, were approved for payment: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 200 1910-10-18 MAINTENANCE FUND J. Wayland Clark, Registrar Revolving Fund - 1498.20. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Munro and Haskell - $22.63. LOCAL FUNDS Pacific Steam Laundry - $13.40. Star Creamery Co. - $120.20. J. E. Flick - $10.95. Ada Hogle - $10.00. E. A. Bond, Chairman - $156.00. Whatcom Dairy - $61.50. A. P. Erickson - $179.35. Sweet Grocery - $188.19. John Rindal - $4.00. S. Theil - $15.35. Munro and Haskell - $3.30. John Coldeway - $52.54. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $180.90. Hadley, Hadley and Abbott - $20.00. Milton Bradley Co. - $7.80. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. - $5.00. Ehrlich-Harrison Co. - $77.85. Byron Bros. Grocery - $34.99. A. H. Montgomery - $52.65. Students Association - $80.40. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $26.45. Lowman and Hanford Co. - $43.10. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $474.75. B. B. Furniture Co. - $17.75. Montague and HcHugh - $47.76. John Rindal - $1.20. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $21.15. Minerva Lawrence - $10.00. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 003 1910-10-01 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON. Oct. 1st, 1910. To His Excellency, Hon. Marion E. Hay, Governor,- The first legislative action looking toward the establishment of a state normal school in northwestern Washington resulted in the passage of a law creating a commission in 1893 to select a site for such an institution somewhere in Whatcom County. The first appropriation of $40,000 for a building, was made in 1895. In 1897 the appropriation for maintenance received the Governor's veto. The first appropriation for maintenance was granted in 1899, and the institution was formally opened on September 6th, of that year. Buildings. The present buildings of the Normal School include the main building, the Training School annex, the Science annex, the gymnasium and Edens Hall. The first four buildings named are all connected by closed hallways and form practically one large structure, with a solid frontage of 390 feet. Main Building,- The main building is a large, massive brick and stone structure and contains a total of thirty-eight rooms, including the offices, faculty parlor, library, literary society and Y.M.C.A. halls, cloak, toilet and bath rooms, rest rooms, and ten large recitation rooms. Training School Annex,- This annex contains a total of thirty rooms. Two entire floors are devoted to the work of the training department. Upon the second floor are situated several large recitation rooms and a magnificent auditorium. Science Annex,- This annex is devoted to the science work of the institution. It provides three complete suites of rooms, one for the biological department, one for the physical science department, and one for the manual training department. Its appointments in matters of light, heat, ventilation and arrangements are complete and modern in ever detail. Gymnasium,- The gymnasium, constructed in 1901, is situated in the rear of the main building and connected with it by closed hallway. The room is provided with galleries, baths and dressing rooms. Edens Hall is a home for young ladies and contains twenty-eight sleeping rooms, four bath rooms, a parlor, reception hall, trunk room, laundry, store rooms, servants' rooms, kitchen, and a large dining room, seating one hundred and twenty people. The building is provided with electricity, telephone, steam heat, baths, and all modern conveniences. The popularity of the hall is such that all rooms are engaged months in advance. Meals are furnished regular boarders for $2.75 per week, and under wise management satisfactory service is provided at these terms. