Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-24


made conditional. For moro detailed In.
formation with regard to this matter I
would refer your Honorable bodies to the
report Of the Surveyor General, pages o, 7
and s, for the year 1881.
hardly think the most sanguine friends
Of the University will claim that the pre-
paratory school ct Elko will comply with
the tsrms offered 70 "provids at least one
college - required BY the several Acts Of
Congress, - a'condition Of said grant,"
The statement In the majority report
that "without the said department. OF the
University, the State will lose $l12,6o0.
together with the interest accrued on said
amount" certainly csnnet 30 justified by
the law In relation 70 these grants, and II
allowed 10 20 bsisre the people without
correction will surely mislssd.
The majority report says: "The growth
OF the institution has bean steady. notwith.
standing no pupil has como from the
west" Does II not begin 10 look, after
nearly seven years' trial. that the location
was an unfortunate one for the moro pop.
ulous portion Of the Slater The railroad
fare from Reno 10 Elko 10 S23 25; from
Reno 10 San Francisco, SIC rs; from Reno
10 Sacramento, Sl2 rs. The difference In
fare Of $40 80 In favor Of Sacramento and
Sc so In favor OF San Francisco, against
Elko, II sufficient 10 keep students from
going TO Elko, to say nothing Of other
things In favor Of California. such -
cheaper living, climate. stc. State pride
isa good thing, but most parents prefer to
send their children TO school where they
can have the most advantages for the least
money.
Taking the average number OF scholars
attending the school at twenty, II will be
seen that II costs the State over $500 per
wear for each scholar attending the prepar-
story department. By referring TO the
financial report Of the majority. IL will Be
seen that over S250O have been expended
on the grounds, aside from improvements
and buildings. This amount gives over
5000 per acre for the ground seeded TO
alfalfa and timothy. This seems enor.
nous. and II the experiment 10 to be con.
hnued, IL would be well for the State TO
ask some one to take the land of Its hands.
During my visit TO the University last
June, near the close Of the term, the mum.
Der Of pupils attending was fourteen
twelve girls and two boys.
/ believe the people Of Elko have made
great efforts 10 have the school filled up at
this time, when the Legislature 10 In ses.
sion, in order TO obtain favorable legisla-
ton for the University. It is but natural
that they should take more interest In Q
homo institution than people do from
other portions Of the State.
have been informed that when the last
State appropriation was made the majority
Of the Board Of Regents asked that the
University be maintained for two years
more, with the hope that 1t would be more
successful. It Ii for you 70 determine
whether IL shall be maintained at State ex-
pense, or whether IL shall be given up to
the people Of Elko, as contemplated BY the
Act which located IL at that town, together
with the dormitory and other improve
ments made at State expense.
was q member Of the Board Of Regents
from 1875 TO 1879, and during that time.
so far as was In my power, ! did all l could
TO make the experiment OF . University
success. but have to say that tho benefits
flowing from II, so far. have been merely
local. not general.
by reference to tho financial statement
Of the majority report II will be seen that
four dollars and eighteen cents were re-
ported a. uncxpended out OF the appropri-
alton OF twelve thousand dollars appropri-
ated in the year 1870. am informed,
however, by Regent Stone. in answer TO .
telegram sent him asking the amount OF
deficiencies. that tho following sums Aro
due and unpaid for tho year ending Janu'
ary 3lst, 1881:
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