Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-14
A n,xosrrY REPo.r.

hoBoutb VI eoo ossso SAA'eAoAsys avs sss
years 1879 and 1880. to the Legislature,
Just received. contains some very peril
nsns 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 is in the nature Of an elephant tc
the State, and that Il would Be well to
give the whole thing to the town ol
Elko.
We learn that the Legislature. sctina
| in accordance with the suggestions con-
tanned In the minority report. made the
| appropriations for salaries specific. and
| passed the deficiency bill payable ou'
| Of the University Fund"
Il seems that the large expenditure foi
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 bs either
school and NO manure. or manure and
no school In future"
Here follows the minority report:
GoLD HILL. New. Feb. n, 1881.
To tie Romorabis. tie Legislature Of tie
State ef Nevada:
The undersigued. . 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.
sry 20, 1881, feels II incumbent upon him
to state his reasons for dissent from that
report. He, therefore, respectfully sub.
mits q minority report upon matters relat-
ing to the State University.
While I cheerfuliy indorse the state.
ments Of Regents Stone and 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 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
ment 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 / &C.
eepted the office Of Regent about one year
since. A majority Of the Board. being
residents OF Elko. have attended to the de-
tails Of management; full information
with regard to which. also with regard to
the disbursement Of the State appropria.
ton, can be obtained from the financial
statement made near the close OF their 70.
port.
I believe that u should be the true pol.
icy Of the Board Of Regents to present the
facts relating to tho University a. they
exist. to the Legislature, and let the Legis'
lature 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 tho University two years ago,
when the present Board came into oftice,
was thirty. II the majority report had
placed the number At twenty believe II
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 . half acres
Of ground, and plowed in. brought forth =
splendid crop OF mushrooms. hold that
II this portion Of their report was intended
a. treatise On agriculture, II should have
named tho 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
1873 the Board procured from Carson
about 500 Lombardy poplArs. which were set
out in the grounds. In September OF that
wear the Board found nearly all the trees
dying, while their leaves were green, and
while to casual observer they appeared to
bs in ian apparently healthy aud growing
condition." The next year more trees
were set out. Before they we're planted, .
large hole was dug. In which was placed
nearly q load Of black soil hauled from the
river bottom, and the trees set In this soil
soil that was supposed to be free from
alkali. 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 I may here say that i
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 30 found that
will neutralize the alkali In that soil, 1t
will be . waste Of money to attempt to
beautify the University grounds with trees
and shrubbery.
The dormitory. under the charge Of Mrs.
Wines, 10 no doubt In good hands. But
the student boAr,lers. who, u was sntici.
pated. would all the building. are still
lacking. And sm informed that great
portion Of the time since its erection II
has been without any boardsrs. The ma.
jority report fails to state the number oi
boarders 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 .
cost to the State Of $500. II Was placed
in charge Of Mrs. Rood. motherly Chris
tian lady. who made Il home for students
from abroad at the lowest possible cost Tor
board. 1t has sufficient capacity to board
and lodge some fifteen TO twenty students,
yet IL never. 10 my knowledge. had more
than i've boarders at any enc time who
attended the school. 1t was urged before
the dormitory Was built that II was all that
was needed to hll the school with pupils;
that. e. parents would not send their chill.
dren to school at place where they would
| be Obliged TO board at hotel. and ~ bu.
few Of the people Of Elko were 80 situated