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 004 1910-10-01 The rooms are all supplied with the heavy pieces of furniture, and are rented at prices ranging from $5 to $10 per month. The annual income from room rent alone is approximately $1,900 per year. These funds are used to pay the salaries of matron and housekeeper, and meet other incidental expenses such as light, fuel and minor repairs. Campus. Two years ago the state made an appropriation of $28,000 for general repairs and improvements. The three great items paid from this appropriation were the completion of the Science annex, the construction of a fifteen foot driveway through the campus, and the purchase of an adjoining tract of about two acres of land for an athletic field. The plan for improvement of the campus, adopted two years ago, is being followed and there is need of a modest appropriation to continue this work. The ground purchased for an athletic field must also be cleared and filled as it is now low and covered with water for a portion of the year. EXPENDITURE OF 1907-1909 APPROPRIATIONS. The law provides that October 1st next preceding the biennial session of the Legislature this institution shall file an accounting of its current state appropriations with the Governor of the state. An accounting at the date named must necessarily cover but eighteen months of the biennium. It has, therefore, been the practice heretofore to also render a report of the same date for the last six months of the preceding biennium, thus covering a total of the years, but beyond its showing of a subdivision of expenditures for the last quarter of the preceding biennium, the utility of such a report may well be questioned. We beg now to submit a report for the entire biennium -- April 1st, 1907--March31st, 1909, which necessarily includes the data presented to the Governor and Legislature in the report of November 1st, 1908: Biennium 1907-1909, ended March 31st, 1909. Maintenance Fund. Appropriation - $88,070.00. Reappropriation Legislature 1909 - $7,133.40. Expenditures: Salaries -- Instructors - $59,563.22. Office, Librarian, etc. - $4,799.36. Janitors - $4,652.00. $69,014.58. General Library - $1,442.99. General Supplies - $6,817.95. Light and light supplies - $1,460.77. Fuel - $3,957.75. Water - $875.00. Express, freight and cartage - $619.08. Edens Hall (Dormitory) - $3,119.76. Advertising - $297.63. Labor - $1,677.48. Telephones and telegrams - $434.48. Expense - $2,812.11. Postage - $569.94. General repairs - $130.34. New stairway - $159.81. Rebates - $16.50. Woodshed - $70.72. Science Annex - $875.70. Domestic Science - $536.49. Reverted to state - $514.32. $95,203.40. $95,203.40. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 005 1910-10-01 Biennium 1907-1909 continued. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Appropriation--all expended - $4,400.00. FURNITURE FUND Appropriation--all expended - $1,800.00. MUSEUM FUND Appropriation - $750.00. Expended - $531.03. $531.03. $218.97. SCIENCE ANNEX FUND Appropriation - $51,000.00. Expended - $50,993.13. Reverted to state - $6.87. $50,993.13. ADDITION TO DINING HALL FUND Appropriation--all expended - $7,000.00. SUMMARY Maintenance Fund (preceding page) Total appropriations - $95,203.40. Total expended - $94,889.08. $94,889.08. Maintenance fund-- Reverted to state - $314.32. Museum fund - $218.97. Science Annex fund - $6.87. Total reversion - $540.16. Total expended - $159,613.24. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 006 1910-10-01 EXPENDITURE OF 1909-1911 APPROPRIATIONS. Eighteen months only. Fund MAINTENANCE (Appropriations) $97,000.00, (Withdrawn) 73,758.28, (Balance) 23,241.72. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND (App.) 28,000.00, (With.) 27,767.70, (Bal.) 232.30. STREET ASSESSMENTS FUND (App.) 2,500.00, (With.) 2,500.00, (Bal.) ---. Total Appropriations - $127,500.00. Total Withdrawn - $104,025.98. Total Balance - $23,474.02. Subdivision of Expenditures. Total expenditures - $104,025.98. Advertising - $195.00. Domestic Science Department - $235.47. Edens Hall (Dormitory) -- plant and equipment - $1,477.32. Expense - $1,391.51. Freight, express and cartage - $120.58. Fuel - $3,808.20. General supplies - $3,314.46. Investment and Betterments--Normal School plant and equipment, including finishing and equipping Science annex, new concrete walk on campus; puchase of two acres of land for playgrounds - $26,427.32. Labor - $1,292.39. Library - $683.85. Light and light supplies - $650.99. Manual Training Department - $543.88. Payroll - $59,496.95. Postage - $242.20. Revolving fund - $1,000.00. Street assessments - $2,500.00. Telephones and telegrams - $260.86. Water - $385.00. $104,025.98. $104,025.98. