Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-03-10
COMMITTEE REPORT.
Full Text of the Investigating Commit
tees Report.
1t Recommends an Appropriation of
$161,600.

Following is the full text OF the report
OF the agricultural college investigating
committee:
TO the President of the Senate and the
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
Gentlemen: Your joint committee
to whom was intrusted the matter of in
Vestigating all matter pertaining to the
| agricultural college, experiment station
and school OF science, its location, etc.
having visited the college at Pullman,
made an inspection of the buildings
grounds and farm, as far as the con-
ditions would permit, and having invest
igated the charges OF corruption in the
location OF said college; also matters per-
| tanning to charges against the board of
regents and all matters which, in the
| Judgment of the committee, were needed
for the best interest of the college, would
submit the following report:
First-We find the college campus sit
uated on elevated ground and overlook
ing the town of Pullman and command
ing a fine view of the surrounding coun-
try; the farm, composed OF 1872 acres, in
the rear of the college grounds, is gem
tie, undulating prairie, sloping to nearly
all parts OF the compass, and aifording.
in our Judgment, ample opportunities lor
| the development OF all experiments per-
tanning to agriculture and horticulture.
Second--We find the principal build
ing to be dormitory five stories high,
and capable Of affording accommodations
for nearly 100 students. The building
cost, as nearly as we can ascertain from
the confused condition OF the books, the
unsettled bills and bills not audited, in
Guiding the steam heating, plumbing and
the necessary sewerage system, about
$40 900, being three-quarters OF the ap-
preparation OF 1891, and, in our Judgment,
was an unwise expenditure of said APP
preparation. We recognize the import
ance of dormitory in connection with
the college hall, or administration hall,
of sufficient accommodation and built in
accordance with general plan prepared
by competent persons. In the construc-
ton of the present dormitory, proper
stairways and the proper location OF the
sleeping apartments, with regard to sun
LIGHT and air, do not seem to have been
considered, the stairways. being narrow
and not affording proper facilities for es-
Gaping in case OF fire, the sleeping rooms
being, or are, holes in the wall, where
sunlight cannot penetrate.
Third-We find for the college hall
wooden building in which are the reel
taton rooms, assembly hall and rooms
used for laboratory, offices, etc. This
building, so far as we can learn, was
erected with a small balance left from
the appropriation, at the least possible
expense, no regard being paid to an at
tractiye elevation, conforming to general
plans, ventilation or comfort Of the stu
dents and is, in our judgment, entirely
unsuited lor the purpose for which it was
intended, being poorly constructed, ROOF
leaking and other defects clearly appar-
ent.
Fourth-We find light plant, steam
heating plant and pumping station which,
with a small additional expense, can be
made quite satisfactory and sufficient for
future use.
Fifth--The farmhouse and barn, while
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structures in connection with such an
important institution as the agricultural
college, can, by an additional expense,
be made to answer the purposes for
which they were intended.
SiXth-The farm stock and milch COWS
are not, as a whole, such as We would
recommend, there being three thorough
| bred HoIsteins, the balance being com
mon stock.
Seventh-We find the farm imple
mcnts but poorly cared for, many OF them
being exposed to the weather, the hen
merry filthy in the extreme, and other
| evidences OF careless farming, such as
| should not occur on a well conducted
farm for an agricultural college.
Eighth-We find $5,76S.07 has been
expended for printing, being an extra
ordinary and wholly uncalled lor eXpen-
diture and not necessary. We copy be-
low few OF the items OF stationery or
dered by Professor Lilley, such as:
10000 annual catalogues .,........ 5000
| POP volumes of miscellaneous bind
inps 346
$50 volumes Century Plants" go. 300
1900 copies OF agricultural college
laws OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l9o
! 500 copies annual reports ........ 250
7 500 bulletins No. o.5..-............. 27O
5000 bulletins No. 4,............-.. l38
! 1000 bulletins No. 3................ 8. $50
| $500 bulletins No. o.2,.,..,,.,.."l" 100