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annual report of the total expenditures of the Ohio
University for the fiscal year from June 15. 1899 to June 15. 1900.
An enumeration of the various matters for which expenditures
were made will be found in the detailed statement
of the Treasurer. In my opinion the year has been
a success financially. We have paid off all of the
current indebtedness of the Ohio University (except
outstanding O.U. Certificates) with the exception of the
$1200.00 note maturing in February next given for a
[?dynam.?] for the electrical department.
Very Respectfully Yours.
L.M Jewett.
Auditor of Ohio University.
[inserted] President
Annual
Report. [end inserted] Gentlemen of the Board.
The total attendance during the past
year was the largest in the history of the college.
There is however a qualification to this general statement that
should not be overlooked. In 95 there were 15 graduates, in 96
19- in 97 - 19 - in 98 - 13 in 99-11, this year 10. The tendency
is however upward again and the close next year
promises to be larger. Yet the competition among the colleges
becomes harder, and harder each successive year, and
more effort is required to get students. It is important
that we have something going on all the time,
lectures, concerts and the like. When we remember tht
the presidency carries with it the professorship of Greek the
cost of administration is probably less here that anywhere
else in the state. There is thus the more money
left to be expended indirectly for the building up of the
institution numerically. For several years [crossed out] past [end crossed out] [inserted] a few [end inserted] members
of the faculty have conducted a summer term for
what they could make out of it. This work has supplied
an actual want and I believe ought to be put on a
permanent footing. I believe that not less than $300.00
should be devoted to this purpose in 1901-. We can get
students in the summer who can not come
at any other time, chiefly teachers, but when they find