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 007 1910-10-01 ESTIMATED NEEDS FOR 1911-1913. The needs of an institution growing at the rate of more than 30% the last year and indicating a similar growth the coming year renders the problem of making an estimate of financial needs for the two years a complex one. The lengthening of the Summer Session from six to nine weeks, entailing additional labor upon instructors and all other employees adds to the problem. An estimate for departmental supplies based upon a given attendance at one date may be largely inadequate two years thence, and increase the complexity of the problem. Herewith is presented a carefully revised estimate submitted by the Principal and the heads of the various departments. At the close of the estimate appears an item for additional rooms for the Training School. At present seven more rooms are absolutely necessary to carry on the work of this department, and to properly carry it on there should be at least eighteen rooms. We believe the modest amount asked for vis., $18,000 will meet the requirements for several years to come. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 008 1910-10-01 Maintenance. Salaries of Faculty -- Principal - $3,600. Dep't of Education - $2,100. Assistant - $1,350. Mathematics - $1,800. Associate - $1,320. Physical Science - $2,000. Assistant - $1,500. Biological Science - $1,800. Associate - $1,400. History - $1,740. Assistant and Dean of Women - $1,320. English - $1,620. Assistant - $1,140. Assistant - $600. Expression - $1,440. Music - $1,140. Manual Training and Drawing - $1,380. Assistant - $1,080. Physical Education - $1,140. Domestic Economy - $1,200. Hygiene and Health - $1,080. Training School - $1,920. High School Assistant - $1,400. Grammar - $1,320. Second Intermediate Assistant - $1,140. First " " - $1,140. Primary - $1,320. $39,990.00. Other Employees -- Chief Fireman - $960. Chief Janitor - $960. Night Watchman and Carpenter - $840. Assistant Fireman - $780. Assistant Janitor - $780. Student help as janitors and laboratory assistants - $600. Gardener--six months per year - $480. Executive Force -- Registrar - $1,500. Librarian - $1,260. Recorder - $840. Stenographer - $800. Assistant Librarian - $720. Additional teaching force - NOTE -- The increase in attendance during the past two years exceeds thirty per cent, and the following additional teachers are needed to care for the growth of the institution. Assistant critic teacher in Tr. Sch. - $900. Assistant teacher in Manual Training - $900. Assistant teacher in Domestic Science - $900. Assistant teacher in English - $1,000. Teacher in German - $1,000. Teacher in commercial subjects - $900. $5,600.00. For one year - $56,110.00. For two years - $102,220.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 009 1910-10-01 Brought forward - $112,220.00. General equipment-- History--Maps - $100. Training Department - $1,500. Biology Department - $2,475. Chemisty Department - $517. Agriculture - $45. Geography - $265. Photography - $97. Astronomy - $525. Physics - $750. Foreign Languages - $150. Education - $100. Drawing and Manual Training - $600. Domestic Economy - $124. Gymnasium - $500. Supplies for School Nurse - $250. $7,998.00. General Repairs and Improvements-- Office safe and additional files - $200. Rugs, etc. - $100. Chairs for school rooms - $250. Varnishing old building - $150. Roof--asbestos roof for old building - $1,800. Painting roofs of two buildings - $350. Finishing music rooms - $1,000. Campus--concrete steps and filling grounds - $1,200. Rollers--new flues - $500. Telephones--additional 'phone service - $100. Edens Hall--permanent improvements - $1,000. $6,650.00. General Maintenance Items -- (for two years) Advertising - $200. Domestic Science Supplies - $350. General expense--traveling expenses, additional plumbing, breaking, minor repairs, etc. - $2,000. Freight, express and cartage - $550. Fuel for four buildings--two heating plants - $5,400. General school supplies--ink, chalk, office paper, lumber, toilet paper, towels, seeds, paints, laundry, etc. etc. - $2,500. Labor - $1,800. Library--tables, book cases, light fixtures, etc. - $1,000. Light and light supplies - $950. Manual Training supplies--lumber, reeds, rattan, etc. - $200. Postage - $360. Telephone rentals and telegrams - $390. Water - $1,000. Repairs and general improvements of buildings and grounds - $2,400. $19,100.00. Additional rooms for Training School - $18,000.00. $165,968.00. All of which is respectfully submitted. By order of the Board of Trustees. ##