Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-07
a MINORITY aEPesr.

hogente OF tno ottto Ouivsfsahys Aos sue
years 1879 and 1880. to the Legislature.
Just received. contains some very peril
men, suggestions. and throws much light
spon the Univsrsity question. Il sp.
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 70
give the whole thing to the town ol
Eiko.
We learn that the Legislature. acting
| In accordance with the suggestions con-
tanned In tho minority report. made the
appropriations for salaries specific. and
passed the deficiency bill payable out
OF the University Fund"
Il 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.
On, writing With reference to the minor
ity report. says: "'Twill b either
school and NO manure, or manure and
no school 10 future"
Here follows the minority report:
GoLp HILL. New. Feb. Il, 1881.
To Ae Honorable. he Lsqisiatnre Of the
State Of 4vsvada:
The undersigued. . member Of the
Board OF Regents Of the State University
Of Nevada, having been unwilling to SUBJ
scribe to the biennial report submitted to
your Honorable bodies BY the majority Of
the Board Of Regents. under date Of Janu.
ary 20. 1881, feels u incumbent upon him
to state his reasons for dissent from that
report. He. therefore. respectfully sub
mits minority report upon matters relat-
ing to the State University.
While I checrfully indorse the state.
ments Of Regents Stone and Nayhugh 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 70 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 meetings Of the Board eince &C.
eepted tho Office Of Regent about one year
since. A majority Of the Board. being
residents Of Eiko. have attended to the 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 re-
port.
iey Of the Board Of Regents TO present the
facts relating to tho University a. 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, i am
compelled to say that my information and
observation will not permit me to concur
in that part Of the majority report which
states that the average attendance Of
pupils at the University two years ago.
when the present Board came into office.
was thirty. II tho majority report had
placed the number at twenty believe IL
wsuld have still have been too high.
The majority report omits to mention
the fact that the 5000 loads of fertilix ng
material put on the twelve and half acres
Of ground. and plowed In. brought forth .
splendid crop Of mushrooms. hold that
II this portion Of their report was intended
a. q treatise on agriculture, II should have
named the entire product.
With regard TO raising shade trees on
the University grounds, may say tnat
efforts have been made almost every year
since the University was founded TO raise
them, but without success. In the year
1875 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 casual observer they appeared to
be In 'an 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 be free from
alksli. But those trees died. a. trees be-
fore had died. During my visit to the
grounds in June lest, 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 filed
with q 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 I may here say that /
found similar obstacles In the way OF rear.
ing trees in other parts Of the Town OF
Elko. Hence feel warranted IN saying
that unless something can be found that
will neutralize the alksli In that soil' 1t
will DO . waste Of money to attempt to
beautify the University grounds with trees
aud shrubbery.
The dormitory. under the charge Of Mrs.
Wines. 10 no doubt In good hands. But
| tho student boarders who, IL was antiei.
patca, would all the building, are still
lacking. And am informed that . great
portion Of the time since its erection IL
has been without any boarders. The ma.
jori,y report fails to state the number Of
bosrders there at present, but learn that
there 10 but one in the building who At
tends the school.
The dormitory was built In 1875. at |.
coat to the State Of $500. IL was placed
in charge Of Mrs. Rood. motherly Chris
tian lady, who made Il home fot students
| from abroad at the lowest possible cost Tor
board. II has sufficient capacity to board
and lodge some fifteen to twenty students,
yet II never. TO my. knowledge. had more
than ave boarders at any enc time who
attended the school. 1t was urged before
the dormi,ory was built that II was all that
WAS needed to fll 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 % situated
a to be able 10 board students, dormi.
tory was needed.
So far, the University has been an ex.
psnss to the State without commensurate
benefits.
With regard to the Recommendation ol
the majority report for . mining chair In
the preparatory department. will say that
i In my opinion, 10 will b the nrst duty ol
Il a.. T>oi.l. o., - IN r,amoralixo CouRreoa tC