Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-25

from us. Tho 00,UVO-Acre grant Wa1 W Do
made conditional. For more detailed 10.
formation with regard 10 this matter !
would refer your Honorable bodies 10 the
report Of the Surveyor General, pages o, 2
and s, for the year 1881.
hardly think the most sanguine friends
of the Univsrsity will claim that the pre-
psrstory school st Elko will comply With
the tsrrns offered 70 'provide st least one
college a required BY the several Acts Of
Congress, q condition Of said grant,"
The statement In the majority report
that "without the said department Of the
University, the State will lose $ll2,600,
together with the interest accrued on said
smount," certainly cannot be justified BY
the law In relation 10 these grants, and II
allowed 10 70 before the people without
correction will surely mislsad.
The majority report says: "The growth
of The institution has been steady. notwith-
standing no pupil has come from the
west" Does II not begin 70 look after
nearly seven years trial, that the location
was an unfortunate one for the more pop.
ulous portion Of the Slater The railroad
fare from Reno 70 Elko 10 $2S Is; from
Reno 70 San Francisco, SIG rs; from Reno
70 Sacramento, $i2 rs. The difference In
fare Of $40 30 In favor Of Sacramento and
Sc 80 In favor Of Ban Francisco, against
Elko, IL sufficient to keep students from
going to Elko, TO say nothing Of other
things In favor Of Californis, such %
cheaper living, climate, eto. State pride
Is q good thing. but most parents prefer 10
send their children to school where they
can have the most advantages for the least
money.
Taking the average number Of scholars
attending the school at twenty, II will be
seen that Il costs the State over $500 per
year for each scholar attending the prepar-
story department. by referring to the
financial report Of tho majority, II will be
seen that over S2500 have been expended
on the grounds, aside from improvements
and buildings. This amount gives over
5000 per acre for the ground seeded to
alfalfa and timothy. This seems enor-
nous, and II the experiment IL TO be con.
tinued, IL would be well for the State to
ask some one To take the land of Its hands.
During my visit to the University last
June, near the close Of the term. the mum
Der OF pupils attending was fourteen
twelve girls and two boys.
DtlloN6 tuo pSOpio VI 6iho heNo AAs3o
great efforts 10 have the school filled up at
this time, when the Legislature 10 In ses-
sion, In order TO obtain favorable legisla.
ton for the University. 1t Is but natural
that they should take moro interest In .
homo institution than people do from
other portions Of the State.
have been informed that when the last
State appropriation was made the majority
Of the Board Of Regents asked that the
University be maintained for two years
more. with the hope that II would be more
successful. II 10 for you TO determine
whether II shall be maintained at State ex-
pense, or whether 1t shall DO given up to
the people Of Elko, a. contemplated by the
Act which located IL at that town, together
with the dormitory and other improve
ments made at State expense.
was . member Of the Board Of Regents
from 1878 TO 1879, and during that time.
SO far a. was In my power, did all could
to mako the experiment OF University Q
success, but have to say that the benefits
flowing from 1t. SO far. have been merely
local. not general.
by reference to the financial statement
Of the majority report IL will be seen that
four dollars and eighteen cents were re- |
ported a. unoxpended out Of tho appropri- |
alton Of twelve thousand dollars appropri- |
ated In the year 1870. am informed,
however. by Regent Stone, In answer 10
telegram sent him asking the amount Of
that tho following sums are
due and unpaid for tho year ending Janu'
ary 3lst 1881: