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unsatisfactory. He further reported that he had been informed
by the engineer that the coal was entirely satisfactory and
the best college has had for a number of years.


     Upon Motion of President Patterson duly seconded and
carried, the action of Mr. Nicholas in buying the coal was
approved.


     Upon motion of Judge Lafferty, seconded by Judge McChord,
the reading of the minutes of the faculty and special faculties
was dispersed with.





     At this Doint President Patterson read his Report to the
Board, which is as follows:

     To the Board of Trustees
        of the Agricultural and Mechanical College
of Kentucky.
     Gentlemen:-
        Little has occurred in the history of the College since
June, to warrant the presentation of an extended report.   The
current collegiate year opened upon the 12th of September with
a very gratifying increase in the matriculation over that of the
preceedIng and of former years. The indications are now that
the record will go considerably. beyond one thousand. A feeling
of buoyancy prevaded both students and professors because of
the auspicious conditions under which we began the operations
of the year.

     The Normal School Building has been practically completed
and equipped, furnishing commodious quarters for the Department
of Education,with all the needed modern appliances for effective
instruction. The Agricultural Building has gotten well under
way, although it was not so far advanced as it was anticipated
that it would be.  The building for Mining Engineering was    Page 183
also fairly well advanced and a good beginning has been made
upon the Library Building, the gift of Mr. Carnegie. Within
the last few weeks we have felt to some extent the results
financial depression in the East. Whether the crisis has been
passed and the country will be able to rehabilitate itself in
the near future, will probably be determined in a few weeks.