The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-25
POPE BROWN IN A MINORITY.
HIS ADVERSE REPORT ON THE UNI
VERSFrY NULIIFIED.

Messrs BIaIOck and Kemp the Only
other Members of the Committee
Who Sign His Paper-Five Names
Affixed tOythe Opposition Report In
Favor of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the Land Grant College at Attn
ems Declared Economically -Ad-
VantngeOus and Internationally
Wise.
Atlanta Ga, Nov. 2f.-Mr. Slaton of Full
ton to-day presented to the House the ma
jority report of the Pope Brown Univer-
sity investigating committee. AS stated
in these dispatches, Mr.. Brown presented
his report attacking the university man
agement and recommending the separa-
ton of the agricultural college from that
institution. His report was signed by
Messrs. Blalock and Kemp and himself.
The report sustaining the university is
signed by' Messrs. Meldrim, Slaton, ARM
strong, Thomas of Clarke and Speaker
Jenkins In view of the bitter attacks
made upon the university by both Mr..
Brown and the Blalock committee, what
is said of it in the majority report. sub
mitted to-day. is of peculiar interest.
Speaking of the charges that the land
script fund is being improperly used by
the university and should be withdrawn
to establish separate agricultural coll
lege. it says: las to whether this money
is being properly applied the committee
is of the opinion that the moneys re
ceived by the university from the gov
fad an, a
ance with the requirements of the acts
of congress and the directions Of the state
authorities, as embodied in the executive
order of March 30, 1892
AS to whether this money is being used
in such manner. as will best promote the
interests, for which it was intended, differ
ences of opinion may, of course, exist to
some extent In the minds of the commit
tee, but the committee recognizes that the
interests involved are educational inter-
ests, about which the opinions of experts
in education and inm the management of
educational institutions should be given
first consideration, and the committee are
convinced that the board of trustees and
officers of the university are faithful and
earnest students and guardians of these
interests, and are capable and conscien-
able end.
GAS regards the removal of the school
the report says: There can be no doubt
that the location of the land grant col
lege at Athens as an init
mate coordinate department of
the state university is economically ad-
vantageous and educationally wise, both
for the land grant college and for the uni
versity of the state as a whole. With
view TO increasing the efficiency of the
college in ats work in practical agricul-
ture, the committee have adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions, which they recommend
be adopted by the general assembly,
1.-The principal recommendation is that
the trustees be authorized to expend not
exceeding 10 per cent. of the amount re-
ceived by the state under the act of con-
gress for the purchase of model farm
To-day's report takes a fall out of the
other one by suggesting that those who
doubt whether the university moneys are
being properly used, do so from "a lack
of knowledge as to the actual purposes of
these colleges and the character and eX-
tent of the work done in Georgia.
Concluding the report says: I'VE be-
lieve the present board of trustees to be a
body of capable, conscientious and patriotic
citizens, giving freely and unselfishly of
their services to the commonwealth. We
believe the educational work done at the
university to be of a high order and per-
formed by competent and devoted men.
The revenues of the university are small
considering the amount and character of
educational work 1t is called upon to do.
Additional buildings are required for the
accommodation of several of it's important
departments.
LAS this general assembly has already
appropriated a sum of money to the uni
versity to meet some of it's pressing needs,
your committee content themselves with
the expression of the hope that succeeding
general assemblies may follow the exam
pie set by this and avail themselves of
the constitutional permission to make such
proper appropriations of money to the uni
versity as the condition of the treasury
may permit, and as may be from time to
time necessary that Georgia's principal in
stitution of learning may be cared for in
a manner conformable to the dignity, hon
or and welfare of the state. to the neces-
sary demands of the future and the glo-
rious traditions of the past" .G