Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-09
a niNosrrx asro.r.

The minority report OF the Board oi
Regents Of the State University. for the
yssrs 1879 and 1880. to the Legislature,
Just received. contains some very psri'
mont sugees,isns. and throws much hsh,
lpon the Univsrsity question. It sp'
pears By Il that owing to Die unfortunate
location Of the Univsrsity. the in.titu'
don Il In the nature Of an slsphsn. se
The State, and that II would BE- we'll "a
give the vAOls thing to the town OIL
Elko.
wffsarn that the Legislature, acting
| In accordance with the suggestions con-
.ainsdin the minority report. made The
| appropriations for salaries specific. and
psssed the dsacis.oy bill payable ou'
OF the University Fund"
Il seems thai the large expenditure foi
manure b. the Beard OF B6suts in thsi,
fruitlsss s6orts to raity trsss. etc.. has
caused much comment. A correspond
emit writing with reference to tho minor
ity report, says: "Twill bs either
school and NO manure. or manure and
no school In futdrs."
Here folloNs the minority report:
GoLp HILL. New. Feb. Il. 1881.
To As Honorable. tie Lsqisiatsrs Of "a.
State Of Nssada'
The undersignsd.. . member Of the
Board Of Regents Of the State University
Of Nevada. having been unwilling 70 sub
scribe 70 the biennial report submitted 70
your Honorable bodies BY tho majority oi
The Board Of Regents. under date Of Jsnu'
sry ~, 1881, feels Il incumbent upon him
10 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 cheerfully indorse the state
ments Of Regents Stone and Mayhugh with
regard to the ability Of the Principal OF
the University. W. O. Dorey; the course
Of studies % marked out; the progress oi
the students attending the schools. and
other statements made In their report. !
am compelled 10 dissent froua some OF the
statements which the report contains.
with regard 70 the details Of manage
ment Of The University. I may say that
having had but few opportunities 70 be-
some scousipted with them, know but
iit,le sbout them, having attended, only
tbres mestiups of the Board sind I 20.
eeptsd the once Of Regent sboat one year
since. A majority Of the Board, being
residents of Eiko, have attended to the de-
ala Of management; full information
v;th reg,rd 10 Which. also with regard 70
the d;sbnrsamsnt Of the Ststs sppropria-
AZ, .sn \" oh,.ined from tbe dnsncis)
s.s,.r,sn, M @ m.Ss near The close Of their ro-
nort
bslisvs that n should be the true pol.
lev Of The Board Of Regsnts 70 present the
facts relating 70 the University - they
s,ist. 10 he iseislsture, and let the Legis.
lature decide therefrom q 70 tho proper
course 10 pursus In future with regard to
| he institution. Believing tins. I am
cornsllsd m say that INV Information and
ohserv.tion viii mot permit me 70 concur
IN ,h.t mart Of IN msjority report which
.s.,s. @ ,hst ths .,ersse sttendsnes Of
..1,,. =. ,hs Trni,sr,itv tvo yesrs seo.
pIP az r.S...s Ro.,S esms into once.
.sis. ~ n ,hs msiority report hsd
r,.csS shs number At tTenty I believe Il
PiS P.niS h... ss;il hs,s besn too hieh.
tn n.iority report omits 10 mention
,hs Ss., thst tba s2DO lo.ds Of fertilixing
n,.,.,;s, nm, an AZ tveive and n half acres
- .sonnd and nIoved In. brought forth q
sa,snSid c,on N mnshrooms. / hold tha.
sS;s ns.,nrr r ~ shsir renert vss Intended
"a E : s,sstiss an ssriculture, IL sheuld have
n.msd the entire product.
Wi,h reeard 10 rsising shade trees on
ths JJniyersity grounds, I mar say that
ssForta have been made almost every year
since the Uniyer,ity was founded 70 raise
,hsn,. but vithout success. In the year
,s1s ,hs board nrocured from Carson
.hon, soo I.omhsrdy poplars. which were %,
ont In he sroupds. In September Of tha,
wear The Board found nearly all the tree
3,ine vhils tbeir leayes were green, and
| Sh;is ,o . es.nsI observer thew appeared q
=. a. ..sn snn.rsntIy healthy And growing
Condition. The next year more trees
Ssre sst ont. Before they were planted, q
| isrcs hole Ias due. In which was placed
n.srl, = iosd Of blsck soil hsuled from the
| river bottom, and the treesJet In this soil
-soil thst vss supposed q be free from
.lksI. But those trees died. - trees be.
fore had died. During my visit to the
eroupds In June LAST, examined the dy'
ine trees. and found living on the leaves {
res;5ne from the evaporation Of sap, and
th.t tbs trees we're diving from their tops