164 JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [Jan. 29

repairs, which have been made to many of the build-
ings and houses on the campus. See Exhibit "B,"
Treasurer's report, herewith attached.

NEEDS OF THE COLLEGE.

The college authorities made application through
the Board of State Aid and Charities for the sum of
$25,000, viz.: $10,000 to refund the amount borrowed
to complete the new mess-hall, $5,000 for making re-
pairs to Humphrey's hall, one of the dormitories which
has been standing for nearly eighty years, and of
"which the interior should be entirely rebuilt, as it has
become thoroughly dilapidated by continuous use,
and $5,000 for each of the ensuing two years to be
used on maintenance account to provide necessary
equipment, etc., for the various laboratories.

This application has been favorably reported upon
by the Board of State Aid and Charities, and it is
hoped that it will be confirmed by the General As-
sembly.

In addition to the above, the College is in need of a
new gymnasium. The present frame structure used
as a gymnasium was erected nearly twenty years ago
as a temporary one, and the time has arrived when it
should be replaced by a permanent building affording
more scope for the development of athletics among the
students.

Finally, on behalf of the Visitors and Governors,
and of the Faculty of the college, I would respectfully
invite the members of the General Assembly to visit
the college and inspect its buildings and grounds,
examine its working, and satisfy themselves of the
wisdom and policy of making the above mentioned
appropriations.

I am, very respectfully yours,

THOMAS FELL,
President of St. John's College.