Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-22
a MINORITY REroxr.

The minority report Of the Board Of
Regents Of the State University. for the
years 1879 and 1880. to the Legislature.
just received. contains some very peril.
nent suggestions. and throws much light
upon the Univsrsity question. It ap.
pears BY 1t that owing to the unfortunate
location OF the University. the institu-
ton is In the nature Of an elephant to
the State. and that Il 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"
II seems that the large expenditure for
manure by the Board Of Regents in their
fruitless efforts to raise trees. etc., has
caused much comment. A correspond.
snt writing with reference to the minor
ity report. says: "Twill bs either
school and NO manure, or manure and
no school in future"
Here follows the minority report:
GOLD HILL, New. Feb. 2i. 1881.
To the Honorable. the Lssisiatare Of 1s
State Of Nerada:
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 Jsnu.
ary 20, 1881, feels II incumbent upon him
TO state his reasons for dissent from that
report. He, therefore, respectfully sub
uits q minority report upon matters relat-
Ing to the State University.
While I cheerfully indorse the state.
ments Of Regents Stoneand Mayhugh with
regard TO the ability Of the Principal OF
the University, W. @. Dovey; the course
Of studies a. marked out; the progress Of
the students attending tho schools. and
o,h.r st,temsnts made In their report. !
am compelled to dissent from some OF the
statements which the report contains.
With regard to the details Of manage
ment Of the University, I may say that
having had but few opportunities 10 be-
come acquainted with them. know but
little about them, having attended only
three meetipgs Of the Board sinco I nc.
ssntsd the Office OF Regent about one year
aimee. A majority Of the Board. being
residents of Eiko, have attended to the de-
tails of management; full information
with regard 10 which, also with regard to
the advancement of the State appropria-
,;on can be obtained from the financial
st.tement made near the close Of their 70.
mort
I.,;svo that n sbould be the true pol.
lev Of the Board Of Regents to present the
facts relating to the University as they
exist, to the Legislature, and lot the Legis'
laturo decide therefrom a. to the proper
eourse 10 pursue in future with regard to
the Institution. Believing thus, I am
comnelled TO say that my information and
obseryation will NOT permit me to concur
in ,bat mart Of the majority report which
.t.tes That The average attendance Of
nnnii. At the University two years ago,
rhsn The present Board came into Office.
vss ,birtyI m the majority report had
nlaccJ The number At twenty believe IL
r.nid have still have been too high.
Tbs majority report omits to mention
,hs fac, ,hst tbe 3tOO loads Of fertiliz ng
ms ,ms,sr;s, nut nm the twelve and half acres
~ cronnd and plowed in, brought forth
snisndid crop OF mushrooms. I hold that
N this norton OF their report was intended
"a a treatise On agriculture, IL should have
named the entire product.
With regard 10 raising shade trees on
the Tyniysrsity grounds, I may say that
e,Iorts have been made almost every year
s;ncs tbe Uniyersity was founded to raise
them. but without success. In the year
Is7s the Board procured from Carson
,bopt 400 I,ombsr poplars, which were set
ont in the grounds. In September Of that
yesr the Board found nearly all the trees
.;ac wh;jo ,heir leaves were green, and
,.hiis ,o . canal observer they appeared 70
hs In San snparently healthy and growing
son5;,,on - Tina next wear more trees
wsrs se, opt. Before they were planted, .
i.r.a ho,e Was dup In which WAS placed
nssrlv a load Of blsck soil hauled from the
river bottom, and the trees set in this soil
sol, tb,t vss supposed TO DO free from
,issii % T sut tbose frees died, as trees be.
fora hal died. Duripg INV visit to the
auso ',o,,nas aau N gnns Isst I examined the DIV.
soanas o.nn. =. ~ S sonnJ iv;no an the leaves a
.as;1ro ,ns % t,on, nm ths | ey.porstion Of sap, and
,ss, ~ ,ha ~ ,rces were diving from their tops;
,La a, ,orss .ns N tha wood having become filled
~itb a ssIt ls,t by the evaporation Of sap.
'.ui.s a.sn,r.i,, liIlsd Inc trees. am
a'sn ., sS ,hs, NJ trees will live sny length
convinceu .na. . no so;, =, ,,a IIn;vsrsity
ol ume w" -. L.rs s.v that 1
grounos. anu a., .ho 80 n rs.r.