The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-01-12

chanical college at saltwater presents
many interesting facts in his annual
report submitted TO the governor and
the secretary OF the interior lie first
gives "a history OF the establishment
and growth OF the college and tells of
IL, present hourishing condition, with |
an attendance OF l2O students, a fine |
building and an equipment greater In |
variety and cost than all the other |
educational institutions Of Oklahoma |
combined. higher in grade than the
district school This comprises refer
cnce books, maps charts, Illustrations,
models. machinery. apparatus, scien
u6, Instruments and technical finish
iurs and supplies.
Special effort has been mndo to lay
the foundation for good working
/ libraray and TO arrange and manage
this on the most effective plan. Be
/ tween S. 600 and $4,000 dollars have
been expended for books and library
appliances.
After speaking Of the cN client work
OF the experiment station and of the
need Of another building and the es-
tablishment OF mechanical and domes-
tic economy he makes some startling
statements about the past mismanage-
mcut of the institution and hits square
at the shoulder at existing evils, call
ing loudly for reform and at the close
states that n has rendered his resig-
nation because the board of regents
refuse to take action on the evils mem
toned. We quote some OF the most
sensational parts of his report
finances
''rhe college officials labored under
, the erroneous idea that they must eN-
pend the first annuity otSl7, 900 before
the close of the fiscal year in which ii
b was received and although there were
, but seven months iu which TO do il and
only 50 300 was paid for salaries, they
went at the imagined duty heroically
auc ON June 80, lSQ2, no balance re
d mained of the Morrill, fund Naturally
7 "a good many purchases were made
, quite unnecessary ut that time "a,
+, ST. 200 for surveying Instruments, whil,
no class i'm surveying has vet beer
D formed and some hundreds for miner
ais, cts. never yet uupacked Tn,
Il board of regents seems 10 have assisted
, materially, as the records show tina
its members constituted themselves
purchasing agents with liberal allow
u auces for time and expenses. charge,
in rs part OF the cost OF article
bought
During the same half year, the col
lege received its annuity Of SEQ. 600
q making, with the balance above named
r a total OF S31.t41. 81, of this the sum O
|Stl,C So has bceu eNpeuded and ther,
remains ON hand S25,gts %, Perhap,
l. Il would bo more corre,t TO say tha
l. this balance OF about S20. 0rO OF tn,
Morrill, fund remains TO be accounted
for II is certainly not all in the pres
, cut treasury Of the college and ther
seems To bc some doubt as TO its loca
l. uou."
J. Republican TreasIrcr's Methods.
q THE board of regents as a corpor
h tion, has not ben fortunate in 1t
; choice OF treaSurerS. The first treas
urer, in office nearly hrce years, ueve
rendered comprehensive accoun
, TO the board, it is stated that
he kept no books, an,
made no distinction in the funds, bu
had single deposit which was draw
upon 20 meet all approved claius pre-
p scented. without discrimination. Tn
d, only treasury records are the check
stubs with dates and amounts AM
names which give little clue TO tn
character OF expenditures. There ar
I, no vouchers except a dozen or two r5
Do ceipted accounts which have beer
gathered mp NJ the college Thi
treasurer has never settled with hi
a successor and is believed 10 hav
: something over three thousand dollar
r. of college funds still in his hand,
His bond was lately found in a lot q
rubbish used as packing and Is now &
&c possession of the board,
Where the Money Goes.
D. The aptitude OF the board O
!. regents 20 absorb the funds OF the In
a stltutjou-which they succeeded In DO
ing Jointly and severa,ly, during IN
first two years, 20 the extent OF owe
e s. 600 attracted the attention Of IN
r, Second legislative assembly OF the ter
r.tory which prohibited by Law
March, ls93l, any member Of IN
board from being employed 10 perform
any work iu connection with the col
@ lcge OF receive any allowance from 10
a. funds, and made provisions for limite,
N per diem and mileage 90 be paid from
BE the treasury of the territory, As
substitute for former personal ser
vices, the members OF the board hav,
since adopted an equally perUiciou,
!. practice of putting friends and adher
T. ents into college vacancies or creating
offices for them.
The farm superintendent is paid
u ~.. ...HI Eg.~ AN. has a .rNauHa,