institution as voiced in the number of
students and the favorable attitude of
the people of the state was extreme
ly gratifying. The cooperation of
the alumni of New England for
which he spoke in his work was
liberally in evidence, as indicated by
the applause and congratulations
which followed his remarks.
At a business meeting held during
the evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year :
President, Dugald C. Jackson; sec•
retary and treasuer, John C. Clen
denin.
Those present were : Prof. and
Mrs. D. C. Jackson, Dr. and Mrs.
W. H. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. B.
Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Cummings
C. Chesney, Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Green, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Bowen,
C. H. Hile, I. P. Thompson, Geo.
C. Shaad, J. H. Yarnall, G. E.
Webster, H. F. Braddock, E. M.
Thomas, S. H. Brown, W. F.
White, H. L. Frederick, J. M.
Nelson, J. C. Clendenin.
The Appropriation Bill.
Our readers will doubtless be
interested in the bill for the support
of the college, which was presented
to the Legislature this week. As
usual the amount asked for is made
up of two parts, namely, a sum
necessary for the support of the col
lege during the next two years, and
a deficiency appropriation to cover
the shortage due to the insufficient
appropriation of two years ago.
A brief summary of the mainten
ance bill is given herewith. It should
be remembered that the various
items are for two years. For the
School of Agriculture and Experi
ment Station, including salaries, ex
penses of the four year's courses,
the two year's courses, the winter
the correspondence
courses, farmers' week, and
other forms of extension work,
$177,902 is asked For equipment
and repairs in the agricultural, dairy
courses,
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
and forestry buildings, and for a new
horticultural building and green
houses, $227,380 For the School
of Natural Science including the
work in chemistry, physics, and
zoology, $45,301, and for the erec
tion of a science building, $400 ; 000.
The School of Engineering, cov
ering the work in civil, electrical,
and mechanical engineering, mechan
ics, drawing, and the engineering
experiment station, asks for $222,-
968 for the maintenance of the work,
and $213,118 for the erection of an
addition to the engineering building.
For maintenance during the next two
years, the School of Mines and
Metallurgy asks for $31,111, and
the Department of Home Econom
ics, $lO,BOO.
The sum of $lOO,OOO is asked for
in order that a recitation building
may be erected to relieve the crowd
ed conditions of the recitation rooms
in mathematics, history. languages,
and other general subjects.
For the maintenance of the heat,
light, water, and power plants of the
the college, : 2 ;57,3 . 17 is asked. $51,-
900 is needed for improvements in
these plants: $15,000 for an ad
ditional power house; $lB,OOO for
an aaditional engine, dynamo, boil
er and condenser unit; $l,OOO for
tunnel pipe covering; $6,000 for a
vacum heating improvement; $4,500
for rewiring the main building; $3,-
500 for a campus lighting system;
and $3,900 for increasing the elec
trical distribution to the various
buildings.
The cost of insurance on the col
lege buildings and equipment will
be $4,720.76. Repairs to buildings,
and furniture, and the care and im
provement of the campus will cost
$21,000. For the maintenance of
the Institute of Animal Nutrition,
$19,000 is asked; for the Carnegie
Library, $7,164; and for the Military
Department, $4,150. The sum of
these amounts is $1,593,891.76.
The deficiency bill shows that
If college bred means four years' loaf.
(Some people say 'tis so)
Oh. tell me where the flour is found
By one who needs the dough.
Garfield and Beveridge
and many others had to work their
way through college.
MUST YOU?
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$12.85 Per day during June, July
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