On October 6, by request, I made an addre ss before
the Harroisburg Woman's Club on "The Relation of Coal
and Coal Mining to Civilization.0

     On October 28, a'so be request, I made an address be-
fore the Tenth Cong. D'istrict Educational Association. at
itI annual meeting at Whitesburg, on "The Mining Industry
of Kentucky."

     Excepting occasional lectures to classes that are
more especially taken care of by Lr.  orley, my class-
work does not begin until 0anuary, from which time I am
closely confined to such work until the end of the college
year.   onditions have arisen in the work of the State De-
partment of Mines that render it imperative that I shall
be away a large part of the time after this week until
the close of 1916. I trust that my frequent absences will
not be misunderstood.

                                Respectfully,

                                         C. J. Norwood, Dean.


     Upon recommendation of President Barker, Mr. Stoll
moved that the Colleges of thivil E'ngineering and Mechanical
and Electrical Engineering be consolidated under the name
of "College of Engineering" and that Professor F. P. 'nder-
son be made L'ean and Director of this college with salaries
to remain as they now are, the consolidation to become effect
tive January 1. 1917.  Seconded by Mr. Johnston, the motion
carried by the following vote: Johnston, Brown, Stoll and
Nichols voting aye.

     At this noint, Messrs. R. E. Cooper Vf Ronkinsville
and J. E. Crider of "aldwell County' anwoeared before the
Board as a Committee representing I'Western Kentucky Farmers.
Mr. Cooper asked permission to make a few statements in
which he said that Western Kentucky was deeply interested
in the activities of the Agri ultural .ollege and its
allied forces and that there had been a great awakening
in his section of the state in the interest of better farm-
Ing: that this activity had been due, in a larger measure
to the teaching and leadership of the College of Agricul-
ture and the Experiment Station and that his people hoped
in years to come to derive substantial benefit from this
leadership. He came, he said, bearing no ..rief particular-
ly for any man as onoosed to any other man who might be
seeking or recommended fro the position of successor to
Dean K&stle as the Director of the Experiment Station, but
that his section of the state was so well adguainted and
so well satisfied with the work done by Dr. Fred Mutchler
of the Extension Department of the Alricultuial College
he beleived no selection could be made that would be so
acceptable to Western Kentucky farmers as that of Doctor
Mutchler ...- this position.  He insisted, therefore, that
he be favorably considered in this connection ard exoressed
the hope that the authorities of this Univefsity would see
their wa- clear to elect him.