New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-17
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
Mr., Burch submitted the following ex
tract from She annual report of the State
University. calling the same memorial o
D. +, Boyd, in reference to the Louisiana
State University.
Mr. Harris moved that the documents b
referred to the Committee on Education
and be printed in the journal.
Adopted.
Extract from annual report Of Louisiana
State University, December 81, 1873.
New ORLEANS, February 10, 1874.
To the Honorable Senate and House OF Representa-
tivess
In all probability the official report Of the
Louisiana State University can not be
printed in time for the use of the General
Assembly. ] would therefore respectfully
ask that the following extracts from that
report be printed and laid before the tive
houses Of the Legislature at as early as prac'
ticables
MATTERS REQUIRING LEGISLATION.
l. Relief Of the State University from IN.
debtedness.
$so,647.
to-. 1t has lost in discount on its warrants.
from 1867 to 1872 inclusive, $l2900S so.
(cl. 1t educated and maintained the bene.
fciary cadets One-tourth of the academic
year Of 1873 without one dollar of appro.
priationn
(d). 1t has been compelled, in order to
make its temporary quarters suitable for
its necessary purposes, to repair and i'm.
prove this Asy lum Deaf and Dumb build.
ing at considerable cost.
(el. 1t has had to incur an expense from
1869 and 1873 for rent of professors houses
and Outhouses.
~. So that il makes what it believes TO
be just claims against the State of $lS,l50
on account of the beneficiary cadets, OF $l5,-
600 on account of repairs and improvements
to Asylum building, and of $4,000 on account
of rent of professors houses and Outhouses;
also, of $50 as balance due on interest &C.
count. Total claim of $39,930.
ig). 1t reasonably expects, therefore, to
be reimbursed on account of expense in
Cured for the State to the amount of $39,.
$50, for which no appropriation was ever
made.
lh). 1t also reasonably expects relief on
account of its heavy discount 1929 O0S JOl
on warrants, issued to cover a minimum
estimate of expense, to the extent at least
of $50 III, thus clearing it of debt after its
Just claims $780, 3O) shall have been al
lowed.
The appropriation for the support of the
beneficiary students was always insufficient,
even if it had been paid in currency; but as
the payment was made in greatly depre-
ciated warrants, that was the great leak
which continually drained and impover-
ished the University.
Altogether, then, the State University
asks relief to the extent Of S90,647.
For the items of these claims please see
accompanying summary of liabilities GAY;
annuity interest account (B); discount on
warrants tC1.
And for general information will be found
Account curIant of 1873, (Dl.
summary of property, (E).
Our debt Is heavy and our sufferings are
great; but how in reason could it be other
wise when We consider the past the large
nuhoer OF State cadets, the small amount
appropriated for their support, even had it
Oeen paid III currency and not in State war
rants AT rulnous discount In the fall of
Aofi' ailer carrying all the warrants of that
year ana some OF those of 1870, without sale. |
when we found that to sell them was 70 Jose
heavily, we begged the State authorities. |
and aierward, IN the winter, the Legisla. |
ture, TO take the practically useless war
rants of our hands and give us available
funds in their stead. But no; that could |
not be done it seemed, and to the great loss |
OF that year. were added the still greater
discounts OF io' =, anu the absolutely no ap.
preparation to cover the heavy expenses Of |
1873, with all the while a falling off in our
private patronage. Hence the financial grief |
and deplorable condition to-day, in the be- |
ginning of 1874.
?. This institution, the Agricultural and
Mechanical College, and the University of
Louisiana should all become one under on
charter and one name, the University of
Louisiana.
(a.) The present State University and
and Mechanical College to be-
ZONE the literary, scientific and technical
departments of the University Of Louisiana,
nth tuition, absolutely free, to b located
q Baton Rouge, and the law and medical