the title only a year, though he performed practically all the duties
associated with the office until his death in 1848.*
In meeting the day-to-day and frequently burdensome problems,
Kendrick was assisted by the five-man Executive Committee chosen
annually by the Trustees. Most of them lived in Hamilton and often
were members of the Board. Their recorded activities ranged from
voting that students who chewed tobacco should provide themselves
with, “spit boxes” to arranging for faculty salaries.
* Baptist Education Society, Board of Trustees, Minutes, 1834-41, Feb. 8, Aug.18, 1836.