Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-18
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Regents Of the State Univsraity. for the
years 1879 and 1880. to the Legislature.
Just received. contains some very peril.
men, sugses.ions. and throws much light
upon the University question. It ap-
pears BY Il that owing to the unfortunate
location Of the University. the institu-
ton 10 in the nature Of an elephant to
the State, and that II would Be well to
give the whole thing to the town of
Elko.
We learn that the Legislature, acting
in accordance with the suggestions con.
tanned In the minority report, made the
appropriations for salaries specific. and
passed the deficiency bill payable out
OF the University Fund"
/. seems that the large expenditure for
manure by the Board Of Regents in their
fruitlsss efforts to raise trees. etc.. has
caused much comment. A correspond
snt writing with reference to the minor
ity report. says: "'Twill Be either
school and no manure, or manure and
no school In future"
Here follows the minority report:
aoLp HILL. New. Feb. n. 1881.
To tie Honorable. the Lsgislatars c The
State Of Nsrada:
The undersigned. . member OF the
Board Of Regents Of the State University
Of Nevada, having been unwilling TO sub
scribe TO the biennial report submitted to
your Honorable bodies by the majority OF
The Board Of Regents. under date OF Janu.
ary ~, 1881, feels IL incumbent upon him
10 ststs his reasons for dissent from that
report. He. therefore, respectfully sub
mits a minority report upon matters relat-
ing to the State University.
While I cheerfully indorss the state
menis Of Regents Stone and Mayhugh with
regard to the ability Of the Principal Of
the University, w. @. Dovey; the course
Of studies ~ marked out; the progress OF
the students attending the schools, and
other statements made In their report.
am compelled to dissent from some OF the
statements which the report contains.
With regard to the details OF manage
meut Of the University. may say that
having had but few opportunities TO be.
come acquainted with them. / know but
little about them. having attended only
three meetings Of the Board since ac-
eepted the office Of Regent about one year
sincc. A majority Of the Board, being
residents Of Elko, have attended to tho de-
tails Of management; full information
with regard to which. also with regard to
the disbursement Of the State sppropria.
tion, can be obtained from the financial
statement made near the close OF their 70.
port.
lev of the Board Of Regents to present the
facts relating to the University - they
exist, to the Legislature. and let the Legis.
lsture decide therefrom a. TO the proper
course to-pursue In future with regard to
the institution. Believing thus, am
compelled to say that my information and
observation will not permit me to concur
in that part Of the majority report which
ststes that the average attendance Of
pupils at the University two years ago,
when the present Board came into ONCE.
WAS thirty. II the majority report had
placed the number at twenty believe 10
would have still have been too high.
The majority report omits to mention
the fact that the 5000 loads Of fertiliz'ng
material put ON the twelve and hall acres
of ground, and plowed In. brought forth
splendid crop Of mushrooms. hold that
II this portion Of their report was intended
A a treatise On agriculture. IL should have
named the entire product.
With regard TO raising shade trees on
the University grounds. ] may say that
efforts have been made almost every year
since the University was founded to raise
them, but without success. In the year
1876 the Board procured from Carson
about 800 Lombardy poplars. which were set
out In the grounds. In September OF that
wear the Board found nearly all the trees
diving, while their leaves were green, and
while TO 4 casual observer they appeared to
be In ian apparently healthy and growing
condition" The next year more trees
were set out. Before they were planted,
large hole was dug. In which was placed
nearly load Of black soil hauled from the
river bottom, and the trees set In this soil
soil that was supposed to DO free from
slkali. But those trees died. a. trees be-
fore had died. During my visit to the
grounds in June last. examined the dy-
ing trees. and found lying ON the leaves
residue from the evaporation OF sap, and
that the trees were dying from their tops;
the pores Of the wood having become hlled
with salt lett BY the evaporation Of sap.
which eventually killed tho trees. am
convinced that no trees will live any length
OF time In the soil Of the University
grounds. And ! may here say that
found similar obstacles in the way OF rear.
ing trees in other parts OF the town Of
Eiko. Hence feel warranted In saying
that unless something can be found that
will neutralize the alkali in that soil' u
will be q waste Of money to attempt to
beau,ify the University grounds with trees
and shrubbery.
The dormitory. under the charge Of Mrs.
Wines, 10 NO doubt In good hands. But
the student boarders who, II was annci.
pated. would fill the building. are still
lacking. And am informed that great
portion Of the time since Its erection 1t
has been without any boardsrs. The ma.
jority report fails TO state the number OF
boarders there st present, but learn that
there IL but one In the building who A.
tends the school.
The dormitory was built In 1919, a.
cos, TO the State Of $500. It was placed
| in charge Of Mrs. Rood. motherly Chris
tian lady, who made u home for students
| from abroad st the lowest possible cost Tor
board. 1t has sufficient capacity to board
and lodge some fifteen to twenty students
yet IL never. to my knowledge. had more
than Ave boarders at any enc time who
attended the school. II was urged before
| the dormitory WAS built that II was all that
was needed TO all the school with pupils;
| that. q parents would not send their chill.
dren to school at place where they would
be obliged to board at . hotel. and - but
few Of the people Of Elko were 30 situated
A 10 be able 10 board students, dormi.
tory was needed.
80 far, the University has been an ex.
psnse 10 the State without commensurate
benefits.
With regard 10 the Recommendation OF
| ,hs msjority report for mining chair In