Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-05
A nlNosrrY REPoRr.

Regents Of the State University. for the
yssss 1879 and 1880. to the Legislature.
just received. contains some very peril.
men, suggestions. and throws much light
spon the Upivsrsity question. II sp-
pears BY Il that owing to the unfortunate
location OF the Univsrsity, the institu-
don IL in the nature Of an elephant to
the State. and that Il would Be- well to
give the whole thing to the town Of
Eiko.
We learn that the Legislature. sctinR
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 Univsrsity Fund"
I, 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.
snt writing With rsfsf-scs TO the minor
ity report. says: twill be either
school and NO manure. or manure and
no school In future.
Here follows the minority report:
GoLp HILL. New. Feb. 81. 1881.
IT, tAs Honorable. hs Lsqisiaisrs Of the
SLATE ef Nsrada:
The undersigned. Q 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 o.
the Board Of Regents. under date Of Janu-
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;
men,s Of Regents Stono 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. I
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 70 be.
como acqusinted with them. / know but
little about them. having attended only
three meetings OF the Board since 40.
eepted the once 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 10 present the
facts relating to the University - they
exist, to the Legislature, and let the Legis.
lsturs decide therefrom a TO the proper
course to pursue in future with regard to
the institution. Believing thus. l 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 prest 1t Board came into offics.
was thirty. II the majority report had
placed the number at twenty believe IL
wsuld have still have been too high.
The maj fity report omits to mention
the fact that the 5000 loads sf fertiliz ng
material put on the twelve and half acres
Of ground, and plowed In. brought forth
splendid crop OF mushrooms. bold that
N this portion Of their report was intended
a. a treatise On agriculture, II shoul- have
named the entire product.
With regard 70 raising shade trees on
the Univsrsity 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 800 Lombardy poplars, which were set
out In the grounds. In September OF that
year 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 and growing
condition" The next year more trees
were set out. Before they we're 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 froW
slkali. But those trees died. - 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 hlled
with . salt lsit 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 I feel warranted In saying
that unless something can b found that
will peutrslize the alkali In that SOIL 1t
will be Q 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 bosrders who, 1t was antici.
pstea, would oil the building. are still
lack ing. And sm informed that . great
portion Of the time since its erection 1t
has been without any bosrdsrs. The ma.
jority report fails TO stats the number Of
bosrders there at present, but learn that
there IL 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 II home for students
from abroad at the lowest possible cost for
board. II has sufficient capacity to board
and lodge some fifteen to twenty students,
yet IL never. 10 my knowledge. had more
than ave boarders st any enc time who
attended the school. II was urged before
the dormi,ory was built that Il Was all that
was needed 10 all 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 70 b able 10 board students. . dormi.
tory wss needed.
80 fsr, the Uiivsrsisy has been an e.
psnss to the State without eommsnsurats
benefits.
with regard to the Recommendation Of
the majority report for mining chair In
the prvpsrstory department. ] will say that,