MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Dec. 13, 1904 - page 282



a moral thought not a legal claim for generosity on the
part of the College, in assistance to those who are too poor
to pay tuition fees for their sons, and daughters. The
matriculation up to date is about 25 or 30 behind that of
last year, and is mainly due to the above indication .

      Our well meant efforts in devising ways and means for
the increase of revenue have yielded meager results. For a
few days after the opening session the collections of Labora-
tory fees seems likely to add appreciably to our revenue.

      One day while busy entering students and directing the
payment of fees Mir. R. C. Stoll, late one of our number called
upon me and notified me to desist from the collection of
Laboratory fees, saying that he was to file a suit in
court asking for an injunction or restraining order.


      I wrote to him deprecating his action and requisition
that he forbear to bring the matter to an issue before the
Courts, but allow the Board of Trustees to deal wittL it at
their next meeting, that if he could satisfy the Board
that the order made by them was illegal, they could
rescind the order and refund the fees. He did not heed my
plea. The suit came up before Judge Parker and was defended
by the College. I regret to say that his decision went
against us not only were the Laboratory fees lost to us
but the gymnasium fees collected from County Appointees
had to be refunded under the same decision. It will be
remembered by the Board that no effort was made to collect
a gymnasium fee from County Appointees in former years.