The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-24
NEEDS OF THE U.
Legislature VIII Be Asked for IN
creased Appropriations.

An enlarged Income will be the fea-
ture Of the requests which the board
OF regents of the university will ask
from the legislature this winter. For
this purpose the regents will ask that
the annual levy which is now 1900 of
cent be doubled, making 30-1O0 of a
cent, or a total of about $3.50 0O0 It has
been found that the university is
cramped and unable to do the best Of
work with the present amount Of
money. There are enrolled in the in
stitution nearly 1900 students, which
number is steadily increasing, and as
yet no provision has been made to take
care of this increase.
In appropriations the board will be
unusually modest this year., Only
about 100000 will be asked for the next
two years. Of this amount a sum suff1-
Gent to build and equip q building for
the department of chemistry will be
asked for the year 1897. This depart
ment has been sadly cramped for sew
eral years past, and moreover with a
special building for chemistry, the ne
cessity of a new building for the de-
partment Of engineering Is done away
with, as the space now used in the
physical and chemical laboratory will
be turned over to the use of the en-
gfneerS. The question of new build
ings for shops and engineering was
discussed, but the regents thought that
the arrangement above would be best,
as they could not have everything that
was wanted.
During the year 1898, part of the ap-
preparation will be asked for the botan-
ical department. This department has
something like $4,000 specimens, which
have taken years and much labor to
collect, and are consequently very valu-
able and the need of a f1re-proof build
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various other departments will be given
additional room in the space now taken
up by the botanical department in
Pillsbury hall.
This is all that is wanted on the cam
pus and the rest Of the 100000 will be
used at the farm at st. Anthony Park
A building for the horticultural depart
ment will be a feature, as also a build
ing for the veterinary school and a
light and heating plant. These are
necessary, and If secured will much
further increase the excellence of the
school.
While the board was in session a
committee from the state dairymen's
association appeared before the body
and asked that it inderse a request to
the legislature, for opening the farm
schools to girls. The board expressed
its Willingness to do all it could for the
| proposed addition. For the purpose $751;
900 will be asked for a building for the
girls and $4,000 for running expenses
During the session the report Of the
chairman of the board, J. S. Pillsbury,
was read. This is practically the an
nual report of the president and will be
presented to the legislature this winter
It contained a description of the needs
Of the university which was revised
and added to as stated above.
The regents present at the meeting
were: John S. Pi1lsbury, Minneapolis;
W. w. Pendergast, Hutchinson; L. S.
Swenson, Albert Lea; William Liggett,
Benson; Greenleaf Clark, st. Paul; Ste
phen Mahoney, Minneapolis; Sydney
owen, Minneapolis; A. Barto, St. Cloud,
and President Northrop, and the secre-
tary, D. L. Kiehle. c. K. Davis, J. P.
Heatwole and Gov. Clough were alb
sent.